Saiunkoku: Standalone: Pollen for Dreams

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Pollen for Dreams

A quiet moment between Ryuuki and Seiran, balancing between truth and pretending. Drama with Unspoken Romance, I-3

"Let me play pretend? Just for a little bit?" Ryuuki begged, and Seiran's resistance fell all in a heap.

Comments

[thierrys.livejournal.com]

I think a note for specific meaning wouldn't go amiss, if only for people like me who are bad at picking up on things like that ;) There really is a lot of flower language used in Saiunkoku. I think it's kind of funny that even military officers know it.

[branchandroot]

*nods* I'll add that when I revise, then. Thanks!

*chuckles* Isn't it? I'm actually working on a list of good sources I've found for the Japanese flower language, to post in the main comm for other ficcers to use if they want to. Or even just for people wondering why on earth Kijin brought Shuurei an orchid and said he'd bring a camellia! Of course, most of the best sources are in kanji. *rueful sigh* I suppose it's good practice.