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I have been defeated by the high pollen count, so now I can't think. I did manage to write some today though. If I can finish, this bit's gonna be fun.

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Senju Hashirama stared at his younger brother and felt the world drop out from under him. He could hear Izuna's voice, gently laying out all of his brother's secrets and wondered exactly when he had forgotten why he had dreamed of peace.

Izuna continued speaking and the words were unbearably loud. He wanted to shut his ears and turn away. He'd rather be back at war than listen to his brother's secrets be unwillingly spilled.

He stepped forward, ignored Madara's sudden grip on his sleeve and the way the Uchiha next to his brother placed a hand on his katana.

"Stop it," he snapped.

Uchiha Izuna looked at him with Sharingan eyes and he flinched, looking away. His brother's eyes flicked toward him and Hashirama couldn't read his facial expressions anymore, hadn't been able to read them since they were five and Tobirama had started withdrawing from them all. A thought struck him then and the earth under his feet, rumbled, cracked. He felt like the Earth just before an earthquake, like the forest on a moonless night.

He turned slowly, fully, to face his brother. Tobirama was paler than he'd ever seen him. The bright green of the veins on his neck stood out starkly and the tattoos out on his face, looked like they were about to start bleeding. He stiffened further underneath Hashirama's gaze.

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I am forever in the mood of "someone else please write this thing" especially for smut bc I find it difficult to write smut unless I am alone in the house, which sadly doesn't happen often because I live with 4 other people and they expect me to be around them a lot. And plus it takes me hours because I have to have so much buildup in the scenes because that's what works for me.

The Caretaker - Grale/Seres notes

I have decided that my MC, Seres, is going to be from a planet called Grale which is like Pluto distance from a soon-to-be a supernova sun. Grale is covered in ice with water at the very bottom. It's enough to live in, so you get these bioluminescent lifeforms which feed the seaweed and other plant life. The planet has sentient creatures, who are giant worms that communicate using radio frequencies.

Now Seres is not a giant worm and is something more similar to human. He was born on the planet because his parents were on a long-term scientific study to experiment on the amount of magical radiation (I need a better name) that permeated the planet. The locals can use this radiation, but they don't because they have no need for it and it dramatically shortens their lifespan since they're highly sensitive to it.

Seres is also highly sensitive to it bc of where he was born. He also had an organ implanted that allows him to communicate with the locals using their frequencies, so he doesn't like talking out loud much and always talks loudly bc he's not used to it.

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He can feel the ice, cold and deep in his veins. There's chatter below, sharp high frequencies that meld together. Joy.

Swallowing hard, he turns away from the glass. He needs to get his suit if he is to go down to the planet. Grale is inhospitable to humans otherwise.

The corridors are brightly lit, a sharp contrast to the dark outside. He stands in the opening, blinking. There are spots in his eyes and eventually, he shakes his head and steps onto the smooth metal. He is comfortable without his sight, has been since birth.

He reaches the branch off and turns right. Above him, a voice rumbles. It is still odd to hear speech, even after five years in space. He was still used to the clamor of frequencies that resonated in his bones. He could feel them, confusion, joy, anticipation. It was getting stronger as the ship entered the atmosphere.

At the end of the corridor, the metal door was already opening and he could see the captain's large shadow.

"Captain Alandra," he said wincing at the feel of words escaping his throat. Was he too loud again?

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Naruto/xxxholic crossover/fusion thing in which Madara makes a deal with Yuuko for his brother's life. Yuuko tells him he can't pay the price, so he makes a deal for information instead. Said deal leads him to seek out Zetsu so that he can pay the price for his brother's life.