The origins of Windfighter
Taking a break from torturing Kouji to revisit an old AU :3
Enjoy Yamato possible lying for his children!
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âWhy do you call yourself Windfighter?â
Yamato blinked. Looked up from the newspaper and looked at his kids. Both stared at him, Tim leaned forwards and Maria nonchalantly leaned against the back of the chair.
âDid I forgot to log out somewhere?â Yamato asked.
âYeahâ, Tim answered.
He was almost vibrating. Yamato wondered what he was expecting from the answer. He grinned.
âAre you suuuure you want to know?â
âYamatoâ, Sora warned from the kitchen. âDear.â
âCouldnât care lessâ, Maria answered.
But Yamato could tell she was curious as well. Tim almost bounced on the chair.
âWellâ, Yamato answered.
Closed the newspaper and leaned back on the chair. Looked at the ceiling.
âItâs from a long time ago. I was just a few years older than you are now.â
He had been fourteen, close to fifteen. The best years of his youth. He moved the newspaper so it was aligned with the edge of the table, could feel Soraâs eyes burn his neck.
âYour uncle and I was on our way home, me from bandpractice and he from skateboarding, when we were stopped.â
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âIâve been looking for you.â
Whoever, or whatever it was, stared at Takeru and Yamato stepped between them, arm out to shield Takeru, looked at the person. They had long, tousled hair, dirt, leaves and sticks stuck in it. A colourful mask in the shape of a bird covered their face, wings made of feathers along their arms. Yamato wondered if they were real, if this was a digimon. They were floating in the air, a cloud gathered at their feet.
âGive me your powersâ, they said.
Takeru grabbed Yamatoâs guitar, pulled at it.
âYamato, run away.â
Yamato planted his feet firmer on the ground. He had gotten better, less desperate to protect Takeru, more trusting. Knew that Takeru could take care of himself. But he couldnât leave, couldnât step out of the way. He needed to protect Takeru from whatever this lunatic was.
âYamato!â Takeru repeated.
The creatureâs eyes narrowed. It had to be a digimon. Humans didnât float.
âIâm not letting you hurt Takeru!â
The creature lifted its wings, lifted further into the air. Yamato should have felt scared, felt fear drip along his back, but he didnât. The sky rumbled, thunder roared above them from what had just been a clear sky.
âThen go down with him.â
The creatureâs wings started glowing, a bright green that cut through the air, made Yamatoâs eyes ache. He lifted a hand above his eyes, felt someone tug on his jacket.
âRazor winds!â
The wings cut through the air, the light thrown off of them. Towards Yamato and Takeru. Yamato reached behind himself to make sure Takeru was safe, Takeru pulled at Yamato to get him out of the way. But Yamato planted his feet even firmer, leaned forwards, towards the attack. It would hurt, he didnât know how much, but at least Takeru would be fine, able to run away.
Then it hit. The air was knocked out of him, light spread around him. Pulsated. But it didnât hurt. The creature stared, its wings started glowing again. Yamato lifted a hand, stared at the light pulsating around it. It felt like an autumn breeze, moved with his body.
âRazor winds!â
Another attack. Yamato closed his eyes, felt the breeze around him grow stronger. Explore every inch of his body.
âRazor winds!â
It wouldnât hurt him. Yamato let his arms fall to his sides, took a breath. The breeze rushed into his lungs and he didnât need to breathe any longer. Wind filled him up, blew around him, made him glow. He was full of energy, was about to explode.
âSailor evolution!â
His clothes disappeared, his guitarr. Replaced by leathery armor in a soft green, almost white, color. Arrows at his hip and two small wings on his back.
âWindfighter.â
He felt dizzy, the world returning to him, but different. Everything had a whitegreen tint it hadnât had before.
âMy turnâ, he said.
Grinned. Lifted a hand, drew circles towards the sky. Wind gathered, blew faster and faster. Held back by only his will.
âTornado!â
He threw the winds towards the creature, watched as it was engulfed, thrown into the air and disappeared into the sky. Then the winds disappeared. Yamato took a stumbling step, seconds from keeling over. But Takeruâs hand was on his chest, supported him.
âWell thenâ, Takeru said, voice trembled, âwelcome to the family.â
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Maria and Tim both stared at Yamato. He grinned.
âYouâre lyingâ, Maria said.
âMaybe I amâ, Yamato answered.
Tim stood up, bounced.
âIs it true, is it? Are you a magical knight?â
Yamato laughed, grabbed the newspaper and opened it again.
âMaybe I amâ, he said. âOr maybe I just had a period where I was really into bows when I was a kid.â
âThatâs so lameâ, Maria said. âYouâre cringe.â
âOf course I am â Iâm a parent.â
Maria shook her head, stood up.
âCome on, Tim, letâs stop wasting time here.â
Tim hesitated, less inclined to disbelieve the stories Yamato told them. But after a while he turned around, followed Maria back towards the living room. Yamato wondered what exactly they were doing out there. Sora put a hand on his shoulder, squeezed it hard enough to leave bruises.
âI knowâ, Yamato answered. âI wonât tell the Oracle if you wonât.â
âIâm sure he already knowsâ, Sora answered. âWe werenât allowed to tell anyone.â
Yamato knew. He let out a sigh, put the paper down again.
âSometimes I wonder about that time. What would have happened if it hadnât been a warrior of wind who was after Takeru?â
âYamato?â
Yamato looked at his hands. He couldnât feel the power of the wind any longer, it had long since faded, even if it hadnât completely left him yet.
âWould I have been someone else, gotten another element? Or would the attack have killed me?â
Sora smiled, wrapped her arms around him.
âWe were stupid back then, werenât we?â
âIâm not sure I would have done it differently todayâ, Yamato laughed.
Intertwined his fingers with Soraâs, leaned his head back against her.
âI knew they wouldnât believe itâ, he said. âNot until itâs their time, and they would have found out by then anyway.â
â...but why do you go by Windfighter?â
Yamato laughed, let go of Sora and grabbed the paper. Opened it to a page he hadnât read yet.
âDo you know how hard it is to come up with new and unique internet aliases? Windfighter works perfectly most of the time.â
âFineâ, Sora said. Kissed his cheek. âJust remember to log out next time.â
Yamatoâs heart skipped a beat. He dropped the paper, stood up. Let out a loud âshitâ before he darted towards the livingroom. Thatâs what they were doing out there.
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Asking For It
alternate title: Craig Tuckerâs Foolproof Guide to Getting What You Want
creek is once again consuming my soul so have this my lovelies
word count: 2262
pairing: Lee!Craig/Ler!Tweek
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âACK! Craig! What is wrong with you?â Tweek shrieked, flinching as Craig appeared from nowhere, his hands suddenly slamming down on Tweekâs shoulders, shaking him playfully.
The air was colder than usual, and despite being bundled up to his eyes in scarves and jackets, the movement was enough to make his face sting. Tweek took a deep breath in an attempt to calm his jackrabbitâs heart.
âI donât know,â Craig responded, âIâm just in a weird mood.â
He smiled and fell into step next to Tweek as they walked to school, slinging an arm around his shoulders. Tweek leaned into him, soaking up Craigâs warmth to offset the winter day.
****
âCraig,â Tweek hissed, âStop fucking prodding me.â
They were in French, and Tweek was desperately trying to focus on memorizing his past participles when he felt the end of Craigâs pencil press into his side again, making him twitch as a bolt of electricity shot through him. He turned to shoot Craig another glare, answered only by his sly grin. He glared until Craig turned back to the front of the class, folding his hands on his desk innocently.
Tweek grumbled to himself, then went back to work, still on guard for any surprise pokes. Urghh, whatâs the past tense of vivre again? Vives? Or is it irregular? This is too much pressureâŠ
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âCraig!â Tweek called, jogging a little to meet him where he stood in the lunch line. He forced himself to ignore the way people glanced at him, and stopped in front of Craig. He tried to step into line but Craig blocked him.
âLet me cut in, man, Iâm hungry.â
Craig grinned. âHi hungry, Iâm Craig.â He said, still blocking Tweek.
Tweek rolled his eyes. âYouâre not funny,â He said, but he was smiling, a little. âCâmon let me in.â
Craig folded his hands behind his head, giving Tweek the smuggest look known to man.
âMake me.â He said, grinning.
Tweek groaned, then glanced down the line to where Jimmy was standing further up. He smiled cheekily at Craig and then turned and walked away.
âHey, Jimmy! Can I c-cut in next to you?â
âS-s-sure, man.â
****
âCraig!â Tweek cried, sliding on the icy puddle that had formed outside of the school. Craig reached out, latching onto his arm to stop him from falling.
âWatch out honey, it's slippy.â
âI know itâs-GAHH- slippy!â He said, eyeing the ground with suspicion. There was a sheet of ice covering the short path outside of the school, and unlike Craig, his shoes didnât have a good grip. He eyed the pavement, trying to look for clear spots when his whole world suddenly tipped as he lifted into the air.
He squirmed. âPut me down!â He said, hitting Craigâs back from where he was slung over his shoulder.
âNope.â Craig smiled, crossing the icy path with ease.
âCraihig,â He giggled, trying to sound annoyed, âPeheople ahare staharing.â
Craig hummed, then put him down on the other side of the path. To anyone else, his face would look neutral, as monotone as his voice, but Tweek could see that shine in his eyes, the twitch of his lips and he knew that in Craigâs way, he was beaming. He felt his insides go soft, then grabbed Craigâs hand for support as they made their way down the street.
****
âCraig, you know you d-donât have to wait for me.â
Craig was sitting in the stockroom of Tweek Bros Coffee, sprawled over some crates as he scrolled through his phone, clearly bored.
He hummed, scrolling further. âYouâll be done soon though, babe.â
âYeah but- AH- your house is closer to mine than the s-store, so it would- ACK- be more convenient to wait there- and get off those boxes! They might break!â
Craig shimmied a little from side to side, then arched his back, stretching his arms towards the floor.
âBut Iâm comfy.â He moaned.
Tweek twitched. Craig had been in an⊠odd mood today. He leaned over and jabbed Craigâs side, grinning when he flailed and his arms shot up. Craigâs eyes were shining again and he looked almost- excited. Weird.
Before he could follow that line of thought, the doors to the stockroom swung open and his mother poked her head through.Â
âSweetie! Could you clean the tables at the back? Then you and your little friend can go home.âÂ
She disappeared again and Tweek giggled. âWeâve been together for y-years and youâre still my little friend. Come on buddy, get- ACK- ready to go.â
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âCraig⊠are you listening?âÂ
Craig had been oddly silent on the way back home, not upset but- something else. Now, a light flurry of snowflakes had started and he hadnât even noticed to put his hood up.Â
âCraig!â Tweek grabbed onto his jacket, pulling on it lightly.
âWhat?â Craig snapped.
Tweek wilted a little at the response, âAre you mad at me?â He said quietly.
âOh! No babe, Iâm not mad at you,â Craig replied, âIâm just⊠thinking.â
âThinking about what?â Tweek said, still gripping his sleeve.Â
Craig smiled softly, then grabbed Tweekâs hands and pulled him close.
âYou.â He whispered, leaning down to kiss him. He let go of Tweekâs hands, which wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer. Craig wasnât overly fond of P.D.A. but there was almost no one willing to spend an extra second in the cold ogling some high schoolers kissing in the snow.
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âCraigâŠâ Tweek said, trying to wriggle away from him. A difficult task, given that Craig had wrapped his arms around Tweek and was softly kissing his neck. It turns out it was very difficult to concentrate on homework when your boyfriend was clinging to you like a koala.Â
âCome cuddle,â Craig muttered into his ear, both shy and eager at once.Â
âI- GAH- would! But I have so much homework.â He said, trying to spin around to reason with Craig.
Craig sighed, holding him tighter. âBut honey, itâs Friday, and your parents will call us down for supper soon, then I wonât get to touch you for hours.âÂ
âYou,â Tweek slid forwards, then stood up and around to the chair to grab Craigâs arms and push him backwards, âAre so,â He pushed him onto the bed, sitting on his waist and leaning down till they were nose-to-nose, âDramatic.â Tweek kissed the tip of Craigâs nose, then sat back.
âYouâll live.â He said.
Craig groaned, covering his face. At the same time, Tweekâs father shouted upstairs.
âBoys!â He called, âCome down for dinner!â
Craig groaned louder.
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âCraig,â Tweek said, voice muffled by his shirt which heâd somehow gotten tangled around his head, âWhat do you want to- AH- watch? I think Good Omens season two is out.â He trailed off, finally yanking off his shirt and looking at Craig, who was staring at his phone.
âCraig? Are you looking it up?â He pulled on his pajama top, an old one of Craigâs that heâd stolen at some point.
More silence.
âCraig?â He asked, concerned.
âIâm going to get changed,â Craig said quickly, throwing his phone and all but fleeing the room.Â
Tweek stared at the door. It wasnât unusual for Craig to get changed in the bathroom, but the silent treatment was different. Feeling his hands start to tremble, he fisted them into his shirt and took a deep breath, trying to figure out if heâd done something. Pressure started to build on his chest as one of his hands shot up to latch onto his hair, and his breathing sped up.Â
He shook his head and took several long hard breaths, then grabbed Craigâs hoodie that heâd left on the bed and shrugged it on, enveloping him in Craigâs calming scent. He lay back on the bed and took more deep breaths. Thank God heâd started seeing a therapist, and started a new medication that let him rationalize that it was more than likely an issue with Craig, rather than one of his own, and that Craig would tell him when he was ready.Â
He set up the bed and the T.V., and not long after Craig shuffled in. Craig made a beeline for the bed, pulling back the blankets and flopping on top of Tweek, resting his head on his chest.
They lay like that for a few minutes, Tweek playing with Craigâs hair and watching the T.V.âs idle screen while Craig fiddled with the hem of Tweekâs shirt.
After a period of silence, Craig finally spoke.
âI⊠need to ask you something.â
Tweek hummed, tilting his head, âWhatâs that, baby?â
Craigâs ears burned as he buried his face in Tweekâs chest.
âItâs embarrassing.âÂ
Tweekâs eyebrows shot up. Craig? Embarrassed?
âIs it a sex thing?â He asked, half teasing.
Craigâs face shot up, fully red.
âNo!â He said.
Tweek giggled a little, âI was just teas-â
âNo, I need you to understand, it isnât a sex thing. At all. Just⊠something I like. And that I want. And Iâm usually okay with just thinking about it but I really, really want it and I figured I could just get you to do it but nothing I tried worked andâŠâ He trailed off.
Tweekâs mind was reeling. What the hell was he talking about?
âItâŠâ Craig sighed and shuffled upwards so he could hide his face in Tweekâs neck.
âI want you toâŠâ
âTickle me.â
Tweek blinked.
âWhat?â He said, a little bewildered. The wrong thing to say, as Craig shot up and covered his face with his arm.
âForget it!â He said, embarrassment coming off him in waves.
âWait! Craig,â He sat up too, lightly pulling Craigâs arm away from his face.
He was fully red, darker than Tweek had ever seen, and was dramatically avoiding eye contact.
âYou want me to⊠tickle you?â
He nodded.Â
âOkay!â Tweek said. Craigâs eyes shot up, studying him.
âSeriously?â He said suspiciously.
âYep,â Tweek lay back, patting his chest, âCome here.â
Slowly, Craig settled back down, half happed in blankets and his face in the crook of Tweekâs neck.
âDo you want me t-to be gentle or-â
âJust do it,â Craig muttered.
Tweek laughed, âOkay.â
He softly trailed his fingers up Craigâs sides while he thought about the other times theyâd tickled each other. Craig did always seem very down for Tweek getting revenge and, looking back, gave up much quicker than normal. Maybe. Tweek wasnât exactly an expert on normal, and if he was honest he sort of liked tickling too, it was fun to be close to Craig, and let him turn his brain off for a while.Â
He was drawn out of his thoughts by Craigâs soft huff of laughter and realized his fingers had crawled higher, onto Craigâs ribs. He dug in a little, relishing in the full-body twitch and bubble of giggles that worked their way out of Craigâs throat.
âTwehehekâŠâ He said.
âYeah?â
âUhm, cahan you do a lihitle more?â
Tweekâs heart squeezed. He had never heard Craig sound so cute. Wordlessly, he gently flipped them over so he was half lying on Craig and scratched his ribs.
Craig tipped his head back in laughter, his legs kicking fruitlessly beneath the blankets.
âTwehehehek!â He cried, gripping the comforter.
As his hands crawled higher, Craigâs laughter grew more frantic, but not louder. Tweek glanced up and was momentarily distracted by the sheer love he felt for the other boy.Â
Craigâs head was turned to the side, half buried in the pillows. His face was flushed, eyes scrunched shut and mouth wide open (unusual, as Craig was as insecure of his braces as he was of his teeth before.).
And his laugh. Slightly monotone, like his voice, but so carefree and happy. Tweek felt his insides squirm at how beautiful Craig was in that moment.
Then, his hands burrowed into his underarms and Craig shot up nearly head-butting Tweek as he cackled.
âNOHOHOT THEHERE!â He laughed, shaking his head and gripping Tweekâs forearms and pushing them down.
âACK- sorry! Where do you want m-me to go?â
âHehehe, uh,â Craig leaned back down, covering his face, âMy stomach?â He said quietly.Â
Tweekâs hands shot down, but Craig grabbed them before they could make contact.
âGently.â He said, looking away.
âAw, okay,â Tweek said, pushing up his shirt.
âWh- uh, okay,â Craig said, watching Tweekâs hands with rapt attention. Tweek gently skimmed the light brown skin, grinning when it twitched beneath his fingers.
He drew soft shapes on Craigâs stomach, hearts and stars, and smiled at Craig.
âYouâre s-so cute,â He said.
Craig groaned into his hands, âShuhuhut uhuhup,â He giggled.
âHmm?â Tweek asked, âDid you tell me to shut up?â He twitched his fingers, softly scratching his nails.Â
Craigâs back arched, âNohoho I dihihidnât.â
âIf you say-say so, man.âÂ
Tweek continued to softly tickle Craigâs stomach, drumming his fingers over Craigâs hips and spidering around his belly button. By the time Craig had had enough, he had a wide, dopey smile stretched over his face and sleepy eyes.Â
Tweek rolled off of him, wrapping his arms around him from the back, and flipped through the T.V. to find something to watch while Craig drifted off in his arms.Â
Thinking back to Craigâs behavior throughout the day, from scaring him in the morning, (playfully) annoying him throughout the day, and being weird on the way home, he realized Craig had been asking for it all day. He huffed and leaned down, kissing his forehead. Craig mumbled sleepily and Tweek smiled. He knew now.Â
Eventually, he settled on a film and relaxed back into the pillows. It was a good day.
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