Story: Of Ivory Lies and Blackened Hearts

Pairing(s): Izuna|Itoko

Word Count: 100

Rating: T

Author's Comment: I had to write something for these two in case I didn't get a chance to later. Enjoy.

If you want to see any couple or character in certain situations from this story, let me know. I'm taking suggestions! If I feel inspired by a suggestion or feel that I can make it work, I'll write them!

Originally posted on November 27, 2017 for 30 Days of Short Fiction. For more information on 30DoSF, please refer to the pinned entry on at my wordpress, linked available in my profile, or read the vague explanation under the announcements header on my profile page.


In the morning light

Izuna enjoys watching Itoko mend clothes. She loops the thread through the fabric, her back slightly hunched forward, and a tiny wrinkle between her pale eyebrows. She wears her hair tied at the base of her neck, but since she's cut it shorter than she was accustomed to strands slide from the navy-blue ribbon and brush across her cheeks.

He notices the instance she realizes she's being watched. Her progress slows and her face reddens. She glimpses at him, lips pressed into a line, and returns her attention to her needlework.

And she's given him peace he's never known before.