swept up amid this changing world Part 11
((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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swept up amid this changing world Part 10
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 9
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 8
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 7
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 6
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 5
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 4
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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swept up amid this changing world Part 3
The morning comes too soon. Erich gives up on sleeping when he hears the watch change, crawling out of his bedroll and swiftly changing clothes before Degurechaff can stir. He slips outside and nods a greeting to Serebryakov, then leaves her behind in favor of finding breakfast. (It’s still strange, to eat and not have …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 2
Erich wakes to a hand in his hair and ripples of warmth coursing through his body. He wakes to lethargy and contentment and safety, to the urge to close his eyes and rest, to trust, and it’s all he can do to fight past the unnatural desire and lift a hand to grab— A hand …
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Fox and Griffin Part 10
Kisuke snuck another glance at Griffin as the man concentrated on eating; he looked younger, softer, without his uniform or mask to draw the eye and add a hunter’s sharpness to his features. Not that his golden eyes and narrow eyebrows weren’t enough, but… Griffin had down feathers on his chest, visible through the gap …
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swept up amid this changing world Part 1
(For the trope mashup ask meme, prompted by anonymous: Kisuke/Erich/Alexis — 24: Soulmate AU, 67: Character in Peril) Erich is born with a thin band of indistinct leaves around his right wrist, a sign that his soulmate is older than him, though no one knows by how much. It causes a stir – he’s the …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 18
Erich followed his father into the man’s office, mouth dry and stomach a knot of tension; this was the moment where everything could go wrong, where he could be found out as a liar and— He honestly didn’t know how his father would react, either to discovering the lie as a lie or believing it; …
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Fox and Griffin Part 9
Erich fluffed and ruffled his feathers, shaking free the clinging damp from the long bath he’d indulged in. It had been a long time since he’d had the opportunity to bathe in Griffin’s form and it felt… good. Cleansing. His apartment didn’t have a bathroom large enough to accommodate his wings and his job kept …
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Bare Your Fangs to the Dusk Part 17
Kisuke gazed up at the tall palisade surrounding the Quincy compound, mind oddly blank in the face of Erich’s old guild; thoughts-worries-plans buzzed away in the back of his mind where Benihime’s presence lingered, but… nothing concrete, nothing he could put into words. (Just like those first, crushing months after he’d been banished.) (So much …
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