[Legend of the Seeker] All This Running Around

[alsodinosaurs]

Title: All This Running Around
Author: hibernate
Pairing/character: Cara/Kahlan (Cara/Confessor!Kahlan, feelings!Kahlan)
Rating: Adult / NC-17
Wordcount: ~6,400 words
Warnings: Non-graphic violence, some knife play
Note: Torn AU, for au_bingo: canon event changed. Presumes knowledge of episodes 2x10: Torn, through 2x13: Princess. commoncomitatus deserves an award for betaing like

Comments

[random_zombie]

Eeeeeeee. I love this so much, I AM FILLED WITH ~FEELINGS. Torn is one of my favorite episodes so an AU jumping off from there and going through Princess is ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER.

"Sparring?" she says as he stares at her and the agiel she has dangerously close to Kahlan's heaving chest. "She started it," she adds, for good measure.

LOL. Oh Cara.

Also, the thought of Confessor!Kahlan meeting the Margrave cracks me up. I can just imagine her being absolutely mortified and furious that such a douche managed to capture her.

[hibernate]

Heeeee, I'm so glad it gave you feelings! Thanks! :D Torn, Hunger and Princess are all very high on my list of favourite episodes, and I loved tweaking them to my evil whims.

Oh yes, Confessor!Kahlan would have been mightily angry about the Margrave's shenanigans. It's implied that his ~kingdom is in the Midlands too, right? SHE WOULD BE NONE TOO PLEASED.

[rhyfeddu]

Oh, what a great idea to take the Torn (gad, I first typed "Tron" *shudder*) Kahlans thru several episodes worth of stories. Brill.

And good work on showing how at odds Cara's exterior attitude (all nonchalant whatevers) was to her actual interior thoughts.

Kahlan tilts her head, looking at Cara intently for a moment. Reaching out a hand, she brushes a stray hair away from Cara's cheeks. Cara flinches, the tips of Kahlan's fingers barely touching her face.

"How odd," Kahlan says.

"What?"

"Nothing." Kahlan smiles and shakes her head slightly. "Nothing."

Okay, you HAVE to explain that. What were you implying there, you minx. LOL
I agree with the theory above that it seemed like their was an unexpected familiarity there, but wanna know from the source (that would be you)

Anyway, just some great character studies in there. Lots of insight, esp. as to how Cara's mind works. Thanks!

[hibernate]

*secretly loves Tron* >.>

Okay, you HAVE to explain that. What were you implying there, you minx.

I am implying that I am a GIANT SAP. :P

'Unexpected familiarity' is a good way to explain it - I'd like to think there'd be something like body memory, and that a part of Kahlan would remember even if she doesn't consciously. But mostly I am a giant sap and I couldn't bring myself to finish this story without making up a ridiculous sequel in my head with lots of make-outs and feelings.

Thanks for reading! :D

[dylanxtra_x]

Really enjoyed this.

Leaving it with that intriguing comment from Kahlan at the end was kinda cruel though ^^ I want more :p

[hibernate]

There ... might be more? I rarely write sequels, but it's possible I'll make an exception for this.

Either way, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading! :D

[hibernate]

Hee, glad you liked it! Thanks for reading. :D

[theagonyofblank]

This is ridiculously awesome, and I love the depth of ~feelings that are there but never really voiced.

[hibernate]

I did not get a notification for this comment! :O I'm reeaaaally glad you enjoyed this story and all the ~feelings. :D :D :D Thank you!