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To be seen is to be loved, to be loved is to be seen.
an I(s)e Breaker oneshot collection
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- Part 5 of i(s)e breaker
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He wouldn't accept that he would never see or talk to them again - with the success of the broadcast generator, he had gotten his tail in the door and Cherri didn't hate him. She wasn't used to someone sticking around, let alone someone that put in effort.
She was worth every drop of ink that stained his hands with each letter.
He was worth the risk of a set of wings on her back.
With allies aligned in Heaven and Hell, more was feeling possible every day, but with the sweet comes a bitter as lethal as venom.
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Redemption, her soul and form physically crossing from one realm to the next, had been easier than she expected. It was the adjustments after that fought her tooth and nail. But Pentious was right there beside her, presence steady and patient as she wrestled with this new existence.
"Wings are odd thingss. Plenty of ssouls that come to Heaven need time to adjust for different allotments of resspite."
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Because she was no man's peace and certainly never his. She weaponized that energy when it came to Pen and he had an understanding of his limits with her. His hands fell away from her hips to rest them on the bed. It all came down to what she wanted and if she was willing to admit it.
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Her bright eye beckoned him like a siren song.
Her body moved like she was on the hunt, with a hunger that made him dizzy. He wished he could do this right and watch her at the same time. Meet her eye to find out if she would plunge into the depths with him.
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- Part 2 of tempest
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Through the worlds and circumstances that brought them together, despite great odds.
//a cherrisnake oneshot collection
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Baxter knew he needed to take a break, probably eat and most certainly sleep. But he already knew sleep wouldn't come easy, not when there was so much work to do. There was one solution that might help...It'd just been a long time.
Or - Niffty shows up precisely when she's needed.
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- Part 1 of tempest
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Maybe Pen was wrong-it wouldn't be the first time, he doesn't mind admitting to it-maybe Cherri needed a speed dating service after all.
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- Part 4 of i(s)e breaker
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When Pent laid with her in the dark or semi-darkness, he could still be the sinner he knew for 140 years….He could pretend they were both as they were prior to his redemption, without Heaven and its clauses and claws separating them.
Studying long into the night, in the light cast by her fire, he could learn to be comfortable in this body too.
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a oneshot collection
Ch. 6: Cherrisnake - "I didn't know where else to go."
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These things seemed to all start the same way.
"Don't fuck the divorce lawyer."
He heard Angel scoff from across the room behind him. "Why's that concern you? You don't got a dick to stand on."
Husk rolled his eyes before he glanced back over his shoulder at Angel. "Because it's always the divorce lawyer. You can do better than that."
It was a dangerous challenge, but Husk never could walk away from a bet.
Their climb and success, their staying power, was intricately connected, one could not fall without bringing the other down.
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"Cherri." His voice was different when he interrupted her, she knew right then and there that she'd been caught. "A-are you—"
Fuck it. She was already here.
She moved her hand, her leg falling open, and she gasped, absolutely loud enough for Pen to hear it over the phone.
"Y-yeah."
All she needed was a night to herself to take the edge off and then, she could be fine until Pen wasn't as stressed because of work and was in the mood again.
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Cherri slipped the strap of the goggles back over his top hat, aimlessly waving her hand in the direction of his head. "You know you have a big ass heart on the back of your head too?"
"Yesss, I am aware." Pentious hunched his shoulders up to his ears and self consciously smoothed his hand over the back of his hood, like that was more intimate and vulnerable than the heart he wore on his sleeve.
Even if he was only on a brief loan from Heaven, he didn't just blink out of existence and that was more than anybody could've asked for. Even if he wasn't exactly the same. Could memory be stronger than the law of Heaven?
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He always heard, “Things happen in threes,” in his Nonna’s voice — her cadence aged with fine wine and living as she pleased. Anthony worked hard for the things he wanted (like his new apartment) and lived life as it came to him…but the cat and veterinarian were definitely a surprise.
Maybe she’d been right after all.
ON HIATUS
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What the hell is she supposed to do when a guy she barely knows confesses his love for her and then, dies?
Cherri doesn't do regret or indulge the spiral of What Ifs that'd drive lesser Sinners into the chaos of the Doomsday District. She wasn't seeking redemption or some gold star for doing acts of goodwill and charity. She couldn't take Pen by the lapels of his jacket and shake him within an inch of his life for the stunt he pulled, so she settled for stealing his shit.
Everything had been going according to plan, he gained ground at an untouchable pace as the air rattled with fire, bullets, and beams.
Until the sun burned his wings when a bomb rolled across the floor of his airship.
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Before he could go to bed, he'd have to pack up the art piece he sold earlier. He had a respectable shipping guarantee and reputation to uphold. Despite his personal Mercury being in retrograde.
It wasn't the worst first time docked on a new island.
He'd been doing this for…Five years? Yeah, five. There'd been a lot of islands to map and put boots to the ground. Nothing could be worse than that first year where everything went sideways.
Angel is a reputable art dealer, thank you very much, who provided wares to a number of islands. The rule was to stay on the ship, but when a surly man is brought in to serve coffee in the museum, he finds it impossible to stay away. To stay removed from the people he got to know at the coffee bar. Maybe new horizons were meant for people like him too.
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Could he love someone he didn't live with? Or near? Maybe he did. That was something new. But he wouldn't have to be far away for long.
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- Part 3 of Vermouth
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After a bad and long day at work, Cherri offers to help Pen out.
"What if…We made it just about you? You don't have to make any decisions. I'll take the reins for a bit, yeah?"
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- Part 2 of i(s)e breaker
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A lot about Cherri took—is still taking—him by surprise.
He liked the color of her movements, the fire in her eyes. Shit that she'd probably tease him about if he ever said it out loud the way he thought it. The way she made room for him in her life was easy, compatible. He swore he hadn't made her into some manic pixie dream girl.
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- Part 3 of i(s)e breaker
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He shrugged a shoulder as he glanced around the room, wearily eyeing the moderator. "This-s isn't really my th-thing."
"If it makes ya feel any better, I'm only here 'cause I lost a bet."
Pen's hazel eyes swept over her, considering his next words before he met her eyes and spoke. "I can't imagine you having to need a speed dating s-service."
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Cherri went in with zero expectations - no room for disappointment that way - but it wasn't so bad (even Pen would come to admit begrudgingly).
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- Part 1 of i(s)e breaker