Fantasy AUs

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[itsafamilyname]

...no. They won't. Maybe... not in our lifetime.

[8footswordlady]

[ Dying at that execution would’ve been so much easier.

She doesn’t understand why everyone is fighting so hard to keep her alive.

She’s so tired…]

[itsafamilyname]

[She won't push too deep. She doesn't think much will help.

And... after the torture Adria's been through... she just tries to gently hold Adora's shoulder. Just something stabilizing.]

[8footswordlady]

… think they have anything here to help me sleep?

[itsafamilyname]

...there's a couple things I take if... they're preying on the mind. [Literally and metaphorically.]

I have some extra. But you'll feel sick if you don't take food and water with it.

[Been having some trouble getting refills though, so to speak. Some of the staff... they don't think highly of her getting rest.]

[8footswordlady]

I don’t want to take it from you. Maybe I’ll ask around.

[itsafamilyname]

Like I said, I have extra. And I'm sleeping better now that you're home.

[8footswordlady]

You might need it. Seriously, it’s okay. I’ll ask Catra. I wanted to check on her anyway.

[itsafamilyname]

...I hope this doesn't become me insisting you take your medicine like when you were 5.

[8footswordlady]

I promise. It’s not like that. I’m just… tired, mom.

[itsafamilyname]

...I know dear, I know. It... it isn't easy. It might not be for a while.

[8footswordlady]

It might not be ever.

[itsafamilyname]

Nothing lasts forever. For better and for worse.

[8footswordlady]

It's been my whole life. How long did I even have before I was up there, getting... trained... indoctrinated...

I don't know anything but that and running from them.

[itsafamilyname]

...if there's one thing I've learned... life is longer than you expect. There's lots of times to see a different way.

[8footswordlady]

I hope you're right...

[itsafamilyname]

I turned 40 last year and I've lived in almost three different countries at this point. The person I was at your age... I don't know how much we have in common anymore.

But... I suppose I carry her with me, trying to find a better home for her than she had.

There's things you'll hold onto and things you won't. And either way, you'll find something good for it all.

[8footswordlady]

Yeah, but... god, Mom, the last twenty years--how miserable was it for you?

[itsafamilyname]

Well... even if the fae lands were tough... I always had one thing keeping me going. To try and keep the present bright and the future brighter.

[8footswordlady]

The kid they kidnapped and made you raise?

[itsafamilyname]

Like I said. You find ways to make your own present bright. And seeing you grow up, even during times like this...

It means the world to me.

[8footswordlady]

Hey mom...

If you had the chance, would you have given me back?

[itsafamilyname]

[Oof. Fuck. She looks stricken.]

...that... would have been the right thing to do. For the king and queen. And... morality.

[8footswordlady]

But would you have?

[itsafamilyname]

...If... I had the power or the nerve to be selfish about it...

...I would have taken you far, far away from both the fae and the royals. Someplace where you... could just be my little girl.