Images in my head

which I am now typing down so that hopefully they will leave me alone.

1) The entire Saiunkoku cast cheering and whistling for Kijin to "take it off".

2) Kouyuu, very reasonably explaining how Shuuei needs to go around in a white wedding dress, complete with veil and flowers, because he is, after all, groomed by his family as Prince Seien's "intended".

Note: Shuuei really /was/ groomed to go to court as Seien's supporter/advisor/defender, at least until it all went kablooey. This amuses Kouyuu to no end, and he isn't going let go of this ammunition for a good, long time. I have evil-minded muses.

Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: Paper Dust

Fic post from my archive.

Paper Dust

Seien sneeks a look in on Ryuuki and gets a lesson from Shouka into the bargain. Drama, I-3

The Archives were the only place he dared try to catch a glimpse of his brother.

Saiun 32-3

Shuurei. Rocks. So. Hard.

That? That was just beautiful. That totally makes up for her not kneeing Saku in the balls, the way he is clearly in need of. (Though, I have to admit, that hairdo was almost as good.) Fuck around with Kou-hime, will you? Ha!

*extremely pleased*

Shunki is also turning out well; they could have given her a better voice, but she's clearly another ass-kicking Hyou lady.

I'm also quite taken with the complexity of the politics overall, in this show. It's very nearly historically accurate. We'd need some eunuchs floating around to complete the picture, not to mention a whole lot more dynastic turnover, but this is gratifyingly labyrinthine.

I think I may need a Saiunkoku icon.