#cinder fic

[gentrychild]

Guess i need to bust down Cinder!AFOs door and tell him about how I'm in desperate need of some smooches from him then

Yeah... I don't think he will answer you.

[gojifan97]

Spoilers for Cinder by @gentrychild which I highly recommend you read. Seriously, it’s great.

Izuku swept the sword upwards, a massive gust of wind blasting the flames away. 

I’m…alive? 

Even with the sword redirecting most of the flames, at that range the heat alone should have killed him. Had something protected him? Izuku felt a strange power buzzing through his body. Unfortunately, he didn’t have much time to think about it because the gold dragon was still coming for him.

Izuku’s arms ached from that previous attack but he could still use them. Izuku charged at the dragon and swung the sword, sending another blast of air at its head. The dragon flinched, giving Izuku the opening he needed. 

Power surging through his legs, Izuku leapt through the air at the monster that had once been his hero, aiming for the throat. 

The dragon ducked to the side, avoiding Izuku’s swing. Izuku hit the edge of the cave, then tumbled into the pile of gold, stopping near a stone pillar. Groaning in pain, Izuku made a mental note to write a Kacchan-worded complaint to whoever wrote that stupid book where a guy dove into a pile of gold like it was water. 

The golden dragon was walking toward him, teeth bared. Izuku realized he’d dropped Toshinori’s sword. He couldn’t fight. He got to his feet, but the moment he put weight on his leg it throbbed with pain. He couldn’t run.

The dragon lashed out with its claw. Izuku raised his arms to protect himself and to his surprise, he was holding Toshinori’s sword again. 

The sword cut the dragon’s paw, drawing blood. The dragon glared with a hate that did not belong in the eyes of the man that had been the world’s greatest hero, and Izuku realized what he had to do to survive. 

He may be bereft, but there was one thing he could do no one else at Aldera could. A side of himself he’d hated because for where it had come from. Who it had come from. A side he’d tried very hard to bury. 

Izuku reached into himself and tried to call it forth, but nothing came. It had been so long…and he’d try so hard to suppress it…he couldn’t…

The dragon unleashed another burst of flame. Izuku rolled behind the pillar and used an air blast from his sword to keep the flames from wrapping around it. However, he knew that unless he came up with a plan, the next attack would be the last.

As Izuku’s mind raced for a solution, his free hand fell on his notebook. 

He knew what he had to do.

Izuku rolled out to where the dragon could see him. He got into a fighting pose and raised his sword. The dragon readied to attack. Izuku threw his notebook at the dragon’s face, which the it destroyed in a short burst of fire. 

It was all Izuku needed. 

Rage filled him at the destruction of his notebook, his notes on the blessings of various knights, his classmates, his neighbors. Those notes were his. HOW DARE YOU DESTROY THEM!

With a roar, Izuku finally transformed into an emerald dragon, slashing the golden one’s face. As the gold dragon backed away, Izuku unleashed a jet of green flames at the monster’s face. The golden dragon roared in pain as the fire burned its open wound. 

Izuku was bereft. He shouldn’t be able to shoot flames! And yet…that same feeling from before of not being alone, the power pulsing through his body. He remembered how All Might’s sword returned to his hand. Something it should only do for Toshinori.

What is this?

The golden dragon shook its head and roared in rage. Izuku spread his emerald wings as he roared back, letting the strange power flow through him.

Toshinori may be able to use flames, but he’d failed to show any of the sheer strength a dragon using the Paladin’s blessing should have. This suggested he wasn’t using it properly. Not only that but his attacks were mindless, instinctive, not a hint of rational thought behind them. It almost resembled corruption…

More importantly, as Toshinori would doubtlessly know, smaller and younger or not, there is a big difference between a dragon by curse and a dragon by birth. 

This fight was already over.

As Izuku went for Toshinori’s throat, he noticed his father’s bones grinning at the two of them and bitterly noted that if his father was indeed somewhere looking up at them, he’d be very proud of what Izuku was about to do…

[starsandskiees]

“The door was open”

1615 words

The Moon and Back Masterlist, Part Two

Cinder returned home with her thoughts still back at the market. That girl, Stella, had stolen from her, and Cinder couldn’t even bring herself to be mad at her. She was probably living on the streets by herself with no food or money. Not even a teenager yet. As Cinder looped through the back entrance to the elevator, she felt guilt like a weight on her shoulders for not helping her.

The elevator pinged in front of her, interrupting her thoughts. Thankfully it was empty. Cinder hit the floor number leading to Kais office and the elevator rose mechanically at the demand. 

When she reached the door to the office, she stopped and leaned against it. Kai looked as if he had been sitting there for hours. His head was bent over his desk, his messy black hair hanging over his eyes. He seemed to be reading some sort of document but the closer Cinder watched she saw he was mostly just blinking at it, trying to stay awake. Her hand slipped into her pocket and ran a finger over the silver moon charm.

“Hey.” Cinder pushed off the doorway and walked toward his desk.

Kais attention snapped to her immediately, when he saw her coming towards him a grin replaced his confused frown.”Back already?”

She shrugged as she took one of the seats opposite from him, “Not much to see today.”

His mouth quirked up like he didn’t quite believe her.

“I got you something.”

His eyebrows shot up. “You did?”

It was Cinders turn to grin. 

“What is it?”

Cinder rolled her eyes, “So impatient. Come, sit.” She beckoned him with her hand, patting the seat next to her.

He warily walked around his desk and took the seat she gestured to, his forehead wrinkled with amused confusion.

“Okay, now close your eyes,” his head tilted to the side, questioning her. She rolled her eyes again, “Just do it, I don’t have a box.”

He obeyed, “What’s the occasion?”

“Do I need one? You buy me things all the time.” She took his hand and uncurled the fingers, placing the necklace delicately in his palm.

“Now...Open them.”

He opened his eyes and looked down at his hand now with a silver chain pooling inside of it. He picked it up gingerly to get a closer look. His thumb brushed over the three white gemstones then flipped it over. The corners of his mouth turned upward as he read the inscription.

Cinder was eyeing him anxiously. Jewelry was a little girly so she was afraid that he might think it was stupid. She didn’t even wear any jewelry besides the plain silver band circling her ring finger, her wedding ring. She knew that Kai was nice enough to pretend to care but she just wanted him to like it as much as she did. 

“Do you like it?”

His eyes met hers, so full of love they took her breath away. “Do I like it? I love it.”

He grabbed her hand and stood up, pulling her with him. His hands went to her waist, he was so close she could feel his breath on her face. “I love you” he murmured under his breath.

“What was that?” Cinder teased, eyebrows raised in challenge.

Kai grinned back, “I said, I” He kissed her cheek, “love,” he kissed her jaw, “you.” He went for a quick peck on her lips but before he could Cinder wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him against her. They had kissed many times before, so many it shouldn’t have felt as passionate as it did. Kai deepened the kiss, his hand going to her hair and bunching it in his fingers. All the sudden he was lifting her onto his desk and as he set her down something crunched beneath her.

Cinder huffed a laugh, “I think I broke something.” Her words were breathy.

Kai responded equally breathy, “I don’t care.”

Cinders legs wrapped around him as he went in for another kiss. Her hands went to his tucked in shirt, pulling it out so she could put her hands under it and feel the skin beneath. Kai made a noise in the back of his throat at her touch, making her hands roam even more. He broke off the kiss hastily but then began to trail kisses down her jaw to her neck. He stopped at the top of her sweatshirt zipper, playing at pulling it down with his teeth. His eyes looked up at hers mischievously.  

She shrugged off his jacket and started to work on the buttons of his dress shirt as Kai unzipped the black sweater she was still wearing from the market.

Someone cleared their throat across the room, snapping them both out of their reverie. 

Konn Torin stood in the doorway with his arms crossed, a glare written across his features. This was definitely not the first time he had walked in on them making out but that didn’t make it any less embarrassing. If Cinder could blush, she would’ve been bright red.

Kai was bright red. His fingers went to his buttons, half undone, and he hastily buttoned them back up. He tried to smooth out his white dress shirt but it was wrinkled beyond repair. Instead he gave up and sighed, “What do you need?”

His eyes narrowed, “I need to talk to Selene.” 

Cinder hopped off the desk and zipped the sweatshirt back up. “I told you before, you can call me Cinder. I’d actually prefer it if you did.”

“Your Highness,” he responded, ignoring her request, “if we could speak alone please.”

He gestured towards the door but Cinder just crossed her arms, mimicking his stance. “Why can’t we talk in front of Kai?”

“Because I know he’ll take your side.”

Kai scoffed, “I can be impartial.” 

Torin raised his eyebrows at the obvious lie. “Even so, this doesn’t involve you.”

Cinder held her ground, planting her feet in stubbornness. She challenged him with a look that said, “Your move”. Her and Torin had the habit of getting into arguments. Mostly about Kai, often about Cinder's behavior. Her obstinance set him on edge. And he still hadn’t let go of the time she returned Kai with a black eye, even as long ago as it had been. 

Torin looked on the verge of rolling his eyes but just sighed and dropped his arms, “Fine.” He walked closer to them, stopping in the center of the room, “You can’t leave the palace without guards present.”

“That’s what you interrupted us for?”

“The door was open.” Their eyes drifted to the open doorway where anyone could have walked past, Kai turned pink once more. 

“I wasn’t aware of that.” He choked out

“I can tell,” he pulled out his port that showed security footage from the back entrance, “Don’t bother denying that you left today, by yourself, for two hours.”

“So?” Cinder shrugged, “I can handle myself. I’m not some helpless civilian, I’ve fought in a war. A walk on the street is nothing.”

“You’re right, you are not a civilian. You’re the Empress of the Eastern Commonwealth which means you’re in even more danger.”

Cinder put her hands on her hips, “I already got the second tracker installed and I carry weapons on me at all times, just like you told me to. I don’t understand why Kai is allowed to go out alone but I’m not.”

Torin glared at Kai, “Emperor Kaito is not allowed to go out alone, despite what he may tell you. There are always people near him, protecting him, I make sure of that.” The surprise on Kai's face revealed that he was unaware of that fact, “The problem is that while he tells me where he goes, you just leave whenever you please.”

Cinder opened her mouth to protest but Torin continued to talk, “Besides that, there are a lot more people out there who would like to see you dead.”

The room went silent for a moment. A dark expression clouded Kai's features. They were all aware of the large number of people who hated Cinder. They hated her for being lunar. They hated her for being a cyborg. They hated her for marrying Kai. Despite all the good that she had done they couldn’t let go of their prejudices. 

Cinder crossed her arms protectively, “It was just a couple of hours in the market. I wore a disguise.”

Torin scoffed. Cinder had made him actually scoff. “A disguise? You think that is a disguise?” He looked upwards like he was asking the heavens for help and sighed deeply, “You can go out whenever you like, just bring guards with you next time or else I swear to you I will lock you up in here and you won’t be able to go anywhere.”

He then turned to the door and walked straight out, leaving no room for argument. After he left, a laugh slipped through Cinders lips and she was soon joined by Kai until they were both laughing hysterically

She broke off, gasping, to say,“Can he actually do that?”

“I want to say no, but I wouldn’t put it past him.”

Another figure was roaming through the doorway towards them. Nainsi whirred softly as she glided across the polished floor towards them, she stopped in front of Cinder.

“Your Highness,” she said mechanically, “there is a cyborg girl at the palace gates that wishes to speak to you.”

Kai tilted his head slightly, “A fan?”

“No, she says she has something of Her Majestys.” 

Kais' expression turned confused but Cinder knew exactly who it was. Stella.

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[gentrychild]

What did Cinder!Izuku do to gain Second‘s love?

I can't tell you because it's a spoiler if I ever write a second part to Cinder but the facial scar and the attitude probably didn't hurt.

[gentrychild]

I-is the dragon dad might fic a-also.. dfo?

A riddle for the ages.

[gentrychild]

In cinder if AM survived (and probably killed izuku) would he realise/remember what he had done.

Yes and that's probably the reason why he would stay in his current form. There are some things you can't live with.

[gentrychild]

Dare I say cinder hurt me more than corruption :(

Aww, thank you so much, Anon! I wrote Cinder because I missed Corruption!

[gentrychild]

I just finished Cinder and Gentry... I am suing for emotional damages. I loved it and I loved it and I loved it, but it hurt sooo bad. Thank you

You're welcome!