Disclaimer: As you all know, these characters aren't mine. They belong to Dick Wolf and NBC.
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Day 36: OTPDisaster: Person A being held hostage in a fortress and Person B violently leaving a mess of carnage in their wake in order to get to them. Covered in blood and questionable pieces of enemy remains, Person B finally makes it to Person A in the center of the wreckage and gives them a gentle peck on the forehead before apologizing for the wait.
Universe: Medieval AU (Day 3)
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It's a bit of a cliché, really, getting kidnapped and hidden away in the topmost tower of a far-away castle. It reminds her a bit of the tales Alex is always telling her, about girls taken from their homes and hidden away in towers, never to be seen again.
But surely those are just tales?
Surely girls aren't really taken from their families and forced to marry kings that don't love them and keep them hidden away in towers?
Surely none of that is true.
Olivia sighs, slumping down onto the bale of hay that is meant to serve as a bed. In her current predicament, she's not so sure those tales are just tales. In fact, she's pretty sure every story Alex has ever told her about kidnapped princesses is real.
She sighs again and stares up at the window that is both too high and too small.
There's a clattering from somewhere below her and she stands, rushing toward the door. Moments later, a knight arrives at the door and Olivia stumbles backwards, nervous.
But then the knight takes off their helmet and Alex is standing there, covered in blood and other questionable bits, but she's standing there and she's grinning and Olivia finally feels like she can breathe.
Alex manages to get the door open, and once she is inside the room time seems to stand still. There is an exhale and then an inhale and then the feeling of relief. Then Alex leans forward and presses a kiss to Olivia's forehead. "Sorry it took me so long," she whispers.
Olivia just nods, not trusting her voice to be stable enough to talk.
Downstairs, among the slaughtered, Olivia pretends not to notice how Alex is the only one there to rescue her and Alex pretends not to notice how Olivia grips her hand tighter and walks just a bit closer to her.
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