#Gilgamesh is like I'll carry her

[softquietsteadylove]

there can't be enough thenamesh reunion fics!

may i ask for more?

Gilgamesh yanked the Warrior back by the shoulder. She tried to regain her balance but he slammed his fist against her head, creating a gust strong enough to rattle the ship windows. She went down softly.

"Oi!" The Mind Reader was quick to respond to his fallen comrade. They all had a sense of togetherness that Gilgamesh admitted he found absent within his own team (himself, the Soaring Eternal and their Prime).

Ikaris took advantage of the team's sense of protectiveness. He grasped the Speedster's armour collar with his hand, using her as a shield against the puppeteer. He fired his eyes into the dark haired one's armour, sending him through the wall. Then, the Speedster was nothing but a burden.

Gilgamesh winced as she was thrown headfirst to the ground. Ikaris wasn't stronger than him - he knew that for a fact - but he certainly acted more brutally.

"Come on," he muttered in his accent, dragging the body of the Speedster behind him as he floated over to retrieve the Mind Reader as well.

Gilgamesh stared down at the Warrior Eternal. Her body was also limp, but he could feel the Cosmic Energy thrumming within her veins. He could practically feel the rhythm of her heart, if he let himself imagine it. He didn't know what made them so different, according to Arishem.

"You want a hand with 'er or what?" Ikaris snarled at him, piling both of his catches under his arms to bring back to Ajak at the helm of the ship. He was probably just going to sling her over his shoulder, or worse, drag her.

"Go ahead," Gilgamesh grumbled, kneeling down to her. She was his defeat, and his responsibility. Ikaris floated ahead, even banging the Mind Reader's head against the door frame in his lack of care.

Her face looked so peaceful.

Gilgamesh caught himself trying to move her hair away from her face before sighing. He slipped one hand under her arm and shoulders, and the other under her knees. She folded into his grasp so easily he wasn't sure if she weighed anything at all.

"Gil."

He stared down at her, ready for another fight if she was waking again. But as he drew his arms in, all she did was relax against him--him, the enemy. He couldn't imagine why.

But her head rolled to the side, and her tiara even met the cold, hard shell of his chest plate. And yet she had a little smile on her face, as if there were no place she would rather be. He adjusted her a little before making the trip to the head of the ship as well. He did have the courtesy not to smack her head against the door, at least.

She kept calling him Gil.

No one called him that. He didn't even think of himself like that. His name was Gilgamesh, and he was the Strongest Eternal, sent by Arishem to retrieve rogue Eternals who had been tainted by the Deviants of Earth. He had never met this woman before.

But his heart ached in his chest as he carried her.

He felt conflicted fighting her. He had felt awful knocking her out. And he had felt so protective at the thought of Ikaris laying a single hand on her.

"There he is."

Gilgamesh walked in with the Warrior Eternal in his arms. He held her gently, just briefly looking at the other two piled on the floor like litter.

"Well done," Ajak said, observing the difference in technique between him and Ikaris. She waved her glowing hands.

Gilgamesh stepped back slightly as the woman in his arms floated up out of his embrace and upright. The lines of her energy signature formed around her, creating a golden cage in a sense around her.

"These will hold them until we arrive at the World Forge," Ajak clarified as the three bodies floated to their places around the statue of Arishem.

Ikaris joined Ajak again at the front window, discussing their strategy. Those two seemed close but also at odds, in a weird way. Gilgamesh turned away from them, back to the blonde.

She was beautiful.

He wasn't a traitor just for thinking so. He walked closer, looking up at her floating just off the ground. The signature of her Cosmic Energy was weaker, but he could swear he still felt it calling out to him. It was like they were cut from the same cloth.

He reached up, tucking some hair behind her ear and out of his way. It felt familiar, in a terrifying way. Her eyes didn't even flutter. Not that he wanted her to wake up.

Gilgamesh looked back at his teammates, but they were whispering among themselves. They weren't any more concerned with him than he was about them. And that was just fine. They were a team, not some cobbled together family unit.

He looked up at her again. Thena. That name had been pulsing in his head since he saw her. He wasn't sure how; she was the Warrior Eternal, deadly and traitorous. That was all he knew about her. Except her name. And that she had a sweet sounding laugh. It echoed through memories he didn't have.

He hadn't even realised he was reaching up until his fingertips met her cheek. He didn't know what he was doing. He had no explanation for it to himself, much less to his team, let alone the woman herself. Her skin was soft.

It seemed impossible, but he could have sworn to all the stars in the sky that she leaned into his touch, however much she could. He didn't press his palm to her skin. That felt...wrong--like he had no right. Just looking at her felt like a betrayal of some kind. "Thena."

The Warrior's sandy coloured eyelashes fluttered. Maybe she was stronger than Ajak had assumed. She couldn't open her eyes, but he knew they were green (somehow). "Gil."

That name again. It made his whole body burn, like his chest was on fire. He stood back from the Warrior calling for him--someone. He didn't know who she was calling out to, but it wasn't really him.

"Gilgamesh."

He turned towards his Prime, and his fellow Eternal at the window. It seemed so cold over there. He nodded, walking over silently. Only when he was further away did he realise he had been holding the Warrior Eternal's hand.

"Are you prepared to hand them over?" Ajak asked.

He frowned, "why wouldn't I be?"

Ajak was silent, but Ikaris freely scoffed at him, "y'seem awfully soft on the traitor. There's no need for the gentleman routine with faulty scum."

Gilgamesh clenched his fists at his side, but he forced himself to remember his place. "I'm curious, but I'm not confused about the mission."

"Good," Ajak concluded, ending the conversation for both of them.

Ikaris let out one last laugh at him before floating off again. Did he have to fly everywhere just for the sake of it? He could walk just fine.

Gilgamesh tried not to seem like he was watching keenly as Ikaris walked by the prisoners again. Ikaris also looked up at the Warrior Eternal, and Gilgamesh tried not to yell at his teammate to keep his distance from her.

But Ikaris kept moving, and Gilgamesh wasn't eager to admit that his chest loosened. His eyes left the figure of Thena floating limply. He blinked, finding Ajak staring at him. "What?"

She looked back at the Warrior Eternal and then back to him. "You know her."

He shook his head. "We were briefed on all of them. She was a better fighter than I could have imagined. I think that deserves some respect."

Yes, he had respect for his fellow Fighter. She seemed very much his equal, all agility where he was sturdiness. He wanted her to be treated with respect and honour, just like any good warrior.

He wanted her to be handled so delicately a flower would weep with envy.

"I agree," Ajak sufficed to say. She gave him one last look before leaning closer, "keep your mission in mind, Gilgamesh. Whatever the traitors try to whisper in your ear...remember their deception."

"I will," he assured his team leader before she too departed. He stayed at the window, looking into the vast nothingness where eventually the World Forge would come into view. He looked over his shoulder.

It wouldn't be long until he could ask her why she called him Gil.

[grandorderconfessions]

I’m new to fgo and Fate in general but can someone explain to me the significance to servants that are below 4 stars?

Like other than personality and enjoying the character. Is there any other reason to have them and grow their levels and strengths in game play?

Like why use resources to max out my three star kid Gilgamesh when I can max out my not kid Gilgamesh?

Since you're a new player I'll give a non-meme answer:

Sometimes you will not have the perfect counter that is a gold. Unless you're able to whale, there are some classes you won't have a gold servant for. A lot of the early game 3 stars in particular like David, Robin, Babbage, Medea, Euryale, etcetc are very useful for carrying you in the beginning.

Cost limitations mean that you will sometimes have to choose between better CEs or SR/SSR servants. Mash helps for majority of the game, but at one point you reach her bond level max and might want to swap someone else out instead, so having more bronzes or silvers in your party will let you have the space for better CEs.

Grail fronts - grail fronts can be fun and done with solos, but as they increase in difficulty, having a couple of bronzes that you've leveled up fill up the rest of the slots help clear the levels

Overall bronzes/silvers require much lower requirements when it comes to ascension items and QP

Some of the best support servants are bronzes - Mozart, Chen Gong, Andersen and Shakespeare are still very useful even with the likes of Castoria and Merlin. Not to mention Paracelsus is still a very useful support

Any tower event will be much easier to do if you have more servants leveled up. Also LB7 will be a lot easier to do if you have more servants leveled up.

The fact is that FGO is one of the few gachas where the 1-3 stars are very capable and useful. Of course, it is up to you whether or not you want to invest your time into them - however with their costs, this is a lot easier to do so than with five stars.

Unfortunately we haven't been getting the amount of bronzes (or silvers, for that matter) as much in recent years, but it should say something about how when Chen Gong was released, the meta was changed immediately because of him.

7. Arash is still one of the best servants in the game for clears, period.

[taibhsearachd]

we've seen him tightly snuggled up with olive, but how do trinket and the cats feel about gil? / how does he feel about them?

Olive is Gil's BEST BUDDY. He loves to snuggle with her and I think she is comforted by it, because... I'll be honest, she seemed a lot more depressed before Gil came along, and she seems better now. She missed Ace, and like he was for us, Gil was a wonderful distraction from that grief. (That said, she did still fall asleep earlier today cuddling a mostly-empty plushie that Gil ripped the stuffing out of. Olivia doesn't tend to care about stuffed toys, but Ace did, used to carry around the empty skins of teddy bears for months, and I suspect she was comforted by cuddling something Ace would've loved.)

Gil is suspicious of Trinket, because he is SO BIG, but he very much tries to play with him - usually when he's on the couch, so their height difference is a bit equalized. Trinket tries to play with Gil too, but he is so scared of hurting the little child that he is pretty hesitant about it. Gil is probably... uh... .05% of his weight so his concern is justified. But today when I fed the puppies, Trinket left exactly two kibbles in his bowl for Gil to scavenge, which he enjoys doing, and I don't think it was an accident. He adores that little boy.

The cats... oh my god Gilgamesh is enchanted by them. He stares at them whenever they are in the room. When they're in reach, he bounces up and sniffs all over their face. I think, to Gilgamesh, the cats are the equivalent of fae - semi-mystical creatures that live within his world but have a strange and unfathomable access to other worlds as well (all tables, shelves, and the back of chairs, which he cannot reach by jumping). The cats, for their part, typically tolerate his sniffs but do not reciprocate with affection, because he is a little Too Enthusiastic. Quentin is a lot more tolerant than Toby, who tends to flee much earlier. Neither of them have smacked him, even when he probably deserves it bc he's being rude as hell, and I think it's because he's kitten-sized and they feel that's out of line for a creature tinier than them. The closest I've seen is Quentin like... putting his paw on Gil, claws extended, but not the sort of smack you'd expect given the way the child was harassing him at the time. Quentin is a sweet and good boy who outweighs Gil by nearly 10 pounds, and actually clawing him up would be uncouth.

[sakuraswordly]

Punch: I never said I would do what was right, did I? Get out of my way or I’ll let you have it! Don't stand in front of me!

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Punch: Come to think about it....I wonder why the other half of myself disappeared from me after the fake world disappeared? "Punch" disappeared in exchange for...what? In order to protect...what? Maybe....the other half of myself sacrificed himself for me and Sonic to be able to exist in this world too? I never thought he'd left me with such deep loneliness...

*Echo voice*

Gilgamesh: I like you. So, I'll see you soon again, Peter.

*Start to open eyes*

Punch: ................!!

Peter: Punch. Are you okay?

Punch: (Yeah.....I knew....you still never forget me.....you promised to find me again...and again you finally found me in this real world in Neverland. I knew that you were the only one waiting for me... searching for me for so long...and you were the only one protecting me...)

*Flashback*

Gilgamesh: You know I don't have fancy stuff like be a good stuff or a good guy. Do you think someone like me should be left alone? Peter: Again? Then I have got no choice. I'll carry your sins in your place then. Gilgamesh: *Sigh* Not again? I've just remembered...you've always said like that with a straight face. Honestly, Sonic didn't like that kind of stuff, mongrel! Peter: *Sigh* All right. I think I'm strong enough to carry one non-human. It was no wonder that Syaoran was always so diligent with Sonic. Even Danny kept a straight face and was diligent towards Punch. Gilgamesh: Heh.....One more confession...I think I carried sins so many times. But in exchange, I learned what I wanted. It's vague and risky, but I have to hold on to it. But that thing wasn't as bad as I'd thought. That makes me a little happy.........just a little......a little...murderous impules toward you. Peter: Heh.......a little murderous impulses huh..... Gilgamesh: *Soft Laugh and start to smile* Peter: ...............!! *Smiles *

Peter: Thinking back, I never saw his smile like this again after our first meeting in Babylon. This is the first truly happy smile that "Punch" showed me.

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Mulder: Punch's a scary person you know. How could you fall in love with "Punch" anyway? I mean Punch's non-human. On top of that, Punch is neither a boy nor a girl. I can tell you're a boy.

Peter: Very long time we were just friends or partners but...I don't know...after I met her once again in Neverland....we started to have feelings for each other.

Mulder: "Friends" huh?

In Tsofph season 7 story

Shadow: Sonic only trusts Tails, his only best friend. Sonic is stubborn and never listens to anyone but himself. But he trusted you, Syaoran. Because you are an alternate version of Tails.

Syaoran: ....................

Shadow: No wonder Dr Eggman let you go, nor does it contradict your involvement in Sonic's life.

Syaoran: The dimensional witch...umm...Yuko-san once said "Same but different people" People who we've met in our original worlds. Did Sonic meet "Same but different people" and hurt them?

Shadow: He did.

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Eggman: (In Sonic Adventure 2)I learned of Shadow and I revived him as part of a plan to conquer the world and defeat Sonic the Hedgehog. But Shadow is still different from Sonic. Even Shadow is just a tool or an artificially born hedgehog that my grandfather created him but he's not empty like Sonic.

Syaoran: Empty...?

Eggman: Sonic's empty. It's insufficient, like a hole. But no matter how much he himself can't feel it, he's still King Gilgamesh I knew. That golden king was also once empty like Sonic as well. Both me and Miles Prower tried our best for Sonic to be able to create his personality.

Syaoran: Because you want Sonic to care and create new friends, You plan to conquer the world for Sonic to be strong and be by himself.

Eggman: Yes. After all, this is what King Gilgamesh gave me his mission for. Or because I want to be my grandfather's dream even though he wanted to destroy this world, his dream maybe was the same as King Gilgamesh's?

Syaoran: And you carried this name "Eggman" for the reason you can keep moving forward to the dream both you and Magilou-san want.

Eggman: Sonic at first probably didn't feel the sensation or life itself just yet...But the time will come when he'll be able to recognize himself as "Punch".

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Eggman: Sonic. You already know, right? You're all alone now.

Sonic: ............my brothers....my other half of myself...so you knew about them.....

Eggman: I guess it was too soon. But…did "Punch" really sacrifice for you to exist in vain, Sonic Crowe?

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In Tsofph season 11

Danny: In short, an empty hole must be filled with something. Not with memories. Punch will have to create a newly assembled self after she kills the last piece of human life she had.

Peter: It's hollow and no one can help her.....so they need someone that be there for them...a reason to keep going...the place that they can return when they get lost in the darkness...

Peter: Yes. Sonic's just a container once in the past. Enkidu told me about it. When Sonic awoke for the first time, he had lived as a doll until he began to create his personality by himself and desired to live. No more than emptiness, the nothingness. Just like Punch and Gil used to be.

Homura: Everyone desires to be destroyed and remade from scratch. Say Sonic. Have I ever told you about Peter first met you in Babylon?

Sonic: Huh? You knew about that too?

Homura: I once travelled with King Gilgamesh. King Gilgamesh told his story about how Peter couldn't take his eyes off from Sonics.

Sonic: Hmm?

Homura: When you start waking up for the first time in Babylon, you're nothing more than a doll with emptiness. But Peter saw something special in your emptiness. He might have been seeing "Punch" in yours.

Sonic: ..................................

Homura: Both Syaoran and Peter are the kind of people who obsess over emptiness.

Sonic: Emptiness.......

*End of Flashback*

Gilgamesh & Punch: Ah.....so there's something that won't disappear...

[kimhargreeves]

Control part 2-Druig x Reader

Summary: Druig has taken you under his wing but not everything is easy as it seems. The Eternals make an appearance and it's time for all of you to plan what is next.

(A/N: I wasn't planning to write a second part so soon since it's 2am but here it is! Thank you all who enjoyed the first part. The ending I planned it differently ending things quickly and all of the sudden, but I like how this turned out once I started writing some more.)

"Hey, (Y/N). Would you mind getting me some more vegetables for tonight's meal?" One of the villagers asked right when I was heading back to my room. I smiled at them and nodded, I was given a basket and began to head over to where all the crops are.

These past few years have easier for me, I've given Druig no problem or the villagers. I've learned to control my powers little by little, but it is better than before. I retrained myself from feeling anger and because of this Druig has kept me away from others.

I only came out when it was necessary. But, I grew fond of the humans here so I did my best to help out with what I could, it was upsetting when I had to see old humans being replaced by new ones, the first ones we knew were no longer alive, everyone was knew.

I was also fascinated with that concept, new humans being replaced by others, having a family, having children to pass along their memories or religion.

Everyone either waved or smiled when they saw me. I finally made it and began to cut or dig up whatever vegetables were to be needed for today's meal. I began to fill the basket with potatoes, carrots and tomatoes.

"(Y/N)? How are you holding up?" I heard a quiet voice ask me. I continued cutting up some tomatoes when I heard Druig behind me. "Is there anything bothering you?"

"The only thing bothering me is there's no more potatoes." I joked and wiped my hands from the dirt. I sighed and finally raised my head up and looked at him.

Druig smirked and nodded. "I'll have more be planted then, I know they are your favorite. I'll be inside if you need me."

I watched Druig leave back inside. He'd always come and make sure everything was okay, we don't have much here to do but I did try my best to remain calm. It wasn't always easy but Druig knew how to calm me down.

"Okay, here's the few you asked me to bring." I carried a whole full basket with vegetables. The lady smiled warmly at me and stopped what she was doing, she wiped her hands on her dress and examined the vegetables.

"They grew out to be perfect. You did really well, (Y/N(." She complimented my work. I decided to give a chance and try planting, she gave me advice and taught me how to grow nice fresh vegetables and fruit.

"Thank you ma'am."

"You're always so polite. It would be nice to see more younger people like you." I smile to myself and fight the urge to chuckle at her words. She doesn't know that I am older than way, her older.

"Oh, who are they?" She looked up ahead. I followed her eyes and I felt my heart getting heavy. It was them again.

Sersi, Ikaris, Kingo, Sprite, Gilgamesh and Thena, but they were with a guy recording them?

I tried hiding my face with a scarf and began walking away. "Hey, can you tell me where Druig is?" I jumped when I felt a hand on my shoulder.

I felt myself going limb, it was a strange but familiar sensation. I turned around and my eyes glowed. "It's nice to see you again." I sarcastically said and smirked.

Everyone looked at me confused. "Druig?"

"If you're asking for me you shouldn't be talking to her." I say. "Come with me." They began to follow and everyone in the villagers stared back the the team.

"Not creepy at all."

I stopped walking and saw Druig walking out to greet them. They began to talk to each other and I remained silent and obedient. "I'm sure you're all hungry, you made it just in time for dinner."

Everyone stared at me weirdly when we made it the to kitchen area and took our seat by the table. Dinner was served to us all. I looked at them back, and tilted my head.

"Why are you controlling her? It's kinda creepy dude." Kingo said which made me look at him. The camera guy next to him continued to film. I raised my hand up and sent the to crash against the wall.

I opened back my eyes and felt myself back again. "Oh, I-It's everyone back again.." I nervously looked at Druig and he raised an eyebrow and glared at the rest.

"I control her because she'll lose control at the slightest if things all of you should know that. Only this way will she remain calm." Druig rolled his eyes at their stupid questions.

Thena remained silent since she wasn't so different to me. "What was she allowed to do all these years then?"

"This might sound stupid but I was not allowed to go outside without him knowing." They all turned their attention to me and Gilgamesh scoffed and began to laugh.

"So, you made (Y/N) into your pet." I furrowed my eyebrows confused and saw Druig giving him a cold look, despite these many years he's still hard for me to read.

"Not even Thena was held hostage like her." Kingo muttered and Druig's blue eyes turned to him and Ikaris who has his arms crossed.

"At least I've helped her control her powers, even if it was manipulation from my part. You all never to deal with her or even bothered in contacting her." Druig coldly said and stood up from his seat.

"Don't talk to us like that."

Druig smirked but continued to glare, this time at Sprite. "And what are you going to do?" He hummed when she didn't answer when he almost knelt to her size.

"She doesn't remember, but most of the times I would use my powers on her." I continued to look at him. This time he wouldn't meet my eyes. "I had to even control for many years, she was a danger to herself.."

I stood up from my seat and felt a strong breeze, the door opened and so did the windows making a few things fall down the ground. "(Y/N)." I ignored Druig calling out my name.

I continued walking until I reached a river. I began to steady my breathing I began to remind the many times Druig and I meditated, so I began to do just that. I feel upset and angry at him I had no idea he had been controlling me all this long.

"Did I even make the right choice coming here?" I looked up and grew concern when I saw snow falling over me. "No." I began to remind myself at how much he's helped me.

I felt another breeze but it wasn't because of me, something flew past me. I saw creature, a deviant fighting Ikaris. The village is under attack.

I began to run back and heard everyone panicking, half of the other villagers had shotguns in hand and began to fire at another deviant. The deviant ignored them and began to chase the same lady I was helping earlier,she was with three younger children and an older man.

"There's no way they are dying." My eyes glowed and I touched the ground and it began to crack all the way to them. The earth beneath us split in two and the family ran to shelter, the deviant fell into the ground and dirt with rocks began to fell on it.

"Did you get that?!" I heard someone shout. I rolled my eyes at Kingo who continued to film everything. I ignored him and began to help more people.

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"(Y/N)? Are you okay?" Druig asked when I went back to him. I nodded my head.

"Can't you see what you did? (Y/N), after so many centuries I think you finally uncovered your true powers." I met his blue and my eyes widened.

"Wind and Earth. You can control the elements! You just need to learn the rest. You used your anger and used it for good, you protected those villagers."

I took a step back when Druig got closer. He fought the urge to roll his eyes, "It wasn't my intentions to control you for so long but-"

"You believed it was for my own good and that's why I didn't harm anyone." I finished what he was going to say.

Druig smirked and nodded his head, "You continue to impress me, (Y/N)."

Sersi and Kingo came running to us panicking, "Gilgamesh.. he's dead." Druig and I looked at each other and followed them back to the woods.

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We all held a quick funeral and reunited with the last members of our team, Phastos and Makkari. We were back on our ship and everyone began to plan on what to do, as soon as we saw Makkari again Druig would keep his eyes off of her and smiled more than he ever did.

Both of them happy to see each other, but the flirting was getting to me...

I remained seated and turned me back to them both, the temperature got a bit colder and Druig only warned me by calling my name, he knew something was wrong but I'm sure he had no idea why.

"Well I missed you a lot too." I had to glance back to them again. Makkari and Druig both sharing a teasing smile. I felt jealousy. Through the centuries I grew and developed a crush on him, it's funny because we didn't talk much at first and he used to only talk to me if necessary when I diets started training.

Now, if feels like he opened up to me a bit but never acted like this before. Makkari and Druig always liked one another, I believed they dated a while back.

Though she isn't the only one who dated him, Sersi did at first before she married Ikaris but it quickly ended.

"I think I know how we can put a celestial to sleep." Sersi looked at Druig and so did the rest. "It won't be easy, I'll need all of us to try it."

"I think I got an idea. We have to combine all of our strength and combine them, into the uni-mind." Phastos began to explain.

He began to divide Ajak's power many layers and taking out what was necessary. He began to create a sort of bracelet for us all. Druig whispered something to Makkari and she ran past us, I squinted my eyes and realized Ikaris had been watching her.

I felt a cold chill on my spine when he made eye contact with me, his eyes were cold and empty. "Druig." I whispered and reached my hand to grab his jacket so he'd pay attention to me.

"I have a feeling somethings gonna happen. Ikaris, he's acting stranger than usual." Druig looked at me confused but said nothing

His face said it all, he wasn't going to say anything but keep an eye on him too.

And in a matter of minutes everything changed..

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We made it to the Indian Ocean and were all fighting against Ikaris and Sprite who refused to stop the Emergence. We were all attacking Imadis preventing him from harming Sersi or Druig who was going to out a celestial to sleep, even if it means risking my own life, I won't let humanity end.

I felt angrier than before I saw that he hurt Druig, we placed our trust on Ikaris and he ended killing Ajak. I raised my hands up and made the water turn into icicles and through them at Ikaris impaling his arm and leg, it doesn't harm him as much but anything to keep his distracted.

Makkari continued to attack him and Phastos trying to him hold down. Thena was nowhere to be seen. I placed my hand on the ground and yet again opened another hole in the ground, more lava began to surround us when I did it. I raised lava with rocks and made them fall on Ikaris, the man easily dodged it and only had burnt his shoulder a bit.

I was exhausted. I've never used my powers for this song. Ikaris turned to me and his eyes glowed again, instead he came flying to me and held my neck throwing me to the ground beginning to choke me. He hit my head against it and I felt blood running down the side of my head.

Makkari pushed him off of me and Phastos quickly restrained him from the ground. From afar I could see Sersi running and Thena returning to us, quickly from the ice I saw movement, the Celestial was waking up.

Something happened, Sersi stopped it. She made it stop and with the uni-mind we made it fall back to sleep. I fell to the ground and was relieved that this was over.

Everyone joined in a group again, I slowly stood up and wondered where Druig was. I saw a figure walking to us and it was him! He smiled when he saw Makkari and thanked her, I was about to turn away when I heard him calling to me.

Druig quickly began walking to me until he reached me and smiled wide. I was surprised and taken back when he wrapped his arms around me and held me tight. "My beautiful, beautiful (Y/N). You're safe."

I lightly gasped when I felt he pressed his lips against mine. He's kissing me..What?!

I felt Druig running his hand down my hair. I blushed at his words and actions, I felt my entire face turning red. Since when does he have feelings for me? I-I thought he still loved Makkari.

"I'm so glad you are safe." Druig pulled back a bit and kept smiling when he looked into my eyes. "You did such a wonderful job." He continued to praise me.

Too embarrassed to say anything or to even look at him, I leaned forward again and hugged his tighter, hiding my face against his chest as I heard him chuckle. "You'll be alright."

Druig held onto my hand and pulled me over to where the rest of our team was with Sprite who no longer wished to be immortal. For the first time I felt love, I never thought I'd have this strange, yet beautiful and welcomed feeling. Druig continued to hold my hand and even he was blushing.

Everyone of us began to leave until it was just Druig and I. "We better go and start a new life then." He shrugged. I nodded and began walking forward until I saw he wasn't following me.

"(Y/N)?" I turned around and saw Druig on his knees, he was holding something small in his fingers. My heart dropped when I saw it was a ring.

Druig smiles when he sees my face completely change. "I've had this for centuries but knew it wasn't the right time considering your well-being, will you accept and start a new and proper life with me?"

Tears began to fill my eyes and my vision got blurry. The clouds parted and now it was sunny and warm. "Druig..yes.." I wiped the tears away and ran over to him and held him tighter than before.

Druig hugged me back and we stayed like that for a while, until we finally parted, he gave me the ring and soon we were off to start a brand new life together.

[fatelotusorder]

Name: Elizabeth Tudor

Others  Names : Good  Queen Bess  , Liz  ,Lizabeth  ,Beth

Class: Ruler

other  Classes He  Qualifies For - Berserker(All Tudors Except Ed) , Caster, Saber(All English Ruler Qualify  for this class Bess Finds  this  dumb ), Lancer , Shielder

Alignment: Lawful Good

Voice Actor:Mitsuo Iwata (Sunny from Toriko , Hes  Also The Second Voice  For Ivanvok in One piece )

https://youtu.be/76jZj7Ymy9Y

Gender: Male  Likes: Sweets, Fashion , Beauty  in general

Dislikes: Don't call Him  Fat or  A Drag Queen , Dentists  , His Sister and  Father

Tags:King  ,English , Divine  ,Humaniod ,Servant ,Weak to Enuma Elish  NaturalEnemy: Mary Tudor  , Herny  the 8th  , Gilgamesh,Ozymandias  , Aslaung  , Medb

Cards: Buster,Art , Arts ,Arts Quick Active Skills:

Unwavering  Charisma (Increases Attack for  all Allies  and   Increases Allies  Defense  For 3 turn)

Ageless Beauty- Chance  to  Charm  All  Enemies  for 1 Turn ,and Seal their  NP for  Three  Turns

Glory of the Crown-Increase NP Gain and Apply Damage Cut to all allies for 3 turns

Passive Skills:

Rage of  Tudors - Increases allies   Attack  When Bess  is on  the Felid    Magic Resistance  

NP: Tudor Rose- Protection From the  Queen -  Arts-  Bess  Gives  a  Pray out  to God

,"when wars and seditions with grievous persecutions have vexed almost all kings and countries round about me, my reign hath been peaceable, and my realm a receptacle to thy afflicted Church. The love of my people hath appeared firm, and the devices of my enemies frustrate"

Before Similar  To  Neros A Room  Appears  Around  Him   as He Walks Towards  The  Throne , He Smiles as  Bess Sits  Down on  the Throne   And Snaps His Fingers   and a Light illuminates the Room. Give Invincibility for two hits and a 3 turn Heal Regen for Allies and Lowers Defense  for all Enemies .

Biography:

Elizabeth Tudor known By Many Aliases the last  Ruler of the  Tudor Dynasty in  England  , who Unlike her predecessors Before Enjoyed a Long Reign of about 44 years. Although Documented as a Woman in the History , The "Queen" was Actually  Male, Born with the name Arthur Tudor after his fathers late brother  but then Why Didn't  Bess take the  Throne  next Instead of   Edward he  was the Son Henry always wanted  .

Truth is  Henry  Declared  Bess as one  of His Daughters as Bess wasn't the son Henry wanted and Henry  didn't  consider   Bess Manly Enough  to  considered   His Next Heir   and  so Hid the Fact He Had another  Son by raising Bess  as  Girl and Eventually Declared Bess along with His Sister Mary as   Illegitimate  as Soon as He  had Edward .

Bess despite  His Arrogance, Flamboyancy, and Confidence in himself.Bess  Dose question if he truly a Man as He went through Great lengths to Hide the fact that he wasn't a Woman (even pulling an Artoria and giving himself breasts temporarily ) Mainly for political Reasons and so he didn't suffer the Similar short Rules of His Sister. Not for the Reasons that Modern Day people do it so His pronouces are He/ Them.

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Summoned: "Elizabeth Tudor ,Servant Class : Ruler ,Is it Nice to be in the presence of a Queen  ,Master"

Bond 1:  Its  not  Everyday  Your  around a Queen My  Master ,Smile ~

Bond 2:Hm ,your an Interesting  person  to Say the Least

Bond 3: Your orders Master ,I’ll Do anything you  ask me  to.~"

Bond 4: Hehe ,You Remind Me  of  Someone Very  Special to  me in life. Who is this person? Your not ready for that just yet

Bond 5: this special person , Well his Name was  Robert Dudley , I  had a crush on him for the longest time .

Dialogue 1:"Why  Do you Stare At  me like that ? ,Master ? Is it Because I'm So Breathtakingly beautiful ... or Is it Something Eles?"

Dialogue 2: "D-dentist, Master ,I D-don't need a Dentist"

Dialogue 3:"Master ,This Scale Has to Be wrong I can't  have gained  weight ,I Cut  back on Sweets"

Dialogue 4: "Some Days I wonder Why I was Summoned as a Ruler I'm Not a Saint  or anything ,Just  a person Who believed that God was  on His Side protecting Him. "

(If you Have  Henry the 8th) " Master  , Don't   Compare me  to that  Boar  in Humans  Clothing  ,He dosen't  Deserve the Comparison "

(if You Have Mary Tudor ) "Mary ,Your Here  ...M-master We need to  Talk"

(if You Have Francis Drake )

"  Don't Go Telling People , How Big My (temporary) Breasts  Were! and they  Were Not  Bigger than  Raikou's Cow Udders ! "

(if You Have Ivan  the Terrible ) "You  Look Just as   Ugly and Horrid as  that Letter  You wrote Me"

(If You Have  Ragnar or Judge Vinsmoke )" You  Remind me  of my  Father   ,That is a  Bad  thing "

(if you  have  Sanji,Before whole Cake ) - Okama! Who are you To Say whether I'm  an  Okama or not  , I'll  break You  Arms  Clean off!

(if you  have  Sanji,After  Whole Cake ) "I seem We were Similar Situations, Your father  wanted to mold  you Into a Warrior that lacked Empathy and Compassion and Hated your Passion of Cooking  for his Ridiculous Standards on  What Royalty should and Shouldn't do.. ...Huh ,but I  thought You  didn't  like ugly ass Okamas.~"

(if you Have  Ivar the Boneless Before  Rwby Event) - "he's  the shortest  Viking I've  Seen  and  his Legs Flop around like  if he   was a Ragdoll , He's Kinda  Adorable looking  He reminds me of a Cat .”

(Ivar After Rwby) " Of  Course Come Here  ,Ivar  , If you Need  a Shoulder  to  Cry   come  to  me  , I have been Moved by Your Life  Story, You  still Remind  of  a Cat  though "

(If You Have Gilgamesh , Ozy or Medb) " Aww ~ You seem Jealous, Is it because of My Breathtaking Beauty  attracts Everyone to me like bees to a Flower."

Something you like: I love Sweets and Sugar ,but I'm on diet after looking at the Scale .

Something you dislike:  I personally Hate being  Called a Drag queen or Okama  its Basically  telling me I couldn't  past for a Woman to save my life  , I don't like being Called Fat my Father had to be carried by crane  you know.

About the Holy Grail: Grail , If I had  I'd wish  to  be able  to Find  True Love   and Get married   During an

Event: An  Event , Ah something  Different   than Our Usal Missions we should take break and relax. Birthday: Happy Birthday , Master  ,I shall  get the Cafeteria  to prepare a Banquet.

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Other stuff

to clarify Bess is More gender non conforming and Really doesn’t caring for looking or acting Traditionally Masculine or Feminine . He’ll wear a Pencil skirt cause it looks nice and if people Mistake him for a women then he really dosent care to him that just means He looks pretty. He’ll drop to his natural sounding voice . Mainly because Elizabeth was Literally praised for his beauty even in his older Years where he was worse for wear in Servant form hes at most in his 30’s .

The reason why Bess hid as Women all his Life is that he was afraid of appearing weak and having a short chaotic rule like his sister as he says” It better to appear as a strong woman than be consider a weak man.“

also He’s 6’3 very tall .

In Fate Lotus order

The some of servants of Chaldea seemed to started a Fan club around Bess . This was started by Nobu and Nobukatsu( Whose actually a saber in this universe) cause Nobukatsu ended up forming a crush on him .

Bess pseudo Harem( cause he dosent know about this )now has

Finn mc Cool

a Chinese moth

Drake in there technically cause they’re Friends

his Advisor who is now a Pretty boy merged with a Snake like Eldritch god due messing with the Occult ( John dee )

he is unapologetically Bi and Unapologetically aware that he’s Thicc

Bess being a Male is based of a Debunked theory of Elizabeth Tudor being replaced by Similar looking male child after dying of illness . He is My Very first servant Oc along with his Sister Mary and Red riding Hood.

[softquietsteadylove]

We need more dressage AU because it’s a great story! 😁

What if Thena comes to the stall and hears Gil angrily discussing with another rider how it’s not okay what kind of hurtful and abusive methods he uses on his horse? And how he can’t let him continue to train with his horse since it got nasty injuries? 😳

"I'm telling you to take today off, he needs to rest!"

"I don't pay you to give me advice, I pay you to groom my damn horse!"

"You don't pay me at all!"

Thena picked up her pace from a brisk walk to a canter. She didn't like the sound of whatever was happening in the stables, and however it involved Gil.

"I pay the club fee, which pays your salary, stable boy!" the rider in question pointed out in a very haughty and yet also incorrect way. "So as far as I'm concerned, either you fit him with new shoes, or I'll find someone who will!"

"He wouldn't need new horseshoes if you hadn't have driven him into the ground!" Gilgamesh argued, not one to be intimidated by some rich boy. "You're not feeding him properly, you're letting him knock into hurdles that are too high, spraining his joints, it's gonna get him hurt!"

"It's a horse!" he spat back in Gil's face. "It's supposed to jump hurdles, that's the whole point of this place!"

"What is happening in here?!"

"Ah," the rider turned to her with an unfortunately familiar smile, "Thena, my lovely."

"Eros," she scowled, walking over to Gil's side, "what are you harassing Gil over?"

Reminded of the problem at hand, but also wanting to keep up his more charming charade, Eros shook his head. "Nothing to fret over, my love. The stable hand seems to be questioning if he should fit Pip with some new horseshoes. I insisted, but-"

"Eros, Gil is right," Thena told him in no uncertain circumstance. She put her hands on her hips, "Pip has been training nonstop and you're bound to run him ragged at this rate."

Eros kept an even expression on, but the faint twitch in his eye betrayed him. "Pip is a trained animal, my sweet. I'm sure he can handle standard training."

"It's past standard," Thena argued in the horse Pip's defense (despite the way he, like his rider, liked to invade Olympia's personal space). She shook her head, "Pip hasn't had a single afternoon off this week, and he's eating half the calcium Olympia is. You can't go on at this rate."

"I-"

"He," Thena corrected, holding her palm up to stop Eros before he could get even more on her nerves. "He can't go on at this rate."

"Thena," Eros tutted, "I know Pip is not a champion to Olympia's degree, but that is the purpose of pushing him."

"There is such a thing as pushing too hard."

"That's what I'm saying," Gil huffed, also crossing his arms.

Eros gave Gil a much - much - more derisive look. "Listen, mate, it's one thing for Thena and I to discuss our horse care. It's your job to carry out what we want done, isn't it?"

"Actually," Thena glared, even taking a step forward. "Gil is the expert, far exceeding our knowledge. If he had advice about your horse, you should be listening."

"Thena-"

"We're lucky to have a caretaker who actually cares about our horses' health!" Thena moved from speaking firmly to raising her voice, taking another step into Eros' space. "We know about what our horses can do, but he knows about what they shouldn't! He's the one who mixes their food and sources the ingredients and grooms them and cares for their hooves! We wouldn't place in anything if not for him!"

Eros blinked. Thena was leaning forward but far from face to face with him, given their difference in height. He did step back, though, and straightened his riding jacket. "I didn't realise our stable hand had such a devoted ally."

Thena narrowed her eyes at him. She refused to rise to his hackles; she refused to be an 'Ikaris' about this. "His name is Gilgamesh. And officially, his title is stable manager!"

"I see," Eros conceded, and yet still sounded like he was saying something condescending. He straightened his cuffs with their shimmering gold button. "I have no desire to be on your bad side, mi amore. So I will be off. Please, do as you see fit Mister...Gilgamesh."

Thena and Gil both watched as Eros strode out of the stables as if he had won something in their petty little argument (over his horse no less!). She huffed, "such a prick."

Gil snorted in the middle of trying not to laugh too loudly. He nudged her arm with his elbow, "I'm not allowed to say it...but I can agree when you say it."

"Agree all you like," Thena murmured, still glaring in the direction of the exit until Eros was assuredly out of sight. She huffed and uncrossed her arms. "He's always that insufferable too."

"I feel bad for Pip," Gil rubbed the back of his neck as he started moving towards the stall where said horse had overheard everything (and not attempted to come to his rider's defense once).

"I don't," Thena deadpanned, and Gil did laugh outright this time. She smiled, "it's not his fault, it's Eros' influence on him."

Pip was a brown furred and somewhat mangy looking horse, despite his rider's immaculate coif. He turned, immediately flipping his tail and whinnying.

"Olympia isn't with me, you menace," Thena immediately shot down the horse's excitement to see her horse with her.

Pip looked forward again, as dejected as a horse could look. He huffed.

Thena rolled her eyes. Both Eros and Pip loved sidling up into hers and Olympia's personal space to try out their charms, limited as they were. "Honestly, get those aged shoes off of him, leave them off. If Eros complains that he's not practice ready I'll handle him personally."

Gil chuckled, retrieving the necessary tools to pry up the horseshoes that were a little overdue to come off. "I would love to see that."

"I think everyone would, honestly."

[softquietsteadylove]

Hi I've got 4 requests for Agents AU 'cuz damn it is so good, so I'll just leave it here and maybe you can consider writing it🤲

So for the first part here it is: I am craving for some rivalry here, some big jealousy, with a bit of friendly competition. So what if Thena and Minerva in one room. Just them reporting to their bosses. Minerva over-complimenting Gil and Thena seeing that moment as a competition, like a who knows Gil better so both of them started throwing compliment on how good Gil is and how good looking he is🤭 But their bosses suddenly asked if Minerva wants Gil to be on her team permanently. And we all know Thena lost it there, she complained that Gil is still under her team and they can't do that without her permission. But while Thena was talking Minerva barged in calmly that she wants (likes) Gil on her team and suddenly looked at Thena and said that she thinks Gil is considering it. So Thena was just shocked about it on how she felt something different when Minerva said that she "wants" (likes) Gil on her team and how Gil was considering it. And meeting dismissed.

"Thena!"

"Minerva."

"How is Gil?"

Thena looked up. They had both said it at the same time, and it irked her that Minerva was asking when she arguably got to see Gil more often than she did, now.

Minerva just smiled, though, "he never has lunch with us--I just assume he's going to eat with you."

Thena bristled. She was right, of course, she and Gil ate lunch together as often as they could since his transfer. He sometimes had something delicious and home cooked, but even when he didn't they could order out, or they could cobble together snacks from the vending machines for all they cared.

Thena was glad to have the time with him at all.

Minerva continued on, regardless of Thena's answer, or lack thereof. She smiled, "Gil is doing better in Extrication than I ever could have hoped!"

Was that so? Thena sighed, slumping in her chair as they waited for the Section Chief to get out of whatever other meeting he was attending before theirs.

"The team just loves him, but I suppose I don't have to tell you how charismatic he is."

No, she didn't. Thena's eyes flicked to the clock, which seemed to be mocking her with its lack of a seconds hand to show her how much time was really passing. She eyed the minutes hand, willing it to move even a centimetre.

"He really is so sweet and lovely," Minerva continued to compliment Gil, perfectly capable and willing to carry on the conversation by herself. "Such a dream come true."

For whom? Thena continued to attempt to ignore her old colleague. She had no real vitriolic dislike for Minerva, they simply didn't get along spectacularly well. Her chattiness didn't help things, either.

"I have half a mind to ask for his transfer to be made permanent."

"Well it isn't!" Thena snapped, although even then, Minerva lacked any real knee-jerk reaction to her. Thena tugged at her suit jacket and then the hem of her skirt, "Gil's transfer is on a temporary basis. That was the agreement."

"Unfortunately," Minerva sighed. "I thought he was rather starting to like-"

Thena's eyes flared but her impulse to stand from her chair was well timed with the entry of the Chief. She puffed through her nose, trying to compose herself, "sir."

"Agents, sit," he greeted/ordered as he sat behind the desk to face them. "I have already kept you waiting so let's keep this brief."

"Yes, sir," Minerva began with that same smile on her face. "I think the transfer of Agent Gilgamesh is going swimmingly!"

The Chief at least looked at Thena to corroborate whether or not that was true.

Thena looked down at her lap, "I am sorely lacking in management on my team, sir...but we've survived."

"He does seem to be doing well in Extrication, and the unit has even done a few operations with him in tow by now, hasn't it?"

"Yes, sir," Minerva beamed at the opportunity to sing more of Gil's praises. "Gil is such an asset!--I think to any team. And they think so too."

Thena resisted the urge to roll her eyes. She did mutter, "my asset."

"He's a dream to have under me, sir," Minerva grinned.

Thena flinched in her seat. She could think Minerva was doing this on purpose, if she wasn't such an airhead. She glared over at her, but Minerva indeed wasn't looking at her at all, just sitting there smiling.

"Well," the Chief lazily flicked closed the files in front of him. "What if he were?--your asset, that is?"

"Sir?" Thena frowned, which he seemed to have anticipated based on the way he braced himself. "The transfer was temporary, and I only agreed to it on that basis."

"You agreed to it after the fact, Agent," the Chief 'reminded' her sternly. "The transfer was in fact punitive measures after a death occurred on an operation under the Agent's watch. The transfer is, in fact, to make sure he can still operate as an Agent at all."

Thena let out a slow breath. She wouldn't do anyone any favours by losing it now. "Yes, sir."

"And if the Agent is doing better in Extrication, then I don't see why I need to discuss this further."

Thena bit the inside of her lip.

"Well then," Minerva smiled and nodded to the Chief, "if that's-"

"What about Gil?"

Both other agents looked at her.

Thena cleared her throat, "should the choice not be Gilgamesh's, sir? He applied to Special Ops. He's been a member of the team and a supervisory agent for years in my command. I don't know if a transfer against his wishes is...the best move."

"Ah, yes, right," the Chief mumbled, only now reminded that Gil could make the decision for himself. "Well, arrange the meeting with him, Agent."

Thena blinked, "sir?"

"Ask him," the Chief barked at her. He stood and tugged at his decorated jacket, "and report back."

Thena gulped as the Chief decided for himself that their meeting was over, walking out briskly. Minerva stood and followed, brushing her hand over Thena's shoulder on her way out.

[softquietsteadylove]

I’m sorry (not really but anyways xD) but I have to ask you: would you write Thenamesh actor AU with Thena thirsting over Gil’s muscles? I mean seeing him with a bare chest would be a hell of a sight! Bonus if he is doing something and its flexing his muscles!

I thought about them shooting a scene but it’s entirely up to you!

"Nervous?"

"You have no idea," Gil murmured, accepting yet another cup of coffee.

"You're really doing this stupid diet for it?" Thena frowned as he popped a few skittles as well. It was all he'd consumed for the past two days in preparation for his much-anticipated shirtless scene.

"You know what it's like," he lamented, knowing that she knew just as well--if not better, what actors had to go through for the beauty standards of their chosen industry.

"Still," she frowned as he shook his head, "it's not good for you.

Of course it wasn't. He had been drinking only coffee and eating only skittles for three days, and that was with his strict gym regimen after being told to 'tone up' for the scene.

If Thena found out who had told him he had to tone up she would have their career presented to her and devour it in front of them.

"Ugh," Gil groaned, combating the headache that had plagued him through his terrible dehydration. "It's done after today, though."

"Thank goodness," Thena muttered, squeezing the water bottle in her hands. She kept carrying one around, hoping to tempt Gil into having just the tiniest sip, contract be damned. But he was a professional, and he was disciplined.

And she really was going to kill whomever had suggested this to him.

"Gil, it's time!"

"Okay," he nodded to the production assistant before handing Thena his bag of skittles, "wish me luck?"

"I'd rather wish you good health," she sighed, nodding him off as he gave her a smile and a wave. She waited off to the side, watching as he stepped into the lighting they had already calibrated for his skin tone and the lenses and reflectors they would be using.

"Okay--ready, big guy?"

"As I'll ever be," he mumbled, fidgeting with the white t-shirt he had on. Gil was the only actor she had ever met who could have that kind of muscle mass and be nervous for a shirtless scene.

"Rolling!"

"Action!"

Thena bit into her lip as the scene played out. It was a silent introduction--a morning scene to introduce Gil's character. He ran a hand through his hair, flipped through the papers set out for him on the set table. He looked at the kitchen clock before pulling his shirt off over his head.

The dehydration had pulled his skin taught against his muscles, rippling with his every move. His arms bounced as he flexed, his flank caught the lights and shadows just right. They had even positioned his sweatpants on his hips just-so.

Thena looked away. Which was silly, she told herself. It was just a torso--a very bare, very muscular torso. And in fact, she preferred her Gilgamesh not shrink wrapped, thank you very much. She had seen him shirtless before (when she went to check on him after his arm break). She knew that he was a wall of muscle, but there was also a very human softness to him.

She knew what it felt like to collide with that chest from when he would hold her to him (to save her from paparazzi, or in scenes).

"Cut! Back to one!"

Gil pulled his shirt back on for another take, letting hair and continuity pick at him. He looked over at Thena.

She offered a little wave in support, hoping he couldn't tell from the lit soundstage that she was flushed bright red. If Sprite were here she would hear no end of it, she was sure.

They ended up doing four more takes by the time the director was officially satisfied they needed no more angles or pickups. Gil was dismissed as they changed settings, finally allowed to descend the stage and maybe consume some nutrients.

Thena could barely look at him by the time he came back over to her.

"So," he sighed, happily accepting her bottle of water - finally! - and guzzling it back, "what did you think?"

"Hm?" Thena blinked, winding her hair around and around and around itself over her shoulder. "Th-The scene?"

"Yeah--how did it look?"

Perfect, glorious, beautiful, simple and yet somehow salaciously sexy. To her, at least; Thena cleared her throat, "I think it looked good. DP was nodding, at least."

Gil just nodded, still chugging back water like a dying man.

Thena liked to imagine she could already see some improvement in him physically. "Think you'll be allowed to eat something other than boiled chicken breast, now?"

"I think I'll keel over if I don't get a burger in me," he laughed, much to Thena's visible relief. He fell in step with her as they headed towards their trailers outside the studio. "What was the last crazy diet you had to do?"

"Hm," Thena mused aloud as she thought about it. "I don't recall, really. Although, when I start training for stunt work, my personal trainer generally tells me I have to eat more--not more protein, just in general."

"Well, muscle mass eats up a lot of calories," Gil shrugged lightly.

Thena shrugged one shoulder, "I've seen the tabloids, I know how skeletal I look to some people."

"Hey."

Thena blinked as Gil pulled her closer to him, bumping into one of those arms of his.

"They don't know what they're talkin' about," he scoffed with a sense of pride to it, "you're gorgeous and you know it."

She wasn't sure about that, but she wasn't going to argue with him over it. And not because she was flustered or anything.