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Love In The Time Of Corona(virus)

Fandom: Nanatsu no Taizai/Seven Deadly Sins Rating: 18+ Characters: Meliodas, Elizabeth, Ban, Escanor, Merlin, Moth (OC), Estarossa, Margaret Summary: The city of Liones has gone into quarantine. Escanor is stuck in an airport trying to get home, Moth can't shake her almost-one-night-stand, and Meliodas has found love 100 yards away and goes on a search for her identity. 

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Moth and Estarossa for @cerneala

Thanks for the ask! Sorry I didn’t get this done for Geldris Week but @okamideimos got me hooked on Money Heist and @cerneala and I discussed an AU for it using her OC Moth so here we go. Hope you like it (:

Spoilers for Money Heist so don’t read on if you want to watch it, which you should.

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Moth has one dream, to rob the National Mint and earn herself a billion euros. To achieve that ambition she recruits a crack team and trains them for five months in how to execute her plan.

On heist day, Moth is in the operations room set up close to the Mint as Estarossa (Praying Mantis and her on again, off again lover) highjacks the van which carries the blank paper in to the mint for printing. The van carries supplies, weapons, explosives, and seasoned bank robber Meliodas (Ant Lion) with younger brother Zeldris (Beetle) into the Mint. Estarossa will be Moth’s Captain on the inside. At the same time, Guila (Bee), Veronica (Butterfly) and Merlin (Spider) enter the Mint museum as visitors. Guila and Veronica are there for hostage control while Merlin monitors the quality of the printed notes.

Inside the bank, it has not been a good day for Gelda. She has just found out she is pregnant but Ludoshel, the Mint manager and father of her child, has made it very clear he wants nothing to do with her.

The heist starts to go well. The Mint is successfully infiltrated and the gang lock themselves in and start printing money. The hostages are mostly docile enough, save for Ludoshel who keeps trying to make the others take risks in order to escape. He convinces Gelda to get a mobile phone out of the pocket of his coat which has been left in his office. Estarossa catches her in the act and orders Zeldris to kill her.

Meanwhile Moth is negotiating with the police, in particular inspector Mael who is in charge of the case. Moth plays games with him, asking him what he is wearing and whether he has faked orgasms. It doesn’t work: he is not syched out. Moth, intrigued, takes things one step further and accidentally on purpose bumps into him at a cafe. The two begin to form a tentative friendship, Mael having no idea that Moth is behind the robbery he is trying to resolve.

Zeldris cannot kill Gelda. Instead he shoots her in the thigh and hides her in one of the vaults, tending to her injuries until she recovers. They fall in love and Gelda dramatically joins the gang as she runs from her hiding place to foil Ludoshel’s efforts to escape. She takes the name Wasp.

On the outside, Mael has fallen hopelessly in love. With Moth. And she proposes to him that they should run away together. Mael realises though that something is not right and he deduces that Moth has something to do with the heist, managing to make her confess. He is deeply traumatised and drags Moth to her hideout, subjecting her to a lie detector. He asks her over and over again why she has tormented him, and she replies that she has genuinely fallen in love. The lie detector shows she is telling the truth. Mael lets her go.

Meliodas has managed to dig a tunnel leading most of the way from the Mint to Moth’s hideout when he learns that Zeldris has killed one of the hostages and that the person who ordered the execution was Estarossa. He looses it badly, and is ready to take risks, attacking Estarossa. The gang take sides, Merlin and Guila voting that Estarossa should stay in charge while the others vote that Veronica should take over. There is a lot of infighting, and Veronica and Guila who have been in a relationship fall out badly. They all take risks. There’s a lot of shooting and a lot of drama.

But somehow they hold it together. Under Merlin’s watchful eye the gang have managed to print one billion euros in unmarked notes. The tunnel is ready and the gang start to escape. The police figure out where they are escaping to, and storm the Mint, shooting at the gang as they flee, killing Estarossa in the process. But thanks to Mael’s stalling, they are too late. The gang, minus Estarossa, get away.

Some months later, Mael receives a postcard with hidden GPS coordinates drawn into the patterned design on the front. He goes there and is delighted to find Moth waiting for him.

Something for @cerneala :)

The Bodyguard [11-Final]

Fandom: Nanatsu no Taizai/Seven Deadly Sins Characters: Estarossa, Mael, Moth (OC) Rating: M Tags: Romance, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mystery, AU Chapters: 11/11 Collab with @solynaceawrites

Summary: Death threats have been made against Moth, the princess of the Witch Clan, from an unknown attacker. As the Archangel Mael investigates the threat, Moth now struggles with her restricted freedom as well as her new bodyguard, the handsome yet endlessly irritating demon prince Estarossa. The more time they spend together, the more Moth learns that he is more than he seems, even while the threat on her life grows closer than they realize.

Posted on AO3 and FFNet

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"I want the truth. All of it." There is a threat under his voice that is so unfamiliar she shivers.

"Where is Estarossa?" Moth asks.

Caim grits his teeth. "He is being interrogated. He and Meliodas arrived unannounced—"

"Meliodas is here too?" she gasps.

"Answer my question!" he shouts. "None of this makes any goddamned sense and there is a dead archangel outside our gates!" Caim moves to pull the wine glass from her hand, and she looks up in surprise as he drinks the rest down before throwing the glass into the hearth. "I will protect you with everything I have, even my life. If you have ever loved me, you will tell me the truth."

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The Bodyguard [1]

Fandom: Nanatsu no Taizai/Seven Deadly Sins Characters: Estarossa, Mael, Moth (OC) Rating: M Tags: Romance, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mystery, AU Chapters: 1/9

Summary: Death threats have been made against Moth, the princess of the Witch Clan, from an unknown attacker. As the Archangel Mael investigates the threat, Moth now struggles with her restricted freedom as well as her new bodyguard, the handsome yet endlessly irritating demon prince Estarossa. The more time they spend together, the more Moth learns that he is more than he seems, even while the threat on her life grows closer than they realize.

Also posted on AO3 and FFNet

As @solynacea and I (and many of you) are stuck in quarantine, we wrote this completely indulgent romance fic. It is an AU featuring our favorite demon, Estarossa, and Solynacea's OC, Moth. If you are looking for a story that hits all the tropes in all the right places and features a mix of romance, mystery, danger, and plenty of sexual tension, then you have come to the right place!

This story is *mostly* safe for work. There is one chapter towards the end with some R-rated elements but we will give an A/N with a warning for that one. This story is also completely written, so look for an update every Wednesday!

As always, please leaves us kudos if you like the story, and don't be afraid to send a hi or an emoji or tell us what you think! And if you like Moth and Estarossa, please check out the other stories Solynacea has written about them, including Dark Side of the Moon and Bad Moon Rising. 

Preview:

She turns at the sound of movement and sucks in a breath as she watches him flop face-first onto the bed. "This is good," he mumbles, pulling the pillow towards him.

"What are you doing?" she demands.

"Taking a nap. Only got a bit of sleep on the ride over. Not more than an hour." He yawns loudly, toeing off his boots. "Want to join me? Make protecting you easier."

Moth wrinkles her nose as he pats the mattress next to him. "Absolutely not. And while we're on the subject, you must know that I won't put up with such talk. You may be a demon but you will behave as a prince and gentleman."

Estarossa rolls to the side, propping his head up on one palm. "I will, will I?"

"Yes," she replies firmly, "you will. I have no idea how you live in your home, nor do I care, but here you will act appropriately for your station."

He regards her, the silence broken only by the rustling of the curtains in the breeze. Then he says, "You seem to be under the misconception that I give a damn. Let me clear this up before you get your knickers any more in a twist: I am here as a favor to your mother. If my father truly cared about the well-being of a snotty little princess, he would have sent Meliodas, or perhaps Zeldris. Instead, he sent me. Do you know what that means, Your Highness?"

The Bodyguard [8]

Fandom: Nanatsu no Taizai/Seven Deadly Sins Characters: Estarossa, Mael, Moth (OC) Rating: M Tags: Romance, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mystery, AU Chapters: 8/11

Summary: Death threats have been made against Moth, the princess of the Witch Clan, from an unknown attacker. As the Archangel Mael investigates the threat, Moth now struggles with her restricted freedom as well as her new bodyguard, the handsome yet endlessly irritating demon prince Estarossa. The more time they spend together, the more Moth learns that he is more than he seems, even while the threat on her life grows closer than they realize.

Posted on AO3 and FFNet

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"Why are you being nice to me?" she mumbles into his shirt.

Estarossa laughs, and she smiles as she feels his chest rumble with the sound. His fingers stroke her hair, and it feels heavenly making her sigh as she leans against him. "Do you know what happened to the little boy who helped you clean up the vase?"

Moth furrows her brow. "No?"

"He went home and remembered you. He remembered how it felt to help someone else, and how you had thanked him. He remembered you, until he was given more power than he could handle and sent for training that would make him a soldier, not a friend." Moth looks up in confusion, and Estarossa traces his thumb on her jaw. "Then he was ordered to go back to help the girl's clan and instead of refusing, he decided to go and see if he could find her again."

Her eyes widen in realization and disbelief. He watches her carefully, his hand sliding to cradle the back of her neck, as he waits for her to say something, yet all she can think of is how, despite his blunt nature, he had treated her so kindly without any expectation of a reward, without caring about her rank or station. "Let me see," she whispers, and he tilts his head. "Let me see your eyes."

Estarossa tilts his head as his hair falls across his eyes. Moth reaches up and brushes them away, and the moment her fingers brush his forehead the blackness recedes. Her body melts as the color turns to a navy, then into a deep blue, and she recognizes them instantly.

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The Bodyguard [7]

Fandom: Nanatsu no Taizai/Seven Deadly Sins Characters: Estarossa, Mael, Moth (OC) Rating: M Tags: Romance, Slow Burn, Enemies to Friends to Lovers, Mystery, AU Chapters: 7/11

Summary: Death threats have been made against Moth, the princess of the Witch Clan, from an unknown attacker. As the Archangel Mael investigates the threat, Moth now struggles with her restricted freedom as well as her new bodyguard, the handsome yet endlessly irritating demon prince Estarossa. The more time they spend together, the more Moth learns that he is more than he seems, even while the threat on her life grows closer than they realize.

Posted on AO3 and FFNet

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He smiles. "Clever Moth," he says softly.

"I don't think I am," she replies.

"Why not?"

"Because I still can't figure out why you came to Cailleach."

Estarossa shifts next to her. "I was ordered by my king."

"There's something about that, though . . ." Moth narrows her eyes, trying to see him as clearly as possible. "You could have refused, I'm sure. You are his son. If you had real objections . . . No one can make you do something you don't want. But you wanted to do this, didn't you?"

"You've already answered your own question." His thumb brushes her cheek, which flushes in response. "You know why I'm here just as much as I do, or perhaps more so. Use the cunning behind that pretty face of yours to figure it out."

Moth suspects the answer isn't what she expects, and is afraid to ask. So she settles her head on his shoulder, stifling a yawn. "I'm glad you're here, no matter the reason," she murmurs.

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