For her entire life, Amamiya Rei had to fight for everything, even to be called by her real name. The first time she picked a fight she couldn't win, she found everything spiraling out of control. A year in exile away from everything she knew. But forces beyond her control were set to play an age-old game, and before the end not just Rei, but the entire world would know ruin.

Instead of sending her away to Boarding School, Isshin keeps Ryuko with him so she can continue his work. She quickly becomes an expert, and from there, everything changes.

The problem with all her previous bodyguards is that they're incompetent and Ryuko isn't expecting this one to be any different. Except he is.

If clothes are at the center of the world, then what does it mean for those who reject them? The Beach has no need for trivialities and fancies; and neither does the Woman with the Scissor Blade. [AU]

More than once, Quelana wondered whether Nemeta was a trick played upon her by the Flames of Chaos, a beguiling, infuriating illusion that would lure her to oblivion. Femslash.