11 Works by rustraint
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He can only sit there, staring at Ewron as if the world is about to collapse around him and tear him apart. Is he shaking? He can’t quite tell.
Logically, Ash should feel angry. Hateful. That's what normal people feel whenever they come across their ex in public. Sure, there's a tight knot in his stomach, but he wouldn't call that hate.
There's a part of him that feels a hint of yearning woven in, too. Not that he’ll acknowledge it.
Ewron rises to his feet and flicks his eyes up and down his face like he’s waiting for Ash to say something.
He doesn't know if he can.
Or, Ash and Ewron make (and mend) their family, however strange their methods may be.
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- Part 6 of assassinduo works
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Ewron likes to think he's a very capable man, and an even more capable assassin.
Sure, the Hussars, his hit squad, keep him in the dark about their plans, which is funny considering he grew up with them, but that only makes him more independent.
Regardless, they trust him to get the job done. That’s all he needs. They wouldn’t have chosen him from the four of them to assassinate the Supreme Leader of The Regime if they didn't trust him.
Then again, maybe that doesn’t hold much weight. He’s the only person in their entire group who carries out the killings.
Or, Ash and Ewron both plan to kill each other, but end up more attached than they should be.
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- Part 4 of assassinduo works
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Ewron thumbs the rough mattress of the bed he's sitting on. "I don't care about whatever happened with you and Katie," he bites.
Ash's brow twitches. "So then why'd you ask me—"
"—Because this isn't one of those meetings," he interrupts, cheeks flushing pink. He doesn't even look him in the eye, which is a good thing. Ash’s expression isn't any less embarrassing.
The silence that falls between them is unnerving. Makes Ash want to pick at his skin, his entire being.
He'd start with the heart, twisting and tearing the ventricles apart so he wouldn't have to feel so much for this absolute fucking idiot.
Ewron would rather fuck it out than apologize to him.
At least, that's what Ash assumes his intentions are, considering his words and the fact that he'd brought him to a cabin with only a bed.
Or, after they argue over Katie and KFC (again), Ash and Ewron need to blow off some steam. Luckily, Ewron has just the solution.
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- Part 5 of assassinduo works
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Ash exhales through his nose, his patience running thin like a rubber band. That is, if it hasn't already snapped. "I have nothing to hide from you."
"She said the exact words—"
"—Then she's lying to your face—"
"—Oh, really?"
Ewron grabs a fistful of his shirt, tugging him impossibly closer. He keeps talking. Ash feels his breath ghost over his lips. Warm, like the heat radiating from his skin when they're this close.
He keeps fucking talking. He ought to shut up.
If he won't do it himself, then Ash might have to do it for him.
Or, Ash and Ewron's KFC divorce takes a different turn, rather than them talking it out.
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- Part 3 of assassinduo works
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Quesadilla Islands' weather was always perfect, with its balmy breezes and golden sunshine that never tipped into heat. Yet Ash feels impossibly cold.
His daughter is dead.
His daughter is dead, and it's all his fault. The blame rests solely on his shoulders. The weight of it nearly suffocates him, and he lets out a choked gasp.
Ash blinks rapidly, desperately trying to dispel the tears welling up in his eyes. Each attempt only makes it worse. With a ragged breath, he squeezes his eyes shut, pressing them together as hard as he can.
Maybe if he tries hard enough, it'll ease the stifling guilt churning in his stomach. Just long enough to fall asleep. Just long enough to escape the haunting memories replaying incessantly in his mind.
It's a stupid thought. Still, he clings to it hard enough to get rope burn.
There's a word for when wives lose their husbands, and a word for when children lose their parents. However, there isn’t a word for when parents lose their children.
Or, two grieving fathers "comfort" each other.
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- Part 2 of assassinduo works
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The words that escape his lips thrill him to his core. Leaves him rabid, nearly. "Ash, will you kill everyone with me if I do the same with you?"
The laugh that comes out of Ash tastes and feels like the most delirious kind.
"My blade," he whispers, almost like it's a sacred promise. Awed. "You are my blade." He tugs his hands free from Ewron's hold, choosing to thumb his cheek instead.
He feels stupid for thinking it now, that Ewron could ever turn his back on him. Sure, he's gotten lost in his own uninhibitedness a few times, but Ash would be lying if he said he hasn't done the same.
Like a wayward dog, he always comes back. Ewron is too loyal to stray far. Too devoted. Too obedient.
His obedient boy.
Or, Ewron is dedicated to prove his devotion to Ash.
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- Part 1 of assassinduo works
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heartbeat on a harddrive by rustraint
Fandoms: Lifesteal SMP, Unstable Universe (Web Series)
08 Mar 2026
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As they dip their chin, her gaze falls on the cover art. It's definitely not a game they'd expect to find in a Raymour & Flanigan store, that's all they'll say.
Squiddo holds it close to her face, so close that the smooth, cool plastic nearly touches her orange-pink, round glasses. She squints slightly, curiosity piqued as she examines the case. A bright purple dominates the background. In the center, a man is blushing furiously, covering his red face with his hands.
Hearts surround him, which seems fitting, considering the big bubble letters on the cover read 'HARVESTED HEARTS'. Looks like a dating simulator, or something of the sort.
Why the hell is a furniture store selling a dating simulator game?
Newlyweds Reddoons and Squiddo stumble upon a supposedly haunted dating simulator, and then some.
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Redd has not gotten any better.
It’s something he can say with confidence as he stares at the rashes plastered all over his chest that creep up to his face; it's not a good look on him.
Hooking his fingers around the collar of his shirt, he pulls it down to get a better look. It's even worse than yesterday.
And maybe he's crazy, but his eyes are a little red, too.
Reddoons is sick, and his partners are determined to nurse him back to health, even through more unconventional means.
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As it turns out, being unemployed really sucks.
Well, if you wanna get technical with it, Squiddo is employed. Her father has her help around at his repair shop, without pay, mind you, while she looks for a job, despite their many, many complaints.
Regardless, the days seem to blur together, one after another, without any change or excitement.
It’s only eleven in the morning, and she already feels like death.
Squiddo is a mechanic at her dad's auto repair shop and finds herself in a bit of a situation.
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Ash is old, and today, he grows a year older; he’s long since given up keeping track of his age, as you tend to lose track over six hundred years.
Besides, nothing else should require his attention besides watching his pretty little human run out and about wasting the hell out of his sugar (not that he cares, sure, it’s a ‘rationed’ resource, but a couple bucks for grams of sugar means nothing if it makes Redd happy) to make him a cake.
They’ve been keeping this up for the past two years, give or take. It’s a sweet tradition, and there's nothing he loves more than having Redd in his lap, feeding him cake he can’t even taste on account of him being a vampire. Sometimes, he gives Squiddo a taste as well.
Unfortunately, Ash isn’t hungry for cake. He hasn’t fed from anything, and most importantly, anyone, for five days now—and he’s getting rowdy.
It's Ash's birthday, and he's determined to get what he wants.
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your teeth in my neck by rustraint
Fandoms: Lifesteal SMP, Unstable Universe (Web Series)
13 Dec 2025
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His breath comes in short pants. He feels lightheaded, from blood loss or pleasure, he doesn’t know. Nor does he care.
A hand comes up from his side and squishes his cheeks, forcing him to turn his head and look at Ash. His gorgeous blue eyes are so blown out that all Ash can see is black. So pretty.
Ash slots their lips together and kisses him so hard he's afraid he might just fall right then and there. It's carnal and incredibly sloppy. He drags his tongue against his lip, salacious and wanting.
"Ash," Squiddo calls out, "Stop playing with your food," she scolds.
The string of saliva connecting them takes a few seconds to fall when they pull apart. "Sorry," he apologizes, but Redd can tell there's no real sincerity in his words.
His breath stutters. Redd's head is currently swimming with want. He can't think straight. All he can think about is how Ash's, fuck, both of their mouths felt against him.
If they aren't on him again soon, he might go mad.
Reddoons hunts vampires. He also likes to fuck them. (Even if he has trouble keeping up.)
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