The Cinnamon Chronicles

Title: Parental Approval. (Garrett Oswell)
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: Pao-Lin/Hubert.
Words: 2944.
Summary: Miraculously, these two have stuck things through long enough to actually get married in Luceti. But just as they're settling into domestic bliss, parents from both sides of the marriage come crashing in.
Rating: G for Garrett.
Notes: I’m pretty sure I’m the only person in the world who’s ever RPed Garrett Oswell. You can essentially blame that on this fic.

(Jeez, I’ve let this sit for so long that its world is officially jossed thanks to luceti endgame.)

( Pao-Lin answers the doorbell when it rings in the middle of dinner, but it’s Hubert that their mysterious visitor demands to see. )

Title: Secret Files.
Fandom: That Thing With Wangs Wings.
Pairing: :3c / B|
Words: 1333.
Summary: She just can’t resist.
Rating: F for Fuzzy. Or Fluff. ...Fluzzy?
Notes: Initially intended to be pure fluff, this fic took a bit of a dark turn once certain developments happened in Luceti. Yikes.

( She only intends to brush away a leaf that’s fluttered onto his head as they sit beneath the cherry blossom tree one brisk autumn day. )

Title: Experiment Log #3 - Normalcy.
Fandom: That thing with the wings.
Pairing: Babygurl/blue-haired brother.
Words: 2636.
Summary: Let the record show...that Hubert actually acted like a normal person in love for once.
Rating: M for Mood Whiplash. Oh boy, the mood whiplash.
Notes: Also known as the Stepford Hubert Shift!

( In the middle of browsing the bakery’s offerings through its window display, Pao-Lin suddenly finds herself enfolded in an enthusiastic hug from behind. )

Title: Experiment Log #2 - Animal Ears.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: Tiny god/linefaced lieutenant.
Words: 1727.
Summary: Let the record show...that Pao-Lin once grew mouse ears and a tail.
Rating: M for Mouse!
Notes: Luceti recently introduced “barrier incompatibilities” as another option for players to explain character absences if they need to hiatus. Technically, such incompatibilities are limited to what’s listed in that link, but for the sake of this fic I took some liberties, since it would be easier than trying to retrofit this Shift into an experiment.

...no, but seriously, will you look at how fucking precious Mouse-Lin is? Hubert never stood a chance.

( By Luceti standards, Pao-Lin spontaneously sprouting delicate white mouse ears and an equally delicate mouse tail one day was pretty much par for the course when it came to Shift effects (in this case, barrier incompatibilities). )

Title: Facial Hair.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: Pao-Lin/Hubert.
Words: 738.
Summary: The unfortunate implications of Hubert ever growing a beard.
Rating: B for Beard. Or Blue.
Notes: I miss writing for these two, but I can’t currently brain any of my more involved ideas (of which there are many, alas). So have a short and swiftly-written crackfic. It’s better than nothing. :|

(Seriously, though, look at that fucking wordcount. Under a thousand words, man.)

( It’s an innocent enough inquiry that’s likely occurred to every person who’s witnessed the phenomenon in question. )

Title: Dragon & Gunblade, The OVA.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: :|
Words: 1763.
Summary: I don't think we're in Luceti anymore...
Rating: E for Escapeverse!
Notes: Hooray for more another 1fandom theme! This one is referred to as "The OVA" because it's an AU of the already AU Lucetiverse, and so — like many OVAs — it retains the basic premise of the series but goes in a different direction with it. :Db The two still get together, but instead of settling down in Luceti and getting married, some sort of cross-dimensional Shift drops them in Sternbild. With no idea of how to get back to Luceti, or even if they can, the two begin to re-adapt to big city living. Hilarity ensues, etc. and so forth.

This themeset marks the first time I've included an alternate version of one of the sentences, because it was too funny to pass up but I wasn't sure if I wanted it to be "canon", per se.

( It's frustrating having to rebuild his life yet again, but Hubert knows from past experience that he'll regain some sense of normalcy if he just soldiers on, one step at a time. )

Title: Abandonment Complex.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: I wouldn't bet money on this, but I believe this may be Pao-Lin/Hubert. Just a wild guess, of course. :|;;
Words: 4085.
Summary: With Pao-Lin away on a long mission, Hubert has no choice but to acquaint himself further with the other member of their household.
Rating: W for Why Do I Keep Coming Up With This Shit?
Notes: So there was supposed to be another fic I meant to post soon that would have "properly" introduced the (rather ridiculous) concept of Pao-Lin and Hubert being married, along with referencing Pao-Lin's pet dragon Stormy. But then I got stuck on it and wandered over to do the 1fandom themeset (which introduced both the marriage and Stormy, more or less), and then I got hit with this idea as I was preparing to fall asleep one night (appropriately enough), and then...sigh. Lucetiverse has become this fucking fanfic leviathan. The Lucetiverse Leviathan. Yes.

I confess that isn't one of my more refined works, but I was more concerned with getting the idea out of the way. Apparently I am chronically incapable of writing anything less than three thousand words unless it's a freak of nature or some sort of 1sentence themeset. Sob.

( Hubert's not prepared for the loneliness that hits him like a blast of winter air the first night that Pao-Lin is away on a month-long mission. )

Title: Bar Talk.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: Pao-Lin/Hubert, though it's quasi-incidental in this particular story.
Words: 6885.
Summary: One night alone at the bar, Pao-Lin is approached by an attractive older man who wants to get to know her better...
Rating: I for It's-Not-What-It-Sounds-Like.
Notes: WHATEVER, OKAY. I JUST GIVE NO FUCKS ANYMORE. :| Also, Malik. QED. I might've fudged a couple of canon details with him because I was too lazy to canon-review. HOPEFULLY IT SHOULD STILL READ OKAY. Aside from the fact that holy shit this turned out way talkier than I thought it would. Whoops. Better get some snacks from the concession stand, folks, because this is a bit of a doozy for the kind of fic that it is.

( If there was one thing that Malik liked about Luceti, it was that the alcohol was free, plentiful, and (usually) good. )

Title: Simple Things.
Fandom: Luceti.
Pairing: Pao-Lin/Hubert.
Words: 1569.
Summary: Hubert attempts to educate Pao-Lin on the proper protocol for public displays of affection. Namely, that there shouldn't be any.
Rating: H for Hubert-why-are-you-such-a-prude Hugs
Notes: Dashed this off in about a night purely for the lulz. And for the fluff. But mostly the lulz. Takes place at least a year after The Five Stages of Falling in Love, because reasons.

( 'Pao-Lin, we need to talk.' )