Rec: Rhapsody in Brashness by willowbilly

Title: Rhapsody in Brashness

Author: willowbilly

Canon: Killing Eve

Pairing: Eve Polastri/Oksana 'Villanelle' Astankova

Rating: Mature [R]

Word Count: 4,369

Summary: “We understand,” says Hannibal. The vibrations of his voice rumble against her the way that thunder does through storm clouds. “You are unique, as I am. And she insinuated herself into you, as Will insinuated himself into me. The blind, pearly rootlets of human connection have burrowed themselves too deeply into the fertile soil of your soul to be killed, now, no matter how many times you hack away at the verdant growth which springs anew into the air, again and again. The intricate underground web of them merely spreads implacably further and deeper and will continue to do so until they smother you, or until you allow the leaves to fully unfurl into the light.” “But she stabbed me,” Villanelle exclaims petulantly.

Recommendation: It is hard not to see the parallels between these two pairings, so what could be better than getting all of these Murder Spouses together in some kind of crazy Mexican standoff. Nothing that I can think of. ;D

Link to the Story on AO3

Recommendation #2,075