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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 17
Kisuke drifted awake, mind fuzzy but body more rested than he expected it to be, given that the sun was already beginning to rise by the time he crawled into bed; the previous night had been more of a delight than he’d expected it to be, the simple ‘walk around the lake’ that Erich had …
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Fox and Griffin Part 8
Kisuke woke abruptly, body held carefully still as his mind scrambled to catch up. He wasn’t in his own bedroom but he was in a bed, so he hadn’t fallen asleep in the lab— Someone yawned against his neck and Kisuke’s breath caught in his throat as his mind finally produced an answer. Griffin mumbled …
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Fox and Griffin Part 7
Kisuke sighed and buried his face in his hands, restless and exhausted and unable to sleep for the worry that gnawed at his mind. He just let Griffin leave. He’d let a newly declared villain leave safety simply because the man was confident in his contacts. He could have stopped him, could have insisted on …
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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 16
It was… early… by the time Erich finally crawled into bed next to Alexis, the sky starting to lighten and songbirds already beginning to sing in the trees. He was exhausted but his mind was spinning, picking at Urahara’s observations and turning-turning-turning until he couldn’t tell where one thought began and another ended. Urahara was …
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Fox and Griffin Part 6
“Lieutenant von Rerugen, welcome to the Northern Rift.” Erich hefted his duffel higher and returned Fairy’s salute, gaze drifting up to the strange, gleaming gash in the sky high above them. Bright, crystalline chains looped around and over the rift, straining to prevent its further widening. He’d seen images of it before, but… “A sight …
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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 15
Kisuke tugged absently at the too-short sleeves of his borrowed top as he waited for Erich to come outside, trying to suppress the desperate, restless edge that was creeping into his thoughts; he needed… he needed to do something — fight or create or… or something, anything that would give his mind an outlet — …
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Fox and Griffin Part 5
“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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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 14
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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Fox and Griffin Part 4
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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White Wings and Soft Cloaks Part 13
“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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Fox and Griffin Part 3
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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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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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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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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