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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 12
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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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 11
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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Lost Eclipse Part 6
(Warning for mention of theoretical self-harm. It’s just a misunderstanding, but the DL crew do make the assumption for about a paragraph or two.) Kaito stared out the window and let his mind drift as Uryuu rested against his chest, the teen finally worn out from crying but still too tired to pull away. He …
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Fox and Griffin Part 2
Erich woke, pain-free and unbound, and had all of three heartbeats to think ‘I’m safe’ before his mind started to raise alarms. He was not in the hospital. He bolted upright, wings mantling and ears flattened and— He was alone. Alone in a small room, cream walls and tatami mats on the floor and a …
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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 11
Kisuke ran a polishing cloth over Benihime’s blade again and again, using the repetitive motion to occupy his body while he tried to sort through everything he overheard a few hours ago. (Courting him?) (The day before, none of them could stand his presence and yet… Erich and Alexis were going to court him?) (That …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 10
Alexis smoothed her hand down Erich’s chest, enjoying the chance to simply relax and cuddle instead of having to immediately separate once more. She was certainly looking forward to the day when they didn’t have responsibilities to separate guilds, which… was going to come soon, one way or another. Speaking of… “You know, Benihime approached …
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Lost Eclipse Part 5
Uryuu woke to pain and an unfamiliar room, bundled in blankets he didn’t remember finding and wearing a kimono with traces of someone else’s power lingering in the fabric. (*Shiro? Ichigo? Zangetsu?*) he asked as he carefully sat up, hissing as the movement pulled on still-healing wounds. He patted at the bed nearby, fumbling for …
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Fox and Griffin Part 1
Erich grunted and levered himself free of the rubble he’d been hurled into, staggering to his feet and giving himself a shake, wings flapping to dislodge dust and debris from his feathers. He tried not to breath it in, tried to keep his nose covered, but… A cough ripped through his body, muscles tightening and …
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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 10
It was evening by the time Alexis strolled up the steps to Ren and Mami’s house, having spent most of the afternoon with her flock. She hadn’t wanted to arrive back too soon and give the game away, not when it truly was a several hour walk. They wanted to make Urahara think, not hand …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 9
Noise in the courtyard below drew Erich from his desk and over to the window, curiosity and boredom overriding his need to finish the last of the paperwork before he had to leave Urahara’s guild for good. From what he’d read, they weren’t expecting anyone — no missions had come in, no supplies were due …
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Lost Eclipse Part 4
Euden held the Sacred Shard close as they traveled the short distance back to the wooden bridge, uncertain what to do with it. He’d come so far at his father’s urging, made a pact with the Windwyrm and discovered a long-lost shard, and now… Now someone with his father’s face had tried to take it …
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Dragon-Quincy AU Part 16
Erich watched the supposed healer as she left, tracking her motion until she finally returned inside and he could relax once more. (Healer she might be now, but…) (He recognized another predator when he saw one.) The good news was that she was on his side, at least for now. The bad news was that …
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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 9
Alexis landed on the edge of town and twisted her neck around to grab the carry-strap slung across her body. It took a bit of wriggling to free herself of the burden and dump it on the ground, but it was a move she’d been practicing for decades so it wasn’t too difficult. At her …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 8
“I need to take my party and head to Candy Shop. They don’t have the manpower to provide Erich an escort back,” Alexis announced the minute she strode into Seigmar’s office and had his attention. Erich’s father fixed her with a familiar, considering look, one she often saw on Erich’s face whenever he suspected her …
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Lost Eclipse Part 3
Kaito leaned against the windowsill and stared out at the misty landscape, trying to find anything at all familiar about the land they’d arrived in and failing. He couldn’t see all that much, just the tops of trees and tattered, broken roofs nearly engulfed by greenery, but what there was reminded him of no place …
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