#female trooper x aric jorgan

[jb-nonsense]

"For the Cathar, picking a mate...It's...A lifelong commitment. Big decision, as you can imagine. Never really gave it much thought before. Then I met you."

[wackyart]

Thinking about posting my fics and texts more seriously but hesitating between AO3 and here (fanfiction.net is out of the question lmao) for my SWTOR blorbos and DnD stories !

[anchanted-one]

Star Wars Games Japanese Dub

I just watched a clip of a Japanese VTuber playing that moment in Fallen Order. You know, that moment where Darth Spoiler shows up to make Cal question his entire life.

(This is the link in case anyone’s interested: https://youtu.be/PdBqXDXZLHI )

And I started thinking, who might be good voices for SWTOR characters. If anyone has any fancasts, please let me know. (This is not a comprehensive list)

Player Characters:

1.      Male Knight Male: Toshiyuki Morikawa (Minato in Naruto, Isshin Kurosaki in Bleach, Kagaya Ubayashiki in Demon Slayer. Also, he’s the OFFICIAL dub-over artist for EWAN MCGREGGOR, so…)

2.      Female Knight: Marina Inoue (Momo Yaoyorozu in MHA, Armin in AoT, Yoko Littner in Guren Lagan)

3.      Female Warrior: Romi Park (Edward Elric in FMA and FMA:B, Toshiro Hitsugayain Bleach, Temari in Naruto, and Teresa in CLaymore)

4.      Male Warrior: Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto)

5.      Male Inquisitor: Toshihiko Seki (Muzan in Demon Slayer)

6.      Female Inquisitor: Yumi Hara (Albedo from Overlord)

7.      Male Consular: Ryotaro Okaiayu (Byakuya Kuchiki in Bleach, Kokushibo in Demon Slayer)

8.      Female Consular: Nana Mizuki (Hinata Hyuuga, Naruto)

9.      Female Smuggler: Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric in FMA and FMA:B, Happy in Fairy Tail, Kagura from Gintama)

10.  Male Smuggler: Yuki Kaji (Sonic in Onepunch Man, Shoto Todoroki in MHA)

11.  Female Agent: Shizuka Ito (Irina Jelavic in Assassination Classroom, Byleth in Fire Emblem Three Houses)

12.  Male Agent: Kazuhiko Inoue (Kakashi in Naruto, Gildarts in Fariy Tail, and Yoriichi in Demon Slayer)

13.  Male Trooper: Katsuyuki Konishi (Laxus in Fairy Tail, Tengen Uzui from Demon Slayer)

14.  Female Trooper: Miyuki Sawashiro (Daki from Demon Slayer, Minfilia from FF14)

15.  Male Hunter: Hiroki Yasumoto (Sado Yasutora from Bleach, Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail)

16.  Female Hunter: Atsuko Tanaka (Motoko Kusanagi from Ghost in the Shell, Konan in Naruto, Merlwybb Bloefhiswyn in FF14)

 NPCs

1.      Satele Shan: Miyuki Sawashiro (Daki from Demon Slayer, Minfilia from FF14) (Why Miyuki again? If you know, you know!)

2.      Darth Malgus: Kenjiro Tsuda (Atomic Samurai in One Punch Man, Hans in Konosuba, Kishibe in Chainsaw Man)

3.      Lana Beniko: this was a tough one. I can’t decide between Yui Ishikawa (Violet Evergarden, Mikasa Ackerman in AoT) and Ai Kayano (Y’Shtola in FF14, and Darkness). I’m leaning towards the former, but I see way too many similarities between Y’Shtola and Lana to fully discard this one.

4.      Theron Shan: Yuichi Nakamura (Gray from Fairy Tail, Mumen Rider from Onepunch Man, Satoru Gojo in Jujutsu Kaisen)

5.      Valkorion: Naoya Uchida (Madara Uchiha from Naruto)

6.      Darth Marr: Hochu Otsuka (Jiraiya from Naruto)

7.      Arcann and Thexan: Kenyu Horiuchi (Tobirama Senju and Tendo Pain from Naruto)

8.      Vaylin: Aoi Yuuki (Tanya in Saga of Tanya the Evil, Diane in Seven Deadly Sins, Kumoko in So I’m a Spider, and Krul Tepes in Seraph of the End)

9.      Senya: Masako Katsuki (Tsunade in Naruto)

10.  Kira Carsen: Rie Takahashi (Megumin)

11.  Scourge: Akio Otsuka (All for One in MHA, Shunsui Kyoraku in Bleach, Gaius Baelsar in FF14)

12.  Vette: Kana Hanazawa (Kanroji Mitsuri in Demon Slayer, Mayuri Shiina in Steins;Gate aka “tuturu” girl)

13.  Jaesa Willsaan: Saori Hayami (Yor Forger from Spy x Family, Shinobu Kochou from Demon Slayer)

14.  Malavai Quinn: Jun Fukuyama (Korosensei in Assassination Classroom, Ban in Seven Deadly Sins, Joker in Persona 5, and Kazuma in Noragami)

15.  Pierce: Daisuke Ono (Sebastian in Black Butler)

16.  Torian Cadera: Masakazu Morita (Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Whis in Dragonball Super) (Chosen for a very specific reason)

17.  Gault: Koji Yusa (Gin Ichimaru in Bleach)

18.  Aric Jorgan: Hideo Ishikawa (Itachi Uchiha in Naruto, Jushiro Ukitake in Bleach)

19.  Kaliyo Djannis: Fairouz Ai (Power in Chainsaw Man)

20.  Risha Drayen: Yoko Hikasa (Utahime in Jujutsu Kaisen, Angelina Shields in Irregular at Magic High)

21.  Akaavi Spar: Satsuki Yukino (Yoruichi Shihoin in Bleach)

[commander-krios]

world building wednesday

Despina Sloane

B A S I C S

full name: Despina Sloane

gender: female

sexuality: bisexual

pronouns: she/her

O T H E R S

family: Randolph Sloane (father), Beatrice Sloane (mother), Jocasta Sloane (sister)

birthplace: Dantooine

job: Republic Trooper, Leader of Havoc Squad, Alliance Military Specialist

phobias: Storms, bugs

guilty pleasures: Despina isn’t the type to have ‘guilty pleasures’ but she does enjoy alcohol, tattoos, and no strings attached sex.

M O R A L S

morality alignment?: Chaotic Good

sins - lust/greed/gluttony/sloth/pride/envy/wrath

virtues - chastity/charity/diligence/humility/kindness/patience/justice

T H I S - O R - T H A T

introvert/extrovert: Despina is the poster child for extroverts. She’s outgoing, social, action oriented, and overall very friendly.

organized/disorganized: She is both. Organized when it comes to work and her missions. In her personal life, she’s extremely disorganized and she likes it that way.

close minded/open-minded: She’s generally open minded about ideas and people, unless they go against her moral code, which is very loose on the best of days.

calm/anxious: Despina is a calm person, but she does have bouts of anxiety at times, especially once she becomes the leader of Havoc.

disagreeable/agreeable: Her superiors (and Jorgan especially) find her to be disagreeable to a lot of their orders. She has her own thoughts on how resources should be used and how missions should be done and that causes a lot of clashing.

cautious/reckless: When it comes to her own life and safety, she’s a risk taker. It helps that she wears heavy armor so her mortality is never something she’s worried about. When it comes to her squad, however, she doesn’t put them in any unnecessary danger.

patient/impatient: Impatient most of the time. She likes immediate gratification. 

outspoken/reserved: Outspoken to the point that it gets her in frequent trouble with command.

leader/follower: She’s a leader, but not a willing one. She doesn’t like having people to worry about and she doesn’t like answering to authorities that demand too much of them.

empathetic/unemphatic: Empathetic to a fault at times.

optimistic/pessimistic: Optimistic to the point that it sometimes irritates Aric.

traditional/modern: While her sister is a traditionalist, Despina enjoys the modern parts of life and prefers it over anything else.

hard-working/lazy: Despite her loose moral code and her disorganized personality, she is very hard working.

R E L A T I O N S H I P S

otp: Despina x Theron

ot3: Despina x Theron x Jonas

brotp: Despina & Jorgan, Despina & Elara, Despina & Jonas, Despina & Jaxo

notp: Despina x Jorgan

[autisticdindjarin]

[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

[theniveanlegacy]

OC Masterlist

oc tag

(Color= color crystal)

Nivean Legacy: Primary Universe

Republic:

Jedi Knights

Mayyen Nivean (x) (x)

Species: Twi’lek

Age at class story start: 17

Gender: female

Love Interest: Theron Shan

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Jedi Consulars

Khellel Junhai (x) (x)

Species: Cathar

Age at class story start: 19

Gender: female

Love Interest: Rass Ordo, Torian Cadera, Zenith, Lana Beniko, Theron Shan, Koth Vortena, Felix Iresso

——

Smugglers

Clabreo Aldin (x) (x)

Species: Human

Age at class story start: 21

Gender: female

Love Interest: Corso Riggs, Theron Shan, Lana Beniko, Koth Vortena, Darmas Pollaran, Skavak

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Troopers

Iastia Jorgan (x)

Species: Mirialan

Age at class story start: 27

Gender: female

Love Interest: Aric Jorgan

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Imperial:

Sith Warriors

Romiyya Ri’ka (x) (x)

Species: Togruta

Age at class story start: 22

Gender: female

Love Interest: Malavai Quinn

——

Sith Inquisitors

Bria Mor (x)

Species: Twi’lek

Age at class story start: 23

Gender: female

Love Interest: Andronikos Revel

+

Nazeara Ani’Bril (x)

Species: Twi’lek

Age at class story start: 20

Gender: female

Love Interest:

——

Bounty Hunters

Astoria Nexi (x) (x)

Species: Human

Age at class story start: 18

Gender: female

Love Interest: Torian Cadera

——

Imperial Agents

Fehnn (x)

Species: Chiss

Age at class story start: 22

Gender: female

Love Interest: Vector Hyllus

[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

[cipherninethousand]

The Best Risk

Fandom: Star Wars: The Old Republic Pairing: Female Trooper/Aric Jorgan Summary: Jorgan has a minute to reflect in the morning, until his kids wake up.

He’d known, somehow, from the moment he’d been reassigned, that she was gonna be in his life for a long time.  Back then, fifteen (or was it sixteen?) years ago Jorgan would never have given a second thought to starting a relationship with another officer.

That kind of thing can get you court martialed.

Worse, it can get you dead. When your head and your heart are having difficulty agreeing, you get a bullet in the skull.

Only, lucky for him, Cyr’s stubborn as a herd of rampaging bantha and twice as smart as anyone he’s ever met.  She’d found every loophole in Republic law, with Dorne’s help.  She’d let him lead so that no one could accuse her of coercion.  He’d known then that Cyr was the right one.  His one, the only spouse he would ever take.

And here, tangled in bed while the sun rises over their Coruscant apartment, Jorgan thinks it was the best risk he ever took.

As Jorgan thinks, one nexu striped lek nudges at his shoulder, orange skin pale against his fur.  He catches one purple eye watching him over her shoulder. “You’re thinking too hard so early in the morning.”

“I don’t think I’ve ever heard you complaining about ‘too hard’, Cyr.”

He might further illustrate his point by rutting against her ass - and it might earn him a squeak. “No!  The kids’ll be up soon.” He thrusts forward again, and Cyr moans outright this time. “Much as I would love this, seriously Aric, the kids are going to be up soon.”

As if on cue there’s a loud thud from the kitchen.  An angry screech (probably Beeta) precedes giggles down the hall, just before a stampede runs towards the other bedrooms.  Aric’s trying to curl around his wife as she rolls over, giggling.

“Back to sleep.”

“No, the hellions are up.  You should check on them.”

“Don’t you mean we?”

“No.  Just you.  It’s the weekend and if the twins have Beeta that worked up already, you know you’re the only one who can calm her down,” Cyr replies, biting down her grin.

Pretending for a moment he’s annoyed, Jorgan drops his face to Cyr’s neck.  He huffs against her skin and she squirms.  Just as he’s about to coax her out of bed with him another noise rocks the apartment.

“I don’t remember Taedra and Mas’il causing this much trouble.”

“No, that was only before we adopted them, dear.”

Jorgan groans.

[siriusordo]

WIP Meme

List all the things you’re currently working on in as much or little detail as you’d like, then tag some friends to see what they’re working on. This can be writing, art, vids, gifsets - anything at all!

I was tagged by the amazing @alyssalenko  thank you!

1. Kisses and Proposals (SWTOR- Theron Shan x Female Trooper)  It’s not really a WIP but I just finished and posted my newest one shot. I’ve been struggling with writer’s block and lack of writing motivation, so hopefully it will help.

2. Flirting with Desire (SWTOR- K’aganx Aric Jorgan) Working on chapter 30. Finally realized I was trying to write it from the wrong person’s POV. This is K’eegan’s chapter. :-)

3. Taking Down The Fortress (SWTOR- Zane x Theron Shan) It’s been awhile but I’m still working on this one. Jace and Shane arrive on Odessen.

4. Lost in Translation (Mass Effect- James Vega x Mia Shepard) This chapter has been started for a long, long time. I really, really want to finish it! Mia and James have a story to tell dang it!

5. Something Left Behind: (Hobbit- Thorin Oakenshield x Bilbo Baggins) This is another one that’s been started for awhile. I’ve been working on it off and on for awhile.

6. What Happens in Vegas (My Orginal Work) I’m still working on this one off and on. It’s fun to write and definite change of pace. It’s a romantic mystery/suspense piece. I think that’s about it, though there’s probably something I’m forgetting. I’ll tag @jediserenity82, @vorchagirl @juleshawke and anyone else that may want to do this one!

[jb-nonsense]

"Well that was...Productive. Very relaxing. I'll have to schedule more R&R time for the squad. A lot more."

[wackyart]

Thunderclap Chronicles, Part 1

Cena: Rue, darling, where's your brother ? Rue *calmly, with protection glasses and moving beschers with fluorescent substances*: Elara took him to Coruscant to buy some explosives mom. But only in the underground ! We needed more for some new grenades we've been making recently. Cena: She did what-... Jorgan I think we need to talk about Elara teaching our kids arson-

[keldae]

3. Do you prefer to tank, DPS, or heal? 9. How about your least favorite companions? 21. Which player ship is your favorite?

3. I started out as primarily a DPS player, and then found out quite accidentally that I’m good on a healer character. So when I’m not doing story content on my Sentinel, I’m running around on my healer-spec Sorcerer and Operative. They’re my preferences for group content or PVP (when I can be arsed to do it). It should be noted that I’m absolutely abysmal as a tank.

9. Skadge, Broonmark, and Nadia “I whine more than Anakin Skywalker through the entire prequel trilogy and my voice is less appealing than nails on a chalkboard” Grell can all die in a fire. I hate them all with the passion of a thousand burnt marshmallows. 

21. This should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody that I rather like Female Jedi Knight/Theron Shan. =P I’m also fond of Female Bounty Hunter/Torian Cadera, or Male Smuggler/Risha Drayen, and I like the idea of Female Trooper/Aric Jorgan (even if my token lady trooper hasn’t gotten there yet). And the fact that Female Consular/Zenith isn’t an official thing is nigh-on unforgivable. (Unrelated, WHAT is the appeal between Female Warrior and Quinn??? Can somebody explain this to me? I don’t get it. 0.o)

EDIT: I may have been thinking about romantic ships way too much over the last few days. >.> As far as favourite player SPACEship goes, I’m in love with the Agent’s X-70B Phantom. I want it. *grabbyhands*

[aly-the-writer]

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Dragon Age

Origins

Frost Flowers (Rated Mature; Will (probably) become Explicit)

66268 Words to Date

28/74 Chapters Complete

Falcon Surana/Zevran Arainai centric

Inspired by @khirsahle‘s Fire, Walk     with Me and Voice-Verse

Series: Two Wardens & a Lady

http://archiveofourown.org/series/691803

11 Works

27861 Words to Date

Fen Mahariel/Morrigan, Alistair/Eveline Cousland, Zevran Arainai/Falcon Surana

Name of a Friend

782 Words

Dog & Wardens (various)

The Early Impressions

3918 Words

Alistair/Eveline Cousland, Zevran/Falcon Surana, Fen     Mahariel/Morrigan

Dragon Age II

Invasion

366 Words

Fenris/Marian Hawke

Safe

·       654 Words

·       Fenris/Marian Hawke

Cold Without You

·       503 Words

·       Anders/Garrett Hawke

Inquisition

In a Pique

183 Words

Cullen/Lark Trevelyan and an appearance by a Purple!Garrett Hawke

Trust

686 Words

Cullen/Lark Trevelyan

Mark of a Mage

463 Words

Cullen/Lark Trevelyan

Quiet Morning

519 Words

Dorian Pavus/Taralyn Lavellan

The Dragon’s Heart

·       Dorian Pavus/Taralyn Lavellan

·       Chapter 1 (Tumblr)

·       3366 Words (to date)

·       4/10 Chapters complete

The Long Hours (written for @latefortevinter)

·       On Tumblr

·       2793 Words

·       Dorian Pavus/Vaxus Trevelyan

Haleir’s Inquisition

·       Various Ficlets (located on Tumblr)

·       Iron Bull/Haleir Lavellan

Lark’s Inquisition

·       Various ficlets (located on Tumblr)

·       Cullen Rutherford/Lark Trevelyan

 Mass Effect

Trilogy

A Moment Stolen

·       Kaidan Alenko/John Shepherd

·       274 Words

A Good Look

·       Kaidan Alenko/John Shepherd, John Shepherd & Jack

·       179 Words

Andromeda

Old Friendships & New

·       Gen-fic - Reyes Vidal, EDI, SAM

·       917 Words

Snowflakes

·       Jaal Amra Darav/Sara Ryder (Background Reyes Vidal/Scott Ryder)

·       308 Words

The Sweater

·       Reyes Vidal/Scott Ryder

·       512 Words

Sweet Potatoes

·       Reyes Vidal/Scott Ryder

·       481 Words

Star Wars

 The Old Republic

Of Ghosts

5503 Words

Theron Shan/Sith Inquisitor (Tusin Shade)

Starbound (Rated Mature for potential future content)

Currently on Hiatus while I figure out how “Plots”     function

2570 Words to Date

2 Chapters of ?? Complete

Theron Shan/Sith Inquisitor (Tusin Shade)

The Stars May Burn (One-Shot Collection) !NSFW Works Included!

19029 Words to Date

22 Stories

Pairings Included Are: Malavai Quinn/Female Sith     Warrior (Kassandey Videti), Female Smuggler (Claribel Fyre)/Male Bounty     Hunter (Izar Nuncio), Theron Shan/Male Sith Inquisitor (Tusin Shade), Aric     Jorgan/Female Trooper (Juvel Korrei), Male Imperial Agent (Aydin     Olasee)/Male Jedi Knight (Dak Izma)

Stray Dogs Squad

Imperial Intelligence Themed One-Shot Collection

1402 Words to Date

2 Stories to Date

What Reflects in Ripples

1630 Words

Arcann/Male Jedi Consular (Valirek Silver)

Perhaps, a Chance

1389 Words

Male Imperial Agent (Aydin Olasee)/Male Jedi Knight     (Dak Izma)

With Friends Like These

483 Words

Male Imperial Agent (Aydin Olasee) Generic

I Have Your Back (Adult Content)

·       638 Words

·       Male Smuggler (Locke Dalsa) & Female Smuggler (Claribel Fyre)

The Color Gold (NSFW! – Rated E)

·       3398 Words

·       Arcann/Male Jedi Consular (Valirek Silver)

Missed

·       434 Words

·       Arcann/Male Jedi Consular (Valirek Silver)

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Fairy Tail

772 Words

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Fairy Tail

1100 Words

Evergreen/Elfman Strauss (Laxus Dreyer/Freed Justine     pairing in background)

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286 Words

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[keliandra-blog1]

A first kiss..

Pairing: Aric Jorgan x Female Trooper Prompt: “Shut up and kiss me.”

This is a drabble reposting so some may have read it before. If I'm right I am pretty sure it was requested by @jediserenity82

Tashian Nizri and Aric Jorgan - one of my first drabbles for these two. Enjoy :)

The heat of the sun was biting into her skin as she stood to one side watching him work. The ground vehicle had come to a sudden halt in the middle of the scorching Tatooine desert. It forced a delay to their journey when they were so close to locating Fuse, her only hope was that the delay wouldn’t give him a chance to escape their grasp. Tashian knew how hard Aric had taken the Havoc defection, not just because of his own extremely unfair demotion but, because he had trusted the team he had worked with. Although he kept most of his feelings to himself and never spoke of it, she just knew. Over the months she’d needed to work twice as hard to have him trust again, to have him trust in her as his Commanding officer. To believe that she too wouldn’t destroy the work that they were doing for the good of the republic.

“The injector is clogged with sand,” Aric explained. “We should be moving again shortly.”

“Good. Too much longer in this sun is going to melt me into a pile of goo,” she grumbled. Heat had never been a strong point of hers. She couldn’t stand feeling as if her armor was glued to her body indefinitely.

“There is water in the sake, make sure you stay hydrated,” Aric offered.

“Is that concern I can hear in your voice Jorgan?” she asked with a teasing tone. In more recent times their interactions had taken a somewhat surprising turn. It was one she found herself enjoying, perhaps even a little too much. They had gone from tense, to something resembling friendship and then the light flirting had started. Fraternisation between officers was generally discouraged, although it did happen at times and wasn’t forbidden. In a position of command she knew it was her duty to be even more cautious. They were placed in situations of extreme danger on a regular basis, it would be far too easy for her or any commanding officer to take advantage of the heightened emotions such situations could create. Flings were certainly out. To take a step past friendship, it had to be for something real. The problem was, the more time they spent with each other the more her mind traveled in directions it probably shouldn’t. It scared her, more than a little but, it was also becoming more difficult to deny the increasing attraction. Impossibly so if she was honest with herself.

“I can do concern, sometimes. Just don’t tell the others. Can’t have them thinking I am going soft.” He was watching her as he spoke and she could see those large, handsome blue eyes of his softening with each word he said.

She had seen that look before, more than once and only ever directed at her. In fact she had even purposely tried to coax it out of him and now that it was there she wanted it to stay. “So, it’s just me who turns you to mush then?” she asked with that same teasing tone as she held his gaze.

Aric stood up slowly and took a step forward. “Maybe,” he responded in a low, husky tone.

She held his gaze with hers as he stepped closer, the less distance between them, the faster her heart beat in her chest. It was thrumming so quickly that she almost couldn’t breathe. Tash was fairly certain that not all of the heat she felt at that moment was caused by the suns in the sky above. “Your eyes-,” she started to say, her breath catching as the remaining gap between them was barely visible.

“My eyes?” he asked quickly. “What’s wrong with my eyes?”

“Oh! Nothing. There is nothing wrong with them, they are perfect.” The words just tumbled out of her mouth without thought or warning. “I just-,” she started, positive that her cheeks must have been going redder by the second. “Damnit,” she mumbled under her breath. “Just shut up and kiss me.”

“But you were the one-,” he started before she cut him off.

“Aric,” she almost growled.

A grin tugged at the corner of his lips and he reached for her, his hands resting on her hips. Their suits of armor clanged together as he pulled her in close. Tash tilted her head upwards, meeting his lips as he brushed them lightly against hers. It started as a chaste kiss, a dry, tender brushing of lips and deepened as her hands slid up to the back of his neck. Her lips parted and his tongue found it’s way between them, slick and warm as it connected with hers.

Reluctantly she pulled back slowly, her hand guiding him to press their foreheads together. “We really do have to get that beast of a machine moving. So, we are just going to have to hold on to these thoughts and pick it up from here again later.”

“I can live with that,” he replied, kissing her lips softly once more before stepping back.

[autisticdindjarin]