[This time Rin returns to their apartment instead of accidentally walking into someone else's living space again.
Well, at least she and Archer had their reunion and everything from their first night here happening before she ran into Cloud. That makes this so much easier.
This being how Rin walks to the kitchen just as he is there too. What is he doing? Who knows, maybe thinking about a long list of everything he can order to them from any grocery store... Either way, he doesn't seem to be in the middle of anything like cooking and Rin wouldn't care all that much even if he was, not right now!
She walks to him with such quick steps, that it's almost more like running to rush into a hug, and hides her face by burying her face to his chest as she hugs the man.]
[Who knows, maybe he spent all eternity thinking about her and just happened to forget it for a moment right after his summoning... Or she can pretend like some version of him does that somewhere, when there is a Shirou, who'll apparently somehow end up choosing her too.
Rin hugs him tighter after hearing that. She'll ignore that technical part for now, at least he remembers the same events of the war as her and didn't happen to forget any of that or her by arriving here.]
. . . Tell me you'll always choose me.
[More like LIE TO HER because he doesn't do that even in their future back home. Neither does anyone else unless it happens to be Shirou from the same timeline because even Saber swears her oath for someone else than Rin. She hates being attached to anyone, even to Archer and everyone else close to her back home. Or it's more like a weird love/hate relationship with being attached to anyone.]
At least... Here. No matter what happens back home.
[Don't ask her what does that even mean, she doesn't know. This isn't about things making sense, she is kind of a mess... B-But a Servant is supposed to choose their Master in any situation. Sure, that's what she means by that when this version of Archer is the only one, who she wants as her Servant here too. Nothing more than that, obviously! (She'll just... keep telling herself that.)]
[Archer moves a hand into her hair, gently brushing it with his fingers.
It's quite a promise she's asking him to make. But if it's here. In this world. Perhaps he can even make it true. Especially if Shirou never appears, which he definitely hopes is the case.]
I'll always choose you here. Even if I received all of the memories from home, I already chose you when I accepted you as my Master again, without a binding summoning, and that decision is final.
[Why is she so surprised, when Archer doesn't argue against it and even more surprised when he says all of that?? Speaking of Rin being greedy and charming, she raises her head from leaning to his chest and looks at Archer once again like she is absolutely flirting at him with the look in her eyes and the smile on her face.]
That's great because I can never get enough of you, Archer.
[He might have not been talking about that kind of greediness but this is the girl, who always wants more, more and more. Rin doesn't mean it only in a sexual way though even if she makes it look and sound like it. And she is definitely not in the mood for just cuddling, when that would remind of that time in the hospital with someone else and she is trying to forget it or at least push it so far into the back of her mind, that it's technically same as forgetting...
Speaking of trying to forget and making better memories with this Archer? She remembers some things happening in a kitchen with another version of him and she doesn't want to think about those either. They are in the kitchen, so there are all of those kitchen counters, that she could either hop onto or he could lift her on them... Well, unless he'll say no because he is really not in the mood.]
[Archer would likely be in the mood later, but right now he was in the middle of an order for their food delivery. And since he has Rin there, he might as well take this opportunity to ask what she wants.
Plenty of distraction from memories if you focus on food and making sure they get whatever they want and need, right?]
Help me decide the rest of this shopping list before I lose the page on my device.
[ ... guess she'll help him with that shopping list and then they can do other things later. Besides it's more cute moments with him, and not always just Rin being thirsty as hell, so--
She peeks, more like looks, over to his device and makes him scroll the list to her to show what's already in there.]
Well, I also want--
[She starts listing things. It's not even that many things because his list has so many of what she'd ask, but she sure keeps adding to that and this is only the first part.]
[Archer makes comments on what other things they could add to combine them into different foods that he could test out and they could make together. Once they're done (with ordering drinks, too) he sends the order out.]
Hmm. It looks as if they're really going to deliver it withing the hour. Maybe we should start making preparations with what we have? We can always use them later if the rest comes later.
[At least they won't be running out of food options, snacks and things to drink easily.]
That's pretty fast. Mm, yes, we should. I'll do all the chopping among some other things.
[Because making sure, that everything she chops is absolutely perfect sounds like the perfect plan for getting something else to think about here. Even if he chops things perfectly too.]
[Rin gives soft, gentle and loving sweet kisses to Archer once they finish the last round of one of their longest sex marathons. ...Well, or at least take a break between more rounds of it as she loves to think that they'll still continue after a moment. Her greedy mind doesn't even consider, that cuddling with him will make her fall asleep.]
. . .
[Nope. No words. She pulls him closer and gives even more of those kisses to him.]
[Archer kisses her back with the same gentleness and sweetness, keeping her close to himself and making sure to make her feel comfortable. It started off as the need to recharge mana - but it was never just about that. It has long since stopped being just that for Archer.
No words were needed, right now. They had all the time they wanted to talk later. Now they could just enjoy themselves.]
[A similar hesitation on her side- she couldn't reveal too much, not when he didn't know the identity of her True Master, but under the circumstances she had to say something; ]
He mentioned Sakura briefly, but as a 'cousin' he seemed to admire greatly.
[An entirely noncommittal sound there- figuring that it was best not to let Archer in on how much she really knew about the situation between the sisters. That would be an unnecessary clue.]
Well...different timeline or not, I will help him, if need be.
[The sense of obligation was strong, in this one.
...Shinji aside though, there was another elephant in the room she felt they should probably discuss. The issue of their fight. And as it was, Rider has absolutely no idea how to bring this one to the table.]
...thank you, and- I should still apologise for all of that.
[A pause, before; ]
I was not making too great an effort to hide my name, but...I suppose even if you never found out in the Grail War you remember, that has been made public now.
[There's a slight, sympathetic smile at that, which carries over to the tone of his voice.]
Revealing your own identity should always be your own choice. I'm sorry you had no say in it.
[He knew some servants were very protective of their names. Rider didn't seem like the type, but it would have probably still be nice to do it on her own terms.]
I did want to ask. Did you find out my identity in your version of the war?
[She certainly wasn't eager for all of Ellipsa to know her identity as a monster, but...it was what it was. Either way, she appreciated the apology, making a small sound of acceptance before she focused on his question.]
...I had strong suspicions of it.
[What happened when he died to save Shirou- that pretty much settled it for her, but she'd had no intentions on asking Archer herself, content to leave it as his private business.]
[No elaboration on the point though- given how he reacted to hearing of his own death to save Shirou the last time, she knew better than to bring up details of her timeline.]
...I have no real preferences as to how you refer to me, but which name would you rather I use for you? When others are not around, of course.
[Even if he did want her to call him by his true name, she obviously wasn't going to do so in the presence of people who didn't know it!]
[So Rider had been taken by surprise by receiving Christmas Presents- that's right, it was that time of year, wasn't it? So come Boxing Day when the shops are back open, she spent the morning shopping for some return gifts!
Time to turn up on Archer's roof once night had fallen to drop off a set of nice quality cooking utensils. He...probably has some already, but she hoped they'd be useful to him.
...Hopefully he'll sense her presence and go look so that the box isn't just left on the roof. (Maybe you should have thought of this, Rider!)]
[Caster wanted to learn how to cook properly. And, well, she knew Archer was both a good cook and giving cooking lessons.
Problem was, she did not want to ask him for help! She'd never resort to that!
...No, she had a much better idea instead.
And so, this afternoon, the witch was lurking around suspiciously spying on his lessons in spirit form. Yes, she knew he might be able to sense her presence, but she thought she was being subtle.]
[Archer is very, very aware that she's there, but continues on the lesson normal. Until a moment where they need to wait. Then he turns and looks straight where he feels her presence.]
[Caster’s cooking… still left much to be desired, despite her attempts to follow modern recipe books. And Oryou wasn’t particularly skilled in this area either. One problem not solved by arson…
She needed tuition. Both for their sakes whilst they lived in Ellipsa together, and so that she could cook well for her husband when she went to join him in Avalon.
The problem was, the best cook she knew…]
Archer… I thought I might find you working today.
[She’d chosen a quiet time to track him down at his restaurant, at least. And all the same, she couldn’t hide her scowl. Ergh, she hated this…! Why couldn’t she just spy on him teaching like the last time??]
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Well, at least she and Archer had their reunion and everything from their first night here happening before she ran into Cloud. That makes this so much easier.
This being how Rin walks to the kitchen just as he is there too. What is he doing? Who knows, maybe thinking about a long list of everything he can order to them from any grocery store... Either way, he doesn't seem to be in the middle of anything like cooking and Rin wouldn't care all that much even if he was, not right now!
She walks to him with such quick steps, that it's almost more like running to rush into a hug, and hides her face by burying her face to his chest as she hugs the man.]
Tell me you'll never forget me, Archer.
[SHE'S JUST FINE! . . . TOTALLY FINE!]
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Still, getting a sudden hug is both confusing and concerning, especially with the combination of what she says.
Ah. Must have met someone she knew back in that other world.]
I'll never forget you, Rin.
[Even if he technically did already, once. But he does mean it. As long as it's up to him.]
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Rin hugs him tighter after hearing that. She'll ignore that technical part for now, at least he remembers the same events of the war as her and didn't happen to forget any of that or her by arriving here.]
. . . Tell me you'll always choose me.
[More like LIE TO HER because he doesn't do that even in their future back home. Neither does anyone else unless it happens to be Shirou from the same timeline because even Saber swears her oath for someone else than Rin. She hates being attached to anyone, even to Archer and everyone else close to her back home. Or it's more like a weird love/hate relationship with being attached to anyone.]
At least... Here. No matter what happens back home.
[Don't ask her what does that even mean, she doesn't know. This isn't about things making sense, she is kind of a mess... B-But a Servant is supposed to choose their Master in any situation. Sure, that's what she means by that when this version of Archer is the only one, who she wants as her Servant here too. Nothing more than that, obviously! (She'll just... keep telling herself that.)]
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It's quite a promise she's asking him to make. But if it's here. In this world. Perhaps he can even make it true. Especially if Shirou never appears, which he definitely hopes is the case.]
I'll always choose you here. Even if I received all of the memories from home, I already chose you when I accepted you as my Master again, without a binding summoning, and that decision is final.
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Good boy, promising that to her and making it be all about Master/Servant stuff too. What else would it even be about???]
Good, I'm glad we both agree, that you're mine.
[... g-guess she's kicking back from whatever this is about by being possessive about him? Not that that's anything new or surprising from Rin.]
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[It's said in more of an amused tone than anything else.]
I don't mind, though. In fact, I welcome your greediness as a charming part of your personality.
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That's great because I can never get enough of you, Archer.
[He might have not been talking about that kind of greediness but this is the girl, who always wants more, more and more. Rin doesn't mean it only in a sexual way though even if she makes it look and sound like it. And she is definitely not in the mood for just cuddling, when that would remind of that time in the hospital with someone else and she is trying to forget it or at least push it so far into the back of her mind, that it's technically same as forgetting...
Speaking of trying to forget and making better memories with this Archer? She remembers some things happening in a kitchen with another version of him and she doesn't want to think about those either. They are in the kitchen, so there are all of those kitchen counters, that she could either hop onto or he could lift her on them... Well, unless he'll say no because he is really not in the mood.]
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Plenty of distraction from memories if you focus on food and making sure they get whatever they want and need, right?]
Help me decide the rest of this shopping list before I lose the page on my device.
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She peeks, more like looks, over to his device and makes him scroll the list to her to show what's already in there.]
Well, I also want--
[She starts listing things. It's not even that many things because his list has so many of what she'd ask, but she sure keeps adding to that and this is only the first part.]
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Hmm. It looks as if they're really going to deliver it withing the hour. Maybe we should start making preparations with what we have? We can always use them later if the rest comes later.
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That's pretty fast. Mm, yes, we should. I'll do all the chopping among some other things.
[Because making sure, that everything she chops is absolutely perfect sounds like the perfect plan for getting something else to think about here. Even if he chops things perfectly too.]
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[Since there's plenty of things to measure and do for that. At least the kitchen was good sized for them both to work therw with no problems.]
cuddling!! . . . i mean action ❤️🔥 after gorgon fight
lovingsweet kisses to Archer once they finish the last round of one of their longest sex marathons. ...Well, or at least take a break between more rounds of it as she loves to think that they'll still continue after a moment. Her greedy mind doesn't even consider, that cuddling with him will make her fall asleep.]. . .
[Nope. No words. She pulls him closer and gives even more of those kisses to him.]
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No words were needed, right now. They had all the time they wanted to talk later. Now they could just enjoy themselves.]
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That Shinji had appeared. A very tiny, oblivious Shinji.]
...I, well...um.
[...The fact that this was not too long after he'd fought her as Gorgon only made this even more uncomfortable.]
...Is this a bad time, Archer?
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[Did someone new from home appear?]
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...Shinji has appeared- however, he... is different to the one from Fuyuki.
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[There's not two Shinji's here now is there- that would be a nightmare.]
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...Apparently he worked with a different Rider Class Servant, in his memories. He did not recognise me.
[Definitely a wildcard here. And well, she had no idea how to feel about all of this.]
What...did the one you spoke to say?
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[He's hesitant, but he adds.]
And he doesn't know the name "Emiya". But he knows of Tohsaka.
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[A similar hesitation on her side- she couldn't reveal too much, not when he didn't know the identity of her True Master, but under the circumstances she had to say something; ]
He mentioned Sakura briefly, but as a 'cousin' he seemed to admire greatly.
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[An entirely noncommittal sound there- figuring that it was best not to let Archer in on how much she really knew about the situation between the sisters. That would be an unnecessary clue.]
Well...different timeline or not, I will help him, if need be.
[The sense of obligation was strong, in this one.
...Shinji aside though, there was another elephant in the room she felt they should probably discuss. The issue of their fight. And as it was, Rider has absolutely no idea how to bring this one to the table.]
... ... ...
Um...
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You don't need to say anything about the incident. We fought you knowing it wasn't going to be easy. And in the end, all of us survived.
That being said, Rin does want to fight you again now that you're yourself. A sparring match.
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I...gave you both a lot of trouble, but...yes. We did. I, um, I am glad I did not kill you or Rin as well.
...A sparring match, is it?
[Typical Rin...]
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[They did want to help her, but they also needed to look out for themselves.]
She's always up for a fight.
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[A pause, before; ]
I was not making too great an effort to hide my name, but...I suppose even if you never found out in the Grail War you remember, that has been made public now.
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Revealing your own identity should always be your own choice. I'm sorry you had no say in it.
[He knew some servants were very protective of their names. Rider didn't seem like the type, but it would have probably still be nice to do it on her own terms.]
I did want to ask. Did you find out my identity in your version of the war?
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...I had strong suspicions of it.
[What happened when he died to save Shirou- that pretty much settled it for her, but she'd had no intentions on asking Archer herself, content to leave it as his private business.]
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My true name... is Emiya.
[He doesn't specify it as Shirou Emiya. That's a name he's abandoned a long time ago. It was just Emiya now.]
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[No elaboration on the point though- given how he reacted to hearing of his own death to save Shirou the last time, she knew better than to bring up details of her timeline.]
...I have no real preferences as to how you refer to me, but which name would you rather I use for you? When others are not around, of course.
[Even if he did want her to call him by his true name, she obviously wasn't going to do so in the presence of people who didn't know it!]
Christmas Delivery, backdated to 26th
Time to turn up on Archer's roof once night had fallen to drop off a set of nice quality cooking utensils. He...probably has some already, but she hoped they'd be useful to him.
...Hopefully he'll sense her presence and go look so that the box isn't just left on the roof. (Maybe you should have thought of this, Rider!)]
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Sometime after the Event
Problem was, she did not want to ask him for help! She'd never resort to that!
...No, she had a much better idea instead.
And so, this afternoon, the witch was lurking around suspiciously spying on his lessons in spirit form. Yes, she knew he might be able to sense her presence, but she thought she was being subtle.]
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Oh no, oh no, he'd seen her, hadn't he? Caster grimaced as his gaze turned right toward her. What was she supposed to do with this!
...After a few tense moments, the witch manifested her physical form. There was little point in trying to sneak out once she'd already been spotted.]
Hmhm...so, you saw me after all, Archer.
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[Too bad.]
If you want to learn, you could just ask. Enemy or not, I won't turn you down.
Feral kitten noises
Besides, how do I know you wouldn't use it as a chance to stab me in the back again?
[Oh, and she'll just be summoning some shadows around herself, just to prove that she can hide just fine thank you.
...Still, she was making no real move to leave. And in turn, that left this rather awkward stalemate.]
...
Where do you start with your lessons, in any case?
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One problem not solved by arson…She needed tuition. Both for their sakes whilst they lived in Ellipsa together, and so that she could cook well for her husband when she went to join him in Avalon.
The problem was, the best cook she knew…]
Archer… I thought I might find you working today.
[She’d chosen a quiet time to track him down at his restaurant, at least. And all the same, she couldn’t hide her scowl. Ergh, she hated this…! Why couldn’t she just spy on him teaching like the last time??]
I’d like a word with you.