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Title: The Long Shot (1/6)
Author: chaineddove
Rating: NC-17 due to one scene in a later chapter, PG-13 otherwise
Genre: Romance
Pairing: Balthier/Ashe
Wordcount: 2,206
Authors' Notes: So, here's how this bit of madness came about: umarekawareru challenged me to write a Balthier/Ashe fic which did not have a tragic ending. Needless to say, turning down a challenge from my apprentice would have presented a huge loss of face, so I had to write it. One chapter will be posted per day over the course of the next week (with, potentially, an epilogue on day 7 if I feel inspired) - which, amusingly enough, corresponds with my last week at the Job From Hell (so it's a double celebration in my mind).
In this chapter, Ashe makes the only decision she can justify as rational. Balthier is neither amused nor happy, though he does attempt to joke about it.
Chapter One
Author: chaineddove
Rating: NC-17 due to one scene in a later chapter, PG-13 otherwise
Genre: Romance
Pairing: Balthier/Ashe
Wordcount: 2,206
Authors' Notes: So, here's how this bit of madness came about: umarekawareru challenged me to write a Balthier/Ashe fic which did not have a tragic ending. Needless to say, turning down a challenge from my apprentice would have presented a huge loss of face, so I had to write it. One chapter will be posted per day over the course of the next week (with, potentially, an epilogue on day 7 if I feel inspired) - which, amusingly enough, corresponds with my last week at the Job From Hell (so it's a double celebration in my mind).
In this chapter, Ashe makes the only decision she can justify as rational. Balthier is neither amused nor happy, though he does attempt to joke about it.
Chapter One