#Lady of the Depths || Alua

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★ Gray Lines

Fandom: Gravity Rush Title: Gray Lines Rating: T Genre: Romance, Drama Pairing: [Kat Alua, Syd] Summary: Syd was prepared, more than he had thought necessary when Xicero attempted to murder his queen. But a knife to the man's throat, and his queen was safe from the threat he had presented. Queen Alua, however, found herself on the receiving end of a deadly, loyal servant, with no loyalties to anyone but her. It was time to get rid of the kid gloves. She was done playing nice. Tags: Gray!Kat, Grey!Syd, Lady and Knight dynamic, Eto Era Notes: Possibly continued - but I’ll probably post it up on AO3 as an expanded version. I fully blame @nebty with all the photos that they post up on their blog and all the shipping fuel.

Her hands are shaking, eyes focused on Syd where he kneels before her, head bowed as he awaited punishment. Nearby, Xicero laid on the flagstones, blood pooling out from the gash in his throat.

“You killed him.” Alua said softly, hands twisting in her skirt. Syd’s head bows lower.

“I did.” He confirms her words, his eyes pointed down, his face flushed with shame. Alua’s small hand rests on his hair, and she marvels at how the man who had begged her to dial back her considerations of the people of below, just for a little while.

“You wanted me to stop.” She said quietly – almost accusing.

“I wanted to protect you.” He makes no excuses, answers her with quiet honesty. Alua sinks to her knees.

“Why?” The question is not about Syd. It’s about his loyalty, and he meets her eyes for the first time.

“Because you were right. I’m sorry.” His apology is a whisper, but she isn’t having it, her hands cupping his face and tilting his head up to stare her in the eyes with such fierceness, he nearly shirked back in surprise.

“No apologies. Would you do this for me again?” She asked Syd, and she is answered with a gleam in amber depths, his eyes closing shortly afterwards.

“Gladly, your Majesty. I will defeat any who stand in your way.” He promised the words without even the faintest hint of hesitation, fierce and steady. Alua gives a shaky smile – her eyes bright and her expression determined.

“Then let’s go Syd. If the courts won’t help those of below, we’ll do so ourselves.” She said softly.

It would be a long, uphill battle – she had no guardian, no protector save Syd.

She’d need to learn a weapon. Syd would not fight alone in a war against the minds of her people.

The world tilts. When she looks at him again, there is a panther curled around Syd, a promise of things to come.

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