Category Archives: fiction
For Want of the Soul
Only once in the whole year does she go down to the room where Sora is kept, walking quietly as she can, hiding whenever a Nobody flickers past. She walks into the room and to the pod where he sleeps, … Continue reading
The Sea to the Shore
Riku slouched up to the school gates as Kairi was leaving, shoulders up and head down like bad posture would somehow make him less conspicuous. It didn’t really help: she spotted him immediately and quickly said goodbye to her friends, … Continue reading
HaruKan 20 :: 20. taisetsu na hito [precious person]
“I promise,” Kantarou says, pale against his white bedding, his hand almost limp in Haruka’s, “I promise we’ll meet again.” Haruka brushes the hair from his face, and lets his fingers hesitate. Past the wrinkles and the sunken skin, Kantarou’s … Continue reading
Perspective Problems
“Don’t you realize what Ichinomiya-sensei actually wants from you? Oni-Eater?” +++ Breakfast was a strange and uncomfortable affair, with the bad mood radiating from Haruka with a near-visible intensity. Youko attempted a few times to start a conversation, only to … Continue reading
withered spring
.first. sometimes, late at night, he finds himself crying and cannot say why. .second. Watanabe disapproves, of course, but Watanabe is actually a lot softer than his craggy face gives away. He will not say anything, though: a man like … Continue reading
