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I love the vampire tribes symbols from Blood and Wine. Going to talk about Tdet in the next chapters of The Path of Stars on AO3. 

So, without further ado...

Title: Resident Evil: After the Fall Pair: Alice/Claire (Resident Evil Movieverse) Words: 3.2k Rating: M

Post The Final Chapter.

That means it’s also “They do exist!” Thursday! Time to kick off the glorious month of femslash with one of the requested movie/mini series rarepairs. :)

I highly recommend watching the mini series “Tin Man” (2007) first because the situation itself is a massive spoiler.

Title: The Other Side Pairing: Azkadellia/DG (Tin Man (2007)) Words: 3k Rating: M, for sensitive content. Remember to always check tags before reading.

So, my proposal to all of you is for you to consider that one movie you really enjoyed the chemistry between two women but were saddened by a lack of fic available for them.

Shoot me the name of the movie (or if it’s a limited series with only a few “episodes” I’m willing to try that too) and the pair, and I’ll give it a watch. If I see what you see, I’d be more than happy to write you something for Femslash February.

I’ll take suggestions for a week to give everyone time to think about it. Remember, this is for rare pairs.

A wave of warmth hits Lucy as she pushes into the bar, and she has to laugh when Vasquez lets out a happy groan.

“I so needed this,” Vasquez says as she adjusts her tan button-up.

“Me too.” Agent Rajani Dhawan is relatively new to the DEO, but she’s already proved herself in the field on several occasions. Needless to say, Vasquez already has a massive crush on her. “Glad you guys invited me.”

“No problem.” Lucy smiles at the slightly taller woman, and when Rajani also smiles, Lucy does her best not to guffaw at Vasquez’s enamored expression.

Vasquez meets Lucy’s eyes and widens her own comically.

Amateur. Lucy shakes her head. “We usually hang out over here,” she says as she leads the way to their normal corner booth.

She lets Rajani and Vasquez sit first, and is about to join them when someone at the bar catches her attention. She cants her head to the side; the leather jacket is familiar.

“You guys go ahead,” Lucy says absently, “I think I see someone I know.”

Vasquez will just have to figure out how to woo Rajani on her own because Lucy is pretty certain…

“Alex,” she says as she rounds the bar stool. The hair is a little longer than she remembers, and mostly hiding Alex’s face, but Lucy’s certain she’s right. “What are you doing here? Thought you found a new bar to relax at.”

Maybe Lucy is a little upset, but she also knows that sometimes people just drift apart. She makes an effort to sound casual.

When Alex shifts and reveals red-rimmed eyes, Lucy immediately takes a seat.

“Hey, Lucy.” Alex’s voice is low and rough, and she doesn’t look away from her bottle of beer.

Lucy waits a solid minute, but Alex doesn’t say anything else. “Alright, I know my question sounded a little standoffish, but really...what’s up, Danvers?”

Alex’s shoulders stiffen, a flash of hurt passing so quickly over her face that if Lucy hadn’t been studying her carefully, she should have missed it.

Another few minutes pass, and Lucy can only sigh and gesture for the bartender. She orders herself a beer, taking a long sip when it’s set before her a moment later.

“Come on, spill.” Lucy bumps her shoulder against Alex’s.

Alex licks her lips and begins carefully peeling the label from her own bottle. “I met this woman…”

Lucy nods as the tale slowly unfolds, her eyebrows rising steadily. “So you’re--”

“A lesbian,” Alex affirms with a nod, freezing almost as suddenly as she’s said it. “I don’t think I’ve ever said that out loud, even when I came out to Kara.”

“And the woman - Maggie, right? - you’re sure she’s not into you?” Lucy isn’t sure how she feels about the revelation. She’d always admired both Danvers sisters, but there’s always been something about Alex that’s different. It’s in the way she moves, how sure her hands are when she handles a weapon. Lucy’s missed seeing her around the underground DEO facility.

“That’s what she told me,” Alex mutters, “and I feel like such an idiot. I mean, I’ve never met a woman who...I mean, I guess I have, but no one’s ever brought it up. It kind of would have been nice to figure this out a little bit sooner.”

Lucy makes a noncommittal noise in her throat. “Yeah, I guess that would have been nice.” She braces her elbow against the bar top so she can lean her face into her hand. “Vasquez might have asked you out. Hell, I might have asked you out.”

“You and Vasquez…?” Alex turns to her with wide eyes.

“Well, kinda, but not together. I’m bi, Vasquez is gay as hell. In fact,” Lucy twists on her stool so she can see the booth she’d abandoned. “She’s trying miserably to figure out if the woman she likes would be into something.”

Lucy smiles when she observes Rajani laugh at something Vasquez has said. “At the very least, they’ll probably be friends after tonight.”

“You...you date women?” Alex’s eyes are still wide when Lucy straightens on her stool

“Sometimes,” Lucy says slowly. “I’m sorry, are you having a hard time with this?”

Alex blushes and looks away. “Sorry, sorry. I just...I guess I’ve just always been so focused on work stuff that I didn’t consider, well, anything else.”

Lucy has to bite the inside of her cheek at the look, reminding herself that Alex is trying to get over feelings for another woman. It would be tacky and not smart to ask her out. Plus, it would probably ruin their friendship.

She clears her throat and sips from her beer. “We’re all going to spar tomorrow at the gym over on 12th tomorrow morning. You wanna come?”

“I’ve been such a shit friend to you and Vasquez, I’m sorry.” Alex gives her a contrite smile.

“Don’t worry about it,” Lucy says with a shrug. “Relocating to the other facility and then all that personal stuff? I know it’s probably been a lot to juggle.”

Alex just barely nods. “Kara’s been busy with CatCo and James and...it’s been hard not being able to find my dad.”

“You should definitely come spar with us tomorrow then. Blow off some steam.”

“I think I’d like that.” Alex’s smile is crooked, but it seems genuine.

Lucy chugs down the last of her beer and forces herself to look away. She’s just glad Alex doesn’t look miserable anymore.

*

Sparring twice a week becomes a habit, and before Lucy knows it, Alex is again a regular part of the group. Kara joins them once in a while for bar nights, as do Winn and James.

“You guys have to come to the alien bar,” Winn says with bright eyes one night, “tipsy Kara is so hilarious.”

Kara blushes and adjusts her glasses. “I am a perfectly normal tipsy person, thank you very much.”

James snorts and adjusts his arm along the back of her chair, leaning forward after a moment. “No, Lucy, Winn is right. Kara is hilarious. I’d take a photo for you, but it’s just not the same experience.”

Lucy laughs when Kara lightly smacks his chest and he pretends to be hurt, glad that she doesn’t feel weird seeing them. They seem happy, and honestly, Lucy’s happy for them both.

“Isn’t it disturbing, how happy they are?” Alex says with a delighted grin.

“I kind of like it,” Lucy admits with her own small smile.

Alex bumps their shoulders together, and their eyes meet.

Lucy almost forgets they’re not alone, abruptly coughing and reaching for her mixed drink.

It’s been nearly a month since they’d started hanging out again, and Lucy knows she’s just been reading too much into their interactions. Just because Alex has figured out she’s not into guys, it doesn’t mean she’s suddenly into Lucy.

Alex had certainly never seemed interested in the months they’d both worked at the underground DEO facility. She’s not disappointed, Lucy tells herself.

She tunes out the group when Winn begins relaying some anecdote pertaining to a case she isn’t familiar with. She’ll have to figure out what’s going on with herself soon. Sparring with Alex has had some...interesting effects on her. It doesn’t help that Alex seems really fond of grappling.

“I kicked your ass this morning,” Alex says in a low voice, pulling Lucy from her thoughts.

Lucy arches her eyebrows, glancing quickly to assure no one’s paying attention to them. “Excuse me? No, you didn’t. You barely won, and only because Vasquez made us stop. We weren’t being too rough. There was hardly any blood.”

Alex laughs, her eyes crinkling at the sides. “Whatever you say, Lane.”

“Watch it, Danvers.” Lucy narrows her eyes.

“Oh, please, what are you gonna do? Kick my shin?”

“Are you trying to pick a fight?”

“No, not at all. We know how that’d turn out, especially after this morning.”

If Alex wasn’t so damn hot, Lucy would punch her stupid smug face. “We could go again tomorrow. Just you and me, no Vasquez or Rajani.”

“We could,” Alex says slowly, “or...we could go again tomorrow night - but instead of the gym, we could hit the alien bar.”

“I..” Lucy furrows her brow. “What? Are you asking for a rematch or for a date?”

“Date,” Alex supplies, trying her best to look innocent.

“That’s how you ask a woman on a date? Jesus, Alex.” Lucy is about to take another drink from her glass when the words finally sink in. She blinks slowly and puts her glass back down.

She thinks Alex is joking - until she sees that the cocksure grin is gone and instead Alex is nervously tucking her hair behind her ear.

“Wait, really? That’s your--Alex.” Lucy rubs her face and shakes her head. “What am I going to do with you?”

“Date me?” Alex asks with a shy grin, and honestly, how dare she look so adorable.

Lucy glares at her. “You’re lucky you’re like, both stupidly hot and incredibly cute.”

“Wait, is that a yes?”

Alex looks so excited that it almost makes Lucy angry. Here she’s been stressing and worrying that she’s reading too much into their friendship, and then Alex comes out of the blue with asking Lucy for - and in the most awkward way - a date. There’s only one thing Lucy can possibly do to get back at her.

She grips the collar of Alex’s leather jacket and abruptly pulls her into a kiss, not caring that everyone is staring at them.

“You’re ridiculous,” Lucy mumbles a long moment later. Alex’s lips had been far softer than she’d been able to imagine. Of course.

“You’re...yes,” Alex mumbles back, obviously still dazed from the kiss.