Fragments of Thought

Kisuke jerks awake at the sound of footsteps, the breath catching in his throat and one hand reaching for his blade— “Woah, hey, just me,” a vaguely familiar voice announces even as the footsteps halt. “There’s no danger around.” Kisuke scrubs at his face, trying to shake the cobwebs from his mind, and then glances …
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It’s a week before he leaves the safety of the shoten, a week spent focusing on anything (everything) except Erich. The connection still remains between them, is still an unerring compass pointed in Erich’s direction, but unlike before, Erich doesn’t approach him. He can tell that Erich is still moving about — likely to different …
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