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Fandom/Arc: Monochrome Factor, Under the Arch of You
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Shirogane, Shirogane/Kou
Summary: Kou wrestles with his standing attraction to Ryuuko and his new attraction to Shirogane. Fortunately, Shirogane provides him with a resolution.
Meta: Drama with Porn, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 1659

Kou leaned his chin on this folded arms and watched shadows curl below him. This balcony was a good place for thinking and he felt a need to think today.

He was getting much more comfortable, here in shadow, since he'd let himself accept that Shirogane was his king. It was a relief to feel Shirogane's power in him; it was familiar and comforting. And that was starting to worry him.

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Fandom/Arc: Monochrome Factor, Under the Arch of You
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Shirogane
Summary: After Homurabi is defeated, Kou and Shirogane have to reach some understanding of what they are to each other.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 1075

The shadow world could be kind of boring, Kou had decided. At least now that there weren't any crazy kings around stirring it up. And he certainly didn't wish Homurabi back, but with only two people around to talk to, and neither of them Akira, he was definitely feeling out of sorts.

Fortunately there was a solution.

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Fandom/Arc: Monochrome Factor, Standalone
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Shirogane, Shirogane/Kou
Summary: Kou and Shirogane finally decide to come to grips, in their tug-of-war over Ryuuko, and it ends in sex. Written for Porn Battle with the promt: Shirogane/Kou, tug-of-war.
Meta: Pure Porn, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 549

Kou supposed he should have expected it to happen eventually. He and Shirogane had been having their tug-of-war, or at least tug-of-Ryuuko, for a long time. And they'd kept, as it were, walking their hands up the rope to get a better grip. Maybe it wasn't surprising that they'd eventually leave off the rope and just tug on each other.

Or something.

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Kengo, Shirogane
Summary: Kengo convinces Shirogane to let him help with work.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 951

"I'll take care of it. Watch what I do, so you can learn it."

Now Kengo frowned, stubborn. "I should do more than that. I can do more than that, I know it."

Echoes of the past twitched at Shirogane's nerves and he told himself firmly that Kengo was nothing like Homurabi had ever been. "In time."

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Akira, Aya, Kengo, Lulu, Shirogane
Summary: A year or so later, life is going on. Two moments, one from light and one from shadow.
Meta: Drama, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY, spoiler iss 32
Wordcount: 829

"Hah! Take that!"

The screen flashed with colorful explosions and Akira tossed his controller down in disgust. "You're even a demon in games."

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Homurabi, Kou, Nikaidou Akira, Ryuuko, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: In the final confrontation with Homurabi, Ryuuko returns. Afterwards, Akira finds that he remembers and understands a few more things. One of them is why Shirogane has refused to make any more shin than him.
Meta: Drama with Mild Angst, I-3, MANGA CONTINUITY, implicit spoilers post-32
Wordcount: 1278

Whenever Akira had changed in the past he'd been too occupied with, most usually, almost dying to notice before he was suddenly waking up again. This time was different. This time, Akira could feel it happening, like walking down a see-saw and reaching the fulcrum, the tipping point, when uphill suddenly became downhill and the world turned over.

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Fandom/Arc: Monochrome Factor, Standalone
Characters/Pairings: Kou, Ryuuko, Ryuuko/Shirogane, Shirogane
Summary: Shirogane has a plan to buy them all time and reinforce the boundary between worlds, provided Ryuuko agrees, and provided Shirogane can bring himself to carry it out.
Meta: Drama with Sex Magic and Mild Angst, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 2907

Shirogane settled his hat back on, speaking from under the brim of it. "You and I are the direct kings. Weakened or not. If we take an action together that resonates through our realms, that may reaffirm the balance for long enough."

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Akira, Aya, Kengo
Summary: Aya also wants to make sure Akira isn't in over his head; Kengo is already confident.
Meta: Drama, I-3 MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 528

Akira was getting used to the fact that he couldn't have a calm, normal walk home from school, anymore, with nothing more exciting than maybe a gang of seniors wanting to beat him up. If it wasn't kokuchi it was some shin and if it wasn't either it was Aya. And he was starting to think he preferred the attacks to the friendly conversation.

"So." Aya swung her school bag casually in one hand. "You and Shirogane, huh?"

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: In bed with Shirogane, Akira contemplates all the reasons he enjoys it.
Meta: Porn with Characterization, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 508

From the possessive grip of Shirogane's hands on his hips, he thought Shirogane had probably talked to Kou today. That did usually mean Akira getting taken to bed, or taken somewhere anyway, pretty soon after. Hadn't taken long to figure that out. He didn't mind.

Shirogane didn't hide anything, in bed.

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Fandom/Arc: Fine Print, Monochrome Factor
Characters/Pairings: Nikaidou Akira, Shirogane, Shirogane/Akira
Summary: Shirogane is in a temper with Kou and it pushes him to be a lot more forthright with Akira than he has, heretofore. Akira decides he's all right with this. Set in the loose vicinity of issue 27.
Meta: Porn with Characterization, I-4, MANGA CONTINUITY
Wordcount: 941

Shirogane stalked down the street, cataloging all the things he was going to do to that insolent sprout of a rei, Kou, just as soon as the current situation had been settled.

"Shirogane?"

Surely Ryuuko wouldn't begrudge him. Kou learning some respect could only be beneficial to all concerned.

"Um. Shirogane? Could I have a shadow back?"