LINKDING

<blockquote>"Laurent's no use in a jaeger. Not any more," said Aimeric, soft and matter-of-fact. "He's broken."</blockquote>

<blockquote>Alison may run a thingy mafia, but she's not sure where the Marshall got the idea that it qualified her to negotiate with a mafia mafia.</blockquote>

<blockquote>One of the side-effects of Drifting is that Drift partners are no longer capable of being sexually attracted to each other. At all. Dr. Newton Geiszler is not happy about this.</blockquote> ➤ this fic is perfect to me

<blockquote>Sasha has even more to offer than her celebrated fighting skills.</blockquote> ➤ Mako and the female half of the Kaidonovskys. AGH THEIR NAMES. (I like, for the record, what this fic does with their names; also with them in general)

<blockquote>Being the Account of a Madcap Decision Made by Two Young Ladies of Quality, for the Good of People Everywhere.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Hey man – it’s a two bedroom flat, utilities + cable are included in the cost, I’m a dude, there’s no catch. My last roommate wasn’t cool with my job (gay-for-pay porn star) so he ditched, thus the ‘no douchebags’ clause. If you’re that kind of asshole, respond with some homophobic slurs just so I know what I’m getting into. If you’re not, lemme know when you can come by so I can show you the digs. – Raleigh   Or: Chuck moves in with a guy he found renting out a room on Craigslist, who just happens to be a gay-for-pay porn star. And hey, Chuck could always use some spare cash…</blockquote>

<blockquote>Fuyumi can read between the lines of Mako’s file. The justification for having Mako on the base is paper thin -- strings have been pulled and favours have been bartered, and somewhere along the line someone decided Fuyumi was the perfect combination of talent and expendability to be brought into this mess. It’s only slightly closer to a compliment than an insult -- the balance tipped by the child at the centre of this, nine years old and heart-breakingly brave.    -- Scenes from the year after Stacker and Mako first meet.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Raleigh comes home with Mako for O-bon.</blockquote> ➤grief/healing over those they both have lost

<blockquote>Ignition and cognition.</blockquote>

<blockquote>Raleigh’s never told anyone, but he’s pretty sure he died in his escape pod after nuking the Breach.</blockquote>

<blockquote>She’s matched him from the start, blow for blow, move for move, and for the first time since he saw her six months ago he realises that Aleksandra Dmitriyeva is beautiful.</blockquote> ➤ eeee!

<blockquote>"All that time living in the past, I never thought about the future until now. My timing has always been terrible."</blockquote>

<blockquote>The entire world believes they are in love, but this is not true.</blockquote>