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Chaos amidst order, like fire burning water itself.

All in all, a dire situation, Osamu muses. He means not to wax poetic, but there is a certain beauty, too, in sheer madness.

His grip on the floating plank tightens, willing his weakened biceps to work with him, even as the rest of his submerged body shakes in earnest in the freezing river water below. The dark clouds overhead thicken as lightning strikes the distant altar; the Hydraean is not pleased with Ryuunosuke, and the result of that displeasure is the destruction of Altissia.

While First Secretary Ango had promised protection for the Oracle for the Rite of the Summoning, he did not extend the same to the fallen Prince and his deplorable retinue, who will actually face the Trial and receive the Astral's blessing for it. It was an unfair deal Ryuu accepted, regardless— nothing else mattered to him, so long as his betrothed is kept safe.

A laughable sentiment— Ryuu never considers Lady Kouyou as anything but an estranged older sister, yet he remains utterly devoted to her, nonetheless. Their shared grief over the loss of Kyouka during the Siege of Tenebrae had bonded them in a twisted but tragic understanding to do everything it takes to survive.

It was the only principle Ryuu swore to live by as they embarked on their journey to reclaim Lucis from the Empire— his last order to them, in fact, before everything began and went to hell.

An order, it seems, he won’t be able to see through to the end, as Imperial soldiers stare him down, like vicious hunters to helpless game, trapped without any form of escape.

Osamu considers his limited options at this point— the most logical one would be to swim away, let himself get swept by the unnaturally strong current down the major canals into the open bay. Ango had mentioned something about boats in the briefing; maybe he could commandeer one of them and make his way to the altar post-haste. The other, more impulsive one, is to muster the little strength left in his thin, untrained arms, and teach these glorified lapdogs a lesson in humility for daring to underestimate a half-dead Crownsguard with only raw intellect and an uncanny secretarial experience to show for it.

To be fair, though, he did take combat training with Kunikida seriously— or, at least, as much as what was expected of him at bare minimum. Those lectures on ‘ideals’ and ‘expectations’ didn’t rub off him as much as they both would have wanted, but who needed physical prowess when he had aptitude for harnessing the King's magic?

That sentiment now bites him hard in the back, with the King long-dead and the Prince, too, now feared dead. ‘Don’t blame me when you’re all alone out there, Dazai.’

A small voice in his head tells him to just let go of the plank and let himself sink— a lot easier for everyone, by far.

Osamu levels his would-be executioners with an unnaturally serene gaze. With more than half of the city destroyed by Divine Wrath and the remainder plunged in utter chaos, it wouldn’t be surprising if a member of the Lucian Prince’s entourage winds up dead or permanently incapacitated at this point. Atsushi would probably sense it— he did always have the strongest affinity with the Armiger, probably more than its actual owner, Ryuu himself. Kunikida, who’s always had his back since they were children, would just know — theirs was an unconventional partnership, enough to overturn propriety and station twice over, and then some.

And Ryuunosuke— His Royal Highness, whom he is tasked to protect and mentor— Osamu feels genuine regret at the prospect of leaving his young charge to face the rest of his life alone, all because of a fleeting moment of cowardice. He had been looking forward to teasing Ryuu at his wedding as one of the royal groomsmen, too, but that certainly isn’t happening now.

He closes his eyes and lets go, one finger at a time. Everything around him slows down— the rumble of explosives, the clap of thunder, the sound of gunfire, then—

— the shrill of a drawn blade, followed by two thuds and a loud splash, and Osamu feels himself being pulled to safety and roughly thrown onto the pavement. He barely has time to process the dead soldiers beside him before he feels a strong kick to his gut.

“I’ve always heard that the brat Prince’s shady advisor is an impossible man, but I never expected him to be this much of a mess,” intones a cocky, nasal voice from above him. Osamu looks up at his unwilling savior by instinct, and instantly resists the temptation to laugh. It seems that the rumors about the High Commander of the Imperial Army being a Napoleon are actually quite accurate, after all.

Osamu immediately rises to his full height, dispensing with any courteous gestures right off the bat; his head bows and knee bends to no one else but his own Liege. “I suppose this is the part where I express my deepest gratitude for saving this worthless life, Lord Chuuya Kashimura Nakahara, High Commander of the Imperial Army of Niflheim, First Prince of the Imperial Province of Tenebrae, younger brother to Lady Kouyou Tokutarou Ozaki, Venerable Oracle of the Six.” He cocks his head to a side, as if to ask if he had missed anything.

The recitation of his full title elicits the desired effect, and Lord Chuuya comes at him with full force, roughly grabbing Osamu by his dress collar and yanking him down to his level. “Do not speak Sister’s name with that plummy voice of yours, Lucian scum. It is your royal brat’s selfishness and naivete that brought her into this whole mess.”

A mess which, until now, he still has yet to forgive, Osamu does not say, looking directly into those clear eyes, blue as the sky, yet burns brightly like fire. For a moment, he thinks he is looking into Lady Kouyou’s eyes, deep red as the sunset, yet calms gently like water. It is the only differing trait between the two half-siblings, as they share everything else like copies of each other, from the bright salmon of their hair to the sharp angle of their jaw, down to the unwavering pride with which they carried themselves as heirs to the Royal House of Tenebrae, even as they were abruptly orphaned, deposed, and held captive as political prisoners, acting in the interests of the Empire against their will.

Lord Chuuya, it seems, still retains that fire of rebellion within him, just as Lady Kouyou still holds the quiet spark of revolution close to her heart. It makes Osamu relieved, in all honesty— ‘He still holds you in high regard, Your Majesty.’

“What are you grinning about, Advisor?” The Crusading Prince spits out at him, his voice dropping several octaves as the grip on his collar tightens in all earnest. Osamu widens the space between his lips a little further in response, before finally deigning to reply, “Nothing at all, Your Highness. I am merely amused at how the Imperial Raiment hardly suits your frame at all.” There is no lie in this, either; the stiff, white robes marking one to be from the Empire are made to appear large and imposing— neither of which befits Lord Chuuya’s lithe form at all. Still, he manages to make it work, somehow, and make the outfit his own, in more ways than one.

There is a short silence as Lord Chuuya considers his words, before Osamu feels the tight sensation around his throat loosen and he remembers to breathe once more. “Enough of this farce. We merely waste time here,” the Prince huffs indignantly before brusquely turning in the other direction. “You are coming with me, Lucian Advisor. We find my Sister and that royal brat of yours.”

Lord Chuuya does not give Osamu time to assent, instead trudging ahead along the ruined walkway, angrily kicking the stones along the path. Osamu could sense palpable anger from his hunched form, and the growing urgency and desperation from beneath it. He is reminded of Kunikida’s forcefulness for a moment, and it makes him want to hold on to his life just a little longer for now.

‘You must survive,’ Ryuunosuke had told each of them, coal eyes burning with grief and rage as they watched Insomnia be consumed from the far outside, with no way back in. ‘Promise me.’

“As you wish, Your Highness.” Osamu puts his hands in his pockets, slowly moving forward until he falls into step with Lord Chuuya. Time, too, flows normally once more— the rush of the river current, the crackle of boots on gravel, the howling of a far-away tempest, then—

— a slight pause, followed by a deal to start a partnership, as unconventional as the last. A temporary truce, too, for so long as they have loved ones they cherish and wish to keep safe. “If we’re doing this properly, Your Highness, you might want to know your companion’s name as early as now, just so we can coordinate our attacks properly later, should the need arise.” Osamu follows with a smirk, for added measure— surely, someone who serves in the military should recognize the benefit of the practical suggestion.

Lord Chuuya merely raises an eyebrow incredulously. “What the hell are you talking about? Of course I know your name, Osamu Dazai,” he says in a much more relaxed tone, the sudden use of informal language momentarily throwing Osamu for a loop. A snort leaves his lips before he could stop himself, which soon blows into low, controlled chuckles as he turns away, clutching his sides with one hand and covering his mouth with the other.

Annoyance creeps into the Prince’s voice once more as he questions the sudden fit. “What’s so funny, Dazai?” It takes Osamu a full minute to calm down as he wipes tears of laughter from his eyes. “Nothing at all, Your Highness— or, should I call you Nakahara instead?” he offers, as if to return the unexpected courtesy granted him.

There is hesitation in Lord Chuuya’s stilted movements as he raises a hand to the back of his head, absentmindedly threading the long, red mane there, still dripping wet from the rescue earlier. “... Call me ‘Chuuya’,” he asks instead, looking away, a slight flush on his cheeks. “Only the Niffs call me Nakahara. It makes me feel… quite uncomfortable.”

‘Do forgive him his rudeness,’ Lady Kouyou had apologized for him long before. ‘He is actually quite a gentle child.’

Osamu smiles at the memory, noting all of these things in Chuuya and more. ‘Indeed, he is. You must be proud of him, Princess Kouyou.’

It was the most beautiful smile he had ever seen, befitting only her alone: ‘I indeed am.’

“Very well, Chuuya, since you doth insist so much,” Osamu complies, raising his tone to that of the plummy impersonation the Napoleon Prince hates so much, “but blame me not if I end up calling you names you might dislike. Consider yourself warned.”

The well-placed taunt elicits the desired effect, and Osamu merrily skips on ahead, effortlessly dodging Chuuya’s attempts to stick his daggers into his back. It’s a much easier feat than drowning himself, by far, and surviving seems a lot more bearable now.

Hope amidst despair, like sunlight dispelling the darkness.

All in all, a fortunate circumstance, Osamu muses. He means not to wax poetic, but there is a certain beauty, too, in subdued contentment.

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Ignis/Ravus Port Mafia AU

That’s it. 

That’s the post.

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Phoenix Wright (Hikari)

Trucy Wright (Ariadne)

ARKNIGHTS

Specter (Freya)

APEX LEGENDS

Revenant (Cyan)*

BLEACH

Orihime Inoue (Linnea)

BLUE PERIOD

Yakumo Murai (Linnea)

BUNGO TO ALCHEMIST

Oda Sakunosuke (Freya)

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS

Chuuya Nakahara (Knox)

Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (Lin)

Yosano Akiko (Tom)

DANGANRONPA

TRIGGER HAPPY HAVOC

Mukuro Ikusaba (Charlie)

V3

Kaede Akamatsu (Tom)

DISHONORED

Corvo Attano (Eris)

DUEL MASTERS

Gap (Dani)

FINAL FANTASY

VII

Aerith Gainsborough (Ariadne)

Sephiroth (Alex)

XV

Prompto Argentum (Tom)

Ravus Nox Fleuret (Limbo)

FIRE EMBLEM

FATES

Azama (Doc)

THREE HOUSES

Byleth Eisner (Xel)

Dimitri Alexandre Blaiddyd (Benito)

Ferdinand von Aegir (Ike)

Khalid ‘Claude’ von Riegan (Peach)

Seteth (Sety)

GENSHIN IMPACT

Albedo (Billie)

Scaramouche (Riku)

GOKUTO JIHEN

Hirahara (Riku)

GRANBLUE FANTASY

Djeeta (Hanna)

Sandalphon (Cinnamon)

Vira (Grimm)

GUILD WARS 2

Eliot ( Sylvari Pact Commander ) (Limbo)

Trahearne (Ghost)*

Trevian (OC) (Sam)

HYPNOSIS MIC

Ichiro Yamada (Rei)

IDENTITY V

Luca Balsa (Knox)

INFINITY TRAIN

Simon Laurent (Lucian)

JUJUTSU KAISEN

Fushiguro Megumi (Hanna)

Geto Suguru (Mono)

LUPIN III

Daisuke Jigen (Limbo)

Goemon Ishikawa XIII (Sam)

MACROSS DELTA

Mikumo Guynemer (Rey)

MAMIYA — A SHARED ILLUSION OF THE WORLD’S END

Mamiya Yumehisa (Riku)

MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

Thor Odinson (Garth)

MICHIKO TO HATCHIN

Michiko Malandro (Teal)

MILGRAM

Es (Rei)

Fuuta Kajiyama (Cinnamon)

MONSTER HUNTER

RISE

Nenio ( OC ) (Ghost)

MY HERO ACADEMIA

Katsuki Bakugou (Eve)

NIER

AUTOMATA

Eve (Linnea)*

ONE PIECE

Charlotte Katakuri (Fishnchipsnvinegar)

Roronoa Zoro (Maki)

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Andrew Bennett (Sand)

Bellatrix (Monet)

Dawa (Linnea)

George Forge (Monet)

Isaac Reuben (Megamaw)*

Jake Robinson (Sand)

King Orion (Monet)

Li Mi Zi (Mizi) (Alyssa)

Oscar McCreery (Bad Ending) (Zero)

Philomena Roxbury (Monet)

Xaahir-Eol (Lyss)

PERSONA

3

Hamuko Arisato (Ariadne)

5

Cass Saito (OC) (Moonage)

POKEMON

Blue Oak (Riku)

PROJECT MOON WORKS

LIBRARY OF RUINA

Binah (Keizh)

WONDERLAB

Daisy (Rey)

RATCHET AND CLANK

RIFT APART

Rivet (Twin)

RWBY

Mercury Black (Maki)

Qrow Branwen (Hikari)

Yang Xiao Long (Eve)

SHE-RA AND THE PRINCESSES OF POWER

Scorpia (fishnchipsnvinegar)

STRANGER THINGS

Steve Harrington (Sam)

TALES OF SERIES

ARISE

Alphen (Sety)

VESPERIA

Raven (Doc)

Yuri Lowell (Eve)

BERSERIA

Eleanor Hume (Chris)

Magilou (Maki)

Rokorou Rangetsu (Eve)

THE WORLD ENDS WITH YOU

NEO

Shoka Sakurane (Meyneth)

TO YOUR ETERNITY

Fushi (Rei)

YAKUZA

Majima Goro (Phoenix)

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Hina Hikawa (Bang Dream, TOWNHOUSE 227)

Hirasaka Yomatsu (Future Diary, HOUSE 133)

Ganache Nighthawk (Magical Vacation, TOWNHOUSE 270) *DASH ONLY

Naofumi Iwatani (The Rising of the Shield Hero, TOWNHOUSE 214)

Naki (Tokyo Ghoul, APARTMENT 350)

.FLOW

Smile (APARTMENT 344)

.HACK

Azure Kite (TOWNHOUSE 274)

Haseo (Ryou Misaki) (HOUSE 117)

A3

Chikage Utsuki (TOWNHOUSE 252)

ADVENTURE TIME

Lemongrab (HOUSE 147)

AKATSUKI BLITZKAMPF

Akatsuki (HOUSE 156)

ALL ROUTES LEAD TO DOOM

Katarina Claes (CONDO 468)

AMERICAN MCGEE'S ALICE

Alice Liddell (APARTMENT 348)

ARCHIE

Jughead Jones (HOUSE 113)

ASSASSIN'S CREED

Evie Frye (CONDO 446)

AVATAR

Azula (HOUSE 158)

AZUR LANE

Atago (HOUSE 118)

BANG DREAM

Ako Udagawa (TOWNHOUSE 268)

Hina Hikawa (TOWNHOUSE 227) *BROKEN URL

Sayo Hikawa (APARTMENT 352)

Tsugumi Hazawa (TOWNHOUSE 245)

BLAZBLUE

Izanami (APARTMENT 363)

BLOODBORNE

Micolash (TOWNHOUSE 258)

BORDERLANDS

Loader Bot (CONDO 456)

BUNGOU STRAY DOGS

Chuuya Nakahara (HOUSE 161)

CHOBITS

Chii (Elda Hibiya) (TOWNHOUSE 257)

CRITICAL ROLE

Caleb Widogast (APARTMENT 351)

Jester (HOUSE 143)

Mollymauk Tealeaf (HOUSE 128)

Vax'ildan (HOUSE 141)

Vex'ahlia de Rolo (CONDO 475)

DANGANRONPA

Chiaki Nanami (HOUSE 175)

Chihiro Fujisaki (HOUSE 119)

Gundam Tanaka (CONDO 428)

Makoto Naegi (APARTMENT 354)

Monokuma (TOWNHOUSE 261)

Sonia Nevermind (CONDO 435)

DC COMICS

Helena Bertinelli (Huntress) (APARTMENT 302)

DENSETSU NO YUUSHA NO DENSETSU

Ferris Eris (CONDO 437)

DETROIT: BECOME HUMAN

Connor (HOUSE 109)

DEVIL SURVIVOR

Yamato Hotsuin (TOWNHOUSE 238)

DISHONORED

Emily Kaldwin (TOWNHOUSE 266)

DISNEY

Fawn (TOWNHOUSE 242)

DRAGALIA LOST

Ranzal (HOUSE 120)

Zethia (TOWNHOUSE 268)

THE DRAGON PRINCE

Claudia (CONDO 462)

Soren (APARTMENT 363)

DRAKENGARD

Gabriella (OUTSIDE) *DROPPED

ELSWORD

Ainchase Ishmael (Richter) (CONDO 458)

THE EVIL WITHIN

Ruben Victoriano (Ruvik) (HOUSE 149)

Sebastian Castellanos (TOWNHOUSE 227)

FATE

Berserker (Sakata Kintoki) (HOUSE 165)

Caster of Black (Avicebron) (APARTMENT 325)

Gilgamesh (Child) (HOUSE 155)

Irisviel von Einzbern (TOWNHOUSE 267)

Lancer (Karna) (TOWNHOUSE 202)

Ophelia Phamrsolone (APARTMENT 340)

Rider (Anne Bonny & Mary Read) (HOUSE 153)

Saber (Souji Okita) (APARTMENT 335)

FIRE EMBLEM

Lyn (CONDO 405)

Mark (APARTMENT 366)

Marx (TOWNHOUSE 264)

Minerva (HOUSE 112)

FINAL FANTASY

Emmanellain de Fortemps (CONDO 460)

Genesis Rhapsodos (TOWNHOUSE 221)

Paine (TOWNHOUSE 258)

Ravus (TOWNHOUSE 211)

Serah Farron (CONDO 438)

Vincent Valentine (APARTMENT 321)  

Yuna (CONDO 454)

FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S

Ballora (TOWNHOUSE 258)

Mike Schmidt (TOWNHOUSE 226)

FORTNITE

Cuddle Team Leader (CONDO 466)

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST

Riza Hawkeye (HOUSE 167)

Roy Mustang (CONDO 460)

FUTURE CARD BUDDYFIGHT

J Genesis (APARTMENT 315)

Kanata Ozora (CONDO 450)

Noboru Kodo (CONDO 468)

FUTURE DIARY

Hirasaka Yomatsu (HOUSE 133) *BROKEN URL

GAME OF THRONES

Daenerys Targaryen (CONDO 439)

GINTAMA

Sakata Gintoki (HOUSE 162)

GOD HAND

Gene (CONDO 443)

GRANBLUE FANTASY

Grimnir (HOUSE 148)

Naoise (CONDO 435)

Percival (TOWNHOUSE 270)

Seox (HOUSE 135)

GUILTY CROWN

Inori Yuzuriha (TOWNHOUSE 242)

GUILTY GEAR

Elphelt Valentine (APARTMENT 332)

GUNDAM 00

Lockon Stratos (Neil Dylandy) (TOWNHOUSE 231)

GURREN LAGANN

Kamina (HOUSE 129)

A HAT IN TIME

The Snatcher (HOUSE 160)

HELLO CHARLOTTE

Bennett (TOWNHOUSE 271)

HETALIA

United States (Alfred F. Jones) (HOUSE 120)

HOMESTUCK

Karkat Vantas (TOWNHOUSE 247)

Mallek Adalov (CONDO 417)

Meulin Leijon (CONDO 465)

Remele Namaaq (TOWNHOUSE 265)

THE HOUSE IN FATA MORGANA

Morgana (HOUSE 152)

HOUSEKI NO KUNI

Bortz (APARTMENT 314)

HYPNOSIS MIC

Doppo Kannonzaka (TOWNHOUSE 254)

Gentaro Yumeno (HOUSE 119)

Jiro Yamada (CONDO 425)

Saburo Yamada (HOUSE 169)

INFINITY BLADE

Raidriar the God King (CONDO 406)

INUYASHA

Sesshomaru (APARTMENT 313)

IT'S ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA

Charlie Kelly (CONDO 470)

JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE

Okuyasu Nijimura (CONDO 440)

JUST SHAPES AND BEATS

Treeangle (CONDO 403)

KAGEROU PROJECT

Ayaka Tateyama (HOUSE 151)

Kenjirou Tateyama (HOUSE 150)

Kuroha (HOUSE 146)

Marry Kozakura (CONDO 419)

Shintaro Kisaragi (APARTMENT 316)

KATEKYO HITMAN REBORN

Squalo Superbi (TOWNHOUSE 269)

KINGDOM HEARTS

Axel (Lea) (APARTMENT 342)

KLONOA

Klonoa (CONDO 472)

LEAGUE OF LEGENDS

Xayah (CONDO 415)

Zoe (CONDO 408)

LEGEND OF ZELDA

Link (Skyward Sword) (CONDO 456)

LITCHI HIKARI CLUB

Jaibo (APARTMENT 310)

MAGI LABYRINTH OF MAGIC

Sinbad (APARTMENT 346)

MAGICAL VACATION

Ganache Nighthawk (TOWNHOUSE 270) *DASH ONLY

MARVEL

Loki Laufeyson (Lady Loki) (Earth-616) (APARTMENT 308)

Peter Parker (Spider-Man) (TOWNHOUSE 235)

MEGAMAN

Rock Light (Mega Man) (CONDO 403)

METAL GEAR

Kazuhira Miller (APARTMENT 304)

Venom Snake (APARTMENT 373)

MONSTER HIGH

Jackson Jekyll and Holt Hyde (CONDO 457)

MY HERO ACADEMIA (BOKU NO HERO ACADEMIA)

Hawks (TOWNHOUSE 252)

High End (CONDO 446)

Jin Bubaigawara (Twice) (APARTMENT 365)

Mirio Togata (HOUSE 140)

MYSTIC MESSENGER

Rika (HOUSE 133)

NANATSU NO TAIZAI

Hendrickson (TOWNHOUSE 222)

NO GUNS LIFE

Marie Steinberg (HOUSE 128)

OF ORCS AND MEN

Styx (TOWNHOUSE 207) *DROPPED

ONE PIECE

Portgas D. Ace (APARTMENT 347)

ONMYOJI

Kagura (TOWNHOUSE 239)

ORI AND THE BLIND FOREST

Ori (TOWNHOUSE 212)

ORIGINAL CHARACTERS

Amrita Nehra (HOUSE 106)

Aria Wright (HOUSE 146)

Ashar Tamerlain (HOUSE 150)

Cali Fennick (CONDO 441)  

Elvir Rohin (CONDO 445)

Eris Kihara (APARTMENT 359)

Hawthorne Althaea Rolodhen (HOUSE 168)

Kern (TOWNHOUSE 272)

Mizi Unipao (APARTMENT 357)

Savon (APARTMENT 326)

Schuyler Nuallain (CONDO 443)

Yuko Akeldama (CONDO 449)

OVERWATCH

Jack Morrison (Soldier 76) (APARTMENT 347)

PANDORA HEARTS

Alice Baskerville (HOUSE 174)

PERSONA

Fuuka Yamagishi (APARTMENT 369)

Makoto Niijima (APARTMENT 355)

Tae Takemi (CONDO 426)

PRECURE

Itsuki Myoudouin (Cure Sunshine) (TOWNHOUSE 244)

THE RISING OF THE SHIELD HERO

Naofumi Iwatani (TOWNHOUSE 214) *BROKEN URL

RWBY

Sienna Khan (APARTMENT 375)

SCARY GODMOTHER

Hannah Marie (CONDO 454)

SCOTT PILGRIM

Wallace Wells (CONDO 465)

SCP FOUNDATION

Doktor Spankoflex/SCP-2337 (TOWNHOUSE 221)

STAR OCEAN

Leon D.S. Gehste (APARTMENT 318)

Precis F. Neumann (APARTMENT 323)

STAR WARS

Poe Dameron (CONDO 450)

STEVEN UNIVERSE

Lapis Lazuli (CONDO 467)

SUPER MARIO

Bowser (OUTSIDE)

Rosalina (CONDO 447)

TALES OF

Ion (TOWNHOUSE 254)

TOKYO GHOUL

Naki (APARTMENT 350) *BROKEN URL

TOKYO MEW MEW

Ichigo Momomiya (Mew Ichigo) (CONDO 431)

Retasu Midorikawa (Mew Lettuce) (TOWNHOUSE 259)

TOUHOU

Utsuho Reiuji (CONDO 409)

TOUKEN RANBU

Izuminokami Kanesada (APARTMENT 317)

UMINEKO NO NAKU KORO NI

Ange Ushiromiya (TOWNHOUSE 269)

Kyrie Ushiromiya (HOUSE 145)

Lambdadelta (APARTMENT 375)

Sayo Yasuda (TOWNHOUSE 267)

UTA NO PRINCE SAMA

Masato Hijirikawa (HOUSE 135)

WOLF CHILDREN AME AND YUKI

Yuki (TOWNHOUSE 248)

YU-GI-OH

Michael Arclight (III) (CONDO 448)

YUME NIKKI

Madotsuki (CONDO 452)

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omertà

They've been given a fifteen-minute break.

Ignis observes the others around him, who are either starting to get up or quietly conversing with their seatmates. Aranea is checking her phone while muttering something incoherent about the boss. Verstael is pacing around the end of the table, agitated, as always. Cor is also in deep thought, likely planning the logistics of their next mission.

He goes to the restroom to freshen up - maybe get a can of coffee while he's at it. Nothing like good old Ebony to keep himself charged.

Ravus is waiting for him beside the vending machine. Ignis ignores his glare, fishing out coins from his pocket.

"You haven't answered my question yet."

This again. A year has already passed since then, but the man sure is persistent.

"I already told you all there is to know." Ignis calmly drops in the last quarter into the coin slot. "The rest, you have to figure out for yourself." He shoots Ravus an annoyed glance before retrieving his canned coffee from the dispenser. Even he has his limits.

Ravus groans as he slams a fist at the machine. He wouldn't dare raise a hand against Ignis himself; they would both have to answer to the boss when he finds out two of his Port Mafia executives suddenly engaged in fistcuffs during a meeting break. Not like Izunia really cares, however - these kinds of things usually amuse him.

"I'm running out of time, Scientia!" Ravus snarls. "You know very well how her Ability works!"

When the Mafia first found the Nox Fleuret siblings, Lunafreya had already been steeped in miasma - a result of too much "healing," they said. Only women of their family were blessed with the gift to take away the Starscourge, but it was nothing but a glorified curse. Now, only the restraining wards keep her human enough to function.

The doctor had given her about fifteen months to live. She has only three left.

Ravus, on the other hand, had been given an offer he couldn't refuse. He still has yet to uphold his end of the bargain, however.

"I'm well aware of that," Ignis concedes, managing a cursory glance at Ravus' reddened face down to his trembling hands. For a while, he feels a twinge of sympathy towards the man. Any threat of losing family tends to do that.

As for Ravus himself, well - he simply is torn. Unlucky, rather, for lack of a better word.

It isn't as though Ignis could say he's better off, either.

"Then you have to tell me!" Ravus insists, desperation creeping into his voice. "You're always beside that bastard; you have to know something!"

Ignis' grip on the canned coffee tightens on instinct. He hates it whenever anyone uses that card against him. It isn't like he wants to be second-in-command of the Port Mafia to begin with, amidst the gossip and resentment of the other members. All he did was accidentally witness the previous boss' murder, after all.

Izunia is far from the slavedriver Aldercapt was, but to say he's no less ruthless is an understatement. Killing off his predecessor only cemented that.

If anything, no one deserves to be embroiled in Insomnia's violent underground politics. Especially not Lunafreya.

"Find her," Noctis had once made him promise. "Keep her safe."

Ignis takes a deep breath. The fifteen minutes are almost up. He'd have to think up something on the fly later, not unlike what he is wont to do in less-than-ideal situations.

"Meet me after the meeting," he says through clenched teeth as he starts walking back. "The usual place."

Ravus' eyes widen for an instant before they narrow in caution. He keeps his lips in a thin line as he follows Ignis. "You better not be late."

"You know very well I keep my promises." Ignis smirks, not looking back.

He doesn't look back, either, when he is pursued by the Mafia after his sudden departure. Such is life, he supposes.

It’s not like he's meant to live it to the fullest, anyway.