Years after NESTS' destruction, Maxima wanted to give the gift of some semblance of normalcy to the pair of labrats he took under his wing. Needless to say, he has his work cut out for him. But he's determined to make it work. [Drabble collection of mostly fluff-centric stand-alone pseudo family shenanigans. T for language and possible mentions of heavy themes in future entries.]

King, irritated at her loss in the latest tournament, is greeted by an unexpected visitor during her recovery. [Set during the XIII tournament and heavily borrowing headcanons from illyrilex's version of King.] T for swearing and mentions of alcohol.