#aric jorgan x f!trooper

[sullustangin]

New Chapter

Rating: T

CW: Character deaths, funerals, grief, the emotional disaster area that is SIS.

Quick quote:

Theron had gambled that Kimble would do this – or something like this, when presented with the opportunity.  Kimble would be the sort to try to start a revolution or rebellion, having been part of several previously on different planets.  Theron had been right. 

Sometimes, the best thing an operative could do was let a person be themselves; the mission self-completes.    

[jb-nonsense]

"I'm watching your back, alright...And everything else too."

[blairextraordinaire]

I said this on Twitter, but it's really more of a Tumblr statement.

If you ship: Mustang/Hawkeye in FMA

You might also like: Fem!Shep/Garrus in Mass Effect

Or

Fem!Trooper/Jorgan in SwtOR

[commander-krios]

things you said that I wasn’t meant to hear, Despina/Theron? :D

Sorry it took so long to come up with this! It’s short, but absolutely sweet!

Everything with the Eternal Alliance was going smoother than she liked, not that Despina Sloane wasn’t grateful. She just didn’t trust it. Valkorion, Vitiate, whatever the hell he wanted to call himself… he was finally dead, his body and essence destroyed, unable to resurrect again. Things had calmed down slightly, but the threat of something else lingered on the horizon and Despina’s older sister, Jocasta, was preparing the Alliance for the inevitable. Knowing the Empire’s desire for greater power in the galaxy, Despina figured they would be the ones to act against the Republic or the Alliance. Perhaps even both if they thought they could win.

Waving her goodbyes to the last of her old Republic comrades, Despina left the starship hangar and entered the larger portion of the underground facility. Now that she was finally finished with her work, she could relax in the cantina with her favorite spy. If she could find him, that is.

The command center was quiet when she arrived, empty except for her former lieutenant, Aric Jorgan, and her sister’s droid, who was finishing a rundown of the supplies that was needed for the next few months. When Aric was satisfied, he sent the droid away and returned to whatever it was he’d been doing before.

Then Theron walked in.

Despina smirked as she watched him hurry toward Aric, his skin flushed from the obvious hurry he was in. His hair was messed up, the usual perfect locks were pointing in different directions as if he’d been running his hands through it. He hadn’t even noticed her standing on the other side of the room. If he had, she was certain he wouldn’t have said his next words.

“I’ve got the ring!”

Aric didn’t glance up at Theron or seem astonished by the words he’d spoken. “Good. And the place?”

“As ready as I can make it. Do you mind-”

“I’ll send her your way once she’s done with her work.” Aric checked the time on his datapad. “She should be done soon.”

“Thanks, Jorgan. I appreciate it.” Theron turned on his heels and hurried away, taking the life to the surface of the Alliance base.

Despina’s mouth had dropped open during the conversation and even know, with the silence back in the room, she couldn’t believe what had just happened. Had she imagined that conversation?

“You’re staring, Colonel.” Aric muttered, not taking his gaze from the screen in front of him. Damn him and his senses. “Just know that you weren’t supposed to hear any of that.”

Despina made a zipping motion near her lips, not that he could see her.

“Now, if you don’t mind,” Aric glanced over his shoulder at her, a smile pulling at his lips. It was obvious that he was enjoying this way too much. “Your boyfriend is waiting for you in the cantina.”

Giving him a simple military salute, Despina ran to the lift where Theron had disappeared a moment before. With each step closer to the man she loved, her smile grew wider.

[keirangoldenwatch]

OC List Masterpost

While this isn't an RP or ask blog, I love getting questions about (or "for") my OCs, so feel free to send them if you'd like!

Exalted OCs:

Seren Witt

Faction: Infernal (Scourge Caste) / Alignment: Chaotic Neutral Age: 23 / Female / Has four eyes, very sensitive ears, and zero filter In a Relationship with: Theron Ruinseeker (Dating, Bondmates) Associated Tags: Seren Witt, Theron Ruinseeker, Implied Shovel

Qiu Yue Jin

Faction: Lunar (Changing Moon Caste) / Alignment: Lawful Evil Age: 32 / Female / The Steward of the Demon Prince Associated Tags: Qiu Yue Jin (and a fucking ton of trigger warnings)

Your Boyfriend YNsona:

"Yen"

Age: Late 20's / Genderfluid / Has several folders of pictures... In a Relationship with: Peter Dunbar ("Their Boyfriend", naturally) Associated Tags: Yen, ynsona (as well as MANY yandere tw) Yen's Ask/RP Blog: [HERE!]

SCION OCs:

Umeko Takenaka

Faction: Illuminatus Inc. / Alignment: Lawful Evil Age: 19 / Female / The Plum Tree's Serpentine Daughter In a [Platonic] Relationship with: Lawrence Lisko (FwB), Felicity Foxworth (FwB) Associated Tags: Umeko Takenaka

The Dresden Files OCs:

Annette Wagner

Faction: Thorne Industries / Alignment: True Neutral Age: 29 / Female / Sweetest little alchemist this side of Chicago Associated Tags: Annette Wagner, David Wagner, Dresden Files: Edge Town (RP)

Star Wars: The Old Republic OCs:

Tenku'lohi

Faction: Imperial[?] (Agent, Operative) / Alignment: Light Side V Age: 24 - 39* (*Class Story to Onslaught) / Female / Perpetually Exhausted™ In a Relationship with: Vector Hyllus (Married), Kaliyo Djanis (On/Off Girlfriends) Family: Darth Nox (Adoptive Daughter, Adored) Associated Tags: Tenku'lohi, Press F for the Imperial Agent

Rezhek Iaseed

Faction: Republic (Trooper, Commando) / Alignment: Light IV Age: 27 - 42* / Female / The Republic's most tolerant babysitter trooper In a Relationship with:  Aric Jorgan (Married, Life Mates) Associated Tags:  Rezhek Iaseed

Darth Nox (Seran)

Faction: Sith (Inquisitor, Assassin) / Alignment: Dark V Age: 16 - 31* / Female / Happiest little murderer you'll ever (hope not to) meet In a Relationship with: Theron Shan (Married), Andronikos Revel (Ex-Husband, FwB) Family: Tenku'lohi (Adopted Mother, Idolizes), Lord Kallig (Great x ?? Grandfather) Associated Tags: Seran / Nox, Darth Nox

[jeswii]

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic (Video Game) Rating: Not Rated Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Aric Jorgan/Female Republic Trooper Characters: Female Republic Trooper, Aric Jorgan, Elara Dorne Additional Tags: Not Beta Read, Made up Star Wars planet, Slow Burn Summary:

Random snips from my brain for the Trooper story about a trooper who grew up on a planet that in the last war was a constant battle ground between the Republic and Empire. She's been fighting the Empire since as soon as she could walk. Semi slow burn for F!trooper x Aric.

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Chapter 3 is up

[tishinada]

OK, so Jorgan’s trying to propose (and since my trooper also is a Cathar, the conversation starts off a little weird to begin with, and one dialogue option is even weirder in this case.)

So I went with snarky...

Jorgan: And then I met you.

Ver’ata: Couldn’t find anyone else stubborn enough to stick with you?

Jorgan: Not like you. You could train a gundark to curtsy if you put your mind to it.

Later, after he stumbles around a bit...

Jorgan: I’ve been thinking...I’d like to start a family someday. A family with you.

(choice one)

Ver: Aric Jorgan, are you asking me to be your life-mate?

Jorgan: I---blast it, woman! I had this all planned out.

(choice two)

Ver: What are you trying to say?

Jorgan: Come on, you’re a smart woman, always thinking ten steps ahead of the enemy. You know where this is going.

(Yes, but Ver’s going to make you say them first.)

(choice three)

Ver: Can you really see me being a housewife?

Jorgan: Not exactly. But as long as you’re with me, I’m not real picky.

(Ver is #3, just in case you’re curious...)

Jorgan: I love you. Never thought I’d be saying those words, but there it is. Also never thought I’d meet someone I’d want to spend the rest of my life with, but...well, you’re it. So?

Ver: And here I was beginning to think the war was going to end before you proposed.

Jorgan: I’ll take that as a ‘yes’.

(kisses, then he start’s talking about going on leave to make it official and go someplace quiet for the honeymoon.)

Ver: Think all you want, but I’m looking for a more action-packed honeymoon.

Jorgan: You really are crazy. It’s not too late for me to back out, is it?

[pineaberry]

SHAMELESS SELF PROMOTION

You were warned…

A ZERO ON HER RIGHT

Part 1

After the Battle of Druckenwell there were no parades or honors for Malavai Quinn. He had been spared a swift execution but the alternative had almost been worse: a one way ticket to the slave pens. Now alone and forgotten, he has to live on the bottom rung of a system he had always fought to protect.

Malavai Quinn Slave AU

BLUE PORCELAIN

Part 1

Lt. Malavai Quinn is severely injured during the battle of Druckenwell. Although the battle ends in a victory, he loses everything in the aftermath. Now crippled and deeply in debt, he has no choice but to sell himself in indentured servitude to a Sith.

Malavai Quinn Steampunk AU

HOLLOW

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 (Theron Shan x DS!Jedi Knight) [COMPLETE]

Nathema Conspiracy: He was supposed to fix this for her. The betrayal and pain was all supposed to be worth it to keep her safe. Too late did he realize what he’d actually done…

FRACTALS

Little bits of head canon that pop up…

Snippets (Arcann x Gray!Sith Inquisitor)

Random thoughts on Arcann’s relationship with Darth Nox, or as he’s allowed to call her, Tosali.

Wishes

Small Inconveniences

Addendum (Malavai Quinn x LS!Sith Warrior)

Moments and excerpts on Malavai’s infatuation with the Sith Warrior.

Impropriety

Consequences

What a Difference Ten Months Makes

R&R (Aric Jorgan x LS!Republic Trooper)

Backstory elements and one-shots centering around our favorite kitty soldier and his waifu… also a kitty in armor.

Clanuary is Pride Month

Lover’s Knot 

WORK ETHICS

Part 1: Efficiency (Malavai Quinn)

Ten years is a long time to be stuck in a dead-end post in the middle of nowhere. Here are some of Lt. Quinn’s thoughts on the matter.

Part 2: Productivity (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble)

Another beautiful day in Balmorra. The sun is shining, bombs are exploding, swarming insects are trying to eat your face off… Just the perfect day for an Imperial Lieutenant and an Independent Medic to cross paths.

Part 3: Competency (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble)

War is hell, and there are somethings that have to be suffered for the sake of the Empire. Malavai knew this well, he just never expected that something to be someone.

Part 4: Proficiency (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble)

COMING SOON!

AO3 Link: [X]

ESC: A TUMBLR EXCLUSIVE SERIES

ESC is a series of drabbles and ficlets that were really more like writing exercises created when inspiration struck. They’re labeled ESC because as you can probably tell, they’re choices that I liked to explore but immediately hit ‘Esc’ in-game before they were set in stone. Random fluff and/or angst is also included here.

Life Day (Malavai Quinn x LS!Sith Warrior)

Theft of the Gravestone (Koth Vortena x LS!Sith Warrior)

The Consequence of Failure (Aric Jorgan, Kaliyo Djannis, LS!Sith Warrior)

UPCOMING PROJECTS IN ‘DEVELOPMENT HELL’

Untitled (F!Sith Warrior Storyline)

Not only does this fic not have a working title, I’ve rewritten the Korriban arc at least three times. It’s just not *shakefist* good enough!

[leviathanmirror]

aric x tejrin ficlet

If it were anyone else but Aric Jorgan she’d fallen in love with, she wouldn’t even get to spend time with them. She reminds herself of this in all the times when she desperately wants to reach for him and can’t, like finding that one of his old team had been killed (not that he would have wanted her to in the moment when she ordered him to stand down, or even immediately after while he considered the consequences of her allowing him to kill the SIS agent) or leaving Jaxo (one of the few people she’d begun to consider a friend), begging for her life, to die while she saved three hundred other people.

She’s a soldier. She’s dedicated her life to this and she understood exactly what she was getting into. But there are hard days. Extremely hard days.

She knows she’s lucky to have him at all. His experience and his knowledge, as well as what little emotional support they can offer one another in the quiet, stolen moments between them.

She knew exactly what she was getting into when she started a relationship with her second in command and exactly the kind of damage that could be done if their relationship was ever to become common knowledge.

She may wish they could have more normalcy but she never regrets falling in love with him. Never regrets that first flirtatious moment between them, leaving it open for him to decide if he was willing to take the risk too.

Maybe one day, when the war is over, they can have more. Maybe one day she can reach for him whenever she needs him without fear.

[aly-the-writer]

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[kaylerinarts]

I was on SWTOR, running around as my trooper and dragging Aric Jorgan across the galaxy, when I began to notice that pretty much all male cathar npc's (with the exception of Aric) are body type 3. So I'm thinking that even though Aric towers over my trooper, he must actually be a pretty small guy by cathar standards.

[jb-nonsense]

do you ever pause and think about how Aric Jorgan is probably an ass man because I do

[jb-nonsense]

Consequential Realization

Fic Fandom: SWTOR Fic Relationship: F!Trooper (Solvi Itera) / Aric Jorgan Word Count: 2,480 Summary: After the destruction of the Gauntlet, Captain Solvi Itera has to take into account what might be lost after Aric Jorgan suffers from the attack.

Link to fic

[commander-krios]

Aric Jorgan: Is the equipment secure?

Republic Trooper: Check.

Aric Jorgan: Blasters loaded?

Republic Trooper: Check.

Aric Jorgan: Did you have breakfast?

Republic Trooper: What? That's not on the checklist.

Aric Jorgan: I added it because I care about you.

Republic Trooper: No, I didn't have breakfast.

Aric Jorgan: Unacceptable. Look in your backpack.

Republic Trooper: *finds a protein bar* Hey, there's chocolate chips in this!

Aric Jorgan: Yeah, I'm not an idiot. I know how to trick my wife into eating her fiber.

[jeswii]

Sinnam Kevu - Chapter 1- Questions

Summary:  Random snips from my brain for the Trooper story about a trooper who grew up on a planet that in the last war was a constant battle ground between the Republic and Empire. She's been fighting the Empire since as soon as she could walk. Semi slow burn for F!trooper x Aric.

Chapter: 1/?

Chapter Summary:  From the rookie in the team to the leader of the squad after the rest of the team's defection causes Aric to have some questions about the pull his new CO has.

Notes: The planet Sinnam is from, Trelin, is a planet I made up. It's located in the outer rim and is a popular trading hub that became a point of interest for both the Empire and Republic in the last war.

Cross Posted on Ao3

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The Senate Tower. Not somewhere Sinnam was excited to set foot in again, but this was where the hunt for Tavis and the others sent her. So far, she had avoided him. Up until the day she couldn't.

After neutralizing the nerve agents a city gang collected, she retrieved a call from the General. There were a few Senators that had uncovered what had happened to Havoc Squad and now are filing for an informal inquiry. She was mandated to speak there, but the more of her mission that was public, that harder it was going to get.

When she entered that room, she knew there was no coincidence as to who was there. One of the three Senator was a man she's been avoiding for years.

"Lieutenant Kevu, make yourself comfortable." He stated "On behalf of the Senate of the Galactic Republic, I want to thank you for appearing on such short notice for this informal inquiry."

She took a seat, not letting herself appeared fazed. "I'm just doing my duty Sir."

"I assure you we will not hold you from your duties any longer than necessary Lieutenant."

They asked pretty basic questions. Did she serve with them? Did they defect? Where they unstable? Could anyone have seen it coming? Did it have anything to do with Ando Prime?

Sinnam avoided most of the questions, trying to keep with damage control. Then she was dismissed.

But that didn't stop him. "Lieutenant," He said following her out of the conference. "I was wondering if we can have a word in private?"

Private. That was the only time they talked wasn't it? "Anything you want to say to me you can say in front of Sergeant Jorgan. If you can't, then we have nothing to talk about."

He paused a moment "Congrats on the promotion."

"Thank you" She said firmly

A silent set between them. She wasn't going to put the effort into carrying this conversation. The man rubbed his beard "I know you couldn't tell me you were on Coruscant but since you're here and I know you're here maybe we can have dinner some time? You still haven't tried my cooking."

Cooking. As in they would be in his home. "I'm sorry Senator, I don't see much of an opening in my schedule right now and given your inquiry into Havoc Squad I'm not sure it would be appropriate."

"Okay." He cleared his throat "I'll likely see you later Lieutenant."

"Until next time Senator."

Aric had to hurry down the hall when that conversation ended. Sinnam's pace sped up to put some distance between them. She stopped at the refresher before going to Garza's office to get a minute to herself.

Grabbing the sink, she sighed. In the mirror she examined her own face. Half Zabrak. Half human. No one noticed the human part but she did. Her eyes weren't quite right. "Just one asshole Sin. Can't let him get to you."

The door creaked open and closed "I'll say." Aric commented "I don't mean to pry into your personal life, Sir, but he seems too old for you and given the inquiry it's not professional. I know you're young for a CO, but that's a big mistake. And that's all ignoring that he's a Senator and they always complicate our operations."

A laugh escaped her. She could berate him for being in the woman's bathroom right now but that wasn't going to help. "I appreciate the concern Sergeant, I'm afraid you're understanding of the situation is backwards."

He crossed his arms "Want to explain it?"

All the cheeriness in her expression dropped. "We have to report in. I appreciate the concern."

~~~~

The topic wasn't brought up again until they were on their way to save a senator from Wraith.

He took a seat across from her in the main room "You know, I reviewed your record before that ZR-57 op. Been meaning to discuss it with you. Been fighting the Empire since you could carry a blaster, running with a rebellion on a backwater. Did good there, running them off the planet. So you can kill Imperials, but that guerilla mentality won't cut it in the big time."

Sinnam shrugged "You saw how I handled things. I know what I'm doing."

Coruscant and Ord Mantel went to plan, he'll give her that. "Taking on that sep army single handedly takes guts, not leader ship. I saw you second guessing yourself about those cyborgs. A leader has to choice between completing the mission and loosing men. Completing the mission and civilian casualties. You have to have your head on straight and know where that line is."

Her jaw tightened as he talked. "I do"

"When this squad grows past you and me, people are going to have to trust your orders to the letter." He added "Not question them. They need to have their full trust in you and for that to happen you have to have full trust in yourself. A squad needs that kind of commitment to operate effectively."

Well this was going well then. "Are you saying you don't trust me?"

He shook his head "I will always give you a hundred percent. That's not the issue. Havoc Squad is the Republic's most elite outfit. We tackle the missions no one else can handle. Traitor or no, Tavis is a tough act to follow. You think you're up to it?"

"Certainly." She said firmly.

He paused a few minutes. Sinnam didn't mind the quiet, in fact she generally preferred it, but she was getting a bit weirded out. "Is something else bothering you?"

Jorgan nodded "That Senator. Arnus. You said I had it wrong. I didn't see another explanation until I remembered something strange in your service record. Your father wasn't unlisted, it was classified. Even for me before the demotion. Either he's high in the military or a senator with some pull."

A lump formed in her throat and she looked away from him. She could shut him down and not talk about this, but her and Jorgan were on the same team together.

She needed to trust him.

But she needed protect herself as well. She composed herself and looked back to him with a confident demeanor. "Jorgan, am I supposed to be connecting dots from that last conversation to this one or are these two different points?"

He shrugged "It crossed my mind."

That was one of her biggest worries. "Nepotism? Seriously?"

"He classified his name for a reason."

She rolled her eyes "Do you know how I met him?" She didn't wait for Jorgan to respond "Back when I enlisted in the Republic, in basic training, there was an accident and when I was being treated there were some medical complications. The doctor took a DNA test to try to find a match for my father. We found him, he sent records and a million credits for me to never talk to him again or tell anyone. It was an election year."

His brow knit together "What did you do?"

Years ago, she had shame for what she did. Now, after the fact, she knew she couldn't change it. Might as well stand in it. "I was sixteen. That was more money than I've ever seen and my home planet had been ravaged by the Empire. The Republic wasn't working fast enough for me. I took the money. Paid off my mother's medical bills. Gave my baby brother a college fund. Sent the rest to Trelin relief. Didn't talk to him again until a few years later."

"Sixteen?" He asked

She's come this far, might as well finish it "Yes. You can add lying on my application to the military to that report about suspected nepotism and incompetence. I'm two years younger than the Republic thinks. Couldn't enlist until I'm eighteen but fighting on Terlin had finished. We won."

He shook his head "I said it crossed my mind, not that I'm writing you up."

Sinnam got up from her seat and grabbed a glass of water from the kitchen that was in the same room they were already in "Such a fine line you walk. So it's just accusing me of nepotism?"

Her sarcastic comments weren't something he was expecting in private. When she arrived on Ord Mantel he had heard from her last commander that she was always professional. So far he'd seen it too.

Until now "Look, you've got a great record. From rebellion to enlisted, you've risen fast. You're just young. Apparently even younger than I thought. And the leader of the most elite squad is a lot of pressure for anyone. I just wanted to know. You could have done everything I read. Or someone might have overstated for a payday."

This could get messy if he really didn't trust her. "My biological father has nothing to do with my military career. Even if he cared enough to do it, the risk of someone exposing that is far too much risk for him. He doesn't want any tracible connection between us. Or did you not notice how he offered to cook? He doesn't want to be seen in public with me."

Now he was starting to feel a bit guilty "Alright."

She took a deep breath "Are we done then?"

Jorgan nodded "I'll see you when we arrive, Lieutenant."

~~~~

The Senator was safe. Wraith escaped. Garza sent them to another world. The journey there was two days long. The first full day was silent on the ship. The two of them avoided each other until a sparing session the two of them had planned before the tense conversation about nepotism. Basic hand to hand training to better understand each other's skills before they're relevant in the field.

Sinnam dressed down into a t-shirt and shorts. Jorgan had never seen her outside of uniform. There were scars that trailed up her neck and face that he saw but there were far more on her arms and legs. Deeper, older, and more intensive.

While she was stretching out, she saw him starring at her leg specifically. "An orbital strike on our holdout on Balmorra three years ago."

He remembered reading about it. Hospitalized it for five months. "They pulled out not long after that didn't they?"

Her head dropped. She could feel the heat across her body once again. "It was in Imperial hands by the time I woke up a week later. Only survivor of my unit and we didn't even help those people."

"That's rough."

She stood up straight and stretched out her neck "It's what I signed up for."

They nodded to each other and started circling the mats. "No claws right?" She asked with a smile

He shrugged "Wouldn't need them anyways."

A laugh escaped Sinnam as she took a shot at him. Straight for his hips. They struggled each other for control of who would hit the mat. "Sure about that?" She asked as she tripped him over her foot set behind his leg as he took a step back.

Jorgan fell to the ground and fought against a pin. In the situation he got himself into by not watching her close enough it was going to be hard.

After a few moments of struggling he tapped the mat.

Sinnam got off of him and helped him up to his feet. "Not bad Aric." He said with a heavy breath

He wiped sweat from his brow and stretched out his shoulder "Aric?"

"It's your name isn't it?" She asked with a smile "We're off duty for another thirty hours. No point to stay so up tight. We can have a bit of fun, actually enjoy each other's company. As long as you're okay with that."

"Sure. Off duty."

She laughed again. He didn't know he would like her laugh so much. "Is relaxing and making friends really that hard for you?"

He cleared his throat "No, it's not that. Just after what I said, I wasn't sure you'd want to be friendly."

Sinnam shrugged and grabbed a bottle of water "I figure if you're not sure about my rep, I'll just do what I do and you'll see. I got nothing to prove, you don't have an issue with me when we're on the job, and we're going to have a lot of time together. No point holding a grudge over something that I admit does look sketchy."

Tossing it over to him, Aric caught the bottle and took a sip. After, he tossed it back. "You did take his money."

She took a drink from the same bottle and paused "Fair. Want to go another round?"

~~~~

Nothing like a nice ache from getting thrown down on the mats a few times. Aric was stretching back out when they were done "Got to hand it to you Sir, I didn't think I'd go oh for three against you. I thought I'd at least get one."

She chuckled as she took a seat "Sorry Aric, one of us is a scrapper and the other spent half of his career as a sniper."

He threw a towel at her "Thanks Sir."

Pulling it off her face, she shook her head "Hey, you did pretty well for a sniper." She used the towel to dry her face "And you know it wouldn't kill you to call me Sinnam."

"I know Sir."

[pineaberry]

SHAMELESS SELF-PROMOTION

You were warned…

ESC: A TUMBLR EXCLUSIVE SERIES

ESC is a series of drabbles and ficlets that were really more like writing exercises created when inspiration struck. They’re labeled ESC because as you can probably tell, they’re choices that I liked to explore but immediately hit ‘Esc’ in-game before they were set in stone. Random fluff and/or angst is also included here.

Lover’s Knot (Aric Jorgan x LS!Republic Trooper)

Life Day (Malavai Quinn x LS!Sith Warrior)

Theft of the Gravestone (Koth Vortena x LS!Sith Warrior)

The Consequence of Failure (Aric Jorgan, Kaliyo Djannis, LS!Sith Warrior)

HOLLOW

Part 1 || Part 2 || Part 3 || Part 4 (Theron Shan x DS!Jedi Knight) [COMPLETE] Nathema Conspiracy: He was supposed to fix this for her. The betrayal and pain was all supposed to be worth it to keep her safe. Too late did he realize what he’d actually done…

FRACTALS

Little bits of head canon that pop up...

Snippets (Arcann x Gray!Sith Inquisitor) Random thoughts on Arcann’s relationship with Darth Nox, or as he’s allowed to call her, Tosali. Wishes Small Inconveniences

Addendum (Malavai Quinn x LS!Sith Warrior) Moments and excerpts on Malavai’s infatuation with the Sith Warrior. Impropriety Consequences  What a Difference Ten Months Makes

R&R (Aric Jorgan x LS!Republic Trooper) Backstory elements and one-shots centering around our favorite kitty soldier and his waifu... also a kitty in armor. Clanuary is Pride Month

WORK ETHICS

Part 1: Efficiency (Malavai Quinn) Ten years is a long time to be stuck in a dead-end post in the middle of nowhere. Here are some of Lt. Quinn’s thoughts on the matter.

Part 2: Productivity (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble) Another beautiful day in Balmorra. The sun is shining, bombs are exploding, swarming insects are trying to eat your face off… Just the perfect day for an Imperial Lieutenant and an Independent Medic to cross paths.

Part 3: Competency (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble) War is hell, and there are somethings that have to be suffered for the sake of the Empire. Malavai knew this well, he just never expected that something to be someone.

Part 4: Proficiency (Malavai Quinn, Doc Kimble) COMING SOON!

AO3 Link: [X]

UPCOMING PROJECTS IN ‘DEVELOPMENT HELL’

Untitled (F!Sith Warrior Storyline) Not only does this fic not have a working title, I’ve rewritten the Korriban arc at least three times. It’s just not *shakefist* good enough!

@swtorhub for your consideration... ;)