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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[majochan.livejournal.com]

Shuuei and Kouyuu cute for the win! And of course, Ryuuki is love.

Most favoritest part is Shuuei's description of events....Koku pouncing on him like tasty prey.......yum *amused*. Sou Taifu so set it up. He and the high generals have an arrangement, you see, so that those who can actually practice with him get hijacked by the Uringun...

<3 and squees,
Majo

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

*laughing* Oh, Kouyuu is adorable. And Ryuuki is king of adorable. *dotes mightily*

[hidden-gems.livejournal.com]

Oh dear, here we go again... As if the Ryuuki Cuteness wasn't enough, you add some Kouyuu in the mix as well. I just--- I love you ♥

[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

Phoenix Tail 4

[lady-readwolf.livejournal.com]

Okay. I think I just officially fell in love with Shuuei now. ^__^ He didn't want to lose his favorite friend, after all. Where else would he find someone this pure? Or this much fun to play with? = LOVE♥♥

Also, Sou Taifu--scary. I mean, seriously. Those three advisors/administrators...they are *so* puppet masters! Although, that does sort of make me wonder and think what Sou Sa will now be getting up to since Seien's back...

Ryuuki is just cute. I love how he's missing Shuurei already. (he's so whipped >.<). Still... The "capable falcon that hides his claws," eh? Ho wold is he at this point? 13 - 8 is 5 plus 6... that would put him about 11, right? Old enough to start distinguishing himself if he's anything like Seien, which I think he is, at least a little. It's nice to see him not so perfectly cunning yet, though. Loved seeing him subtly guide Kouyuu. Was a bit surprised he didn't know the head secretaries' names yet--but then, so many names overlap and Kouyuu did use Reishin's given name without his family name...

It's good to see Ryuuki taking an "early" interest in his governement, even if it's for his brother's sake. The two of them working together--it should prove good for the country (if not necessarily all of the officials--I have a feeling they might try refreshing things a bit!).



"The Color of the Phoenix's Tail" represents the color of the different families, so named because of the enlightened ones, I thought. Kou (either Shuurei or Kouyuu), Kou (mask-man), Ran (which is what color again?), Shi (Ryuuki, I'm guessing).... the colors are what? Red, yellow, blue, green, brown, purple... white and black? Like the two generals?

Speaking of which, I'd forgotten/not thought of that--Shuuei is an official, but he's also a member of the military. Rather interesting, that. Not to mention, he's also a shougun....

[sparrow-wings.livejournal.com]

Awwwwwww. *basks in cuteness*

[stokley02.livejournal.com]

This series is fantastic. I really like the alternate viewpoint/plot points. And you have nearly all their voices incredibly autentic.

One little niggle point. At the start, you used 'pen' to describe the writing impliment that Kouyuu uses. I think that the period piece that you're writing in, 'brush' would be more appropriate? Just a thought. ^_^

[masqueer11.livejournal.com]

To be honest, I feel like Kouyuu sometimes because I have a poor sense of direction.

Ryuuki is such a gem. And Shuuei... sneaky in a good way.

[penguin-sensei.livejournal.com]

Awww poor Kouyuu. I love how Shuuei reassures him while pretending to be teasing him. That's Shuuei-the-big-brother for you :D*

This story totally wins at life! *nods nods*