"Once Upon a Time” Lasts Forever

Title: Satisfaction
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: very mild m/m
Pairing(s): teeny 58
Spoilers: Hints about Reload 10
Notes: written for saiyuki_time, Challenge #60, Comfort Food; time allowed: 60 minutes; time taken: 65 minutes
Summary: After their first good meal since the massive battle with the Master of the Muten Sutra, everyone's feeling a little more lively

The inn would have been no more than a piss-stop in the first months of their journey West, ...

Title: The Tide
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: bloody raving, insanity, angst, swearing
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: The end of "Be There"
Notes: Written for saiyuki_time challenge #17, Sanity and insanity. Time allowed: 50 minutes. I fail big time: it was more like 70.
Summary: During his time in the Temple, Hakkai's sanity ebbs and flows.

Cho Gonou walks calmly into the chamber of the Three Aspects... .

Title: Cast-Offs
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: borderline worksafe; swearing, mild m/m interactions, implied offstage sex
Pairing(s): Gojyo/Hakkai
Spoilers: a small bit of Gojyo's history
Notes: saiyuki_time challenge #8: Spring cleaning. Time given: 2 hours. Time taken: closer to 2.5 hours. This is actually a long-after sequel to A Real Adventurer, which I wrote last autumn.
Summary: Hakkai wants Gojyo to get rid of some baggage, but Gojyo's not the only one who needs to let go.

"Hey, it's us!" said Gojyo, cheerfully ..

Title: On the Road
Author: opalmatrix
Rating: PG
Warnings: worksafe; mild Gojyo innuendo
Pairing(s): n/a; Sanzo POV
Spoilers: none, really
Notes: Written for saiyuki_time Challenge #2, Unexplored Territory: time allowed, 40 minutes.
Actual time: About that - 5 minutes planning, 30 minutes writing, 5 minutes revision. This time, I beat the temptation to think too much ahead of time by plotting out an entirely diffrent story than what I wrote!
Summary: Sometimes, the lesser of two evils might be just what the doctor ordered.

Sanzo stared silently at the white vehicle that had been a small winged reptile just moments before ...