lobsterkaijin's Literatures
For as long as Tei can remember, it's just been him. The forest raised him, taught him to hunt and survive, and so he's been blissfully unaware of this fact until the day he meets others just like him, and suddenly he's experiencing feelings he doesn't even have the words for — despair, emptiness, boredom, and longing. Suddenly he wants something, and that something isn't tangible for once; if only he knew what it was. Suddenly he's faced with a question: Is he supposed to be alone?
They say ignorance is bliss. They might be right.
Darshan has hurt Julien one too many times.
It's been five years. [Vague mentions of Kyojuro Rengoku being alive in this universe.]
A collection of one-shots from Seiichiro's perspective.
A collection of short prompts told from Minoru's point of view. Not in chronological order.
It's been 100 years, a long time coming.
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Part I of the Exsanguinatus series.
Xerxes — a city of milk and honey, arts, culture, knowledge, and gold. Raised to the sky by the gods, resting on a sea of cloud, held in place only by the benevolence of its creators, its name is synonymous with abundant wealth and prosperity. Proud and noble, its people see themselves as on top of the world. Draped in the love of their king and blessed by his abundance, oh! With the hand of god backing them, who could topple such a great nation?
It's whatever he wants, huh? Follow up to Chains.
He might be a little in over his head with this one.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Childhood Trauma, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Alcohol Withdrawal
Wants, oh how he wants.
In the time after Masaomi takes his place in the Donquixote Family, he receives a job from a contractor that leads him to The Temple's Gate, a rural community in the middle of an island surrounded by harsh desert and predators unlike anything he's even seen. Though the terms of the contract state for him to deliver a sacrifice for the cult's rituals, he found three children fleeing the cult, and was so taken by them he aided in their escape from this hell. They had nowhere else to go, and so he adopts them as a part of his guild. Otis Walsh, a seventeen year old boy, becomes the team's manager. Paige Walsh, Otis' thirteen year old child bride, becomes Minoru's partner in crime. Seth Walsh, Otis' three year old brother, becomes sort of like a son to Masaomi. Though Paige and Seth have no trouble fitting in to their new lives, Otis struggles to find his place.
Otis, Paige, and Seth belong to my friend softupshur on tumblr.
This is beginning to feel like a punishment from the young master, though Vergo cannot recall what he has done to deserve it.
"What is a gift worthy of you, Doflamingo?"
Donquixote Doflamingo sees himself as a god, but what is a god to a non-believer?