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  1. Public Bookmark 35

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    “Why are you helping me?” Vash wheezed.
    “It’s our law,” the stranger shrugged, unhooking a water skin from his belt, tossing it at Vash’s feet. It sloshed, Vash licked his lips.
    “What law?”
    The law. Only the strong survive, and the gods favor them for it.”

    Vash's village is attacked in the night, his mate stolen. Left for dead, Vash pursues his would-be murderers into the jungle, embarking on a quest to avenge his village and save his mate from a dire fate. He discovers a massive new world outside his homely origins, full of new faces, customs, sights and sounds and smells. He does what he has to, to get close, he just hopes his efforts aren't all in vain. His only advantage? They greatly underestimate him.

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    26 May 2024

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    Knives knew that he could fix Vash. He also knew it was a feat that would require careful precision.

    He could have just wiped Vash's memories, but he didn't want a blank person with his brother's face.

    He wanted his brother as he should have been.

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    Or: Knives successfully alters Vash's memories so that he trusts Nai above everyone and everything else. It's a perfect happy ending. (Except for Meryl. And Wolfwood. And, well, the rest of the human race.)

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    30 Mar 2024

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    Knives is a crime boss; Vash is a lost soul. After more than ten years of separation, they find their way to each other again. And this time, Knives isn’t letting his brother go.

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    30 Mar 2024

  4. Public Bookmark 22

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    Falling isn't always so bad. Sometimes one needs to fall, preferably with a safety net. Vash catches Nai on a particularly bad night, letting Nai fall for as long as he needed to.

    “Would you like an invitation?” Nai gathered the energy to ask teasingly.

    “Do I need one?” Vash responded, equally amused.

    Nai’s smile was unbearably fond. “Never.”

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    13 Feb 2024

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    Vash is so deeply asleep that he doesn’t so much as stir when Knives steps inside the room. His brother has been missing for months now, and it's taken Knives longer than usual to track him down.

    Knives only understands why his brother's been hiding from him when he sees the baby. Wrapped in Vash's red coat, she coos up at Knives.

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    Or: After their daughter is born, Knives and Vash reach a deal about the future of humanity.

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    05 Feb 2024