Eagle of the Ninth AU idea I wanna write after I finish this current 13k word, canon-era monstrosity:
Modern AU where Marcus is a veteran soldier in physical therapy after getting shot in the leg. Esca works at the gym where he goes for therapy. Initially, Cottia is his PT, and as she’s leading him to one of the private rooms for his session, he looks to his left and sees Esca doing ballet in one of the empty halls and literally cannot get over the beauty of it.
Cottia has to leave after a while so Esca takes over.
They fall in love while desperately trying to remain professional and pretending they’re not in love.
It ends with Esca saying “I can’t do this anymore,” and Marcus misunderstands and thinks he can’t bear being Marcus’ PT anymore because he’s not “““improving”““ or “““working hard enough”““ but actually it’s Esca like ‘if i have to take one more session with you I will either just nut in my pants or hold you down on a bench and ride you until you can’t see straight any more’.
Cottia comes back and finishes his PT sessions and Esca asks Marcus on a date.
