Title: Of Black Steel and Red Gems
Fandom: Fate/Stay Night
Pairing: Archer x Tohsaka Rin
Theme Set: Epsilon
Rating: PG-13 - R
Warning: Hinting of adult activities in various degrees of detail, although nothing too objectionable. After all, you can't spell Sexy Team Red/Black without sex. XD
Dedication: R. D. Majere, my fellow Archer x Rin fan in a cold, lonely world.
Author's Notes: My first 1sentence claim, born out of a desperate need for more Archer x Rin (especially more, ahem, mature stuff), the sad lack of a Fate/Stay Night category at 1sentence, and my ever unceasing efforts to get more activity at fsn(underscore)fiction, the little lj community that could. I tried to make it a nice little assortment of sweetness, angst, romance, au, and of course, the hot stuff I firmly believe Archer and Rin were doing together, or at least thinking really, really hard about. I divided it into two chapters because I believe it's harder to accidentally skip a sentence that way. Also, since I know this is going to come up: Yes, I know who Archer really is. I still say he and Rin can get together anyway, and their sheer awesomeness pwns all other F/SN ships.
Cross-posted at fsn(underscore)fiction, 1sentence, and my lj.
01 – Motion
As a high class Servant Archer is all about fluid motion; Rin helps him discover a use for it beyond simply fighting.
02 – Cool
The chill night air doesn't bother Rin when Archer's arm is wrapped around her waist, his warmth against her own.
03 – Young
Archer appears younger when he sleeps, his cares and cynicism leaving his face; Rin is honored by the privilege even if she doesn't realize that she is the only one who could draw such things out of him.
04 – Last
Rin collapses on Archer's chest, sweaty and exhausted; moments later she feels him vibrate from a barely contained laugh ("Looks like I outlasted you again, Rin").
05 – Wrong
For all Rin has strived to be a perfect mage she has never been so satisfied by such a large failure; Archer has seen to that much.
06 – Gentle
Rin sees the rope burn on Archer's wrists and feels guilty; next time she'll tie them less tightly.
07 – One
Rin has been confessed to more times than she can count, but it is a single man's actions that speak the most to her heart.
08 – Thousand
Archer is the master of a thousand blades, but when he leaves Rin's side it feels like each one is stabbing him in the heart.
09 – King
"Checkmate." Archer says with a triumphant smirk; Rin only blushes a little as she removes her last article of clothing.
10 – Learn
"I'll learn more about you as time goes on" Rin says, and looking back on it Archer thinks Forever should be long enough.
11 – Blur
Rin's eyes blur with tears when she senses Archer's death, but she holds them back (he wouldn't want her to let them fall).
12 – Wait
Rin really should start getting ready for school, but Archer is pressing lazy kisses along her shoulder and she thinks ten more minutes won't hurt.
13 – Change
Arriving, Archer changed Rin's life for the better; leaving, for the worse.
14 – Command
Reiju are overrated, Rin thinks; Archer's command over her heart has no limits.
15 – Hold
Archer and Rin grasp each other firmly when flying, each refusing to let the other fall.
16 – Need
Their first time is fueled by a desperate kind of need, desire, and attraction; the next and all the rest by passion and love.
17 – Vision
Archer looks at Rin lying beneath him, cheeks flushed and skin glowing, and knows he has caught a glimpse of paradise.
18 – Attention
"Do I have something on my face, Rin?" Archer asks, his voice colored with amusement and something else; Rin gives the tiniest of starts when she realizes that she has been staring at his lips for the past five minutes.
19 – Soul
If his soul is cool steel, Rin's is a burning flame; Archer knows it takes both to make a fine blade.
20 – Picture
Sleeping next to him, Rin is the very image of innocence and sensuality together; Venus newly risen from the sea.
21 – Fool
Archer curses himself for a fool heading straight to his own heartbreak; still he doesn't loosen the arms he has wrapped around Rin's sleeping body.
22 – Mad
Rin feels incredible fury when Illya dismisses Archer's death so callously, and only her pride holds her back from striking the younger girl.
23 – Child
Archer carefully lays his hands on Rin's abdomen, their child growing within her, and only smirks a little as he tells her she looks good pregnant.
24 – Now
Archer revels in the early, gray moments of the morning; Rin is by his side and the Holy Grail War is, for the moment, a distant storm cloud on the horizon.
25 – Shadow
Rin is incredibly grateful her P.E. teacher is out sick; even she can't think of a good explanation for the shadowy bite marks that line her upper thighs.