#harry x cerys x ryder

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Saints and Liars - chapter 10

Saints and Liars - chapter 10

Cerys learns the truth about who Reyes Vidal really is and why he joined the Andromeda Initiative, and discovers his past is darker than she ever imagined.

You'll find a snippet under the cut!

Reyes' grinned at this and sat back in the chair, his eyes narrowed. Slowly, his gaze drifted to the family picture on Alec's desk. His mouth curved into a smirk and he reached out and took the framed photo in his hand, his body language relaxed as he examined it. 

"You know,” he said conversationally, “your kids look nothing like you - they’re both quite attractive. Especially Cerys.” He looked thoughtful as his eyes traced her image in the photo. “Maybe I’ll have the opportunity to meet her once we reach Andromeda.”

He drawled the words casually, but the implied threat was clear: If Alec didn’t give him what he wanted, he’d make sure that Cerys ran into him and he’d use her to get to him.

Her father’s expression hardened, and he reached out and took the photo. “Stay the hell away from Cerys here or in Andromeda. She’d had a rough time with her mother’s passing, and with the Alliance stalling her career as punishment for what I did. I don't want her getting mixed up with you. It's that understood?"

Reyes chuckled and he put his hands up in mock surrender. "Clear as day, Alec. I'll keep my distance from your daughter, though I can't promises she'll stay away from me-”

Find the full chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/138913372

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Saints and Liars - Epilogue

Months on from the death of the Benefactor's agents, Reyes decides on a path for himself now that he no longer has to hide his identity, and Cerys, Reyes and Harry make some big decisions about their future together.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/143110105

Art by @beemot @savbakk and @thedandiestoflions ♡♡♡

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Saints and Liars - Chapter 11

Saints and Liars - Chapter 11

Harry brings Cerys back to his apartment while she's recuperating from her surgery, but getting a good night's rest is the last thing on either of their minds as Harry decides to show Cerys exactly how far from a Saint he is. (Yes, this is a very smutty chapter!)

Art is by @savbakk. Snippet is below the cut:

“Right now for instance, I want to see you kneeling on the floor in front of me while I fuck your mouth.” Harry’s hand tightened around hers and he stood up, drawing her up with him. “I want to deep throat you and see you struggling to breathe around me.” He pulled her to him, and Cerys moved as though in a trance. “Does that scare you?”

“No,” Cerys’ voice was breathy and small, and her heart fluttered madly in her chest. “It excites me.”

Harry sucked in a breath and he tugged her closer, his eyes so dark with lust they almost seemed black. He wound an arm around her waist, holding her flush to his body so she could feel his arousal, while he raised his other hand to her face and traced her full lower lip with his forefinger. Cerys could see what he wanted, and parted her lips, obediently sucking on his finger when he pushed it into her mouth. 

“God, you’re so right for me,” he told her, his voice a low growl as she sucked on his finger. Her own excitement building at his visible response to her. Harry pressed his hand into her lower back, grinding her against his erection as he added a second finger to her mouth. “You let me fuck that sexy little mouth of yours, and I’ll go down on you afterwards. How does that sound?”

Cerys nodded, grazing her teeth against his fingers as she kept sucking, her heart beating so fast she felt dizzy. Harry slid his hand from her lower back up to her shoulder and pressed down, encouraging her to go to her knees. She went willingly, kneeling in front of him as he slowly pulled his fingers from her mouth, tracing her lips with their glistening tips. 

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/139382278

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Saints and Liars - Chapter 15

Chapter 15: Gonna Raise Hell

The second Benefactor Agent is finally revealed, and Cerys puts herself in a dangerous situation - forcing Harry and Reyes to put aside their differences to team up and get her back.

Art is by the wonderful @beemot and you can find a snippet behind the cut:

The sense of anxiety that plagued Cerys as she left the Nexus, followed her for the entire trip back to Meridian Port and only grew stronger when she received a message from Reyes via Amy that the attack on the Nexus was imminent. A million what ifs pounded through her head in time to her heartbeat. 

What if Tann had heard her? 

What if she had fucked things up for Reyes? 

What if Tann was going to come after her? 

What if? What if? What if?

At her behest, SAM attempted to make contact with Amy so she could warn Reyes to be on his guard in case the worst happened. He fired the message off on a highly encrypted tight band, but couldn't confirm it was received, nor did he receive a reply - which only increased her anxiety. Reyes could take care of himself, she knew that, but they didn’t know who was in league with Tann, and it was this other person that worried her.

Her team knew something was up, and when they reached Meridian all of them opted to stay on the Tempest in case an emergency arose that needed them - which Cerys appreciated. She had been as honest with them as she could about Tann’s threats to the team if she didn’t follow his orders to explore Meridian, and about Reyes investigating Tann. She hadn’t been quite so honest about who Reyes really was; that was his secret, and it wasn’t hers to tell.

“Cerys?” Vetra caught her on the docks, a troubled expression on her face. “I know you have strong feelings for Reyes, but are you certain that he’s correct and Tann is behind this? Because after what he did to you when he and his people stole the AI-”

“I’ve seen the evidence,” Cerys interrupted. “Tann is definitely behind this. I don’t know if he killed Jien Garson himself, but he was part of it.”

The turian drew in a slow breath. “Then he’s dangerous . Far more dangerous and clever than we thought. You need to be extra careful, especially if Reyes fails and Tann gets away. We know better than anyone how dangerous Remnant Technology can be; if it fell into the wrong hands-”

“I know.” Cerys appreciated Vetra’s concern. “Right now all we can do is hope that Reyes’ plan works.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/141261925

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Saints and Liars - Chapter 17

Cerys, Reyes, and Harry recover after their ordeal, and the three of them finally get the chance to talk about what they want from each other and how things are going to work in their relationship.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/142196668

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Saints and Liars - Chapter 7

Cerys and Harry find themselves in a dangerous situation that threatens to spiral out of control when Reyes works out who Harry is. Meanwhile, Cerys discovers what Reyes is really after, and his far he'll go to get it.

https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/137640151

Snippet below the cut:

Of all the ways Reyes had envisioned this mission going, of all the possibilities of how things might play out once the Tempest arrived, this was the scenario he had dreaded and worked to avoid: Cerys being injured.

And by his own men, no less. 

Reyes clenched a fist, a surge of anger and fear washing over him as he risked a covert glance at Cerys - at the blood covering her body, the table, and even the doctor working over her. He’d had enough experience with gunshot wounds to know this was bad - she was losing too much blood.

But she would be fine. She had to be fine.  

He repeated inside his head like a mantra while he watched the doctor work to slow the bleeding. 

This was everything he hadn't wanted. Cerys wasn't supposed to get hurt. She wasn't supposed to see him execute anyone. She certainly shouldn't have been staring at him as though he were a monster who she never wanted to see again. 

His heart twisted painfully. It hurt to see that look in her eyes directed at him. The look of betrayal. Of fear and disbelief. He'd done a lot of terrible things in his time and had hurt a lot of people without feeling in the least bit guilty, but seeing that look on Cerys’ face made him feel sick to his stomach.

Worse still, Reyes knew there was no way she would cooperate with him now. Not when she thought him to be a lying murderer who was working to overthrow the Nexus Leadership. Which he was, but not for the reasons she thought. 

Read the full chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/137640151

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Saints and Liars - chapter 2

Chapter 2 of Saints and Liars is up! Art is by the lovely @seokanori The Meridian Ball is interrupted by a new violent Andromeda faction called the Andromeda Alliance who claim to be fighting for equality. Meanwhile, things slip out of control between Harry and Sara after he brings her back to his apartment to protect her from this new threat. (FYI: this is a very very explicit smutty chapter, and includes consensual drunken sex.)

Snippet below the cut!

“God, I want you,” Harry murmured against her lips, the low gravel of arousal in his voice as his hands swept down her body to cup her ass. “I tried to do the right thing and keep it platonic, but I-”

Cerys shut him up with a kiss, nipping his lower lip playfully as she slid the straps of her sparkly dress down her arms and let the fabric slide off with a soft whisper. She went up on her tiptoes and brought her lips to his ear. “This is the right thing, stop trying to be a goddamned saint and fuck me, Harry.” 

She heard him suck in a breath and he drew back an inch, his dark eyes sweeping down her body, taking in the sight of her black lacy bra and panties. What little resolve he’d built up crumbled at the sight of her, and with a growl he claimed her mouth, one arm sweeping around her waist to haul her back against him, and the other unfastening his jacket.

Cerys helped him undress, giggling as she shoved his jacket off his shoulders and they almost tripped as they backed towards the bed. His shirt followed and then they hit the mattress, overbalancing, Harry falling backwards with Cerys landing on him. She pinned him to the bed and stared down at him for a moment, dazzled by the tattoos that covered his arms and chest. Full sleeves on each arm of what looked like religious iconography and tribal bands, and several large tattoos on his chest. 

Never in a million years had Cerys expected her kind and saintly Harry to be hiding something as sexy as this under his shirt. 

“You have tattoos!” she said, sounding dazed. 

Harry chuckled and stretched lazily against her. “I'm aware, Cerys.”

She leaned in and kissed him, and then turned her attention to his tattoos, tracing them with her hands and tongue, wanting to taste every inked inch of him. Cerys kissed her way down his chest, teasingly grazing his nipples with her teeth and then dipping lower, using her tongue to trace his abs as he shuddered under her.

“Fuck,” he groaned, “don't stop!” His hands tangling in her hair as she fumbled at his pants; undoing his belt, button and fly with fingers that were surprisingly nimble considering how much alcohol she’d ingested. 

Full chapter is here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/135409972

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Saints and Liars - chapter 4

Saints and Liars - chapter 4

Cerys and Reyes venture into the badlands to chase up a lead on the Andromeda Initiative, and Reyes learns just how intertwined Cerys is with SAM. Meanwhile, Cerys tries to work up the courage to tell Reyes what happened with Harry, and talk about their future.

Art is by the wonderful @beemot

Snippet below the cut:

Reyes caught sight of Cerys waiting for him on the docks and almost sagged with relief: she was safe . He looked her over from a distance, scanning for injuries, or any sign that she had been hurt when security opened fire during the ball, but she not only looked unhurt, Cerys looked radiant standing in the Kadara sunshine. 

A siren unknowingly luring him to his doom.

He swallowed and came to a stop, taking half a moment to reset himself as he closed his eyes and counted to three. The sight of Cerys always hit him like a ton of bricks, it had been this way from the very first moment he'd seen her in the flesh, as though some invisible person punched him in the gut every time she walked in the room.

He'd been sure the intensity would fade over time, that he'd stop feeling like he'd been struck by lightning every time she smiled at him. But it hadn't. He'd grown used to the effect, yes, but the strength of his attraction hadn't dimmed and, worse still, it had become a problem. 

He couldn't afford to be distracted. 

He needed to stay focused. 

Read the full chapter here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/136301416

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Saints and Liars - chapter 3

Saints and Liars - chapter 3

A hungover Cerys wakes up after her wild night with Harry and struggles to deal with the resulting guilt and embarrassment. When a new mission takes her back to Kadara and to Reyes, she has no choice but to face up to what she's done and try to make some decisions about her future.

Snippet under the cut!

Cerys woke to the annoying chirp of her omni-tool as somebody sent her message after message, apparently intent on contacting her. Blearily, she silenced it and rolled over to find a cool spot on the sheets so she could get back to sleep. Whoever it was could damned well wait. 

She felt like absolute shit; her head was thumping, her body ached, and the dim light setting in the room felt far too bright for her usual settings.

Ryder, both Director Tann and Kandros have been trying to contact you for the last hour. I have reassured them that you are well, but they are insisting on a meeting with you as soon as possible about the terrorist attack last night.

SAM’s voice sounded disturbingly loud in her head and Cerys groaned and opened her eyes a crack. The previous night coming back to her in a rush: the terrorists who called themselves the Andromeda Alliance bursting into the Nexus ball, taking Addison prisoner and threatening to kill her, and demanding AI technology along with herself and Tann. 

She’d escaped with Harry and-

Oh my god.

Harry.

Cerys realised where she was and what she’d spent the night doing with a soul-jarring drop in her stomach as she glanced around. Harry’s apartment was just as she remembered, albeit messier now, since their clothes were scattered around, and two glasses that still held shimmery blue alcohol were sitting abandoned on a table. The man himself was still sleeping beside her, a sheet covering the lower half of his body while his tattooed upper torso was bare. 

For a long moment, Cerys just stared at him with her mouth open, hardly daring to believe that had really been them last night. She’d always enjoyed sex, but the way she’d behaved last night with Harry, and the way he’d behaved with her, especially while both of them had been so inebriated, was enough to make her blush in the cold light of day. 

Read the rest here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/53353261/chapters/135818608

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Decision time: Do I want to rename Sara Ryder to Cerys Ryder for my polyfic with Reyes and Harry?

On one hand, I've drafted it with Sara all the way through. On the other hand, that's super easy to change. Plus, I write a lot of Sara x Reyes/Harry fics already and I kinda wonder if I should personalise this a little more by giving Sara/Cerys a name.

I'm torn.