"Dead men don't talk," continued the man, then stood up and faced the gravestone. "Neither do they eat manju. Which is why I made a promise instead." - Otose might have been old, but she wasn't stupid. What made her trust a man she picked up from the graveyard; who made a silly promise over a few manju? No pairings.

Kagura's eighteenth birthday - a turbulent time of many transitions. In the traditional Yato custom, a retainer is hired. Will he be able to protect her from herself? Okita X Kagura. Umibozu and Kamui to be introduced in later chapters.

[Unfinished fic outdated by more recent canon] "I present my friend with both steel and blossoms. Those two elements are coexistent on this earth. Why must strife ever prevail?" - Katsura Kogoro. A Takasugi-centric Joui War fic.

An annual festival at Yoshiwara creates a chance for Gintoki to learn more about the death of Shouyou-sensei, while Tsukuyo learns about the truth of her abandonment. Chapter 19: Kabuki-chou is in chaos and yet everyone's faith in Gintoki remains unwavering. Meanwhile, Tsukuyo finally accepts the truth behind the fact which she'd been denying to herself for the longest time.

"We should get married", Okita says between one punch and the next.

They'd taken down Hijikata who was the second best swordsman in the Shinsengumi, and Kondo had gone after them. Okita ran.

All samurai have trials. But most trials in life don't come equipped with a rocket launcher. A little old-school HijiOki for y'all.

Moments from Edo. Shinsengumicentric. Ratings & level of HxO vary.

Okita cuts off Hijikata's arm. The Yorozuya trio are less than helpful.