Journal of Mistress Kat

Spring Drabble 28/30: Guardian RPF, Season Two

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:09:16 GMT

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Title: Season Two
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: 镇魂 | Guardian (TV 2018) RPF
Pairing: Bai Yu/Zhu Yilong
Tags: Drabble, Post-Canon, Second Chances
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: This time, he’ll choose better.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for trobadora who requested Guardian RPF, Zhu Yilong/Bai Yu, new season (aka second season of Guardian).

Season Two on AO3

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Spring Drabble 27/30: Witcher, Fate

Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:53:54 GMT

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Title: Fate
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Witcher
Pairing: Geralt/Jaskier or Geralt & Jaskier
Tags: Drabble, Gen or Pre-Slash, Magic
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: In the end, there is no choice.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for kitarella_imagines who requested something with Witcher characters.

Fate on AO3

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Spring Drabble 26/30: Buffy, Consultation

Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:37:32 GMT

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Title: Consultation
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Pairing: Buffy/Willow or Buffy & Willow
Tags: Drabble, Shippy Gen, Advice, Magic, Post-Canon
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: “Wow. I would’ve given it more than, what, six months?”

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for kitarella_imagines who requested Buffy with someone not Angel or Spike :)

Consultation on AO3

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Spring Drabble 25/30: The Hobbit, Castling

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:10:20 GMT

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Title: (don’t matter) if the road is long
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: The Hobbit (movies)
Pairing: Bilbo/Thorin implied
Tags: Drabble, Travel
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: He’s walked this road before.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who prompted 'the first line of a favourite poem'. The title is the first line of Leonard Cohen's A Thousand Kisses Deep. The song version of this is both abridged but also has a unique verse that I really love. Listen here.

(don’t matter) if the road is long on AO3

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Spring Drabble 24/30: LOTR, Castling

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:58:11 GMT

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Title: Castling
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: The Lord of the Rings (books)
Character: Radagast the Brown
Tags: Drabble, Character Study, Post-Canon
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: In Mirkwood, the morning comes softly.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who prompted 'a morning break among the trees', which made me think of Mirkwood and its guardian...

Castling on AO3

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Spring Drabble 23/30: Stray Kids, Salt

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:57:26 GMT

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Title: Salt
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Stray Kids
Pairing: Changbin/Seungminn
Tags: Drabble, Ocean, Implied Sexual Content
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: Afterwards, Seungmin follows Changbin into one of the many bathrooms of the beach house.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for pushkin666 who provided the pairing and 'salt of the sea' as prompts. It immediately made me think of the Do It jacket making video. This takes place in the immediate aftermath, in case you want to like, picture outfits :D

Salt on AO3

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Spring Drabble 22/30: Cobra Starship/Bandom, Desert Flower

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 20:30:38 GMT

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Title: Desert Flower
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Cobra Starship/Bandom
Character: Gabe Saporta
Tags: Drabble, Character Study, Desert
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: The venom bleeds out with the night.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for pushkin666 who provided Gabe and the title as prompts.

Desert Flower on AO3

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Spring Drabble 21/30: Venom, Forget-Me-Not

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:12:40 GMT

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Title: Forget-Me-Not
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Venom
Pairing: Venom/Eddie
Tags: Drabble, Dialogue-Only
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: I could never.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for stonepicnicking_okapi who wanted something for this pairing and spring flowers.

Forget-Me-Not on AO3

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Spring Drabble 20/30: BTS, Tulips

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:45:47 GMT

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Title: Tulips
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS
Pairing: Kim Namjoon | RM/Min Yoongi | Suga
Tags: Drabble, Flowers, Gift Giving
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: He buys them on impulse.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for stonepicnicking_okapi who wanted something for this pairing and spring flowers.

Tulips on AO3

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Spring Drabble 19/30: Sherlock, Daffodils

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 11:29:44 GMT

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Title: Daffodils
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Sherlock (BBC)
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Tags: Drabble, Flowers, Language of Flowers
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: The body lies in the flowerbed.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for stonepicnicking_okapi who wanted something for this pairing and spring flowers.

Daffodils on AO3

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Spring Drabble 18/30: 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master, Starting Tomorrow

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:34:20 GMT

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Title: Starting Tomorrow
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: 阴阳师 | Yīn Yáng Shī | The Yin-yang Master (Movies - Guo Jingming)
Pairing: Bo Ya/Qing Ming
Tags: Drabble, Second Chances
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: He can change.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for corvidology who requested this fandom and gave the following as the prompt from “Facing the Sea, With Spring Flowers Blossoming” (《面朝大海春暖花开》) by Haizi:
从明天起，做一个幸福的人。
I will be a happy person starting tomorrow.

Starting Tomorrow on AO3

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9 more prompts needed!

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:14:38 GMT

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ALL FILLED, THANK YOU!

Help me defy the crushing forces of capitalism and complete my drabble a day for April! You've done brilliantly so far but I need 9 more prompts to make it to the 30th.

So please, drop here your spring themed drabble prompts to keep me going!

Any fandom (incl original), any characters/pairing as long I know the canon well enough to produce 100 words

Thank you!

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Spring Drabble 17/30: MCR/Bandom, Melt

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:03:30 GMT

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Title: Melt
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: My Chemical Romance/Bandom
Pairing: Gerard/Mikey
Tags: Drabble, Sibling Incest, Ice-Cream
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: “Are you doing that on purpose?”

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for turps who wanted Way bros.

Melt on AO3

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Spring Drabble 16/30: SGA, Spring Festival

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 20:09:10 GMT

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Title: Spring Festival
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Characters: Rodney & Teyla
Tags: Drabble, Spring, Rituals, Festivals
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: “It is tradition.”

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for lunabee34 who wanted SGA, first spring festival with the Athosians.

Spring Festival on AO3

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Spring Drabble 15/30: The X-Files (v1 and v2!), Reopened

Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:14:32 GMT

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Title: Reopened
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: The X-Files (incl Reboot!)
Characters: uhhh The X-Files?
Tags: Drabble, Metafiction
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: Files are meant to be opened.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for wendelah1 who wanted something for The X-Files reboot pilot that hasn't even started filming yet and therefore doesn't even have a proper series title for a fandom tag :D I'm not entirely sure this counts as metafiction but the tag was like closest to... Whatever this is :D

Reopened on AO3

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Spring Drabble 14/30: MCU/Thor, Bifröst

Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:52:37 GMT

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Title: Bifröst
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: MCU/Thor
Pairing: Loki/Thor
Tags: Drabble, Bickering, Dare
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: He knows what Loki is doing. It still works.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for apiphile who wanted this pairing and 'antagonistic eroticism'. This definitely leans toward the former more than the latter but just imagine that they hate fuck after almost getting torn to atoms in an Einstein–Rosen bridge.

Bifröst on AO3

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Spring Drabble 13/30: Original/Finnish Mythology, Haltija Herää // Haltija Awakens

Mon, 13 Apr 2026 21:19:42 GMT

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Title: Haltija Herää // Haltija Awakens
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Finnish Mythology / Original Work
Character: Original Non-Human Character
Tags: Drabble, Mythology References
Rating: G
Word count: 100 // 140

Summary: Haltija herää. Nousee kohti ohutta jäätä kuin ilmakupla, läpi ja ylös. // Haltija awakens. Rises toward thin ice like an air bubble, through and up.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who wanted something original set in Finland. Because of this, it made sense to write this in Finnish. The Finnish version is 100 words but because Finnish doesn't do articles or prepositions and like, makes everything into a compound work, this straightforward non-fancy translation is longer :D I have chosen not to translate 'haltija' that is a sort of supernatural guardian/occupant/holder typically tied to a locality. Wiki article for more info.

Haltija Herää on AO3
Haltija Awakens on AO3

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Kat Consumes Media

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 17:07:18 GMT

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Kat Reads Books

Hildur by Satu Rämö - Hildur is the only detective in the sparsely populated western fjords of Iceland, busy dealing with childhood trauma (a mysterious disappearance of her little sisters) by surfing in the freezing waves of the Atlantic and having a casual no strings attached thing with a neighbouring P.E. teacher. Then a local drug dealer and child abuser is killed and Jakob, a police trainee from Finland arrives on a Nordic exchange programme. This was the first of the series that's proven super popular in Finland, and other Nordics I think. No idea if it's been translated to English yet but if you like 'Nordic noir' that isn't actually that dark, then I would recommend. The case is interesting, the characters are all very real, and the book does a really good job at weaving in information about Icelandic society and mythology without slipping into info dumping.

Rosa ja Björk by Satu Rämö - Second in the series, named after the missing sisters, whose fate starts to unravel on the background while Hildur and Jakob get busy with a murder of a local politician. Like the first book, this does a great job at weaving multiple timelines and storylines (the case, but also Hildur's family, and Jakob's custody worries) without getting confusing. The society and landscape play almost as large a role as the actual characters. I've decided that since my own Iceland trip is almost certain for August, this book series counts as like, work related research, which is obviously why I'm moving through it at a pace.

Kat Watches Things

BTS Arirang on Gwanghwamun Square - The Netflix comeback concert which I watched at pushkin666's. It was a spectacle for sure but so lovely to see the guys back and the live performances of the new album song (damn those new choreos). Camerawork was a bit too much on the crowds at times and wasn't always following the singer quite as tightly as I would've liked to see but on the whole it was fire. Special mention from me to the sit-down performance of Like Animals (equal amounts flustering and heart-wrenching, how?)

Stray Kids: Dominate Experience - The concert itself was, as I knew from personal experience thank you very much, amazing and the sit-down mini interview sections causes me Many Feelings. Probably 75% of them are about Chan for reasons I will not be elaborating on outside fanfic fjkdagtwankfmwalnf (please, someone find his off button, I am begging).

Luca - Rewatch but still excellent. Off the coast of Italy, Luca is a seamonster boy looking for adventure. He finds it with Alberto, another seamonster boy with equal amounts of bravado and insecurities. Together they embark on a quest to win the local race with a local human girl Giulia so that they can buy a Vespa and travel the world together. Listen. You will not convince me this is not a queer love story in the making. I have AO3 receipts to prove it. Anyway, this is a love animation about acceptance and found family.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Another rewatch. Well, I mostly put it in the background whilst writing. Fun and flashy, the family dynamics are cute and generally I would watch Paul Rudd read the phonebook so... Phoebie/ghost girl Melody had some potential. It was lovely to see the old crew having a blast.

Madame Webb - In the early 00s a NY paramedic Cassie dies for a bit and activates a mysterious power to see to the future, well, a few minutes only, stemming from her mother being bit by a spider in the Amazon whilst pregnant. She ends up protecting three teenagers who will grow to kill the bad guy in the future. Look. I have absolutely no idea about the Marvel canon for this character so can't comment on the adaptation. Things Iiked: found family of women kicking ass, no romantic subplots, the spider aspects not as creepy as I feared. Things that annoyed me: the logistical plotholes, like I'm sorry but do you know how long it would take to travel from NYC to deep in Peruvian jungle and how unadvisable it would be to go there with like a backpack and a sleeveless top. Also the actual motivation of the bad guy was just... not explained. Sure, he was all 'I will not lose everything I've built' and had some cool spider powers but like... Greed? Was that really it? Boring af. I will give the movie a Very Clever character backstory, which I absolutely did not get until like 15mins after the film ended and I was like '...omg CHARACTER NAME'.

The Curse of Bridge Hollow - A family moves to a small town obsessed with Halloween which suits their teenager paranormal enthusiast daughter well except for how she accidentally releases the spirit of Stingy Jack, who then makes al the Halloween decorations come to live. Yes, I absolutely clicked on this because it was Halloween themed and it provided perfect breakfast watching. Fun little family romp, plus Kelly Rowland as the mother. Very watchable.

メアリと魔女の花 | Mary to Majo no Hana | Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017) - Bored and in a new town, Mary discovers mysterious flower in the forest that gives her magical powers and leads her to a magical Endor College where she discovers dubious transmogrification experiments... And also sort of gets the local delivery boy kidnapped. Rescue mission ensues. This was a beautiful animation with suitably unsettling feel at times. The messages of 'you don't need magic to be special' and 'animal experimentation bad' weren't like, subtle, but they're good messages to deliver to the target audience so. Yes. Liked it.

Migration - A duck family decides to leave their safe pond and migrate to Jamaica, encounter many eccentric birds on the way and one scary chef with obsession for duck a l'orange. Adventures are had, bravery is discovered. This was a fun a fun animation, with shout outs for Danny DeVito as Uncle Dan (I see what they did there), Carol Cane as Eron the elderly heron and David Mitchell as Googoo the yogic farm duck.

Borderlands - Lilith a first grade (not scumbag) bounty hunter gets a gig to find a kidnapped teenager on her home planet of Pandora where she swore never to return, since it's mostly a shithole overrun by psychos and hopeful explorers looking for a mythical alien vault... That the teenager girl in question may just be a key for. A ragtag of people band together to fight against a greedy corporation looking to use the alien technology in the vault for nefarious purposes. Including a snarky robot. Listen, this was So Fun, just a lot of smash bang quip. A twist that I absolutely saw coming. Also, did I say Lilith is played by Cate Blanchett? In a fire red hair. MmmmHhhmmm. Also, I love Jame Lee Curtis.

Zootopia 2 - Ahhhhhhhhh. Okay, I love the first movie so much I was a little apprehensive about going into the sequel but happy to report that my heart-eyes for this franchise remain. Nick and Judy are struggling to adjust to their partnership and like Talk About Their Feelings (not like that in the movie though I would say it's Very Open To Interpretation) due to hiding them behind incessant jokes and trying to save everyone, respectively. The plot involves a stolen diary of the inventor of Zootropolis' weather wall and a hundred year conspiracy that saw reptiles banished and becoming second class citizens. The themes of differences are our strength and looking beyond stereotypes are present and accounted for and I loved all the new characters, and the old of course. BRB, off to check if the fandom on AO3 has my back because I need approximately 348290 post-canon feelings fic.

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Spring Drabble 12/30: Grimm, Window Box

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:57:42 GMT

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Title: Window Box
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Grimm
Pairing: Nick/Monroe
Tags: Drabble, Gardens/Gardening
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: Monroe wakes to the sound of hammering.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who wanted something for Grimm.

Window Box on AO3

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Spring Drabble 11/30: SGA, Medovina

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:19:00 GMT

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Title: Medovina
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Stargate Atlantis
Pairing: Radek/Rodney
Tags: Drabble, Alcohol
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: Radek cradles the bottle with care and reverence.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who wanted something for SGA and remembered that I was fond of Zelenka.

Medovina on AO3

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Spring Drabble 10/30: Shetland, Manual Labour

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:59:35 GMT

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Title: Manual Labour
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Shetland
Pairing: Jimmy/Duncan
Tags: Drabble, Gardens/Gardening
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: “What are you doing?”

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for verdande_mi who wanted something for Shetland.

Manual Labour on AO3

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Spring Drabble 09/30: Primeval, Spring Rain

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:29:32 GMT

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Title: Spring Rain
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Primeval
Pairing: Nick/Stephen
Tags: Drabble, Kissing in the Rain
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: It catches them by surprise.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for kitarella_imagines who wanted some Primeval characters.

Spring Rain on AO3

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Spring Drabble 08/30: The Professionals, Thaw

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:27:04 GMT

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Title: Thaw
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: The Professionals
Pairing: Bodie/Doyle
Tags: Drabble, Spring
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: Everything is dripping

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for kitarella_imagines who wanted some Bodie/Doyle.

Thaw on AO3

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Spring Drabble 07/30: MCR, Yellow

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:42:52 GMT

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Title: Yellow
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: My Chemical Romance/Bandom
Pairing: Gerard/Mikey
Tags: Drabble, Sibling Incest, painting
Rating: T
Word count: 100

Summary: There’s yellow paint on Gerard’s wrist.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for pushkin666's prompt 'MCR - Gerard/Mikey – yellow'.

Yellow on AO3

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Spring Drabble 06/30: SKZ, Sunshine

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:11:34 GMT

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Title: Sunshine
Author:kat_lair
Fandom: Stray Kids
Pairing: Chan/Changbin
Tags: Drabble, Tenderness, Pining
Rating: G
Word count: 100

Summary: When Changbin gets back from the gym, Chan is asleep on the sofa.

Author notes: Spring defiance from under the crushing forces of capitalism = a drabble a day in April. This one for pushkin666's prompt 'SKZ - Chan/Changbin - sunshine'.

Sunshine on AO3

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