Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: Finding Home

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Finding Home

Seien is re-introduced to the court. Familes are reintroduced to each other. Drama with Fluff, I-4

Seien's jaw tightened, but he did stand and turn to face the Court. The roar that greeted Shou-taishi's gesture of acclaim was distant in his ears; it reminded him of the sound of the riots, a year and a half ago.

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[majochan.livejournal.com]

OMG.

*dies*

I'm dead. Don't worry, I'll still shower you with squee and love even in the grave.

The cute..........I've ODed. I'm dead.

*squees and loves*

Majo

[branchandroot]

*grinning* Sounds like this bit worked just the way I wanted it too.

And I swear, I barely started to think about Shuurei and Ryuuki as little tykes, and this scene of them haggling over Seiran just about bowled me over. The Power of Cute is mighty.

[majochan.livejournal.com]

Shuurei and Ryuuki are the true rulers of Saiunkoku. Seien/Seiran better figure out what he'll do if they ever disagree, because he's wrapped around both of their little fingers and it'll hurt if they pull too hard......XD

*glees*

Majo

[branchandroot]

They totally are. *giggles* Of course, Ryuuki is on his way to being wrapped around Shuurei's finger, too, so Seien is probably safe enough. The /kingdom/, on the other hand, had better watch out.

[majochan.livejournal.com]

Aha, that solves the problem then! ...So Shuurei ends up ruling Saiunkoku! *amused* The country better watch out indeed, if she's able to speak intelligently on government relief measures when she's......*mentally calculates*...9ish?

.......*resists starting Empress Shuurei AU(???? would that even be AU?XD)s*

Majo

[branchandroot]

Yeah, I'm not sure that would count as an AU--no matter which brother is Emperor!

*dotes on Shuurei* Given what she knows at 17, you have to figure she was a precocious child; probably learned to read using Dad's paperwork or something. *tries to remember dates* I think by this time she's ten or going-on-eleven.

[majochan.livejournal.com]

In addition to the normal bunnies, I have got the urge to draw Empress Shuurei.@_@ Ugh. *tries to detach bunnies from ankles*

And just as a side-note, not sure how consistent you wanted to be with canon, but Shuurei usually refers to Shouka as "Tou-sama" instead of "Chichiue" (Which is slightly strange, because practically everyone else uses the -ue forms for their family members).

Seien is so lucky.^^

Majo

[branchandroot]

Ack! *facepalm* I looked that up, too, for the later stories! I thought I'd caught all the address forms that I had to change, but I guess not. *sighs* Thank you!

*sparkles* Oooo, Empress Shuurei? *offers the bunny a carrot*

[majochan.livejournal.com]

*staresssssss*

Bunnies, look. _branch_-san has carrots. Why don't you all go over there and eat the carrots while I run away???

Majo

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Yes, let us feed the bunnies. ::nods happily::

[majochan.livejournal.com]

*sends bunnies your way* Here, you feed them then!^^;;;;;;

After Capable Falcon, I'm going to have to find some place to house all the bunnies that came in the interim...@_@

Majo-tempted-to-post-demonic-plot-bunnies-photo

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

::amused:: Don't send them to me, I'm cruel to bunnies. Have been whacking the defenseless things for XP and LP and PROFIT in FF12 lately.

Ooo, more bunnies have come? Now that Capable Falcon's done surely it's time for the next thing! By all means you should share news of these excellent bunnies!

Give in to the bunny . . .

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

<3 Utter love for you. This made me smile in a fluffy-headed way since DARNIT I wish Ryuuki had that growing up.

[branchandroot]

*beams* Thank you!

You and me both! The poor little thing deserves love. And his aniue.

[visenya.livejournal.com]

*killed by cuteness* Young Shuurei and Ryuuki are just adorable! And I love it how Shuurei disregards Seien's rank.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you!

*giggling* Shuurei's probably going to be embarrassed to be reminded of this, when she's old enough to really understand that, yes, her Seiran is /Emperor/.

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh my gawd, so much cuteness. I am awash in a sea of cute!

...has he gone from thinking of himself as Seiran to thinking of himself as Seien since the last fic? *checks* Okay, last fic he was switching back and forth. This fic, no Seirans at all... *rooting around*

...very subtle. *grins* Nice.

[branchandroot]

Ah, thank you love; I was hoping someone would notice the names. It continues to switch off a bit, depending on who he's with and how he's relating to them. The reunion with Ryuuki did push him very firmly back into Seien for a while.

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

I thought that might be the case, when I saw him switch names mid-paragraph in Dragon's Whisker.

[branchandroot]

*nods* It seems, so far, that dealing with Shouka is most likely to move him into Seiran. Interestingly enough, he tends to think as Seiran when he's outraged over something political, too. Shuurei often pushes him that way, but not always; I think it depends a bit on whether Ryuuki is there, too.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

aaaaah so much happiness it defies words.

Wow. Senka is quite intriguing, too bad he doesn't last longer. Really, the early years of Saiunkoku, when Senka was establishing his reign, when the Big Three advisors were young, are practically begging for fanfic writers to take liberties. So much excellent history that never gets addressed. Nevertheless, your Senka pleases me greatly; a very complex man established in very few lines.

Ryuuki is indeed made of adorable, I am very much pleased. Adorable reunion scenes for the win! And Ryuuki gets his beloved brother back and gains a friend . . . all in one day, an embarassment of rich gifts! Poor lonely kid, he deserves all of that and more.

And as for Seien, he gets to keep both of the chibis. Ah, the lucky guy, surrounded by such cute his happiness is assured. He gets to have his manju bun and eat it, too . . . surely returning is worth it, wouldn't you say, Seien? :-)

Aaaah, I feel like I just had a good meal.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you!

I had a good time writing this one, especially after the angst I'd just put poor Seien through. Not that All Is Well quite yet, of course, but he does have a much better outlook now. ^_^

Senka really has turned out to be a complex character, despite his rare appearances. I am very tempted to see if any young!Senka bunnies come calling. Especially if I could get him before and after his light-of-love died.

<-- I had a bad day but this is how I feel about you right now

[lazulisong.livejournal.com]

Re: <-- I had a bad day but this is how I feel about you right now

[branchandroot]

Aww! *hearts*

*pets*

[lazulisong.livejournal.com]

oh and nitpick now that i read it over again: Shuurei calls her father Tousama, not Chichiue.

[branchandroot]

*wry* Yeah, Majo caught that for me last night. *makes face* I caught that one, about a story and a half on, and then forgot to change it in this one.

[hidden-gems.livejournal.com]

*has died and gone to Ryuuki Heaven...*

[branchandroot]

*beams* Excellent!

[hidden-gems.livejournal.com]

Let's see if you still say that when my boyfriend comes to complain ^^;

[hisoka44.livejournal.com]

*glomps*
Thank you! Thank you very much for sharing this with us. <3
(...and for giving me yet another reason to squee over Seiran, Ryuuki and the rest. *g* Not that I'd really need another 'excuse' for doing so. ^__^v)

BTW, what were the first two chapters/installments of the "Age of Silver" arc? Stupid li'l me can't remember right now...>__<;;

[branchandroot]

Most welcome, glad to hear you liked it! *grins* Squeeing over them is so much fun.

The first is "The Road Not Taken" and the second is "The Wind Cries".

[masqueer11.livejournal.com]

Oh my, you just made a new fan-reader out of me.

[branchandroot]

*very pleased* That's a wonderful thing to hear.

[sparrow-wings.livejournal.com]

I like the bit about "imperial dignity," because you're right, that isn't one of Seiran's more prominent qualities in canon. And I like the change from "his face was still" to "his eyes were clear."

Wee Shuurei and Wee Ryuuki are the cutest things to ever walk the earth. :)

[branchandroot]

Thank you! They really are just adorable; and they manage to make things better for each other. *chuckles* Which, I swear, is half the point of this whole arc.