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Part 28 of Rook on the Seventh Rank - November Drabbles
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Drabble Challenge November 2025
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2025-11-28
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Rook on the Seventh Rank - Family

Notes:

I'm currently working on a long fic (slow burn) that will tell the story of Asha (my Rook) and Neve. I'm currently working on chapter six and it will be a bit before I'll start posting it. These drabbles are technically happening after that story since it will be snap shots of key moments in their relationship Asha remembers after DAtV (and before the sequel I have ideas for). I don't think there will be any spoilers for the fic ('Rook on the Seventh Rank' will be the title) if you've played the game. I'm not inventing the wheel anew just sharing some new perspective from Asha.

I want to work on these drabbles to help me get to know my Rook better and getting her voice down and sharing some insight into her motivation and reasoning, since the long fic will be mostly (not all of it though) from Neve's PoV.

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

Work Text:

"You came for me. Again." Neve's voice was barely more than a whisper as Asha carried her back to the Lighthouse, blood seeping through the hastily put-on bandage.

"Despite …," Neve continued, but Asha just shook her head.

"We'll talk later."

Her mind was racing though. Why was Neve trying to push her away so adamantly?

What would've happened if she hadn't been there to intervene? Would she've lost Neve for good?

Stepping through the Eluvian and into the Lighthouse, she called for help, and everyone just came running, jumping into action.

Asha smiled again. This was her little, dysfunctional family.

 

Notes:

Thanks to my wife, who's always supporting me in my writing endeavors and is cheering me on after I ended a IDK five year hiatus? I couldn't do this without you.

Thank you for all the kudos and comments I got on this series so far. After not writing for a really long time this really means so much to me.