Uryuu couldn’t help scanning the building — the castle! — as Euden lead them through it; it was clearly an immense structure, timeworn and neglected but still grand despite it all. It was almost like some sort of… of fairytale or something, the building less practical and cramped than what he’d read of what real …
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“Still keeping an eye on me, I see,” Erich murmured as he caught sight of a pure black tail vanishing beneath the train seat he was approaching. “You’re taking this a bit more seriously than I expected.” He dropped his bag onto the seat and sat down next to it, pulling out the sheaf of …
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Kisuke pivoted on his toes, keeping Alexis in view as she prowled a circle around him. She’d surprised him during their first bout, taking advantage of his hubris to send him tumbling but… not this time. This time, injured or not, he would win. He’d already begun to make plans, to memorize her style, and— …
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Kisuke leaned against the window of his office and watched the organized chaos that the courtyard had turned into the moment the sun crested the horizon. Alexis’ hunting party was as impressive as ever, going about their tasks as if they’d always been without the magic and enhancements granted by blastia, and it made him… …
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Uryuu sat on the bed and fiddled with his right sleeve, staring at Urahara as the man meditated. His fingertips brushed against the smooth skin of his new scar again and again, the strange texture and lack of pain making something twist in his chest but— He was alive. He was alive, and healed, and …
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Erich let Griffin fade back into his soul as he stepped from the building, transitioning seamlessly from the prowling gait of his hero-self to the crisp military stride of his civilian-self as he did. He needed to get to Rudersdorf with the information he’d gathered as soon as possible, before anything else could happen to …
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“Certainly not passive, is he?” Erich snorted and glanced up from his book to fix Alexis with a dry look. “You wouldn’t like him if was,” he reminded her, then leaned over to peer around his mate to catch a glimpse of Urahara outside. The man was running through a series of slow, careful stretches, …
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Alexis cleared her throat and rubbed a hand over her face, trying to catch her breath after her fit of laughter had finally passed. She felt… better. Less tightly wound and more settled now that she’d seen evidence of Urahara— of Kisuke’s clear interest in both helping them and in getting closer to Erich. Even …
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Zethia considered the dragon as he led them through the castle to his companion; she’d never heard of such a human-looking dragon, much less one that could pass himself off as human, but he’d said he could with such confidence… He was, she thought, probably around Phares’ age. Or… mental age, perhaps? (How did dragons …
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Tessai set aside the last dish he needed to wash and sighed at the sound of raised voices coming from the spare bedroom; he’d warned Kisuke that Griffin wouldn’t take his abduction well, no matter how polite they were to him. And then he’d seen the morning newspaper and he’d known things were going to …
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:3 Ven‘s art, reposted with permission
The next day dawned bright and cheerful, the sun rising over the lake and the swans beginning to rouse from their slumber. Kisuke leaned his chin on his hand and stared out across the lake, mind still turning over the things that Ren had told him the night before. He hadn’t gotten much sleep — …
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Did someone say feelings? I have feelings about this. Ven‘s art, reposted with permission
Alexis arched an eyebrow as Erich casually slid a door open and leaned in without knocking, adding another tally to her count of things Erich was comfortable doing around Urahara that he normally wouldn’t be. “Urahara,” Erich said in greeting, then stepped a bit to the side as Urahara appeared in the doorway. “Have some …
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Warnings for: Blood, death, ruthless Urahara, thoughts of genocide Kaito’s reiatsu vanished. Kisuke drove his blade through the Quincy soldier, no longer interested in toying with his prey. His son was missing from his senses. He snarled. Barreled through the Quincy around him. Hurled a kido at a Quincy that looked at him. Fought his …
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