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WIP Week Day Six – Your AU WIP 

I have many, many AU wips. I could’ve chosen one I haven’t touched in years, which would’ve been nicer than just picking something current and shiny. But I chose current and shiny. 

I’ve shared a bit of this fic before under different titles, the Celestial Adam x Wolf Nigel AU. It’s current title is: I’ll Be Your Star (AKA Star Trek). The summary is basically this: 

Wolf Mage Nigel gets a job from his half brother Hannibal, who is all wolf. His brother wants him to get back something that was stolen from him by this guy Raki. He goes through Nigel’s Incubus friend Darko, as they haven’t talked all that much since the death of Hannibal’s mate, Will. Will and Nigel were somewhat friendly, but he pretty much blames Hannibal for Will’s death.

Darko finally blurts out that Raki has Will, that Will faked his death and is being held by this Raki who has power like you wouldn’t imagine.  

The location/target of Nigel’s job is in the North Woods. He is to go and retrieve the missing thing and kill Raki. Darko offers to come, more because he’s jonesing for the magic he thinks will be there, but Nigel says no. Nigel goes and comes across something that no one has seen in a thousand years: 

A celestial star in human form. 

He also finds Will, who is not entirely pleased to see him. 

Here’s a random excerpt: 

“How long have you been here?”

“Since it happened.”

Will had been presumed dead for about a year again a side effect from his choice of mate.

The door opened as they walked up and inside felt warm like a comforting blanket.

“He didn’t feel you till recently.”

Adam touched his back and Nigel purred. “I got hurt and the shield was bad. I’m ok now though.”

Nigel breathed him in this close and Adam smelled like home.

“Who could hurt you?”

Adam stepped back and looked away, his light dimmer than Nigel had seen it so far.

“I’m going to check on something.”

He was gone in a blink, faster than that, and the room felt like less for his absence.

“We don’t know,” Will said and jarred Nigel out of staring at the empty space.

He surveyed the room and saw the decor matched Will’s taste: plaids, browns, and even several dog things.

“He decorated for you,” Nigel accused as he sat on the plaid couch, “You fucking?”

Will laughed. “I can barely touch him without burning you think we’re having sex?”

“Burning?”

Will sat down beside him.

“He’s a Star, Nigel. An honest to god celestial being that decided he wanted to bring me back to life on a lark. I’m grateful and want to protect him.“

Nigel relaxed and didn’t know why he felt better to hear that. “He took it all. The mark, your…monster. All of it.”

Will looked at his hands where there had once been claws. “And I don’t want it back. I don’t want any of it.”

He inhaled and smelled the lie. “Bullshit. You might not want to be a crazy monster but you do want—“

Will glared at him sharply.

“NONE of it.”

They stared each other down in silence for almost too long before Adam reappeared just as suddenly as he’d left. Also bowls of what looked macaroni and cheese came with him in both Nigel and Will’s hands.

“It’s dinner time.”

Nigel raised an eyebrow at Will who just smiled as he started to eat. The moment Nigel took a first bite he moaned.

“Oh,” Adam said softly, “You like it? Will doesn’t always like it and he certainly doesn’t make noises like that while eating.”

He sat down between them and Nigel could feel his skin burn even through clothes.

“It’s fantastic.”

Adam beamed and his light shone brighter. “I like you, Nigel. Would you like to stay?”

Nigel would.

“I’m not sure—“

“Adam, give Nigel a while maybe? It’s hard to take.”

Nigel’s whole body rumbled as Adam moved his hand and ran an invisible hand over his head.

“But I don’t want him to go.”

“Adam.”

Will’s voice felt so far away and could’ve been in another dimension as far as Nigel was concerned. He leaned into the phantom touch and wished it were real, eyes glowing as Adam frowned at him.

Adam sighed and let him go so fast Nigel could’ve howled for want of Adam’s touch.

“I’m happy you liked the mac and cheese. I don’t taste much food but I do like this one and I thought you might want to taste it too.”

Nigel shook himself and took another bite. “Thank you, Star.”

Adam moved in closer to him now. “I like that. You calling me that. Do you know a lot about Stars?”

Nigel felt Will move and walk out of the room which was strange but he preferred only Adam’s scent anyway. “Some, but not much.”

“Neither do I, but I know I am one. It’s like when you open your eyes every morning and just KNOW you’re you? That’s how it feels.”

Nigel flicked his wrist and made his bowl set itself down on the table out of his reach.

“My mother used to read me the story about the human who called a star and that’s what brought magic to Earth. Stars created wolves, monsters, and the like. Like a big bang.”

Adam blinked. “Oh, that’s like my father!”

“Your–”

He blinked out of focus and then was across the room to take a book from the shelf.

“My father told me he conjured up a Star because he wanted to bring his wife back to life but the Star that fell was me! I was a baby so I did not have much power yet and for a mage to use Star Magic–”

He blinked again and Nigel finished for him.

“Stars need to agree for the magic to be free.”