Emily M.

Title: I Have Burned Your Bridges
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts
Relationship: Luxu & Ava
Rating: PG
Content notes: weapons, fantasy gun violence, manipulation by an authority figure
Words: 1,350
Summary: Ava and Luxu are the only ones left who haven’t learned the Master’s newest Keyblade Formchange, so they’re going to have to work on it together. Which is kind of unfortunate, because for some reason lately they’ve had less and less patience with each other. Luxu can’t think of why that could be... after all, he’s been following the Master’s advice on the matter so well!

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Of everyone, Ava was the easiest to trust.

For one thing, she was so prudent. That careful thoughtfulness of hers was working to their mutual advantage even at this very moment. Luxu stood back watching as she summoned her weapon and ran her free hand over it, muttering to herself.

It was a pretty swanky Keyblade. All of the other apprentices had gotten these one-of-a-kind originals from the Master recently, all colour-coded and on-theme like little declarations of their identity. Luxu might have felt a little left out, had it not been for the fact that the Master had expressly reassured him that Luxu’s own Keyblade was on its way, and it would be the most worth the wait of them all.

It was hard to imagine a Keyblade nicer than Ava’s, though. The waves and soft pearlescent twists of its cloud-like surface glowed and undulated under her touch. She must be almost there. Sure enough, the Keyblade’s earthly shape suddenly collapsed in a blossom of light, and, with a burst of wind and glitter ruffling her robes, it reappeared in her hand, reformed.

( “Whoa,” whistled Luxu, impressed. )