EE fanfic: The Dark Side of Fame, The Light Side of Infamy [complete]

Title: The Dark Side of Fame, The Light Side of Infamy
Dedicated to Lindsay B.

This story is my entry to The Dirty Assassin fanfic contest on the Emperor's Edge forum. The embedded picture is copyright Alex Baird, who kindly allowed the work being used for the fanfics.

Summary: An upcoming novel release, monthly cramps, and a fallen childhood hero tumbling the group into turmoil.
Genre: slice of life, film noiresque, canon
Time: between EE2 and EE3, after the Makarovi but before the Imperial Games.
Type: canon
Rating: PG-13
Legalese: CC BY-SA (3.0) [story].

( The Dark Side of Fame, The Light Side of Infamy )

The Dark Side of Fame, The Light Side of Infamy is also online at
The Archive of Our Own and
The Emperor's Edge fan forum.

FM-PMS (state of the edit)

In 300 more words, Kakyo finally made his entree to the mourning guests and is about to deliver Kotori's last wish, wishing Seishiro to hell, and dodging any attempt to be recruited as the new state dreamseer in favor of running his drugstore.

"I see you made use of my warning."