Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: Paper Dust
Feb. 22nd, 2007 04:48 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
branchandrootFic post from my archive.
Seien sneeks a look in on Ryuuki and gets a lesson from Shouka into the bargain.
The Archives were the only place he dared try to catch a glimpse of his brother.
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Date: 2007-02-23 02:06 am (UTC)An excellent piece to show how Seien's selfishness can be translated into apparent selflessness. To protect the country so that Ryuuki and Shuurei can be safe would be a great reason for him to actually work toward being a good emperor.
And Ryuuki is utterly adorable. How can his other brothers and mother be so evil? *hiss*
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Date: 2007-02-23 02:15 am (UTC)He's such a stubborn muse!
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Date: 2007-02-23 02:22 am (UTC)Binding tightly, indeed. I think it's part of what makes him so interesting.^^ And the stubborness is cute too...
Majo
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:48 am (UTC). . . I might qualify for spamming at this point. Back to work with me . . .
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:00 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-23 05:20 am (UTC)Also, Seiran reminds me a lot of Yukimura, in some ways. Or, possibly, it's after midnight and my thinking is gone fuzzy. Maybe both. Either way, it's fucking hot.
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Date: 2007-02-23 05:25 am (UTC)Seiran has a similar kind of steel, I think. Also, a freaking evil sense of humor, which I will hook you up with links to when you're done overtiming. *cuddles*
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:46 am (UTC). . . evil sense of humor? Well, I have some idea as to that, but dare I inquire as to the nature of these links? ::timid:: Don't mind me if it's something I ought not intrude on . . .
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:05 pm (UTC)*chuckling* I was fishing through Shadow's journal and pulling out the entries where she talks about Saiunkoku, and the way Seiran treats Shuuei, goodness me. Wallet # 1, *snerks*. Not to mention any other suitors of Shuurei's that are unfortunate enough to come into his reach. *very amused*
I put them all in memories, so you can find them here, if there are any you don't have. A lot of the best stuff is in the comments. ^_^
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Date: 2007-02-26 04:34 am (UTC)But yes, thank you very much. The effort is much appreciated. I hope to see more fic from you soon!
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Date: 2007-02-26 06:39 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-23 06:43 am (UTC)Ah, but soon he'll get his wonderful big brother back, and Seien will make all better! Or at least, I assume you're heading in that direction. ;-)
I liked your descriptions of Ryuuki, and I hugely approve of Shouka and the way he's teaching (maybe? But I can't doubt for a minute that he knows Seien is there) two princes at once. Shouka is truly a miracle, as Shou has attested . . .
More more more, please. Am especially looking forward to brotherly reunion because I adore brotherly cuteness. Wouldn't mind hearing Seien's thoughts upon first sneaking into the palace, or his thoughts the first time he glimpses Ryuuki again. Thinking of these things makes me extremely happy, oh yes.
Thank you much for posting and further writage!
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:11 pm (UTC)Lessee. *counts up* There's the Shoukun story, the confrontation with Shou and Emperor, and then we get to the Triumphal (sort of) Return, with chibis. *wry* And then it gets complicated.
I love Shouka, and in a story filled with Total Failure Parents, he's really a shining example of how to do it right.
Oo, those are good ideas for ficlets to add body to this. *rueful* The story is hurtling along at such a pace I'm having a hard time pausing long enough to flesh things out more than the most necessary character development. I think I'm going to be going back and tucking bits into the blank spots.
Its great to hear you like these, and thank /you/ for so much encouragement!
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Date: 2007-02-23 08:46 am (UTC)This fandom didn't have enough fics at all, but especially not enough fics like this one! Fics with plots! Fics with Seiran being Seiran
as opposed to some sort of mutant superhero with no flaw! Fics with Shoukabeing hotbeing Shouka! Fics that prompt comments with way too many exclamation marks!I'm totally a fan,
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Date: 2007-02-23 06:13 pm (UTC)And, hey, I'm totally good with fans; fans give me that much more motivation to run and keep up with the galloping plotbunnies. ^_^
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Date: 2007-02-24 11:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-25 12:28 am (UTC)*chuckles* Yeah, there are days I think my Seiran seriously wants to let the country go hang. Or, at least, let the /government/ go hang.
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Date: 2007-02-25 07:20 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-25 09:20 pm (UTC)And I'm afraid puddles of goo aren't very articulate...
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Date: 2007-02-25 09:31 pm (UTC)It's really true, Seien was just /born/ to be a big brother. *dotes on him*
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Date: 2007-02-25 09:32 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-02-26 12:15 pm (UTC)Is there a certain order in which those drabbles are supposed to be read? If so, HOW!? (Read: Could you please, pretty please put up some kind of, I dunno, order of reading or something? *makes puppy dog eyes*)
Another thing I'd like to know: are those drabbles going anywhere? Yes? Then I don't mind the waiting and even they're just there for the fun, that's okay, too! <3
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Date: 2007-02-26 06:38 pm (UTC)It's eventually going to be heading toward Seien as Emperor, and a reworking of some of the canon-time plot from that perspective; a lot of characterization development points have to be hit before it gets there, though.
At any rate, glad you're enjoying them!