Saiunkoku: The Age of Silver: Blue and Red

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Blue and Red

Shou searches out more helpers for his newest imperial acquisition. Drama, I-3

When Shou Yousei stopped in to see how his newest Emperor was doing, he expected to find Seien in a bad temper.

Comments

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

Almost I feel for the calculating old bastard.

*chooses instead to dote on Kouyuu*

[majochan.livejournal.com]

*hearts and squees incoherently*

Too many things that are my favorites here..@_@ It's like, how did you hit all my Saiunkoku fic buttons!? (all the nice ones, anyway) *squees*

As always, my eternal devotion to Seien, but I gotta admit Shou gave my fangirly heart a bit of a doubt here. Ah, gotta love those sly old foxes...

Majo

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Huzzah I win! ::boogies:: I win every time you post more of this, it fills me with glee. And this one especially, because I'm an absolute sucker for brotherly cuteness and there are lovely tantalizing hints of it here.

Shou also amuses me very much-- I enjoy the way you write him, all manipulative and calculating and inhuman-but-not-inhuman. Seien is more open and emotional than I might have expected, but I'm having fun seeing his perfectionist nature come through. And already working poor Shuuei harder than he's ever had to work in his life, I'd imagine (well, maybe).

And a very nice lead-in to some of the in-series events at the end. I look forward to seeing what you do with it; addressing that particular turn of events is something that has given myself and majochan no end of difficulty in Omnia. ;-)

[lady-readwolf.livejournal.com]

I love it when you're on a posting phase--I just hate it when I'm not home to enjoy these bits of platnium. So much love for this piece. I like Shou. I think I'm starting to get a better understanding of him through your writing. Yeah, he's a calculating-bastard, but that's his job, and he's good at it.

And Reishin--I swear, I would probably just love on about any fic that included him, in-character, as his wonderful self. Great imagery between the fan and a cat's tail. Definitely spot on with that.

[stiffles giggle] Shuurei... lock in between Kouyuu and Seien.... will he ever survive? It should be interesting to see Kouyuu and Seien interact, though. There's always been a bit of resentment on Kouyuu's part in the anime because of the circumstances of his adoption and all. It should be interesting to see how, if at all, that will play out in this story line.

Co-emperors...? Was that ever done?

So, Enjun's still on a self-distructive path then, eh?
Oh, well. To each his or her own, I guess.

Hope to see more soon!

[visenya.livejournal.com]

Perfectionist Seien...how could Shou not have anticipated that? *laughs* Nice to see someone who can make Shuuei work. Also, any Reishin appearance wins points XD

[koyuki-san.livejournal.com]

Hey, I read the few parts for this arc at the Saiunkoku Monogatari community and liked it so much I checked to see if you've written more. I hope you don't mind? I'm adding you as well. ^^;