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.*

This place is familiar and yet new, an adventure met together.

It doesn't seem possible to be here with him, and yet, here they both are. *Fanpoem.*

And despite his very first attempt at proposing, they are here. *A late fill to HisaKiki Week 2022, Day Four, filling the last prompt from that day.*

Perhaps it is worse than a Prince loving a Court Herbalist. *Fanpoem.*

Meeting Zen's brother does not go all that well, but here with Zen, she's safe. *Fanpoem.*

They are still getting to know each other, and yet this feels like more than an early relationship. *Late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Bonus Day/Day Four, filling one of that day's prompts.*

Kiki isn't used to this feeling yet. *Late fill to Day Three of MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, filling one of that day's prompts.*

It feels like a poorly placed goodbye, even though it really isn't one. *Late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day Two, filling one of that day's prompts.*

Suddenly mere memorization is not the right word for all of this. *Late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day One, filling one of that day's prompts.*

She wishes for so much more. *Fanpoem.* *A late fill to MitsuKiki Weekend 2022, Day One, filling one of that day's prompts.*

I can't give you peace, and yet you love me still.

It is like they were meant to be and to heal side by side. *Fanpoem.*

She is the most beautiful woman Zen's ever seen.

Let me help you up, like you always do for me. *Fanpoem.*

Obi stays firm at her side, not because he's in his element here.

As the evening draws to a close, Shirayuki gets a visitor to her work desk, someone she is always happy to see. *Written for ZenYuki Week 2023, Day Seven.*

For a moment, they can blend perfectly into the crowds. *Written for ZenYuki Week 2023, Day Six.*

It is warm here. *Written for ZenYuki Week 2023, Day Five.*