This is as familiar as can be, but so very beautiful too.

Shirayuki knows so much better about this, and yet her heart seems unaware. *Selkie AU.*

Not all the time does a knight have access to a stove. *Written for Cooking With Zen 2023, Week One.*

Cooking can be a bond that unites, and a warmth between friends. *Written for Cooking With Zen 2023.*

A collection, added to irregularly, of one-shots for Obi and Ilena from "The Missing Princess" series. I want a place to put muse thoughts and ideas that don't fit in the story line that are still fun or heart pulling reads. If you are enjoying my novels about Obi, you might like to come visit here occasionally.

Zen asks for a little help in the kitchen to make a delicious meal for a picnic date with Shirayuki. *Written for Cooking With Zen 2023, Week One.*

Shirayuki knows change well; it always disrupts her life and leaves her grappling with a new life. Yet, sometimes it's not so bad. *Cat AU.* *Appreciation Giftfic for onedivinemisfit on Tumblr, an absolutely incredible fanartist.*

Zen's friends take it upon themselves to teach him how to cook, challenges, difficulties, and all. *Written for Cooking With Zen Event 2023*

Mitsuhide looks beautiful under the light of the fireworks.

Somehow this first meeting goes well. *Selkie AU.*

Somehow it seems that before parting ways, gifts are in order. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day Four/Bonus Day, filling the last prompt from that day.*

Kiki and Mitsuhide enjoy a celebration close to the show. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Bonus Day/Day Four, filling one of that day's prompts.*

Kiki refuses to take this for granted. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day One, filling the last of that day's prompts.*

Kiki is left searching for clarity after rejection. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day Two, filling the last prompt from that day.*

You know I never could hold it? *Fanpoem.*

It is time for Kiki to move on. *Fanpoem.*

Do you remember how we met? *Fanpoem.*

She is just happy that he's by her side and in her life. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Bonus Day/Day Four, filling one of that day's prompts.*

First, they are strangers meeting and then all the spaces get filled in, leaving them somewhere where they had never been before.

To love a Selkie is a risk, but I've never taken the safe route anyway. *Fanpoem.*

She can already see heartache falling from his lips, before she can savor the moment before. *Fanpoem.*

Shirayuki knows better even as she feels her own heart react with just the simplest of nudges.

There is a natural warmth here, borne from the bond between them. *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day Three, filling the last prompt from that day.*

Hisame carries regret with him. *Fanpoem.*

You are worth every drop of my love for you. *Fanpoem.*