False Dawn
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: 4 - So many breezes, but never enough
Gauntlet Theme: 14 - Hate me, hate yourself
Series: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Characters: Nyna, Camus
Rating: K
Words: 2482

Notes: for the record, I'm aware of the "myths" and "facts" surrounding apple seeds and cyanide. :p


( Two knights of the Sable Order examined Nyna's chambers before she was allowed to return to them. )

Light and Honor
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: 2 - Thus spring begins
Gauntlet Theme: 30 - the heavenly scales got dropped and lost
Series: Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon
Characters: Nyna, Camus
Rating: K (mention of blood, but nothing terrible)
Words: 2090

Notes: I've never written these characters before, nor for this game (aside from a short one-shot), and my schedule for this month is forcing me to write really fast as I go. That should be a warning.


( The streets of Archaneia did not run with blood as Nyna expected. )

Live to Serve
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: 14 - forever was so many different things
Gauntlet Theme: 10 - within me my heart chars
Series: Fire Emblem 6: Sword of Seals
Character/Pairing: Percival/Mildain
Rating: K
Words: 1480
Warnings: lack of creativity?

Notes: post-game.


( The Houses eye me like vultures do meat. I appreciate the irony, but I can't sidestep all of them. )

Blooming Season
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: June 17 - This is the death of beauty
Series: Suikoden III
Character/Pairing: Luc, Sarah
Rating: K
Words: 1008
Warnings: n/a

Notes: n/a


( You shouldn't climb trees in skirts. It's inappropriate. )

Matters of Principle
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: May 31 - the 36th alternative
Series: Fire Emblem 10
Character/Pairing: Sanaki, Sigrun, Tanith, Marcia, Lekain, others
Rating: T
Words: 6328
Warnings: n/a

Notes: AU, part seventeen of the Summer Chronicle. This is a first and ongoing draft; a list of known issues is being compiled here.

In the interest of not grinding to a halt, I did no research on bows whatsoever. One more thing to fix later. :P As planned, this should be the last Sanaki chapter for a while. It may take me a bit to make the shift, not that this chapter didn't take forever anyway...


( Do not let your emotions overwhelm your common sense, my empress. )

A Favor for Renais
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: May 21 - Home Is. Run. No. More.
Series: Fire Emblem 8
Character/Pairing: Eirika/Ephraim
Rating: T
Words: 1517
Warnings: the title. the pairing? Only it's not as evident as I thought it'd be.

Notes: originally for this week's drabble challenge, but it got away from me. I'm honestly not sure I even like writing Eirika. The twins are hard to relate to.


( Her work, her love, her blood, belonged to her king. )

The Blink of an Eye
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: April 14 - you were born to be betrayed
Series: Fire Emblem 10
Character/Pairing: Sanaki, Lekain, Rafiel, others
Rating: T
Words: 8713
Warnings: n/a

Notes: AU, part sixteen of the Summer Chronicle. This is a first and ongoing draft; a list of known issues is being compiled here.


( So much might happen in twenty minutes... )

Burn Like the Sun
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: April 8 - lit like a burning city
Series: Fire Emblem 10 / Twelve Kingdoms
Character/Pairing: Sanaki, Marcia, Sephiran (Renki)
Rating: K
Words: 4456
Warnings: it's a cracktastic crossover with no redeeming value.
Notes: Late on purpose so I won't be lynched. I needed to write something stupid. Also, I don't know the names of Ren's cities or provinces, so I just made them up. I didn't do much research on 12K courts or such for this because I'm lazy and this is not an epic or particularly important.

Vocabulary:
Kirin - (quoted from Wikipedia) "The holy creature that is bound to and chooses the ruler of each kingdom. It resembles a white horned deer; black kirin are extremely rare and called Kokki. ... A kirin will only bow before his or her ruler. Kirin are named after the kingdom that they are bound to, with "ki" and "rin" used for male and female kirin, respectively."

( ...and a few more important terms. )

There's a complete list of terms, but the above should be enough.


( Sanaki didn't want to be queen - or maybe she did, and hid it so well she convinced herself otherwise. )

The Prince
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: March 28 - real faith, my dear, is just a dream
Series: Fire Emblem 10
Character/Pairing: Sanaki, Soren, Sephiran, Rafiel, others
Rating: T
Words: 9029
Warnings: n/a

Notes: AU, part fifteen of the Summer Chronicle. This is a first and ongoing draft; a list of known issues is being compiled here.

This is apparently a transition chapter.


( Another day passed before Sanaki set aside the endless flow of letters and petitions and decided to see Prince Daein. )

The Argument
Author: Amber Michelle
Day/Theme: February 25 - Tinder ablaze
Series: Fire Emblem 10
Character/Pairing: Sanaki, Sephiran, Tanith, Rafiel, others
Rating: T
Words: 8286
Warnings: exposition? I tried not to, I really did...

Notes: AU, part fourteen of the Summer Chronicle. This is a first and ongoing draft; a list of known issues is being compiled here.

There are changes I'm going to make to the first four chapters - eventually - that are referred to in this chapter as having already happened: the arrangement with Soren, for example. I'm sorry if it causes confusion, but since the beginning will eventually be changed anyway, there's no reason to leave myself with major editing decisions to make for this chapter when I already know what I want to do.


( Sanaki called for an end to the session as soon as she thought her voice would remain steady. )