Calibration, by Syaoran no Miko (G)

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

Set early in their partnership, Mireille struggles to deal with Kirika's presence in her home, and in her life. I liked Mireille’s sharpness, her jumbled resentment and nascent affection towards Kirika.

The thought occurs to her, over the delicate curls of steam rising from her mug: it is, Mireille feels, a little like how someone would be aware of a thorn on a flower stalk.

(Or a live bullet in a gun barrel.)

To be exact: her persistent sensitivity to having Kirika as a flatmate is...jarring.

The point is that Mireille's been alone, for as long as she cares to remember, and having another person sharing her home takes getting used to. To say the least.

Calibration