(Apologies if you don't ship it, but I could not resist.)
“To two of the strongest women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing,” Avasarala says, her throaty voice rich as the whiskey in Bobbie’s glass, flowing sluggishly with Luna’s weak gravity; Bobbie watches the way the Secretary General’s tongue peeks out from between her lips for just a second, seeking out her own drink, and sighs, just a little.
“Feels like I am interrupting something,” Drummer mutters into her glass, dark-rimmed eyes careful, watchful; Bobbie’d known her for a fellow soldier from the first second, Belter or no - this was a woman who didn’t miss much, had bone-deep loyalty, and would absolutely fight you to the death, which Bobbie could respect.
“Or maybe you’re being invited to join,” she offers, leaning back in her chair with an ease she doesn’t truly feel and listening to the low hum of Chrisjen’s amusement; watching Drummer’s eyes shift to her with a whole new appraisal before she tips her head and raises her glass as well - it’s a start, at least.
And We Can Dance a Little More (Avasarala/Bobbie/Drummer)
“To two of the strongest women I have ever had the pleasure of knowing,” Avasarala says, her throaty voice rich as the whiskey in Bobbie’s glass, flowing sluggishly with Luna’s weak gravity; Bobbie watches the way the Secretary General’s tongue peeks out from between her lips for just a second, seeking out her own drink, and sighs, just a little.
“Feels like I am interrupting something,” Drummer mutters into her glass, dark-rimmed eyes careful, watchful; Bobbie’d known her for a fellow soldier from the first second, Belter or no - this was a woman who didn’t miss much, had bone-deep loyalty, and would absolutely fight you to the death, which Bobbie could respect.
“Or maybe you’re being invited to join,” she offers, leaning back in her chair with an ease she doesn’t truly feel and listening to the low hum of Chrisjen’s amusement; watching Drummer’s eyes shift to her with a whole new appraisal before she tips her head and raises her glass as well - it’s a start, at least.