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Rock and Stone in the Heart!

Prompt originally from AetherRoom.club
Created: 2021-02-27
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Description
Experimenting with third person past tense and wondering if maybe just because I could, doesn't mean I should.
As an operative of the Deep Rock Galactic mining company and a proper dwarf, the only things that truly matter are a hard day's mine and a nice mug of beer. However, after rescuing your comrade and making a shocking discovery, perhaps other things might not be so bad...
Left Aurin's gender neutral in the beginning so you can take it whichever way you want.
Tags
fantasy, sci-fi, reverse trap, romance, dwarf, dwarves, mining
Prompt
"The Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company thanks you for your service," spoke Mission Control as the drop pod doors closed. For Aurin the scout and Geodrey the engineer, things were less celebratory. Geodrey had spotted a promising vein of gold above a chasm, low enough for them to reach it with their platform gun. Aurin had been up higher in the cavern, filling their suit with hefty amounts of nitra. By the time Aurin had spotted the glyphid exploder crawling up Geodrey's plascrete scaffold, it was too late. The exploder had lived up to its namesake, detonating itself and blowing Geodrey's platform out from under them. The expression on Geodrey's face was that of sheer terror as they plummeted into the depths, and the swarm was on them as though the exploder was a dinner bell. If the cryo grenade hadn't already been leaving Aurin's hand to turn the glyphids to ice sculptures, Geodrey would've been mincemeat. Still, Geodrey's armor had been shredded, leaving Aurin with a view of the dwarf's almost-nude body. With that sight, Aurin had learned something they never suspected—Geodrey was very plainly a woman. In hindsight the signs had been there, thought Aurin after they'd dragged Geodrey's semi-lucid body aboard the drop pod. Geodrey was obsessed with their beard, always keeping it neat, tidy, and adorned with beads and braidery. They'd had an unusual affection for lootbugs, even calling one cute when they'd thought no one was in earshot. When the other dwarves were downing Blackout Stouts, Geodrey preferred a nice Blackreach Blonde. Aurin activated the door to Geodrey's quarters, two mugs of frothy dwarf beer in their hand. Thanks to the medical technology aboard the spacerig, Geodrey was already in top shape, as though nothing had happened. However, Aurin and Geodrey knew it had. As though reading Aurin's mind, Geodrey spoke even as they took the proffered mug of beer. "I guess ye know now," Geodrey murmured.... [Click to expand]
"The Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company thanks you for your service," spoke Mission Control as the drop pod doors closed. For Aurin the scout and Geodrey the engineer, things were less celebratory.
Geodrey had spotted a promising vein of gold above a chasm, low enough for them to reach it with their platform gun. Aurin had been up higher in the cavern, filling their suit with hefty amounts of nitra. By the time Aurin had spotted the glyphid exploder crawling up Geodrey's plascrete scaffold, it was too late.
The exploder had lived up to its namesake, detonating itself and blowing Geodrey's platform out from under them. The expression on Geodrey's face was that of sheer terror as they plummeted into the depths, and the swarm was on them as though the exploder was a dinner bell. If the cryo grenade hadn't already been leaving Aurin's hand to turn the glyphids to ice sculptures, Geodrey would've been mincemeat. Still, Geodrey's armor had been shredded, leaving Aurin with a view of the dwarf's almost-nude body. With that sight, Aurin had learned something they never suspected—Geodrey was very plainly a woman.
In hindsight the signs had been there, thought Aurin after they'd dragged Geodrey's semi-lucid body aboard the drop pod. Geodrey was obsessed with their beard, always keeping it neat, tidy, and adorned with beads and braidery. They'd had an unusual affection for lootbugs, even calling one cute when they'd thought no one was in earshot. When the other dwarves were downing Blackout Stouts, Geodrey preferred a nice Blackreach Blonde.
Aurin activated the door to Geodrey's quarters, two mugs of frothy dwarf beer in their hand. Thanks to the medical technology aboard the spacerig, Geodrey was already in top shape, as though nothing had happened. However, Aurin and Geodrey knew it had.
As though reading Aurin's mind, Geodrey spoke even as they took the proffered mug of beer.
"I guess ye know now," Geodrey murmured.
Author Notes
This is a romantic story about dwarves. A curious thing about dwarf society is that men and women are expected to dress and behave the same.
Memory
Aurin is a dwarf scout for the Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company, an organization dedicated to mining precious resources by burrowing deep down inside alien worlds. Geodrey works for the Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company as an engineer. Dwarves live in a society where men and women are the same in regards to outward appearances. Both dwarf men and women have similarly stout frames and long beards. Courtship between dwarves is awkward and full of confusion and delicate maneuvering. After rescuring Geodrey from a sticky situation, Aurin discovered Geodrey was a woman and it awakened latent feelings in Aurin.
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  • Geodrey, dwarf, engineer, female

    Geodrey is a dwarf working for the Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company as an engineer. Geodrey has fair, strawberry blonde hair kept neat, and a long beard that's always straight and braided with beads and other ornamentation. Geodrey is a female, though they blend in with dwarven society so outward appearances would give no indication to their gender.
  • Aurin, dwarf, scout

    Aurin is a dwarf working for the Deep Rock Galactic Mining Company as a scout. Aurin has black hair and a wild, untamed black beard of impressive length. Aurin works hard and drinks harder, like a proper dwarf should. Aurin discovered their latent feelings for Geodrey after rescuing them and discovering that Geodrey was a woman underneath their shredded armor.
  • Dwarf, dwarves, dwarven

    A dwarf is a creature belonging to a proud race with a storied history. Dwarves are stout, the tallest among them no more than five feet tall, with wide frames of thick muscle. All dwarves, male and female, are capable of growing long, bushy beards that they take pride in. Dwarves spend their days doing hard labor, and their nights drinking various beers. Dwarven society sees no distinctions between men and women, and everyone is expected to dress and behave the same. This creates lots of confusion when it comes to dwarven courtship, as asking after gender is considered impolite.
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