[fic] KHR - Takes One to Know One

Title: Takes One to Know One
Characters: Xanxus/Squalo
Summary: In which Squalo deals with Xanxus after a botched mission.
Notes: 2028 words. For Round Three of khr_undercover. Smut, violence, Xanxus, gunplay.

(  While it was true that none of the Varia's members had a particularly good grip on their sanity, Xanxus' grasp of what passed for his version of reality was especially loose. )

[ficlet] KHR - The Nature of Loyalty

Title: The Nature of Loyalty
Characters/Pairings: Xanxus/Squalo
Summary: Sometimes keeping one's word is a pain. But sometimes there are perks, too.
Notes: Adult. For khrfest, prompt: Squalo/Xanxus - devotion & pragmatism; "just like you said/if you leave my life, I'm better off dead." Smut, Squalo's penchant for swearing, the fact that Xanxus and Squalo are both nuts. 891 words.

( Better, he thinks, to die under Xanxus' command than to live free of it. )

[fic] KHR - Obverse and Reverse

Title: Obverse and Reverse
Characters/Pairings: Hibari/Dino
Summary: Sometimes Hibari's pride takes precedence over his taste for what is traditional.
Notes: Adult. For khrfest, prompt: TYL!Hibari/TYL!Dino: ".. and you call yourself 'The Boss'?" Smut, low-key D/s. 1409 words.

( When Sawada Iemitsu and Reborn had asked him to take on the task of wrangling Tsuna's Cloud Guardian, Dino had agreed almost thoughtlessly--after all, as he'd asked himself at the time, how bad could one fifteen year old be? )

[ficlet] KHR - Teachable Moment

Title: Teachable Moment
Characters/Pairings: Timoteo Vongola, Xanxus
Summary: In which Timoteo tries to teach his newly-adopted son some of what it means to belong.
Notes: General audiences. For khrfest, prompt: Xanxus, Vongola IX - belonging; "I'm proud of him." 752 words.

( It was, Timoteo decided, just as well that he had not expected that taking Xanxus in would be a particularly easy thing to do. )