I am terrifically sorry for the long wait! It really has been a rough and busy month, I am sorry to say. Here's hoping I can get back on track with - er - everything.

Chapter One.

In this chapter: More ridiculous fluff, hugs, hairbrushing, minor swearing, traumatized baby Sasuke.

( 2. Fire and Water )

Long silences just mean I've been extra productive! Really! Er, yeah, so I swear I have not abandoned "(Nice Dream)" or anything, but I kind of got dared to write this and I am really weak against dares that involve hugs for sad shinobi children. Shut up, at least I have a plan for this one and it shouldn't get over 50k. ... pretty sure it won' ( Read more... )

Because no, of course I have not forgotten about the actual AU! It's just - been complicated, you know, what with moving across a freakin' ocean and all. And getting caught up with posting other things, and - stuff. And pie. Okay, no pie was involved because I'm a heathen who doesn't like pie, shut up ( Read more... )

The end, at last. ... time to get my nose back on the AU grindstone! But damn, this was fun to write. Thank you for reading!

This chapter contains: a hospital room, possible sappiness, a final fuck-you to Tobi.

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( clear and innocent )

OH THIS BIT IS FUN, I PROMISE. :D

Contains: action, a lecture by someone who doesn't really have a leg to stand on but we were all thinking it, canon-typical violence/injuries. ... yes, the chapter title is a lie.

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( no one gets hurt )

HANG IN THERE EVERYONE, SHIT'S GETTING REAL.

This chapter contains: Timeline confusion, more things that made the author cackle gleefully to herself, a cliffhanger oops.

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( jump off the end )

This has been both an awesome and a torturous experience for me, just so you all know.

This chapter contains: parallel flashbacks, brief references to dealing with trauma, Kishimoto's fucking ridiculous ages. D:

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( codex )

And now we get to the good stuff. :DDDDDDDDDD

This chapter contains: Brief violence, a little cursing, things that made the author cackle gleefully to herself as she wrote them.

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( sleight of hand: III )

THE PLOT THICKENS, and I decide to update the LJ version earlier than the AO3/FF.net versions because I have to mess with links for it. FIC LIFE HAZARDS.

This chapter contains: continuing mystery, Uchiha, Tsume, and a brief murder scene description.

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( sleight of hand: II )

So - I kind of wrote an entire 14,000 word fic in about eight and a half days. I feel simultaneously awesome and a little bit weird about this! It's probably even a bit weirder because it's based on a dream I had a month or so ago where I was reading the fic, but oh well. Inspiration strikes where it wants, eh? ... here's hoping the AU ( Read more... )