The Velvet Reading Room

Title: Coda
Author: Velvet
Rating: G
Word Count: 100
Fandom: The Legend of the Seeker
Pairing: Cara/Dahlia
Disclaimer: "The Legend of the Seeker" and characters belong to Terry Goodkind, ABC Studios and Disney-ABC Domestic Television. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: A missing coda to "Tears", the series finale.
Author's Note: So I watched "Tears" and it felt like it was missing one of those happy Hercules endings, where he and Iolaus are wandering off into the sunset or stopping at a village to shoe horses. This is my attempt to rectify that, in drabble format.

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"You're the cutest."

"No, you are."

"No, you."

Cara rolled her eyes at Richard and Kahlan's insipidness. It hadn't stopped since they left the Pillars of Creation. She glanced over at Zedd for support, but he was expansively praising the innkeeper as he tasted from the cookpot. Pouting, she slid lower into her seat. 

"You look like you need this."

Her eyes followed the slender arm that was offering the brimming tankard of ale. The serving girl gave her a shy smile, before turning to go. Cara's hand shot out to stop her. "Wait. Do I know you?"

"I'm Dahlia."

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Title: Plurality of Worlds
Author: Velvet
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,733
Fandom: Birds of Prey (tv)
Pairing: Barbara/Helena
Disclaimer: "Birds of Prey" and its characters belong to Miller/Tobin Productions, Warner Brothers and DC comics. No copyright infringement is intended.
Summary: What if Helena and Barbara were together that night when the Joker and Clayface were meant to strike?

( They had finally gotten him, the green-haired madman who had been Batman's adversary for so long. Though her body was bruised and battered from the fight down at the dockyards, her muscles screaming for rest, Barbara Gordon couldn't wipe the smile off her face. )