Fic: Innocence
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meridian_roseTitle: Innocence
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series: Aura
Pairing/Characters: Nikolai/Cecilia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 270
Prompt: For the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
writerverse challenge 'write a fic that ends with the line In that moment, it's enough'
Summary: Nikolai considers his relationship with the mortal Cecilia.
Warnings: None
Notes: Cecilia is Aura/Aurelia, when she was mortal.
She is so very young – perhaps not so much by mortal standards, but certainly by his. Innocent, definitely. Not a beauty to most eyes, but he finds her attractive. Besides it's not just the physical that Nikolai is drawn to and it never has been.
She no longer thinks of him as a demon, though he's not yet told her exactly what he is. He has told her stories though, folklore and mythology, priming her in case he should want to reveal more of his nature.
He's had mortal companions, most long gone by now, and friendships with others like him. He's never made another like himself, never Changed anyone. He's thought about it, thought that if he did, he wouldn't be alone.
If he chose to, he could make this Cecilia like him. Yet deep down he knows that wouldn't guarantee she'd stay with him. He wouldn't do it without her consent either, and she's not ready to give it. She couldn't yet understand what she'd be consenting to.
Besides, he's not ready to explain it. Part of him fears she'll turn on him if he tells her the truth. Part of him savours her innocence- he wants to enjoy those moments with her, to see the world through her eyes for a little longer.
He kneels at her feet, the same as he does almost every day now, while she embroiders, and begins another tale. She listens, a smile on her face, and it warms his heart to see her enjoyment.
He knows that this gentle courtship might be all they'll ever have. In that moment, it's enough.
Fandom: Original
'Verse/Series: Aura
Pairing/Characters: Nikolai/Cecilia
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 270
Prompt: For the
writerverse challenge 'write a fic that ends with the line In that moment, it's enough'Summary: Nikolai considers his relationship with the mortal Cecilia.
Warnings: None
Notes: Cecilia is Aura/Aurelia, when she was mortal.
She is so very young – perhaps not so much by mortal standards, but certainly by his. Innocent, definitely. Not a beauty to most eyes, but he finds her attractive. Besides it's not just the physical that Nikolai is drawn to and it never has been.
She no longer thinks of him as a demon, though he's not yet told her exactly what he is. He has told her stories though, folklore and mythology, priming her in case he should want to reveal more of his nature.
He's had mortal companions, most long gone by now, and friendships with others like him. He's never made another like himself, never Changed anyone. He's thought about it, thought that if he did, he wouldn't be alone.
If he chose to, he could make this Cecilia like him. Yet deep down he knows that wouldn't guarantee she'd stay with him. He wouldn't do it without her consent either, and she's not ready to give it. She couldn't yet understand what she'd be consenting to.
Besides, he's not ready to explain it. Part of him fears she'll turn on him if he tells her the truth. Part of him savours her innocence- he wants to enjoy those moments with her, to see the world through her eyes for a little longer.
He kneels at her feet, the same as he does almost every day now, while she embroiders, and begins another tale. She listens, a smile on her face, and it warms his heart to see her enjoyment.
He knows that this gentle courtship might be all they'll ever have. In that moment, it's enough.
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Date: 2012-09-11 04:27 pm (UTC)Damn, I have to run now but I've seen it and I'm very much looking forward to reading this!!!
*FLAILS HARD*
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Date: 2012-09-11 04:52 pm (UTC)Totally LOVE it!!!
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:48 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-11 08:23 pm (UTC)I like that Nikolai realizes that turning Cecelia won't make her stay with him, that there are no guarantees. So few immortal types seem to actually get that.
And it's interesting that he's never Changed anyone before, too.
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:50 am (UTC)I hope I don't regret making that choice, that she is his first, but I thought it made the most sense. She's very special to him, and his hesitancy to change her and risk losing her, that he's never done it before and it's a huge step...it's how I see his thoughts/feelings about her :D
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:22 am (UTC)I always wanted to see Nikolai's POV, how and why he'd chosen Cecilia. :D
That's such a sweet drabble, awwwwww, bb, thank you!!))))
*melts in warmth and bliss*
BB, you make me happy! :D
*FLAAAAAILS*
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Date: 2012-09-12 11:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-09-12 11:55 am (UTC)*FLAILS HARD*