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legend of the seeker fic: "fear and longing in caddick"
Title: Fear and Longing in Caddick
Summary: After Kahlan puts on the Rada'Han, what's next?
Words: 425
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Richard/Kahlan
Spoilers/Timeline: Takes place mid-1x19 "Cursed".
Disclaimer: Not mine: give unto Sam Raimi that which is Sam Raimi's.
Author's Note: Thank you to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
_deejay_ for the beta! And thank you to the Sword of Truth Wiki for providing me with spellings and such. Why is it that the more mystical something is, the more apostrophes it demands? Someone should really look into that. *g*
“Are you afraid of me, Richard?”
His eyes stared steadily into hers in the glass’s reflection. “No.” He shook his head slowly. “How could I be?”
Kahlan finally turned to face him, the Rada’Han scraping against her neck.
“Will you kiss me?”
Richard stood, and stepped hesitantly toward her. “You want me to…” He trailed off, brow creased in confusion.
“This,” she touched it again, fingertips barely brushing the cool metal, “suppresses magic indiscriminately: the Con Dar and every other aspect of a Confessor’s power. I’m not a threat to anyone with it on, so you don’t have to be scared to—”
“—But I’ve never been scared of you.” Richard was closer, his voice earnest but soft, hardly above a whisper as he reached out to stroke her cheek. “Not before, not now, not ever.”
He bent his head and pressed his lips to hers unhurriedly, confidently, and Kahlan allowed her eyes to flutter shut as she drank in the warm feel of him. He pulled his mouth from hers, slowly, but tucked her into his arms, like he had in the forest, and so many times before that. Kahlan’s eyes remained closed.
“I scare me.”
She felt him nod into her hair. “I scare myself sometimes. When I look at where I was mere months ago, and what I’m doing now. Fighting and killing, for a cause I wouldn’t have believed existed before. When I look at my future, and know what I have to defeat.”
Richard stepped back, and tilted her chin so her eyes rose to meet his. “But then I look at you, and you make me feel safe.”
Kahlan pulled his mouth to hers again, hungrily this time, and his hands travelled down her back, pressing her closer, and up again, until she felt them cup the back of her neck, so that the Rada’Han dug like a sharp reminder into her skin.
She whimpered, greedily, and sucked on his lower lip one last time before she stopped.
“I’m…” Her voice wobbled, and Richard breathed heavily into her skin. “I’m so… tired. I just want to lay down.”
He looked flustered, taken aback even, but Richard stepped away from her dutifully. “Of course, I’ll go and let you—”
“—No, Richard.” Kahlan caught his hand. “I mean I’m tired. Will you stay with me?”
He nodded, eyes tender. “Of course.”
Kahlan leaned against him, and his arms enveloped her once again, like they always did. She breathed him in deeply, and the feeling made her feel momentarily weightless, and almost free.
Summary: After Kahlan puts on the Rada'Han, what's next?
Words: 425
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairing: Richard/Kahlan
Spoilers/Timeline: Takes place mid-1x19 "Cursed".
Disclaimer: Not mine: give unto Sam Raimi that which is Sam Raimi's.
Author's Note: Thank you to
_deejay_ for the beta! And thank you to the Sword of Truth Wiki for providing me with spellings and such. Why is it that the more mystical something is, the more apostrophes it demands? Someone should really look into that. *g* “Are you afraid of me, Richard?”
His eyes stared steadily into hers in the glass’s reflection. “No.” He shook his head slowly. “How could I be?”
Kahlan finally turned to face him, the Rada’Han scraping against her neck.
“Will you kiss me?”
Richard stood, and stepped hesitantly toward her. “You want me to…” He trailed off, brow creased in confusion.
“This,” she touched it again, fingertips barely brushing the cool metal, “suppresses magic indiscriminately: the Con Dar and every other aspect of a Confessor’s power. I’m not a threat to anyone with it on, so you don’t have to be scared to—”
“—But I’ve never been scared of you.” Richard was closer, his voice earnest but soft, hardly above a whisper as he reached out to stroke her cheek. “Not before, not now, not ever.”
He bent his head and pressed his lips to hers unhurriedly, confidently, and Kahlan allowed her eyes to flutter shut as she drank in the warm feel of him. He pulled his mouth from hers, slowly, but tucked her into his arms, like he had in the forest, and so many times before that. Kahlan’s eyes remained closed.
“I scare me.”
She felt him nod into her hair. “I scare myself sometimes. When I look at where I was mere months ago, and what I’m doing now. Fighting and killing, for a cause I wouldn’t have believed existed before. When I look at my future, and know what I have to defeat.”
Richard stepped back, and tilted her chin so her eyes rose to meet his. “But then I look at you, and you make me feel safe.”
Kahlan pulled his mouth to hers again, hungrily this time, and his hands travelled down her back, pressing her closer, and up again, until she felt them cup the back of her neck, so that the Rada’Han dug like a sharp reminder into her skin.
She whimpered, greedily, and sucked on his lower lip one last time before she stopped.
“I’m…” Her voice wobbled, and Richard breathed heavily into her skin. “I’m so… tired. I just want to lay down.”
He looked flustered, taken aback even, but Richard stepped away from her dutifully. “Of course, I’ll go and let you—”
“—No, Richard.” Kahlan caught his hand. “I mean I’m tired. Will you stay with me?”
He nodded, eyes tender. “Of course.”
Kahlan leaned against him, and his arms enveloped her once again, like they always did. She breathed him in deeply, and the feeling made her feel momentarily weightless, and almost free.
*gaily dance!*
“—No, Richard.” Kahlan caught his hand. “I mean I’m tired. Will you stay with me?”
Eeeeeheheheheheee OM NOM NOM! You're so GOOD at skirting the pornies!
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Anyway, thanks for reading this again! I live to skirt those darn pornies. ;D
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(Yeah, it's from this (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/879276/Legend%20of%20the%20Seeker%20-%20116%20-%20Bloodline06.png) cap, which I could probably stare at all day. I have a few icons waiting on the back burner. I'll probably get around to posting them soon[ish].)
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And, mmm, yes to the tracking shot. And the scene at night in the woods--the lighting and mist and everything was sooooooo good! Made Kahlan look all glowy again. :DDD
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I just realised your fic has a name now: LULZ AWESOME NAME!
Did someone say glowy? (http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/535645/lj/lots-119/lots_119_04.jpg) Oooooh dear and here comes that explosive need to picspam again... I BLAME YOUU *pokes*
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And I will happily take that blame! *pokes back*
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Picspaaaaaaaammm!!!!
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...DOES THIS MEAN YOU'LL DO ONE???
*liberally sprinkles inspiration dust*
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This was amazing and LULZ LULZ LULZ you used the word "suck!" Where's the NC-17 warning?! P0rns! P0rnsssss! *points* :P
AHHHHH, BRIDGET IN YOUR ICON! *glomps*
LULZ LULZ LULZ you used the word "suck!" Where's the NC-17 warning?! P0rns! P0rnsssss! *points* :P
AHHH! I hoped no one would notice! *g*
*hides*
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I was totally going to write something like this and then you beat me to it, which is awesome. I love your Richard. He is ever so puppylike. :D I could hear him talking!
And I love love LOVE the bit about how the Rada'Han makes her feel free. OH KAHLAN, I WISH YOU WEREN'T SO TORTURED BY YOUR POWERZ.
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WHY IN THE NAME OF FUCK ARE THEY NOT MAKING OUT. I MEAN WHAT THE HELL KIND OF SHOW IS THIS ANYWAY.
Yes! I mean, I assume that's what everyone was thinking.
Craig and Bridget included. LET'S STEP IT UP SHALL WE, WRITERS?And I hope you still plan on writing this! I'd love to see your take--your first LotS fic already blew me out of the water.
OH KAHLAN, I WISH YOU WEREN'T SO TORTURED BY YOUR POWERZ.
ME TOOOOOO. Oh show and your secret depths. Ned and Chuck weren't even this angstridden, and they couldn't bloody touch!
(And since I'm convinced that Confessor losing control=orgasm, I'm sure there's a lot she and Richard could get up to to skirt the problem, Rada'Han or not *g*)
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And NICE use of magic suppressors to get around the cockblocking. ;) LOL, is the wizard unconscious somewhere too, just in case?
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LOL, is the wizard unconscious somewhere too, just in case?
Well obviously. That was Richard's first pit-stop before he found Kahlan.
YAY, VIOLENCE!
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I have some boring errands to run on campus. You up for coming with? :DDDD
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And I'm waiting on a few loads of laundry, so it'll be a couple hours before I can go out. But I'm up for watching more Buffy tonight!
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Hee, laundry you say? You mean you LIKE having clean clothes? *resolutely ignores piles stacking up* Heh. See you tonight!
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This: Richard stepped back, and tilted her chin so her eyes rose to meet his. “But then I look at you, and you make me feel safe.” is so perfectly Richard!! And your Kahlan voice is fantastic!!! and the SNUGGLES!!!!!!!! Oh the snuggling makes me really freakin happy! I particularly liked how you never let us forget she's wearing the Rada'Han it becomes a focal point for the fic and it adds to how perfect it turned out! Well done! :)
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If only. ;)
Thank you for the awesome comment!
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As a matter of fact I think we should encourage all gypped script writers to do just that! It would make LJ a very happy place indeed!
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Of course, Richard can't be a mind-reader 100% of the time and I love that Kahlan asked him to stay with her.
Beautiful fic, you write these two so well!!!
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btw, i totally want to see this scene was from my icon -_-