Kurogane/Fai

Title: The Dream Must End
Prompt: Drifting in the Echoes
Rating: Teen
Warnings: Nothing major; if you made it through the violence and creepiness that cropped up sometimes in TRC you'll be perfectly fine.

( The dream must end; I will it so. And I will walk wherev'r you go. )

~the end.

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Title: Spring Comes Late to Colorado (inspirational Harlequin is "Strictly Temporary")
Author: KittenKin
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: None (AU)
Warnings: Minor character death, babies tugging on heartstrings
Summary: Part 6, in which Kurogane still has not taken the shower he was supposed to take in part 5. orz WIP. Full summary available in part 1.

( Fake cut to my personal journal~ *snip snick* )

Title: Spring Comes Late to Colorado (inspirational Harlequin is "Strictly Temporary")
Author: KittenKin
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: None (AU)
Warnings: Minor character death, babies tugging on heartstrings
Summary: Part 4. WIP. Full summary available in part 1.

( Part 4 is dedicated to Cloverfield, because her fic 'Salt Sweat Sugar' suddenly decided to invade the end of this chapter. )

Title: Spring Comes Late to Colorado (inspirational Harlequin is "Strictly Temporary")
Author: KittenKin
Rating: Teen
Spoilers: None (AU)
Warnings: Minor character death, babies tugging on heartstrings
Summary: Part 2. WIP. Full summary available in part 1.

( In which Fai learns that babies can be shockingly rude, and so can Kurogane. )

Prompt: Festival of Light
Title: Illumination
Rating: Some light m/m and references to sex including one f-bomb...otherwise rather G
Spoilers: The entire series (ALL the spoilers!)
Author's Notes: Takes place post-series before the revisit to Piffle mentioned in xXxHolic. My assumption is that Yuuko-san's promise to the group in Tokyo regarding Fai was much like her deal with Watanuki in xXxHolic; subject to modification without the buyer's explicit consent. Caveat emptor.

The name Idia is derived from idiacanthus, the genus to which the black dragonfish - a deep-sea fish that exudes a red light - belongs. The males are teensy and toothless compared to the big bad mommas of the species. I found this amusing.

My heartfelt thanks to Zelinxia, Farenmaddox, Reikah and Mikkeneko for listening to me whine and for providing such loving sounding boards! Thank you also to everyone who left me love and cheers on my status update post. The encouragement was invaluable. <3

Edit @ 1:37 pm PST: Fixed one typo that made Kurogane sound like a total fucking idiot at the most tense and pivotal moment in the entire fic. *headdesks so hard she cracks the world*

( A man cannot see into the darkness of another's heart without that one lighting a torch to guide the way. )

~the end.

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