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Ranger Althynia

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Any bets on how long before Ash gets fired? Ha. Chapter 38 of Hidden Report went up today!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
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Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #booksky #bl #yaoi

"What the fuck is it gonna take for you to understand?!" he snapped. Tenya's eyes ping-ponged with his movements.

“What the hell is wrong with you?!” Isao asked, exasperated. The conversation wasn't going anywhere, their bickering back and forth only irritating them further.

Tenya made an annoyed sound. “Would you both shut the fuck up?!”

November 15, 2025 at 4:08 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

It's getting dicey for our lovely boys as we rock into chapter 37 of Hidden Report!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

He didn't want to consider the possibility that he'd already said his final words to him. Faysal chewed on the inside of his cheek. “And what of Ashura?”

“What I decide to do with him is none of your concern.” Nobutaka’s voice turned icy, anger tightening his features. Faysal swallowed, blanching. “Consider yourself lucky that I respect your father and everything he’s done for me. I don’t offer mercy to many, and even less to those that betray me. I do not give third chances.”

November 8, 2025 at 3:16 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

This is the week of art, I guess 😆 Here is a drawing, completed from last month! #hiddenreport #ocart #originalcharacters #bl #digitalart

November 5, 2025 at 4:32 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

We get chapter titles and a new chapter! Hidden Report's 36th chapter is live today!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

“Is Jessica with you?” his mother asked. The concern in her voice wasn't altogether unusual; her overprotective nature had been a foregone conclusion, his childhood marked by her anxious spells and endless fussing over both him and his sister.

“…no? Was she supposed to be?” Furrowing his brow, Faysal checked his messages to see if he’d missed any from his younger sister. He pressed his chin into the top of Ash’s head as he scrolled. Seeing nothing, his confusion building, he brought the device back up to his ear. “She’s not at home?”

“No. She was out with some friends, but hasn’t come home…” Her anxious rambling trailed off, turning subdued. He made a thoughtful noise. “She isn’t answering her phone either. I’ve tried so many times!”

November 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

What to do when your boyfriend runs cold? Cuddle for warmth, obviously. 😌 #hiddenreport #ocart #originalcharacters #bl

November 3, 2025 at 6:09 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Ready for one of the pinnacles of Hidden? Chapter thirty-five for Hidden Report has dropped!
Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

$“You’re so pretty. So, so pretty, love.” Faysal bent his head, tenderly kissing the thin scar Ash had exposed originally for the second time. Another found the ragged burn mark only a few inches lower, then the scattering of old gunshot wounds on his left side. He followed every affectionate kiss with a touch, his fingertips tracing over the same spots. Before Ash could ask what he was doing, his lips parting to do so, Faysal turned his face up to give him a sweet smile. “You’ve sacrificed so much, haven’t you? Would you tell me about them one day?” His brows pinched together. Over the many years it took for each to fracture his sensitive skin, he'd never openly shared where they came from. It'd been obvious to any of the agents who saw them that the shared experience of physical pain needed no explanation. For anyone else, the response had been open disdain or disapproval rather than curiosity. He wasn't certain how to take the question when Faysal fell somewhere else entirely in his endless quest for information.$

October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Another chapter, another chance for Ash's brain to melt. 😂 Chapter 34 is live!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

How the hell could he love someone like me?

Complete opposites. There was little they shared in common, with everything from how they dressed to their interests differing so much that it made him want to laugh. Where he held so much anger, Faysal was the human version of joy - normally, anyway, when he wasn't shaking like a leaf as he prepared to have his head ripped off. While he awoke with the sun, Faysal thrived in the dim light of night. It should have been impossible for an academic with a college degree to fall for someone like him, who knew nothing about that world, yet…

“I… I don’t expect you to feel the same. I know it’s fast. But…” Faysal’s shoulders tensed. His grip around Ash’s hips tightened as he swallowed. “I mean… uh… did you… did you know it only actually takes-”

…he did.

October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Thanks to a mishap, ch. 33 is up early! And with bonus art since Hidden reach 1k views on RR!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

A comic of Faysal studying, where Ash stepped up to him with demands for cuddles

October 24, 2025 at 4:29 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Another monday, another chapter! 32 is up, and with it a new fresh wave of questions!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #bookksky

Ash bolted out of bed when a knock echoed through the apartment. The rapid tap tap tap repeated before he could sprint to check the door. Tenya wasn’t due back, and even if she was, she could let herself in with their lunch in tow. His neighbors rarely, if ever, came to his apartment door, and all of them would likely be at work, regardless.

He approached the door with wary caution, keeping his footsteps light across the hardwood floor. The visitor shuffled their feet in the hallway outside, shoes squeaking against the floor. Ash leaned in to peer through the peephole, blinking when he only met darkness instead of the warped image of the hall. His shoulders tensed. He checked that his gun sat on his dining table with a furtive glance. This is weird.

October 20, 2025 at 10:36 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

The heartache keeps goin' in chapter thirty-one of Hidden Report - which just went live early!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

If I loved him… If I loved him…

Ash chewed on the inside of his cheek, keeping his eyes downcast. Tenya didn’t rush him, her hand finding his to squeeze it.

He makes me happy in a way I didn’t think I could be again. He wasn’t stupid. As much as he didn’t want to, he couldn’t deny the jack rabbiting of his heart any time he heard the blond’s voice. He’d learned the hard way not to let his guard down, yet in no time at all, his walls fell to that beautiful smile that fed the butterflies in his stomach. Ash closed his eyes, tears starting anew.

Fuck.

October 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

I'm so excited! Hidden Report reached 1000 views on Royal Road! 😀

#hiddenreport #booksky #yaoi #bl

October 16, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

I usually don't end up checking until I get home at night, but it made me so pleased to see I got an achievement for getting to 100k words published. And we still have a solid 40k to go at least 😄

October 14, 2025 at 5:03 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Who's ready to see the aftermath of Friday's chapter? Chapter 30 of Hidden Report has gone up!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

Completely useless. He squinted at the words, chewing anxiously on the inside of his cheek. In one afternoon, he’d decimated everything. Coming home to his empty apartment, he’d thrown himself into his chair to read, but by the time the door opened and his younger sister yelled for him, he’d found he’d only stared at the same page for the two hours he’d been home. Had his mind not wandered listlessly, he’d likely have burned “Is love a tender thing?” into his brain with how many times he’d read it, over and over, in those hours.

The irony of picking up that book wasn’t lost on him.

October 13, 2025 at 2:17 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

All aboard the sad-mobile~ chapter 29 of Hidden Report is up!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky

Ash reached for his arm. Faysal turned his tense, distraught face toward him. “Fay, what’s wrong?”

“…A lot.” A sad smile twisted Faysal’s mouth. He rubbed his forehead, a pained wince narrowing his eyes. His voice took on a strained tone. “There’s a lot I need to tell you…”

October 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Another week, another chapter! 28 has gone up on all of its platforms!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky #oc

Faysal paused, idly spinning a pipette between his fingers. “Dad?”

“What?” Alexander looked over at him with questioning eyes. Faysal put the plastic device down to turn and look at him. He straightened his shoulders.

“…hypothetically speaking…”

Alexander blew out a breath, closing the door. “Yes, of course.”

“…how would you go about rescuing someone?” Faysal kept his voice carefully nonchalant. His father groaned.

October 6, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Ah, yes, when the point of the title comes to be. Chapter 26 has gone up for Hidden Report!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #booksky #yaoi #bl

He had to tell Isao about Faysal.

He knew it was inevitable, but it didn’t make it any easier. Isao would have questions he didn’t have answers to, or ones he could safely give. Not knowing who was safe and who wasn’t, nor when, how, or why the agency became infiltrated, made the entire situation far more delicate than he was prepared to deal with. If the wrong person found out where he was getting his information…

Ash swallowed down the knot of anxiety that tightened his throat.

September 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Way late, but chapter 25 went up this afternoon!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #booksky #bl #yaoi #originalcharacters

Most of the color drained from Faysal’s face. Ash squeezed the hand holding his, his worried gaze not leaving the paling man even as their steps quickened. He sped up to keep pace, boots pounding on the pavement of the sidewalk, their haste at odds with the otherwise cheerful street. What’s wrong? He looks scared.

September 27, 2025 at 4:11 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Lookit that, chapter 24 went up today!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...

Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...

AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...

Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #yaoi #bl #booksky #oc #originalcharacters

Pressing his fingers into his temples, Ash groaned. He hadn’t expected the spiraling dread or the beginning of a tension headache pounding between his brows. It changed nothing—at least, he thought it changed nothing—but he couldn’t shake the feeling that, maybe, it did. The possibility that all the little eccentricities he’d noticed weren’t mere coincidences grew, the picture they painted so painful to consider that Ash had to sink down to the ground and curl up to fend off the angry tears. He took a long moment to wipe at his heated face, chewing on his lower lip, to calm down enough to pick himself up.

Stop freaking out. Figure out what he does. Tenya could be right.

Opening the door with a frustrated huff, it shifted to an angry shout as soon as Ash laid eyes on the hunched over blond. “Faysal, what the hell are you doing?!”

September 23, 2025 at 2:31 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

After two weeks of on and off working on it, I finally finished the drawing for today! Because what is one of Fay's favorite things? Loving on his boyfriend, of course!

#hiddenreport #bl #originalcharacters #ocsky #art #artsky

A colored drawing of Faysal and Ash. Faysa; is touching Ash's face.

September 20, 2025 at 2:24 AM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

Why not do an (totally not 🤪) accidentally early drop of chapter 23 today?

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3- archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #bl #yaoi #booksky

September 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

I clean up around my desk, and this little cutie decides my foot rest is his bed. He's lucky he's cute!

#cats #catsky #petsofbluesky

September 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

We now get to see the aftermath of chapter 20's antics! Chapter 21 has gone up!

Royal Road- www.royalroad.com/fiction/1217...
Scribblehub- www.scribblehub.com/series/16541...
AO3 - archiveofourown.org/works/667514...
Tapas- tapas.io/series/Hidde...

#hiddenreport #booksky

“Kurokawa Ashura! How long have we been friends?”

“Uh… nine years?”

“And in that time, what have we learned?”

Ash blinked. “That you’re my best friend…?” He gave her a pleading grin.

“That you can’t lie for shit outside of work, and I’m proficient at seeing through your bullshit!” Pulling out a chair to sit, Tenya stared at him intently. Both of their eyes lowered, Ash’s widening as she snapped a hand out to jab him in the throat. Yelping, he slapped his palm against the minor bruise lingering there, going flush. He’d seen it earlier in the morning, his first thought being to text the cause until fuzzy embarrassment sent him jumping back into bed to use a pillow to stifle his giggles. He’d hoped she wouldn’t notice it, but she was too observant a woman to expect otherwise. “Mmhm, that’s what I thought!”

“You’re bullying me,” he whined.

September 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM

Ranger Althynia

@rangeralthynia.bsky.social

And fact #9 - When he first got his apartment, his mother gifted him a houseplant, which promptly died. He’s never attempted to keep a plant again because he feels bad killing them.

And for an added treat - a new emote of Faysal that'll be added to my discord!

#hiddenreport #originalcharacter #oc