Pairing: Captain Swan (canon divergence)
Rating: M
Summary: Killian Jones doesn’t do casual. In the blur that is moving house (moving in together), it takes Emma a couple of
days to notice. Once she does notice,
though, she can’t unsee it, as Henry would say.
Whether it’s relationships or clothing, he is – to borrow a phrase of
his from a lifetime ago – someone who likes to stand on ceremony.Notes:
For my dearest friend @scribblecat27, on the wondrous occasion of her birthday. Sorry I can’t be there to give you a RL hug this year, so I hope this will suffice.
Inspired by all of us who keep thinking ‘why on earth can’t that man take off his jacket and shoes when he’s in his own home?’ Apologies to anyone who may have already written something along these lines, alas, I haven’t been fortunate enough to read it if it exists! Set in the same universe as “To Plant a Garden (is to believe in tomorrow)” and “Goodnight, Moon”.
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It’s official.
Killian Jones doesn’t do casual.
In the blur that is moving house (moving in together), it takes Emma a couple of
days to notice. Once she does notice,
though, she can’t unsee it, as Henry would say.
Whether it’s relationships or clothing, he is – to borrow a phrase of
his from a lifetime ago – someone who likes to stand on ceremony.She can’t deny it, the reality of living together is both
exciting and a little awkward. They’ve already
shared so much – life and death and danger and sacrifice – that the intimacy of
sharing a bedroom and a bathroom should
be a walk in the park, but it’s not, at least not at first. She’s never given so
much thought to such mundane rituals as tossing her worn underwear into the
laundry basket or shaving her legs in the shower, and she’s pretty sure she
hasn’t blushed this much in her entire life.She’s never been happier, though, which is probably the real
reason why it takes her a few days to notice that her live-in pirate is still a
little old-fashioned when it comes to clothing.
Standing on Ceremony – 1/1
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