It was late by the time Hanae and Jun were yawning and ready for bed. Late enough that it was almost time for him to be asleep as well, Sho knew. Late enough that Ayumu’s continued absence was… worrying. He exchanged looks with his partners as they all rose to their feet. “I’ll see where …
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Alexis landed lightly behind the bathhouse and folded her wings away. A blink, a breath, and a cloak settled across her shoulders in place of her wings. She ran her tongue over blunt human teeth and arched into a stretch, settling into human limbs and human balance and human everything; it felt strange to shed …
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Kisuke grimaced as Rerugen retreated from his presence with his composure in tatters and the most incredible blush still painting his cheeks. He’d pushed the man too far once again, but he just couldn’t help himself some days. Rerugen kept himself so rigidly controlled that the flashes of emotion, of temper, that Kisuke could tease …
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Uryuu did his best to ignore his classmates for the rest of the day. Even when Orange attempted to get his attention, Uryuu pretended not to see it, staring determinedly out the window until the other gave up. He wanted nothing to do with them or their pity. He took his third dose of the …
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“Ayumu-san! Ayumu-san! Look what I found!” Jun cried as he darted into camp. Sho looked up from the harness repair he was doing, curious what had caught his son’s interest. Hanae and Jun had decided to ‘help’ Ayumu by scavenging sticks and feathers from the cleared zone for the Adventurer to turn into arrows. Their …
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Kisuke woke with a start, chased by swirling memories of teeth-claws-bright wings-dark eyes-song. Everything blurred together, a nightmare of sight-sound-sensation that left him trembling-aching-burning— He closed his eyes. Grounded himself in himself until the memories — nightmares? — faded from prominence. His side ached but not as much as he remembered— (Rescued, check. But not …
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“Oooh? What’s my favorite Quincy still doing in his office at this hour?” Erich started, pen jerking in his hand and leaving a smear of ink across his paper. “Must you?” he growled, setting his pen aside and trying to blot up the spilled ink before it ruined his work. It was only preliminary planning …
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Uryuu watched the antics of his classmates out of the corner of his eye, wondering what Arisawa and… the orange-haired boy were talking about. (What in the world was Orange’s name? He knew it, he swore he did. Benihime had introduced them… hadn’t she?) (Whatever. If it was important she’d shove Orange at him again …
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Uryuu sighted down his arrow. Adjusted his aim. Fired. The lone goblin shrieked. Fell. Faded into a swirl of light. “I got it!” Hanae shouted as she hopped down from the seat of the wagon and darted over to the little pile of treasure the defeated monster had left behind. Uryuu nocked another arrow and …
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“What sort of fool wanders this deep into the woods while wounded and then claims he just needs a nap of all things!” Erich growled as he hastily swept their first aid supplies into a satchel. ::Sounds like someone after your heart,:: Alexis said, stepping forward and stretching her neck and wings up to let …
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Erich signed Kisuke Urahara’s name with a practiced flourish and set aside the last page of paperwork with a sense of relief. He stacked everything together, tapped the pages against the desk to neaten them, and set the entire stack at the far corner of his desk for Tsukabishi to deal with in the morning. …
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Tatsuki tapped her pencil against her desk and stared blankly towards the front of the classroom, bored out of her mind. Things had settled down on the sentai front and it left her in a strange limbo; she wanted to train, wanted to learn her new limits, and yet Urahara insisted they all take a …
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Uryuu drifted through Akiba’s center, his aimless path meandering through the familiar-unfamiliar streets as he tried to make sense of it all. A night of sleep had changed nothing: he was still trapped within the world of a game, lost and alone and helpless despite his character’s strength. None of it felt real. None of …
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erich as a swan maiden? the quincies could all be swans/people shape changers in that au or it could be Just Him whichever works :3 prompted by Ven Kisuke dragged himself through the woods, hand pressed to his side in a futile attempt to staunch the bleeding. He needed… he needed a place to rest. …
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Jyuushiro smiled at the friendship that Kurosaki Ichigo and Kuchiki Rukia shared; their friendly bickering and the silent gestures that indicated how well they knew each other was adorable. He didn’t miss how Kurosaki took care to subtly rearrange the dishes so Kuchiki could reach something easier, or the way he did the same with …
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