Lovely slice(s) of life gen fic rec :)
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aeli_kindara (4778 words). Multi-POV glimpses of the Old Guard throughout time, focused on the aftermath of the movie.
Andy sat them down. “What we always do. There are slave rebellions brewing in Brazil; there’s a six-year-old emperor who might do some good someday. If he can survive his regents. This fucked-up world needs us. It’s time to stop fucking around.”
So they did. Mostly.
It still took her a while to believe her own bullshit. The better part of two hundred years. It took the aid of an enemy, and a bullet from a friend, and the faith of a girl who could have left them all behind.
Immortal or not, Nile said, you made a promise.
Grow old enough, Andy’s learned, and you just might find the war that feels like peace.
Andy sat them down. “What we always do. There are slave rebellions brewing in Brazil; there’s a six-year-old emperor who might do some good someday. If he can survive his regents. This fucked-up world needs us. It’s time to stop fucking around.”
So they did. Mostly.
It still took her a while to believe her own bullshit. The better part of two hundred years. It took the aid of an enemy, and a bullet from a friend, and the faith of a girl who could have left them all behind.
Immortal or not, Nile said, you made a promise.
Grow old enough, Andy’s learned, and you just might find the war that feels like peace.
