“They regarded each other through their screens for a few seconds, neither typing nor signing. Hux could feel the vibration of tension between them despite the distance. Ben was so intent, so open, that Hux was short of breath.”
It’s not even fair how much I love @koujaaku and @gefionne ’s fic “Allemande”. I though I could make a little something in respect of their hard work. ~
Ps: Chapter 4 was everything I’ve ever dreamt of
It’s finals week and I really should be working on my ethnography and screenplay BUT. I got super motivated to draw baby Ben at work and I couldn’t focus at all until I drew him… so here he is, precious child💕
ft. Luke, the most patient uncle in the world. (for those who haven’t read Allemande, he is also deaf and lost his hearing the same way Ben did–multiple ear infections.) he’s teaching Ben the sign for “sing/singing.”
the secret’s been out for a few days now, but for those who aren’t aware:
I teamed up with @gefionne to help bring my deaf!Ben AU to life, and in three days’ time (my birthday!) the first chapter of our fic “Allemande” will be up! updates are scheduled weekly every Sunday. I’m so excited to share it with you guys!!😭
more BenArmie from the deaf!Ben AU – except Ben doesn’t stay deaf because Hux uses a good chunk of his inheritance money (received on his 18th birthday) to pay for a cochlear implant for Ben💕 (cue many happy tears when Ben hears Hux’s voice for the first time)
this takes place soon after Ben is cleared from the hospital post-surgery:
“And this,” Hux murmurs, reaching to spread the fingers of Ben’s right hand over the black and ivory keys of the
grand piano, “is an A major chord.” He lowers his foot on the sustain pedal as
Ben presses down on the three keys, the chord ringing brightly in the air. Ben
smiles at the sound, fascinated. He does it again, and this time Hux smiles,
too.They’re seated side by side on the piano bench, pressed together from shoulder to hip to thigh. The two of them together barely fit, but that hardly matters. Hux ends up half (or fully) in Ben’s lap most times anyway.
“Show me another.”
“Alright.”
TechieHux 