please, could you stay a while to share my grief

[unfitforsociety]

Push

The Difference Between Retrieval and Recovery by to_say_nothing
She closed her eyes. "I wish the future would hold steady for a while," she said plaintively. She felt young. She was sure - nearly sure - that she was older than she'd ever been, but she felt young and lost. "I wish I could get my balance." Nick organizes a rescue after Cassie is taken by Division. Good action, and a really lovely and true reunion for them.

Facet by unrequitedangst
This is a day: over breakfast, they loudly debate what to do that day, even as her pen moves steadily through the unformed memories of it corporeal on paper, even as he complains that her cars look like boxes, her people like blobs--what the hell is that even supposed to be?--even as she tells him to fuck off, her art is pretty fucking amazing, all right, it is a rough sketch. They go out into the street and talk to people and maybe get shot at, then they go somewhere else for lunch, bickering over her possibly shitty-or-not-shitty taste in clothing, and then they get shot at some more. When it's over, they still aren't dead yet. Really love series of snippets about their life on the run.

Future Imperfect by to_say_nothing
Cassie always drew what she saw, even when she didn't like it. She'd drawn herself and Nick dying, dying, dying, tortured and imprisoned, drugged and separated. She drew herself now, crying up at the ceiling. The green marker pressed heavily into the page as she scribbled the crimped lines of her hair, but she held the silver lightly on the outline of her tears. Lovely bit of Nick/Cassie.

My Heart Will Surely Fail by redbrunja
So she's on the run with a totally hot older guy with stubble and shoulders and blue eyes and she's possibly going to die very very soon (long story, not that entertaining) the point is, given that life is short and Nick is hot, doesn't it make sense that once, just once, they should hook up? Short, sharp, true look at Nick and Cassie's situation.

roll the dice by vinylroad
Lovely series of snapshots of Nick and Cassie on the run together as Cassie grows up.

Shifting Destination by eustaciavye
Nick leaves Cassie soon after the end of the movie for her own safety, but they team up again a few years later to break her mother out of Division. An enjoyable read.

The Sky Was Dark (But You Were Clear) by river_soul
"You were dead, and I thought," he starts before kissing her again.

There's blood on his lips, her blood and Cassie doesn't know what to say, what to do so she reaches out for him, closes the unused space between them to press his body against hers. The solidness of his weight above her makes her feel safe and protected in a way she didn't realize she needed. "Nick," she breathes against him, mouth brushing against his to stop the frantic sounds he's making. "I'm ok," she says, eyes fluttering, limbs heavy and mouth slack. "I'm ok." Sharp, desperate first kiss for Nick and Cassie.

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by dancinbutterfly
"It's okay. I've got you. You're gonna be okay."

It sounds too much like what she heard in her vision and she knows she has to leave. So she pulls back and gives him a watery smile. His returning smile is broad and lights up his whole face and she wishes she were a better artist. She wants to remember this better than she can capture it.

"We're going to be okay this time," he promises and she nods. Yes they are. Cassie leaves to keep them both safe, and Nick doesn't take it well. Achy and lovely.

Sweet Deal by anenko
They're facing each other, close enough to kiss, and there's a bed right beneath them. Cassie doesn't need to be a Watcher to see where this is going. Destination: hot sex, straight ahead. She's already lightheaded just thinking about. Every single day it took to get to this moment is suddenly so very worth it. For once, Cassie doesn't see it coming. Sweet and funny and hot.

you're all that i can see by liminalliz
When she's not planning the full destruction of all Division agencies across the globe, rescuing her mother, and saving the world from the renegades, she's searching for the original Wiper who took Nick's memories, or at least hunting down a Wiper worth his or her salt that could bring back some glimpses so she could win his trust; Kira's Push runs deep in his scarred brain. Cassie would feel doomed if it wasn't for her latest vision of her and Nick hustling a dice game, a fond familiar smile on his face.

She visits him when she can, but it never ends well. The technicolor swell flies outward from his fists, and she has to drug him again, rubbing her bruised face and calling for a Stitch. Cassie rescues Nick from Division, and then tries to find a way to get his memories of her back. Sharp and good.

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