On the ninth day of Christmas

my true love sent to me

nine burning candles

[Title] Milestone Birthday
[Fandom] Death Note
[Rating] G
[Word Count] 343
[Notes/Summary] Matsuda’s not sure he’s happy about turning thirty.

( It sounds way too big an age to have reached )

[Title] Night on the Town
[Fandom] Akira
[Rating] PG
[Word Count] 284
[Notes/Summary] Kai compares nights out before and after the cataclysm.

( The only booze is stuff brewed in people's cellars )

[Title] Blackout
[Fandom] Jet Set Radio
[Rating] G
[Word Count] 346
[Notes/Summary] The GGs wait for the Noise Tanks to put the lights back on.

( That's a one-way trip to murder town )

[Title] Light a Candle to the Dead
[Fandom] Death Note
[Rating] PG
[Word Count] 329
[Notes/Summary] Most people don’t understand why Misa dresses the way she does.

( Misa's got a dream and you have to look the part )

[Title] Survival Romance
[Fandom] Akira
[Rating] PG, brief non-explicit mention of sex
[Word Count] 382
[Notes/Summary] Kaneda/Kei. After it all happens, Kaneda still isn’t much of a romantic. Kei likes it that way.

( Seeing as they're homeless and literally building a life )

[Title] Forty Seconds
[Fandom] Death Note
[Rating] PG
[Word Count] 380
[Notes/Summary] After it all happens, Matsuda keeps dreaming.

( In the dream, it's always too late )

[Title] Points of Light
[Fandom] Battle Royale
[Rating] PG, mention of death and grief
[Word Count] 443
[Notes/Summary] Shuuya tries to remember the dead.

( The stuff you've stockpiled for when the worst happens )

[Title] Birthday Cake
[Fandom] Death Note
[Rating] G
[Word Count] 296
[Notes/Summary] Watari brought each of the task force cake.

( He didn't join the police force to eat sugary stuff all day )

[Title] Inside, Candlelit
[Fandom] Death Note
[Rating] PG
[Word Count] 1979
[Notes/Summary] Matsuda/Misa. Raito and Misa are getting married. Matsuda loves weddings, even if the bride seems lonely.

Like she knew it was going to end up this way