Rules: We’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs then choose 10 people. I was tagged by @hellas-himself thanks dear!
1. One man band- Old Dominion (one of my husbands favorite song he sings to me😍)
2. Still riding shotgun- Tyler Wood (this and the previous song got us thru and almost breakup and will always have a place in my ❤💖)
3. Alive- Victoria Carbol (this lady has a few beautiful bookish songs- this ones based off Feysand)
4. Here's to us- Halestorm (Halestorm is one of my top i swear she gets me so pumped up)
5. What's left of the flag- Flogging Molly (because a lil Irish rock is good for my soul)
6. Bro code- Brantley Gilbert (😍 also the flow of this song makes my heart smile)
7. Dear Daughter- Halestorm (I sing this song to my two daughters and they love it with me)
8. Meet me on the battlefield- Svrcina (so beautiful, one of my faves to listen to while chill to read *special note this song played twice during the final battle against hybern)
9. Meet me at midnight- Beth Crowley (another bookish singer songwriter and I adore her)
10. Heart of steel- Victoria Carbol (yallnthis literally was written about Nessian! ⬆⬆⬆ remember shes a bookish singer so I aint even playing check it out)
@lady-therion @mis-lil-red @irrelevant5 @tacmc @thebluemartini @acoaas @featherymalignancy
* I can't come up with 10 I'm lame and am semi still a noob here😢 forgive me
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WAITING IN THE FREEZING DARK: CHAPTER 12 - Sweet Smells and Anticipation
Spoiler Alert: Contains references to ACOFAS.
Authors Note: So it’s been a very long hiatus, because Kingdom of Ash destroyed me and stole all my creative energy.
A Nessian Fan Fiction: Characters all belong to Sarah J Maas and her book series A Court of Thorns and Roses. This Story takes place after ACOFAS. The story has Multiple POV’s, taking place in the Illyrian camp, Windhaven, Nesta and Cassian are living together at the behest of the high lord and lady of the night court.
Chapter 12 - Sweet Smells and Anticipation
Previous chapters are here: 1, 2, 3, 4 , 5 , 6 7 8, 9, 10, 11 and Masterlist here.
I have also put this on AO3: Series Link :)
WC: 985
Cassian
“Nesta?” Cassian called out as he entered the house, the front door had been left unlocked and he entered their home.
Their home.
Rubbing his jaw he looked around, the place was clean and tidy, the blood orange and cinnamon smell from her soap fresh and inviting. He missed her so much, his whole heart jumped in his chest waiting to see her. Waiting to see if they could fix it. Whatever it was.
“Cassian?” she called his name from her bedroom, her voice husky from sleep.
“Did you fall asleep with the door unlocked?” he asked through the bedroom door. Practicality stopping him from saying all the things he wanted to say and had planned to say on his flight here.
Nesta opened her door and looked at him, standing there in her slip, her elegant hands holding a grey fur around her shoulders and bare feet on the floor she looked at him. He couldn’t help but notice her body through the almost transparent fabric, the curves of her breasts and shape of her hips. His blood started heating and hs breathing became shallow. Cassian hadn’t seen her look like this in a long time, she had always made sure she was fully clothed around him.
“I thought I locked it.” she said quietly.
Three steps was all it took to hold her in his arms, he leant down and her sleep filled eyes met his.
“Are you a dream?” she whispered.
“No Nes, do you want me to be?” he let out on a raw whispered breath, heartbreak only a moment away.
“No, I want you, no more dreams” her lips giving away her biggest secret. The fur dropped to the floor, her hands slid up his arms then neck and into his hair pulling him down into the kiss she had been wanting for so long but to afraid to ask for.
Cassian took what she offered, kissing her full lips and holding her as close as he could, savouring this moment incase it didn’t last. His hands roamed and his wings wanted to close in a cocoon of just them, but were stopped by the doorway to her room, both standing on either side of the threshold. Her own hands played with his hair, sending energy racing from her fingertips into his own body.
She pulled back for a moment and looked up into his eyes and said “I missed you,” her eyes getting misty, “you big brute.”
Her right hand delicately rested on his face, fingernails tracing his hairline, lip quivering, and holding him still so she could look into the depths of his soul through his eyes.
“I missed you too Nes.”
He picked her up and pulled her into the lounge with him, kissing her as he went, his wings finally able to wrap around their embrace, creating a cocoon of darkness and warmth.
Breathing the only sound in the darkness, panted breaths and breathless words.
“Cassian, I think we need to talk, but all I want is this right now.” he nodded and sighed.
“Will you regret this?” he asked her between kisses, he didn’t want it to end, but was unsure he could go further if she treated him like her other conquests in Velaris. A territorial part of him seemed to rise up, a bloodlust coming over him at the thought. He threw more heat into his latest kiss, commanding her to respond in kind.
“I want this Cassian, it’s always been you I want. I’m just not sure if you will want me.”
His wings flared open as he collapsed onto the couch, pulling her with him. Smiling down at her he said, “Nesta Archeron, I have wanted you since the day I first saw you, your fire and passion are intoxicating and i’m pretty sure we can face anything - together.”
She continued to look up at him, her body splayed over his leathers, she snuggled into him and sighed resting her head on his chest.
“Are you going to sleep!” He asked exasperated.
Thinking he might have warmed her blood a little with his kiss, his own body was reacting quite strongly to her almost naked form laying across him.
He shifted his hips a little trying to get more comfortable, grateful he left his other weapons by the door.
“Just 5 more minutes - you woke me up.” she said as she nestled in, Cassian laughed and held her even closer, too scared to let her go.
It had been hours and Nesta was still sleeping, when she started to snore Cassian knew he could let her be, carrying her to her bed and tucking her in. He wanted to place her on his own bed but thought if she woke up there she might panic. Words had come from her mouth that mended his aching heart and the rift that had formed between them, but would she wake up the same woman who kissed him last night? He had arrived just as the sun had set, and then held her until his arms went numb.
Peaking in her room he checked she was still where he left her and locked the doors. It was still very strange for Nesta to forget to do that, but he would ask her more tomorrow, right now he needed his own shut eye.
He opened the door to his room and could feel her in here.
The scent of her covering his bed, between his covers. He lay down, his freshly washed hair was pulled out of the leather thong and he relaxed. Breathing deep, letting thoughts of Nesta come over him. Of what she was doing in his bed, in his room, while he was gone. That she would be in his bed again soon enough and he started smiling, thinking of all the ways he was going make her scream his name.
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something i appreciate deeply about my fellow shippers—whether you're a gwynriel, azris, elucien, multi-shipper, or just someone who enjoys exploring different dynamics is that we'll entertain concepts and even art/fics that might not center our ships, even if it's an OTP of ours. i feel like there's no question that any of you guys have most likely made up a majority of my fics' audiences despite the Az/OC pairings.
i love how i can tell that people in these sections of this fandom are truly invested in the development of the characters themselves and what their HEAs will be.
example: i'm sure some of my fellow gwynriels (even if they aren't my mutuals/aren't on tumblr) have read my fic even if the gwynriel relationship is platonic because they genuinely care for gwyn and azriel as characters both independently and while being part of the same ship. (and i also don't pit women against each other in this house so gwyn is tight af with solara in ACOSAR)
i'm sure azrises have read my work, too, because i'm leading up to eris being involved in ACOSAR and ACOAAS, and fleshing him out with the love and care he deserves--facing beron, mending his relationship with lucien, seeing who he is beneath the mask he has to wear in autumn, etc.
my fellow eluciens are getting fed soon so i know y'all are here and also being patient af, and i love you for it ;) elain is also getting her own development, and lucien is getting SO much overdue love in ACOSAR! like gwyn, elain is not pitted against any love interest in my works because we are girls' girls here.
and of course, my beloved azriel stans above all else--i hope i'm keeping you all fed and happy in my effort to give our man all the love, appreciation, and development he deserves.
just wanted to send love and appreciation to all of you as individuals for having genuine love and affection for these characters and how people like to develop them through their art. you guys are what makes this fandom still feel like a place where i can share my writing and passion and they actually get appreciation ♡
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