Hello again!
Some Chinese you’ll want to know for this chapter:
diē- father, and
niáng- mother, respectively.
These are slightly archaic terms not used much in the modern world, but hey, this is the 1890s…
October 28, 2007
October 25, 2007
Catch-22, chapter 1
Catch-22
Welcome to another collaborative effort by yours truly, Hinaku and Loren. Sadly our last one petered out before we could finish it properly, but we’ve already written this story in its entirety, so rest assured, you will see the end eventually. In about… 228,000 words from now. 8D;
Just a word of warning: Here in the beginning it’s a pretty silly and fluffy fic, but as the plot thickens, things are going to get dark and twisted later on with some serious dubcon/noncon and D/s vibes and the occasional little splash of gore. If that sort of stuff’s not your cup of tea, you may wish to turn back now. (This chapter’s safe though!) Also, this story is not very accurate at all to its supposed early-1890s setting, but D.Gray-man canon itself is not terribly faithful to the time period (hello giant mecha?) so to be perfectly honest, we weren’t trying that hard, lol. We’ll just steal a page out of Hoshino-sensei’s book and tell you that this is a “slightly fantastical” version of the late 19th century.
Before we begin, your authors would also like to give a shout-out to trixie chick, whose fabulous CrossKomui stories inspired a significant part of our plot. If you’ve read her fics, we’re pretty sure you’ll be able to tell which part.
So without further ado — hope you enjoy!
