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Title: Surrender
Author: alyse
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Rating: PG
Characters: Nicci, Richard
Word Count: 283
Disclaimer: Original source and characters belong to Terry Goodkind and Disney/ABC. This is a not for profit fanfiction, written for sheer love of the show.
Author's Notes: Written for the![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
legendland marathon challenge, using the prompt 'Richard/Nicci - Richard wants his han back'.
Summary: She has wanted this for so long, longed for it and dreaded it in equal measure.
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Richard's palms are warm against hers, his skin rough with calluses where it presses against her skin. She meets his eyes calmly, not missing the fierceness of his gaze, the firm set of his chin as he stares back at her, the desire barely hidden in his eyes.
The sight sends a shiver through her, a pulse of heat that she welcomes, letting it sink down into her and begin to fill the emptiness inside. She thought she was beyond feeling, beyond wanting, but the truth is always more complicated than it seems.
In truth, in the dark recesses of her heart, she has wanted this for so long, longed for it and dreaded it in equal measure. There is no turning back now, no time for regret or doubt. Darken Rahl is defeated, his body once again ashes and dust, and the Keeper is determined to keep him that way. The world is free from his tyranny, and so is Nicci.
There is no reason to resist Richard any longer.
And so she welcomes it, Richard's want, Richard's touch, closing her eyes as Richard leans in towards her, close enough for his breath – sweet and warm – to brush against her face. Her fingers tingle at his touch and her world narrows down to this – the weight of Richard, the scent of him, the way his fingers tighten around hers for a moment as he takes what she offers freely.
She gives him everything, every part of her, feeling it flow out of her and into him in a rush of something close to pleasure.
When she opens her eyes again, Richard is gone, and so is the han she has returned to him.
Author: alyse
Fandom: Legend of the Seeker
Rating: PG
Characters: Nicci, Richard
Word Count: 283
Disclaimer: Original source and characters belong to Terry Goodkind and Disney/ABC. This is a not for profit fanfiction, written for sheer love of the show.
Author's Notes: Written for the
legendland marathon challenge, using the prompt 'Richard/Nicci - Richard wants his han back'. Summary: She has wanted this for so long, longed for it and dreaded it in equal measure.
-o-
Richard's palms are warm against hers, his skin rough with calluses where it presses against her skin. She meets his eyes calmly, not missing the fierceness of his gaze, the firm set of his chin as he stares back at her, the desire barely hidden in his eyes.
The sight sends a shiver through her, a pulse of heat that she welcomes, letting it sink down into her and begin to fill the emptiness inside. She thought she was beyond feeling, beyond wanting, but the truth is always more complicated than it seems.
In truth, in the dark recesses of her heart, she has wanted this for so long, longed for it and dreaded it in equal measure. There is no turning back now, no time for regret or doubt. Darken Rahl is defeated, his body once again ashes and dust, and the Keeper is determined to keep him that way. The world is free from his tyranny, and so is Nicci.
There is no reason to resist Richard any longer.
And so she welcomes it, Richard's want, Richard's touch, closing her eyes as Richard leans in towards her, close enough for his breath – sweet and warm – to brush against her face. Her fingers tingle at his touch and her world narrows down to this – the weight of Richard, the scent of him, the way his fingers tighten around hers for a moment as he takes what she offers freely.
She gives him everything, every part of her, feeling it flow out of her and into him in a rush of something close to pleasure.
When she opens her eyes again, Richard is gone, and so is the han she has returned to him.