Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: The Color of the Phoenix's Tail - Part Four

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

The Color of the Phoenix's Tail: Part Four

Shuuei transfers, Kouyuu broods, Ryuuki gets a new friend. Drama, I-3

"I'm transferring." Shuuei leaned back and looked out the window of Kouyuu's office. "I think I'll be more suited to the military."

And Koku-daishougun had caught him practicing with Sou-taifu and pounced on him like a wolf on tasty prey, and he still wasn't positive that Sou-taifu hadn't set the whole thing up. But he wasn't saying that part; it would be bad for his image.

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[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Ah, Shuuei, you smug bastard. As if you needed the ego boost, here you are being press-ganged into the armed forces via red carpet. No wonder you're so insufferable at the moment, poor Kouyuu. Well, at least you're making it easy for him to pretend to be annoyed at you to cover up how he's going to miss you.

::is always amused by the antics of Kouyuu and Shuuei::

And once again, Ryuuki scares the heck out of someone with his straightforward perceptiveness. ::amused:: I think this Ryuuki is less likely to garner Kouyuu's ire than the one in-series, since he'll have his determination to help Seien there to keep his inclination to slack off at bay. ;-)

Chibi Ryuuki angst! ::sob:: So cute, so angst! I approve! As much as I approve of adorable snuggling brothers cuteness, oh yes indeed. So Kouyuu gets a hint of Ryuuki's fears, although I guess the only one who really knows the truth of that time is Seien. And Shouka, of course.

Ryuuki being all uncertain about whether or not he'll be accepted by Kouyuu is also adorable beyond belief. Huzzah for Ryuuki having friends, the poor kid's been deprived most of his life . . .

Much happiness for this installment, oh yes. I need daily infusions of Ryuuki for my continued mental health. :-D

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Glad you liked it!

*snickering* I had to explain how Shuuei gets to be the way he is somehow.

*wry* And, really, poor Kouyuu. Not only does one infuriating friend move to a different area, but he gets another who's very in need to a cool head to direct him. Fortunately for Kouyuu, Ryuuki won't be slacking off because he's love-lorn for another handful of hears yet. ^_^

Ryuuki brings Cute to all our lives! Really, it /is/ addictive. Normally uber-cute eventually palls for me, but Ryuuki is so very sweet about it.