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no matter the miles (i'm back to you) by define_serenity
Fandoms: FBI (TV 2018), FBI: Most Wanted (TV 2020)
08 Mar 2024
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She closes the front door behind her and leans back against it, allowing a deep breath to spread the sense of home throughout her body.
Home, she thinks, with Dougie, with Stuart.
For the first time in seven days.
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SERIES OF UNRELATED SCOLINA DRABBLES
1 - Nina watches Scola leaf through old photo albums (hurt/comfort)
2 - Nina calls Scola right before he goes undercover (fluff)
3 - Scola asks about Nina's astronaut tattoo (fluff) -
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He hasn’t processed it either, the adrenaline, the fear—
the anger, it all still simmered in his body, some of it too near the surface of his skin, some of it far deeper, entangled now with his past, his present, and his future.
‘I want you to know when you’re gonna die, and who did it.’
[ aka Nina and Scola deal with the aftermath of Nina getting shot, each fighting their own demons ]
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It must be Scott at the door, it must be her imagination adding the salt-and-pepper hair, the clean shaven face... But as her mind clears of sleep, and she studies him closer —hair sticking straight up, the telltale slouch in his shoulders— she realizes she’d know him by the tips of his ears.
Didn’t she last see him 4,292 miles ago?
[ s05e17 episode/crossover tag, hospital scene from Nina's POV ]
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Exhaustion marred his mind, the adrenaline of the past few days making way for concerns he’d pushed back for the good of the case, for the sake of his sanity, but now—
His eyes rake over Nina’s face, the freckles on her cheek, her curls splayed all over the pillow beneath her, down to the hand that rested over her belly.
[ s05e17 speculation, aka Nina wakes up in the hospital ]
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But help never hurt, and two counseling sessions a month were a small price to pay if it kept him from taking cases home, made sure he could give his family his undivided attention.
Yet this one— he couldn’t shake no matter how hard he tried.
[ aka Scola works hard at not bringing cases home with him ]
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“What’s going on?”
Nina rushed into the JOC as fast as her legs would carry her, well out of breath before she’d even gotten on the elevator 2 floors down, before the words, “I heard there was an explosion,” left her mouth.
[ aka Nina's in the JOC when Scola risks his life ]
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A heedless smile slips to a corner of her mouth.
Six months ago she never could've guessed she’d be waking up in an Upper East Side brownstone with a guy who was never meant to be anything more than a one night stand. Him ghosting her had made that particular conversation that much easier.
Now, all this time later, she knew she could count on Stuart, however much her innate instincts would try to tell her otherwise.
[ aka Nina considers her feelings for Scola ]
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“Do you have kids, Agent Scola?”
He looks up into eyes the color of coffee grounds, filled with tears again, though this time, after reuniting with her five-year old son, Beth Saunders’ eyes show hope, gratitude. For two days straight he’d remained by her side, but she never once asked if he had kids.
Maybe knowing would’ve made it harder.
[ aka Scola finds out first-hand how much he can relate to other parents now ]
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“Grinch,” Nina whispers to his lips, while his inner voice spins look who’s talking; this little stationary getaway didn’t belie the fact that neither of them cared much for the holidays.
Maybe that could change.
[ aka Stuart and Nina don't like the holidays, but they do like each other ]
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“I’m sorry about LA.”
“Don’t be. I’d already decided I wasn’t gonna go.”
“Really,” OA says matter-of-factly, with a little more suspicion behind it. In the months they worked together he came to know Nina as ambitious, driven, a real go-getter, so for her to give up on an opportunity like this...
[ aka an impromptu NYE party at 26 Fed leads to a pregnancy reveal ]
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Every time she closed her eyes she saw Stuart’s face, the frown, the tears, the same uncertainty she’d felt in her bones for weeks and finally managed to expel. But at what cost?
She’d struggled with it so much, her life turned upside down, any and all control she had over it gone the moment the doctor told her the results of her blood test. Pregnant. Ten weeks.
Free fall.
[ s05e09 tag, Nina and Stuart talk about more than just baby names ]
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It’d taken him more than a few restless nights, but he’d warmed to the idea.
A baby.
Their baby.
Even now he can’t say the idea of fatherhood fills him with a great deal of confidence, rather it set in stark contrast his shortcomings-
[ s05e09 speculation, Nina shares her decision ]
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“They had a priest ready to read you the last rites.”
She inhales sharply through her nose, tapping a foot against the carpet.
“That’s what OA said.”
[ s05e07 tag, Maggie goes to therapy ]
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Her hands fold together in her lap. “So uh, I’ve had some time to think, and-”
“I feel like”—Nina laughs nervously—“like I should explain why-”
“You don’t,” he says softly, and shakes his head. “I told you, I’ll be there, no matter what.”
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- Part 2 of baby 'verse
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“I’ll call you, okay?” Nina whispers, arms tight around his neck.
Her breath is hot against the shell of his ear, filled with the echo of a lie in their shared past. It’s a fleeting thought, a pinch of regret in the left heart ventricle, but enough to knock the breath out of him.
[ s05e06 tag, Stuart can't just let her walk away ]
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- Part 1 of baby 'verse
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He can’t remember ever seeing Scola this still, not looking for distraction on his phone screen, no restless fingers touching his tie, or any knots in his jaw. He's seen brothers like this, rendered inert, too shell-shocked to function. Hell, he’s been there himself.
[ aka Scola's worst day since joining the FBI ]
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5 times Sebastian plans to propose, and 1 time he actually does.
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“Remind you of home?”
Sebastian’s voice reaches him over the subtle crackle of the fire between them, scraped together haphazardly from some of the local flora and rocks heated by phaser fire—it should last them through the night, though he hopes it won’t come to that.
[Stranded on an alien planet together, Blaine and Sebastian wait to get rescued.]
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- Part 2 of Inter Astra
- Part 15 of Seblaine Sunday Challenge
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As a Galaxy-class vessel the USS McKinley had no lack of room; the ship had a standard crew complement of 1,012 and could carry up to 10,000 passengers, yet finding these moments of privacy proved excessively difficult. Between his busy schedule in sickbay and Sebastian skipping from engineering to the helm, their shifts rarely lined up.
Since Ensigns ranked lowest in the pecking order little to no thought went to their convenience.
[Sebastian and Blaine are both Ensigns aboard the USS McKinley, a starship dedicated to explore life in the galaxy. They steal whatever time they can in between their duties.]
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- Part 14 of Seblaine Sunday Challenge
- Part 1 of Inter Astra