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"Will you not look upon me, my lady?"

Konan stares into the abyss. She needn't turn around to know the deadened look in his face; detached from all life and what comes after. Or how he grips the hilt of his sword with disciplined fury gives away his desperation for something else. And that he comes to her seeking validation, redemption; even when he has spited her past Order in all seven languages. Why would she look upon him when she can only bear so much sadness? This is one of the reasons she was banished from the Bene Gesserit.

Kisame heaves a disappointing breath and retreats from Lady Konan's receiving room. Down castle steps and back into the bloodied fray. He tosses his helm and pauldrons on the ground– it'll be easier to move this way. He glances up at the tower behind him; in the smooth glass window. He spies a pair of amber eyes looking down and he realizes– 

She never stopped looking at him.

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She looks out the window beyond the tower's gaze. On towards the water– Caladan's never-ending seas. Violent and rippling. Soaking in the hour's rain only to funnel it back up into dark clouds. At least here, in the old quarters, the meta-glass sky canopy only allows the most suitable amount of rain. A superficial amount. Just enough so that the crops and plant-life may not drown. 

"You look lost in thought, my lady."

Konan scoffs under her breath, amber eyes searching below the depths for an answer to her worries.

"Please do not call me by such titles. I've long been a traitor of the Bene Gesserit."

Kisame runs a sharpening stone across his blade in rhythm with his own heart-beat. He finds that it's the only meditative practice that stuck with him after betraying the Sardaukar. He runs and runs and yet cannot find home no matter how long he suffers through this ocean planet. He seems content to call her as he will, though she's told him to quit calling her by her title for years.

"Do you worry for the young Atreides?"

"So you've heard the news?"

"Not much intel escapes these ears."

"You still keep old channels?"

"The servants are bored without their masters. Gossip is their only pastime." He flips the blade over. "You must give them tasks."

"I'll do no such thing."

Kisame shrugs, his thick neck preventing his shoulders from coming up too high. His expression says as much. 

"Why do you keep him in your thoughts?"

The sea churns with mystery. A planet with a billion-year history, and this one not always wet. What carcusses and broken steel towers lie beneath the waves? What nearly-forgotten conspiracies and sunken histories? There are answers in the caverns below the surface; yet guarded fiercely by strong currents. She could chart a boat– but then the secrets would go to the cursed Spacing Guild. She knows she cannot swim that strong.

Konan finally turns away from the window. Afternoon shadows fall across the room, leaving most of Kisame's form in obscurity. It is only with her training that she recognizes the tension of worry. "Do you know of the Kwizatch Haderach?"

"The Bene Gesserit prophet?" 

"The Order fears his coming."

"They think the young Atredies this prophet?"

"One cannot know what the Order thinks. But if the Reverend Mother judges him to be so, I can only imagine what horror she'll whisper to the Emperor."

"What better place for revenge than the– what did you call him?" he pauses, looking into Konan's sharp, expectant eyes. "The Kwizatch Haderach's home world?"

Konan turns back towards the ocean as Kisame gives her a report on what remains of their battalions and warcraft after the Harkonnens whipped Caladan with their hatred for the Atreides. Were it not for Kisame's timely orders, they'd all be slaves to those pigs. Though, they lost almost half their reserves in the process. It is a bittersweet victory. 

"And so you find the source of my true worries, my lord."

"It is foolish to rise against the Sardukar with what men we have left."

"There must be another way," she murmurs.

But what way is left for a household with no name?

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Glimmers Outtakes: Hard Times

for Drabble_Zone's prompt #388 | 100 words

Konan presses a hand hard into her knee. Laboring breath, she pushes herself to stand. Lips set in a firm line as she analyzes her opponent. Though Kisame doesn't fare much better, he manages to keep a bitter grin up. "It's been a while since I sparred with someone as skilled as you, tenshi-sama." "Likewise. Not since Madara." "But," he starts, "I can't help but feel that you're holding back on me." And crosses his sword to prepare for another blow. Oh, to his disappointment. Long has she lost her fighting edge. Konan clenches her teeth. A shinobi no more.

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GYD Outtakes: Driving Home

for Drabble_Zone's prompt #384 | 100 words

“You don’t have to go inside,” Konan says, pulling up to the old house. Nagato turns to her with determination. “And how many years have you been coming here to pray?”  It feels like he has to fight for everything these days; even the dignity to pay his respects. Konan's taut frown as she helps him out of the car reminds him that it's only a matter of time before he must succumb to a wheelchair. He grips his cane tighter, and Konan's hand tighter still. He's not ready. At the shrine, he kneels painfully before Yahiko's bright picture.  "Tadaima."

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tl;dr: A young Kisame and Konan go on a mission together. notes: This was written for @sweetspicybingo Winter 2023 and is posted to their Ao3 collection. A bonus epilogue chapter is included.

Excerpt from Chapter 5: Three

Trekking through the highlands of Lightning is difficult for Konan. She's never trained in high-altitudes, nor in such terrain. Yet, she is tasked with leading them so she ignores her waning stamina, something Kisame never seems to run out of. She takes a wide step up the hill and grabs onto a rock to pull herself up. It takes more energy than she expects. Clouds of ice slip between the folds of her veil as she catches her breath; and feels the sharp coldness in her lungs. She looks out across the trail they came from and sees a light cloud of… ash? It's faint, drifting down from the mountains. Kisame catches up to her and looks up from below the boulder. Konan's hand is outstretched, catching the ephemeral tendrils of winter as they melt in her palm. She tips her head up towards the gray afternoon sky to see snowfall fluttering down in dusty specks. The veil of her sugegasa parts, spilling back a waterfall of white silk. She takes it off so she can feel the snowflakes melting on her cheeks. She never imagined them to be this soft. Like frozen cotton. 'Beautiful.' Kisame can't help but notice how her lilac hair is the strongest color in this dull landscape. Her veil drags on the ground as she stands captivated. Sensing his presence, Konan turns to him. "It doesn't snow in Amegakure," she explains, if only because she is self-conscious of her inexperience. "Does it in Water?"

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Excerpt from Chapter 40: Twenty-Three

“You gonna make me take another day off?”

Her lips upturn in a smile. A real smile. One that finally reaches her eyes. She walks in front of her desk.

“No, it’s nothing like that.” Her face turns mischievous. “Although you should take a day off.”

Kisame rolls his eyes. Konan points to the couch where there’s a long wooden crate; the top popped open and protective packaging strewn across the floor. It strikes him as something the military would issue.

“I want to give you something.”

Kisame pushes the lid the rest of the way off. What lies inside makes him speechless. He blinks and looks to Konan for answers.

“It may still need adjustments, but I think you’re going to enjoy this.” She tilts her head and smiles again.

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[image description is available for screenreaders] Part of the Graveyard Dogs series

tl;dr: Itachi forces Kisame to accept a few things.

Excerpt:

“Do you call him by my name too?” As he walks up to him, it occurs to Kisame that perhaps Itachi wanted him to slam his body into the wall. “I can save you a thousand yen.”

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so heres the plot i guess

1- kisame as vet-marine, currently working SWAT at [INSERT CITY LOL] (u know we gotta keep him beefy AF and also traumatized by war) 2- itachi????????? whats this bitch doing? oh well the uchihas still run this powerful AF police union with connections to police departments across the nation 3- itachi becomes disillusioned (like he does) even tho hes literally an excellent cop. OFC fugaku goes off the rails. 4- jiraiya, an agency head of [insert agency that actually does their job of oversight], offers itachi a job as an internal investigator. hes supposed to go to kisame's place and work inside their department and collect evidence of wrongdoing. itachi is still a patriotic-FUCK so he does this. as a result, sasuke gets immunity from whatever fucked up thing sasuke got involved with. maybe crack. who knows. any shiita in there? anybody? 5- so... i guess now SWAT team is Akatsuki????????? 6- madara runs this department as a corrupt-AF chief who doesnt give a fuck at all 7- OFC we need to have deidara in there. but like, deidara opposed the militant nature of his village didnt he? cant reasonably put him on the force. maybe hes a 'terrorist'. 8- but where is konan. i need her. I NEED HER. maybe she can be an auditor whos lost her steam and just rubber stamps everything. 9- and also if Kisame is pre-defection, doesnt that mean i need that other guy in here? whats his name? [looks it up] FUGUKI maybe fuguki can be a chief also lol or a captain or some shit. maybe fuguki runs the swat team. 10- so itachi comes into play and kisame is IMMEDIATELY STRICKEN by how goddamn gorgeous this man is 11- itachi winds up on kisame's crew. they go out doing drug raids and serving warrants and shit like in my little book and how its COMPLETELY INNAPPROPRIATE TO BE USING THIS KIND OF FORCE FOR NONVIOLENT CRIMES THEY HAVE FUCKING TURRET GUNS ON TANKS WITH RAMS NO I AM NOT BEING HYPERBOLIC HERE 12- itachi plays along. kisame slowly cracks. 13- big fight between kisame and fuguki, resulting in fuguki's death 14- itachi helps kisame cover that shit up because thats not what hes there for. he's there to TAKE DOWN THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT. 15- cue romance 16- itachi also works to turn kisame into an informant 17- itachi is collecting data like-- how many times are SWAT deployed, how much money in federal grants are used to purchase exclusively weapons, how many times does a SWAT raid result in an arrest of a violent criminal, how many times does a SWAT team get the wrong house, how many times-- i mean the list GOES ON. itachis assigned there for three years. 18- whoops i ran out of plot. ok.

just got done reading 'rise of the warrior cop: the militarization of america's police forces' by radley balko and OF COURSE THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS KISAME AU. book basically talks about the history and use of SWAT teams; in particular the egregious offensives against the fourth amendment. and also documents police chiefs, law enforcement academia, heads of agencies now long gone, and literal SWAT cops quoted saying "omg we shouldnt be doing this" (pg. 241 of 1st edition) SO YES KIASME AU IS COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE.

also there is a theme that keeps returning of 'if we think the people we are supposed to protect/serve are the enemies, what does that make us?' LIKE... HELLO. THIS IS KISAME'S MONOLOGUE.

apparently i read a book about police brutality and immediately think of kisame. great. JUST GREAT. FUCKIN BRAINROT ALL THE WAY TO HELL I GUESS.

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just got done reading 'rise of the warrior cop: the militarization of america's police forces' by radley balko and OF COURSE THE ONLY THING I CAN THINK OF IS KISAME AU. book basically talks about the history and use of SWAT teams; in particular the egregious offensives against the fourth amendment. and also documents police chiefs, law enforcement academia, heads of agencies now long gone, and literal SWAT cops quoted saying "omg we shouldnt be doing this" (pg. 241 of 1st edition) SO YES KIASME AU IS COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE.

also there is a theme that keeps returning of 'if we think the people we are supposed to protect/serve are the enemies, what does that make us?' LIKE... HELLO. THIS IS KISAME'S MONOLOGUE.

apparently i read a book about police brutality and immediately think of kisame. great. JUST GREAT. FUCKIN BRAINROT ALL THE WAY TO HELL I GUESS.

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made this in october and im NOT EVEN PAST FUNNY FEELINGS T______T ; also a bazillion scenes have been written since i made this so it is not a spoiler lol

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━━ ❛ POUR YOUR MISERY DOWN ON ME ❋  You wanna hear about my new obsession? I'm riding high upon a deep depression I'm only happy when it rains

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Chapter 33: 18

Konan preps the forceps.

“Hold still.”

She doesn’t expect him to wince. In fact, she’s sure that if Kisame were shot in any other place, he would’ve taken care of it himself. The bullet makes a dull sound as she plops it into the aluminum pan. Kisame lets out a quiet, relieved sigh.

“Hand me the disinfectant.”

Blots some on a cotton ball and wipes away most of the blood. Red. Of course, why wouldn’t it be.

“Needle and thread.”

Trades him. In Konan’s practiced hand, the stitch is quick and clean. She ties it off and slides his shirt back down, noticing the sound of scratching as it falls.

“All good.” Pats him on the shoulder. “Get that looked at when we get back.”

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THWNR World Map

no im not kidding 😂

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THWNR Outtakes: Turn It Up

Drabble written for drabble_zone's Prompt #379 - Turn It Up

There are nights Konan can't bury her carnal desires in paperwork. It plagues her during the day. She clenches her thighs and tries to will it away. It doesn't go. Especially when Kisame comes to take her home. If he notices anything, he doesn't say. She wishes he would. So she imagines he does. Fantasizing with her eyes tightly closed. Slicking silicone toys with lube even though she's already so wet. Because, surely, he is bigger than this one. She buys another; longer, thicker. It takes all night to stretch herself enough for the newest addition. It's still not enough.

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some random konan headcannons that have developed out of all this recent writing: ♣ with the exception of recruiting for sasori and hidan, konan has rarely IF EVER left amegakure. she is very pale because bitch never sees the sun. probably has a vit d deficiency

♣ speaking of vit deficiencies, she also has an iron deficiency post-Obito fight cause she lost too much blood. she is cold all the time now. you're welcome. ♣ konan is not a good cook. nor is she a good medic. she is a strategist, a commander, and a damn good fighter. ♣ konan doesn't trust obito PURELY based on vibe. she is a sensory-type ninja after all. doesn't talk to him. doesn't interact with him. just watches and waits and bides her time. ♣ konan is a very patient woman, but she doesn't like being patient ♣ her trauma-triggers include: very loud, unexpected sounds; fire (post-Obito fight); being left alone ♣ naga/kona/yahiko is a thing. ♣ post-Obito, konan has anger problems ♣ konan is responsible for the caretaking of the paths of pein. these are people who used to be their closest and best soldiers in yahiko!Akatsuki. caretaking includes dressing them, bathing them, brushing their hair, etc. like big creepy dolls. my goth queen. ♣ because of above, konan DOES NOT get to properly process her grief. post-Obito, this shows up as anger. pre-Obito, shes kind of a walking mess; sometimes talking to talk them as if they were still alive. it is not a healthy thing. ♣ she can make a thousand cranes for a wish in an instant with her technique, but she'd rather make them by hand. it is cathartic. she has no one to give these to after nagato bites the bullet. ♣ konan has never seen the beach, nor the ocean. she would like to go one day

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I bought a kisame Playmobil guy today?????