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Born the second son, the young lord Tsukishima Kei has always understood shame. His is obvious, for Kei cannot see—his world a blurred vision of everything he cannot do. At least, until his father appointed to him a new sort of retainer, a samurai whose devotion Kei can only feel unworthy of.
From the moment Yamaguchi Tadashi first drew sharpened steel he knew death was an honorable end. He never expected to be the last man standing of his clan before he even came of age. With no where left to turn and uncertain what he has left to live for—Tadashi jumps at the chance to swear his life and his blade to the service of his lord’s youngest son.
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A lord/samurai historical drama set during the Mongolian raids on the Japanese coastline. (When arranged marriages for political ties were vital to successful ruling)Please note: this piece is historically placed it will handle themes of misogyny. TW: normalization of sex work (ie brothels) and their use.
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In the words of Oscar Wilde: "Everything in life is about sex, except for sex. Sex is about power."
(Events will include first year/manga arc and proceed after that point. I have no time line for this unlike most of my fics, I have only obsession for a thing left too long unwritten honestly. Expect rotating POV as well as POV from characters other than Kei or Tadashi, as I feel like it. Chapters will have POV listed at the top. Expect chapters to vary in length depending on segment. I'm having fun with this so hope you do to.)
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Yamaguchi Tadashi's life is very nearly perfect. He's gotten his college degree, has a good paying job, and most importantly—an incredible girlfriend. No, really, he has nothing to complain about. Unless he considers the fact that he and Tsukki aren't so close as they used to be. Not that he can change that, not really. Friends drift. You can't always control that path. At least that was what he thought—until he slips, falls, and wakes up in the wrong universe and things between him and Tsukki are very, very, different.
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When the switch happens, Kei knows something is very very wrong. His Yamaguchi doesn’t look at him like he hung the moon in the sky, doesn’t wrap an arm around him, or curl up to sleep in his bed. And if Kei doesn’t figure out how to get the normal Yamaguchi back soon—he knows his resolve to remain distant is going to come crashing down and every feeling he’s done his best to hide won’t remain a secret for long. -
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Tsukishima Kei never had the misconception that he was normal. His diet, and the secrets his family kept were just one more facet of his life—and it wasn’t like he had anyone to share that with. At least until he gets bored enough to find a friend.
Yamaguchi Tadashi hates being afraid. He’s small enough to avoid most problems, and the bullies he faces at school are nothing to the bully that lives at home. He wants nothing more than to prove himself, and maybe making friends with the one boy who seems to hate everyone else is the way to do it.
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Fic starts at childhood, touches on High School and canon events, then will proceed to post grad.
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It’s been years since Kei stood in front of a camera. His modeling days are years behind him, where he intends to leave them. But that doesn’t mean he lacks an eye for talent. Working as a modeling agent in London, life is hectic. But a vacation back home to visit with his brother turns into the strangest sort of opportunity when he meets Yamaguchi Tadashi, a man he simply cannot take his eyes off of—and whom he wants the world to see.
—In which: thirteen years after he graduated from Karasuno, Kei comes home to find himself face to face with the one person he was always meant to meet.
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After practice things are their usual level of nonsense. It's cold outside, and Tadashi really is just thinking about going home. But that's when Tanaka and Noya reveal their latest discovery--a personality quiz--the sort that tells you what your Type of romance is. They're thrilled with their results, and insist that everyone else takes the quiz too. Tadashi's willing to play along and Kei thinks its the stupidest thing he's ever heard.
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Still reeling after the grueling experience of escape, Kei and Tadashi have to adjust to their new lives, in a new city, with new identities. This second half of their story takes place eighteen months after the events of part one, facing the constant strain of staying on top of their lies and struggling to find a sense of purpose (dare I say vengeance) in what lies ahead.
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(Please if you want to understand my Soul Mates/Dystopia system read 'Match Pair' first <3)
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- Part 3 of Soul Marked
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Soul marks, as any terrible romance novel or film could tell you, started white. Some people were doomed to die with a white mark, the sign of an unrequited pairing or, what many people considered worse, that they never found their match.
Less than five percent of the population even got them, but people who were marked had enough ways to find each other through meetups arranged online in hopes of ‘finding your other half.’ The specifics on how a match activates varied, but an active mark went from white to black as ink along with all the other issues that came with it.
Less than two weeks. Kei could think of nothing he wanted less for his birthday.Series
- Part 1 of Soul Marked
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Everything is fine. Iwaizumi went to collage, he got a part-time job, he has an internship for the career he really wants. He even found a girlfriend. Iwaizumi is doing everything he can to move on from his best friend and biggest pain. But, Oikawa is in Argentina pursuing volleyball like his life depends on it—and Iwaizumi is still chasing him. Everything from his choice of career to his pretty brunette girlfriend comes back to the same place.
The white mark that's been on Iwaizumi's arm since he turned sixteen is never going away. And that means, neither is Oikawa.
—PART OF A SERIES—
(Please if you want to understand my Soul Mates/Dystopia system read 'Match Pair' first <3)
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- Part 4 of Soul Marked
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Soul marks, as any terrible romance novel or film could tell you, started white. Some people were doomed to die with a white mark, the sign of an unrequited pairing or, what many people considered worse, that they never found their match.
Less than five percent of the population even got them, but people who were marked had enough ways to find each other through meetups arranged online in hopes of ‘finding your other half.’ The specifics on how a match activates varied, but an active mark went from white to black as ink along with all the other issues that came with it.
It wasn't supposed to happen like this. Not right after your best friend's birthday--just in time to change everything forever.—PART OF A SERIES—
(Please if you want to understand my Soul Mates/Dystopia system read 'Match Pair' first <3)
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- Part 2 of Soul Marked
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Safe from Sleep by theheadlessteacup
Fandoms: Haikyuu!!, The Enemy Series - Charlie Higson
21 Jul 2024
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UPDATE 2.0: Now featuring fanart by (twitter @juliii_0710) for Chapter 31 !!
UPDATE: The first nine chapters of this fic are from early 2018. Because of this, I am going to be doing a quick polish. No events or dialogue will be changed.
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Hinata is thrilled. The Nekoma/Karasuno practice sessions were almost canceled due to problems within Tokyo. Nekoma couldn't meet them at the usual half-way point between the two schools for the Golden Week holidays.
So they packed up, Takeda Sensei persuaded the school to fund them for a bus to Tokyo and permissions were signed. They were off!
Everything was going amazingly... until it wasn't.(Charlie Higson's delightful setting of Central London zombie infestations was a global phenomenon. This fic is simply taking that set of rules and lore for zombies from Higson's work to Tokyo and greater Japan)
The below is taken from the summary hint at the beginning of The Enemy-
"They’ll chase you. They’ll rip you open. They’ll feed on you . . . When the sickness came, every parent, police officer, politician – every adult – fell ill. The lucky ones died. The others are crazed, confused and hungry. "