I came awake with a gasp, flailing and smacking my hand against the tempered glass of the bus window. "Fucking—shit!" I swore around my pounding heart. I was sweating. The back of my neck and my T-shirt collar felt damp and clammy.
"Yo, li'l dude," Solo whispered, offering an apologetic smile in response to the irritated glares my swearing had drawn from the other passengers. Jesus fried a chicken, you'd think none of them had ever heard an American curse a blue streak in a Hollywood action movie.
It's all true, I wanted to say, we crass Americans spit out swear words in between mouthfuls of our breakfast cornflakes! It's what we do.
Unfortunately, freaking out in the middle of a REM cycle was my schtick.
I lowered my head, curling forward until I hit the dorky polyester upholstery of the seat in front of me. "Are we there yet?" I sighed.
Author: The_Manwell (2x3) (1xSylvia, 5xSolo) 271k across four fics.
Duo And The Fey: Something terrifying happened in the shadow of a Scottish castle where Duo and his older brother, Solo, spent a summer with their estranged grandfather twelve years ago. Something Duo can neither remember nor forget. Something that has been waiting for his return.
Legends of The Fey: Being married is hard enough without the legend of a mythical knife that has the power to destroy souls adding to the mix.
Legacy Of The Silencer: Hunted by powerful fey, Duo and Trowa must take their place in the Resistance. Whether they're ready or not.
The Silencer And The Sicarian: It was just one vow. A simple but necessary promise to respect life -- both human and fey -- but can Duo hold to it when his resolve is put to the ultimate test?
My notes: Modern fantasy AU with faeries and a prophecy. I avoided this for a long time because, mm, fantasy and faeries and Gundam Wing? But it was surprisingly engaging, and the plot was very clever. Folks who love Quatre may not like this so much, though.