( You are standing at the shore of an endless, placid ocean. )

You had a bad dream. Fumbling around in the darkness, you lost Takumi.

( As you drift into consciousness, you feel rain on your face. )

( Akira is walking down a hospital corridor. )

Your mother and father don't look happy in their wedding portrait. You're maybe seven years old when you realize this ( Read more... )

WARNINGS: R for possibly triggering material (abuse), blood and gore

( You've been sitting in this classroom with your head on your desk, listening to the clock tick for what feels like hours. )

It was beautiful and warm the night of the festival. Folks were wandering around in yukata, chatting happily. Takumi had his arms full of stuffed animals and toys you won at the booths. You were minding your own business, just hanging out as usual. "Hey, Takumi, want to get some ramen or so ( Read more... )

[Soundtrack: Kajiura Yuki - mezame (Mai-HiME OST Vol. 1) - please click]

It's a blue and copper velvet dusk, and the red star twinkles brightly to the lower right of the moon. The air smells of rain and of flowers and the mountain. Akira is quietly enjoying the early spring night, walking back to the dormitories after spending most of the day ( Read more... )

WARNINGS: R for nudity and sexual content.

[ Ishigami-sensei is too close for comfort. You can feel him breathing on your cheek and neck. He's peering at you with those constantly-squinted eyes behind his glasses, examining your features with an admiring but critical eye. Plenty of students like Ishigami-sensei, he's young, handsome and ( Read more... )

Akira sits alone in a school cafeteria, staring at his hands as they rest flat on the table. He doesn't like his hands. They're small. The arms of his winter uniform need to be let in a little bit ( Read more... )