A piece for the Clone Bang collab with @huntressdarkness for their fic, Mirror Image! The boys from the future have seen some Things (tm)

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Author: @akingnotaprincess

Fandom: Star Wars Bad Batch

Rating: Teen

Pairing: Hunter/Tech

WC: 1,488

Notes: For @huntressdarkness for pine4pine. First ever Bad Batch fic I've written.

Summary: "Hunter!"

He hisses in pain, touches his left side, and quickly takes away his hand. Even through the gloves and armor, the wound—a blaster bolt—is still warm. Hunter concentrates and self-assesses. He has some bruises on his chest; he's able to feel them begin to form—sensitive. There's the wound on his side, of course. Hunter can already feel his skin reacting and working on healing itself. There's probably going to be a scar, but it won't be his first. Even though he can't touch his hair, he can tell it's matted with blood. His head hurts. It feels like there's ringing in his ears, and the ache reminds him of his migraines. Did he hit his head on something?

Snippet: He squints and groans as his eyes adjust. His HUD is glitching. Weakly turning on, then turning black before he's able to see anything. It does this several times. He can feel the vibrations of the parts working, straining to function and fail each time. The screen blinks, and there are static lines in those brief seconds it's working. The flashing bothers his eyes a little. Can't be helped.

It's not like this hasn't happened to him before, but it still sucks. The last time his HUD malfunctioned was on Kidria XVI, several months ago.

Rules: How many letters of the alphabet have you used for a fic title? One fic per line, 'A' and 'The' do not count for 'a' and 't'. Post your score out of 26 at the end, along with your total fic count.

Thanks for tagging me @akingnotaprincess. You tagged me forever ago, but I was lazy lol

A: Absolute Power [Crosshair/Echo/Hunter/Tech/Wrecker] [trans Hunter]

B: Bloodsucker [Crosshair/Hunter; Crosshair & Echo & Hunter & Tech & Wrecker] [vampire Crosshair]

C: Call of the Wild [Crosshair/Hunter; Crosshair/Hunter/Tech/Wrecker] [pre-S1; sex pollen; primal play]

D: Drifting [Crosshair & Mayday; Crosshair & Hunter; Crosshair & Clone Force 99] [canon divergence; Mayday lives]

E: An Error in Judgment [Hunter/Tech; Hunter & Clone Force 99] [trans Hunter; mpreg]

F: The First [Hunter/Wrecker] [cadet fic]

G: Go Down in History [Hunter/Tech] [S2E4; canon compliant]

H: Hands-On Experience [Hunter/Tech] [cadet fic; trans Tech]

I: Initiation [Crosshair/Echo/Hunter] [trans Echo; pre S1]

L: Lead Me Unto Temptation [Crosshair/Hunter] [S1; drugged sex]

M: Marry Me [Crosshair/Hunter; Fennec/Hunter] [modern AU; 1990s AU; drug abuse; smoking; alcoholism; internalized homophobia]

N: Naptime [Crosshair & Echo & Hunter & Tech & Wrecker] [vampire Crosshair] [pre-S1; fluff]

O: One of Us [Crosshair/Hunter/Tech/Wrecker] [cadet fic; trans Wrecker]

P: Pumpkin Knotting [Crosshair/Hunter/Tech] [post S3; Tech lives; food as sex toys]

R: Reunion [Echo/Fives; Fives & Rex] [Fives lives]

S: The Session [Crosshair/Tech] [pre-S1; dom/sub]

T: Toxin [Crosshair/Hunter] [S3 finale; sex pollen; extreme dubcon]

W: Written Down in Eternity [Crosshair/Hunter; Echo & Hunter; Hunter & Tech; Hunter & Wrecker; Hunter & Omega; Clone Force 99 & Crosshair] [noncon; rape recovery; slow burn]

Y: You Can Take My Heart [Crosshair/Hunter; Crosshair/Crosshair/Hunter; Crosshair/Crosshair; Hunter/Hunter; Crosshair/Crosshair/Hunter/Hunter; Hunter/Tech; Crosshair & Mayday] [time travel; selfcest; eventual happy ending; slow burn; complicated relationships]

19/26

PS. More fic details are available below. :)

Yes, sorry, you only get to pick one. XD

Note: All my fics are explicit and 18+ unless I say otherwise, and they are all private, so you will need an ao3 account to read them. :)

Note 2: This has not been updated in a long time, sorry. xP

Anakin-centric

Covenant - Heir to the Empire under Emperor Kenobi, Anakin is instrumental in bringing peace to the galaxy. Though the clones have rights and a way out, Rex chooses to stay with Anakin, especially in the wake of his arranged marriage to end the budding rebellion. - (Anakin/Rex)

Her Majesty - Anakin is captured by the Zygerrian queen. - (Anakin/Miraj)

The Art of Seduction - Anakin struggles with his responsibilities to his men, and Hunter offers him a distraction. - (Anakin/Hunter)

Bad Batch-centric

Aloft - Echo rescues Crosshair on a prison transport to Tantiss, and the Batch join him on Rex’s Yavin IV hideout. Having Crosshair back doesn’t automatically erase what happened or mend the rifts that have been torn. - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Alight - Sequel to Aloft - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Deep In Their Bones - Post-E4 in S3 when Crosshair comes back. - (Hunter/Crosshair and Hunter/Crosshair/Wrecker)

Devotion - Hunter struggles with his jealousy over Phee and insecurities over Crosshair. Tech helps him. - (Hunter/Tech)

Fade Into the Dawn - Crosshair and Echo track down Hunter to bring him home. Imperial!Hunter - (Hunter/Crosshair/Echo)

From Sea to Sea - In which Boba meets Omega, stays with the Batch, and eventually, they fall in love - (Boba/Omega)

Lead Me Unto Temptation - On their first mission for Cid, Hunter is captured by Zygerrians and sold off to be a sex slave before he and the Batch can escape. He contacts Crosshair for an extraction, even though that means calling the Empire. - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Lead Me Unto Freedom - Sequel to Lead Me Unto Temptation - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Of Feather and Bones - Hunter and Wrecker get captured and taken to Tantiss in a bid to rescue Omega. But with Crosshair as uncooperative as ever, Wrecker injured, and Tech alive, albeit now a brainwashed operative of Hemlock’s, Hunter’s plan of escape is not quite as clear or easy as he’d hoped. - (Hunter/Crosshair, Hunter/Wrecker, Hunter/Tech, and Hunter/Crosshair/Tech/Wrecker)

Playtime - In which the Bad Batch is invited to a 501st play party. - (Polybatch, Crosshunt/Anakin, Crosshunt/Anakin/Rex, Rex/Batch, Crosshair/Jesse)

Poisoned Waters - The Batch rescue Crosshair from Tantiss, but that doesn’t automatically fix everything. A “treasure hunt” with Phee goes badly, exposing Crosshair to an aphrodisiac toxin… and leaving Hunter to “help” him through it. - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Rapture [Series; WIP] - When Crosshair discovers that Tech is behind the mask of CX-2 on Tantiss, he tries to reach out to him to see if something familiar might bring back the brother he knew. And he has to face the consequences of his failure alone. - (Polybatch)

Salvation [Series; WIP] - Hunter and Crosshair get assigned to a mission with the 501st Legion... Turns out that the regs have things to teach them, too. - (Hunter/Crosshair, Hunter/Crosshair/Rex, and more to be added)

Silhouette - Hunter is captured and taken to Tantiss instead of Omega... where he reunites with Crosshair. - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Stardust [Series; WIP] - Captured on Zygerria, Hunter and Crosshair become prisoners of Queen Miraj Scintel. She will try and break them, and their fellow captives, Anakin Skywalker and Captain Rex, through every possible way, stopping at nothing, even rape. But when Hunter and Crosshair have yearned for each other, it may only bring them together the way they've always wanted - and maybe even win them other lovers on the way. - (Hunter/Crosshair to Hunter/Crosshair/Anakin/Rex)

This Is How We Rise Up [WIP] - A darker version of Hunter from the future shows up on Kamino when the Batch are having their standoff and drags Crosshair along with them when they leave. - (Hunter/Crosshair, Hunter/Echo, Hunter/Hunter, and Hunter/Hunter/Crosshair)

Worlds Apart [WIP] - Though the pregnancy was an accident, Hunter didn’t regret it. How could he? He can’t deny what Crosshair means to him. But the child doesn’t make it, or so Nala Se tells him. Forcibly transitioned from omega to alpha, Hunter has to cope with his new designation as well as grief for the child he never got to know. And then the Empire forms and all his attempts at rebuilding something come crumbling down. - (Hunter/Crosshair to Polybatch)

Written Down in Eternity - Crosshair noncons Hunter after his capture on Daro. Recovery is not easy for Hunter. Slowburn Crosshunt - (Hunter/Crosshair)

Yesteryear - On Ryloth, Hunter gives Crosshair a choice. For Crosshair, there is only one option. One choice. He chooses Hunter. Imperial!Hunter - (Hunter/Crosshair)

(19 of 39) CrossHuntMay AU – Mayday!lives AU where Crosshair doesn’t realize he’s alive until after S3 when he sees him again. Past CrossMay happened at the Outpost. Crosshunt still haven’t gotten back together yet, and Mayday’s appearance only makes things more complicated. Drama ensues with Mayday trying to get Crosshunt back together, so they stop pining and being miserable. Crosshair is torn between the two since it never occurred to him that he can have both. Pairings: Crosshair/Hunter, Crosshair/Mayday, Crosshair/Hunter/Mayday

(16 of 39) Crosshunt comm sex AU – They keep in contact throughout S1 because they’re stupid and a little insane about each other. It diverges around Ryloth. Pairings: Crosshair/Hunter

(13 of 39) Crosshunt time travel post S3 to the CW. (The entire Batch time travels.) They assassinate Palpatine, and the young Batch are sent to capture them. Older!Crosshunt have other ideas, namely seducing the younger!Crosshunt who are not yet together. Pairings: Crosshair/Hunter, Hunter/Hunter, Crosshair/Crosshair, Crosshair/Crosshair/Hunter/Hunter

(11 of 39) Canon compliant fic with Echo, Fives, and Rex. It covers pivotal moments in the war, and Rex and Fives’ grief over losing Echo… and then Echo and Rex grieving for Fives. Pairings: Echo/Fives, Fives/Rex, and Echo/Rex

(9 of 39) Crosshair/Jesse BB S2 AU – Jesse!lives AU where Crosshair is assigned on a mission with him instead of Cody. Chaos ensues. Enemies to lovers and eventual frenemies with benefits. If I do this fic, it’ll end right after the Outpost. Pairing: Crosshair/Jesse (Crosshair/Mayday will happen in later parts in addition to Crosshair/Jesse/Mayday, Jesse/Kix, and maybe a foursome with Kix after his rescue)

(7 of 39) Echo/Wrecker AU – This is an AU of my dark Hunter time travel universe, but it can be read as a standalone. Post S3 AU where the Batch only realize Tech is CX-2 after Hunter killed him. They don’t handle it well. After Hunter and Crosshair disappear, Echo and Wrecker are left alone with only each other. Pairings: Echo/Wrecker, past Crosshair/Wrecker, and past Echo/Fives

(7 of 39) Jedi!Hunter AU – This is a universe where Hunter is discovered to be Force-sensitive and sent to be trained with the Jedi after the start of the war. The first part covers him leaving his brothers, the first few months, his friendship with Ahsoka, and ends when he’s assigned to be Obi-Wan’s padawan. I’m planning to do future installments covering various CW arcs before he reunites with his brothers and becomes their squad leader. It’ll be a VERY slowburn Crosshunt, and possibly polybatch much later on in the future. Pairings: None in the first part

(5 of 39) Imperial!Hunter reality jumping AU – Hunter-Crosshair role swap where Imperial!Hunter ends up in the canon timeline. When canon!Hunter is captured on Daro, it’s not Crosshair who comes for him. It’s another version of himself. Hunter/Hunter noncon and Imperial!Hunter doing his utmost to capture and break the rest of the Batch. He lost his brothers. He won’t lose these versions of them, too. Pairings: Hunter/Hunter, Crosshair/Hunter, polybatch

(4 of 39) Angel/demon AU – This is based off Poe's fic Unmarked Vessel. You’d have to read it first to understand the background, but basically this fic is demon!Crosshair/priest!Tech who end up going on an adventure that leads them to picking up the rest of the Batch. Very found family-centric. Later parts will include polybatch. Pairings: Crosshair/Tech, Crosshair/Mayday

(4 of 39) BB dead dove modern AU – This one gets into very, very dead dove territory including child sexual abuse, parent-child incest, sibling incest, underage sex, underage drinking, unhealthy relationships, evil!Jango… you name it. The part I have in mind centers on Hunter after he turns 18 and is thrown out of the house. For the first time, he’s alone. Pairings: Hunter/Tarkin dubcon, minor Hunter/Echo, and background polybatch

(4 of 39) Crosshunt x Reader – The reader lives on Saleucami and had a past thing with Crosshair. She goes with the Batch when they arrive and stick with them through S1, slowly falling for Hunter while feeling guilty about it and trying to get through to Crosshair to bring him back. He doesn’t come. She gets together with Hunter after S1, and angst ensues when Crosshair finally returns. Pairings: Crosshair/Reader, Hunter/Reader, Crosshair/Hunter, Crosshair/Hunter/Reader

(3 of 39) Rex time travels post-Malachor to the beginning of the war. The first part of the series covers his initial reactions, going through the Battle of Geonosis again, seeing Anakin and knowing what he’ll become. He reunites with Cody on Kamino in the aftermath and finds comfort with him. Later parts will build up to Rexwalker and maybe a handful of other ships. Pairings: Rex/Cody (in the first part)

- probadbatch

Weeeell... you might have guessed that This Is How We Rise Up is the dark Hunter time travel I've been talking about so much. XD

Since I'm feeling a little bit evil right now, how about this excerpt?

“I’m sorry,” says Hunter, wrapping his arms around him. He is. He’s sorry that any version of him had to go through what this one did. He can’t imagine Crosshair leaving, can’t imagine what it would do to any of them. It makes him hurt just thinking about it. “Yeah, I know.” He knows he doesn’t imagine the way the elder’s eyes flicker down to his mouth, and he definitely doesn’t imagine the way he leans in, freezing only a millisecond before their lips would have met.

This fic is SUCH a slowburn. 😂

Oooh and THIS excerpt!!! ;D

A shadow passes over his face as his expression darkens. “Leave them out of this,” he snaps back. “They have nothing to do with this.” “Oh, so there is something else going on,” Crosshair hisses, and all rationality flies out the window entirely. “Is that why you’re so defensive when your Crosshair gets mentioned? Did you fuck him, too?” Hunter jolts, eyes going wide with something that could be panic. “Crosshair –!”