Centipede

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Summary: [Re-telling of the frog prince] In which Kaneki is a centipede and Touka finds him in the garden[AU].

Excerpt:

“Who are you?” asked Touka, getting back to her feet and dusting off her frock.

“I am the Centipede,” said the centipede with a wave of its antennae, “Who are you?”

Pairing: Touka / Kaneki

It began when Auntie Eto’s ring fell down a rabbit hole. Touka wasn’t supposed to take out Auntie’s jewelry, but she needed them to be a princess, so she’d borrowed some with every intention of putting them back before Auntie found out.

And then, just like that, the ring had fallen off her finger and into a rabbit hole. It was one of Auntie’s favourite rings too, the one with the sapphire stone, and try as she would, Touka couldn’t reach far enough into the burrow to get the ring. The she had the brilliant idea of poking at it with a stick, but it only pushed the ring further down the hole and out of sight.

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