crack_van | Return to the Manor, by Smoky (PG)

So, we’re nearly at the end of the month, and I haven’t posted *half* as many recs as I’d hoped to. An injured hand made typing a real pain, but if the recs I *did* post whetted your appetite at all, please do check out the fandom overview and the links posted there (or just head on over to my rec site: ireadthat/tag/noir).

Fandom: NOIR
Pairing: Mireille/Kirika
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author’s Website: FF.net profile
Why this must be read:

Another story set post-series, this one heavy on the spoilers. Pretty, bittersweet, and ultimately hopeful--Kirika and Mireille put the past to rest, and face the future together.

Kirika’s feet carry her through to the few rooms she knows, or once knew. In a small alcove down one of the corridors, a ruined weapons rack lies against the wall, still bearing bloodied fragments of swords and spears. It looks very much the way she remembers it: nothing has been touched, no living soul has since set foot in the room. Further up the way, a table sits in the middle of a darkened room, surrounded by shelves and shelves of books – Altena’s library. A single, dusty, quite bland-looking title remains on the table, but neither Kirika nor Mireille trouble themselves to open it – between them, they know well enough what it contains.

Return to the Manor