#and ofc they’re into sebard

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As seen on AO3, authors note stating (I’ve corrected their grammar):

This is not sebaciel; it is not intended to be interpreted as sebaciel; it is not intended to be read by anyone who ships sebaciel.

Sweetie, you cannot control who reads your works on a public website. If you are so opposed to sebaciel you feel compelled to post the equivalent of a sign on your door that says “stay out if you have cooties,” maybe you shouldn’t post your work publicly??

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Canon Sebard Snippet #01 - First Meeting, Train Journey East

When Bardroy first met Sebastian, he loathed him. What the hell was this prim, proper Brit doing in the middle of the goddamned Wild West?

Looked the type who’d be more concerned about the temperature of afternoon tea than whether hostile natives might attack at any moment.

So fucking impassive all the goddamned time, a tornado would only faze him because it’d scatter the precious linen napkins.

The whole long train journey to New York en route to the steamship that would take Bard thousands of miles from the only world he’s ever known was tense and awkward.

Despite being a lifelong military man, Bard was used to freedom, and the perfect pleats in that damned butler’s shirt unnerved him.

Watching the barren scenery go by, Bard remembered he had nothing and no one to return to.

Maybe he was running away.

Maybe this would be his punishment.

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(Trying to bring a touch of good vibes in right now in the form of a fandom related distraction)

Who are the top five characters you ship with Bard, and what tropes do you like that ship playing into? Poly ships counts as their own ship/person (like sebardciel for one, sebard for another)

Ahhh thank you @gabedemon so much for this ask and intent behind it I really do appreciate it…!!!

Plus I love this ask anyway!

Hmmmmm…. I could definitely make this list longer than just 5, but here are my top five characters to ship with Bard, roughly in order:

Sebastian (Sebard) - definitely my top pick, and what I’ve written the most of by far. Especially now that we know Bard’s backstory and have that enemies to lovers energy, I ship them even more. (And no I don’t care that it’s not and never will be canon.)

Agni (Bardagni) - this seems like a crack ship, I know. Bard probably only even met Agni a handful of times in canon and we never see them interact, but for AUs, there’s so much potential there (especially if it turns into a poly ship like #4, and we have someone like Sebastian in the middle). I see them having a kind of “we would normally never have clicked but in this situation it works” kind of vibe. Actually have a few fics with them I would love to write someday, but as of yet, have not. I don’t even know if any Bardagni content exists… (probably not) 😞

Sebastian & Ciel (Sebardciel) - this is a ship I kinda stumbled into by accident but I really love the potential between the three of them since they’re all so different. I see Ciel being the “boss” and surprising Bard a bit by how much of a Dom he is—Bard isn’t used to being bossed around in the bedroom, but I think he finds he kinda likes it..?? Don’t have anything officially done for this ship yet either (only stuff I’ve written privately), but do have a few ideas I hope will come to fruition soon.

Sebastian & Agni (Sebardagni) - I have really fallen for this poly ship, even if it’s only been in brainstorming sessions so far lol. I really only see this happening in AUs, but I think Agni can be a bit protective of his lover(s) even if it means from one of his other lovers. So I think there can be conflict there (in the best way, ofc). For example, if Agni was initially with Bard and Seb comes along, he may be distrustful of Seb and want to “shield” Seb from him, maybe even be jealous. Or, if he was with Seb first, he may not like Bard and may not think that he will look for Seb’s best interests…. Again, I haven’t written any of this officially yet, but I really want to (unless you count this I guess). Even though this is #4 on the list, it’s one of the ships I want to write about the most (that I haven’t already).

Wolf (Bardwolf) - I actually HAVE written this once. It was a request when I was still pretty new to the fandom, and not something I would have necessarily come up with on my own, but I can see a lot of potential there. Even in canon, it could be a bit cracky but amusing since they don’t speak each other’s language and probably don’t get along (at first). I could also see a modern AU where they’re both (ex) military men.

I could also see Bardciel, Bardlau, Bard/Terry, Bard/Mey, Bard/Beast…. And don’t even get me started on other poly possibilities…. I could go on…. But yeah guess those are my top 5.

Thank you so much this did calm me down some. 🥰

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Thanks for your hard work with translations, it is appreciated. Yana does make everyone/everything ( especially Sebastian, he can't stop making everything look flirty lol) more sensual, than need be. And don't, I love it.

Thank you, anon…! I’m working hard on studying my Japanese and am hoping I can do more translations this year. In addition to the monthly kuro chapters (I have the next Gfantasy preordered already), I want to do a few doujins (I have a sebard one I’m working on now) and ofc some other manga that hasn’t been officially translated/fan translated yet….

As for Sebastian, someone pointed out how he seems to look even sexier in the recent chapters (im sorry I can’t remember who), and I wondered if it’s bc they’re from Bard’s POV, and he sees Seb as sexy af, so he “appears” sexier….

Thanks for the ask. I’m so so sorry it’s taken me so long to respond. The last few months have been rough. 💕