the heart is the philosopher's throne

The Asshole Effect
FF7/8/13 || PG-13: college!AU || Squall, Cloud, Lightning being bros || ~2,400 words
A book of absurdity, a pencil with a fancy stamp, and a rambling conversation between three assholes in Starbucks.

• Born from my mumbling Tumblr post, heyo.


• While it's a wandering conversation in a coffee shop, bits of canon from FFVII, FFVIII, FFXIII, and FFXIII-2 are mashed in with a cameo from FFX's deity, Yevon.


• a few of the referenced non-canon events are still real-life events. What can I say, I’m a winner.

[AO3]

I think I may have a thing for zombies and their ilk.

Imperfect Tense
Chapter 11
Word Count: 2,500

FF7/8 || R - sexuality, battle violence, language || Squall/Seifer, Sephiroth/Cloud || crossover
Jenova's legacy, living on through the Sorceresses, is forcing Squall to deal with an unstable Seifer, Cloud Strife, and yet another potential end of the world.  Maybe paperwork really wasn't so bad.

( Seifer eyed him. “What if you’re a horror sideshow?” )

chapter 10 || main post || ...

Imperfect Tense
Chapter 9

FF7/8 || R - sexuality, battle violence, language || Squall/Seifer, Sephiroth/Cloud || crossover
Jenova's legacy, living on through the Sorceresses, is forcing Squall to deal with an unstable Seifer, Cloud Strife, and yet another potential end of the world. Maybe paperwork really wasn't so bad.

( Irvine smiled like every cowboy and buccaneer who'd ever charmed the petticoats off a pretty lady. )

Previous parts:
DW || LJ

Imperfect Tense
Chapter 7

FF7/8 || R - sexuality, battle violence, language || Squall/Seifer, Sephiroth/Cloud || crossover
Jenova's legacy, living on through the Sorceresses, is forcing Squall to deal with an unstable Seifer, Cloud Strife, and yet another potential end of the world. Maybe paperwork really wasn't so bad.

( "Did you ever have a dinosaur for a pet?" )

Previous parts:
DW || LJ

You guys make me so happy.  <3

death is the ultimate equal-opportunity employer
For: zeffy_amethyst 
Prompt: Gundam Wing. 1x2. "All things are equal in the eyes of Death."
Note: Mild crossover with Supernatural, but you don't need to know it to understand. Imagine it's just an AU.
Word Count: 1,131

( Death ain't got an opinion until you go fucking around with his job. )

I need an FMA icon.  >: (   Done!  Cropped and manip'ed from this fanart.  Free for the taking.

Living Chemical Child
VII. Fire.
Main post.

Main Pairing: Established Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud
Canon: FFVII (original game only) + Fullmetal Alchemist
Rating/Warnings: Light R - alchemical torture (naturally), some sexuality, meandering thoughts on alchemy and philosophy, general unhappiness.
Summary: It wasn't like Hojo had left clear instructions on how to reverse a sacrifice to the Gate.  Unbetaed.

Word Count: 1,357
Note: Two scenes, one set just after the war and the other after Ed became a National Alchemist.

( "The Flame Alchemist, Roy Mustang!" )

Find the Moon
Author: sol 1056
Fandoms: Fullmetal Alchemist + Gundam Wing
Characters: Duo, Ed, Al (genfic)
Rating/Warnings: PG - mild battle violence
Summary: Duiren's alchemist is dead, and his basement's filled with vicious chimera, and a...homunculus? Edward and Alphonse investigate.
Note: Boring summary, I know, and the rating and lack of pairings are unusual for me.  But I loved all the characterizations, and that neither Duo nor Ed outshone the other (as is common in crossovers) but were equals.  Overall it was a lovely piece.  <3  I also recommend the other works by this person.

You'd almost think I didn't have a life.

Living Chemical Child
IV. Mercury of Air.

Main Pairing: Established Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud
Canon: FFVII (original game only) + Fullmetal Alchemist
Rating/Warnings: Light R - alchemical torture (naturally), some sexuality, meandering thoughts on alchemy and philosophy, general unhappiness.
Summary: It wasn't like Hojo had left clear instructions on how to reverse a sacrifice to the Gate.  Unbetaed.

Word Count: ~450

( Sephiroth was sixteen years old when he stood in front of Central Command and presented his case to be a State Alchemist. )

I have no excuse for this save a late-night crack conversation with artimusdin .  *headdesk*  BUT SEE NOW I GET TO HAVE SEPHIROTH INTELLECTUALIZE ALL I WANT AND IT WON'T EVEN BE OFF-TOPIC.  :DDD

Living Chemical Child
I. Terra Damnata

Main Pairing: Established Sephiroth/Zack/Cloud
Canon: FFVII (original game only) + Fullmetal Alchemist
Rating/Warnings: Light R - alchemical torture (naturally), some sexuality, meandering thoughts on alchemy and philosophy, general unhappiness.
Summary: It wasn't like Hojo had left clear instructions on how to reverse a sacrifice to the Gate.  Unbetaed.
Note: Though this is a crossover, the focus is on Sephiroth, Zack, and Cloud, who have their own situation entirely separate from the Elrics'.  Also, rather than being a 'proper' story, this is just going to be a series of oneshots pertaining to the same plotline.  The title comes from a passage in the book by Robert Allen Bartlett, Real Alchemy.

( Water, thirty-five liters. )

Damn, I feel productive this weekend.

Imperfect Tense - Chapter 2
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Pairings: Squall/Seifer; Sephiroth/Cloud
Canon: FFVII + FFVIII (no CC, BC, AC, DoC, or any other spinoffs)
Rating/Warnings: R – Battle violence, implicit sexual content, foul language; time-travel, of sorts.
Summary: Jenova's legacy, living on through the Sorceresses, is forcing Squall to face an unstable Seifer, Cloud Strife, and yet another potential end of the world. Maybe paperwork really wasn't so bad.

Word Count: 2,578

( Time had no meaning here. )