Death Is Not The End.

drummer's reaction to naomi's message in 6.05, as requested by anon

bonus naomi being so adorable that drummer quite literally could not cope:

Fic series: The Sky Is Here For Both Of Us, by SugarFey

Camina Drummer and Naomi Nagata navigate the twists and turns of their complicated relationship.

time goes quicker between the two of us

“I didn’t want to leave without saying goodbye.”

“Didn’t stop you before.”

Sometimes all you have are the might-have-beens.

but tonight we’ll stay awhile

“I can’t be part of the OPA,” Naomi insists, holding her gaze. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t be with you. If you’d have me.”

Months after the Behemoth, Drummer and Naomi meet again.

hold me down, I’m so tired now

She doesn’t know how to say that this whole thing with Naomi leaves her feeling like she’s stuck in zero-g without straps or mag boots, trying to navigate the shifting walls.

The hardest part is what comes next.

come for the noodles, stay for the beer

“It’s one dinner, it won’t kill you.”

Naomi convinces Drummer to have dinner with her and Holden. Drummer is less than enthusiastic about this plan.

there is thunder in our hearts

She can live without Naomi Nagata. She has her work and her service to the Belt. But somehow, without knowing when or why, Naomi has become as much a part of her as the design on her neck, the air in her lungs or the smooth weight of a gun in her hands.

Maybe it was always going to end this way.

“Yam Seng” by tabbystardust (AO3)