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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Ryuuko, Shirogane, Shirogane/Ryuuko
Summary: Akira, Ryuuko and Shirogane get some closure, and some reopening.
Meta: Drama with Porn, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 923

Akira lay in Shirogane's arms and wondered if humans, or shin for that matter, could purr. He felt like he wanted to try. The sun had gone down, but the air was still clear and warm with spring, and Shirogane's hands were just that comfortable bit warmer as they slid up and down his back and over his shoulders.

"The shadow in you is thinning," Shirogane murmured against his hair.

( Precipitate )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Kengo, Shirogane
Summary: Kengo convinces Shirogane to let him help with work.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 951

"I'll take care of it. Watch what I do, so you can learn it."

Now Kengo frowned, stubborn. "I should do more than that. I can do more than that, I know it."

Echoes of the past twitched at Shirogane's nerves and he told himself firmly that Kengo was nothing like Homurabi had ever been. "In time."

( Transferable )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Akira, Aya, Kengo, Kou, Lulu, Shirogane
Summary: Kou thinks he's figured out who the next king of shadow is. Now they have to convince Akira to let him go.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 1770

"All right, you said you found something," Lulu said, settling on Kou's best chair. "So what is it?"

Kou blew out a stream of smoke. "Think it's the king you want. You'll never believe who it is, though." He certainly hadn't.

( Enthroned Heart )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Akira, Aya, Kengo, Lulu, Shirogane
Summary: A year or so later, life is going on. Two moments, one from light and one from shadow.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY, spoiler iss 32
Wordcount: 829

"Hah! Take that!"

The screen flashed with colorful explosions and Akira tossed his controller down in disgust. "You're even a demon in games."

( Interlude )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Lulu, Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: After Shirogane returns to see to his own world, Akira comes to visit and get him to unwind a little. Lulu has a talk with Kou, in the meantime, about finding more shin.
Meta: Drama with Smut, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 1596

"Mm." Kou hadn't looked away yet. "So you're not worried he'll be pissed off if you just show up unexpectedly?"

"Probably will be," Akira allowed. "So what?"

Kou choked on a swallow.

"Sometimes he needs something he doesn't want to admit to." Akira shrugged. "So I should know how to go."

Kou laughed through his last few coughs. "Yeah, you're you all right." He leaned back, mouth quirked. "And totally in love too, aren't you?"

Akira jerked upright. "I am not!"

( Looking Glass )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Homurabi, Kou, Nikaidou Akira, Ryuuko, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: In the final confrontation with Homurabi, Ryuuko returns. Afterwards, Akira finds that he remembers and understands a few more things. One of them is why Shirogane has refused to make any more shin than him.
Meta: Drama with Mild Angst, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY, implicit spoilers post-32
Wordcount: 1278

Whenever Akira had changed in the past he'd been too occupied with, most usually, almost dying to notice before he was suddenly waking up again. This time was different. This time, Akira could feel it happening, like walking down a see-saw and reaching the fulcrum, the tipping point, when uphill suddenly became downhill and the world turned over.

( Revelation )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: In bed with Shirogane, Akira wants to see his hair loose. It reminds him of things he doesn't quite remember yet.
Meta: Drama with Porn, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 824

Shirogane's hand stroked down his back and the thought escaped on a sigh. "Do you ever undo your hair?"

Shirogane paused and lifted his head. He was smiling but his eyes were darker than they usually were in bed. "Not... for some time," he murmured.

( Unbound )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira, Wagatsuma Shuuichi
Summary: Wagatsuma is concerned for Shirogane and tries to speak to both him and Akira about it, with little success.
Meta: Drama, I-3, spoilers post-32, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 776

Akira hunched down on his chair. Great. He wasn't supposed to sleep with Shirogane because of his past incarnation; yeah like that made sense.

( Shadow Return to Shadow )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Akira, Aya, Kengo
Summary: Aya also wants to make sure Akira isn't in over his head; Kengo is already confident.
Meta: Drama, I-3 MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 528

Akira was getting used to the fact that he couldn't have a calm, normal walk home from school, anymore, with nothing more exciting than maybe a gang of seniors wanting to beat him up. If it wasn't kokuchi it was some shin and if it wasn't either it was Aya. And he was starting to think he preferred the attacks to the friendly conversation.

"So." Aya swung her school bag casually in one hand. "You and Shirogane, huh?"

( Inquiring Minds )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: Kou is concerned over what Akira has gotten himself into. Akira isn't.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 741

"Hey." Kou shook his shoulder gently. "I get it. It's only natural." He sighed. "I just worry about you with him."

( Engraved Here )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: In bed with Shirogane, Akira contemplates all the reasons he enjoys it.
Meta: Porn with Characterization, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 508

From the possessive grip of Shirogane's hands on his hips, he thought Shirogane had probably talked to Kou today. That did usually mean Akira getting taken to bed, or taken somewhere anyway, pretty soon after. Hadn't taken long to figure that out. He didn't mind.

Shirogane didn't hide anything, in bed.

( Unmistaken Identity )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: After another experience of Akira's shin-ness interfering with Ryuuko's power, Akira wants to know exactly what's going on. And then he has to think about who, exactly, he is.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 1012

Akira paused in the middle of pulling his shirt off. "You know," he said to the wall, "I still don't remember much of that time two years back, when I met Kou-nii. Or the other time you say I did that scythe thing." He hesitated for a moment. "Does that mean... when I'm Ryuuko I'm not me?"

Shirogane was quiet for longer than he liked.

( Neither Fish Nor Fowl )

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: Shirogane is in a temper with Kou and it pushes him to be a lot more forthright with Akira than he has, heretofore. Akira decides he's all right with this. Set in the loose vicinity of issue 27.
Meta: Porn with Characterization, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 941

Shirogane stalked down the street, cataloging all the things he was going to do to that insolent sprout of a rei, Kou, just as soon as the current situation had been settled.

"Shirogane?"

Surely Ryuuko wouldn't begrudge him. Kou learning some respect could only be beneficial to all concerned.

"Um. Shirogane? Could I have a shadow back?"

( Contractual Obligation )