Fandom: The Old Guard
Pairings: Nile/Booker
Characters: Nile, Booker, Andy, Quynh, Joe, Nicky
Rating: Explicit
Length: 37,100 words
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Theme: Big bangs, Friends to lovers, Post-canon, Undercover as a couple
Summary: Nile's undercover doing corporate espionage to stop climate change, and she's got to pack up her boss bitch suits and spike heels for the upcoming executive retreat — but she's expected to bring a partner. Booker, who's become her best friend since returning from exile, agrees to come with her. She's glad at least one person who appreciates her leadership will be there.
Reccer's Notes: Wonderful story. I love Nile all competent and in charge and doing what she has to do with long-term goals in mind, and Booker getting his shit together to make himself better able to support his team -- and especially Nile. I adore them working together to make sure each is taking care of the other's wants/needs sexually, while making sure their own wants/needs are met -- so HOT! But more than the delicious sexytimes, this is a well-crafted story that holds together, well worth reading.
Content Notes: Per the author: The corporation Nile is espionage-ing makes their money through racist and colonialist resource extraction; the fic doesn't go into detail about that but there are recurring references to structural racism including antiblack employment practices. There's one brief depiction of implied antiblackness in a misogynist microaggression. A few very brief depictions of sexual harassment. Also, a "lot of very explicit porn" including kinks, some bdsm, mild painplay.
Fanwork Links: you have the right to lose control, by nevermindirah at AO3.