Complete 10k+ fics posted on AO3 this month
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Eros by @serenadestrong [E, 23k]
Viktor Nikiforov has started to realize that owning the best bakery in the city isn’t enough anymore. Maybe he’ll find what he needs with the barista who works around the corner. And failing that, maybe the professional Dominant Chris just introduced him to can help.
2.
He Shoots, He Scores by @justrae2010 [T, 15k]
[…] It wasn’t the Michigan Misfits so much that bothered him. Well, it was – but more specifically it was their star striker. Victor Nikiforov.
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i long and seek after by @kevystel [G, 20k]
Eros and Psyche AU. Viktor is set a series of tasks to complete.
4.
Land of All by zamagl [T, 69k]
It’s not uncommon for children to have imaginary friends, nor for them to outgrow them. But it is uncommon for those imaginary friends to reappear at their family’s resort fifteen years later.
Or, Yuuri’s childhood was less fantastical than everyone thought.5.
Not Cricket by @victorsporosya [M, 28k]
Victor had wanted to be the Japanese competitor’s dance partner, and he could because he didn’t have one. Victor had also wanted to be Katsuki Yuuri’s coach, and he could because Katsuki didn’t have one of those either. Now Victor wanted to be Yuuri’s boyfriend- except Yuuri already seemed to have one of those.
Basically, Victor thinks Phichit is Yuuri’s boyfriend and is ridiculously jealous.6.
The Swan Who Loved Me by @abarero & caitwritesstuff
[T, 11k]
In a city where crime is rampant and magical beings live among humanity, lies are as common as a song bird in a tree. Yuuri Katsuki is a detective with an uncanny ability to separate the truth from the lies. In dances Victor, a handsome swan maiden with a problem: someone has stolen his feathers. It’s Detective Katsuki’s job to find out who. But can he keep the case and his growing feelings for Victor separate?
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your heart’s been aching by @adreamingsongbird [T, 22k]
The new governor of South Province rules with an iron fist, ruining the lives of almost everyone living under his reign. What can a mere innkeeper’s son do in the face of such great injustice? Well, he can take up his family’s sword, set out with his familiar (the best puppy ever), and maybe even find and fall for the kingdom’s missing prince along the way. Wait, what?
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Zephyr To мороз: Wind and Frost by @aelys-althea [T, 47k]
Fifth year wasn’t all about OWLs. With the explosive excitement of the Triwizard Tournament, the awe-inspiring invasion of the foreign students, and the upcoming Yule Ball, even for Ravenclaws study had become almost secondarily important.
Yuuri was far from removed from such fascination. Even he couldn’t deny that the foreign students interested him – and maybe one student just a little more than the others.
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‘Black Panther’ opening skit at the 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards

This commission was done for @queerly-cute a long time ago and I don’t know why I didn’t share it with you! Such a lovely couple ^____^
Happy Birthday to my Precious (burnt)Cinnamon Roll, Darkiplier.
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PART 2 (werewolf!sousuke) ADDED
here’s my inspiration thread for this au
here’s song inspo for part i
here’s song inspo for part ii
part i (vampire!rin)
On
a rainy Monday, two figures lounge on a coffee shop balcony.All human
establishments on this street are abandoned for the night as the storm
beats down on the lacy-iron rails, rain flooding the colorful Moroccan ceramics
and pouring off the balcony in a violent rush. The wind tears apart the roses
in the hanging flower boxes and fights to rip off the striped, green-and-white balcony canopy.A rose petal tumbles in the wind and a hand snatches it quicker than eyes can
follow, pinching it between two fingers that have painted black nails. Rings are stacked up to the knuckles with rubies plated in tungsten and accented in gold.
Some rings are chunky animal heads like vipers and bats with eyes of pearls or
onyx.Absently, Rin rubs the petal between his fingertips to feel its softness, his
nostrils flaring to take in the humid stench of the city. There’s car exhaust and wet concrete; the faint, electric burn of traffic lights and power lines makes his nose scrunch like he might sneeze. He closes his eyes and listens to the world around him, twitching at the scatter of rat claws in the sewers, hearing the dull roar of an airplane overhead. An apartment complex is close by: there’s a few dozen heartbeats of various speeds, most of them drumming slow with sleep. He listens harder and notices a fainter thud, echoing a woman’s beating pulse. She must be pregnant – probably doesn’t even know it, with how young and weak the baby sounds. There’s the moaning of ghouls from a nearby cemetery and the faint wail of banshees as they float up and down the aisles of a closed grocery store a few miles away.Rin tastes smoke on
his tongue, the mere scent of it burning with
such intensity that it’s like crunching embers between his teeth, letting them pop
and spark in his mouth. This particular smoke reeks more than exhaust fumes or house fires because of where the smoke
comes from – the building across the road,
the one that is empty of human
inhabitants.He and his companion regard the club, Rin’s own gaze like fire, the other’s like ice. The neon door sign
burns like hot coals in the night, the cursive scrawl tantalizing with its coy,
swooping lines that read The Ninth
Circle.Rin rolls his tongue over his fangs with a smirk before he and Haru launch
themselves over the balcony. Their leather trenches billow out and his dead
heart shoots up his throat, ribs constricting with a gasp. Jumping – or falling, rather – is sometimes a philosophical
experience for him. It’s
like when people go skydiving and get reminded of their humanity, how small
they are. Rin remembers his humanity, too, when he falls, but not in the same
way – he realizes no fall can break
him, and that always gives him a surge of power so intense that he wavers
when he lands, boots slamming against the ground with enough force to cave the
pavement in. Rainwater pools into the new little valley around his feet and he’s numb to the wet cold of it.
Haruka lands and bows into a graceful crouch, cold and calculated as ever. The
flap of his coat is the only sound he makes, which is too boring for Rin to
even want to try.They stalk toward the club, two tall silhouettes exuding a taunting amount of
confidence. Their bodies do not bow to the weather, fingers carding upward
through drenched hair before Rin knocks on the door.The tiny rectangular window slides open and a face scrutinizes them with a
once-over. The eyes are pitch black but they simmer with interest as they lock
with Rin. “Password?”Rin leans in, pressing himself against the door so close to the window that
the man on the other side cranes back with a splutter. Rin mockingly repeats, “Password?” He sneaks the tip of his blessed dagger into sight and purrs, “My
password is that I’ve got an angel at my beck and
call and I won’t hesitate to tell him where this
little shack is.”The man’s brows furrow in rage before
someone shoves him out of the way, hissing, “He’s
the vampire prince, just let him in!”Rin’s
smiling from ear to ear when the door opens. This demon is also wearing a human
skin, his eyes just as black as the spluttering man’s. Rin bypasses them both
without another glance but Haruka glares in warning at the men, his presence firm and protective at Rin’s back.The bar is long and narrow with walls of embroidered velvet and platinum, the
tiles black and white at their feet. Chandeliers light a gloomy path through
the space, leading past granite counters cluttered with bottles of whiskey,
blood, varieties of venom and black potions like tar. Heavy metal pumps thick
and heavy into the air, beating through Rin with such mighty pulses that its as if he has a
heartbeat again. Creatures of all kinds lounge on tufted settees – women in
evening gowns with cleavage spilling over and horns curling from their heads,
men with tousled hair and shirts unbuttoned down their chiseled chests; they take sips
of bourbon with skeleton fingers peaking out from their sleeves.Rin saunters
up to a “man” with a gorgeous tan and soft, fiery hair. He perks up from his slouch
when he notices Rin and the demon rolls his neck, thighs spread
confidently as Rin steps between them, into his space. “Hey, Sei.”“Oi, Rin,” he says in a gruff laugh, his voice always bouncing with some sort
of chuckle. “Haven’t seen you in a while.”The demon’s company snarls at how close Rin is to Sei, revolted at the presence of him
and Haru. Vampires aren’t particularly welcome in a club for demons, but
Seijuro waves away their hissing with an irritated glare. “Sorry, we’ve had one
to many outsiders in here today.”“Oh?” Rin sprawls out on Seijuro’s chaise lounge, ignoring the protesting
glares of his friends and stealing a shot of ogre’s draught from the table. It
tastes earthy, like wheat and rain. “Who else showed up?”Seijuro curls an indulgent smirk but says nothing. From the corner of Rin’s
eye, he see’s Haru grit his jaw impatiently, fist tightening around the blade
tucked in his pocket. Haru can never relax in places like this like Rin can,
but he understands that. Things usually don’t go well when species
intermingle, and Seijuro seems to know that as well, since he’s just sitting
there with those raised brows, smiling and not saying a damn word.Rin sighs with his own smile, throwing one leg over the other; the muscled meat
of his thigh curves into the new position and Seijuro looks him over without shame. Rin
rolls his ankle just so and silver flashes from behind the tongue of his boot. The demon’s just smart enough to realize it was soaked in holy water before Rin
came here, and he straightens up at the unspoken threat. He rolls his lips around in irritation. “Is that really necessary?”“No,” Rin coos. “If you tell me what I want to know.”
Seijuro’s eyes flicker to Haru, who arches a daring brow.
The demon rolls his gaze back to Rin with a fond smirk. “I really hate you, but
I can appreciate someone brave enough to play dirty with me.”“Can’t say the same,” Rin says.
“Aw, what, you don’t hate me?”
“I don’t appreciate someone brave enough to play dirty.”
Quicker than Seijuro’s
next breath, Rin dives forward and presses his forearm across Seijuro’s throat
like a cinder block. He throws a leg over his hips, digging the heel of his boot
into Seijuro’s thigh. The demon drops his glass and his friends surge forward,
but they freeze as Haru bears his fangs in a snarl, giving a hiss so sharp and
loud that Rin’s ears ring.The blessed knife in Rin’s shoe hisses to life, quivering at the close
proximity to a demon, and Seijuro tries to scramble away before he can be burned. Rin looms closer, ducking near Seijuro’s neck with fangs poised to
strike. “You’re not keeping quiet because you’re brave,” Rin whispers. He
brings his head up slowly, hair gliding over his eyes as they surge redder.
“Ask yourself, are you more afraid of those outsiders who showed up earlier, or
are you more afraid of me? Ask yourself right now.”Seijuro’s face twists, his exhale thick and gurgled under the pressure of Rin’s
arm. The demon’s skin blazes under his touch – catching on fire is one of their defense mechanisms but Rin hasn’t even felt warm in millennia, so it’s useless against him. He waits unblinkingly.Seijuro
nods once, hands pushing at Rin’s chest, and the vampire frees his throat but
stays poised over him, the blessed knife rattling against his boot buckles.
“Werewolves showed up earlier today,” the demon admits.Haru recoils in disgust. “What the hell did they want?”
Seijuro snorts. “The same thing you want. They wanted to know if we could
confirm rumors about the uprising.”The uprising of humans against mystical beings, of course. It’s been twenty
tears since the supernatural were introduced into human society and it went as
horribly as everyone knew it would. Countries refused the immigration of any immortals
and the places that did allow the
presence of mystical beings denied them basic human rights – it didn’t matter
if they once were one of the living. No creature could find jobs or anywhere that would house
them; most were forced to pretend to be human but those acts never last long,
and they were trialed and punished severely. Humans themselves grew weary of
one another, not trusting that their own neighbors weren’t blood-drinkers or
moon-chasers. Slews of pointless murders and violent riots threatened to
destroy society, both that of the supernatural and the humans.After years of the humans’ tirades, the violence settled down but tension remained
high throughout the world. Now it sounds like that tension is ready to snap
harder than ever before. Rin says, “Well? Is it happening?”Seijuro smirks. “What the fuck do you think? Of course it’s true. But I’m not really revealing anything to you – you vampires as well as the werewolves are
just too scared to face it.”Haru hisses something vulgar and Rin throws a hand up before he can tear out
the demon’s throat with his teeth, ignoring that his own raised hand trembles,
just slightly.The last human uprising took a chunk of the supernatural’s population. Rin’s coven,
his own father, went up in flames
along with werewolf pups, seelie royals… no mystical species was left unscathed
by the humans’ greed for bloodshed.Rin lifts his chin, throat working and pulling taut. “Which wolves came to see
you?”Seijuro says, “Sousuke – the alpha, and his big ass
shadow, Makoto –”Sousuke.
“ – there was another redheaded wolf, a male… oh, and Sousuke’s little
sister, Satomi. How’s Gou, by the way?”“Gay,” Rin snaps.
“Ah,” Seijuro sighs with a mournful look. “I figured.”
Rin rises to a stand and saunters backward to the door, spinning his blessed
knife between his fingers just to make sure the onlookers don’t fuck with him. “Thanks,”
he winks, smirking at how flushed and clammy Seijuro is after his near-brush
with death.Seijuro calls, “Do you really think this uprising will have a different outcome than the alst when you’re more worried about the werewolves than protecting your own people?”
Rin bristles, fury screaming through him before Haru wrenches him by the arm. “Ignore him,
let’s go.” His composure’s snapped
after being trapped in such a confiding, dangerous place for so long.They step out into the rain and walk a few blocks before taking a breather in
an alleyway. Rin mulls over Seijuro’s words, a nerve throbbing at his temple as
Haru glances around, making sure they weren’t followed. It’s around 3 AM, so
the streets are nearly barren save for the occasional car.Haru sags against the alley wall, eyes shutting in relief. Then he gives Rin a judgmental stare. “You’ve slept with that demon, haven’t you?”
“Who?”
Haru slaps his arm. “Seijuro, you idiot.”
“Maybe,” Rin shrugs, unbothered. “We’ve all been alive a long time.” He rolls his lips in to hide a smirk, just itching to get under his best friend’s skin. “Who knows, maybe you and I have had sex before.”Haru scoffs, “Oh, don’t start this shit again, Rin -”
“How do you know we haven’t?”
“Because I would swan dive into the nearest portal and never come out if you even thought about -”
Rin throws his head back to laugh, nearly stumbling with it. “Okay, damn, I’m kidding! Calm down.”
“You calm down,” Haru pouts, snuggling deeper into his coat and flicking his head, his wet bangs kicking off his face. “Let’s just go, okay, where is this place? I hate the rain.”
“Yeah, ‘cause you’re like a cat – ow, don’t hit me! Okay, okay, it’s this way, you shit -”
They make their way to one of the only open restaurants at this hour: a noodle
joint with a black star painted over the door. The symbol means that the diner
is a safe haven for all mystical species, and a little bell rings over the door
as they enter. It’s a cheap place – the overhead menu is written in marker on a
dry erase board and the decorations consist of paper banners.Behind the
counter, a teenage girl glances up from her phone with a timid smile. Her scent
is a human’s – she reeks of stuffy, cotton-smelling exhaustion and the dull
heat of boredom, but that quickly snaps into the sharp taste of fear on Rin’s
tongue. Her face is flushed from the rainy humidity as her eyes dart with nervousness.
She knows they’re vampires – they have
an air about them, an unnerving chill lingering in the air wherever they go,
and they have a lithe way of carrying themselves with subtle grace.Rin doesn’t exactly like humans, but
he’s sure that their presence is about to stress the girl to tears. It’s
got to be scary enough being alone here at night and working at a joint that
welcomes monsters has to be a nightmare, so he passes her by with eyes softened in reassurance – we’re not
going to hurt you.The girl deflates in relief.
Rin and Haru head for the three booths (like he said, this place is cheap and
cramped) and they find the person they’re looking for at the back booth. The
boy has his back to them, facing the wall with small hands wrapped around a cup
of warm milk with honey on the side. The tiny shoulders hunch, sensing Rin and
Haru’s presence, and he turns with a heavy exhale. “Thank God you’re all
right.”“Of course we are,” Rin scoffs as he and Haru slide into the opposite side of
the booth. They shrug off their drenched coats and Rin ties his damp hair back
before leaning forward with a smile. “You really helped us out letting us know
where the demon’s lair is, Ai.”Ai takes a sip of his milk, brows raised over his eyes. He has no pupils, just
blue irises, and his silver hair glows like sunlight in fog. “Being a fallen
angel has its perks.”“You mean being friends with Momotarou has it’s perks,” Rin teases.
Haru pulls out a tiny white packet and rips it open with his teeth, suckling on
the ripped edge quietly. After swallowing half of the pack’s containments, he hands it
over to Rin with a firm look. Rin sucks on the packet, face twisting at the
slimy texture of congealed blood, but he swallows it down. Afterward, he feels
a little high with relief, thighs falling open as he rests his head backward.Ai says, “I never thought I’d benefit by having a demon as my chemistry partner.”
He shrugs to himself. “But I’ve seen weirder, I suppose.” Ai stirs a bit more
honey into his milk. “So, what’d Seijuro tell you?”“That it’s true,” Haru sighs. “The humans are planning an uprising.”
“That could really mean anything though,” Ai muses, rolling his chin on a fist.
“Is it a big, organized thing or just a few vigilantes? Is the government
backing up the uprising like last time? Is the attack against all of us or are
they taking out one species at a time?”“I think they’re going after everyone,” Rin says, thumbing at the packet in
frustration. “Seijuro told us that the wolves had been by earlier today.”Ai narrows his gaze. “Which wolves?”
Rin grips the packet tighter. “Sousuke.”
part ii
Sousuke
is deeply susceptible to the spell the forest grants upon lonely natures. He
craves the solitude of the woods almost obsessively, especially after spending
too much time around people, supernatural or otherwise, but particularly
demons. After his trip to The Ninth
Circle, he requires a few days alone in the wilderness and it undeniably
heals him.It’s one thing to hear about the mountains, but it’s quite another to
experience them. The uninhabited, endless world of green brings forth an awe
that he always appreciates with reverence, and the mountains never fail to
remind him of his own littleness. The tangled forests are merciless and
terrible; he understood their silent warning from the beginning of his life as
a wolf.He makes his way back to the den; on four legs he trots by prowls by lakes,
their borders shimmering with mist. The air is wintery sharp, comforting with
the warmth of morning, but then he catches a whiff of another smell. Something
instinctual tells Sousuke to stop running so he does, panting, his exhales leaving
his muzzle in a swirl of frost. He crouches low through the bushes and stalks
the scent. It’s unbearably sweet but not in an artificial, harsh chemical way like
perfume – it reeks of nightshade, the lovely flowers that are loaded with
poison.He can’t handle that dangerous smell being so close to his den, not when there’s
pups waking up to play. With his instincts on fire Sousuke creeps closer, belly
near to the ground as he shoulders through the brush. He’s already salivating,
muzzle snarled up in a growl. His teeth and claws pulse hot as adrenaline burns
through him, fur bristling on end.He stalks into the clearing ready to attack with teeth and claws bared, then
Kisumi looks over his shoulder. The seelie sings a laugh, eyes closing into
happy crescents. “Morning, Sousuke~”Sousuke blinks, snout bunching up as he recognizes Kisumi’s nerve-wracking
smell. As a werewolf, he’s biologically inclined to think that all species
outside of pack are enemies. Old habits
die hard, he supposes.Sousuke huffs in embarrassment before rumbling in greeting – the enormous sound
startles some nearby birds from their nests. He ventures over to the seelie
with a heavy gait, paws leaving wide imprints in the dirt. There’s furs settled
on the ground so Kisumi will have something forgiving to sit on; Sousuke
recognizes the black pelts as bear furs Asahi gave to Kisumi when he first
started courting the seelie. Making pelts for a potential mate out of one’s own
kills is an ancient lycan tradition; it proves that the wolf has the
strength to provide for the mate they desire. The practice surely confused
Kisumi at first, yet he said nothing’s ever kept him so warm in the winter –
other than Asahi himself, that is.They were mated not long after Asahi gifted him the bear pelts. Given that
Kisumi’s another species, they had to go through Sousuke before the seelie was
even allowed to know where the den was. Sousuke was harsh on them and
vehemently disapproved of their union at first. He only began to consider it once Asahi
fell gravely ill without Kisumi by his side; Sousuke realized that Asahi’s soul
had chosen for him, that there was nobody, not even Sousuke as his alpha, that could
keep him from loving a damned seelie and
if the pack didn’t want to lose Asahi, they had to accept Kisumi.Even though he still smells like fae, everyone recognizes Kisumi as pack now. It happened through small
gestures, such as Kisumi teaching them spells so their clothes will appear
after shifting instead of them having to carry a sack of garments in their
jaws. He makes the most calming herbal tea for any newcomers going through
their first bout of shifting, not to mention it comes in handy having a
devil-may-care faery with questionable morals when someone threatens the pack. He
defected from the seelie court to be with Asahi and fight with the wolves; such
a display of loyalty is one of the few ways to win Sousuke over.Sousuke lays down beside Kisumi, dust billowing under his monstrous weight. He
pants lightly from the exertion of his mountain travels and Kisumi perks a
smile, tucking a wave of hair behind his pointed ear. “Have a good trip?”Sousuke blinks flatly, irritated that the seelie expects him to contribute to
the conversation when he’s in his wolf form and clearly can’t talk. He’s not
about to start nodding or barking like a dog, but Kisumi just giggles – nobody
is safe from his teasing, not even an alpha. “You lot are so grumpy in the
mornings.” He finishes up his work and bows his head to the forest, thanking it
for its contribution of herbs. The bush in front of him flutters in response
and Sousuke rolls his shoulders tensely, glancing around at the surrounding plants.Kisumi rises, shaking out his furs before folding them over his arm with his wicker
basket. Sousuke hauls himself up as well, waiting for the seelie to move, and
Kisumi grins. “Walking me home like a gentleman?”With an impatient grumble, Sousuke’s head shoves him into a stumble toward the
den and Kisumi’s laugh echoes through the trees.The walk is pleasant enough; Sousuke loves being in the forest in the mornings,
when everything from the birds to the flowers are stretching awake and
thriving. Occasionally, he ventures ahead in the thicker brambles to make sure there
aren’t any snakes around for Kisumi to step on. The seelie mentions the
well-being of the pack, going over what Asahi’s told him about on patrols of
the werewolves’ forest. He perks up when he mentions the birth of one couple’s
child, a strong boy who wakes the entire pack up on a nightly basis with his screaming. Sousuke
makes a note to go congratulate the couple, excited for the opportunity of the baby’s ceremony. The pack needs something good to look forward to, himself
included.They venture over a grassy hill and Sousuke stands proudly over the village below
in the swoop of a mountain valley. A haze of smoke lingers over the settlement
from cooking fires and chimneys. Cabins of all imaginable shapes and sizes make
up the village, some built from stone, others from wood. Movement stirs in his
distant home and he smells exhaust fuel of vehicles, wolves headed to morning classes
at the university, others headed for sawmills or construction sites. But
everything stops when he hears excited yipping, signaling everyone of something
joyous.A howl pierces the air, rising and swelling with happiness, and Sousuke’s heart
warms at the sound of his most trusted friend’s call. He throws his head back
to respond to Makoto and his call is loud enough to send the village in a
flurry of excited movement, the buzz of delighted voices rising to a fever
pitch.Kisumi nudges him with a knowing grin. “Go on ahead. Go to them.”
Sousuke races down the hillside, diving into the darkness of the pines. He
weaves through the trunks, grass blades whipping at his legs before he leaps
over a trunk. A family of rabbits dive for shelter, butterflies and sprites
flying from his path as sunlight beats on his back; he’s warm from the inside
out, everything primal and sentimental inside him overjoyed to get back to
where he belongs – his den, his pack.A bright shape shoots into his peripheral and Sousuke tumbles sideways as
Makoto tackles him. Sousuke shoves and pushes, throwing his weight in the
wrestling match of play and coming out on top. Makoto yips, green eyes happy as
ever even as he wears the form of a golden chestnut wolf. Sousuke accepts his
nuzzle begrudgingly, not appreciating a tackle as his greeting, but content to
see his friend, none the less.Another form breaks free from the tree line, a smaller, russet wolf with tufts
of white at his ears and chest. Asahi approaches him more subdued, politely hunkering
down in submission before scampering away to greet his mate with far more of
his characteristic, wild exuberance. Sousuke huffs after him and feels Makoto’s
humor swell through their pack bond.Sousuke closes his eyes to shift, his bones rearranging in a seamless flow,
organs twisting as his frame rearranges itself into an upright position. His
skin is flushed, clothes damp with sweat from his journey, but Makoto beams at
him proudly either way. He’s by far one of the most animated in his wolf form,
but his smile is relaxed and kind as a human. “You look well,” he comments.“Tired,” Sousuke huffs, eyes half-lidded over a grin. “But glad to be back.”
He takes a moment to lace up one of his Timberlands, brushing the dirt off his
tank and ripped jeans to at least look half way decent for his pack. None of
them actually mind, given that being a werewolf means always having a strand of
grass or smudges of dirt somewhere on
their person, but he’d like to appear a little presentable for his mother. They
head toward the ruckus of the village and Sousuke asks, “How’re the pups?”“They’re as chaotic as ever,” Makoto smirks, shaking his head in fond
exasperation. He earned his degree in education a while ago and teaches most of
the children in the pack, given that most parents aren’t willing to leave their
young in the care of humans, not with the social unrest since the last
uprising, and now with the confirmation of another one on the horizon –Makoto nudges him out of Sousuke’s reverie. “It’s fine, Sousuke. I mean,
everything’s okay for right now. Everyone’s safe. Okay? We’ll deal with the uprising
situation when the comes.”Sousuke’s nostrils flare on a heavy exhale. “Humans always need a war to fight.”
“And we always have a pack to take care of – a pack that’s always cared for
you, so don’t start freaking out just yet, all right?” He claps him on Sousuke’s
good shoulder. “We’ll discuss things after you’ve ate and rested some.”Sousuke nods once as they breach the tree line. Sunlight floods his
vision, pride brimming in his chest and reverberating all down his spine as his
pack greets him. Relief blooms through their bond, a sense of trusted security
and protectiveness returning to them once more.A shorter form breaches the fray of taller warriors surrounding Sousuke and
they make a path for her with heads dipping respectfully. Satomi slinks forward
with her mess of smoky-gray hair, her long fur vest brushing her knees – the mountain
lion pelt was her first kill after she presented as an alpha.Satomi dips in a exaggerated, sarcastic bow, arms sweeping out in a grand gesture.
“Great Alpha, you’ve returned.”“Stop that, stop it,” Sousuke chuckles, greeting her with a clasp on the
forearm as all warriors do. “You’ve taken good care of my pack, I assume?” He
lifts his brows with a teasing smirk.“Of course,” she huffs. As his sister, she acts as head alpha when Sousuke is away.
“And I’ve made quite the discovery in
your absence.” She tugs him forward by the arm toward their mother’s cabin,
leaving the rest of the pack to get back to their duties. Sousuke waits in
tense anticipation for the crowd to disperse before Satomi whispers, “I’ve
found out where the humans are meeting up to discuss the uprising.”Sousuke almost falters in his steps. He breathes, “How?”
Satomi grins proudly. “Yazaki heard two guys talking about it in one of her
classes at the university. Kisumi’s seelie friend, Nagisa, was able to confirm
it from what he’d heard around campus, too.”“When are they meeting up?”
“Tonight.”
“Then we’ll infiltrate the meeting,” Sousuke says. “But we’ll have to be quiet
about it, I don’t want the pack to get worried just yet.”“Who are you thinking of taking with you?”
“You,” he says, and Satomi’s eyes darken with mischief. “I don’t know who else
just yet. Werewolves aren’t the most stealthy, so we’ll have to choose carefully.”Satomi considers her next words a bit hesitantly. “I’ve heard the vampires
might try to sneak in as well… specifically, the prince.”His face flashes hot with rage. Sousuke’s stomach churns, mouth twisting in a vile scowl. “He’ll turn the
meeting into a bloodbath, we won’t be able to learn anything if he
rushes in there and kills everyone.” Sousuke’s never seen the vampire prince,
given that most supernatural species have stayed to themselves since the last
uprising, but he’s heard of how ruthless he is – brash and
entitled with violent tendencies, even for a vampire.“Then we’ll make a bloodbath of him first,”
Satomi vows. She urges him up the stone path to their mother’s cabin. “We’ll go
over the plans after you’ve washed up. Seriously, you have to shave. It’s not a
good look.”He shoves her off his arm and she laughs, sauntering backward toward her own
cabin with another one of those ridiculously grand bows.






















