that'll be the day

General Audiences | No Archive Warnings Apply | Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Video Game)

Gen | for seagullcharmer | 100 words | 2025-07-01 | Rosieblade Chronicles 2025 | AO3

Hikari | Mythra & Minochi | Cole | Minoth

Hikari | Mythra, Minochi | Cole | Minoth

Chronic Illness, Friendship, Drabble, Rosieblade Chronicles 2025

Matchback for this.

"You know, you laugh, but someday it might be you with early-onset arthritis."

"Be so for real right now. Arthritis? You think the Aegis is gonna get arthritis?"

Thinking of both Aegises' remarkable propensity for indolence no matter their Driver, Minoth replies, "God forbid women do anything, but squats can aggravate your joints. Just so you know. And we are all candidates for repetitive stress injuries."

This stops Mythra, mid-squat, on her way to boredly crack all eight knuckles from both sides. "Yeah?"

"Yeah."

So she straightens up, moves stiffly to stand at Minoth's side, and pats his shoulder. "Sucks."