Once a Stranger

I'm thinking Subaru 'xcept for the part where I can't imagine Subaru thinking smoking of all things would kill him.

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sophiap.livejournal.com

It's Subaru, and yes, I second-guessed myself like mad on that last part right after I posted, alas. I'd probably tweak the wording on that a little.

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heh, that makes sense :)

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mithrigil.livejournal.com

Not all women are beautiful--and even fewer of them are now that he's chosen the most beautiful one in the world.

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argh. Not sure. Akio?

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mithrigil.livejournal.com

Another try:

There's a word for this place, a megalopolis, and the second he gets there he knows why he's supposed to protect it.

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or Sorata *facepalms*

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mithrigil.livejournal.com

Hehe.

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Poor Sorata. I don't really think of someone I have written.

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rebbe

She licks her lips in anticipation of what is to come, and even she can taste the poison that lingers there, smooth and delicious and deadly beyond mortal comprehension.

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Azula!

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rebbe

OH WOE IS ME

HOWEVER DID YOU GUESS?

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random luck :)

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twhitesakura.livejournal.com

Lipstick and a sheaf of paper in her purse: a girl's most dangerous weapons, she grins to herself.

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Hokuto!

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twhitesakura.livejournal.com

Bingo! ^_~

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ali-wildgoose.livejournal.com

For most of her life, she's rejected expectations -- what she's supposed to be doing, who she's supposed to be, how she'd supposed to act. Finally she's among friends who expect her to be herself, and all that entails; there are times when that freedom is more of a burden than the old restrictions could ever be.

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... is that Faith?

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It wasn't their accomplishments which made them interesting to watch; it was the way they did it, reliably wringing victories out of chaos. And so even for someone as frequently bored as him - when not making his own amusements, at which he was highly accomplished - it was amusing to kick back and observe, and even more amusing when they realised they were someone's light entertainment of the day.

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Feels like Tsubasa verse, but I'm not sure which character. Seishirou, or Fuuma, or... one of those guys at the ches tournament thing? I'm gonna bet on Seishirou by virtue on it being a character I've been more likely to have written.

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Nope. But I am interested that you think that sounded Seishirou-ish. Hmmm!

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And so even for someone as frequently bored as him - when not making his own amusements, at which he was highly accomplished <- very Seishirou-like

argh, can you at least tell me if I'm right about tsubasa?

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It's interesting from the point of view of comparing the characters. ^^

No, it's not Tsubasa at all.

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Xelloss?

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YES! ♥ And I still love that icon.

I was worried there that I might have messed him up beyond recognition - as I haven't written him before.

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neither have I! XD

Hmm, interesting. I wouldn't have imagined him as bored, but, yeah.

I guess they are comparable; in a way :)

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XD I fail at getting the meme right. But I wanted to write that for it anyway.

He's pretty old, so it's one way of looking at him. I'm not sure if that's what I really think, though.

They're both sociopaths! And they appear to like teasing people and watching them from a distance. Seishirou would be the more straightforward of the two by a long way, mind. ^^

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It's okay, you warned XD

*nods* it's a viable interpretation, I just hadn't thought of it ^^

lol yes I see what you mean. Seishirou likes mindfucking people, but he's not really a trickster, and in the end, he doesn't really care about manipulating all that many people. Just specific people :) I think Xelloss enjoys the wheels within wheels/why make it simple when you can make it complicated things for its own sake :)

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Fire burns, but it can also purify. And when the charring of his own bitterness begins to sift away, a small bright flame begins to burn within him anew.

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Zuko?

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Yep. :D I wasn't sure if it worked, because I've, uh, never actually written Zuko before.

Here's another:

The day before she leaves their apartment, she bakes cookies -- almond praline and honey, batches of nut-brown oatmeal snaps heavy with molasses. Chocolates loaded with crushed peppermint and fudge. After she puts them in the oven, the scent of vanilla fills the kitchen.

Later, he sees them lying there. He empties them into the garbage and then weeps.

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You did fine, I think!

It makes me think of Nana, well Hachi, but I never wrote for that fandom so... ?

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Bingo! Now I realize that my Parakiss icon was probably a huge tip-off.

The rose within his palm has decayed, crumbling with a sweet artificial odor. As each petal falls to the ground, he thinks: ah, this is what he must have meant; to grasp eternity and then lose it once again.

Tell me if you get tired of these. *g*

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Mikage?

No! I think it's fun ^^ (and I was thinking Hachi before I saw your icon, have no fear XD)

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Yep! Glad I'm not boring you with these -- especially since my next one is severely over the sentence limit (I think it's closer to a drabble instead).

When she meets her again, the stars are bright.

They blind her: unlike the planetarium, the sky here is always alive and changing.

She, too, is different. Her eyes are dark, like a bit of that twilight sky has come to dwell in her gaze. But when she reaches out to touch her cheek, she finds herself pulling back with a bit of that sky now in her as well.

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sorry for ansering so late. You know, I'm a bit overloaded with the "she - she" confusion, so I can't figure if "she" 's Anthy or Utena. But the tone's more like Anthy.

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