My New Ice Partner Is.... He Is... by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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My New Ice Partner Is.... He Is...
So he was informed, the man was called Ivan Braginski. He had just received his citizenship in America, and wanted to compete in some ice dancing competitions here. That included the Olympics, which would be held in Helsinki, Finland, in two years. He was a beast, which was why he was paired with a small man like Alfred, well-muscled and at least 6’4”. He also happened to be an albino, his pale hair nearly blending in with his equally pale face. His eyes were a light blue, like a pair of well-loved jeans. Even so, there was grace in his movements as he stood and stepped out onto the ice. After just skating around it once, he lift
The Lost Christmas Eve by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Lost Christmas Eve
The Lost Christmas Eve
Arthur Kirkland had been a perfectly happy man for all of his childhood and teenage years. Living in London but moving to America for college, he was quite the smart student. He was the star of his high school's football team, and even played it in the states, where he reminded himself to call it soccer. It was at college that he met the love of his life. Her name was Amelia, and she was a physic's major. He couldn't really follow along when she started to ramble about science, but other than that there was nothing they couldn't enjoy talking about. They had their little spats, as all couples did, but overall they were
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 6 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 6
The Beauty of Silence - chapter 6
Alfred felt that familiar shakiness inside him as he led the way out of the cafe. Talking about Mattie always made him upset, both externally and internally. It made his chest ache and his mind settle on the worse memories of his brother's sickness and death. This was why he forced a smile as he led the way to a place where he could blank out his mind. He didn't want to go to sleep thinking about his brother, lest he run the risk of a nightmare, and offering to take Arthur to a fun place seemed like the best way to prevent that.
"It's not that far away," he assured Arthur multiple times as they walked, occas
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 5 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 5
"You used to be engaged??"
Alfred gaped at his Deaf friend, but Arthur didn't answer, staring at the Frenchman about to get on the air. After a moment, he quickly ducked out of sight, just before Francis looked over at Kiku questioningly. The Japanese man raised an eyebrow at Arthur, but then shrugged it off and gave Francis an 'okay' signal to start. Once Francis began to speak into the microphone, Arthur slowly peeked up again. Seeing his chance, he tugged Alfred's sleeve again. He got the picture pretty quickly, and began to lead the older blond back towards the elevator. Once they were inside, Alfred leaned on the wall with a puzzled look
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 4 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 4
"Yo, Kiku!"
"Ah, hello Alfred-san. You are here early today, Feliks is not done for another forty minutes."
"Ah, that's okay, I actually wanted to talk to you a bit."
The American man leaned on the doorway of Kiku's little techno-room, staying away from the machinery lest his friend throw a fit. He had that odd musing look on his face again, like the time that he confided in Kiku about his new Deaf friend. Kiku sensed this, and raised an eyebrow.
"What is it you need? And if it is advice, I insist I did not actually give it to you last time, so perhaps you should seek elsewhere."
"Nah, it's not that, dude. It's something else."
"All right, wh
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 3 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 3
Time flies fast in a place like New York city, and before Alfred knew it two weeks had gone by. He'd went out with Arthur for coffee another two times since their first meeting, and had successfully learned the alphabet in that voiceless language he realized Arthur was masterfully fast at. While he could only slowly spell out words letter for letter, his new friend could fire off a few sentences a minute. But, of course, he was more than willing to take it slow and teach properly, which Alfred was grateful for. After completely the alphabet, actual words stuck with him easier, being more prominent and unique in his mind. By the end of that th
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 2 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 2
Alfred had a thoughtful look on his face as he entered the building he worked at. His radio station broadcasted from a very large building with all sorts of small, music-related companies inside. He headed for the elevator and pushed the button for his floor, 6. As that pleasant music wafted lazily through the elevator, he thought about what had happened on the subway earlier. He had been so out of sorts, trying not to anger Arthur for their differences. But in the end, it was that anxiousness and caution that had been wrong about it. He was a really accepting guy, after all, and never made fun of anyone for having a different ethnicity or se
The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 1 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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The Beauty of Silence - Chapter 1
New York City was bustling, as usual. Subways were running, cars were honking and revving in traffic, tourists were oohing and ahhing, civilians were cursing and hurrying along, vendors were calling out their wares. It was music to the ears of Alfred F Jones, radio host of a rock station, who was humming as he hurried down the steps into the subway system. He snaked his way through the people all around him, towards the place where he had to buy his ticket.
"You know what would be cool?" he mused to himself. "If people who live in the city could just buy a year-long ticket instead of a week-long or one-time one. Dude, that would save so much
Cardverse!UkUS chapter 5 by noobyaoiwriter, literature
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Cardverse!UkUS chapter 5
CHAPTER FIVE: ROSES
The gates to the castle were large, blocking any sort of glimpse a commoner might want to have of the grounds. From outside, only the upper half of the castle was visible, and it didn't do the place justice. Alfred motioned for the guards to open the gate once they approached. Those who had come with him to rescue Arthur looked upon the civilian and his cat with unease, but they did as their King ordered.
King, huh...? Arthur was still marveling over that. Though his friendship with Alfred wouldn't be affected by such a thing, it certainly changed his view on the younger blond. There were so many facets to this strange m