Picking Feathers Off (Kurogane gen)

Title: Picking Feathers Off
Length: 264 words
Fandom: Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
Pairing: group gen; Kurogane-focused
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 24. next comes the realist phase; Kuro, Fai, Syaoran, Sakura: at world's end for amorphic
Other: AU; PG for bloody imagery

Excerpt: They've been in worlds like this, worlds where Tokyo lay dark and fallow and sandy and lost.

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Must Love Animals (Sebastian gen)

Title: Must Love Animals
Length: 735 words
Fandom: Black Butler
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 25. like the tide of the full and the weary sea / to the depths of its own tranquility; Black Butler, Sebastian, day off for sky_pirate_tat
Pairing: Sebastian gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: His contemplation was interrupted by a sound that Sebastian knew quite well. His ears twitched and he found the creator of the small sound-- a little kitten, sopping wet, which was huddling in a nearby doorway and yowling plaintively at anyone who passed by in hopes of succor.

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Wayward Thinking (Sebastian/Beast)

Title: Wayward Thinking
Length: 177 words
Fandom: Black Butler
Pairing: Sebastian/Beast implied
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 26. parallel processing; Black Butler, Sebastian, whatever I just got laid for sky_pirate_tat
Other: Set directly after chapter 29.

Excerpt: "You look like the cat that swallowed the canary," Ciel said.

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Stages of Grief; Wash, Rinse and Repeat (Maya gen)

Title: Stages of Grief; Wash, Rinse and Repeat
Length: 254 words
Fandom: Phoenix Wright
Pairing: Maya gen
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 27. wrecks in the surge of eternity; Mia, Maya, sisterly bonding, fixing each others' hair for sky_pirate_tat
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Because she could talk to Mia most anytime she wanted, sometimes Maya almost forgot she was dead.

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Strength is Measured in the Number of Steps You Take (Fujitaka gen)

Title: Strength is Measured in the Number of Steps You Take
Length: 652 words
Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura
Pairing: Fujitaka/Nadeshiko; Fujitaka gen primarily
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 28. eternity. demand no direr name; Touya and Fujitaka for starlightfairy2
Other: discussion of death; set pre-canon

Excerpt: "Mommy will be home soon. It will be all right," he was saying, almost as if he was convincing himself. Fujitaka bit his lip and listened to his son's easy patter, charming Sakura back to sleep.

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The Exotic Places of the Soul (Clow/Yuuko)

Title: The Exotic Places of the Soul
Length: 411 words
Fandom: xxxHOLiC
Pairing: Clow/Yuuko
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 29. in my lost soul's abandoned night; Clow/Yuuko; sing the truth for lady_kikyou
Other: PG for sexual implications

Excerpt: Hong Kong never slept, and neither did Yuuko. They were a perfect fit.

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Reaction-Formation; Murder as a Coping Mechanism (Grell gen)

Title: Reaction-Formation; Murder as a Coping Mechanism
Length: 153 words
Fandom: Black Butler
Pairing: Grell gen
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 30. running with scythes; Grell done properly for sky_pirate_tat
Other: PG-13 for: stylistic experimentation; frank discussion of blood, death, and murder; transgender issues; Grell using female pronouns; spoilers for Jack the Ripper reveal

Excerpt: There is nothing as sharp as her knife her scythe her words her heart.

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The Knight and the Butterfly (Haruka gen)

Title: The Knight and the Butterfly
Length: 251 words
Fandom: Sailor Moon/Cardcaptor Sakura
Pairing: Haruka and Nakuru gen
Prompt: 31_days_exchnge: 31. the paths of high intent; Haruka/Nakuru for andymere
Other: Set pre-canon for both. AU in which Haruka spends some time in England before the events of Sailor Moon canon.

Excerpt: Nakuru thinks Haruka is cool. Haruka thinks Nakuru is annoying.

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