Title: Warmer
Author: nishi_shinji
Universe: Final Fantasy
Characters: Sephiroth/Zack
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Sadly, they aren't mine.
Previous Parts: Cool, Warm

Summary: Zack had been kissed before, but something-- something. Everything was different, somehow.

Author's Notes: Beta'ed by ldybastet, tamer of grammar and run-on sentences. Does anyone have any title suggestions for this series?

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Title: Warm
Author: nishi_shinji
Universe: Final Fantasy
Characters: Sephiroth/Zack
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sadly, they aren't mine.

Summary: "Alright, look, so maybe don't dance with me, but you've got to dance with someone before the night is over."

Author's Notes: Sequel to Cool. Less humor, more depth, probably not very interesting. Basically, it's a necessary stepping stone between one story and the next.

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Title: Cool
Author: nishi_shinji
Universe: Final Fantasy
Characters: Sephiroth/Zack (if you squint)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sadly, they aren't mine.

Summary: "I think," Zack says one afternoon, "that people underestimate me."

Author's Notes: Humor (but not crack, for once). Blame Crisis Core, 11PM, and Zack being too adorable for words.

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Title: La La La, I Can't Hear You
Characters: Rufus/Reno, Rude
Rating: PG

They'd done a good job of keeping it quiet. Rufus was a natural when it came to deception and subterfuge, and even Reno had managed to act with something resembling discretion.

So Rude, being a good friend and an even better employee, just stood near the door of the office and pretended not to hear the conversation taking place less than ten feet away.

"With ribbons, really? That's-- very creative," Rufus was whispering into the phone. By the time he hung up, there was a light blush on his cheeks and he cleared his throat before telling Rude, "I'm redecorating."

"Mm," Rude replied.

I've been really, really bad about keeping up with this whole drabble thing. This is probably a 'sequel' to the last Sephiroth/Cloud.

Title: In Memoriam
Characters: Sephiroth/Cloud
Rating: PG

"I--"

He choked, split himself open inside and knew that things, everything was changing. There was the low hum of machinery, and the cool air from the vent overhead, and none of it meant nearly as much as the pale fingers splayed out over the polished metal table.

"You-- you destroyed everything I cared about."

The words were wrong, all wrong, but he forced them out because what he really wanted to say would damn them all. But the truth was there, burning and aching inside of him, just where it had always been.

"I don't remember," Sephiroth whispered, and Cloud wanted to weep.

Title: One Last Time
Characters: Sephiroth/Cloud
Rating: PG

Cloud's memories of the last time he killed Sephiroth are nothing more than flashes of silver and green. The others accuse him of using those remnants as fodder for his self-imposed martyrdom, but they don't realize that Cloud still loves Sephiroth, even after everything.

So when war breaks out, and ShinRa's new army of bright-eyed cadets come home broken old men, and Rufus proposes the one solution everyone's been afraid of from the beginning, Cloud surprises them all by being the first to agree.

After all, he's killed Sephiroth twice before. Once more will be worth it just to see him again.

Title: Concession
Characters: Rufus/Reno
Rating: PG

"Concede."

Rufus bore down on Reno's ribs with his knees; pushed a short, labored breath from the other man's lungs. They'd been sparring for two hours, Reno was bruised and barely conscious, and still, there was no surrender.

"Say it," Rufus whispered, low and deadly. He moved down, crawled on hands and knees until their noses were touching. There was a flutter of eyelashes, a quick, indrawn breath, and he repeated, "Concede."

Reno's eyes snapped open, brilliant blue, full of pain, and utterly beautiful. Strong legs wrapped around Rufus' waist, pulled him closer, and a quiet voice whispered, "Where's the fun in that?"

Title: Five Indispensable Tips for a Successful Relationship, by Ayasegawa Yumichika
Author: nishi_shinji
Universe: Bleach
Pairing: Byakuya/Renji
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Sadly, they aren't mine

Summary: Byakuya keeps doing awkward things, like asking Renji if he likes his job and writing glowing reviews of Renji's performance at work. Renji is understandably suspicious.

Author's Notes: My first, rather half-hearted attempt at writing for the Bleach universe. I'd ask you to be gentle, but I like it rough.

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