AU in which Ichigo is a widower, a father and a firefighter, not necessarily in this order. And then he saves Kuchiki Byakuya's life and nothing is ever going to be the same again. For the both of them.

When I was 13 my dad sat me down for a talk about sex, puberty and the facts of life. He then mentioned homosexuality. He called it a terrible weakness. It was then I learnt to hide, to fade into the background, to keep secrets.

A prince of a fallen kingdom and a slave of a cruel captor, Cloud now finds his heart is under siege by the man who captured him, the king of Radiant Garden, Leon. LeonCloud, RikuSora, AxelRoxas. YAOI OOC and some non-con, general dark themes and THIS IS ABOUT AS HISTORICALLY ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE. LEAVE YOUR MODERN VIEWS AT THE DOOR WHEN YOU COME IN. THANK YOU.

AU. They promised to meet in the next life but they have to find each other first. AkuRoku. Complete.