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Tales of the Abyss

Currently there are eighty-six fics archived, with a total of twenty-five slash fics, five het fics, and fifty-six gen fics.


Slash

(no title) by chibimazoku
So Luke waddled over to the bed, nosing the two of them insistently. After a moment, the human Jade looked up, glasses askew. "...for the love of--"
   Peony/Jade, Luke; complete; R

(no title) by fabre
When Asch looks at Guy like that, Guy knows that Asch is thinking about that bastard who wanted to kill him.
   Asch/Guy; complete; PG

(no title) by replica and fabre
"Idiot," Asch hisses, leaning forward to bite Luke's ear. "Stop being so damn impatient."
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

(no title) by Lulu
The only one who can see them is Lady Yulia herself, and oh how he will pray for her forgiveness.
   Mohs/Largo; complete; PG-13

A Chilly Interlude by Meimi
Luke wants to get in a little practice and Asch doesn't really have many objections to it.
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

A Light That Goes Out by herush
Jade doesn’t believe in living for the world. Luke doesn’t either - not anymore. He believes in only what you can see and what you know you can do. His time is too short for dreams.
   Jade/Luke; complete; G

Andante (Walking Speed) by devils_devotion
When first a fire blazes, it must then smolder, then go out.
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

Asking For It by Meimi
Luke makes a rather loaded suggestion, and surprisingly, Asch takes him up on it.
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

Better Than Cookies by Meimi
Luke wants some cookies, but is more than willing to settle for something much better.
   Asch/Luke; complete; PG-13

Birthday Blues? by Meimi
Sometimes he just didn't know what to do with him.
   Asch/Luke; complete; PG-13

Breathe by Vandesdelca
"Do you trust me?" Master Van asks him.
   Van/Luke; complete; NC-17

Child by Vandesdelca
Luke liked to imagine himself as Master Van's teacher.
   Luke/Van; shota; complete; NC-17

Cure by slender-raven
In a way, they both thought it was their fault.
   Asch/Luke; complete; K+

Don't Worry by Vandesdelca
Asch loved Van. Until he ruined everything.
   Van/Asch; complete; T

Dreaming of Pink by jetaimerai
Guy was just reading his favorite magazine when two familiar faces show up wearing something quite unusual...
   Guy/Luke, Guy/Asch; crack; complete; PG-13

Grand Chokmah Sour by ohdearyme
Jade has a night on the town like usual and Luke manages to join him. Guy is, naturally, somewhat horrified.
   Guy/Luke, Jade/Peony; complete; T

Incomplete Longing by Meimi
It would never be enough.
   Asch/Luke; complete; T

Just Like I Promised by jinky
He promised Luke that he would survive… that he would live. But the promise was broken.
   Asch/Luke; complete; T

Knowing When to Keep Your Mouth Shut by hell_hell_cat
Asch does not like Guy.
   Asch/Guy, Luke; complete; PG

Quick and Dirty by Meimi
Luke finds Asch's ass quite compelling.
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

Sex and Stupidity Go Hand in Hand with Certain Redheads by Meimi
"Am I-" Luke began breathlessly, stopping for a moment before pushing on, "Am I doing it right?"
   Asch/Luke; complete; R

The Morning After by Meimi
Regardless of all that has gone before, it appeared as if Luke still had the ability to surprise Guy with the disasters he visited upon his best friend.
   Guy/Luke/Asch; complete; R

The Regrettable Return by Kasumi Blue Eyes
He'd regained everything he'd lost, and yet somehow he had become a thief.
   Guy/Luke, Asch/Guy; complete; PG

What He Liked Most by Meimi
He was never quite sure what he liked the most about it.
   Asch/Luke; complete; NC-17

You Are Like a Shooting Star by Lulu
He is not tired of pursuing him; on the contrary, Luke loves chasing Asch, through the fields of Rugnica, through the cracked pavement of Belkend and perhaps even beyond the world one can only see with their eyes.
   Luke/Asch one-sided; complete; G


Het

(no title) by Kasumi Blue Eyes
He'd never expected to be the one to live. But now all he could ask himself was, "...Now what?"
   Asch/Natalia; incomplete; PG

(no title) by fabre
He was like something cold.
   Asch/Natalia; complete; G

Inconsistency by Egg
Natalia blinked before asking incredulously. "Are you jealous?!"
   Asch/Natalia, Luke; complete; NC-17

Shadow of Doubt by Diluculo
Asch has to go to Baticul at his replica's request. And if that wasn't bad enough...
   Asch/Natalia; complete; K

When Your Laughter Starts to Fade Away by Spinny Roses
But you made them paths and you led them to Mommy." Her hand shook, and she threw the Sorcerer's Ring down. "You killed Mommy!"
   Arietta/Mieu; torture; complete; R


Gen

(no title) by belserius and chibimazoku
"I wouldn't worry about damage control. We're all well aware of Luke's problems, here."
   Asch, Luke, Jade, Guy, Van, Tear; crack; AU; complete; G

(no title) by aefallen crossover with Bleach
Asch swore he never wanted to hear another one of Orihime's proverbs again.
   Asch, Orihime, Rukia; crack; complete; PG

(no title) by chibimazoku
He never means to do it.
   Asch, Luke; complete; G

(no title) by chibimazoku
Luke sighed, flicking the cheagle's forehead. "Yeah? What is it, Thing?"
   Mieu, Luke, Peony; crack, complete; PG-13

(no title) by chibimazoku
Luke vs. Asch, re: girlfriends.
   Asch, Luke; complete; G

(no title) by fontech
He wanted to kill Luke fon Fabre, there was no mistaking it. But he had no particular desire to die immediately afterwards, and he would keep his honour and get his revenge.
   Guy, Luke; complete; PG

(no title) by Meimi
"I am an international incident," Asch stated blandly as he glanced up at his replica.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG

(no title) by fabre
At only twelve years old, Asch already knew a lot of things.
   Asch, Van; AU; incomplete; PG

(no title) by risax
Tales of the Abyss, Sesame Street Style... 'nuff said.
   Asch, Luke; crack; complete; G

A Chilling Task by Meimi
When no one else is there, it falls to Luke to do what's necessary.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG-13

Albatross by Griffinkhan
Ultimately, Jade realized the fault was his.
   Jade; complete; K+

Beginnings by VilyaSage
He pushed his glasses a bit higher on his nose and shook his head. "When I was told I’d be speaking to the Fon Master and his head guardian, I was hardly expecting this."
   Jade, Anise; complete; T

Ceremony by VilyaSage
Natalia did not want to face today. She wanted to believe she was forced into it, even though she knows otherwise. It just wasn't possible to wait any longer...and he probably agrees.
   Natalia, Ingobert, Jade, Anise, Noelle; complete; T

Child's Play by inactivism
Nephry notices Saphir is hurt one night, and tries to help him, but he won't betray Jade for anything.
   Saphir, Nephry, Jade; complete; PG

Chores and a Choice of Good Company by crystalazer
Guy rather has his uses and Peony knows just how to keep him very busy.
   Guy, Peony; complete; G

Conviction by Griffinkhan
"Are you going to tell me what's bothering you, or should we have a guessing game," Jade asked finally.
   Jade, Anise; complete; K+

Cooking Lessons for the Abyss by jadax crossover with Symphonia/Legendia
Natalia was indignant. “Are you insinuating that I can’t cook?!”
   Main Party, Asch, The Wonder Chef, Mimi the Wonder Baker; complete; G

Dying Flame by lanerose
From Luke to Asch.
   Van, Asch; complete; PG

Engagement by Aero-Grrl
Luke complains to Guy about his engagement to Natalia.
   Guy, Luke; complete; G

Extreme by Vandesdelca
Luke just stares at his arm for several long moments, before his gaze shifts to where his arm should be.
   Van, Luke; violence; complete; R

Four Things That Never Happened to Guy (and one that did) by reisha
"Okay," he echoes. The ache in his chest only gets worse.
   Guy, Van, Luke; complete; G

Ginji, Asch, and an Albiore by Dragnotchi
The hiring was easy, the hard part was living with his employee. Ginji, Asch, an Albiore, and the chaos that is sure to meet them.
   Asch, Ginji; incomplete; T

Home? by Meimi
Sometimes she wondered about the one who had returned.
   Susanne, Luke; complete; PG

Icebound by VilyaSage
"Oh, tell it Colonel!" Anise flashed him her most adorable grin. "You’re so good at making stories sound real!"
   Main Party; complete; T

Just Like Master by jadax
Mieu recognizes a few more similarities between Asch and his Master.
   Asch, Mieu; complete; PG

Lessons by Meimi
Some things couldn't necessarily be taught.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG

Looking Glass by noleta
Luke finally snaps, and Tear tears up.
   Luke, Tear; complete; PG-13

Memories by Essenze
A snowy memory between a Colonel and a Replica.
   Jade, Luke; complete; K

Nezach by Meimi follow up Tiphereth
When one man's insanity goes too far, our heroes find themselves left picking up the pieces.
   Main Party, Asch, Van, Ion, Duke Fabre, Sync; violence; complete; T

Numbers by Digitaldreamer
It was all quite simple when he narrowed it down to basic numbers, and when it came down to it, that was all that that Luke's life was. It all made perfect sense, what Jade knew had to be done. And yet he didn't want to.
   Jade, Luke; complete; T

People-Watching by Egg
Jade loved to people-watch.
   Jade, Main Party; complete; G

Phasis by Omniflyer
Jade decided to call it "duplicosis phasis." Luke decided he was tired of having it, but didn't know how to go about getting rid of it. The whole group decided to come together one more time to save both the world and their friend.
   Main Party; complete; K+

Picnic by Griffinkhan
Clear skies, beautiful scenery, a crashed airship and Jade. It's a perfect day for a picnic.
   Main Party; complete; K+

Rappig Tales by belserius
Mieu blinked, then gasped. "You stole Guy?! …I thought you were one of the good guys!"
   Mieu, Luke, Peony; complete; G

Rappig Tales II by belserius and chibimazoku
And shook his head. "I don't see Luke anywhere," he said. "All I see are a bunch of--"
   Guy, Peony, Luke, Jade, Anise; complete; PG-13
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Relations by Griffinkhan
A discussion of heredity in Inista Marsh.
   Main Party; complete; K+

Requiem by Griffinkhan
Magic, monsters, Jade, and hymns. The party has a discussion on the battlefield.
   Main Party; complete; K+

Reverie by Griffinkhan
Tear and Luke make a discovery on the Albiore.
   Luke, Tear, Jade, Anise; complete; K+

Same But Different by Unfinished Song
It was something so simple that Tear didn't realize something so profoundly different between two who looked exactly alike until Guy pointed it out to her.
   Guy, Tear, Jade; complete; K

Sentimental Nomenclature by Kasumi Blue Eyes
It annoyed him how his replica obsessed over one stupid word.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG

Signs by Meimi
It was time enough for him to take the blinders off.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG-13

Solace by JereduLevenin
Night before Eldrant. Luke is near his breaking point. It looks like some soul-searching and a little heart-to-heart is in order, and Jade is ever the insightful one despite an evening at the bar.
   Jade, Luke; complete; T

Stitching Wounds by Charlett
Jade hears a cry of distress during the night, and a Colonel is instantly obliged to rush to a Malkuthian's aid. Without Tear's consent, Anise heads off after Jade, and after the battle, the Necromancer is left to stitch up a warrior's wounds.
   Jade, Anise, Tear; complete; T

Sugarcoated by Griffinkhan
Anise gives Jade a present.
   Jade, Anise, Ion; complete; K+

Surprise by VilyaSage
"Today is Ifritday, Rem-Decan seve--" Guy’s expression shifted to match Luke’s, and the two locked eyes. "Oh no."
   Main Party; complete; PG

Temper, Temper by jadax
The Dark Wings are very amused by their new boss.
   Asch, The Dark Wings, Ginji; complete; PG

The Birds and the Buusagi? by Kasumi Blue Eyes
Peony gets a new rappig, and antics inevitably ensue.
   Guy, Peony, Luke, Jade; complete; K+

The Gift by Meimi
Luke wants to give Asch a gift for Midwinter's Feast.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG

The Tale of the Stupid Dreck and His Annoying Thing by fontech
The scion of Lorelei goes to visit the one friend he didn't see in Tataroo Valley.
   Luke/Asch, Mieu; complete; G

Tiphereth by Meimi follow up to Nezach
Sleep was so tempting right now.
   Main Party, Asch; incomplete; PG-13

Two Sides of a Mirror by hhafiz
Luke and Asch have a little talk on... women.
   Asch, Luke; complete; PG

Unlikely Alliance by Deona Lindholm
Everyone knows what happens to Guy at the Spa in Keterburg. How about the view from the pranksters themselves?
   Main Party; complete; T

Unspoken by lanerose
"You aren’t going to tell them, are you?" Jade asked.
   Jade, Luke; complete; PG

Verity by Griffinkhan
She knew she was in trouble when the Colonel stopped brushing off difficult subjects with jokes and instead ignored them completely.
   Jade, Anise; complete; K+

Vow by Griffinkhan
Anise offers an apology.
   Jade, Anise; complete; K

What Dreams May Come by Meimi crossover with Tales of Symphonia
"I can't," he said at last and shook his head. "I can't go back. Not without Asch. Have you seen him?"
   Luke, Martel; incomplete; G


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