FANFIC: steal me away (Shadow and Bone)
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queenslayerbeeA couple more fics today! This one was done for a prompt meme, where I'd write a short ficlet about a specified character/ship/fandom by putting my music on shuffle and go where the song took me. I was asked to write something for Shadow and Bone, and the song that came out was Daughter's "Touch".
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It wasn’t until she became truly close with Jesper that Inej rediscovered the joy of casual, affectionate touches.
Everything about Jesper fooled people into thinking he would be the type of person to crowd other people’s spaces. That he would carelessly throw his arms over your shoulders in a show of camaraderie, pushing and probing until you gave in because there was nothing else to do in the face of such a show of friendliness.
Yet the truth was, he threaded carefully. Subtle as it might be, he kept as firm a personal space as Kaz; whatever the reason, it was his own. He kept the walls up at all times, until the specific moment he chose to stop. Inej had seen him kiss the cheek of a pretty girl goodbye one time, and card his fingers through a (mediocre-looking) boy in another occasion.
With Inej, he remained as respectful of boundaries as he did with Kaz until it was she who crossed the line, with an awkward pat on the back of his hand that was met with a grin filled with boyish charm.
A barrier seemed to keep between them most of the time, like it did between her and everyone; between him and everyone. But very occasionally, he took the chance to breach it with telegraphed movements: a hand on her shoulder, a hip check, a playful tug at the end of her braid.
Each instance drew a tightlipped smile on Inej’s face. For the longest time, she had forgotten that touch could be meant to soothe one’s loneliness.
Title: steal me away.
Fandom: Shadow and Bone (TV).
Character/Pairing: Jesper Fahey/Inej Ghafa.
Rating/Warnings: M, none.
Summary: It wasn’t until she became truly close with Jesper that Inej rediscovered the joy of casual, affectionate touches.
Word count: 262.
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It wasn’t until she became truly close with Jesper that Inej rediscovered the joy of casual, affectionate touches.
Everything about Jesper fooled people into thinking he would be the type of person to crowd other people’s spaces. That he would carelessly throw his arms over your shoulders in a show of camaraderie, pushing and probing until you gave in because there was nothing else to do in the face of such a show of friendliness.
Yet the truth was, he threaded carefully. Subtle as it might be, he kept as firm a personal space as Kaz; whatever the reason, it was his own. He kept the walls up at all times, until the specific moment he chose to stop. Inej had seen him kiss the cheek of a pretty girl goodbye one time, and card his fingers through a (mediocre-looking) boy in another occasion.
With Inej, he remained as respectful of boundaries as he did with Kaz until it was she who crossed the line, with an awkward pat on the back of his hand that was met with a grin filled with boyish charm.
A barrier seemed to keep between them most of the time, like it did between her and everyone; between him and everyone. But very occasionally, he took the chance to breach it with telegraphed movements: a hand on her shoulder, a hip check, a playful tug at the end of her braid.
Each instance drew a tightlipped smile on Inej’s face. For the longest time, she had forgotten that touch could be meant to soothe one’s loneliness.
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