Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.  Discontinued at her request.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Seven:  War .

(  a little bit fraying and a little bit lonely )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Six:  Coffee .

(  his hand could easily collapse her windpipe )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Five: Dandelion .

(  the loneliest person can change the world )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Four: Songbird .

(  it is a weakness )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Three: Interlude .

( Why do you believe? )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter Two: Tethers .
(  she does not surrender )

Title:  In Lieu of Kindness
Notes:  Original characters belong to Zephuu.
Summary:  The bruises we leave on each other all fade away, but the changes we make are the steps we take towards the future.

Chapter One: Prelude to Flight

(  unable to turn away from the human muck that made her heart ache )