"You must be perfect to get everyone to at least respect you. Anything less than that, then you're worthless. Remember that." These are the words Tsubaki Miyazaki live by for as long as he remembered. Until recently... Mordern AU/High School AU. Also on AO3 with the same username.

It's one thing to steal a heart and another thing entirely what you do with it afterward. / Her eyes flashed and the Hunter felt his heart rattling off of his ribcage like a jumpship breaking orbit. With narrow eyes, she leaned forward to whisper, "I'll let you buy me a drink. If you can beat me in the Crucible." / It's about Thorn. / Complete unless you convince me otherwise.

Slightly AU, rated M for adult themes/content::: In a time where most Guardians are volunteers that train for years to fight the champions of the Darkness, being a resurrected Guardian isn't much fun. A lot of baggage comes along with living after death, and sometimes it takes a lot of help just to survive the dark and terrifying nights.

"Ianos is old. Very old. And with age comes with experience... and scars. He has seen many things, things that you two could never imagine. And don't you dare say that other Guardians of the same age 'recovered' from their experiences. They never do, at least, not completely. Every Veteran Guardian is tormented by an event in their past. Always."

The vanguard assign her a partner. Mostly because he might be a traitor. She just thinks he's a dumb warlock with a few issues. She doesn't plan to aim too high, so she's just going to work on not hitting him.

No words can mollify your time in the Garden. Not when your whole world is a graveyard.

His title was Warlock, and he wore it with pride. A master of science and the arcane. And he will not let these beasts that call themselves 'nobles' sully his title...