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Bildungsroman
Notes to the Virgin

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3x4, 1x2
R
humour, sap

Part of the Liturgy Arc

Victoria College's junior class is off on a religious retreat, where spiritual growth seems to be a foreign concept. (Author's note: sequel to Chiaroscuro)

The Calvinist

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3x4
PG
humour, sap

Part of the Liturgy Arc

Rebelling against schoolwork and deprived of Trowa's company, a bored Quatre indulges in his fantasies, landing him into trouble more and more with admin. (Author's note: sequel to Chiaroscuro)

Superman 3+4
G
angst

Part of the Liturgy Arc

Wufei reflects on his "superhero" status in Victoria College. "Superman" is written and performed by Five for Fighting. (Author's note: sequel to Chiaroscuro)

Fairy Tales
In Dulci Jubilo 3+4
G
mild angst, sap

A Christmas fairy tale with Quatre as a lonely glass ornament looking for kindred spirits. Inspired by the German carol of the same title, this is purely a whimsical piece.

A Winter Tale 3+4
G
angst, sap

Abandoned by their families, Quatre takes on the burden of surviving in the harsh city environment while Trowa languishes in his illness. There he meets someone with whom he strikes the only bargain he could offer.

Roman de la Rose 3+4
G
angst, sap

Blinded by her grief, the Muse of Tragedy sends out a spirit to absorb all that's dark in the world. The fic's title is taken from a medieval French poem, but the fic is not a fusion or adaptation.

The Magic Brocade 3+4
PG
mild angst, sap, some self-inflicted injury

A poor widow weaves a brocade tapestry, which promptly disappears and endangers her health. She sends her three sons out to retrieve it, placing them in a situation that tests their will and their hearts.

Gothic
Shadow of Sammael

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3+4
R
angst, horror*

Trowa comes home after a decade-long absence only to find a beloved childhood friend haunted by a curse that's slowly killing everyone around him.

*Some disturbing scenes involved (but not graphic)

The Tenant

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3x4
R
angst, horror. lemon in part 2

Awkward, geeky Quatre meets a mysterious new tenant of an old house and finds himself in the middle of odd happenings involving heirlooms, a reclusive writer, and love that transcends death.

Giselle 3+4
PG
angst, horror

Trowa reflects on his relationship with one of Quatre's sisters, who seems to find a special connection with the ghost of a dead child haunting an abandoned cottage.

Historical and Literary
Shalott 3+4
R
angst, horror, blood, vampirism, lime

Quatre fights against his nocturnal heritage as heir to a line of vampires. This fic is a gothic adaptation of Tennyson's "The Lady of Shalott."

The Knight and the Dragon 3+4
R
angst, sap, violence

Trowa tries to do right by his friends and offers himself as sacrifice to a murderous dragon. Based on the legend of St. George and the dragon.

Eve of St. Agnes 3+4
G
angst, sap

Quatre suffers mental and physical punishment in the hands of his family after his relationship with a poor farmer is revealed. This fic is inspired by John Keats's poem of the same title.

Reflective
Wild Horses Running 3x4
NC-17
mild angst, sap, lemon

Quatre reflects on his first time with Trowa, an enigmatic boy whom many deride as "the Devil's son." Original song's titled "Michelle's Song," music and lyrics by Bernie Taupin and Elton John.

Clouds 3+4
G
angst, sap

Trowa's family goes to the carnival, and Trowa finds himself struggling to cope with the confusion and the more frightening aspects of circus crowds and the fates. "Both Sides Now" music and lyrics by Joni Mitchell.

Song of the Ivy 3+4
PG
angst, sap

Sometimes the most obvious things are those that take us an eternity to see. Trowa struggles with a misplaced affection while comforted by the friendship of a little bird. (Author's notes: death and reincarnation)

Hardcore Poetry 3x4
G
angst

Quatre reflects on his perspectives about the inner-city as he goes out to pick up Trowa from a basketball game held for disadvantaged youths. "Hardcore Poetry" written and performed by Tavares.

Miscellany
The Nutcracker Prince

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1+4
R
mild angst, sap

A fusion of Hoffmann's classic fairy tale in which Quatre, on the throes of discovering the magic of adolescence, stumbles across a mysterious Nutcracker doll that offers him something to believe in.

Death in Venice

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13+4
PG
angst, death

Overworked and tired, Treize goes to Venice for a much-needed holiday, where an attraction for another young tourist turns into a surprising moment of self-discovery. Adapted from Thomas Mann's novella.

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