Why was Varl asking Aloy for relationship advice when Miss “I Pulled A Hottie In Quen Diviner School” was right there?

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Why was Varl asking Aloy for relationship advice when Miss “I Pulled A Hottie In Quen Diviner School” was right there?

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been hanging onto these a while, but here's the behind-the-scenes design/concept work for @horizonfalsenegative's Federa tan Foster!
she has a lot of fun design lore to her, and now i'm quite attached <3
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
We’re thrilled to share our contribution to @horizonbigbang 2022, False Negative!
The fic is by @abalidoth and the comics and titlecards are by @robinpixels. We’re both super proud of it so I hope you take a look! Comments, kudos, and reblogs all greatly appreciated.
Chapters:
10 (with 10 comic chapters)
Fandom:
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Rating:
Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships:
Alva/Beta/Federa from Horizon: Forbidden West (and every pairing contained in that triad), Aloy & Beta
Additional Tags:
Adventure, Romance, Trans Female Character, Nonbinary Character, trans Federa, nonbinary Beta, Trans Mentorship, Worldbuilding, this is our get-along road trip, rivals to allies to lovers, Happy Ending, Includes illustrations and comics, Autistic Beta, lots of cute machine characters, machine tamer beta
Summary:
Beta accompanies Alva and Aloy to Quen lands to reactivate Leviathan. As if dealing with Aloy's departure, hostile Quen, learning to override machines, and inscrutable pre-Plague technology wasn't enough, she has to hide her affection for Alva and cope with meeting Federa. But when an unexpected change in Quen politics threatens to shatter everything, Beta and Federa must join forces to save Alva, Leviathan and the Quen. Will their alliance remain temporary, or grow into something deeper?
Hey Alva -- what's your perfect date night with Federa?
BETA: O-Oh, Alva! It's you--hi! I--Yeah, I'm around, I'm up, what can I do for you? BETA: BETA: .... BETA: You found a WHAT?
Aloy/Talanah Modern AU Part 2/?: really fab vibes
Part 1/’we never go out of style’ ao3
writer: @foibles-fables

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Alva: You… have a face.
Federa: Yes, yes I do.
Alva: I mean, a nice face. You have a nice face.
Federa: Thanks, I think.
Alva: Please accept my attempts at flirting, I don’t know what I’m doing.
Alva : *Being herself*
Federa : You better shut the fuck up before I look at you one day, feel warm and realize I've fallen in love with you
Alva : *continues being Alva*
Federa : I'm serious, quit it-
Federa:... Fuck
(all my thanks to out of to @felrend for providing me with Federa's name!)
TBH, loved finding out about Alva's girlfriend back home!!! Not Rivals to Lovers for my sweet girl!!!!