This one's 200 words to make up for the fact that I didn't post yesterday.

Title: Lesson
Characters: Soubi/Ritsuka
Rating: PG-13

"It's slimy." Ritsuka wrinkled his nose and stared down at his hands.

Soubi chuckled and wrapped his fingers around Ritsuka's wrist. "You'll get used to it, I promise. Now watch, move your hands up and down like this, just your palms for now."

"I don't think I'm doing it right," Ritsuka replied as he tried to relax his arm and follow Soubi's lead. "Is it supposed to look like that?"

"It's fine," Soubi assured him quietly. "Just play with it for a little while until-- no, now curl your fingers more, like this."

"Oh," Ritsuka breathed, watching Soubi's hand guide his over the slick surface.

"That's it," Soubi murmured. "You're so good at this."

"Am not," Ritsuka replied, but his cheeks and the tips of his ears were burning in response to the praise.

"I like watching you do this," Soubi whispered softly. "You're so cute, even when you're all dirty."

Ritsuka twitched when he felt warm lips on the side of his neck and watched with dismay as the clay that had just started to take shape on the potter's wheel crumpled under his hands. "Told you I'm no good."

"It's okay." Soubi smiled and wiped at a light grey smear on Ritsuka's cheek. "We'll just keep practicing."

Title: All There Is
Author: nishi_shinji
Universe: Final Fantasy
Characters: Rufus/Reno
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Sadly, they aren't mine.

Summary: It's just sex, that's all.

Author's Notes: I think Ponderosa and Blue Soaring have turned me into a born-again Rufus/Reno shipper. This started as a midnight rant between ldybastet and I, and turned into what it is now.

( It doesn't mean anything... )

Title: All I Want For Christmas
Author: nishi_shinji
Characters (Gravitation): Yuki/Shuichi, K/Hiro, K/Yuki/Shuichi
Characters (Loveless): Soubi/Ritsuka, Youji/Natsuo
Characters (Ai no Kusabi): Raoul/Katze
Rating: R
Warnings: A bit of dub-con in the Ai no Kusabi ficlet.
Disclaimer: They aren't mine.

Summary: Yuki wants to know why there's a ficus tree on the table, Hiro is in love, K contemplates his relationship with Yuki and Shuichi, Soubi gets everything he wants for the holidays, Youji and Natsuo try to figure out what the big deal is, and Raoul gives Katze something he's been missing.

Author's Notes: A collection of ficlets written between working on more serious projects.

Other Universes: Harry Potter

( Gravitation )

( Loveless )

( Ai no Kusabi )