#ajaire

Claire has felt useless all summer.

AU in which Claire and Jim never got together (likewise for Aja and Steve), and the guy with skills in geology and a magic hammer went with the trolls instead of the theater girl who doesn't have a magic weapon.

Also available on AO3.

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"Anything I can do to help?" Claire asked. She hated feeling useless. She had been feeling useless ever since Toby had broken the staff to trap Morgana. She hadn't been useful enough to go with Jim, Toby, and the trolls to New Jersey. She had only been as useful as Steve and Eli at fighting off Morando.

She hadn't been useful enough to keep Aja from becoming an orphan. From being alone while Krel took the throne. Akiridions didn't cry, and yet Aja's voice was hoarse from crying. "Hold me?"

Title: From off the battlements of any tower (falling all around us we so rarely become heroes)

Link: https://archiveofourown.org/works/50494216

Creator: @yellowmagicalgirl

Work Type: fanfiction

Fandom: Tales of Arcadia

Rating: teen

Pairing: Gen with background poly and F/F

Word Count: 1,370

Warnings: Offscreen Child Abuse, Offscreen Character Death

Number of comments: 0

Completion Status: complete

Short summary/description: Commander Oh Ophelia You’ve Been On My Mind Girl Since The Flood dies, and then she watches her daughter grow up.

Snippet:

Space girl, show me the stars You know the galaxies of my heart

Girl are you a Cancer? 'Cause you make me cry When we kiss or dance in the sky We're dancing in the sky

-Space Girl, Frances Forever

Anyway, I heard a very gay song on the radio the other day and I wanted to draw some space gays to go with it.

perhaps.... yes

(I’m going with Ajaire for this one)

Who accidentally pushes a door instead of pulling/vice versa

Claire.  She gets extremely distracted when she’s looking at someone she likes and will forget doors exit/that she has to use them.  This was how her friends got clued in that she likes Aja.  Anytime Aja passed her, she lost the ability to function for like a full minute.

Who doodles little hearts all over the desk with their initials inside them

Claire.  She also takes Aja to that rock that has a lot of initials in the woods, so they can add theirs to it.  She gets surprised when Aja pulls out her serrator and sets it to one of the lower settings for the actual initial carving.

Who starts the tickle fights

Aja.  When Claire gets too stressed or wrapped up in her responsibilities, Aja will tickle her as a distraction and as a way to remind Claire that she needs to have fun every now and again.

Who starts the pillow fights

Claire.  She likes to catch Aja off-guard.  Their pillow fights are epic and usually involve the entire house and sneak attacks.

*When they’re babysitting him together, Enrique will throw a pillow at one or the other to get them started because he knows their pillow fights are a great source of entertainment.

Who falls asleep last, watching the other with a small affectionate smile

When they’re having late night study sessions or hanging out together, Aja will usually fall asleep in a weird position.  Claire will watch her with a goofy, lovesick expression on her face.

After a long day, Claire will fall asleep leaning against Aja and Aja can’t bring herself to move out from under her, so she’ll grab a blanket to wrap around them and settle in.

Who mistakes salt for sugar

Aja.  Claire’s mother taught her well in how to do things in the kitchen, but, once she learns of it, Aja likes to put sugar on absolutely everything.  She’ll grab for it without checking that she has the right sack and occasionally accidentally get salt instead.

Who lets the microwave play the loud beeping sound at 1am in the morning

Claire.  She always says she won’t, but then she’ll forget and let it go off.

Who comes up with cheesy pick up lines

Aja.  Since she doesn’t know Earth romance customs, but is eager to learn, she starts coming up with lines to woo Claire.  Claire finds them ridiculous, but can’t help but laugh anyway, which just causes Aja to come up with more lines.

Who rearranges the bookshelf in alphabetical order

Claire.  She likes to be organized.  Also, when she learns about Aja being Akiridion, she gets Mother to teach her how to read and write the language.  Then, she surprises Aja with what she’s learned and her ability to hold a conversation in Aja’s native tongue (for the most part - Claire isn’t the best at speaking Akiridion, but Aja is willing to help her out).

Who licks the spoon when they’re baking brownies

Aja.  She likes comparing the difference in taste and texture of brownie batter to actual brownies.

Who buys candles for dinners even though there’s no special occasion

Claire.  She loves setting up romantic aesthetics and has always loved scented candles.  Occasionally, she’ll put together dinner scenes that are inspired by Shakespeare or other plays she favors.

Who draws little tattoos on the other with a pen

Both.  They sometimes spend hours hanging out and drawing on each other (like other girls will do each others’ nail polish - which they also do for each other too).

Who comes home with a new souvenir magnet every time they go on vacation

Claire.  She still goes on the trip to New Jersey (to learn magic/deal with lingering side effects from Morgana’s possession).  She sends Aja home magnets from each place they stop in wrapped up in a long letter about what it’s like there (since she knows Aja is very curious to learn about the world).

Who convinces the other to fill out those couple surveys in the back of magazines

If the story title has a link, that means it’s available here on Tumblr.  Otherwise links to Archive of Our Own and FanFiction.net are available.

Please let me know if there’s a problem with any of the links or summaries (I tried to use the exact summaries the authors gave whenever possible) so I can edit accordingly.

Without further ado, here’s all the sapphic stories I could find :)

(in alphabetical order)

(more could be added in the future too)

Ajaire (Aja/Claire)

Stargazers by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Claire and Aja consider how they're going to cope with the fact that one day Aja will have to return home to her planet and they'll be separated.

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Claire and the Ghost Girl by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean

Claire meets a ghostly Aja one night in a cemetery.

Barbmura (Barbara/Nomura)

Autumn Blues by @tunafishprincess (AO3 Link)

It wasn't the blindness that bothered her; it was the peace that came after it.

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Armamentarium by @readingnerd22

Barbara cleans Nomura’s wounds.

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The Color of the Sun by Nerves (AO3 Link)

Barbara is a woman caught outside of time and space in an idyllic, soft world, knowing no other human than the man Walter. Her existence is peaceful and dreamlike - although lonely. All of that changes when another person enters her world: the woman made of darkness and clothed with the sun. The love that finds them will bring out the darkest that their world has to offer so that they may find the light.

**Please be advised to read the author’s tags on this story, as it a mature-rated story and contains more adult themes.

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freefall by @angorwhosebabyisthis (AO3 Link)

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Healing Music Suite No. 1 (series) by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Stories that focus on the sapphic ship of Barbara and Nomura. Includes fluffy ficlets, angsty oneshots, and the odd AU here and there.

**Also check out the barbmura asks & aus section of my ocean king blog or search the ship and/or character names there too, cause I have a lot of barbmura content.

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Imperfect by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Barbara and Nomura take Zelda (Nomura’s ex-familiar) trick-or-treating, and discuss parenting.  Part of my Familiars AU.

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Keep Her Warm by @yellowmagicalgirl (ff.net Link)

The power is out in Barbara and Zelda's house. Takes place in an au where Nomura stayed in Arcadia instead of Strickler. Flash fic. Rated for brief angst.

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Motif by @magic-and-moonlit-wings (AO3 Link // ff.net Link)

A number of paintings in the Arcadia Oaks Museum’s collection feature women who resemble Barbara. Nomura notices. Nomura might also have the starting hints of a crush on Barbara, but she hasn’t noticed that yet.

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Some Might Call It True Love by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Since the first day of 3rd Grade, (half-troll) Jim has been trying to get his mom together with his changeling teacher, Ms. Nomura.

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Throwing Vases by @magic-and-moonlit-wings (AO3 Link // ff.net Link)

Looking for a fun 'couples activity', Barbara and Nomura take a pottery class.

Marynon (Mary/Shannon)

Aching to See You at Any Possibility by @yellowmagicalgirl (AO3 Link // ff.net Link)

Shannon was just friends with Mary, and she would be fine with it. She would have to be.

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The Art of Romance by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Self-proclaimed Dating Expert, Mary Wang, figures out that she's in love with the cute girl in her math class and how to ask said cute girl out.

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For You, Fall by @yellowmagicalgirl (AO3 Link // ff.net Link)

Mary reveals a secret to Darci.

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Goblinfighters by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Shannon tries to warn her crush, Mary, that goblins are coming for her.  (a roleswap version of Claire and Present Danger with Shannon as the Trollhunter).

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Scary Stories by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean

a short scene written by request where Mary and Shannon are camping out and tell each other spooky stories.

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Stolen Kisses Minific by @yellowmagicalgirl

Mary and Shannon steal kisses from each other.

Morganbarb (Morgana/Barbara)

Artists by @im-the-king-of-the-ocean (AO3 Link)

Morgana never expected to fall out of the Shadow Realm. Nor did she expect she'd ever be given a second chance or that very old pains and traumas could be healed.

Day 1: Autumn (Rarepairs Week) by @eurydykakaput

Barbara and Morgana are out getting coffee.

Day 6: Crossovers AU (Rarepairs Week) by @eurydykakaput