[TRC] Snuffles (PG; post-series; Kuro/Fai.)

Title: Snuffles
Rating: PG
Pairing: Kurogane/Fai
Spoilers: Post-series; no explicit reference to EOS events.
Summary: In the next world they come to, they pick up an animal companion. Kurogane, however, is less than pleased with their new pet.
Author's Note: Written for the April Fools' challenge to completely reverse the meaning of a prompt. The prompt in this case was, "Fai finds a puppy."

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( It was a puppy, cute and fluffy with rust-red markings on its floppy ears. )

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~end.

More author's notes: In case anyone was wondering, yes, the concept of a 'Mind Hunter' was based on World of Warcraft's 'Felhunter' or 'Fel hound,' a truly awful looking dog-like demon that warlocks can summon as pets. Google "felhunter" if you want to get an idea of what Fai's new pet really looked like, but it was definitely not cuddly.

[TRC] The Missing Worlds prologue (PG-13; no spoilers; Sakura/Syaoran, Kuro/Fai.)

Title: The Missing Worlds - Prologue
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: This story is set in the uncertain period after Piffle World, but before Recourt; in other words, in the same never-neverland that the second season of the anime mostly took place in. This means that Fai has not yet learned to whistle, Syaoran is still the original Syaoran, and nobody knows anything about Kurogane's childhood.
Summary: While searching for Sakura's feathers, the travelers face a dilemma: in order to move on to the next world, they will have to leave one of their companions behind. What will they find in the new worlds now open to them, and what will happen to the one who stays behind and waits…?
Pairing: Although this fic has both Syaoran/Sakura and Kurogane/Fai (in later chapters,) it is not intended to be a pairing-centric fic; although the relationships are part of the story, they are not the main focus of it!

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( Did any of you ever wonder why it is that you have never encountered alternate versions of yourselves? )

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~to be continued...

 

Author's Notes:
This chronicle of the worlds that they pass through is referred to as the "missing" worlds for two reasons; because they are a collection of worlds that are 'missing' from the original series, like lost chapters, and also because they are worlds they go through while one or another member of their party is also 'missing.'

This is a fic I have had planned for a while, but other projects always got in the way of actually writing this. I was inspired for this idea this because I was surprised, when reading through fics in the fandom, at how few stories actually have the characters meet alternate versions of themselves in the worlds they travel through. There are a few, but I would have expected more, and most of them use the alter-selves as a plot device rather than exploring them in depth. So I wanted to write a story that plays with the idea of how the characters might have turned out in alternate dimensions, and how the others in the party would react upon meeting them (without the usual 'meeting-myself' awkardness getting in the way!)

On to Water World ->

[TRC] 100-word drabbles

This post will host all of my 100 word drabbles in the TRC fandom, since it seems silly to give them each their own post.

( Unhelpful )

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 Title: Dirty

( Dirty )

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( Sunshine )

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 ( Sacrifices )

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( Blocks )

 

 

 

 

( Blessings )

 

 

( Synthesis )

~end.

Title: Gifts
Word count: 100
Warnings: Crack.

 

( Thank you for the Christmas gift. )

 

Sakura

~end.


 

Title: Objection!
Word count: 100
Author's Notes: This was written for the anonymous kinkmeme. The prompt was "Tomoyo, the maid of honor at Sakura and Shaoran's wedding, shouted "I object!" when it got to the part where the priest asks if there's anyone who has a problem with this union."

 

( Sakura-chan, how could you break my heart this way? )

 

~end.

 

Title: Twisted
Word count: 100
Pairing: Seishirou/Subaru (TRC)

 

( Closer... almost there... )

 

~end.

 

Title: Family Planning
Warnings: Mpreg, black humor
Word Count: 200
Author's Notes: This was based off a dream I had. When i woke up, I found myself wondering: why does this never, ever happen in fanfic?

 

( Apparently in this world it's common for men to bear the babies. )

 

~end.



 

Title: Banter
Warnings: End-of-series spoilers, language
Word Count: 100

 

( Big words from a little boy. )

 

~end.

Title: Composure
Warnings: Ceres arc spoilers.
Word Count: 100

( Read more... )

~end.




 

Title: Contract
Warnings: Clow Arc spoilers.
Word Count: 100

 

( Read more... )

~end.

 

[TRC] The Missing Worlds part 1 (PG-13; no spoilers; Sakura/Syaoran, Kuro/Fai.)

The Missing Worlds - Water World part 1
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: This story is set in the uncertain period after Piffle World, but before Recourt; in other words, in the same never-neverland that the second season of the anime mostly took place in. This means that Fai has not yet learned to whistle, Syaoran is still the original Syaoran, and nobody knows anything about Kurogane's childhood.

Summary: Everyone gets very wet, and Syaoran makes a new friend.

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<-Back to prologue

( Human head, neck, arms and shoulders, with a torso patterned with copper-colored scales blending into a long, powerful tail like a dolphin's. )

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~to be continued...

 

Author's Notes:
The water world is modeled on the world of Chelestra, the third world in the Death Gate Cycle. In that world, the entire world was a globe of water (no rock core at all, unlike this world) with floating seasuns and seamoons to provide light and heat and a solid place for people to live. A pocket of air surrounded the seamoons, but the water itself of that world was also breathable. The protagonist of that series, when he got dumped into that world, experienced a moment of OMGWTFBBQ similar to Syaoran's. XD

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[TRC] The Missing Worlds part 2 (PG-13; no spoilers; Sakura/Syaoran, Kuro/Fai.)

The Missing Worlds - Water World II
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: This story is set in the uncertain period after Piffle World, but before Recourt; in other words, in the same never-neverland that the second season of the anime mostly took place in. This means that Fai has not yet learned to whistle, Syaoran is still the original Syaoran, and nobody knows anything about Kurogane's childhofod.

Summary: The travelers visit the Emerald City, and go off to see a wizard. Wait, wrong story.

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( It was a relief to get their feet back on hard ground, although the floors had never been built for feet to walk on them. The floors tended to be broken and jagged, and there was no such thing as stairs, but buoyed by the water it was easy enough to scramble around the obstacles and swim from one level to another.  )

~to be continued...

Author's Notes:
In addition to the breathable air of the world of Chelestra - which also has the magic-blocking properties Mokona describes here - I also modeled this world partly on the underwater zone of Vashj'ir. Fellow WoW players may recognize the descriptions of the mermaid city, as well as some of the geography. *grin*

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[TRC] The Heralds of the White God (NC17, AU, Kuro/Fai Syao/Saku) 6/20

The Heralds of the White God: 6
Title: The Heralds of the White God chapter 6 - The Gathering Wave, Part II
Rating: M
Warnings: Violence, sexual content
Summary: In which many people argue, and absolutely nothing is decided.
Author's notes: Not much action here, just a lot of Kurogane and Ashura sniping at each other.

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 <- Previous

( He had to admit, watching Kurogane and Ashura go at it would be funny if it weren't so stressful.  )

 

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~to be continued...

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[TRC] The Heralds of the White God (NC17, AU, Kuro/Fai Syao/Saku) 7/20

Title: The Heralds of the White God chapter 7 - Oaths and Promises
Rating: M
Warnings: Violence, sexual content
Summary: In which everyone receives their new assignments, and Syaoran makes a promise.
Author's notes: Yet another monster chapter; yet another chopping it in half to try to get it to a reasonable length.

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( Wherever you go, I'll follow after you. You'll never be alone, because I'll be with you, no matter what.  )

 

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~to be continued...

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[TRC] The Heralds of the White God (NC17, AU, Kuro/Fai Syao/Saku) 8/20

Title: The Heralds of the White God chapter 8 - King's Bane
Rating: M
Warnings: Graphic violence (this chapter)
Summary: In which Kurogane confronts Ashura for the last time, and Sakura meets someone new.

 

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( Not so easy, Your Majesty. Let's finish this. )

 

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~to be continued...

 

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