A year after that betrayal, a man made out of stone begins to crack.
This was written with 10_switched in mind. That means genderswap. Covering the year timeskip before we get back into the proper narrative... The story will be moving more AU from here on out.

.a clever disguise: interlude.
( Suzaku was the only one who knew the real Leloucia vi Britannia. So he was the only one who could judge her. )

All the words she never said, all the things she never did, come back to haunt her in the end. Turning the clock backwards only reveals every little mistake.
This was written with 10_switched in mind. That means genderswap. You've been warned! Also this is terribly depressing as far as Valentines' fic goes, so uh. Enjoy.

.a clever disguise: romance.
( Leloucia didn't know if she could be held accountable for her actions. She could throw the laptop out a window. Scream. Or maybe she wouldn't do anything at all. She was so good at that. )

More than her planning, more than her war, Leloucia cherishes her family and the few friends she can truly lean on. She's never been able to let go of the past. Not easily. Not like C.C.
This was written with 10_switched in mind. That means genderswap. You've been warned!

.a clever disguise: breakfast.
( That damn white Knightmare had been agitating her so much she'd begun to get careless. Tearing out of the clubhouse in the morning before even having breakfast... What had she been thinking? )

Shirley likes Lelouch. Suzaku thinks this is a problem, because Lelouch doesn't exist. When Leloucia completely fails to help the situation, he steps in.
This was written with 10_switched in mind. That means genderswap. You've been warned!

.a clever disguise: weather.
( He wasn't going to use that silly nickname, and he wasn't going to use the name she was registered under; he was just going to keep calling her a girl's name until someone noticed and started asking awkward questions. )

Suzaku reunites with an old friend under very unexpected circumstances. He wasn't expecting her to be masquerading as a boy, for one thing.
This was written with 10_switched in mind. That means genderswap. You've been warned!

.a clever disguise: beginnings.
( Like the women in the old samurai stories, defending what little home she had with naginata and life-breath. )

Okay, so. I don't normally do this, but knockturnul and maladaptive encouraged me shamelessly, such that I was unable to resist the lure of genderswapped Fabre boys. Written for the prompt "my type" at 10_switched, where the premise is that your claimed character is of the opposite gender.
Contains snarky!Guy, female!Asch, young!Asch, Asch->Van.

.Sparring.

( Under ordinary circumstances, Gailardia Galan Gardios would never have wished a son and heir on his mortal enemies, but he made an exception for Duke Fabre, because Duke Fabre had a daughter... )