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“There will be conditions,” Alastor says, once the door clicks shut behind Vox. Vox clenches one shaking hand against the deadbolt. He swallows, turning only once he’s had time to collect himself and lock the door.
“Yeah of-,” he croaks, and then clears his throat, “Of course. That’s- Yes, whatever you-” he bites back the ‘want’ that threatens to complete that sentence, unwilling to make it any more obvious than it already is how badly he needs this to happen.
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In which Vox is made an offer than he can't even fathom refusing.
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“Will you remember this when we stop?” Vox asks frantically.
Alastor’s eyebrows furrow, just for a second. “Do you want me to?”
“No!” Vox practically shouts, flailing his hands in front of himself, “Fuck, no, forget this. Don’t remember anything.”
“Okay,” Alastor says simply.
Vox blinks at him. He could… There are things he knows he’ll never hear out of Alastor’s mouth. Simple endearments, reassurances… Things no one has ever said to him.
Things Alastor would never say to him. Not of his own free will. It scares him to recognize what he’d give to hear them.
It’s pathetic, he knows, to use hypnosis to be told that he’s something worth cherishing. To have to use it, because he knows he’ll never hear it otherwise, and he can’t fucking stand it.
To want it all bad enough to do it anyway.
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In which Vox uses his newfound hypnosis ability to make a fucking mess.
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“I remember this one,” Vox says.
Alastor’s humming stops. Anxiety tastes like acid on the back of Vox's tongue.
“As do I,” Alastor admits.
Vox swallows past the lump in his throat. He can taste smoke in the air, feel Alastor’s hair brushing the edge of his face in his memories.
“Dance with me?” he asks.
Alastor freezes.
Vox freezes.
They stare at each other wordlessly, twin expressions of shock and apprehension.
There are ghosts behind Alastor’s grin. He wonders if Alastor can see the moments that haunt him too, a thousand memories pixelating into a reckless longing reflected in his wide eyes.
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In which there is dancing, and a monumental shift.
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”You’d call everything off right now, just for this?”
Just for this, he says. As though it’s trivial. As though it isn’t everything that Vox has dreamt of every night for the past several decades. As though the rejection doesn’t sting just as sharply every time he wakes up and reaches to the other side of a cold bed, hands searching for a lover that will never be there, and hears callous laughter echoing in the back of his skull.
Vox sucks in a shaky breath, closing his eyes. He tilts his face downward, unable to look at Alastor when he admits it. He almost can’t bring himself to, sure that Alastor is already certain of the answer.
”Yes,” he whispers.
”You can’t be serious,” Alastor says quietly.
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In which many things come to light, all earth-shattering.
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Obsessed with the Surface by SapphiraLua for Quintessence
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
07 Aug 2025
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”Honestly, Herr Forehead, I needed a disguise. Thanks for being a part of it, by the way.” He squeezes his arm a little tighter around Apollo’s shoulders.
”How am I a disguise?” Apollo asks, still just this side of bewildered by the whole encounter.
Klavier swallows, turning his face away. His mouth pulls up for a second, but it doesn’t look happy.
“Well,” he says quietly, “No one would ever expect me to be seen with you.”
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In which there are misunderstandings, Apollo’s self-worth issues, and the worst group of human beings on the planet: the paparazzi.
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My One and Lonely by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing, Dangan Ronpa Series
31 Jul 2025
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It floats around online that human beings need 8 to 10 meaningful touches a day to maintain physical and emotional health.
Maybe that’s why Shuichi is so much happier.
Maybe that’s why Kokichi is so miserable.
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In which Kokichi is shown kindness, and it drives him a little insane.
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Bring On Disaster by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types, New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing
23 Jan 2023
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Kokichi starts to prance around him, sighing dramatically, “Poor Shumai has never been kissed!”
“Would you cut that out?” Shuichi waves a half-hearted hand at him, “And lower your voice!”
Kokichi stops in front of him, clasping his hands together under his chin, “Well I’m sure you can figure out why it’s supposed to be sooooo magical, riiiiight Mr. Detective?”
“I just don’t see what the big deal is,” Shuichi tries again weakly.
Kokichi peeks over his shoulder, head tilted curiously. Shuichi is a little terrified by the glint in his eyes.
“Ah,” he says quietly, “Does Shumai need a demonstration?”
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In which Shuichi is clueless, until he very suddenly isn’t.
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Bright Lights Divine by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
20 Jan 2023
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Wouldn’t it be ironic? To survive a war against the incarnation of evil only to freeze to death at the hands of a terrified woman who hadn’t even really intended to hurt him.
Wouldn’t it be such a terrible thing, to die, and to not be able to fight it as he’d fought everything else that his life had tried to drop on him?
To not be able to tell Kacchan how much he meant to him. How endlessly thankful Izuku is that after all these years, they’ve managed to fix things. That they finally finally finally understand each other. That Izuku doesn’t have to hide from Kacchan and Kacchan doesn’t have to hide from Izuku. That they’re everything that Izuku has ever wanted them to be-
And that’s where Izuku he’s been lying to himself. He’s too selfish to let this be everything that he wants. He’s too selfish not to want more. And really, how is he supposed to be anything but selfish when it comes to Kacchan? When his personal symbol of all things beautiful and heroic and good finally feels human and attainable and sees him?
How can Izuku not be in love with Katsuki Bakugo?
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In which Izuku’s lack of self-preservation comes back to bite him, yet again.
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Pull You In, It’s Alright by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: Dangan Ronpa - All Media Types, New Dangan Ronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing
17 Jan 2023
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“I don’t know,” Kokichi pretends to think it over, tapping a finger against his lips, “Maybe you’re plotting a crime against me right now.” Kokichi’s eyes narrow, and his gaze turns sly, “Maybe you’re trying to steal my heart!”
Shuichi doesn’t understand it. These little pokes and prods in the direction of flirting. He knows he isn’t the only one reaching out. He’s watched Kokichi’s cheeks go pink and his head duck to hide it. The nicknames and brash declarations of love sound a little more honest sometimes, tinged with quiet affection. On Shuichi’s more generous days, he lets himself admit that the signs point to Kokichi wanting to reach out in the same way that Shuichi does.
And yet, Kokichi pulls away. It’s frustrating.
“And if I am?” It comes tumbling out of his mouth before Shuichi thinks better of it.
Kokichi’s eyes widen, and his face goes carefully blank. The muscle in his jaw jumps when he clenches his teeth, and he swallows.
“I’d say,” he murmurs, violet eyes flashing with something sharp and bright, “That you have to catch me first, Mr. Detective.”
Then he’s gone.
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In which Shuichi cracks his most fascinating case yet: Kokichi Ouma.
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Finding Someone by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
26 Dec 2021
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What Shouto comes to realize is that Izuku's tears don't mean weakness.
They symbolize his astounding, ferocious bravery. Izuku will throw himself wholeheartedly into any situation, no matter how much it hurts him, no matter how broken he comes out of it. If Izuku has even a fraction of a chance to do something to help someone else, he'll dive in, tears streaming down his freckled cheeks. He'll endure rejection, and heartbreak, and incredible pain, and never bat an eye at the expense to himself. Izuku will wear himself so thin that he frays at the edges, and stitch pieces of himself into the broken patches of others', and he'll smile while he does it.
He'll protect anyone, but no one has ever mustered as much severity to protect him in return.
This makes Shouto want to be the person who does that.
He finds, as he lays in bed thinking of Izuku's unending support and determination, that he wants to be the one that Izuku can turn to when he finally needs someone to care for HIM.In which Shouto finds that caring about Izuku is much too easy, and he's in way too deep.
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I Hear it When I Look at You by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney
25 Oct 2021
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“The first time that Miles has an earthquake induced panic attack in front of Phoenix Wright, he's in the detention center, and being accused of murder.
The next time that Miles has an earthquake induced panic attack is also in front of Phoenix Wright. He's convinced that the universe is out to get him.
And just the mere thought of being so willingly vulnerable with Phoenix is enough to make his knees weak, even in spite of recent events. It's different, to choose vulnerability, rather than to be cracked open. And it’s different when it’s Phoenix. For whatever reason, for maybe a million reasons that Miles can’t bear to admit to himself, everything is different when it’s Phoenix.”
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In which Miles gets the support he so desperately needs, and maybe a little more.
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Pull the Sun Down by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia
31 Aug 2021
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"But even so, there are moments that catch Izuku off guard. Moments where Katsuki softens and loosens. He smiles, and they joke, and he's honest. Moments where Izuku swears that if he were just a little braver, he could toe the line and get Katsuki to open up. It's so tempting.
Izuku has no idea what to make of him when he's like this. He's been outside of Katsuki's bubble for so many years of their lives. Is this what it's like to be let back in?
What is this trip going to be for them?
Will it be anything at all?
He feels a little silly, thinking that a vacation will do something to drastically change their relationship, but there's something nagging in the back of his mind.
Something that pokes and prods when they're in a room together, that thickens the air and makes his skin tingle.
He can't quite seem to untangle it.
But then, things have always been complicated where Katsuki is concerned."
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In which Class 3-A takes a vacation, and Izuku figures some things out.
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"Her signature is at the bottom, bubbly and loopy, with a little heart doodled next to it.
Langa realizes, with a start, that he doesn’t remember what her face looks like. He’d been so caught up in the idea of love, of having someone, that he hadn’t taken the actual person into account.
It gets easier. The names and faces blur together when he learns them, and it doesn’t hurt as much when they cry. He never entirely stops feeling bad about it, though. He knows it takes courage to try to tell him their feelings in the first place, and Langa doesn’t like hurting people.
He decides that romance isn’t something for him. Love is something that happens to other people. There’s no one in his life that he can’t imagine losing. There’s no one that he can’t live without.
Meeting Reki feels like a revelation.”
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In which Langa has never been in love, and then suddenly, there’s Reki.
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“In all his seventeen years of life, Reki has never been confessed to.
Valentine's days, white days, even normal weekdays, they've all passed without anyone having feelings for him, and without him having anyone's feelings to reciprocate.
Reki meets Langa, and suddenly, it all hurts even more.”
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In which Reki’s crush on Langa is strong, and his insecurities are even stronger.
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"Noya couldn’t be taken care of, wouldn’t allow it. He didn’t know softness, didn’t know the quiet of fingers whispered across his cheek or smoothed through his hair. He knew slaps on the back, and throwing himself at the ground over and over until he felt like one brilliantly purple bruise.
Noya’s liveliness made up for the uneasiness that there was always something to compensate for, when it came to himself. Stay quiet, and someone could dig too deep, too far into the anxiety that no one would like what they found in the fragile cavern of his chest.
But Asahi made him soft and passive, got him agreeable and quiet. He pushed back against it, reluctant to be tamed, afraid to be cracked open. But Asahi seeped in through the cracks regardless.
Asahi was different. For reasons that Noya hadn’t quite let himself fully come to terms with. For a creeping need to smooth the anxiety from Asahi’s face, and the itch to touch and explore and feel, and a laugh that sent butterflies crawling up Noya’s throat to choke him, Asahi was different."
In which Nishinoya Yuu doesn't take care of himself. Luckily, someone else is there to do it instead.
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"And sometimes Asahi wants things to be softer. He wishes, sometimes, for Noya to slide into his lap and kiss him slowly. Not like it’s a race, not like the bursting supernova that he always is. It’s a little embarrassing to admit to himself, but he wants Noya to hold HIM.
Asahi feels so GUILTY, because Noya is giving him so MUCH. How could he possibly ask for MORE? It makes it harder and harder to even consider. How terrible of a boyfriend is he that he can’t be satisfied with everything that Noya is giving him? How could he want something different? Something more? Especially when he’s still reeling over the idea that Noya wants to be with him at all?"
In which Asahi really REALLY just wants his boyfriend to be gentle with him, and he gets it.
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Like Glass, You Shatter by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 地縛少年花子くん | Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Manga)
19 Nov 2020
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"In an instant Hanako is approaching her, half translucent against the setting sun that frames him and glowing with playfulness, reaching for her.
For a moment she finds herself breathless, nearly speechless. He’s beautiful and unattainable and so effortlessly frustrating. She's sure that whatever he's saying is some sort of dirty joke about how she wanted to get personal with him.
"Why have you been different lately?" Nene blurts out. "
In which Nene figures some things out.
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"Well, maybe Killua is a little jealous at the ease with which strangers try to show Gon their interest.
Maybe he’s a teeny tiny bit frustrated that even at seventeen, after five years of Gon being the most important person in his life, he hasn’t been able to muster up the courage to even consider telling Gon how he feels.
Killua keeps that locked up tight, pressed down into an ache in his chest that twists whenever Gon laughs.He can’t afford to mess this up, and he DEFINITELY can’t afford to lose Gon.
He’s the one good thing that Killua has ever had in his life."
In which Killua is definitely not jealous.
Not at all.
Not even a little bit.
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Falling Back on Forever by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 地縛少年花子くん | Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Manga)
02 May 2020
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Nene drops her phone, rubbing her temples in exasperation. “I just wish he and Mitsuba would stop dancing around each other and confess already,” she grumbles, moving to sit up and grab her phone again. “They’re so dramatic. This is giving me hives.”
Amane snorts, rolling onto his back and crossing his arms behind his head. “Honestly, you should be used to this. Have you ever known either of them to be anything other than dramatic?”
Nene flicks his forehead at that, “Oh like YOU have any room to talk,” she retorts, “I can’t imagine a confession from you that ISN’T dramatic.”
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In which an offhand comment gets Nene a lot more than she bargained for.
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Before the Yellow Fades to Blue by SapphiraLua
Fandoms: 地縛少年花子くん | Jibaku Shounen Hanako-kun | Toilet-bound Hanako-kun (Manga)
21 Apr 2020
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It's not his fault.
She KNOWS it's not his fault that he's dead and tethered here and trying to atone.
She can't blame him for the fact the once she leaves school grounds, he exists only as the haunting whisper of thoughts at her ear, the phantom touch at the back of her neck that blisters goosebumps down her arms.
In which Nene's daydreams can never come true.
But daydreams aren't everything.