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sylwanin-was-right · 1 year
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Payakan's payback was soooo satisfying. Seeing him thrash underwater with anger then being so agile and strategic with the harpoon cable, which ripped off Scoresby's arm. YES YES!!! ARM FOR AN ARM FUCKER!!!
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space-blue · 1 year
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Are you the asshole commandeering my ship?
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poisonousrain444 · 7 months
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it’s so easy to find fitting textposts for quaritch, for some reason
part one part two part three part four part five
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Plot Idea for Avatar and Avatar:The Way Of Water:
***Warning: brief mention of rape***
Role Reversal. What if Spider’s mom, Paz Socorro, was the Colonel on Hell’s Gate and not Quaritch? She was able to rise in ranks on Earth by being ruthless and cunning and that made her perfect for the job on Pandora. She instilled fear from everyone, including Selfridge. She also has a way of getting what she wants. She was able to convince Jake into spying for her, but the events stayed the same and Jake fought for the Na’vi. Paz died and was able to come back as a Recom to finish the job.
Quaritch, however, was a marine on Hell’s Gate. He was a Pilot in one of the units that helped the scientists. He still has a harsh exterior, but not as bad as Paz’s or his original counterpart. Paz tries to seduce him while on Hell’s Gate, but he keeps on rejecting her. It got to the point that she took extreme measures and ended up pregnant with his son. She uses their son as leverage to get him to fight in the battle against Jake and the Na’vi. He ends up dying due to him and his team switching sides in the end. He returns as a Recom, as well. But this time he goes against Paz and helps Jake so he could be closer to his son.
It is Paz who kidnaps Spider and tries to force him to give up information on Jake. How will things change?
Grace Augustine lives in this fic.
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Neytiri: These gays are trying to murder me!!
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AVATAR - Miles and Parker
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AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER - Mick and Ian 
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Can’t wait to see them in the same scene in AVATAR 3
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xenomorphee3 · 1 year
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Hi all, 
So I have been working on a story in Ao3 (my first). It is a mainly through Quaritch's eyes follow up to the events in TWOW coupled with flashbacks of things we didn't see with Quaritch, Spider, and the other recoms, but are plausible. I continue Quaritch's heavy mirroring and parallels of Jake's Avatar 1 progression. I also threw a surviving Wainfleet and Mansk in there. The story finds the three Marines interacting with the Ash People revealed for Avatar 3.
I realize that its relationship tag may make people think it's "just" a Quaritch fic. And it is, sure. But it's a Quaritch fic in the same way that Avatar 1 would be a Jake Sully fic. It’s not smut (and no judgement, I’ve read my fair share haha). It’s more of an Avatar 3 approach to Quaritch’s story-- developing a character I think is very neat and has a lot of potential. Quaritch's existential crisis of existence is a big theme too. I also am very big on lore and world accuracy and properly capturing the growth of characters based on what we’ve seen in the canon. I saw TWOW 16 times.
I think it's a solid story that a wide rage of Avatar fans could enjoy. I went in on some Pandoran world-building as well especially with the Ash People. If you enjoyed watching Jake Sully slowly fall in love with a Na'vi girl and the world being built around him, you could potentially enjoy my story. One of many forms of content to tide people over until the 3rd film.
Just wanted to get more eyes on it! : ) More than just simps for Quaritch (of which I am one make no mistake lmao).
Never had a Tumblr before, but my friend recommended the platform to me for sharing fanfictions : )
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pandoraslxna · 6 months
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Classified briefing
Miles Quaritch x female scientist reader
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Summary: Briefings can be so boring. Luckily, Quaritch has his favorite little lap warmer with him to make to whole thing so much more entertaining.
Warnings: explicit smut, no plot at all just porn, in public, age difference, size difference, cockwarming but with toys, authority kink, voyeurism, sex toys (anal plug, vibrator/dildo), public humiliation, everyone kinda thirsts over reader because this is my dirty little fantasy hehe
Notes: i wrote this back in august and then totally forgot about it until now so here it is, not proofread at all and not my best work either lol
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There’s a long, polished table that stretches across the center of the room. The table's sleek design exudes elegance, and the smooth surface reflects the room's cold, overhead lighting. It makes you feel even more out of place than you already were.
You can’t help the tremble of you knees once your eyes fall to Dr. Garvin and Mick Scoresby, both of them considered big fish in their area of ​​expertise. You swallow dryly, nervousness slowly creeping up under your skin.
A gentle push to your lower back signals you to move, and then your feet automatically carry you further into the conference room. Most seats are already taken up, each person exuding an air of authority and importance, and a hushed silence falls over them as you near the table.
Glancing to the handful of free seats and based on their ridiculous size, you could only assume who they were reserved for.
The recoms act like a bunch of rowdy teenagers. Pushing each other in a fight for the seats in the far back, snickering and cursing, and you want nothing more than to hide your face in your hands for all the attention they draw on themselves and ultimately on you, too.
Thankfully, they all fall silent once the Colonel clears his throat and takes the first seat, thighs spread like he owns the place. Again, you feel so out of place, frantically looking around to find a place to sit and make yourself even smaller than you already were, next to those trees of blue soldiers.
But before you can even do as much as blink, all chairs seem to be occupied and you find yourself standing, nervously fiddling with the seam of your skirt, before two big hands grab your hips and pull you down to sit on a warm lap.
In all honesty, you were already expecting him to pull a stunt like this. Obviously there had to be a reason for him to bring you here, and not just because he thought you were oh, so interested in a meeting that had absolutely nothing to do with you or your work at all.
Quaritch grins and pulls you closer by your waist, a huff of breath fanning over the top of your head at your little whine of discomfort.
Sitting down makes you hyperaware of the round little silicon toy, the plug that’s sitting snug inside your ass since he himself had placed it there a couple of hours before.
"Be good while I work and I’ll reward you later", he reminds you quietly, squeezing your hips in a warning grip and you nod, blushing. But the faint rosy color on your cheeks soon turns into a deep flush of red that spreads all the way to the tip of your ears, once Miles pulls a little, pink remote, barely the size of your thumb, out of his pocket and places it on the table right in front of your face. You know what this is for. Not for the plug, no, but for the other toy that’s spreading your pussy open, the one you’re currently clamping down on.
For a moment, all your attention is fixed on staying still, not moving too much like that would remind him to turn the switch on and—
"With all respect, Colonel", a voice suddenly speaks up, then a finger is pointed at you and your breath hitches in your throat. "What is she doing here?"
Scoresby looks at you, then back up at Quaritch, and while he doesn’t speak to you directly, the message is clear. It seems Miles feels the way you tense up, because his hands begin to run up and down your thighs, thumbs rubbing soothing circles over your skin.
"Keeping my lap warm", he grins and shrugs in an act of fake innocence, and Scoresbys jaw clenches so tight at the sound of snickering coming from the other recoms, that you‘re sure you just heard something crack.
He actually looks a little relieved at the voice of Dr. Garvins as he politely chimes in, "She’s from the scientific department, sir. That means she’s certainly not qualified enough to b–"
"I- I can leave, it’s okay", you cut him off, causing all present pair of eyes to fall onto your smaller frame. Your attempt to stand up however, is quickly interrupted by Quaritchs arm around your middle, pulling you back down and keeping you there, firm and secured. No chance to flee.
"No, you won’t."
The tension in the air is thick enough, you could probably cut it with scissors. There’s a uncomfortable silence, before the Colonel opens his mouth again, smug as ever, "Her qualifications are none of your concerns, doctor. In fact, I am her qualification to be here. Now if you would please move on and wrap this up so we can all go on with our days? I have other businesses to attend to."
Dr. Garvin, in no mood to argue with the recom that’s over twice his size, straightens up, clears his throat, nods, and moves to the center of the room to stand in front of a big holographic map.
His voice is still a little shaky, a thin layer of nervous sweat sitting on his forehead as he starts the briefing like nothing’s ever happened. The recoms sitting to your left and right instantly scoot back in their seats, settling into more comfortable positions like they’ve been through enough meetings like these to know this could take an awful while.
You allow yourself to finally exhale the breath you didn’t even realize you were holding, shoulders hunching a little as you try to listen to what was being said in front of you.
Something about na’vi clans, metkayina, the ocean, weapons, their relations to something they call Tulkun and then over time, it flows into all that war talk you can barely keep up with.
Not that you could actually focus, really focus, on anything other than the pair of hands roaming up and down your thighs the whole time and the feeling of being so full, so on edge, but not being able to do anything about it. His palms are warm and rough on the soft of your skin, squeezing the flesh of your inner thigh from time to time, which causes you to clamp down on the toys inside you. You close your eyes briefly- inhale, exhale.
When you open them again, you desperately try to find something else to put your focus on. Next to you sits Lyle, the Corporal plays with a pen, flicks it around in skilled fingers, looking just as bored as the rest of team deja blue. It’s actually quite interesting to look at, you think. That is, until he catches you staring. Your eyes meet and he winks at you. Straightening up, you glance in the other direction, trying to hide to blush spreading over your cheeks.
Lyle may be an exception when it came to Quaritch‘s possessiveness, but that doesn’t mean the Colonel won’t tease you for this.
Your whole body tenses when suddenly, a low vibrating buzz shoots through your core, putting your nerves on fire. The suddenness of it all gives you barely any time to stifle the gasp that falls from your parted lips, quieting down the whole room. Your ears are ringing, pleasure surging through you in pulsating waves, before Quaritch switches the toy off again. Well, not entirely off, but at least to the lowest setting. Enough for you to calm down again.
Blinking away the stars behind your eyelids, you realize, to your absolute horror, that Dr. Garvin has stopped talking. And he is staring right at you, mouth slightly agape. And so are some of the other humans. The other half that’s not looking at you, is trying their absolute most to keep it that way, staring at the papers in front of them or counting the tiles on the ceiling.
"Excuse her. Normally she knows how to behave", Quaritch breaks the nerve wrecking silence with a chuckle, "Please, move on."
Garvin clears his throat, sweat now beading at his temples as he stutters to continue where he had left off.
"Corporal Weinfleet here is trying to concentrate, darlin'", Miles hums lowly into your ear, hands gripping your waist to pull you down harder against his lap. "And you’re being very distractive."
His hands hold you down, and then he makes your waist circle on his crotch, hard enough to feel the plugs heart shaped handle grind against his cock.
"S-Sorry, I’m sorry", you whimper quietly, biting your bottom lip to keep yourself from making any more noise.
"Don’t tell that to me", he grins. One of his hands then tips your chin up and gently turns you to look over to his right hand man, who’s grinning back at you like this is the most fun he’s had in weeks.
"Sorry, Lyle", you mutter, big doe eyes looking up at the recom.
You know there are important words being said. Things about trade, unions, Tulkun, hunting, Sully and all the work that still needed to be done to catch this guy you’ve heard so much of. Over an hour has passed of nothing but strategizing and thinly veiled arguments and it’s safe to stay, you’re slowly loosing the battle against your own body’s desires.
The vibrator still weakly buzzes inside you, and you struggle not to squirm on Quaritch’s lap, you really do. But it’s just so difficult.
Your breathing has started to come out in shallow pants, nerves being on edge for way too long now, and then Quaritch leans forward, curling a piece of hair behind your ear so that he can murmur into it.
"Relax, princess", Quaritch whispers. "Just trying to take the edge off for you…" Your lace panties are absolutely soaked with arousal by now, and your teeth scrape over your bottom lip as you inhale sharply through your nose when he flicks the switch and the vibrations turn more intense. Your toes curl. But you don’t move. "Good girl, doing so good for me. That feel good, hm?"
Motherf— "Yes, sir", you shakily exhale. Just a little more, you think. A little more and you could… if only you weren’t in a room full of people.
Miles fingertips stroke gently up your thigh, causing little goosebumps to appear and your entire body to shiver at his caress. It’s a battle not to tighten every muscle against it, to let it roll through you for everyone to see, because the alternative is far more dangerous. You know for certain that he wouldn’t have even the teeny tiny littlest bit of a problem with bending you over this table and fucking you raw for the whole conference room to see, if you wouldn’t behave and sit still. You swallow thickly at the thought and fuck, you wished you didn’t bought that mental image up because you clench around the plug, around the vibrator, feeling both toys rub against each other through the thin wall that’s separating them.
Someone coughs at the other side of the table and your eyes flicker up to Scoresby, sitting three down at the head of the table. He’s watching you with a cocked eyebrow and a barely concealed glint in his eye. 
He knows, you think. You can see it in the way he looks at you, filthy and creepy and— Another wave of pleasure shoots through you like lightning, the vibrations picking up and it causes your entire body, including the walls of your aching holes, to tighten even more, and the tiniest little whimper to escape from the hollow of your throat before you can swallow it down.
Your cheeks flush, the tips of your ears heat, and you quickly turn your attention back to Quaritch just as he opens his mouth.
"You like having that nasty fucker look at you, huh?"
You try your very best not to keen from the feel of your sticky underwear clinging to your pussy, pushing the toys deeper in as he pulls them up a little, giving you a mean wedgie under the table.
"N-No, sir", you whisper.
"But you’re putting on quite the show." Miles grins, sharp toothed and mischievously, his eyes boring into Scoresby until he finally adverts his gaze, his nervousness covered by yet another cough.
"I‘m– I’m n-not…", is all you manage to force out, panting heavily.
Your back arches and just like that, the vibrator is at the perfect position. Just up against your g-spot, the silicon tip rubbing so slightly against the oversensitive ridges.
Your fingers grasp at his forearms, blunt nails dig deep into the thick blue skin, as you focus more on clinging to him than how full you feel, how each breath you take makes the toys move ever so slightly to tease you deep inside and how the vibrations are on their highest level, ruining you from the inside out and causing your whole body to physically shudder.
You’re so ridiculously wet, natural lubricant squeezing around the toys, drenching your panties and now soaking a small patch onto his pants where you’re seated. It feels good. So good, and you’re so close and everyone can probably hear how heavy you’re breathing, so you think fuck it and rock forward with the smallest ”mmh” and a bolt of pleasure shoots up your spine. Quaritch can feel his cock twitch with the growth of his own impatience.
"Look who’s getting bold", he chuckles quietly, and you dare to roll your hips forward. "You want to come, huh? So close, ain’t ya?"
You feel eyes on you. Prager as he dares to put a hand over his cargos and squeeze his aching cock. Mansk staring so shamelessly at you, like his sunglasses make him invisible. Feel Lyle next to you tilt his head to try and catch a glimpse of what’s underneath your skirt.
Feel Miles hands on your hips, tight enough they might bruise your skin as he rocks you back and forth on his crotch, clit dragging over the wet fabric of your panties.
"Please", you whine softly, eyes fluttering close as you let pleasure overtake all your senses, not even caring for the fact that you’re in a room full of people.
"M‘not holding you back, darlin'", he speaks lowly into your ear, bouncing his leg a few times to push those toys just an inch deeper inside you. "Come, if you can keep it down."
Your brain had completely checked out sometime around when your abdomen began to clench with your exasperated breathing and the throbbing between your thighs became so unbearable, you slumped forward. The cold table top against the burning hot skin of your forehead felt like a relief and you had to bite your tongue hard, to not moan out loud.
The vibrations inside your core felt like they were shaking and stimulating ever single nerve there was, to the point all you could do was let it happen. Your whole body felt hot, sticky with sweat and other body fluids as you clamped down on both toys for the final time, before you fell apart with a choked little gasp, followed by silent whimpers of, "Hngh– fuck, f-fuck!"
"There you go, buttercup", you heard Lyle snicker next to you, only adding further to the humiliation you tried so hard to ignore. "About time."
Your whole body locked up, thighs squeezing shut and muscles tensing, as you tried your absolute most to hold back all those pathetic little noises.
"You owe me twenty bucks, Mansk. Told ya‘ she can’t hold it in", came as a whisper from your left, yet you couldn’t put your focus on that voice enough to figure out who was speaking. Ja maybe, or, or… fuuck, fucking hell.
The vibrations inside you went on and on for as long as Quaritch doomed you were capable of, and it felt like you were still coming, until he finally, mercifully, decided to shut the toy off.
It was almost comically how you instantly went slack on his lap, the moment the vibrator inside you stopped working. The content little sigh that left your parted lips was all you could hear, as the room had turned awkwardly silent over the past few minutes.
Then, a dark chuckle sent a chill down your spine, as Quaritch looked over at Garvins stunned frame and said, "You were saying, doc?"
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whoreish-behaviour · 1 year
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Revenant 8
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Na’vi!Colonel Quaritch x Na’vi!Reader
Warnings >~< = Mild dubcon, restraints, cunnilingus (F!oral), overstimulation, like 2 spanks, implied..activities
The Colonel stepped in front of you, his wide shoulders blocking your view of the two men ahead with masks strapped to their faces.
You tried to ignore the goosebumps that arose on your skin every time his tail brushed against the side of your thighs.
‘I’m over it..’ You bit your lip to hide your smile as the man’s accent reached your ears, ‘I’ve got quotas to meet.’
‘You wanna hunt? ..Let’s hunt.’
You furrowed your eyebrows at the Colonel ominous tone, your eyes bouncing over to Spider who had the exact same expression as you.
Once you both connected gazes, he shrugged - before turning back to the railing he was leaned over.
‘What? Here? Not here, there’s too many villages..’
‘No, no!’ A new voice spoke up.
You saw the Colonel shoulders tense, his head tilting slightly as you peeked around his waist and at the man defying him.
‘Respectfully sir..’ You saw him swallow thickly, throat bobbing at the Colonel’s rigid body.
‘Uhm, you do not understand the distinct bonds between the Tulkun and the ocean Na’vi, it’ll.. it’ll be like murdering a member of their family!’
Your stomach dropped when his words registered.
They were going to hunt the Tulkun.
‘Colonel! You can’t.’ You shouted, fist clenching when he didn’t even turn to look at you.
Your breathes grew heavy with panic as everyone turned to look at you, all except for the one person that needed to listen.
‘Colonel!’ You tried again, lifting your tied hands and knocking them into his back.
Still, he didn’t budge.
Letting out a noice of frustration, you flattened your ears and snarled - flashing your fangs venomously.
‘See?’ The man from before spoke up again.
‘We start hunting here, the hostiles will come after us.’
You hissed, angry they had disregarded you - a horrible state of hopelessness washing over your body as you continued to try and cut in.
Your pleas only fell on deaf ears.
‘Exactly, one hostile in particular.’
Your claws dug into your palms from pure anger as the Colonel’s voice rung out again, your eyes set intently on the back of his head.
'If you hunt them, my people will kill you!'
You wanted him to look at you, see the pure rage running through your system and feel the pain of your claws.
To you, nothing would ever justify the amount of destruction caused and now the heartbreak he was planning.
‘Lyle, take her inside.’
You watched as the blue soldier near Spider turned to you, his face stoic as he walked over to you.
You growled as he came closer, hissing when he picked you up and and threw you over his shoulder, crossing over to the entrance of the ship.
‘I will never forgive you if you do this Miles.’ You spoke, voice quiet and defeated but you knew he heard you.
‘You’re really going to let them do this?’ The Colonel’s ears flicked up as he adjusted his vest, Spider’s voice echoing his distaste.
He didn't look at the boy, instead turning away and following the rest of the team down the ship.
He tried to push the effect of the boy's words, yours also resinating and repeating in his brain over and over again.
I'll never forgive you.
I'll never forgive you.
I'll never forgive you Miles..
Your lack of anger and venom in those words only emphasised how truthful you were being, your defeat not making him nearly as happy as he had thought it would.
He gritted his teeth at himself, instead focusing on following Scoresby in front of him, silently watching as the ceiling of the ship separated - opening up and revealing all sorts of equipment.
He heard Scoresby shout to his crew, everyone immediately following his orders.
In no time, over 5 boats were ready to roll out, the ramp opening up to the raging water below.
The Colonel followed Scoresby onto the biggest ship, unable to help himself when walking pass, reaching out and touching the tip of some sort of harpoon.
The thing was huge, leaving the Colonel to wonder just how big these Tulkun were.
Within minutes, everyone was in the water - the smaller boats following behind as Scoresby led everyone away from the main ship, his yells of excitement making the Colonel grimace.
Gripping the rail, the Colonel looked out at the ocean - not even trying to suppress the images of when he had plucked you clean out of that same water and dragged you back with him.
..where you belonged.
The feeling he had in his chest when he was unable to reach you in that vent, your body just out of reach, was unlike anything he imagined.
It felt wrong to have you so far away, out of the circle of his safety.
Anything could've happened. What if you ran out of air in there? Or fell through and dropped-
'Bingo! Move in, we got em.' The colonel deeply inhaled at Scoresby's voice, snapping his eyes ahead and watching as a man behind him began to shoot canisters at the water.
Almost instantly, large blue creatures began to lift their heads up and out of the water, large splashing sounds erupting.
'Get in there, separate her from the rest.' Scoresby flagged the ships on either side of them, the Colonel watching on as the boats began to circle one of the Tulkun.
The Colonel swallowed as the creature cried out, the boats surrounding it disorientating it and causing it to panic.
Gripping the railing tighter, the boat swerved in the direction of the now lone Tulkun - the thing still crying out helplessly as the Colonel gritted his teeth.
'Now the hard part..' The colonel looked over to Scoresby - who was grinning, happy as anything.
'They ever fight back?' He couldn't help but question.
'No, never seen them even lift a fin. They're tough bastards to kill though.' The Colonel looked away again as Scoresby laughed, tail behind him unmoving as he breathed heavy.
I'll never forgive you.
'Subteams move in - airbags ready.'
Clenching his fist, the Colonel ran his tongue over his fangs - thoughts conflicting him as he saw the Tulkan slow massively - bright red airbags now attached to it's fins.
It's continuous cries strangely reminded him of you - no matter how helpless it was, the beast still fought back.
I'll never forgive you Miles
And that was the last straw for the Colonel.
'Stop! Order a full retreat!' He shouted, moving in closer to Scoresby - who was now stood behind the massive harpoon from before.
The man immediately looked to the Colonel, hands on the trigger - holding the beasts fate quite literally in his hands.
'What!? You-'
'You heard me.' The Colonel nodded once, ears flat.
'You can't just do that! There's-
Snarling, the Colonel stepped up onto the ledge the arguing man stood, his body instantly shrinking back at the threatening avatar before him.
'Full. Retreat. Now Scoresby.'
The colonel felt his fangs graze his bottom lip, snarling as the man rumbled something along the lines of 'you're really starting to piss me off' before pressing his ear piece.
'Everyone stand back, full retreat. Speedboats return to SeaDragon, subteam to me.' Scoresby spoke, his frustration clear.
Turning away, the Colonel looked back over the railing - eyes on the now stationary Tulkun who's head was still above water.
'Now what? It can't swim like that.' His ears flicked at Scoresby's irritation.
'Leave it where it is, the clans will still find it. The message is clear enough.' The Colonel justified, trying to ignore the relief he felt as he watched the boats move back and away from the cornered beast.
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The ground was cold where you laid on your side, head rested on your hands, legs and tail tucked close to your body.
You were cheeks damp, the skin red and flushed.
It had to of been hours since you were chucked in here, the Colonels right hand man scolding at you to behave.
You stared mindlessly at the underside of the table above, your whole body physically hurt from the pain in your chest that seemed to spread like a disease.
The betrayal you felt.
Not just from the Colonel, no. You had betrayed yourself, allowing yourself to think, even for a second, that you were able to see a change in him.
You cursed yourself, tears welling up again and threatening to fall.
At the sound of the door opening behind you, you sniffed quickly - blinking away and willing yourself not to cry. With your back to the door, you weren't able to see who had disturbed you.
And quite frankly, you didn't care.
Their silence confused you, your ears perking up to catch if they made any sort of noise to indicate who they were.
Once your confusion wasn't rectified, you huffed out and closed your eyes - willing yourself to sleep and forget everything.
You weren't expecting the hand on your still tied ankles, a gasp leaving your mouth as you were pulled out from under the table, body dragging against the ground.
Immediately your turned, teeth bared and eyes full of anger - ready to attack.
You pushed away your relief when your eyes landed on the Colonel, his sheepish gaze staring you back.
'Get off of me!' You tried to pull your legs from his grip but he refused to let go. Instead, he further pulled you closer to where he was kneeled on his hunches.
He didn't react to your thrashing, instead he just stared at you - not a word leaving his lips.
'What's wrong with you! Skxawng! Get. Off!' You hissed, fangs flashing.
You continued when you felt his hands circle around your waist, pulling you until you were nose to nose.
You breathed heavy as your stared at him, his lack of fight infuriating you even more. Feeling his arms wrap around you tighter, you were suddenly picked up - triggering you to curse him out again.
'Stop ignoring me and let go!'
You gasped as you were dropped on the table, one hand on your waist sliding down to your hips and pulling you to the edge while the other trailed up just under your breasts- pressing you flat to the surface.
His hand was big enough to entirely cover you, his warmth seeping into your very soul.
Your mouth dropped open, the sudden position having your still damp cheeks warming.
'Now your quiet?' His voice threw you off, your confidence out the window.
You didn't respond, only swallowed thickly as he lifted your legs up to your chest, his hands now behind your knees and pressing himself against you- hips flush to yours.
You didn't try and let it effect you, amping yourself up and flattening your ears - ready to tell him exactly what you thought of him.
'Don't touch me!' You hissed, tucking your restrained hands to your chest and swaying your tail slowly.
He was evil, he had taken countless of innocent lives, beings that had done absolutely nothing but exist and you were letting him touch you?!
'I hate you! Get away and let me go!' You thrashed, your entire body flushing when you felt felt him move a hand down your thigh - the other moving across and using his forearm to hold your knees to your chest.
You gasped when the hand trailing your thigh dipped further down, under your ass - fingers slipping beneath the band of your pants before beginning to pull it up.
'S..Stop! Get off of me!' Your voice cracked, your body shivering as more skin was revealed to the cool room.
The Colonel didn't look down at all, his eyes trained on your face - watches your features intently. He watched as your face tensed and relaxed, almost as if you were unsure if you should be enjoying this.
But he knew you were, your scent was already beginning to permeate the air.
He didn't stop until your pants were bunched up at your knees, the arm he was using to keep you in the mating press now holding the fabric in a tight grip.
You didn't know how to react, your heart dropping as you were completely exposed - shutting your eyes in embarrassment when your felt yourself clench.
You could already feel your slick building, your clit beginning to throb from lack of stimulation.
'Get..Get off me.' You and the Colonel both heard the lack of emphasis in your words, your voice quiet and no strength behind it.
'That what you really want?' You could feel his stare on you but you didn't look.
The Colonel waited for your answer, your pure stubbornness making a smirk pull at his lips.
You huffed out a breath when you felt him move further down, his head disappearing out of the corner of your eye.
Your thighs shook desperately when you felt him press his lips just below the back of your knee, his lips and breath warm against you.
He repeated that again and again, lower each time until he was at your inner thigh. You then felt him run his fangs over the sensitive skin, the sharp tips embedding in your skin.
You moaned, body tensing as he repeated the process to your other thigh - this time taking it a step further and sucking the skin into his mouth.
He didn't let go, even when your bucked your hips against him, cunt dripping for him and landing on the surface below.
Once he was sure he had left his mark, he released you - tongue slipping out to running over the new bruise.
Dropping his gaze, his eyes landed on your pussy - the poor thing practically begging to be touched.
'If you want me to stop, tell me and I'll leave.' He knew he had to ask, even though he'd rather bite his own hand off than leave you right now - he wouldn't force you.
At your lack of response, he lifted his hand - landing a clean spank on the back of your thigh. Your gasp made him smirk as he pictured your pouty lips.
'Please Colonel..' You whined, laying your head back against the table, back arching and hoping he'd give in and finally touch you.
You held your breath when you felt him move lower, cheeks tinting as you felt him sniff around - breathing you in like air. His groan made you respond with your own whine, hands clenching into fists.
'We didn't kill them.' The random sentence had you opening your eyes, the light blinding.
'Wh..what?' You voice wobbled.
'The Tulkun. I called off the hunt.' You lifted your head, trying to peer around your legs and at his face, the relief in your body never feeling better.
'Miles-'
You were cut off by your own moan, his tongue finally diving between your lips - the hand that wasn't holding your legs to your chest now slipping two fingers on either side of you, spreading you open even further.
'Fuck, you're dripping everywhere.'
You threw your head back when you felt him slide his tongue through the entirety of you - your arousal collecting deliciously on his tastebuds.
'Knew you'd taste this fuckin' good.' You whined back at his muffled voice, arching your back and slithering your tail around the back of his neck.
Once you had be licked clean, he slid up higher - laving his tongue repeatedly across your engorged clit before taking the bud into his mouth.
You screamed as he sucked, his cheeks hollowing out and using his tongue to flick the bud in his mouth, making sure the tip caught the sensitive underside.
Humming around you, he sucked harder - pulling back slightly and shaking his head, your hips rocking against his face.
You stomach quivered, breaths heavy as you moaned out, your high beginning to peak as you begged him, your thighs shaking around his head.
'Fuckin' come for me princess, come on.' You heard him pant against you, before he dove back back, the hand that had been spreading you now circling your clit while he tongued at your hole.
You cried out as he slipped inside you, thumb unrelenting on your clit.
You felt electric when your high crashed through you, your body on overdrive while Miles continued to lick at you, tongue slipping back and forth to draw more of your orgasm out.
You whined when he didn't pull away and the thumb on you clit didn't stop.
You shifted to hips away, crying out when his mouth only followed you - tongue now licking up to where his thumb was, pulling the appendage away to clean away any remaining arousal.
Once he was sure you were clean, your pussy twitching from overstimulation, he let go - kissing his way back up until he was looking over your knees and down at your fucked out face.
You eyes were closed, breaths heavy as your tried to come back - your brain completely disconnecting from you.
'You with me?' He asked, using his hand to lightly smack against your thighs.
Your whine while you nodded made him chuckle, your eyes finally opening and looking down at him.
His chest sucked in at the smile you graced him with, your eyes light and genuine while your dimple popped in your cheeked.
Looking down, Miles reached down and grasped your wrists, fingers sliding under the restraint and loosening it until it fell away. He reached for your ankles next, repeating the same action.
His ears perked up at your sound of relief, using both his hands to pull your legs from your chest and letting them fall limp on either side of him, your pants still around your knees.
While he was too busy making sure you were comfortable, his hands pulling your pants off the rest of the way - thumbs massaging the flesh of your thighs to make sure you wouldn't cramp, you stared at him, your tailing swaying in content.
You felt safe.
Sitting up, you watched as he looked up at you - eyes trying to figure you out.
He was between your now spread thighs, hands leaving you and dropping rest on the table on either side of your waist.
Slowly, you trailed your hands up his chest - fingers spread wide and your tough feather light.
You didn't look at his face, focused on where your hands touched until they were near his neck, your nails grazing the skin lightly.
Only then did you link your eyes, his hooded and intense - almost as if he was staring right through you.
You held your breath as he leaned in, nose lightly brushing yours before he finally connected his lips to yours.
Breathing out, you closed your eyes - pushing back against him while he kissed you, your hands making their way around his neck and running over the hair at the back of his head.
You whined when you felt him press harder into you, his hips now flush to your bare core - the material nudging your clit.
'Miles..' You broke away, eyes still closed why he began to rock into you - crying out when your sensitive clit began to be stimulated again.
'So beautiful..' You heard him say quietly, lips pressing against your throat and the skin being roughly sucked under his teeth - fangs threatening to break through.
'..all mine.' You nodded in agreement, hissing in pleasure when he bit down ever so slightly.
'Yours.'
You gasped when you felt something hard begin to press up against your core, his rocking hips letting you feel everything.
'I..I want to help you..' You started, beginning to trail the hand around his neck, down his chest - hoping he'd understand.
The smirk against your throat told you he knew exactly what you were trying to say.
I'm not sure when the next update will be since I'll be away from home for a few days, will keep you guys posted :))
Part 9
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Chapter Three— Unexpected visitors
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#SYNOPSIS— The dead come back to visit
#WARNING(S)— This is a dark fic, implications of abandonment, implications of being a bad mother, child abandonment, implications of discrimination, implications of physical abuse, yandere, unhealthy obsession, possessive, prey/hunter dynamics, scent kink, creepy behavior, throat usage?/does that even make sense?, forced kissing, noncon kissing???)) quaritch goes feral, unwanted touching
#CHARACTER(S)— Recom! colonel Miles Quaritch
#NOTE— so I lied— the good stuff will definitely be on the next chapter. I’m also planning to make a Drabble to make up for it
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Quaritch extended out his palm towards the diagram ❝ The target is pretty much this whole island group— ❞ he was cut of by Spider ducking beneath his large frame, he glanced down at his son smiling briefly, ❝— Never been up there, you know those waters doc. What kind of indigenous we got? ❞ Scoresby gestured towards the man on the opposite side of the diagram. The doc was startled out of his own thinking, hesitating briefly as he glanced at the blue Recom looking at him with piercing yellow eyes ❝ Well— uh we got metkayina mostly some Ta’unui maybe fifty villages— ❞
Having enough of his rambiling, Quaritch cut off him with a puzzled face, ❝ uh you are who?❞ he didn’t need to know what specific species of na’vi there was— all he needed to know where was the nearest village nearby to get stated on his mission ❝ Oh I’m uh Doctor Ian Garvin, a marine biologist ❞ he extended out his palm for a handshake but was ultimately ignored by Quaritch, he dropped down his hand in embarrassment, ❝ Fifty villages— a hundred villages. I don’t care we’ll search them all ❞ Scoresby scoffed, and snapped back with an obnoxious tone ❝ I hunt Tulkun, that’s what I’m rigged for that’s all my guys do. I’ve got quotas to meet ❞
A rotten wry smile split Quaritch face, he showed a smile with far too many teeth— teeth to sharp his lips curled up. He looked like a happy predator with upturned lips, ❝ I’ll be nice once than I won’t ❞ Behind him, Lyle lifted his respiratory mask taking a sip of carbon. His yellow eyes gleamed, as he watched the interaction between the two of them. Scoresby pursed his lips, not expecting to be threatened in his own ship, ❝ Oh if you can’t get out of it, get into it. All crew to stations! ❞
It was difficult being the only human among the na’vi, unable to fully understand the ways of being‘ One of the people ‘ as they say. But they were welcoming to say the least— a bit skittish but nothing you can do about it. Had it not been for Jake sully— Toruk Makto as they call him; you would of never been accepted into the Ta’unui clan. You weren’t ‘ one of the people ‘ just a human coexisting with them. It was difficult at first, finding yourself frustrated with them— and yourself. It was a horrible decision to leave the forest but if you didn’t than you would be stuck with him— burden by the responsibility of being a mother. So you packed your things and left—
Gone the next day leaving no trace behind but a few personal belongings. It was heartless— to abandon a child but you couldn’t bare to look at it. Finding bile crawling up your throat whenever you ever so glanced at it. But that was years ago and you can only find yourself wanting to learn about their life now— only a little. You come up with your own conclusions, that’s he’s fine— doing much better now that you were gone. Has a happy family that gives him all the affection and care he needs— anything to lesson the guilt of abandoning him.
You were startled out of your thoughts as a blue hand appeared in your vision. You jumped like a feral cat, whisking around as your eyes caught culprit of a sheepish male na’vi. ❝Jesus Christ— must you always do this to me? ❞ The male na’vi blinked, cocking his head to the side as he stared at you with wide eyes, ❝ I do not understand this sky people talk— what is this Jesus Christ? ❞ You shook your head, waving your hand in dismissal ❝ Dont worry about it— Sky people nonsense and all that. Your English has gotten good ❞ at your compliment, the male puffed up his chest in pride. You scoff at his flared ego— ever since you’ve been here this male na’vi was always by your side, claiming he was curious about the sky people.
He’s become your student— only for a short while. You’ve been teaching him English for quite some and was surprised to see him learn the language very quick. It brought a sense of peace towards you— familiarity. It’s as if you were back in the past with Grace helping her at the school. A wave of nostalgia hit you, often times you missed the moments you had with everyone. You smiled briefly, the past would always sneak upon you leaving nothing but a longing to see everyone. But you had made your bed— choosing to leave and abandon everyone. Now you must lay in your choices. ❝ You are friends with Toruk Makto, no? ❞
Confused by the sudden interest in an old friend, you nodded, ❝ Yeah— Jake sully, what’s the sudden interest in him? ❞ he hesitated briefly, ❝ He is residing in a metkayina clan— not far from here— there has been talk of war following him ❝ Your lips pursed in response, brows furrowing. ❝ That is odd— not something he would do. Who knows maybe he just wanted a vacation? ❞ He looked at you with wide eyes, ❝ You are certain of this? ❞ You hesitated briefly, you weren’t— Jake would of never fled the Omaticaya— especially Neytiri, seeing as how she loved her home and would even die for her people. This wasn’t something they would do— not unless they were running from something— or someone.
But no one could posses such a threat that would cause Jake to flee— and if they did, we’ll they were dead. But you couldn’t cause panic— ❝ I’m sure, who knows maybe it’s for diplomat reasons ❞ He seemed satisfied with your answer and bided you goodbye. You were back to being alone— busying yourself to your own devices. But worry seemed to overshadow your thoughts— worming their way inside your mind. If Jake was here than what of the boy you gave birth to? Jake didn’t adopt him— no the boy had foster parents that took care of him along with other human children that were left behind. But Jake promised— he promised to watch over him. Did Jake bring him here to the ocean clans? Or did he leave him back at the Omaticaya?
Worry gnawed at your gut— you couldn’t bare to risk seeing the boy. Your stomach churned in disgust— you were cut off by a horn being blasted through the air— your stomach dropped. Through the years residing in the clan not once has the horn been used. Distant cries were heard thought the beach and a loud rumbling sound swallowed their petrified cries. You scrambled towards the noise, terror sticking at your nerves as a large ship came into view, ❝ Oh fuck— fuck! ❞ you scrambled backwards running towards your small hut. You gathered your necessity items, shoving the basic necessities in a small bag.
None of this made sense— they shouldn’t be here, not once had they come near the islands. They were often seen out in the open waters hunting tulkun. This was different— had they come here to threaten or kill the na’vi residing in this island? Peace was not on the table so the like hold of the other two options happening were possible. You flinched at the loud cries coming from the na’vi and the curses of your mother tongue being shouted out. If they caught you— there was no doubt you might be publicly executed for betraying your race.
And so you hid— lost in the wildlife of Pandora you seeked shelter behind a trunk covered by bushes. Your breaths came out labored, you peeked from a small opening seeing the na’vi being rounded up on the clearing. You leaned forward trying to get a better view unaware of the footsteps behind you. You let out a scream as a hand tugged you up from your hiding place. You struggled immediately, clawing at the hands that held onto you— ❝ Stay still—! I got a traitor here! ❞ your attacker dragged you towards the clearing, gun pressing against your back.
You tripped over your own feet a couple of times as you were dragged to the clearing. Countless of na’vi were forced to kneel onto the sand with guns and tasers threatening to cause harm. There were avatars among them humans, dressed in full camo gear with weapons strapped towards their vest. The color drained from your face as you made eye contact with piercing yellow eyes, ❝ What the actual fuck— ❞ you were starting to panic, kicking your feet and acting like a mad woman— you were unsure of what to do but your brain screamed at you to run.
In front of you was the man you once thought was dead— no you were certain he was dead. His skeleton was out in the forest decomposing on itself. Yet, here he was, breathing and certainly alive. He was back from the dead and this time he came back blue. Beside him was a human boy wearing na’vi clothes, he was covered in blue stripes. A flicker of recognition sparkled in your eyes— your breath hitched at your throat, ❝no— no! ❞ you shook your head refusing to accept the truth. A newfound strength courses through your body.
You elbowed the guy on the ribs making a run for it, ❝ Don’t shoot! I need her alive! ❞ a familiar voice ran along the clearing— it was him. Colonel Miles Quaritch was back from the dead and came back bigger, stronger and faster in the body of a na’vi—a species he hated with a passion. But how was that even possible? You wouldn’t stay to find out— you had to leave— to hide
❝ Get back here! ❞ He roared out, the sheer volume and grit of his voice caused the ends of your hairs to stand up. He launched himself to your pursuit, screaming out in rage. He was hot on your tail, commanding you stop running but it only caused you to pump your legs faster. Soon enough you heard him right behind you— you glanced back a mistake you realized as he ran at you in a primal way. Hands and feet— claws out for a grip against the terrain he pounced on you. ❝C’mere! ❞ You ducked out the way, barley missing his grasp but not without paying the price of your shirt being torn by his claws. You slammed yourself against a trunk barley missing his claws. You scrambled back to your feet leaving him in the dust.
❝ Stop running! ❞ he screamed out, ❝ you’re suppose to be with me— You’re mine— mine! ❞ Sharp canines gritted against each other and bared into a sneer, his brows were furrowed and yellow eyes were wide like saucers— he looked insane as if he submitted himself to his primal instincts. He was fixated on getting you; even going as far as his abandoning his gun— anything that slowed him down. A shaky sigh left his lips as he gripped the garment of your torn blouse— he inhaled deeply pressing it against his nose. He swears he could taste your scent on his tongue. It’s yours— and you’re here with him.
He exhaled shaky, pocketing the torn piece of clothing inside his pocket. He glanced back up finding you no where in his sight. His ears flattened against his skull, tail laying limp, ❝Don’t be mean now honey— ❞ his voice drawled out, the smirk wiping off his face seeing as there was no indication to where you could possibly be. He scouted out the area in a frenzy coming to a halt as a thud behind him makes him turn around in a swift. He rushes over to the sound pushing away the wildlife , ❝ Gotcha! ❞ his excitement died down when all he found was a small animal cowering in fear. He let out a hiss of frustration, tail whipping around as his anxiety clawed at him.
Panic rose as he searched every creek he could find— which way did you go? His frustration bubbled in his chest, ❝ If you don’t come out right now I swear I’ll paint that ass red and blue! ❞ He looked left and right, running in circles looking for any sign or indication to where you could possibly be. Meanwhile, you had ran as far as you could ending up near your shack. You stoped to catch your breath, heart beating against your chest in an erratic way. You bended over placing your hand on your knees— you had lost him for now. But what can you do before he catches up to you again? For how long can you evade his grasp? Leaving the island would be impossible. This was a hopeless scenario for you— there was no way to flee and running was the only option. You could hide in your shack but wouldn’t that be the first place they would check?
You couldn’t give up now, standing straight you began to plot your next move. Hiding was a no go— you need small places somewhere a na’vi can’t fit in. You could hear the distant scream of your name out in the woods, your head whipped to the sound. Tripping over your own steps you decided to push more distance away from him. You knew exactly where to go— you’ve known this island for years. He doesn’t, all that matters is making sure he doesn’t catch up to you before you get there. Soon enough you heard a branch break beside you— you don’t have time to register the force that impacted you.
You feel like you’re flying through the air— unable to grasp what’s going on. He’s grabbing you and wrestling you beneath him— a coarse laugh came from him, his canines glistened from the copious amount of times of running his tongue over them— unable to swallow his exceeding amount of saliva. His tail thumped behind him in excitement, ❝ I got you, sweetheart— you’re mine now ❞ his chuckles were hoarse, shoulders shaking as deep rumbles came within his chest.
He pressed his nose against the juncture of your nape, curling himself to your size. You froze— did he just sniff you? He’s panting, whole body trembling. ❝ You done teasing me? You and I have some unfinished business to get to. How about we finish that family that we started? Give the brat a couple of siblings while you and I get to be acquainted once again ❞ You shook your head frantically, the thought of having another child with him disgust you. Tears slid down your cheeks freely, you wanted to scream and cry out. This was a nightmare come to life. You let out a squeal as you felt his palm reach down and grabbed a handful of your ass, groping and squeezing the flesh. He rained down numerous kisses on your neck, nipping and lapping at your flesh. You were frozen in place— He was terrifying, and too fucking big. His whole body encased yours. Quaritch looked at you, pupils blown wide—. Your attempts to trash away from his grip was useless against his strength and size. He was overwhelming— you could only see and feel him. Both of his massive biceps were placed beside you, lowering his chest towards back.
Back when he was human he always towered over you but now as a na’vi? He was huge— it was like you were his own personal human doll. You could hear shuffling behind you— you were manhandled as if you were nothing but cargo. You were face to face with him. His biceps kept you locked in his embrace, lowering himself towards you. He was starved for you— relishing every touch he could get from you. You however— we’re frightened and did everything possible to get away from his embrace. You wiggled and kicked helplessly under his strong grip— his arms tightened around you like a snake coiling around it’s prey. It only just hit how strong and big his was.
He hugged you even closer— if it was even possible to do so. Pressing your body against his, he let out a deep low moan making you let out a squeak as you felt his canines drag across your flesh. He leaned down again— seeing his face dip towards yours; you turned your face to the side avoiding his lips from touching yours. His lips skimmed over your cheeks— a low animalistic snarl escaped from him. His fingers dug into your jaws and wrenched your face to look back at him. ❝ You will not take this from me, girl— I have waited so long to have you ❞
His lips pressed against yours in a messy kiss, he pressed his tongue against your mouth. Claws prodding your jaw to open up as he swallowed your mouth whole. Tears streamed down your cheeks— He doesn’t get to have you— you weren’t his. You wish you could tell him this but all you can squeak out are muffled sobs. Quaritch was overjoyed— a sense of peace came flowing to him. You were back in his arms, exactly where he wanted you. Nothing can stop him now— not even the order he was given from his predecessor— you were meant to be his— human or na’vi doesn’t matter.
Your attempts to break away from the kiss were futile against his overwhelming strength. He deepened the kiss, tongue lashing at ever crook and crane he could find. Tears pricked the corner of your eyes as you felt his tongue slither down your throat. Your fist slammed against his chest seeing black dots prick at the corner of your vision. Feeling you go limp in his arms caused him to draw back from your mouth. His hold on you however remained— a string of saliva connected both of your lips. Face running red, you stared at him unable to fully wrap your head on just what happened
He stared back down at you, completely unfazed. As if this was the most natural thing to do ❝ What? Cat got your tongue, hmm Princess? ❞ , you shook your head to the side a couple of times; mumbling out incoherent words. His ears however managed to hear you every well, ❝ You’re not him— how are you even alive? You died— ❞ you babbled out— pawing against his chest pathetically, pushing and slapping with your weak strength. A mistake you were quick to realize as he slammed you back to the ground caging you in his arms, ❝ Just relax, princes I’ll explain it to ya— you see I’m a clone of that old man. He’s deceased— he was weak ❞ he hissed, ❝ I’m better— I’m stronger and I am going to take what is rightfully mine; starting with you ❞
Small wheezes came from you, you looked at him as if he was absurd ❝ I don’t belong to you— ❞ his fingers curled around your throat ❝ Watch it— clearly you’re attitude has been left unchecked for quite a long time. Don’t worry sweetheart, daddy will fix that ❞ His palm pressed against your back bringing you upwards to him, he coaxed you to his lap; tail wrapping around your arm. His palms groped your flesh, touching every place he could. His hands fiddled with your blouse, scrunching up the piece of fabric you called blouse tearing it off. You’re breast bounced from the impact— you curled inward to protect your modesty. His fingers itched to grab hold of your breast— lips curling up at your refusal. However, a static voice coming from his earpiece caused him to pause his actions. You couldnt catch what they were saying but you doubted it was anything good. His yellow eyes gleamed, ❝ Let’s get you back home— where you belong ❞
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Hey guys! I think I managed to translate the first chapter of the fanfic. I want to warn you that I'm not sure about the quality of the translation, but I tried to make the text readable. While I introduce you to the data of the fanfic! Annotation: The year is 2170. The RDA is preparing a program of mass cleansing Pandora of hostile tribes in order to repopulate the fertile territories with earthlings, and Colonel Miles Quaritch has failed in his task: collaborator Jake Sully escaped justice and escaped. The RDA leadership is unsure of the competence of the recombinant, who will never be part of the human world. Characters: Miles Quaritch/Laura Asadi (OC), Lyle Wainfleet, Mansk, Miles Socorro, Ian Garvin, Zdinarsk, Prager, Lopez, Alexander, Kiri, Tuktirei , Jake Sully, Neytiri, Mo'at, Lo'ac, Francis Ardmore, Mick Scoresby, Norm Spellman, Max Patel, Tonovari, Ronal, Tsirea, Aonung. Genres: Science Fiction, Thriller, Fiction. Warnings: Secondary Original Characters, Laboratory Experiments, Obscene Language, Captivity, Postcanon, Consistency with Canon, Murder.
Other tags: Avatars, Magnificent Scoundrel, Xenophilia, From villain to hero. Dedication: Cameron, thanks for the blue kitten.
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Ma Miles - Ch. 18
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Mention of drowning, mention of getting shot with arrows
Pouty kitty!! A little bit of a smaller chapter today. We're moving forward in this story and it's going to be a very rough ride for a little bit before ruffled feathers gets smoothed out again lol
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Standing on the receiving end, watching as you leave with their son, is unlike any pain Miles has ever felt before in his relatively short and long life. Screw getting shot by Mrs. Sully’s arrows dipped in neurotoxins, screw Sully and the chokehold he had on him as he slowly but surely drowned him. Compared to this anxious fear that was crawling up inside of him, that had been like a walk in the friggin sunny park. For a moment, how he had ended up in this exact situation strikes him with blinding clarity. He had never meant for any of this to happen, never meant for Sully’s son to get caught in the middle of their war, yet, a child had almost died and it had partly been his fault. 
The bile that followed the realization didn’t sit well with him. A part of him growls angrily inside of his mind, demanding that he ‘pussy up and put a pad on it’. Yet, that part of him lay crushed to dust in the jungle somewhere far, far away from here. He was not that man, that’s what he had claimed the entire time, but when push came to shove, when Sully had been within his grasp, Colonel Miles S. Quaritch was exactly who he had become. By some kind of miracle, he had managed to stop the tulkun hunt just in time before Scoresby sent the explosive-tipped harpoon into the animal. The shadow of your soul-crushed expression brokenly staring up at him with horror had entered his mind, making his entire body clench up, as if panic-stricken. He remembered mumbling something as he pushed the harpoon upwards to the skies, as far away from the animal as he could get it, before demanding that they stop the hunt altogether. From there, Sully would get the message and still be able to save the animal. 
Sighing deeply, he realized that he had screwed up royally. He should have never taken Spider from your arms, should have never burned the villages, or ordered Lyle to shoot that chief’s animal. He should have listened to you, should have taken your lessons to heart instead of just playing happy house while closing his ears to Ardmore’s nagging. The woman, although outranking him, had no tactical sense whatsoever. Miles was not stupid. Upon waking, he had gathered all the intel he could on the General, pulled some strings, and called in even older favors. What he had found was unsettling, even to what remained of Quaritch’s personality inside of him. Ardmore was ruthless but sloppy, her work was efficient when successful, but disastrous when failed. 
It wasn’t as much the failed missions that worried him though. Ardmore had given him a promise inside of her office, one he no longer had any doubt that she would hesitate to fulfill once she got a hold of you. How he was supposed to keep you safe was beyond him. With the way his body ached, he wouldn’t be able to defend either one of you anytime soon. The chances of the village protecting them were slim at best. They were primitive people after all. Once Ardmore set her mind on something, he feared it would rival that of Quaritch himself. The chance of the two of them coming with him was even slimmer. He had no claim to Spider, even though you had accepted him as Spider’s father. The memory of your voice brokenly ringing through the hut pulls him out of his mind for long enough to assess the situation before him. 
‘You do not deserve them,’ 
The claim cut deeply, although knowing you, it was probably not meant to. The despair and heartache you had displayed took him by complete surprise. With every emotion pouring off of you, you let yourself be vulnerable without appearing weak. In fact, he had never seen a more powerful display of strength in his life. You had spoken the truth, even though it had obviously hurt you on a personal level. 
The little mama was right, of course, though even admitting as much to himself didn’t come easily. Spider had gone with her willingly, and why wouldn’t he? She had been there for him his entire life compared to him. Sure, he had been dead for most of his kid’s life, but what did he do once he actually found his son back in that jungle? Kidnapping. Coercion. Manipulation. And hey, what do you know; kidnapping again. 
Shaking his head, Miles clenched his jaw so tightly the force behind it threatened to break the bone. The pain brought a newfound clarity with it, clarity that he had needed so many times in the past few months. Sucking his bottom lip between his teeth, he squares his shoulders. Even though he never intended to hurt the children, using them as pawns in a game of war, just to get to the Sullys, had been beneath him. Looking up from his own pity party, he notices how Mrs. Sully doesn’t fare much better than he does. He recognizes the shame and frustration, her anger at him lingering just behind her eyes, as if smoldering embers waiting to ignite. But for the moment, he couldn’t care less what Mrs. Sully felt. Not when there were more important things to focus on.
The way you had just walked out on them, on him, threatened to make him spiral into a panic he didn't even want to acknowledge. Being ashamed didn’t fit into his life, didn’t clash well with his personality, in all honesty. Yet, when you had told them - told him - that they were unworthy of calling themselves parents, that they didn't deserve their children, he had only felt shame at the way he already knew it to be true. You were going to leave him for real if something didn't change soon, were going to turn your back on him and walk out of his miserable life like everyone else had. If he was being honest with himself, which apparently was the theme of today’s schedule, he didn’t understand why you hadn’t already left. It wasn’t as if he hadn’t expected it to happen. Everyone left him, that was just the story of his life. And maybe you would be better off if you did. But then again, if you hadn’t found a partner in all the years since adopting Spider, what was to say you would now? 
Closing his eyes and sighing deeply, he already knows what he has to do. Although it pains him to the very core of his soul, Miles steps up to Mrs. Sully, noting how her eyes darken with wariness as she scowls up at him, the grip on her knife tightening instinctively as he comes to a stop before her. The tension in the small hut is thick enough to slice with a knife, Sully and the big chief ready to pounce if he even breathed wrong. 
“She is right,” He starts slowly, his Na’vi not as good as he wished it to be, but by the shocked silence in the hut, he must’ve said it correctly enough. “I should not use the children on you,”
The sentence is chopped and slow, and he’s certain that he worded it all wrong when the hut remains silent, the Sullys’ expressions that of bewildered owls gawking at him with open ears. Growling his frustration at his own laziness, Miles slowly raises his hand to pinch the bridge of his nose, praying for patience. 
“I shouldn’t have used the children against you,” He repeats, in English this time, “I apologize.”
“I understood what you said, demon, I am not slow like you,” Neytiri hisses back way too fast before continuing in English, “I will not forgive. But we do agree, for once. Y/n was right and I apologize for putting Spider in danger,”
It’s not perfect, it’s not perfect in the slightest, but it’s a start he thinks as he looks at his former Corporal. Sully’s shocked expression is not lost on him, and somehow, it makes him feel angrier than he already was. Turning around, Miles steps over to his cot, before sitting down. His body is tired and his head is pounding uncomfortably. With narrowed eyes, he watches as Mrs. Sully leaves the hut, but as she does, the big chief walks up to him. 
“It takes a strong man to admit when he is at fault,” He says before turning back to Sully. The two whisper something in Na’vi before the big chief leaves them both.
Miles doesn’t know how much time passes in silence, the sound of the sea below the hut soothing in a way he hadn’t expected it to be. Still, his anger and frustration over Sully only rise inside of him. The time he had wasted, the lives that had been lost, the cost it had demanded of him - all without a second thought. Although they were his decisions, he couldn’t help but fall victim to Quaritch’s old ways of thinking. 
“You were my brother,” He starts, his low and voice raspy - filled with anger and old betrayal that didn't belong in this new life of his, “And you betrayed that,” 
“It wasn’t personal, Quaritch,” Jake replies, and in truth, he sounds so honest. It only works to infuriate him even more though. 
“I gave you a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Corporal. I went out of my way to give you what you needed to succeed. When Parker wanted to pull the plug, I fought for you. I showed you loyalty and you took that and spat it right back in my face - you turned your back on me,” Miles growls, ears pinned tightly to his skull as his tail thrashes loudly behind him, easily giving his emotions away which Sully clearly read. 
“What we were doing was wrong, can you still not see that?” Jake shoots back, his own anger showing, though his body language remained calm, non-confrontational. Anger though, anger Miles could work very well with. 
“You betrayed me, Jake,” He fuels on, the rasp in his growl lethal even to his own ears. 
“You betrayed yourself, Colonel,” Jake spits his title with disgust and for a split second, it hits home. Miles is unable to respond, unable to help his ears from twitching or his tail from freezing up behind him.  
“What we came here to do was wrong. Still, the Na’vi opened their homes, their hearts -” Jake points in the direction you and Spider had just left moments ago and the message hits dead center, “ - and welcomed us, made us a part of them, out of the goodness of their hearts. You know, the Na’vi has no word for shit like lies or sins. It’s not in their nature. But you know what? It is in ours, Quaritch,” 
What Jake says has Miles stopping in his response, mouth opened in a sneer to spit back, but nothing comes. Instead, his thoughts fly around inside his skull, evading him each time he reaches for any of them. He’s left gaping like a fish until he audibly snaps his mouth shut.
“We’ve done despicable things in our lives, Colonel, but this? This is a chance to make amends, to be born anew. Don’t waste it. Don’t repeat history…” And with that, Jake turns his back and leaves. 
Miles sits in silence until night has long since fallen, mind racing as the conversation with Sully runs through his mind. In more than one way, he knew that his former Corporal was right. This was a chance to start anew, to live a life away from war. But did he even know how to do that? He was born into war, lived and breathed war for the entirety of his human life, only to be reborn into war, of a different kind, once more. 
He had done things in his previous life that he knew he could never walk away from. And when his time eventually came, when he was military no more, he had roamed mindlessly before the Head of Chief position for the RDA was offered to him on Pandora. The private sector was sketchy at best, but it was home, a place where people like him could continue to live with the rules and mindset they had been used to from a lifetime of service. The time in between, though, that had been the worst. With no purpose in life, Quaritch had nothing - had no one. Heck, he didn’t even know himself apart from the Marine he had always been. That wasn’t to say he’d never let his mind wander, wondering what a life without the ever-pressing threat of active war and death would be like. To come home to a woman’s warm embrace, hell, maybe even a couple of kids too. Every time his mind went there, however, he would violently throw the thought from his mind. That life was not for him, had never been in the cards he was dealt.  
Now, though, now things were different. He already had the kid, had his eyes set on a woman… He had somehow been given this unattainable dream, but could he really keep it? Could he be the husband and father he had secretly dreamt of being all his life? And what then of Ardmore’s threats? If she found them already married, she would not hesitate to use Y/n against him, or him against her. But to what gain? There was nothing you could give Ardmore that any other native woman could not provide… unless it was to get full control of him. The thought has him freezing as a chill runs down his spine. The bond went both ways. If Ardmore got Y/n, he would be helpless to deny Ardmore anything she demanded of him, if only just to keep you safe. 
Miles doesn't have time to analyze his new discoveries, either one of them, when Spider walks into the hut, returning first, with a basket of food in his arms. He watches as the kid puts the basket down on the other side of the small hut, rummaging inside of it until he pulls out a ripe spartan fruit in his small hands. Miles watches as Spider cuts into it, dicing the juicy fruit into small cubes that probably were human-sized. It makes his own stomach growl loudly. 
“How are you doing?” Spider looks up from the bowl he’s putting the diced fruit into, his face curious behind his exopack. 
“Honestly, kid? I don’t know. These are new waters for me,” Miles couldn’t help but reply honestly. This was his son before him, the kid who saved him from a watery grave, even though he had just betrayed him and his mother. 
“Yeah, no shit,” Spider chuckles, a grin spreading across his lips before removing his mask to eat the first cube of spartan fruit, humming loudly as the taste no doubt explodes across his tongue. “Heard you apologized to Neytiri,” 
“Words spread fast I see,” Miles sighs, as his stomach growls angrily again while watching his son eat, “It was the right thing to do,” 
Spider looks at him with an expression Miles can’t place before he nods his head and leans back. Rummaging in the basket, he lifts another spartan fruit from it. Indicating that he was to throw the fruit, he waits for Miles to be ready to catch it before sending it over. 
“How angry is your mother?” He asks, digging into the fruit before daring to look into his son’s eyes, a small ‘thanks’ mumbled as he chews loudly.
“Oh, she’s furious. Never seen her this mad before,” Spider grins and Miles coughs as he chokes on the fruit before sighing in defeat while putting the half-eaten fruit down in his overly exposed lap. 
“I’ve never seen her this sad before either,” Spider continues shortly after as if he was waiting to gauge Miles’ response before offering the information. 
“Why’s she sad?” Miles dares as he stuffs the last bits of the spartan fruit into his mouth. 
“You broke her heart and betrayed her trust,” Spider gives so freely, without judgment, and just like that Miles has a new goal in his life. 
Conflicted about what his mind tells him and what he feels, he knows deep down that even Quaritch would have been weak for this Na’vi woman, for their son. She had shown him kindness where he had deserved none, had embraced his unit, taught them well, and made them smile, and what did he do in return? He had turned around and spat in her face, throwing away all of her hard work. Quaritch had always known he was an asshole, but Miles never for a second believed they could sink as low as this. You had taken his son in after Quaritch’s death, giving him warmth and motherly love, letting Spider grow into a confident and strong young adult. Quaritch and Miles owed you everything, even before you had met. 
Now, though, that responsibility fell upon him. Quaritch was no more, no matter how much he tried to come to the surface in Miles’ mind, dictating what he should or should not do, what he should and should not feel. Although his voice in the back of Miles’ mind had been conveniently quiet when it came to you, Quaritch had had his full share of “brilliant” ideas to offer on other stuff. Fifteen years, one and a half decades. That was a lot of time for the world around him to change, a lot of time for Quaritch’s methods to be outdated. This was a new age, demanding a new point of view to defeat an enemy that would no doubt come for them with a personal vendetta much stronger than before. 
Lost deep in his own thoughts, he doesn’t notice how Spider goes to sleep, his small body curled up in his mother’s huge bed, rolled into their blankets like a burrito. Sighing deeply, he gets up to clean the knife and bowl that the kid had used, dipping it into the bowl of clean water. For a moment, he looks longingly at the knife in his hand, entertaining the thought of breaking free, but Miles shuts Quaritch up before that seed can grow. This isn’t giving up, he decides, but rather seizing the second chance he’s gotten to do things right. Looking out over the sea, he sees two ikrans flying in the distance, riderless, and instinctively, he knows that it’s Cupcake and Hawnu. You must have just returned if he caught sight of Hawnu flying away. 
Turning back to his cot, Miles bends down on his aching knees before burrowing down into the material below. The woven mat is nothing much, but the blanket he’s covered in is soft and warm, protecting him from the harsh winds out on these islands. Closing his eyes, he lets his mind wander to more pleasant things, like how Cupcake was safe, how you had brought her with you. If she was out flying with Hawnu, it meant that the wounds on her neck weren’t serious as he had thought. Any other thought disappears as light footsteps approach the hut, however. The guards outside greet you gently as you pass them by before stepping inside the hut.
You look tired. Your eyes puffy and dark as they meet his from across the room. Turning your back to him, you fiddle with the flap that works as a door, fastening its buckles as you prepare for sleep.  One by one, you close the flaps until the only light source is the pit on the floor, not that he actually needs it, his night vision working just fine for once. You don’t say anything as you turn your back to him before getting into bed with Spider, the blankets rustling quietly before the hut grows quiet once more. 
Sighing, he pushes the blankets away from his body and gets up to his knees, groaning like an old man as his body protests the activity. Seizing this second chance starts here, with the woman who had offered him the trust and patience he had only experienced in rare dreams. Walking over to their bed, Miles wraps his fists over his thumbs, an anxious gesture he never quite managed to hide. Getting down to his knees before your bed is easier than getting up. It isn’t lost on him how your shoulders rise to protect your neck or how your ears pin tighter against your head while he gathers his… courage.
“For what it’s worth, I am sorry, sweetheart,” Miles’ voice comes out raspier than he thought it would, but his words ring no less true. 
He kneels there for a while longer, the silence stretching on, before getting up with a hiss, his body protesting louder this time. Walking over to his cot again, he lets his body crumble to the soft material. The olive branch had been extended, all he could do now was wait and hope that you would accept it.
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Loyalty Pt 5 (2/2)
(Recom)Na’vi!Miles Quaritch x (fem)Na’vi!Reader
Warnings: SLOW BURN, THIS IS AN EVENTUAL NSFT SERIES, ENEMIES TO LOVERS, capture, romance, reader is female
Warnings for this chapter: reposted this bc I found some errors and also the tags weren't working Finally, the second half of part 5!!! Bring tissues!!! Fluff, tension, angst, violence, animal death, things are finally boiling over!
Notes: Na’vi spoken in italics AND brackets now to clear up any confusion in this chapter.
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You awoke to the hint of sunrays ascending into a purple hue of morning dawn on the horizon. The corner of your lip upturned when the arm around your waist pulled you closer atop the chest you rested your head on, ear listening to the soft thumps of Miles’ heartbeat, your hand lazily set upon his sternum.
Sand shifted beneath your body when you stretched up to peek at the sturdy Marine who still kept his eyes shut, not wanting to move for a few more minutes. It had been a very late hour into the night after starwatching when the two of you laid down to get off your feet, only to slowly descend into sleep on the beach shoulder to shoulder.
“Miles…” you start, tone soft and hushed. “Miles, we…should go back…before anyone thinks we’ve run off.”
A hint of a smirk inched forward on the Recom’s cheek, finding a small bit of humor at your recall to what he had told you inside the floating mountains.
Getting up was hard as the sand was pillowy and warm, but brushing off the particles from your clothes was even worse seeing that your pants had a hole in it for your tail, allowing some of the granular substance to get into your ass crack. Maybe sleeping on the beach wasn’t so much a good idea let alone a romantic one.
The walk back to camp was quiet save for the sounds your feet made shuffling through the pale beach, sun entering the sky and casting itself onto the waking world around you. Not wanting to disturb anyone, you gently got onto your bedroll and stilled yourself, making it seem as if you never left. Miles did much the same in his cot. But there was an eye that peeked open and sneakily watched your elusive return, making the kid grin briefly before returning to his dreams.
~
You soared fast above the water’s edge. Sprinkles of water dusted your face as the large waves crashed into each other below. The sounds reverberated your soul, making the head of your Ikran tip up to glide higher away from the oceanic chaos. Soon the objective of this rough flight came into view: the SeaDragon. It was mighty in size and glared the bright light of the sun off its giant, metallic frame.
Flying in with Miles and Lyle, Sylway flapped hard and landed atop the helm of the SeaDragon. Your feet landed with a bang on the roof as did the other two large Recoms when they dismounted, just for them to hop down with audible thuds onto the deck where the captain stood with a long scowl. Being only seconds behind them, you were about to do the same until you halted when Miles rotated his weight and extended a hand, the light blue of his palm welcoming for you to take—and you did with a visible smirk. The Colonel’s hand firm as he helped you down. Then the captain let out his voice causing your ears to tip with annoyance since you knew a voice like that was attached only to the worst of insufferable douchebags.
“Are you the arsehole commandeering my ship?” Scoresby whined with a heavy accent.
That was Miles’ cue to saunter toward the captain, having an elbow arched from his fingers idly sliding to rest over his pistol.
With a fanged smirk, he admitted huskily, “That would be me.”
Your cheeks flared hot at the cool touch of his voice hijacking your senses. From this angle, your eyes feasted along the arm resting on the holster, studying the flexed muscles swollen under azure, striped skin. He knew what he was doing and it was unfair how he withheld himself last night, only sparing you a kiss to the fucking forehead, so you gladly drank up whatever you could find during these missions.
Not realizing the air passing over your mouth dried out the skin, you padded your tongue to wet them. But there were another pair of lips that weren’t exactly dry, instead quite the opposite.
Inside, Scoresby and Garvin introduced themselves as you stood near the scientist from the other side of the glowing table that showed a map of island locations.
“There’s probably fifty villages out there,” one had mentioned.
“Fifty—one hundred—we’ll search them all,” Miles countered.
“You can’t just come in here and take over my ship! I have quotas to meet!”
Your eyes that were fixed on the captain slowly trailed to the Colonel who leaned his body and lengthy arms on the holographic surface.
“I’ll be nice once, then I won’t,” he smiled with mock friendliness, ears folding back.
You heart skipped when he said that. He was ready, by any means necessary, to finish what he started. Then it dawned on you just how deep with was getting. War was here. Nothing could prepare you for the coming storm – the whole point of the Recombinants’ existence – and that made you anxious, and fearful. You hated how the RDA would waste life just to consume everything. Hated how Miles and every person that was rebirthed as Na’vi would perish eventually while Ardmore could care less.
Inwardly, you scoffed. Just cogs in the machine. Nothing more.
But maybe you could keep at least one of the Recoms alive.
You had to. Your heart begged of it.
~
You knew the RDA was ruthless, so you begged Eywa to prolong those brief moments when Spider laughed or to feel the hairlike touch that set your body on fire when Miles' pinky grazed yours amidst a crowd at a boring meeting. But stalling was not their forte. They would claw forward, burning the whole world down, to get what they wanted. You understood this, teeth grinding together as your heart wrenched witnessing village after village ravaged. Ardmore would have her scalp, no matter how much it pained you to see her loyal Recom at his worst.
The Metkayina were shoved onto their knees and threatened with voltage weapons swelling a knot into your throat too hard to swallow down. You understood that power too well.
Stood before you were Miles, Prager, and Lyle holding the chief and Tsahik hostage. The Colonel lifted up a portrait of Jake and demanded them to tell where to find him.
“These are sea people. Forest people don’t come here,” Spider earnestly explained.
Then the Tsahik regarded you desperately, “[Please, stop this madness! You need to leave!]”
“They don’t know anything!” Spider shouted.
Your heart was torn, unsettling your whole body while begging the villagers to help find your friend. But several of the Metkayina around you kept talking and yelling which made the Recoms and human soldiers angry and begin yelling themselves. Trying to keep up with the scrambled threads of conversations, you got onto your knees and focused on the Tsahik in desperation.
“[It doesn’t matter what you tell me, just give me a direction! Any direction!]” you spoke fast.
Mentally, your cussed yourself out for asking her to lie, but then quickly recalled that these people didn’t even have a word for lie. Her voice was swift as she told you that she didn’t know where Jake was, but you kept interrupting her in an attempt to get her to understand that she didn’t have to tell the truth – you only needed a random location to suffice. But being scrambled with your try at buying time, you didn’t notice that the Recoms were tired, especially Miles, who got increasingly irritated behind you. Then your blood ran cold when three bold words came from the Colonel.
“Shoot that animal!” he shouted, pointing at an Ilu.
Then a loud blast rang through your ears causing them to sting, whole body curling in from the sudden noise. Then the villagers cried and hollered watching the creature float dead in the water. You swiveled where you crouched and looked to the water, eyes rounding in shock, lungs deepening with hard breaths.
A few feet away, the kid made it clear his disgust. “What the hell are you doing???”
No… no, no, no!
You felt like a failure. This wasn’t supposed to happen.
Your feet were faster than your thoughts as you stood and said very firmly, almost a hiss, “…Miles.”
“They don’t know anything! What you’re doing here is wrong!” Spider screamed. “Please!”
Then Lyle was pushing the end of his rifle into your backside, stinging your flesh as the barrel was still freshly hot.
“Choose your next words carefully,” he warned.
That was when you had enough.
“You’re not pressing the knife where it hurts—” you turn around and face the Corporal, image reflecting off his black shades, this time his gun at your ribs “—and next time you threaten me—” you glare through your brow with a hint of your sharp fangs glinting in the sunlight “—do it to my face.”
Then you took Spider, who you loved and raised, and trudged away from the chaos, Miles not even stopping you. You couldn’t cry, not in front of them. The deep rot in your chest returned and ate away the last lingering bit of hope you tried to salvage in this daily hellhole. Why did you even stay again? Oh, right, the thing around to your neck. You were trapped.
Had he felt nothing? Had those moments of touch and comfort mean anything, or was he just playing along to get a kick out of it. Did he get off knowing that if he wanted to take you, nothing could stop him. How could you resist? You wanted so badly for things to be better, despite the gaping hole manifesting itself in your heart having to watch countless communities destroyed.
~
Eclipse had fallen hours ago. The dock was quiet and lifeless from the Recoms and crew tucked away in the hull of the ship to catch some sleep. The air was still aside from the critters going about their business zipping through the air or the occasional scampering of something in the woods far off beyond the ship's pier. Despite the deep ache to run towards freedom as you looked at Sylway, who had perched herself for slumber, you hugged your knees from the sting in your eyes, a lone tear crawling down your cheek, tail furling. Ears then flicked to the oncoming sounds of a grunt and shuffling behind you. Part of you wished it was Spider, but you knew those footsteps with the heavy thuds atop the spacious roof of the ship’s bridge, only part of the ship that gave you some semblance of privacy, belonged to someone else.
"You found a good hiding spot," Miles' voice reached through the endless silence that had settled long ago.
Your stomach lurched as you tried to contain your emotions with tears begging to trample forward over the ravine. It was hard to look at him, heart jumping in response to his presence nearing to where you sat. He was so close yet it felt like he was far away where you could not reach him. You yearning to be at his side faded into sorrow. Mourning for what could have been if things were different. Mourning for what could still come to pass if you caved selfishly and said fuck it all.
“I couldn’t find you when we were debriefing. I could’ve used your input...”
You sneered, "Just your box of secrets to exploit whenever you please."
“Don’t make this difficult. We both knew this would have to happen to weed out Sully.”
Enough rage was flowing through your body that you hadn’t realized how quickly you stood up.
“Did you actually care!? Or would you have kept me collared all along like a good pet until you’d find the time to discard me and Spider when you were done with us!?”
Your words struck a chord in Miles causing his tempter to rise and piss out his mouth, like the jarhead he was, not thinking why he let the bitterness flow effortlessly as he spoke.
“You think I care about some kid!? We ain’t even the same species!”
Blood boiled and ran hot through your veins triggering a reflex you didn’t know you could possess. You swung your hand to slap him, but he caught your wrist midair, clasping it hard enough to leave a mark.
"Don't try me, woman!” he spat with venom. "I could have you down cold in a heartbeat!"
Yanking yourself from his vice, you laughed mechanically. It was unnatural and forced as you dwelled in the irony, the burn of your wrist still fresh as you rubbed the pain.
"You're right—" you meet Miles' stare with equal fierceness, tears wiggling along your vision "—you could take me right here, right now, in front of everyone—” your arms spread wide open “—and there'd be nothing I could do about it.”
Then you clutched the device on your neck and jingled it loudly in front the Colonel, pointing out the obvious truth to his statement. You were a dog. Nothing you did since Ardmore strapped this bloody thing on you has been free will. And it tore your guts up knowing you had still fallen for the Marine bastard anyway.
Miles’ eyes widened when it became clear what his words meant, aggravation causing his jaw to tighten when he grasped that he had been stupid and blind. Not once did he have to use the collar for his advantage. Not once. But it was still there waiting and smiling for him to indulge. Shoving a hand in his pocket, he brought out the device to your collar and hit a button.
Everything moved slower as you absorbed the clanking noise hitting the roof below.
Your raging temper rapidly smoothed itself into a calm stream of clarity.
Free.
You were free.
Fingertips with a featherlike touch, careful and unsure, hovered where the bulky collar should have been to then finally press along your exposed skin, breathing shallow and overwhelmed. It felt strange for your mind to process but your heart raced. Then your senses came to with the loud drumming of Miles’ steps. He hunched over and snatched the circular device.
“I don’t want your loyalty bought!” he shook the collar in your face before chunking it over the bridge, landing somewhere forgotten on the dock.
Within, your gut screamed at you to keep your feet still but you were at your breaking point. Lungs felt like they were filling up with something hot, like you’d float away if you didn’t get fresh air despite being outside. Your face displayed fear, yet something else was being calculated behind your look. Miles’ brow drew close as he put together what you might do next, silently pleading for you not to do it.
But you were off and skipping down the human stairways with great thumps as you sprinted to Sylway with only one instinct playing through your every fiber: run.
"Motherfu-" Miles whispered irately to himself while he bounced down and ran to Cupcake, taking off into the night sky after you.
Your heart raced, exhilarated by being in the air. It felt wrong to run, almost like a betrayal, but you wanted to flee for so long that you didn’t recognize yourself in this moment as running.
Miles then appeared beside Sylway, causing her to screech, Cupcake batting her wings harshly to keep up with your Ikran’s crazed flying as you desperately searched for anywhere to be safe.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!!!" you yelled across the loud thunder of wind passing your body.
But the Recom held firm, not knowing if he had lost his goddamn mind or kept up because he didn’t want you to hurt yourself as you flew like crazy over the giant waves roaring below.
You got excited when you noticed a giant fracture that split up the side of a mountain, banking hard to enter the fissure. Sylway passed under the thick vines that hug down the rocky opening, the walls of the tunnel humming as you made your way deeper into the cavernous heart.
Inside, bioluminescent spores and other huge fungi covered the long columns of the stones jutting up to the dark ceiling above. You hid behind one just in time as Miles flapped into the cave moments behind you. While the disturbed air stilled, glowing speckles from the plants floated down to cover you and Sylway.
Then a voice rang out to you in the darkness.
“(Y/N)!” Miles hollered.
“Please, I know today was—” he inhaled deeply “—not a clean search like the rest…it was fucked up.”
He felt awful for not being able to fit the right words together.
“I—” he halted again, cussing himself out.
How could he say sorry? He justified his actions because it was in his entire DNA, the only reason he’s alive, to hunt down Jake Sully. But was it worth it if it meant losing you? Something tugged low in his chest as he thought about how he was possibly talking to no one in these caves, that you had lost him – that he was alone.
With nothing left to lose, he exhaled just above a whisper, “Please come back to the ship.”
Please come back to me.
Your face twisted with sadness as you listened to his tired plea. Defeated and lost, you revealed yourself by Sylway’s flapping and readying for flight, the lustrous dust kicking off her wings.
When in the air and outside the mountain, your heart slowly began pulsing normally, so you landed on a beach and hopped from your Ikran, Miles not too far behind leaving his own mount. Your legs plodded through the sand without a destination in mind still feeling the need to get away.
"Now where're you going??"
"I don’t know!” you fling your arms in the air “—just away! Away from you! Away from everything!”
"I know you can't run away from the kid! He needs you!"
"Oh, and like you can't take care of him yourself!? You need mommy's help?"
"Quit acting stupid!"
Miles grabbed your elbow and roughly shoved you around, to which you pushed him away.
"LEAVE ME!" you screamed harshly to then whimpered, tears flooding your vision and dampening your cheeks. "What you’re doing—what you did to those people was wrong!”
"I DID IT TO PROTECT YOU!"
You were taken aback as he snapped, but he wasn’t angry, he was confessing.
“Jake Sully is my mission, but they put a fucking noose around your neck and a chip in the kid’s mask! I had—I can’t just do nothing!”
“But Ardmore doesn’t give a crap about you or the others! You’re just fodder to her!”
“Fucking Christ—” Miles turned and rubbed a hand over his face. He wanted Jake defeated. That was his whole purpose. He tried to alter his decisions subtlety when the General couldn’t see, but this war coming to a head was inevitable. Taking a deep breath, he returned to facing you.
"You can run away. I know you fucking hate me. But please come back, at least for the kid."
Your palms covered your nose and mouth, eyes wrinkling shut hard in an attempt to stop the flow of tears. Could he not see that he was being fooled? The RDA didn’t give a damn about anyone or anything.
This was too much. You faced your back to the Marine and gazed heavenward.
Why did Eywa put you here?
Then quietly on a shaky breath, you said, "I would've followed you into the fire if it meant keeping Spider safe... if it meant keeping you safe."
Miles perked at your hesitant voice, edging him to step closer.
"My loyalty… it was never bought—” you could feel his breath on your neck “—not for you.”
A pressure weighed against the back of your head when Miles’ crown gently leaned into your hair. No words needed exchanging.
You inched your body around until you were face to face with the Colonel.
Then you connected lips.
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Sing a Little Song For Me
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Part 11 of the drabble set and we all know I wasn’t going to resist some Protective Quaritch
Warnings: Sexual harassment, angry Quaritch, Scoresby is an asshole, threatening behavior, derogatory pet names, fluff
Pairing: Colonel Miles Quaritch x Na’vi/Avatar named f!reader/OC   
Words: 781
Rated 18+
Taglist:  @rayurbay​ @tinyfairies​ @perseny​ @kimqueenofhell​ @blueberry-thrawn
Smack!
 I hissed at the stinging pain that erupted from my behind, flinching and whirling around to face the human stupid enough to spank me. "Move ya arse, sweet cheeks! You're in the way!" He called as he struck past, not even caring.
I hissed angrily, not caring that he was the Captain "What the fuck, man!" Z yelled after him, just as angry as I was, our comical mugs of coffee forgotten.
"Oh, get over it! It was just a cheeky pat!" He defended himself as he turned around, arms spread wide in feign innocence. I think that was the worst part, him not even thinking he was doing anything wrong. He kept walking backwards, not noticing the presence behind him, settled like a brick wall with his arms folded tightly over his chest, tail flicking everywhere at once, and a bone vaporizing scowl on his face "Ya can't expect a hot blooded Homo Sapien to not smack an arse that's in their face everyday, love! Just not the done thing!"
Right as the Captain turned around to continue on his way, Miles caught him by the suspenders of his waders and hauled him off his feet as though he weighed nothing, smiling that sadistic 'you done fucked up' smile that he was so fond of "I think you owe my wife something." His voice was too calm as he carried the Captain back to us, all the thunder flashing dangerously in his golden eyes as he set the Captain down not three feet in front of me.
"Y-your wife?" He stuttered a squeak, looking between our three angry faces quickly but never letting Miles's leave his peripherals.
"Don't make me repeat myself, Captain." Miles very nearly growled, his tail flicking more with his tempered aggravation.
"I-I'm sorry." Scoresby stuttered quickly, barely even looking at my knees before he was trying to scamper off.
Miles caught him by the head, his hand engulfing the top half of it and for a moment I thought that he was going to crush it "Apologize in a way that even I believe, Captain." His voice wasn't as calm as his patience began slipping, flashing his teeth and pinning his ears even though he was still smiling.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Quaritch. I won't do it again." Scoresby spoke quickly, but seemingly sincerely, looking up at me from the sides of his eyes with all the fear in the universe. I nodded allowingly before looking up at Miles, raising a brow when he didn't immediately let the man go.
He had been watching and waiting for my reaction, studying my every micro-expression before nodding himself "Now, if I ever catch you, or one of the other humans assaulting or speaking lewdly about my wife, or the lovely Zdinarsk, ever again, I'm takin' it up with you. Understood?" Scoresby nodded quickly before being allowed to scamper off, Z leaving as well a moment later with a pat on my shoulder and warm smile.
"Mrs. Quaritch does have an undeniable ring to it." I hummed before slowly beginning to make my way to the observation deck.
"It does, don't it?" He hummed as the tension left his shoulders, returning him to the Miles I was the most fond of. "Maybe," He continued as we ducked through short and narrow passageways, slinking through bulkheads as we came to them "After all ah this is over and done with, we can think about making it official?" He was watching me so hopefully when I glanced back at him, clean ocean air finally meeting out noses as the final bulkhead came into view.
"Maybe." I smiled teasingly before practically vaulting up the stairs, only stopping to soak in the sun and the unrecycled air.
He stopped beside me after a moment, having actually walked up the steep stairs like a normal person "I've never been so excited by a maybe in my entire life." He chuckled as he settled in the sunlight beside me, his upper arm pressing lightly against mine.
"Not even when we were talking about maybe having more kids?" I poked, cracking a single eye open to watch his expression, not bothering to hide my shit eating grin.
He looked down at me with a crooked brow, eyes flashing with desire as he pressed into my side more "Close second." He conceded thickly, licking is lips as his focus shifted between my eye and my lips.
"Down boy." I teased with a giggle, closing my eye to soak up a bit more of the warm sunlight, enjoying how it made my bones feel.
"Yes, ma'am." He chuckled, still pressed against my side, but settling in his spot.    
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This was a fleeting thought awhile back. Plot Idea for Avatar: The Way Of Water:(set before the final battle and Ronal’s Spirit Sister dies) Spider was good with computers. Even though he spent a lot of time with the Omaticaya, the scientists still taught him to read and write and other subjects. One of the scientists thought it would be fun teaching him how to hack into computers.
Spider never thought it would come to use. While on the Sea Dragon, he is able to hack into one of the computers to give Norm and the others intel on what’s going on. Ian Garvin catches on and never says a thing to the others. Ian sees a child/teen that wants to do good. He tries to watch over Spider whenever possible. It helps that the teen has a willingness to learn. I feel like Spider’s relationship with the scientists weren’t fully explored in the movie and I never read the comics. I feel like Norm and Max would be protective of Spider. That and there isn’t a lot of fanfics with Ian Garvin in them.
Quaritch will be too focused on revenge and will treat Spider poorly. Because of this, I think Ian will try to become a father figure to Spider. If possible, can Scoresby find the error of his ways? Maybe seeing Quaritch being an absolute monster will help.
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xenomorphee3 · 1 year
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Flashback to the Recoms and Spider on the Sea Dragon
Snippet from Chapter 12 of my story, A New Mission. Full work here: https://archiveofourown.org/works/44672200
[Flashback to the recoms and Spider on the Sea Dragon ship]
After learning that Jake Sully and his family resided somewhere in a large island chain out in the ocean and commandeering the Tulkun hunting Sea Dragon ship, the seven recoms found themselves in need of space to live on a ship that was not at all built for them. Naturally, it did not have Na'vi-sized quarters where they could stay and they could barely fit inside the tight ship passageways. So after they spent some time planning the next moves with the obnoxious skipper, getting oriented about the ship, and finding spots for their banshees in the forward deck-- which was exposed to the outside even when the ship wasn’t fully opened up for CET-OPS operations, the evening rolled in and they were led by two SEC-OPS personnel to a makeshift space in the storage hull, one of the deepest parts of the ship. Here they would be resting on human-sized cots and sleeping pads, and flat pillows. Nothing out of the normal for these Marines in terms of comfort, or lack thereof, but it certainly wasn’t pleasant. It was dark, dank, and noisy. The mechanical sounds of the ship rang through the space, their sensitive ears slightly affected. And of course, the worst part was that it was closed off from the outside so they had to sleep with their rebreather masks on and constantly take breaths while they were down there. Luckily though it was only for sleeping really.
Scoresby and Dr. Garvin came down to talk to the Marines who were settling in.
“Hope your accommodations are cozy,” Scoresby said with a shit-eating grin, having to raise his voice over the mechanical sounds to be heard clearly. He fully knew he relegated these commandeering assholes to the worst part of his ship. It was his simple way of getting back at them. The recoms just glared at him. Miles gritted his teeth and took a breath from his rebreather. Spider looked up and saw Miles’ could kill expression and widened his eyes and raised his eyebrows and smirked a bit. The Marines then quickly spread out to pick their spots, seeing who could find the least noisy corner. Miles stayed to talk to Scoresby. Spider stayed next to Miles.
Miles then asked, “Do you have any spare rooms?”
“Why?” Scoresby said, mildly irritated.
“Well,” he gestured to Spider and continued, “Spider’s a human kid. Not a Marine. I think he deserves a better spot than this noisy shithole.”
Scoresby glared at Miles and then looked at Spider. After a pause Scoresby said, “Alright. Take him up to Deck B. Should be a room or two up there."
Spider was led away by the two SEC-OPS personnel, but then Miles yelled out to them, “Make sure you lock him in.”
Spider looked at Miles and raised his arms out to his side and frustratingly said, “What do you think I’m gonna do??”
“I don’t want you getting any ideas.” Miles said.
Spider rolled his eyes and was led away by the two men.
Scoresby said to Miles, “We’ll be arriving at a Ta’unui village tomorrow afternoon. Hope you have a plan for getting your man.”
“Oh we’ll get it out of them, don’t you worry,” Miles replied with a dark smile. His ears leaned back and tail curling at the end of his statement.
Scoresby looked at him, said “Hm.” with a look of doubt and disbelief and walked back to his upper decks.
Dr. Garvin stayed back though. Miles looked at him with focus, not saying a word, hand resting on his side arm. Garvin opened his mouth to speak. The words didn’t come out at first, but then he said, “I wanted to ask you about the queue connection you make with your banshees. You know, this is not something written in any of Augustine’s materials—”
The word ‘Augustine’ made Miles’ ears go back and his eyebrows furrow. The Queen of the Science Pukes. He hated that bitch. He realized then that he doesn’t even know what happened to her. His transferred memories recall her escaping Hell’s Gate’s brig with Jake Sully and him trying to shoot them as they escaped, but it didn’t stop them. Did she die in the battle? …Who cares honestly. Clearly she wasn’t around anymore.
“—and so no Avatars bonded with wildlife. Or at least it was never documented.” Garvin finished. Miles missed a chunk of Garvin’s question in his memory zoning out about Grace.
“Sorry doc, what are you asking??” he replied irately.
Garvin tightened his lips and said, “I am asking you to describe the neural bond process between you and your banshee.”
“Aren’t you a marine biologist?” Miles retorted shortly.
“I am a biologist, yes… that mainly studies marine life on Pandora. But the neural bond is not something we know much about in general.”
Miles scoffed, “Ah geez, you damn scientists. Always caring too much to know things.”
Garvin just stared at him with a blank, slightly saddened expression.
Miles rolled his eyes and sighed, then decided to humor this depressed looking science puke. “It’s like… an extra sense. An extension. Their wing becomes your wing. Their emotions, yours. Yours, theirs. Shared feelings. A link. Not one to one exactly, they’re not as complex in thought as us, but… I don’t know, doc. It’s very strange, I’ll say that…. But, I don’t know... you come to… well it becomes an important thing to you.”
Dr. Garvin was listening intently and looked at Miles and nodded. “That’s very fascinating. You seem to sync where you naturally align. Pain. Fear. Joy. Affection. But they can’t feel complex Na’vi emotions, so that is not conveyed, correct?”
“Yes.” Miles said. “Also, left, right, up, down.” he said with a smirk.
Garvin expressed the slightest smile.
“Thanks for the insights. I do appreciate it.” Garvin said sincerely.
“Yeah, sure Doc.” Miles replied gently. Miles noticed that Garvin looked at him and his recoms not with disgust, surprise, or fear as many of the humans of Bridgehead City did, but rather with fascination. Even slightest appreciation. This man really was a biologist through and through. Garvin then walked away with his hands in his pockets, leaving the Marines to their own devices.
Time passed and the Marines made the temporary storage quarters their own and had dinner. There was a portable lamp illuminating the space. Their cots and sleeping pads set up the best they could for comfort. A storage crate of who knows what set up as a table, other crates used as seats. Prager pulled out a deck of cards.
“You guys wanna play euchre?” Prager asked.
“I’m in,” Lyle said with a smile. Ja and Lopez nodded.
“Alright you’re on my team,” Prager said to Lyle. “I gotta distract myself from the motion of this damn ship. It’s making me sick.”
“You know I heard that headbands increase nausea.” Lyle said to Prager.
“Really?” Prager replied intrigued.
“No. What are you hiding under there bro.” Lyle said to Prager mockingly. Prager just gave Lyle an open-mouthed pissed off expression and began shuffling the deck of cards— which was very hard to do with Na’vi sized hands. Lyle was mischievously grinning.
Z-Dog smilingly said, “I’ll watch,” and pulled up a seat next to Prager.
Mansk just walked away to get some rack and went to go lay back on his sleeping pad. He even shoved some memory foam into his ears which it looked like he ripped from it. Miles was seated at a distance from his Marines, on his sleeping pad, but his back was up against some storage crates, one leg bent, one leg straight. He was reading a Na’vi language book on his tablet and doing his best to recall his lessons with Spider, taking intermittent breaths from his rebreather. He was preparing for the interrogations of villagers he’d have to do in order to find where Jake Sully was.
All of a sudden Spider emerged to his right.
“Spider?? How the hell did you get down here?” Miles said, heatedly. The card game playing Marines turned around to look at them, hearing the elevated voice in their commanding officer. Spider looked at Miles, then to the recoms, then back to Miles.
He said, “Swiped a key,” and held it up in front of him. “These guys are idiots. Nabbed it off the second guy. He probably hasn’t even noticed yet.”
Miles couldn’t help but smile a bit at Spider’s skills, though he was obviously trying to contain it and was biting his lower lip with his top teeth, as he does. Z-dog yelled out to Miles, “See Colonel? I told you he wouldn’t try to take a lifeboat.” a big grin on her face and she winked at Spider who tried to hold in his smile at her.
Spider looked down at Miles to see he was reading a Na’vi language textbook on his tablet and said, “Whoa what is that?” mockingly.
“Well it can’t always be from you, kid.” Miles said as he guiltily turned the tablet off. "In the next few days we’re gonna be asking a lot of Na’vi where Jake Sully is.” Miles said.
Spider’s smile disappeared and his eyebrows furrowed. He hated that he got these harsh reminders that he was a captive and that these people who held him hostage were going after the only family he’s ever known. Miles saw his expression change.
“Hey kid, why don’t you go learn to play euchre.”
“What’s that?" Spider asked, still slightly saddened.
“It’s a card game, it’s fun. Go play a few rounds. Then go to bed. And I’m gonna make sure they actually lock you in next time.”
Spider rolled his eyes, but smiled softly.
Miles shouted, “Hey Prager,” Prager looked up at his Colonel, “Teach Spider how to play.”
Prager sighed and said, “Alright.”
Z-Dog said, “Come here, kid, he’s teaching me too.” and gestured to Spider to sit next to her.
Miles watched his Marines and Spider play cards for the rest of the night. Content.
[Flashforward back to the village where Miles was asleep in his hut]
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aercnaut-archived · 10 months
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@breaksmen said: " don't chase the rabbit "
y'all know how i said some of these would be triggering because lee's life Sucks? this is one of those.
tws: torture, blood, violence, souls in animal form being harmed ( specifically a hare being hurt by a wolf. ) and just general despair.
send me " don't chase the rabbit " and your muse will be shown a random memory from my muse's past.
he's being held for questioning.
yeah. questioning.
call it what it is: torture. lee was being tortured. he'd already been beaten to a bruised and bloody pulp and tore his own chest open to best the coulter woman, but he'd barely been given a chance to breathe before a man -- tall with short, tawny hair in a high ranking uniform and a dire wolf daemon -- appeared in his cell.
lee stuck to his story: he was looking for grumman because he owed him money. the astronomer shot at him, and he shot back in self defense ( which was true. ) the man died with his gun in his hand, and for any other court, it should have sufficed.
not this man, who seems to have made himself both lee's judge and jury.
at first, it was nothing lee can't handle. punches, kicks, a broken finger. nothing he wasn't used to. he had been born into pain, and carried it with him wherever he went. pain was as constant a companion to him as his dear hester, who held her proud little head high in defiance of the much larger daemon. they can handle this. this is nothing new.
of course, like the coulter woman before him, he realizes lee won't break. lee is too used to it. time for a different approach.
" i can do this all day, " lee grins in defiance. the man raises his eyebrows, as if bored.
" i'm sure you can, mr. scoresby, " he turns to the giant hellhound at his side, and after a brief moment of nonverbal communication between human and deamon, she lunges, trapping hester beneath a massive paw. it knocks the wind out of lee.
what happens next lives in his nightmares for years.
the dire wolf's gaping maw wraps around hester, picking her up with ease. for a brief, horrific moment, lee meets her gaze. he tries to reassure her -- tell her it will be okay -- but then the dire wolf begins to walk away from him, and both human and daemon feel the horror of separation for the first time.
it starts as an emotional pain in lee's chest. he feels sorrow unlike anything he's ever experienced before. he remembers all the sadness and horror and loss he's ever faced -- losing lyra, burying his mother alone on a winter's mooning, killing his own father with a skillet -- and none of them can even begin to match this. its like his heart is being pulled apart vein by vein, the capillaries being unwound and pulled one by one out of him.
that's when the physical pain begins.
his head swims, and he falls over on the cold stone floor. the dire wolf is still walking. he hears hester screaming and crying and calling his name, and even if she only across the room now, she sounds miles away. he keeps gasping for air, but he can't fill his lungs. all at once, he realizes why: he's screaming. he doesn't remember beginning to scream.
" just ask me a god damn question! " he cries. at least then there could be a moment to breathe. he just needs to breathe. suddenly, he feels pain in his ribs as they begin to snap. the dire wolf has began to bite down around his dear hester.
" you don't make the demands, mr. scoresby. "
lee isn't sure how long it goes on, but he is sure he tells him nothing of lyra or his true quest. he begs for respite -- for just a second of relief -- but he doesn't betray her. he'd rather die. he just might.
and when it's clear lee can stand up to even this, the dire wolf drops hester heavily on the ground, and she and her human leave.
it takes almost half an hour for hester to crawl back to lee, sobbing her apologies the entire time, even as lee tells her its not her fault, she did good, they're okay now. his words fall on deaf ears, and by the time she finally reaches him, both human and daemon can barely move from the exhaustion. he scoops her into his arms and scoots as far away from the door as he can get, wedging himself and hester into a corner. neither speaks for a long time. they can only cry as the weight of all they've gone through before now hits them both. normally, one stays strong and comforts the other, but neither has such strength. they've been strong too long.
finally, hester speaks, but it brings no comfort.
" what's going to happen to us? "
lee has no answer. he only curls around her in a tight ball, shuts his eyes, and hopes for a dreamless sleep. they need their rest.
this is only the beginning.
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