to sleep perchance to dream

[kaydeefalls]

I once promised myself I would NOT write another Inception AU. Been there, done that, nothing new to say after already having written 175k of that kind of thing. I will gladly spend the rest of my time in various fandoms reading other people's Inception AUs instead. In early days of TOG fandom, lots of folks were discussing what roles each character would play on an extraction team, etc, and I happily awaited someone else to finally write the thing.

To the best of my knowledge, they didn't.

So here we are I guess.

what dreams may come (22208 words) by kaydeefalls
Fandom: The Old Guard (Movie 2020)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolò di Genova, Nicky | Nicolò di Genova & Quynh | Noriko, Nile Freeman & Nicky | Nicolò di Genova
Characters: Nicky | Nicolò di Genova, Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani, Quynh | Noriko, Nile Freeman, Andy | Andromache of Scythia, Booker | Sebastien le Livre
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Inception Fusion, Alternate Universe - No Powers, Canon-Typical Violence, Dreamsharing, Action/Adventure, POV Nicky | Nicolò di Genova, Established Relationship, Ensemble Cast, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Dreams and Nightmares, Non-Linear Narrative, Temporary Character Death, as per both canons
Summary:

"What happens when you die in a dream?" Quỳnh asked him once.

Inception!AU. Nicky runs point for an extraction team, working in dreams to pry out subconscious secrets. Now they have to simultaneously navigate a new teammate, a worrisome job, and, of course, a potentially malevolent shade from their past haunting their dreams.