Chapter 19: flight (duo)
Death happens gradually.
The first part is where he spins aimlessly in zero gravity, limbs slack, resistance utterly futile.
The second is where he gets to close his eyes, and feel that finally, he well and truly is dead. He actually managed to see himself to the end, surviving by the skin of his knuckles.
Lastly, everything disappears one by one: his thoughts, the tension in his muscles, soon his breaths…
Until his lifeline draws taut.
Duo jolts out of death and whirls to see his umbilical tugging him back to his spacecraft.
He sighs, chuckling. Back to work, then.
Chapter 20: blast (trowa x quatre)
Notes: if you're reading this, then you have no choice but to read 3x4 today, this is the arbitrary rule I made today!!!!!
but also like this was actually not the original idea I had for today's drabble! the one I had was too complicated for just 100 words so I decided to just write it long and sort of switch gears with this one. but I didn't change much thematically and in terms of conflict
(See the end of the chapter for more notes.)
Tonight, the dream manifests itself in Quatre’s hands.
Trembling, from the terrible power pouring out of his fingers, his trigger. From the terrible sin he’d committed to the one person in the entire cosmos who’d saved his life. His soul.
Trembling, even when that same person takes his hands into his own—strong, rough, warm, all signs of the living.
And brings them to the shape of his beautiful aspect. Kindness looks upon him with soft, green eyes behind sweeping locks of coffee. Kindness tells him, I’m still here. It’s okay.
The dream ends when Quatre remembers how to cry.
Notes: call it a blast from the past—
Chapter 23: camouflage (duo x wufei)
Notes: (See the end of the chapter for notes.)
“Ha!” Duo announces, breaking the silence. “Thought you could hide from me, huh?”
“That better not be black.” Wufei raises his hand, anyway, as Duo bends closer to his supine form in intense, tongue-out concentration.
Duo tuts. “Still don’t trust me?”
Wufei feels that tug on his scalp.
The evidence meets his palm so he can see the white strand for himself. “That makes three now, huh…”
“You’re getting old,” Duo snickers. Old.
Wufei smirks. Not bad for someone who’s supposed to be dead by now.
He reaches up again, but this time to bring Duo’s hand to his heart.
Notes: don't ask me why this is the first idea I came up with 😂 but also this is waking all my senses up to all the domestic dufei stories out there.........
Chapter 25: stealth (g-team)
“Need something, Winner?”
Of course, if there’s anyone who could beat him to the cash register, it’s Wufei who’s already waiting for his receipt.
Defeated, Quatre only chuckles, keeping his wallet. “No, Wufei. I’m good.”
Good you know, Wufei’s smirk tells him.
Meanwhile, the cashier tells him, “Sir, the bill’s already settled.”
“What?”
Duo’s cackling leads them to their three friends already exiting the restaurant. Trowa patting the smug Heero on his back shows them who footed the bill behind their backs.
While Wufei smolders, Quatre can only laugh. Of course, if there’s anyone who could beat them, it’s Heero.
a bit late bc I was out all day but that's one more week down for #wingtober2025!!! the ideas are getting harder to get at and I still have one week to go 💀💀💀
but as always you can read them all at
ao3: archiveofourown.org/works/71648101
sqwa: squidgeworld.org/works/78045
#gundamwing #3x4 #2x5