Vain
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since: 07-10-01, id: 91738, Profile Updated: 09-03-12
country: USA
Author has written 36 stories for Digimon, X-Men, Yami no Matsuei, Final Fantasy VIII, Harry Potter, Kyo kara Maoh!/今日からマ王!, and Supernatural.
"I write because I am alone and move through the world alone.
No one will know what will pass through me, and even more amazing, I don't know. . . .
[I] write because I am crazy, schizophrenic, and I know it and accept it
and I have to do something with it other than go to the looney bin.
I write because there are stories that people have forgotten to tell,
because I am a woman trying to stand up for my life. . . .
I write out of total incomprehension that even love isn't enough and that finally
writing might be all I have and that even that isn't enough.
"
- Natalie Goldberg; Writing Down the Bones

The Author

I mainly write slash and yaoi. I mainly read slash and yaoi. If this offends you, please leave.
Please note that some of my stories have MA content; due to FF.net regulations, those stories and the uncensored versions of the all my completed fics can be found at Archive of Our Own.

For a complete listing of ALL of my 'Net-published fics in their uncensored versions, please go to Vain's Complete Fanfiction Index at my LJ.

Multi-Part Series

(SPN) Strange Angels: 4/4 currently complete
(HP) The J. Alfred Prufrock Arc: Verses 1-8, Verse 9, Verses 10-18 (in progress)
(HP) The Broken Glass Magic Set: Part I & Part II
(HP) The Broken Lullabies Arc: Line F, Line A, Line C, Line E (hiatus)
(Digimon 02) The Katarikuchi Collection: One, Exhibit 1, & Exhibit 2
(Digimon 02) The Revelations Arc: Book 1 & Book 2 (discontinued)

Other Locations
- Archive of Our Own -

Check for fic postings, updates, & notices at my Journal:
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1. Strange Angels » reviews
And they all fall down.' While Sam & Dean struggle to find their places in the world and with each other, Castiel & Ruby's reach exceeds their grasp. The results could save-or damn-everyone. Sam/Ruby, Sam/Dean, Castiel/Dean
Supernatural - Rated: M - English - Angst/Horror - Chapters: 4 - Words: 31,068 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 2-3-09 - Published: 12-20-08 - Dean W. & Sam W.
2. To Stay the Shadow » reviews
SS/HP slash. Once upon a time Severus Snape fell in love. And then everything went wrong. Written for the 2008 Snarry Games - Team Phoenix
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 28,697 - Reviews: 26 - Published: 7-5-08 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
3. Morior Animus reviews
"That was his gift, you know? Happy endings... " He wanted to believe that. He really did. But he knew better. [Written for the 2007 Snarry Games, Team Wartime]
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16,537 - Reviews: 43 - Published: 7-12-07 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
4. The White Door reviews
Chains are not the only way to imprison a person, but what escape is there when you yourself are the warden? – Written for the 2006 Snarry Games, Team Angst
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,714 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 5-29-06 - Harry P. & Severus S. - Complete
5. Moving Forward reviews
Conrad learns the hard way that some dreams have to die before you can really start to live. ConYuu, mentioned WolfYuu, & YozRad.
Kyo kara Maoh!/今日からマ王! - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,815 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 6-21-05 - Conrad W. & Yozak G. - Complete
6. Thresh » reviews
SSHP slash disturbing content. Voldemort can give Severus the one thing Dumbledore will not: an opportunity. What's a Slytherin to do? Chapters 7:20 postedplease heed the warnings.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 7 - Words: 33,326 - Reviews: 79 - Updated: 6-9-05 - Published: 3-20-05 - Severus S. & Harry P.
7. Through the Cracks reviews
One-sided ConYuu; Takes place during ep. 37 – At a moment when he feels his entire world is falling apart, Conrad looks through the cracks and doesn't like what he sees.
Kyo kara Maoh!/今日からマ王! - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,736 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 5-13-05 - Conrad W. & Yuri S. - Complete
8. Where I Belong reviews
Post episode 40, pre episode 41 – One-sided? ConYuu: On the way back from Francshire, Conrad mourns the past and worries over the future, but finds solace in being back where he belongs.
Kyo kara Maoh!/今日からマ王! - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,098 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 5-4-05 - Conrad W. & Yuri S. - Complete
9. The J Alfred Prufrock Arc: Part II reviews
Repost - SSHP slash; sequel to Where the Heart Moves the Stone; Trapped in an unequal relationship, Severus and Harry desperately search for a way to save themselves-provided they don't kill each other first. PROLOGUE up.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,009 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 3-20-05 - Severus S. & Harry P.
10. UnComfortable » reviews
Repost - SeiferSquall, RinoaSquall pairings. With the Sorceress defeated and the war won, things can finally settle down, right? Wrong. Now a different sort of battle is being fought in Balamb Garden-one that will change the Lion forever. Chapter 3:5 up -
Final Fantasy VIII - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 13,080 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 3-20-05 - Squall L. & Seifer A.
11. Where the Heart Moves the Stone » reviews
Repost - The J. Alfred Prufrock Arc Verse 9 - SSHP slash. A story of hunters, hunted, & prophets in which Harry fights for Severus, Severus fights himself, and Draco gets caught in the crossfire. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 132,436 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 3-19-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
12. The J Alfred Prufrock Arc: Verses 1 through 8 » reviews
Repost - SSHP pre slash. JAP Arc: Verses 1 - 8; Severus and Harry begin a relationship . . . whether they want to or not. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 8 - Words: 33,959 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3-19-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
13. Ce Sera Bien reviews
Repost - SSHP post-Hogwarts slash. Harry loves Severus. Severus loves Harry. And, for now at least, that's just going to have to be enough. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,530 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 3-19-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
14. The Human Season reviews
Repost - SSHP post-graduation slash. Harry sleeps. Severus wonders. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 971 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 3-19-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
15. The Promise reviews
Repost - HPSS Slash. Implied underage. A ballad in fifteen verses in which Harry has everything and loses it all. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,028 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3-19-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
16. And If That Diamond Ring Turns Brass » reviews
Repost - AU: Broken Lullabies Arch - Line C; sequel to "Don't Say a Word": Oblivious, the world continues to spin and Severus comes to terms with himself, what he's done, and the intractable future. SSHP Slash. COMPLETE.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 12,198 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3-18-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
17. Don't Say a Word reviews
Repost - SSHP Slash. Broken Lullabies: Line A The sequel to Hush Little Baby - Severus reaps what he's sown. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,531 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-18-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
18. My Name is Remus Lupin I am a Werewolf reviews
Repost - Sequel to A Broken Glass Kind of Magic: SBRL slash. After OotP, Remus picks up the pieces-or rather, his pieces. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,090 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 3-17-05 - Remus L. & Sirius B. - Complete
19. Fourteen Fathoms reviews
Repost - Snape discovers something disturbing about Harry and acts . . . like Snape. Complete.
Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,280 - Reviews: 121 - Published: 3-17-05 - Severus S. & Harry P. - Complete
20. Death, & the Art of Living reviews
Hisoka learns that there comes a time when you must choose your battles and-even if you've chosen the losing side-you have to stick it out to the bitter end. Complete.
Yami no Matsuei - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,720 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 3-12-05 - Hisoka K. & S. Tatsumi - Complete
21. These Fine Things of Heaven and Earth » reviews
It was a good plan, a simple plan . . . He only wanted to teach Ken a lesson . . . And then everything went wrong. Yoai, TAIKEN, and a long overdue talk coming your way. CH 13:15- Talking of Michelangelo up.
Digimon - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 53,181 - Reviews: 186 - Updated: 1-7-04 - Published: 2-10-02 - Ken I. & Taichi Y./Tai K.
22. A Broken Glass Kind of Magic reviews
A gift to two special people. After Book 4, Sirius arrives at Lupin's and the werewolf takes the time to think of all the things that he should have said and what never was.
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,591 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 12-14-02 - Remus L. & Sirius B. - Complete
23. Lunch With Ichijouji Ken reviews
Inspired by and dedicated to the Guardian. For the curious, a nice, accurate look inside my head and at how I see Ken and why I write him the way I do. NOT self-insertion.
Digimon - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,062 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 12-14-02 - Ken I. - Complete
24. Nihilist Savior: Takeru no Keikendan reviews
The sequel to "Xenophobia." Daiken and one-sided Takeken. Katarikuchi Collection Exhibit 2: Embittered Takeru. Wise Daisuke. Broken Ken. And so it all falls apart.
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,864 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-14-02 - Takeru T./TK & Daisuke M./Davis - Complete
25. Eidolon Am I » reviews
REVELATIONS ARCH: BOOK 2 The sequel to For They Shall Be Filled. "This is all, first and foremost, a story. It is not a tale, or an epic, or a legend; it is just a story. Plain and simple. It is my story. "
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 4 - Words: 9,127 - Reviews: 46 - Updated: 12-14-02 - Published: 8-18-02 - Ken I. & Ryo A.
26. In the Ashes of Jericho » reviews
Post-Kyoto; His/Tsu and His/Oriya. When Hisoka makes some questionable choices, his life spins wildly out of control, dragging down everyone with him. Now he has to choose between what he wants and what he needs-or are they the same thing?
Yami no Matsuei - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 6,666 - Reviews: 51 - Updated: 11-23-02 - Published: 11-7-02 - Hisoka K. & Oriya M.
27. Rip, Torn, Tumble » reviews
Seifer/Squall. When old family secrets refuse to stay buried, Squall has to come and save the day. Again. The only problem is: Who is going to save him?
Final Fantasy VIII - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,167 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 11-23-02 - Published: 11-7-02 - Squall L. & Seifer A.
28. Xenophobia: Daisuke no Insaidosutoorii reviews
The companion piece to "Quondam Fool." Katarikuchi Collection Exhibit 1: Angsty Daisuke. Heroic ? Ken. And so it all falls apart.
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,059 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-23-02 - Daisuke M./Davis & Ken I. - Complete
29. Quondam Fool reviews
An odd (rather short) tale of love and hunger in which Ichijouji Ken spends a night at the house of Motomiya Daisuke and takes a moment to evaluate his life and relationships and listen to the wolves at the door.
Digimon - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,567 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 8-18-02 - Ken I. & Daisuke M./Davis
30. Metanoia reviews
*For Nemesi's fic contest-will be KAISUKE.* Some of the lesser-known inhabitants of the Digi World decide that they're getting tired of humans . . . particullarly the one called "Kaiser."
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,828 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 2-27-02
31. For They Shall Be Filled » reviews
Revelations Arch: Book 1; COMPLETE. Following "If I Only . . . Tailhammer"-When an old enemy returns to haunt the Digital World, Gennai calls on Ken and the others to correct the mistakes of the past-but first they have to save themselves . . .
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 36 - Words: 131,576 - Reviews: 170 - Updated: 1-26-02 - Published: 7-13-01 - Ken I. & Gennai - Complete
32. What Someone Is Willing To Give » reviews
From the books. A simple job for Xavier may bring Remy's world crashing down around his ears. Who are Madeleine and Eli Kiltcher and why are Sinister and Scalphunter so . . . worried?
X-Men - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 17,388 - Reviews: 70 - Updated: 8-11-01 - Published: 7-13-01 - Remy L./Gambit
33. His Damned Faded Grace reviews
When Wolverine catches Remy meeting with an old friend, the Canadian X-Men recieves some wisdom and interesting insight into the Cajun's personality and interactions with others-courtesy of a Marauder . . .
X-Men - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,572 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 8-10-01 - Remy L./Gambit & James H./Wolverine/Logan - Complete
34. Bad Thoughts reviews
PG-13 for yoai. My first KENSUKE/DAIKEN so be nice. Ken has a conversation with a bird, plays soccer in the rain, and realizes that *just maybe* there's hope for him yet. Crappy summary. Read it anyway.
Digimon - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,941 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 7-26-01 - Ken I. & Daisuke M./Davis - Complete
35. PokerNo Bluffs » reviews
From the Comics. When some old friends mess up, Remy is faces some of the same decisions which lead to his original fall from grace, How does one choose between friends and family, particularly when said family doesn't seem to want you?
X-Men - Rated: M - English - Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,537 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 7-25-01 - Remy L./Gambit
36. A Lifetime of Sunsets reviews
Ken considers his current state of affairs and receives some helpful advice from Minomon.
Digimon - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,989 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 7-11-01 - Ken I. - Complete
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