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Cursed Shrine Maiden AU

Monoma journeys across Japan in search of a cure for his sister, eventually finds himself at Mount Mimiguro—a place feared for its Cursed Shrine Maiden. Whispers say that a single touch from her brings misfortune and death.

2023 Ver:

by sevenfists | AO3 | 

Gerard/Frank | PG-13 | oneshot | 7242 words

Gerard's first book is called Leonard's Purple Balloon, and it's about how it's okay to like purple balloons instead of red balloons or green balloons, even though your friends might make fun of you. Frank buys a copy at the Borders near his house at midnight, and he sits in his car while he reads it, the crisp pages illuminated by the parking lot's sodium lights. Gerard's drawings are careful and brightly-colored. It makes Frank cry a little, sitting there in his family-friendly hybrid, imagining Gerard working on the book, maybe hunched over the kitchen table in his house in LA, his fingers stained with ink.