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Snow Fall, Part 4

18+ MDNI | On Ao3

The other parts

The heatening. I'm not 100% satisfied with this piece and I might edit it in the next few days.

Thank you to @tryingandfailingtowrite and @gouraminnow for helping me, beta-ing, and sharing thoughts and concerns ideas.

“ I don’t like this feeling ,” you panted at Izou, your heat making sweat bead on your forehead. Izou’s lips pursed into a frown - he wished he could bear all the pain of your heat for you instead of just alleviating it. You bit your lips and wrapped your arms around yourself as you hugged your knees to your stomach, likely experiencing severe cramping.

“It will pass, I’ll help you through it,” he replied, reaching for your burning body. “ I’m going to remove your garments. ” You nodded, already undoing the strings to your outer layer. Some of the nurses on board the ship had given you summer clothes but you’d been wearing some of Izou’s old kimonos that he’d given you. It made his pride swell to see you wearing his clothes, even if they were now altered to fit your smaller body. You parted the kimono on your body, revealing your heaving chest underneath. You smelled like a late winter snowstorm as your scent bloomed with your increasing heat.

You scrunched your face in pain as a small whine left your body, your head turning to the side as if to not have him look at you. Your body was covered in glistening sweat and before Izou could stop himself, he ran his tongue up your bare sternum. You jolted like he’d electrocuted you, your thighs parting and flopping open as he finished removing your clothes. Slotting himself between them, Izou leaned over you, his long black hair falling like a curtain dividing the two of you from the rest of the world.

“You are sure about this? That you want me to tend to you?” Izou asked, even as your fingers curled around the hems of his kimono and tugged him closer.

“I’ve never wanted another. Please, Alpha, it h-hurts,” you squinted your eyes shut again and shoved your nose into the crook of his neck, taking in his own rapidly increasing scent. Izou smiled into your skin, his canines already elongating for an event that wouldn’t be taking place.

During heat, Omegas became easily confused and unusually agreeable. This sometimes led to manipulation and falling prey to a mating claim that they didn’t want. Izou couldn’t contain his happiness that you chose him to help you through such a vulnerable time, that you trusted him so deeply. He knew you didn’t truly have many options - no one but himself and Whitebeard spoke Wanese - but even so, you could have your pick from the hundreds of Alphas on board.

“You’re not alone, Omega. Let me take care of you,” he husked, already slipping his arms out from within his own robe. Your fingers spread over his chest and back, seeking as much physical touch as you could manage. Izou undid the ties to his own robes, allowing them to fall off his skin and onto the bed below. He was already painfully hard, his body responding to yours before you could confirm your consent. Even so, no matter what you said, he wasn’t going to claim you during the heat since the two of you hadn’t had a conversation about it while you were still coherent and in your right mind.

“ So beautiful, so sweet, ” Izou groaned as you wrapped your legs around his waist, pulling him as close to you as you could manage. Now that you were naked, he cupped your rib cage in his hands as he covered you with his body. Tears pooled on your lashes as you winced in pain; Izou didn’t want to wait any longer, he couldn’t bear to see you in pain.

“ I’m going to touch you, Omega. I need to check if you’re ready ,” he explained quietly as you began nibbling and licking his scent glands. The cramps you felt were releasing waves of slick from your body but he needed to ensure you’d be able to take his sizeable girth. He already felt your slick against his own thighs, but he wanted to double check to ease his own mind.

“I’m ready, please. Please Izou ,” you begged, your reddened cheeks now stained with a few errant tears. Izou let out a soft grunt as you started rolling your hips against his core, as he reached his hand between your legs. As anticipated, your thighs were drenched with slick as he danced his fingers through the thin fluid.

“Have you taken a knot before?” Izou asked, running his fingers up your thigh to your inner thigh. You shivered and tried to push yourself down further into Izou’s hand but he kept you in place, his protective side needing to hear your response. Pulling your head back from his neck, you opened your eyes a sliver, your pupils blown wide.

“No. I’ve had sex but not that,” you said, your head resuming its former position against his neck. Izou wanted to roar with the primitive feeling of first - that he’d be the first to knot you, that you’d had no other in that way but him, that you’d been kept safe from being hurt or injured during an Omega’s most vulnerable time. He had no doubt that if your shitty stepbrother had been an Alpha he would have tried it - just the thought made Izou’s blood burn with the desire to kill that louse. Maybe he’d take a detour from the main ship after your heat and finally get rid of that festering excuse for a beta…Izou’s attention snapped back to you as you sniffled in his arms, another splash of slick hitting his thighs.

“ Izou, I c-can’t, it h-hurts, please, ” you cried with a hiccup, tears now running down your face. Izou hushed your cries with a kiss as you writhed beneath him, needing your Alpha. There’d be a time for preparing you more, for dipping his head between your thighs, but you needed him immediately. Izou fisted his cock, pumping it a few times before positioning his weeping tip at your entrance. He entered you slowly, your panting breath a reverent hymn to his ears as he allowed you to adjust to his size. He gave a low hiss as your tight heat welcomed his thick cock, every inch a torturous delight. He kissed your neck as he slowly pushed himself to the hilt within you, stopping only at the massive knot at the base of his cock.

You bit your lip as he continued to nibble your neck, making his way down to your scent glands. Your gummy walls tightened around him as he began thrusting shallowly, trying to prepare you as best he could for the experience of your first knot. Even Omegas who’d been with many Alphas said the first knot of a heat was the most intense and needed the most preparation.

“ More, Alpha, more,” you begged, arching your back. Izou internally scolded himself for neglecting your lovely breasts. Izou put one of his forearms by your head, leaning his bodyweight down over you to capture one of your nipples in his mouth. Tugging harshly earned him a sharp intake of breath from you as you lurched forward in his arms bringing your breasts closer to his mouth. He repeated the action, rolling his tongue around the hardened bud. Izou switched to sucking, your shaking hands now raking through his hair, pulling harshly with every lap of his tongue.

Izou started fucking you in earnest, pushing himself as deep as he could within you before pulling himself nearly all of the way out. He wanted to rut into you, to fuck you into the matress like an animal, but you deserved more than that for your first time together. Your thighs quivered around him as you threw your head back, moaning loudly. Normally Izou wasn’t one for loud sex, wanting to keep his personal affairs private when he could. But now? He wanted the entire ship to know who was pleasing you, who kept you sated in your time of need.

Izou got onto his knees, grabbing your ankles and hoisting them onto his shoulders as he increased his pace, snapping his hips faster against your core. You closed your eyes as you mewled a small cry, likely to filter out some of the overwhelming sensations of your heat, but Izou couldn’t bear to be apart from you. He burned with the overwhelming base urge to drive his knot into you, to tie you to him and force you to keep his seed in your body.

“ Open your eyes, Omega,” he commanded you softly, hoping he didn’t have to order you harshly. He’d imagined your first time together a few times and given your more timid nature, he didn’t think you’d appreciate an overbearing Alpha. Your eyes blinked open as you focused in on his face. “It is selfish, but I wish to see you,” Izou said, leaning down to brush his lips over yours. You bit your lip as he watched his cock disappear into your body, your hips gyrating in a rhythm matching his own.

“I’m c-close, Alpha,” you whined, your fingers tightening on his biceps. Izou wasn’t surprised, Omegas in heat were known to come often and easily with little stimulation. He parted your lips and began rubbing your clit gingerly with the pad of his thumb. You tried to squirm away from the sensation but Izou kept you in place to accept the outlet that you needed, not necessarily only what you wanted.

“Come, little Omega,” Izou cooed at you. You dug your fingernails into his muscular arms, the sting barely registering as Izou watched your face contort with pleasure. “Come for me, I want to see your beautiful face as you come on my cock,” Izou husked. He felt you pulsing around him before your eyebrows pinched together and you let out a loud wail. You shut your eyes as your muscles constricted but he didn’t stop you this time, allowing you to ride your pleasure within your own mind. Izou was now pounding into you relentlessly, his narrow hips thrusting against you as his own pleasure was riding him on razor’s edge.

Your chest was still heaving with exertion when he pulled out of you completely. Your whine turned into a squeak as Izou flipped you onto your hands and knees in front of him and re-entered you in one fell swoop. One of his hands stayed on your hip while the other snaked back between your legs. Izou grabbed and kneaded your ass as it bounced against his thighs, stopping only to smack it lightly.

“It’s t-too soon, I - I don’t think-” Izou ignored your weak cries, he already felt your body preparing for another orgasm. Your fingers were curling in his sheets, your feet seeking purchase against the bed as he continued to rub your clit.

“Trust me, Omega. Let me guide you,” he said, his long hair brushing against your bare back. You turned to look at his face, your eyes shining bright. You gave him a small nod before putting your elbows on the bed, laying your head flat against the mattress. Your submissive pose triggered something in Izou, something he’d never felt before with any bedmate he’d had - the desire to knot you. Despite his assurances that you should trust him, he’d never actually given an Omega his knot before either. He’d never wanted to remain connected to an Omega more than just for a tumble in bed, their harsh scents irritating his nose.

Until now.

He rubbed your clit in small circles as you trembled beneath him, barely able to hold up your own bodyweight as Izou’s tempo increased. “ I’m going to knot you, don’t be afraid,” Izou managed to grit out as he pushed his knot past your swollen lips against your entrance. You tensed so Izou increased his attention to your clit as he continued to piston into your tight channel, his other hand leaving your hip to rest against the middle of your back.

You arched your hips and choked out a harsh groan as slick gushed from you, your second orgasm hitting you faster than the first. Seeing you undone beneath him had Izou growling and snarling as his felt his own orgasm creeping over him. Fire spread through his veins as he continued to pump into you, his vision blurring into white.

He threw his head back and roared as he pushed his knot into your cunt. Your breath hitched as your drenched pussy readily accepted him, your entire body growing taut. The pressure from your tight heat on his knot had him grunting his orgasm, his pace stalling as he came deep within you. You smelled heavenly, like the purest crisp night of winter and it was all Izou could do to keep himself from claiming you. Izou gritted his teeth and used his immense self control to prevent himself from biting down in the spot between your shoulder and neck.

As your orgasm receded, you were panting with your eyes shut, your chest heaving as Izou leaned down and kissed between your shoulderblades. The two of you would be joined together for at least half an hour or more, depending on how fast his knot receded.

“ You’re doing so well, taking my knot like the perfect Omega you are,” Izou purred at you. A faint blush spread across your cheekbones as you averted your gaze. “ Let me show you the pleasures of knotting an Alpha,” he breathed against your hot skin. Izou slowly began rocking his hips against you, using the knot inside you to put additional pressure on your gspot. You squirmed and whined, thrashing your head against the mattress. The sensation was intense for him as well, making him groan as you tightened against him.

“Do you want me to stop?” Izou asked, concern ringing in his voice. He wanted to give you the best possible experience and had heard of the delights of thrusting while knotted. However, if you wanted a break, he’d provide that to you instead.

“N-no, it feels good,” you whispered. Izou smiled and placed his hand between you and the mattress to press on your lower belly where his knot was inflated.

“ Does my little Omega like that? Do you like being knotted by my fat cock?” Izou whispered into your ear. The blush that had previously been on your cheeks now returned tenfold, spreading down your chest. You didn’t reply verbally but nodded your head. Izou continued rocking and pressing, finding the spot on your lower stomach that had your toes curling into the sheets. After a few moments, your voice shook as you came with a cry, your tight cunt further milking Izou’s cock within you.

Your limbs were shaking and threatening to collapse so Izou quickly pushed the two of you to your sides and laid you down on the bed, spooning together as you came down from your high. You threw your forearm over your face, but Izou gently removed it. He opened your loose fist and brought your hand to his face to kiss your palm. You looked back to him and cupped his cheek, pulling him forward for a slow kiss as Izou continued to grind into you. Your small whine was captured by his mouth as he wound his hand under your cheek and lifted your head towards his own. Your neck was exposed, which renewed Izou’s animalistic urge to claim you.

“Be careful, Omega. It is…challenging not to claim you,” Izou said, flashing you his teeth. You gave him an inscrutable look before shifting yourself to cover more of your neck once more. Izou reached down for the blanket, covering both of your bodies before wrapping an arm around your middle. You were joined together by his knot but even so Izou pulled your torso as close to him as you could be. The room fell silent for a few minutes as your breathing evened out. Izou spent that time running his fingertips up and down your skin, admiring the goosebumps left in his wake.

“Can we stay like this for a while longer?” you asked, as you bit your lip and clenched down on Izou’s knot once more. You were watching for his reaction, to see if you could affect him the way he affected you.

“Naughty little Omega ,” Izou hissed with a smile, moving your hair to kiss your temple. He’d have to find a book on Omega anatomy and physiology in the ship’s library and translate it for you. He should have anticipated that you wouldn’t know much about your designation and would need additional information. Wanese culture wasn’t particularly forthcoming about sexual matters and given the language barrier you’d been living with since you were a child he should have deduced you wouldn’t know common facts about heats with Alphas.

“We have to remain this way until my knot recedes. If I pull away from you now it will cause extreme pain and perhaps damage you,” he explained as you ran your fingers through his hair. You gave a satisfied hum as you wrapped his arms around your breasts, your nipples still puckered. There’d be plenty more time for pleasure over the coming hours, and you needed your rest for what was to come shortly.

Your POV

Your fingers felt like they were grasping a bolt of silk as the soft hair slipped through your fingers. Someone’s head was between your thighs, making you moan as their wicked tongue lapped at your core, your legs resting on his sinewy back. Your body was sore but it felt heavenly - like someone was tending to your needs instead of just taking what they wanted.

Looking down with hooded eyes, you smiled widely - you knew this scene very well. You tried to will it to your mind every night when you were falling asleep and sometimes you were successful.

“This is my most favorite dream,” you sighed, spreading your legs even wider. The man between them picked up his head and smirked back at you in the way he always did when the two of you were like this.

“And do you dream it often?” Commander Izou asked you, his hair falling in a curtain and pooling over the tops of your thighs. He was as charming and sensual as ever, his face somehow more real than it had ever been. You reached down to run your thumb over his cheek, pleasantly surprised to find his skin warm. Your dreams had never been this vivid before but it was a welcome change.

“I wish for you every night,” you said, laughing and rolling your head to the side. He paused in his ministrations, resting his chin on your lower belly like a pleased cat.

“And what do we do in these dreams?” he continued, kissing your inner thigh. You laughed in earnest now, squeezing your thighs around his head. His hands were still under your thighs and he squeezed your ass lightly in response.

“Sometimes we talk, sometimes we kiss, and sometimes we do this,” you said with a pat to his cheek. “Really though, the ones where we talk are just as good.”

“Oh? I should stop this then?” the Commander asked, removing his hand from under your thigh and dancing up the top of your leg.

“No, but you’ve never teased me before! You always just tell me what I want to hear!” you explained. He knew his part, that this was just wish fulfillment for your pitiful existence. Izou in your dreams was the only thing that made anything bearable.

“What do I tell you?” he asked, his face softening. You huffed, your irritation growing by the moment. You didn’t want to play a game of questions, not when your core was clenching around nothing.

“You’re there too! You know what we talk about! You tell me about your adventures on the seas, how you always wanted someone to love you, how you need me, how you’re so happy you found me, that I’m special to you. Then you tell me that you’ll claim me and I’ll never have to be sad or hurt or lonely ever again,” you finished, swallowing thickly. Izou frowned, the first time you ever remembered him doing so in one of your erotic dreams.

“Do you know where you are right now? Who I am?” Izou asked calmly, his eyes roving your face.

“You are Commander Izou of the Whitebeard Pirates. I am nobody important and where I always am when I’m asleep - in my bed in my shack,” you replied tersely. “This isn’t the way the dream is supposed to go. You’re supposed to keep pleasing me until I can’t help but come,” you whined. Izou’s frown relaxed back into the familiar soft grin.

“Is that so? Is that how you want it to end?” he asked languidly, his hands gripping the backs of your thighs once more. You settled down on the bed, something starting to build in you once more. It was slightly unpleasant but the soreness in your limbs told you it had been satisfied before.

“I always wake up before I come, that’s the most frustrating part,” you groused as Izou lifted your legs once more.

“Well, let’s have your dream ending the way you’d like, sweet Omega,” Izou said, licking his lips. Izou settled himself back down in between your legs, nibbling and licking towards your core once more. You moaned and arched your back as Izou swirled his tongue around your clit.

“Aaah~ j-just there,” you mewled, grabbing his hair once more. Izou’s large hands held your thighs apart as they threatened to close again, this time from pleasure. He ate you like a man starved, like the only thing he needed to continue living was your slick. Taking a break from circling his tongue on your clit, he licked a long stripe up from your sopping hole, making you squirm. You tried to wriggle out of his hold but he kept you pinned in place, his tongue resuming its former position against your clit and licking you mercilessly.

Thrashing, you scraped your nails on his scalp but Izou had you grinding your cunt against his face. You were so close to coming, but couldn’t quite reach it until he inserted two of his long fingers into you, the lewd squelching noise drowned out by your moans. The band inside you kept winding tighter and tighter as Izou pumped his fingers in and out of your pussy. He pressed on a spot deep within you as he gently grazed your clit with his teeth and the band finally snapped. You screamed his name as you came on his tongue, writhing and grinding yourself as hard as you could onto his beautiful face. He continued to lick you until you gently pushed his head away, needing a break from the stimulation.

You shivered as Izou kissed your clit gently one more time before disentangling himself from your lower half. Moving to lean over you, he dipped his head to kiss your lips deeply. You tasted your own desire on him, your tangy slick mixing with his heady scent as you kissed him back. You gazed up into the eyes of your dream lover and gave him a sad smile.

“Sometimes I wish I didn’t dream of you at all,” you said trying to memorize every detail of his face. This was the best dream you’d ever had featuring Izou, you didn’t want it to end. But morning always came and dream Izou always left.

“Why is that?” Izou said, his face now an impassive mask. You rolled to your side and tugged him down next to you. He allowed you to move him as you cuddled up to him. You placed your ear over his heart so you could hear the steady thrum as you recovered from the orgasm he’d just bestowed on you.

“It makes waking up without you even harder.”

Izou's POV

A few hours later you were sleeping in your preferred arrangement - lying on Izou’s chest. As he had expected there had been several more rounds of sex, all ending in you being knotted. This particular time his knot had already receded but you’d fallen asleep before he could attend to you further. Watching your chest rise and fall against his own, Izou felt himself relaxing in a way he’d never been before, like puzzle pieces clicking into place. Izou wished he could remain like this with you for eternity, but he needed to get you water and food before the next wave of heat hit you.

As your Alpha, he was responsible for tending to you for both your sexual needs as well as your base physical ones. He had to make sure you drank water and ate food as well as bathing you in between sessions. Izou personally hadn’t attended any Omegas in heat due to their overly pungent smells, but tending to Omegas in heat was something his brothers took very seriously. Thatch had practically castrated the last Alpha who let his Omega get a UTI from lack of bathing during their heat, and Marco had assigned a crew member to changing bedpans for a month for the same crime. Izou didn’t need to be warned though - even without their rules, Izou’s own personal dedication to hygiene would have him bathing you at least twice a day.

You’d be in heat for at least another day or two and he needed to ensure you remained healthy for the duration without intervention. The last person he wanted around you right now was another Alpha like Marco. He’d have you see Marco after your heat was entirely over just to ensure you were in top condition but the longer he could keep you to himself the better.

Izou gave you one last glance over to ensure you were still asleep before leaving for the kitchens - he didn’t want to miss a single moment when you were awake. Closing the door softly, his pace down the hall quickened at the thought of you waking and finding him missing, crying out for him in your confused state. Normally Izou was always completely dressed, in full makeup, and without a hair out of place. However, he was currently barefoot and padding down to the kitchens dressed only in the bottom half of his robes, his top half completely exposed.

Reaching the kitchens, Izou rummaged around gathering foods that would be easy for you to eat and digest during your heat. Many Omegas lost their appetites for the duration, their bodies putting all their energy into sexual functions. Still, he wanted to offer you some and encourage you to eat so that your recovery would be a little easier. Izou wanted to make the excursion as brief as possible and get back to you but unfortunately there were always others in the kitchens no matter the hour.

“How’s the little lady?” Thatch asked mildly, working on the stovetop as Izou located some dried fruit in a nearby cupboard. Thatch was cooking some kind of chicken dish and plating a few wings and breasts on top of some steaming rice while Ace waited off to the side.

“Ha, you look like shit,” Ace said, pointing his finger at Izou while he kicked his legs while sitting on the counter. “Undressed and no makeup too,” he teased, his eyes flicking over Izou’s seldomly exposed skin. Ace’s usual teasing was far too familiar for Izou’s liking and he hadn’t appreciated Thatch’s comment about you either. A rumble came unbidden from his chest, his eyes flashing as he turned to face his brother.

“Ace, don’t torment him,” Thatch reprimanded lightly, handing over the prepared plate of meat to Izou. Though his own hunger hadn’t been on his mind, Izou suddenly found himself ravenous as he set down the plate of food he’d been making for you. Izou leaned over the counter and ate with both hands with uncharacteristic haste in his desire to refuel his body as fast as possible.

“Whoa, is that what I look like when I eat? Wish Tasuke could see you now. Wonder how she’s doin’ if you look like this,” Ace continued with a laugh. Izou’s head snapped up like he’d heard an alarm bell ringing. His eyes narrowed in focus until all he saw was Ace’s smiling face. Izou felt his muscles tensing, his whole body burning now with the desire to shed his brother’s blood. Izou threw down the food in his hands and pushed his plate away, the sound echoing in the nearly empty kitchen. Izou took the few steps to Ace and grabbed him by the jaw, his long claws digging into the freckled skin of Ace’s neck.

“Don’t you dare speak of her,” Izou snarled, snapping his long canines in Ace’s face. Thatch’s eyebrows hiked in surprise as he pried Izou’s hand off of Ace and placed his larger body in between Ace and Izou.

“Alright, alright. He didn’t mean anything by it,” Thatch said, glancing between Izou and Ace. Izou closed his eyes and took a deep breath to try and recalibrate himself. He’d heard of Alphas getting overly aggressive during an Omega’s heat but he hadn’t thought it would be so instantaneous. His brief calming session didn’t work as a waft of Ace’s fiery scent hit his nose, reigniting his anger. Would you like the other Alpha’s scent? Or did you want someone younger, like Ace? An Alpha who was already making moves to take his place?

Izou snarled and snapped while lunging for Ace, his focus only now on Ace’s unsure and confused face. Thatch grabbed Izou by the shoulders and held him back, signaling for Ace to leave with a toss of his head. Ace took another unsure glance at Izou before nodding, practically running out of the kitchen.

“We don’t need all this. Ace is just being a shithead, he doesn’t know better yet. Calm down,” Thatch demanded roughly, bobbing his head to try to catch Izou’s eyes as he tracked Ace’s movements.

“Hey, I’m talking to you!” Thatch thundered, shaking Izou roughly. Izou snapped out of his trance as Thatch’s words finally registered. He looked at his brother, a Commander he’d been serving with for decades and felt the rage seep out of him, his anger deflating.

“You good?” Thatch asked, his massive hands squeezing Izou’s shoulders. Izou nodded and Thatch removed his hands.

“I am sorry, Thatch. I don’t know what came over me. I will apologize to Ace,” he said, consciously relaxing his shoulders from their aggressive stance.

“Nah, do that later. Ace’s comments were over the line and shouldn’t’ve mentioned her name. Don’t think this situation has come up for him before, I’ll have Marco give him the whole birds-and-bees talk. Raised by wolves, that one,” Thatch said with a sigh. He flicked his eyes over Izou, giving him a frown.

“Don’t let others see you get that aggressive, especially Pops. There’s a reason unclaimed Omegas aren’t allowed to remain onboard, no matter what their scents are like,” Thatch said, passing Izou back his plate of food. Izou nodded, thankful it was Thatch who’d caught him at his worst. Izou ate in silence, quickly clearing the plate. Izou barely tasted the food, his mind bouncing between his shameful actions and the thought of you alone in his chambers. Thatch piled some fresh fruit on the plate Izou had started for you and handed it back to him.

“Don’t worry too much about it. Me ‘n Ace aren’t going to snitch. Go back to your rooms, I’ll see you in a few days,” Thatch said, clapping Izou on his shoulder. Izou cringed away from Thatch’s harsh scent of mint and lemons but it didn’t trigger anger like Ace’s had.

“Thank you, Thatch,” Izou said with a low bow. Grabbing the plate, he hurried back to his quarters to remove Thatch’s faint lingering scent before you woke up.

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aversiteespabilas · 5 months ago

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HERE IT IS!! THE LONG-AWAITED RRCU MASTERPOST!!!

WHAT is the RRCU, exactly?

The Rise Rabbit Cinematic Universe is a series of derivative fanworks featuring original characters inspired by Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo comics and the spinoff show Samurai Rabbit, with lore and events set in the canonical world of Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was created by myself (@aversiteespabilas) and @rhinocio, together with my best friend Iggy (@r3xcorvus) contributing with their own characters and plot and acting as writing consultant for the rabbits. If you know Stan Sakai's characters, you may find some things familiar, but ultimately, these are completely original characters with original storylines. It started with Rhin and I playing with the concept of our distinct versions of Rise!Usagi being estranged family, and it's now become a rich world of stories and characters that we really feel is worth sharing. Enjoy the ride!

Is this a Rise AU (Alternative Universe)?

Technically, no. RRCU stories are written on the assumption that everything that happens on the ROTTMNT canon does happen exactly as is. We're not working with alternate dimensions either, as the Usagi family are yokai, just like any other in the Hidden City. This is rather a Rise spin-off, focusing on original characters, how the yokai world or Ikai works, and our take on Hidden Japan. It's not an alternate universe, the rabbits are just busy doing their own stuff. However, we do have different alternative timelines or AUs within the RRCU. I'll get to that.

Are they like, dragon riders?

They are, thank you for noticing! I take great pride in that idea 'cause it's allowed me to do a lot of cool stuff. In the RRCU, tokage are large winged lizards, and the characters can ride them! Yuki's best friend Spot is also a loyal flying mount who carries him to adventure.

What's with the amount of rabbits? Seriously, there are SO many.

Well, this is about the Usagi Family. Several generations of them, in fact. We have a wide array of characters we write about or draw artwork for, young and old, living and deceased. At its core, the RRCU is about family, overcoming generational trauma, dealing with your heritage, and reconnecting with those you love.

Okay, but who is dating Leonardo Ninjaturtle, exactly?

Sometimes a rabbit. Sometimes a different rabbit. Sometimes, not a rabbit. Bottom line: It's not about Leo, though he does cameo and romantically feature in some of the fics. When we started merging our concepts of Usagi, Rhin and I already had plenty of canonical work written that featured Leo getting romantically involved with our respective Usagis. As a result of that, we decided each of us would take care of a different timeline or AU based mostly on who Leo is dating. Most of the time, in my own work, Leonardo will be dating Yuki. In Rhin's work, Leonardo might be dating Yusuke (in Rise's apocalyptic future) or perhaps a loveable human named Juan. Or perhaps nobody in particular.

Why are there fics in spanish in the Yuki Usagi (ROTTMNT) ao3 tag? Why do Yuki-focused fics reference stuff that hasn't been published before?

That is because I am spanish, and because before my fic journey, Yuki's story was developed in private (spanish) roleplay. That is why in Yuki's fics, I am assuming Leo and him are already friends, but in Run O' The Mill Rabbit I did my best to retroactively explain the events that led to their friendship regardless.

He's the young heir to the Usagi Family, and that comes with a massive amount of pressure that he's always been able to take in stride, in spite of his hearing disability. With unwavering confidence, commitment to Bushido, and a penchant for silliness, Yuki is always ready to take on any challenge. As an Usagi, though, his greatest challenge may actually be admitting when he's having real trouble, and letting others help him instead.

He's the Usagi Family's long-lost son, Tetsuya's 20-years-younger brother, and Yuki's forgotten uncle. After struggling to meet his samurai family's very strict expectations throughout his childhood, he travelled to America in search of purpose, and accidentally got Mariko pregnant instead. Since then, he's been forced to cut ties with the Usagi and has become radio silent. Weighed down by his shame and used to constantly running away, his only anchors are his son Jotaro and his very dear friends Mariko and Kenichi; yet, he still refuses to truly face the people he loves.

He's Yuki's father and Yusuke's 20-years-older brother. As the Usagi Family Head, his duty has always been preserving the family's dwindling reputation, ensuring traditions and protocol are followed, and being in charge of absolute perfection. However, this mindset has historically not made his family... like him very much, as hard as that is to believe. After his wife's passing and both his little brother and son running off to America, his loneliness has led to regrettable events that are forcing him to accept that he might not be all that perfect himself, either.

She was Tetsuya's first wife and Yuki's mother, before her unfortunate death in the line of duty. She was the lightheartedness and sweetness to Tetsuya's inflexible demeanor, and Tetsuya was a safety line for her more impulsive and daring traits. She had affinity for a very powerful mystic sword that her son Yuki inherited.

She's a hare, and Tetsuya's second wife. A ninja and skilled assassin sent to kill the Usagi Family Head, who eventually decided none of that ninja stuff was worth it anyway. She is supremely chill about everything, in ways the Usagi are still getting used to.

He's Tetsuya and Toshiko's son, which makes him Yuki's baby brother, and a hare-rabbit hybrid yokai. We are sure he will not grow into a troublemaker or anything.

He's Yusuke's very american best friend (though he himself would prefer a different appellative), Mariko's husband, and the dad who stepped up. His love for his own pack is fierce to a fault, so his distaste for the Usagi and everything they stand for often feels more personal than warranted.

She's Kenichi's wife, Jota's mom, and formerly (though she herself would prefer it were currently) Yusuke's date. Also coming from a high-standing family that kept clipping her wings, Mari's gone with a totally different coping mechanism from Yusuke's, and has adopted the Fun, Cool Mom label for herself. She will not be made to choose who she's allowed to love, or how intensely. Not anymore.

He's Yusuke, Mariko, and Kenichi's wonderful son, and he was named Jotaro first, okay? Tetsuya just never even knew it. Although his parents have done their best to keep him away from their own complicated family issues, Jota has become a very emotionally intelligent and mature child regardless, and gets frustrated when they insist on babying him.

She's Keiko's older sister, and Yuki's beloved aunt. Multifaceted, a bit eccentric, and the family's first polyglot, she's constantly learning new skills, and will support and encourage openness of mind in the Usagi as well, though she's not interested in courtly life at all. She was the one to teach Yuki english, and they also learned japanese sign language together, which has led to the two of them having a very deep connection. He often asks and accepts help from her in a way he's never had with anyone, not even his own parents.

He's a young eagle yokai raised under Bishop's orders and yokai fear-mongering. He would eventually become Mikey's best friend, and, as he unlearns his misguided beliefs and opens up to others, he occasionally stumbles upon the Usagi, who are keen to adopt angry street rats like him.

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RRCU: Origins

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This is not an exhaustive list of RRCU fics! There are more works in the series that won't be featured here. This space is meant to showcase the fics I personally think are most relevant and essential to understand the rabbit characters, their lore and main storyline.

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After a mysterious alien invasion has destroyed New York City, Usagi Yuki's trip to meet his american friend Leo becomes a trip to help the denizens of New York instead.

Category: Gen

Setting: Post-ROTTMNT Movie canon

Status: Completed

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Chapters: 7

Characters featured: Yuki-centric. Also features Sakiko, Tetsuya, Keiko, and (briefly) Toshiko and Jojo.

Why read this one?: This is probably the best introduction to the RRCU if you're already a fan of Rise and want to see an interesting take on teen Usagi. It features a bunch of familiar secondary characters and settings from Rise.

Famed samurai Usagi Tetsuya's wife just passed, and he is left to live alone with a teenaged boy and the guilt of their estranged family. As the eldest daughter of her clan of assassins, Toshiko is expected to succeed her mother and earn her place as mistress of the clan. However, she must first complete one last mission: kill the head of the Usagi family.

Category: F/M

Setting: Hidden Tokyo, spanning from the time leading to the Shredder's awakening to some time after the ROTTMNT movie canon.

Status: Work In Progress

Rating: Mature

Chapters: 5/9

Characters featured: Tetsuya and Toshiko-centric. Also features Yuki, Keiko, Yusuke, Sakiko and baby Jojo.

Why read this one?: If you're interested in Tetsuya's side of the story, and/or would like to delve into a fully original Hidden City, and/or are into a POV-switching romance story between older characters with terrible secrets, this is the one for you.

Usagi Yusuke is the second son of Hidden Tokyo's Usagi Clan. He is a mediocre, masterless samurai-in-training. He is also, abruptly, a father. The last of those, according to his elder brother, is a shameful thing. The last of those, in Yusuke's opinion, makes the former unimportant. He will do what he must to provide for his son, even if that means moving half a world away and cutting ties with his family entirely. Of course, just because he has loved and let go does not mean his nephew has the same intention.

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Category: Multi

Setting: Post-ROTTMNT Movie canon, alternating with Hidden Tokyo flashback chapters.

Status: Work In Progress

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Chapters: 23/46

Characters featured: Yusuke-centric. Also heavily features every other rabbit character.

Why read this one?: If you're looking to understand why the Usagi Family is the way it is, the nature of all their issues and exactly how they get through them as a family, this is the one fic you should check out. It is also my most favorite one, personally.

It’s not like him. Not like either of them, rushing into a game without joking about it first. They’ve got an established back and forth, and they've been using it for years: Leonardo’s the Rebel Leader who teases like he means something, Usagi’s the Bodyguard who humours him, and nothing they say ever goes anywhere.

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Category: M/M

Setting: ROTTMNT Apocalypse timeline.

Status: Work In Progress

Rating: Explicit

Chapters: 12/21

Characters featured: Leo and Yusuke-centric. I will update this section if more RRCU characters are featured.

Why read this one?: Those of you looking for leosagi smut that's mature and has an Usagi with an interesting backstory should absolutely check this one out. This is also a peek into what Yusuke is like in the Krang-dominated apocalypse, where he never gets a chance to face his many issues.

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Tags by fic: ROTMRfic, H&Hfic, under the sword lifted high, NONUfic

Tags by character: usagi yuki, usagi yusuke, usagi tetsuya, usagi keiko, usagi toshiko, usagi jotaro, usagi jota, usagi jojo, yoshikawa kenichi, kobayashi mariko, payne

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