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Eight Things (About learning to live with a heart)
1. It reacts in the weirdest ways Not that this was particularly a problem even before he lost his heart; if some fat merchant found his purse slit and noticeably lighter and pitched a fit, Alex never lost any sleep … Continue reading
Trick Or Treat 2006
i. Zombie Jamboree [Halloweentown’s annual burning] In previous years, Jack’s return had always been greeted by the robing ghosts, who would swaddle him up and hoist him onto the signpost, to wait for the Burning. They were pleasant as ghosts … Continue reading
Tinderflame
Alex was in the middle of some half-formed peculiar dream (with the roar of the ocean in his ears, and wet sand under his feet and Kingdom Hearts in the sky overhead while he stretched his arms up) when his … 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
Where No Shadow Hides
The gist of the problem: Alex is bored. It’s nothing against Destiny Island itself, not really, though it’s so peaceful and balmy and beach-paradise that he sometimes thinks about setting a few fires, just for something to happen. People don’t … Continue reading
Born in Fire
Sora is terribly popular among the younger kids on Destiny Island; someone in the elementary class saw him sparring with Riku and their Keyblades and then suddenly, every Saturday afternoon, there’s a crowd of wide-eyed hopeful faces peering at their … Continue reading
First Steps
It isn’t that Alex is an early riser by nature; rather it’s that he can’t sleep for more than two or three hours at a time anyway, and if anyone asked him (which no one has), he’d say it was … Continue reading
Things Old And New
The invitation came in a bottle, like the letters from the King; Sora found it washed up on the beach and brought it home to open, barefoot in the kitchen with Kairi peering over his shoulder and Riku rummaging through … Continue reading
… And A Wreath of Flowers His Crown
“Let’s meet in the next life, okay?” +++ When Sora dreams, it’s either the island throughout the years, childhood and slowly-settling adulthood and the smiles of everyone he’s always known — or it’s darkness, come spilling from a madman’s fingers … Continue reading