I very rarely get into fanfiction, something about getting too far away from the source material and the original character design often makes me uncomfortable, but I found @thepalehorsevictoria Coastline Variations on ao3 and omg I’m hooked, haha :D
so kinda spoilery for Chapter 27, but I warmly suggest you give it a read yourself!
“Emmrich cannot take his eyes off of Rook, still at the threshold of Kal-Sharok. She stares at the ground outside as if it would burn her. And she is trembling.
“Maker, Tara!” He manages the strength to fade-step to her side, heart stopping as her head snaps to the movement and a crushing grip immediately finds his neck, his hands instantly reaching up to pry himself free. The blight is still screaming in her veins, he realizes, his glowing green eyes wide as they find hers still coal-black. “Darling,” he manages, “Liebchen. It’s me,” he gasps again. “It’s alright. You’re safe.”
“I told you to stay back,” her voice is still not her own, “Why didn’t you listen." Her eyes squeeze shut, and so does her gloved hand around his throat. His eyes flash green, but fade.”
song I post this to Instagram with: https://open.spotify.com/track/4gR019yFH4qjyf7rnFQH3K?si=wpIhndvISsOeL0N747ySLA