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Cross-country road trip f!Chrobin AU:

Chrom is driving across the country in his shitty, barely functioning car. Second day into his trip he’s in the middle of nowhere and lost and it’s HOT. Oh yeah, and smoke starts to rise from the hood of his car. Gets lucky and there’s like a really run down gas station off the side of the road. Pulls off and lifts the hood and tons of white smoke, has no clue what to do. Checks his phone — no service.

Sees there’s a diner attached to the gas station. Goes in and asks to use their phone and is told there’s a payphone outside. Chrom has only like a $5 bill, and the ATM isn’t working. Asks to exchange his bill for coins — told the only way to do that is to exchange bills for food and he’ll get coins in return. Chrom groans but orders like a side of fries and takes the change to go use the phone right away.

While on the phone (after checking the attached old ass phone book for a tow company number), a nice classic car pulls up to get gas. A young woman gets out of the passenger seat — long, silvery hair and beautiful — and a guy gets out of the drivers seat and starts filling up the car. The two of them start arguing before the girl eventually walks off to the gas station.

Phone goes to voicemail. Chrom starts leaving a message when the car at the pump spins its wheels and goes squealing out of the dirt parking lot and onto the road.

The young woman runs out of the gas station and starts yelling after the guy. Chrom kinda just drifts off what he’s saying on the voicemail as he’s distracted by what’s going on. Phone beeps—out of funds. Chrom is like no no no no no— tries to call again but no money left. Shit.

Looks up from the phone — Woman is pacing in the parking lot, hands on her head when she just lets out a long ass scream. Chrom kinda just stands there. When the woman is done, looks to Chrom and is like WHAT?! Chrom is like…you okay?

And the woman is like NO, I’m not okay? That asshole just stole my fucking car and left me in the middle of nowhere halfway across the country from where I need to be in a few days.

Chrom is like huh…that was a nice car. Yours, you said? And the woman is like…that’s what you got from all that? And Chrom is like right…sorry. Bit of a day for me, too.

Staff from the diner leans out, says Chrom’s food is ready. Chrom looks to the young woman and is like…you hungry?

The two of them share a meal at the diner, introducing themselves. Chrom and Robin share their current predicament — Robin, car-less and abandoned by her boyfriend (ex now, clearly), and Chrom with his broken down car. As they chat, they realize they’re basically headed in the same direction — Chrom just a bit further.

Robin is like…wait. Dashes out of the diner. And Chrom is like uh…follows after her and like shrugs at the diner staff on the way out when they glare at them.

Outside, Robin is leaning into the hood of Chrom’s car already and Chrom is like whoa whoa whoa! What the hell? And Robin turns around and is like let’s cut a deal — I fix your car and keep it running during the drive and in return you let me bum a ride.

Chrom is a bit bewildered but…Holds out his hand. You got a deal.

Cue their trip — quiet at first as neither knows what to say to they other, but slowly warming up to the other — playing stupid car games like punch buggy or license plate games or guessing what town will show up on road signs next (Robin kills it at this game) — the two seeing a large food-item monument off the side of the road and stopping to look at it, which leads to them getting caught in a torrential downpour and being soaked to the bone, hysterically laughing once they get into the car and constantly wiping the steam in the inside once they start driving — shopping for clothes for Robin in a gas station (her shit was in her car!) and picking out shirts with the weirdest sayings on them and giggling like teenagers as they do a fashion show in the frikken aisle — slowly sharing with the other what they’re driving across the country for (Chrom for an interview at some company for a job he really needs or something respectable like that, Robin for a meeting she has with a music label to show them her music) opening up along the drive — introducing their favourite songs to each other on AUX chord, both teasing the other about their music taste until they find one they both love and start belting out at the top of their lungs in the car — stargazing on top of Chrom’s car in the middle of the night — Robin working on Chrom’s car and giving him some tips, hands brushing over each other as they exchange tools, Chrom leaning in close to see what Robin is pointing at, his breath hot on the back of her neck — Robin sharing her music with Chrom and Chrom being like wow, you really have a chance, you’re amazing — Chrom sharing his dream with Robin of helping people, inspired by his late older sister and Robin sharing her confidence in his ability to achieve his goals because he’s a good person — grabbing a bite to eat at a karaoke bar and Robin killing it at a performance and getting the crowd hyped up, Chrom staring in awe and omg I really like her. Having a few too many drinks, and both of them dancing together in the bar, closer then they’ve ever been, only to later that night stay in a shared room in a seedy motel and THICK sexual tension (and, you guessed it, one bed), long glances that drag over the other before one of them goes to take a shower, walking in on the other changing, a moment of stillness that almost comes to a crescendo — but Robin has fallen asleep, and Chrom kinda just smiles down at her fondly and tucks her into bed.

The next morning, Chrom leaves the room early to grab them some coffee and some barely passable breakfast sandwiches, feeling so overjoyed about everything — when he comes back, finds Robin’s ex-boyfriend has found them somehow and is talking to Robin and like trying to act like nothing happened and that “he went back but she was gone” but he’s there now and he’s ready to take her — when he notices Chrom at the door of their motel room and is like dude do you mind? And Chrom is like this is MY room. And then Robin’s ex starts shit, calling Robin a cheater or something and Robin is like YOU left me STRANDED, and her ex gets up in her face and Chrom pushes him out of the way and then a fight ensues between them and Chrom gets his nose broken and it’s bleeding everywhere and Robin goes to help as her ex drives off again. And Robin is like wiping the blood from his face like I’m sorry about your nose…you didn’t need to jump in there. And Chrom is like I couldn’t listen to him treating you like that

They get in the car and start driving and arrive at Robin’s destination that afternoon — the last hour of the drive silent as they come to terms with their trip being over.

Chrom drops Robin off — awkward goodbye where neither knows what to say. They exchange numbers but it feels like the magic is over, they know this is it. Chrom drives away, watching Robin disappear in his rear view mirror.

An hour later as he’s filling up his car at city limits, cleaning out his car and realizes he still has something of Robin’s — the iPod with her music on it, still plugged into the AUX chord. Chrom is too far away to turn around — he’ll miss his interview if he does…the interview he was going to go to with a broken nose.

FUCK IT! Turns his car around and speeds back to where he left Robin, pushing his car to the limit. Arrives just in time for the meeting and his car breaks down. Leaves his car smoking in the parking lot and runs into the building, sees Robin panicking looking for the iPod, on the phone with someone she knows and trying to figure out how to get her files. Chrom calls out to her and Robin looks up shocked— he hands her the iPod, folds it into her hand. She’s like…but your interview…your dream. And Chrom is like I have another dream now, and it starts with you killing that meeting.

Chrom waits in the lobby for over an hour, anxious until Robin comes out, unreadable expression. Chrom is like…well?? And Robin breaks out into a grin and Chrom whoops and sweeps her up in his arms and swings her around.

Chrom’s phone buzzes — email from the employer he was going to meet with, apologizing that they had to cancel the interview so unexpectedly and wondering if he could come in tomorrow. Robin looks up from his screen and is like…need a road trip buddy? And Chrom smiles but is like…need a fixed car, first.

Robin fixes his car and they drive to the next city, deciding to stop in at a karaoke bar. The two of them are out of place in the city karaoke place — looking rough from their time on the road but effervescently happy as they sing a duet, and as the song ends Robin pulls Chrom in for a kiss, the crowd booing and calling for them to get off the stage and get a room— the end.

She was the wind at his back and the sword at his side.