Zethia looked up as someone entered the dining hall and had to bite back a gasp at the sight of a very human-looking Urahara. “Huh, guy really wasn’t jokin’, was he?” Ranzal murmured at her side as the two of them took in the approaching man. He really didn’t look that different if she was …
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Erich leaned back away from the table and sipped at his tea as Tsukabishi cleared the table and Fox rummaged through a cabinet looking for… something or other. The man hadn’t said and Erich hadn’t felt like asking. (Not when he was still reeling from… from not hurting.) (He’d… he’d never thought it was fixable, …
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The moon rises late in the afternoon, pulling Erich away from his paperwork with a rush of silver-bright power. It settles in his bones and rushes through his blood, and between one breath and the next his body changes, flowing into quicksilver mist that swirls downward, condenses— He takes a breath. Tastes the familiar scents …
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Seigmar leaned back in his chair and swirled the dregs of his tea around, pretending to be interested in the motion while he subtly watched Eris lead Erich, Alexis, and Urahara from the room. (Though he supposed he should call him ‘Kisuke’ now, given Erich’s intention to marry the man.) “Well, that was an interesting …
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Having someone — two someones — constantly at his side is… disorienting. Even his aide hadn’t been quite so glued to his side, the two of them knowing the other’s routine and content to work with — and around — the other to get their jobs done. (He… misses Beltz, for all that Degurechaff has …
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He wakes to agony, to too-loud noises and pulsing pain and the disorienting ripple of power-as-light across his closed eyes and— He exhales. Tries not to whine— (If he whines he makes noise and noise hurts so it will hurt and he just wants it all to stop—the noise and the pain and the light …
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((Warning for Erich having a pretty visceral panic attack in this one.)) “Sir, I’d like to formally register my complaint about this course of action,” Degurechaff grumbles as she steps into the tent carrying a fourth chair. She sets it down to the right of his chair and then stands behind it, her hands planted …
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Alexis is dealing again when Degurechaff rounds the corner and shoots him an amused look. She waves her lieutenants down before they can do more than start to rise and says, “I’m not here to break anything up, don’t mind me.” Erich sighs internally and rises to his feet, squeezing Alexis’ shoulder and shaking his …
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Erich tugs at the cuffs of his uniform as he ducks out of his tent and scans the camp. He promised Degurechaff that he would rest, but… there’s only so much lazing about and cuddling with Alexis he can do before he becomes restless, especially in their current situation. So… he won’t do anything official, …
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He drifts awake to the murmur of quiet-familiar-safe voices in his ear and a slender, calloused hand combing through his hair. Everything is warm-safe-content, from the hum of Alexis’ soulmark to the press of spiritual power all around them, and he turns his head slightly to bury his face a bit more in his pillow. …
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As soon as he felt he had a solid grasp of the route to the Capital and the route he needed to take once inside the city, Kaito excused himself and returned to the room where he and Ishida had taken up temporary residence; it was late enough in the evening that he wasn’t surprised …
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Erich seats himself at his desk, Alexis still practically glued to his side, and takes a moment to clear the paperwork away as best he can with only one hand. He’s not about to pry his other hand free, not when he’s still soaking up her presence, but it does make things… difficult. Alexis helps …
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They loot the camp, motions practiced and priorities already known. Intelligence, food and medical supplies, ammunition… nothing is left behind that they can use or adapt to use. Erich slings a pack full of stolen papers across his back, settles his rifle in place, and waits for his men to be done. He ignores all …
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Degurechaff finds him later, hard at work in the command tent with all the lamps lit and stolen enemy papers strewn around him as he does what he’s been trained to do: analyze and plan. He’s not managed to glean much new from them, but the effort has at least helped settle his nerves. “He’s …
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He sleeps poorly that night. It’s strange to think that he’s already grown accustomed to his soulmate’s nightly visits, but somehow he has. Two nights of healing rest, a third interrupted visit, and now a part of him is missing the rest and reassurance even though it’s only been a single night. Degurechaff politely says …
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