#rumi palace au

[irisintheafterglow]

HAND FOUR - THREE OF A KIND

summary: in a season where you're determined to fly under the radar, newly-returned crown prince!touya todoroki has other ideas. in this hand, the debutantes are met and a dance is done.

wc: 2.4k

cw/tags: royalty!au/regency!au, fem!reader, banter driven (what else is new), pining and tension and tension and pining, jealous!touya hehe, prince keigo and lady kaina cameos :)

note: every time i write another part of this series, i think i cannot create any more tension and then shit like this gets created. every thing i do i'm like that one meme with the butterfly like "is this slow burn?" anyways hope you enjoy, thank you SO MUCH for all the love you've given this series!!!!

likes, reblogs, and replies are appreciated <3

“I can’t fathom being in his presence for more than a few minutes. I don’t know how you do it,” remarks Lady Kaina Tsutsumi, your new-found ally in the palace hall of debutantes and suitors. You were initially drawn to her because of the striking dark purple of her dress and were delighted to find that she shared similar opinions on presentation season. With the prince preoccupied with making painfully awkward small talk with guests, it was up to you to entertain yourself until he returned to your side. 

“It’s been a learning curve, to say the least,” you reply politely, taking another sip from your glass of lemonade. You think you catch a glimpse of the prince’s bright white hair in the crowd, but find yourself unexpectedly disappointed when the rest of him doesn’t follow. 

“Is there a reason for his…intensity all the time?” 

“I’ve found that it is, unfortunately, his resting demeanor,” you inform Lady Kaina and she chuckles. “Surprisingly, I’ve started paying closer attention to the relationships within the ton, no thanks to him.” Your friend hums in amused assent. 

“Shall I share my roster of eligible ladies and their prospects with you, then?”

“If you would, please,” you say gratefully and she nods in understanding. 

“Well, of course, we have your man,” she teases, gesturing a magenta-gloved hand in the general direction of your only suitor. He was currently intimidating some poor souls from the district of Lord Tsunagu Hakamada, the most successful textile entrepreneur in the kingdom. When the prince told you that he was to visit with other high-ranking members of the ton, you had a vague idea of what their interactions would entail. Now, as you witness it first-hand, the victims shrink away from his conniving smile and you roll your eyes, allowing yourself a smile before Lady Kaina clears her throat from beside you. 

“I would not call him my man,” you correct light-heartedly after you remember your manners, but she waves you off with a knowing look. “I’m serious!”

“Yes, and the sky is green,” she counters. “Moving on, we have Lady Rumi Usagiyama.” The woman in question was not difficult to spot among the droves of guests, as her aura alone seemed to be taking up most of the space. In a generously cut off-white dress, she radiated confidence and pride like you’ve never seen before. “Notoriously hard to court in the Takami Kingdom, and rumored to have the strength to chuck any man out of her foyer window.” 

“She is the object of my envy,” you deadpan, glancing back in the direction of the prince. “I only wish I dared to do such a thing to His Highness.”

“Your gaze tells a different tale, my friend,” Lady Kaina murmurs and you shoot her a look of warning. She shrugs indifferently, pointing out two other vaguely familiar faces in the hall, a bubbly, tall debutante and a scary-eyed woman beside her. “Lady Yu Takeyama and Duchess Ryuko Tatsuma. Rumors say that the Duchess ate her husband.” You snort so unexpectedly that your lemonade travels into your nose and you cough, fanning yourself with your hand to cool your warm face. “Anyone else you would like to learn about?”

“Do you know of anyone that the prince surrounds himself with?” You ask once you’ve regained your composure. Lady Kaina shakes her head, the corner of her mouth tugging down into a frown. 

“I’ve heard of three, but I’m not sure it’s my place to reveal their identities.”

“I have no one else to spread this information to,” you remind her. 

“True,” she agrees, dropping her voice to a barely perceptible level. “Whispers say he is acquainted with the bastard of King Shigaraki, the missing daughter of the Toga dynasty, and a traveling circus magician.”

“Your whispers spin a vibrant tale.” You listen to her continue to relay what she’s heard about the prince’s friends, but you try not to let yourself immediately be convinced by them. From the month that you’d reluctantly spent with the prince, you were increasingly perplexed by the cocky-smiled enigma that was your future (fake) intended. 

There were the little things, observed from a surface level: how he holds a sword with his left hand but is right-handed in all other situations, how he’d rather jump off a cliff into sharp rocks than eat a spoonful of fish, how he closes his eyes during carriage rides to avoid getting nauseous. 

But recently, you also started noticing deeper things about the prince that you didn’t know how to manage. He hated his father. He hated the ton. He hated the presentation season. And yet, despite everything that he had no problem expressing his distaste for, he called on you half an hour before your agreed-upon time. He waited in the garden instead of the sitting room because he knew you’d rather see your beloved flowers before you left. He became bored easily, but listened to you go on about traveling the world during visits to the modiste, another place he insisted on accompanying you “for coordinated aesthetic purposes.” He loved to mutter brutal comments about a person’s looks when you passed them on the sidewalk, but he never dared to say anything negative about your appearance. When he was with you, anything negative registering in his mind seemed to disappear before his mouth could articulate it. 

The things you witnessed had unwanted sensations traveling through your heart and fluttering in your stomach, which made it endlessly difficult to remind yourself that he was simply a business partner and, more importantly, likely an enemy of the kingdom that hasn’t been caught yet. But what were you supposed to do when he caught your eye across the room and smirked like you shared a secret? 

“Mmm,” Lady Kaina hums from next to you, pulling you back to the ground after your head starts to float off with the string quartet. “Yeah, you’re gone.”

“I’m standing right here.”

“But your attention is elsewhere, friend,” she concludes, dipping into a curtsy and sending you a wink before disappearing into the milling crowd. “You might want to open your fan. Your eyes are giving you away and he’s coming this way.” As if on cue, the low voice that no longer sent chills up your spine appeared over your shoulder. 

“You’re not causing trouble, are you?”

“Speak for yourself,” you scoff, meeting his eyes with a considerably less amount of fear than weeks prior. The wool of his coat tonight was copper-colored, making the blue of his eyes glow even brighter. They always seemed to shine more when you were looking into them. “You socialize with the same grace as a wolf in a chicken coop.”

“I’m doing a great job, then,” he drawls, positioning himself next to you in a way that, if people were walking by, they would run into his shoulder rather than yours. Another perplexingly thoughtful action that you couldn’t figure out a motive for. “You were speaking with Lady Kaina?”

“I was. She’s a very informed individual.”

“Any information about me?”

“Only the well-known,” you state cryptically. He glances at you with a curiously amused look. 

“Such as?” 

“How you prefer orange zest in your bubble baths and were shorter than a doorknob until you were seven years old,” you jest and the corner of his mouth tugs upward, following your lead as easily as breathing. 

“It’s lemon zest, not orange,” he murmurs and you stifle a laugh into your glove, nodding curtly at passing ladies. “Will you still be accompanying me while I babysit Prince Keigo next week?”

“I’m not sure I have a choice,” you admit, spotting the scarlet-feathered coat of the royal in question. In a way, both princes seemed to be matching each other in color schemes. Telling the prince beside you would most certainly end in a barrage of complaints about his royal duties, so you keep that part to yourself.

“Of course, you have a choice, though I will say it will only wound my pride further.” 

“Then for the sake of my sanity and your pride, consider my attendance guaranteed.” He nods in satisfaction, following your eye line to His Highness Prince Keigo. 

“I’m not going to duel another man, am I?”

“What do you mean?”

“You having eyes for Prince Keigo was not something I anticipated,” he muses and your face heats as you finally take Kaina’s advice, snapping your fan open instead of answering. 

“I don’t have eyes for anyone here, Your Highness,” you scoff, waving the fan back and forth in front of your burning cheeks. “If I were to muster up attraction to any royal, it would be Princess Fuyumi.” 

“You have a taste for the Todoroki family then? I always knew you couldn’t resist me,” he says, leaning close enough so that you can feel his breath on your ear. You freeze momentarily, pulse racing in your ears, but are just as quick to push him away. 

“I made it clear from the start of our arrangement that feelings were not to be factored into this relationship,” you state bluntly and he steps backward; you catch him blink a few times in a way that you’d learned was his way of hiding disappointment. Disappointment with what, you couldn’t understand, and you decide not to think about it further. The prince, however, isn’t satisfied. A satin-gloved hand extends to you and you stare at it with all the caution of taming an agitated cobra.  “What are you doing?”

“What do you think I’m doing? Dance with me,” he commands and you peer at him expectantly. His eyes roll to the side when he understands what you want, but he gives it to you nonetheless. “Please.”

“Do you have a certain connection with this song?” You ask in an attempt to cover up your sweating palms and heated face as he leads you to the middle of the floor. It was the first time he’d proactively asked you to dance, outside of the agreed-upon quota required to keep your ruse believable. “I can’t fathom any other reason to be dancing with you otherwise.” He’s still quiet, but his hands seem to be acting on their own tonight. One slides assuredly around your waist while the other interlocks its fingers in yours, ushering you closer than you’d ever danced with him before. “Are you about to end this whole arrangement? I’d prefer to know in advance if I am to be broken up with at the end of this evening–”

“With all due respect, dear,” he murmurs right next to your ear, “Please stop talking.” As the sound of strings dances around you, your body moves in time with his and you’re forced to look to the side, sensing his stupid mouth brush your forehead. “Loosen up a bit. You’re stiffer than a board.” 

“Forgive me,” you whisper back, barely able to keep your voice steady. “I–I’m–My mind is not currently present,” you swallow nervously and are relieved when he chuckles too, his chest humming against yours. You risk meeting his eyes only to find his gaze elsewhere, and you trace it to the scarlet-coated Prince Keigo charming debutantes across the room. His eyes are dark and threatening, an expression you only witness when he’s trying to guard a good hand of cards. The pieces click together in your mind one by one and you can’t help laughing when you realize what he’s doing. “I must say, jealousy is not a good look on you.” 

“I’m not jealous,” he mumbles like a child caught with his hand in the cookie jar, still avoiding your eyes. “You’re seeing things.”

“Is envy a better word, then? Resentment? Covetousness?” That catches his attention and you’re surprisingly unafraid of being the sole recipient of his intensity. 

“Call it being…defensive,” he manages after considerable amounts of thought, but you swear you catch the tips of his ears turning slightly pinker. “I’m merely establishing that I am your only suitor, even with a shiny new thing visiting.” Like a game, you press on, determined to see how far you can get before his bluff breaks. 

“Is that really for you to decide, though?” He tenses and you do not doubt that your eyes are shining in challenge. “What would happen if, for instance, I wanted to consider my prospects with His Highness Prince Keigo? Should he be interested, of course.” The muscle in the prince’s jaw clenches and his hand around your waist tugs you impossibly closer until you’re inches from his face. 

“He’d be either blind or foolish to not be interested,” he assures you and you’re back in another stare-off, feet moving unconsciously to the rhythm of the music while each of you waits for the other to back down. “Which is exactly why I’m making sure he sees you dance with me before anyone else.” You end up being the first to break, tearing your eyes away just in time to see Prince Keigo considering you and His Highness from across the ballroom. Your partner’s plan, it seems, has worked. As the song ends, he guides you off the floor with a strong arm under your fingers; you try not to think about the lean muscle flexed under your touch. 

“This ruse became more political than I anticipated,” you manage to force out after the adrenaline of your dance begins to subside. “I didn’t know I’d be defended like some damsel princess.”

“I consider it more flaunting than defending,” he corrects. “I do, after all, have the diamond of this season, though that may be influenced by bias.”

“All these sweet words for what end goal, my prince?” He swallows thickly, the only indication that your new nickname for him is heard. “For you to leave me at the altar with a sum of money and a broken heart?”

“It was what we agreed upon, was it not?” His burning eyes were sending you a completely different message but you can’t find the courage to acknowledge it. You felt like you’d just seen the river and were pushing all the stacks you had into the pot, only for him to raise again and again. Again and again and again, you didn’t know how much more you could risk. 

You fold. 

“Of course. An arrangement is an arrangement, after all.” You curtsy and turn away on shaky legs before you can see his reaction. “Goodnight… Touya.”

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[pryntery-moved]

Doodle & Sketches Dump 2: Royal Trio in my Wildcard Kawakami AU

I have a wildcard Kawakami AU and I sketched the Royal Trio in the Au for 2/2!

Maruki is one of the OG Phantom thieves, joined in the first palace! His Arcana is Emperor, Codename Doctor, and I'm still torn between making his Persona Azathoth or Adam Kadmon

Rumi is the Target for the Fourth palace and the fourth party member~ Her Arcana is Hermit, Codename Knight, and her Persona is either Eva or Marie Antoinette. She's the Shiho & Kasumi of this au!

Kasumi/Sumire stands in for Maruki. She's Rumi's Psychiatrist who, by chance, got hired by Shujin as a counselor. The rest of the story, including the third semester, is still being workshopped

Akechi stands in for Sae! Their roles are the only few who are truly swapped. His personality leans more toward his 3rd-semester self. I like to imagine he and this au's Sae have somewhat of a mentor/student relationship, even though they're just colleagues? Cue Akechi dragging Sae to Leblanc because she hasn't eaten lunch.

The unrecognizable blob is Akiren. Who, in truth, I'm still debating whether to put into Kawakami's role or Maruki's role. I imagine he's a laid-back, cool teacher. The kind who seems to joke around a lot but secretly cares a lot about his job.

Honest to god I want to develop this AU further because I have sooo many harebrained gag ideas like Rumi still beating Takuto's hand while she was recovering in the hospital, and breaking his hand while she's at it.

Would anyone be interested in hearing about this au?

[thebigpapilio]

so everyone knows my ASAU of Persona 5 Royal, A Righteous Rebellion. right? And we're all also aware of @scruffyturtles' Adult Confidant AU?

well I sorta fused them? tldr: i made a (mostly) Adult Confidant AU for ARR! Details below, if you're interested - and if you have any questions about it, please ask @rollthedice-playthecards or this blog here!

WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS FOR ARR! CANON-STANDARD TRIGGER WARNINGS!

The Fool and Strength (i.e. Igor & Caroline/Justine/Lavenza) are the same. Otherwise, everyone's changed.

The World (i.e. Protagonist) is Tae Takemi!

Her parents were abusive shitheads to her, and she got into a program that helped her escape for Tokyo.

Her first Persona is Merit-Ptah, a fictitious woman purported to be a chief physician of an Ancient Egyptian pharaoh and thus one of the oldest known women in medicine and science.

The Magician is Sadamu Niijima (transmasc!Sae)!

The home invasion that killed Mr. Niijima also led to his death, but Igor came upon his soul and reincarnated him into a hound (because of Shadow Sae's tattoos) for The Yaldabaoth Game™.

His first Persona is Turiddu, a Sicilian bandit whose gang was "legally held responsible" for a massacre, although the entirely of their role in it is disputed.

The Priestess is Sadayo Kawakami!

She was a member of Student Council, but when she brought up Kamoshida's abuse to Principal Omon "Bael" Kobayakawa, she lost her seat. Kobayakawa actually replaces Kaneshiro as the third major target.

Her first Persona is Elissa, legendary founder and queen of Carthage... oh, and I will be shipping her with Tae for my Kawakemi agenda. :)

The Empress is Chihaya Fukurai (Mifune)!

Yuichi "Mammon" Fukurai, her adoptive father, runs Fukurai Foods (Big Bang Burger's owner and more). Chihaya was setting up to inherit the business when Yuichi "changed his mind" and prepared to sell her off in an arranged marriage to Rikio Sugimura.

Her first Persona is Lakshmibai, an Indian rani who rebelled against the Bri'ish.

The Emperor is Sojiro Sakura!

He's a culinary prodigy studying under his adoptive parent (I haven't decided who yet, but they're Azazel) - a TV chef who runs a kids' competition a la Chopped Junior. They definitely abuse some of those kids.

His Initial Persona is Hamlet, the famous Shakespearean Prince of Denmark.

The Hierophant is Makoto Niijima, owner of Cafe Bianca.

She's been looking for her estranged younger "sister" for years now.

The Lovers is Munehisa Iwai!

Munehisa is Shujin’s star athlete. Excels in every sport in Shujin except volleyball, from which he was banned after standing up to Suguru "Asmodeus" Kamoshida.

Kaoru, his younger brother here, takes the role of Shiho, and Akimitsu Tsuda and Masa replace Nakaoka and Takeishi.

His Initial Persona is Barrow, a Great Depression-era criminal who robbed small stores, funeral homes and banks with his partner Ms. Parker.

The Chariot is Ichiko Ohya!

Leader of the photography club. She caught photos of Kamoshida’s dirty deeds in the past and is trying to find a way to expose them anonymously. Oh, and she has a long-distance girlfriend named Kayo.

Her Initial Persona is O'Malley, an Irish pirate queen so violent Elizabeth I considered sending the Royal Fleet after.

Justice is Toranosuke Yoshida!

I sort of split Goro's two roles in this AU. Toranosuke plays the Detective Prince trying to solve the case of mental shutdowns (+ the Phantom Thief case), but his brother-by-choice Benzo Kuramoto plays assassin and mental-shutdown-inducer for Masao Kuramoto, his grandfather. Tora joins the team in Oda's Palace, and they fight Benzo in Kuramoto's Palace - that's where Toranosuke achieves his Second Persona.

Speaking of Personas, his Initial one is Greenlefe, Robin Hood's second-in-command and the only one present at his death.

The Hermit is Takuto Niijima (Maruki)!

Makoto had a brief stint as a police officer, but after a influential asshole (Kuramoto) drove drunk and killed one Tomoyo Rumi, she attempted to dig into the situation and was dishonorably discharged. Soon after, she met Rumi's boyfriend, Takuto (an orphan with one shitty relative), and took him in.

He would be a third-year if he was still in school. He’s wasting away as he grieves Rumi's death. He can’t bring himself to kill himself, but he also doesn't want to be alive anymore.

His Initial Persona is Popol Vuh, a religious text of the mythology and history of the Kʼicheʼ Guatemalans.

The Fortune is Hifumi Hibino (Togo)!

After Mitsuyo disowned Hifumi for coming out as lesbian, Hifumi moved in with her wife Haru (they both end up with Makoto later). Hifumi took up busking/street shogi, not wanting to be reliant on Haru.

The Hanged Man is Akira Kurusu!

Not much for this guy right now - like Canon!Munehisa, he's an ex-yakuza who runs Indomptable, an airsoft store. Ren is his adoptive son.

Death is Sumire Yoshizawa!

A medical misdiagnosis (by her biological mother Yui, not that she knows it) left Sumire's sister in a coma. Ever since, Sumire can't see anyone unconscious without thinking of Kasumi.

Temperance is Ryuji Sakamoto!

An orphaned man who teaches PE at Shujin and moonlights in an escort service to take care of himself and his son Morgana.

Just after his college years, his mom's ex-husband killed her and then killed himself to escape the police, so he has no support system. Thus, he got himself into trouble with a duo of loan sharks so he could look presentable enough to replace Kamoshida.

He, Ann and Shiho were friends in high-school, but he never saw them again after graduating.

The Devil is Ann Takamaki!

An up-and-coming actress working hard to make it big. She's keeping her sexuality (and her girlfriends Shiho Suzui and Mika Abe) under wraps from everyone, including her manager.

At the end of the Confidant, she moves in with her old friend (and future boyfriend) Ryuji after Tae mentions him.

The Tower is Goro Shido (Akechi)!

Goro is a very temperamental young man with no methods of healthily and safely letting out his anger at the world and his shitty, abusive father.

After Shido's heart is changed, Ryuji (and Ann and Shiho) take Goro in.

The Star is Zenkichi Hasegawa!

Even if Zen doesn't know it, he's the best player in the shogi club at Kosei. It's discovered their "team" has been fixing matches, and Zenkichi is determined to find out who's cheating.

Jyun Owada, his senpai and club president, is jealous, and is trying to cause strife between him and his girlfriend Aoi to weaken him.

The Moon is Sophia Ichinose!

Sophia is a Greek immigrant who moved to Japan for work opportunities. She's Tae's science teacher, so Tae really likes her. Her daughter Kuon, however, has fallen in with a HORRIBLY nasty crowd - a bigoted group who hates (among other groups of people) Kuon's adoptive mother. Kuon, naturally, is conflicted, and this leads to conflict between her and Sophia.

The Sun is Haru Hibino!

A young politician whose bold eat-the-wealthy mentality does not sit well with older generations - for example, her father Kunikazu, who disowned her and silently smeared her campaigns so she'd waste her inheritance and never expose his criminality.

In the end of the whole story, Haru legalizes polyamorous marriage!

Judgement is Shinya Oda!

Uses they/them pronouns here.

After Shinya's mother Hanae was killed in cold blood, they joined the SIU to find the killer. She did something to piss off Kuramoto, though, so he and the director do everything they can to keep Shinya away from that.

The Faith is Wakaba Isshiki!

Daughter of Shujin's new counselor. A science prodigy.

I don't have much ideas for her yet, never mind her Personas.

The Councillor is Futaba Isshiki!

Shujin's aforementioned new counselor in the wake of Kamoshida's arrest. Believing the world to be "without life" without her deceased fiancee Kana, her Palace becomes a Graveyard, where she "raises the dead" by fixing their problems.

She only has one Persona - Chac Chel, an important Maya goddess of many things, most prominently both creation and destruction.

The Hope is Yuuki (Mishima)!

His ranged weapon is eye lasers. They use both he/him and they/them.

An A.I. made by Katsuo Akiyama, a regretful high-school bully who caused one of his victims to commit suicide.

Their first Persona is Thyrsus - a giant fennel staff that Yuuki uses like a weapon alongside the Persona aspect of it.

The Apostle is Yusuke Kitagawa!

The only original Phantom Thief to keep the power of Persona.

Ordered by Madarame Ichitaro (the killer of his mother and Police Commissioner) to investigate the Phantom Thieves after a series of mass heart-changings occur again.

Akane has a brother, Natsuhiko, and they share the Jail. Their mother, Takayo (Yusuke's beard) is still dead.

His Persona is Enjolras, and he later gets with Akira.

Lastly, a unique Arcana - The Actor, Morgana Sakamoto!

A theater prodigy at his school (not Shujin or Kosei) and Ryuji's son. He has no clues to his past before Ryuji, and he wants to know, but he also wants his dad to be happy. At the end of the Strikers arc, Lavenza becomes human, and he and Goro get the Sakamotos to adopt her as well.

Reminder once again to post any questions about this AU to @rollthedice-playthecards!

[auncyen]

tagged by @cateringisalie - tagging @darrelodin, @bad0mens (but don't feel obligated obviously!)

How many works do you have on ao3? 138

2. What’s your total ao3 word count? 434,082

3. What fandoms do you write for?

Persona 5, Octopath Traveler 2 are the active ones; previously wrote quite a bit for Bravely Default and some for Final Fantasy VII.

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Perhaps unsurprisingly, these are all P5 fics. Also the top two really ARE the two fics I started on the p5 kinkmeme lol! (They had non-kink prompts as well)

When the Cat Dragged In the Trickster (2172) - AU where Ann is the PT leader; when Morgana runs away, he recruits the delinquent who sits behind her in class. Hiatus'd for way too long, I do want to resume it I just kind of. psyched myself out hard lol

Our Partner is Who? (1471) - no metaverse AU. Plays fast and loose with how Japanese school works to force Ryuji and Ann to work with "the scary delinquent" for a project. They realize he's not as bad as the rumors say.

Infringe (1039) - not all Joker Palace fics do this (or have a fairly ironclad reason for doing it), but a number have the thieves break the rule of a unanimous vote to investigate Joker's Palace behind his back. This is about how that could go wrong.

Stall and Crash (997) - Things go very wrong during a battle in Shido's Palace when a status effect sends Joker's mind back to the interrogation room.

Overload (623) - Minutes after summoning Satanael, Ren collapses in Shibuya square. Spurred by a prompt about giving p5 a p3-esque end (though, notably, Ren doesn't actually die...but at the point it leaves off, he's not in a good state, either)

5. Do you respond to comments? Why or why not?

I try to. I don't always. I have a bad tendency to overthink and so I can get myself with "am I saying this right/did I respond to everything/AUGH IT'S BEEN TOO LONG".

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending?

Oh gosh if you wanna go way back in time to fanfiction.net I feel like some of the Shadow Hearts fic might count lol BUT actually. In recent ao3 memory. Killing Hope is a fic that explores a timeline where Ren sold out his friends in the interrogation room, and now that he's dead and most of the Phantom Thieves are captured, Akechi is setting out to tie up one last loose end. It is 100% a bad time.

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending?

Heaven Never Could Describe reunites Maruki and Rumi. Like it could have been even sappier. But it's already pretty sappy.

8. Do you get hate on fic?

Not really. I've occasionally gotten overbearing crit or a backhanded bookmark ("not as good as [different fic with somewhat similar premise]") but in terms of getting outright hate I've been lucky.

9. Do you write smut?

No. Like I have, if you really dig through ao3 and ff.net profiles you can find it, but I barely read it and the stars gotta align for me to want to write it.

10. Do you write crossovers?

No. Occasionally I like to pitch an idea off the cuff but it's rare for one to compel me into writing. Do think p5 x aa fics are fun but I haven't had any particularly strong ideas for one myself.

11. Have you ever had a fic stolen?

Not to my knowledge.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated?

Not to my knowledge.

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before?

No, I haven't had the best luck with partner projects so I always feel like that might just drive me and/or the partner nuts lol

14. What’s your all-time favourite ship?

Tiznes is still pretty nice lol although I feel like OF ALL TIME it'd probably have to be Clerith.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but probably won’t?

Overload would be nice to finish but is probably dead in the water. To be fair to myself, it was spontaneously spurred on by an ask and never did have a firm plot to begin with, just headcanon about what couldcause Ren to have a near-death experience at the end of p5. There were some vague thoughts about how to have him recover/how MUCH he'd recover (one idea was that while he recovers enough to do basic self-care like eating/dressing and can hold conversations and do some simple tasks, it's dicey, at least in the fic's time frame, if he'll ever recover enough to be fully self-sufficient in the future and the team recognizes that and tries to help him have a safety net)/even a thought about pulling in p5r elements (it was started before royal came out but has no contradictions iirc) but at this point. it's easier to say "that was interesting but I don't know how to finish it" and move on.

16. What are your writing strengths?

I feel like I'm fairly good at digging into characters and getting their motivations right?

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Getting stuck on projects in ways where I feel like I can't even write like I can string one word to another but I've completely lost any perspective of how anything connects in an interesting way

WHEN THE BRAIN FOG ROLLS IN IT'S LIKE SILENT HILL

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic?

Don't lol

I have done it, in a very old Shadow Hearts fic, but honestly unless the POV character has decent proficiency in the target language they'd have trouble parsing it anyway, and if they're fluent they can just understand and "hear" it as...what it means in the language you're writing in. There are occasions it may make sense but I think most time it's more trouble than it's worth.

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Shadow Hearts according to my ff.net profile but that's because I deleted my very first ff7 fic off there lololol

20. Favourite fic you’ve written?

for all the headache it's caused me I do like When the Cat Dragged in the Trickster

for an oldie tho. I like What Crossdressing Says About Character (ff7 fic about Cloud & Aerith in the sector six segment).

[chronicbeans]

Here's a little preview of something I (hope) to end up finishing before I end up going on vacay in about 2 days. It's my little Maladaptive P5R Au, with Palace Ruler Maruki and Cognitive Rumi.

I haven't gotten the background and stuff inked in, but I got the two of them done. I personally usually hate when I ink stuff in, because I usually mess up a bit (my perfectionist self needs to chillax and actually praise myself for once), but I kinda like how this turned out so far.

[crescentmoonteas]

Have you decided anything about the Palaces of anyone other than Makoto, Madarame and Akira's dad? I'm curious to see what you have.

As for my suggestions, Kamoshida could have his castle (except he feels like he's the king of the WORLD, or at least Japan, rather than just the school), and Futaba's eSports manager guy… I'm oddly thinking puppet theatre, with the eSports team being the puppets

you are literally spot on with your Kamoshida guess!!!! are you also looking at my google doc notes? I'm going to revamp his castle a bit so it's not 1:1 with the game but the general idea is still A Castle Type Building

also that is an AMAZING idea for the eSports Manager Guy Who I Should Really Name!! Futaba's arc is that she's a super super popular streamer/eSports player but her manager says he only keeps her around because people find her cute and she has no actual skill or anything. her manager is like this dude who pretends to be super feminist and inclusive but really he's just putting on a show to rake in the cash and he sees all the players under him as nothing more than moneymakers and he's not afraid to stage scandals and get them fired as soon as they're useless to him. or maybe her? we don't have enough female palace leaders tbh.

tangentially related: when I thought "esports palace", my brain went straight to this:

we also need to think of a palace for Kobayakawa seeing as he's taking Kaneshiro's place. we've already used Shujin for Madarame in this AU so we'll have to think of something else. okay put a pin in that one, that needs more thought and work and potentially changing

Wakaba's palace........... obviously everyone would be expecting like a science lab, but I feel like she deserves a zen garden or something. I feel her heart would be pretty calm. like idk if you (anon) or anyone reading this played the summer Genshin event, but something like Kazuha's domain! a constantly changing building that defies physics and tells a story along the way.

obviously the Mementos/Holy Grail fight remains roughly the same because I am NOT reworking Mementos. okay now P5R spoilers below the read more!!!

welcome to the SPOILER ZONE OOOOOOOO (I should stop doing that)

okay so in this AU, Maruki's palace is now a hospital that steadily gets more and more decrepit the further they explore. think Silent Hill but someone renovated like just the reception area to look clean and flashy and then they ran out of budget.

the PTs have to go through the morgue, where they find out the truth about Rumi and Maruki getting his Persona and whatnot, and then when they come across the Garden of Eden it's just all levels of wrong and nothing like the eye-wateringly colourful Psientific Model Eden in canon P5R. yes they still get to fistfight the therapist. that was genuinely one of my fave parts of P5R. they've done all this flashy fighting stuff throughout the game to steal hearts and save the world and then Joker literally just hits Maruki in the face. love that.

[wildcard-rumi]

Maruki for the character meme? :3

What I like about them:

I love how versatile he is. I mentioned this to Deni a few days ago but there are so many angles to his character. He's the goofy school counselor, he's a supportive father/big brother figure, he's a traumatised victim, he's an intimidating antagonist, etc. You can do so much with his character, it's amazing. Plus I love how his motives are completely understandable and, in a way, admirable... But his methods are a bit of a yikes to put it lightly.

What I dislike about them:

He does decide what's best for the other characters without really talking to them about it. And that ends up not being what was best for them. Like, c'mon dude, I thought your job was listening to people.

Favourite moment:

I'm torn between his Rank 10 because that's just a really sweet scene between him and Ren after they've become quite close, especially since so many adults in the main story treat Ren so badly (excluding the obvious ones, I know they get better) and the final fist fight in his palace because wow, that scene is heart wrenching but cathartic and I cry every time I play through it.

Least favourite moment:

Honestly? When he shows the group Sumire's traumatic memories and causes her to break down. It just seems so out of character for him??? Like I get they had to reveal Sumire's true identity somehow, but I just don't see how that fits into Maruki's character when his whole thing is keeping people away from pain. I guess you could say he was making a point to Ren and Goro but even then, that still seems so out of character? I dunno, that scene is just odd when you think about it too much.

A situation with this character that I want to see explored more:

I've said it before and I'll say it again and again: I wish we had more scenes with third semester Palace ruler Maruki. That particular persona (don't) of his doesn't get anywhere enough screentime. Something I really, really want is a scene similar to P4G when Yu goes to see Adachi by himself and try to talk to him. I feel like that could have been a really interesting discussion, especially if it was a tense one where you had to choose your options carefully because Maruki is the one with complete control in his palace and his warped mindset makes him believe that he's helping Ren. I just think that would be cool.

An interesting AU for this character:

.... D-Do I even to say it? You already know. I am just that predictable.

A crossover:

I don't really tend to think of crossovers too much but I recently rewatched Promare for reasons, and a thought that randomly popped into my head was "Burnish Takuto" and it hasn't left me since.

OTP (or OT3+ etc…. just… favourite ship):

Again, do I even need to say it???? Takurumi, and I really wish it got more attention from the fanbase. I know it won't because Rumi appeared for like 5 minutes in an 100+ game... But still. I can dream.

Other ships?:

Takawa is pretty cute, I like that one. Plus I've seen quite a bit of HaseMaru content that makes me wish we could see them interact in canon.

BROTP:

Obviously Ren because their relationship is really interesting one that I don't have the brainpower to analyse right now but I love how sassy Ren is towards Takuto, like when he forgot Ren's reward for helping him with his research and Ren just crosses his legs and folds his arm while staring at Takuto like an unimpressed mother.

But I really like the idea of Sojiro and Takuto, and let's throw Zenkichi into mix, bonding over how difficult it is to keep the thieves from getting into trouble and being tired dads.

NOTP:

Just any of the students. It just makes me uncomfortable.

An assortment of headcanons:

Like I said earlier, my brain ain't working today....I've been trying to convince myself to write today since I woke up at seven this morning... It's now quarter to six and I haven't written anything... Sorry about that...

I guess the only thing that pops into my mind is, if Takuto adopted an animal, he'd adopt an older one because it makes him sad to see them left behind when all the younger animals find families.

[sankta-alina-s]

Ivan frowned and sighed at the glare his cousin gave him.

"I don't know why I have to marry."

"Because you're a male and it's expected of you? Besides Mama said she's a good fit for you."

Ivan snorted and looked to the carriage as it pulled up. He raised his chin and clasped his hands behind his back. He could feel Aleksander a few feet watching with his younger cousins, really sisters if he was being honest.

Anastasiya was the Duchess of the Tula province. She'd been to the capital to see how the Grisha Nobles were fairing. She'd interviewed a few for their Kniaz Ivan. Ivan hadn't come, he hadn't been allowed to.

It frustrated him to no end that just because his elder brothers had been present he couldn't be. It's not like David, Fedyor or Yuri had a better eye for these things than he did. Fedyor spent more time dragging courtiers in card games and gaining more wlearh than he could spend in a thousand lifetimes. David spent more time council meetings than anywhere else in the palace to know what he liked. And Yuri barely left his chair once he found a good book to read.

Besides wasn't the whole point to find his mate to have the best child? He was sure there something about romance and everlasting love in those lessons but he'd keep that to himself. Even if he'd seen David and Irena go from best friends to betrothed. That was David, he put everyone at ease when he remembered how to.

He hissed jumping when Genya jabbed him in the side. His eyes skipped over his aunt somehow impeccably put together on the four day journey here.

He looked past her to see the woman everyone had picked for him. He frowned slightly looking to Genya.

"She's a bit plain though. Ow!"

He frowned rubbing at his wrist when she stabbed him with a needle. She brushed past him hugging her mother and moving to -

"You must be Alina! Welcome to the Tula manor. Forgive my cousin he's a little awestruck at the moment. Did you have bags?"

Anastasiya had been more than happy to tell her plans for the next few months. She'd wanted Alina and Ivan to get to know each other far from the capital. The manor seemed like the best decision with its immense greenery and forests.

She'd also been excited to tell her of her eldest Genya who would be Alina's age. She'd hoped they be good friends.

//au where grisha are Nobles and are trained at the capital? Only a few are chosen to then be married into the monarchy. I feel like you had a noble verse for Alina but let me know!//

It was a great honor to be chosen as potential mate to one of the Tsar's sons. At least, that was what Alina's mother insisted upon reminding her of. Once Alina's family had been high in the ranks of Ravkan nobility; she could claim ancestry to the previous regime. Her father's title of Count of Caryeva was nothing to look down upon, yet it wasn't nearly as grand as could be.

As the only child of Count Mikhail Alexandrovich and Countess Rumi Feodorovna, she would inherit her father's title, land, and wealth. Caryeva was made prosperous through horses; auctions, races, and breeding. Alina had sat a horse as soon as she could walk and thus was an accomplished horsewoman. Combined with the exclusivity of her Small Science gifts, it wasn't an exaggeration to say that Alina was ranked high in the marriage market.

It rankled her that she couldn't ride to the manor and was instead cooped up in the carriage. Alina had to admit that the Duchess of Tula was a pleasant companion, even if she'd been nervous to make small talk with her for so long.

Alina had hoped that the initial meeting between herself and her prospective betrothed might be delayed. She was by no means vain yet she wouldn't have minded a chance to clean herself up after days of travel.

Barely had Alina alighted her eyes upon the crowd when Genya was set upon her. The redhead's vibrancy echoed her mother's.

"I do," she said, looking back to the carriage. "My lady's maid can direct the unpacking to your steward."

Her mother had ensured that her wardrobe befitted the daughter of a count.

Alina's gaze returned to the assembled party before settling upon who she assumed was Ivan by his expression.

[its-coda]

I tried my hand at designing Cognitive Maruki from @inkpens-coffee 's Rumi Palace AU. I was originally just gonna draw Takuto but with wings, but in the end I made him more bird-like

[inkpens-coffee]

“I’m going to trust my own eyes and heart from now on! I am DONE being pushed around by you!”

Chapter Four of Wilting Sage🌿 is UP!

[artekai]

Fic: angst about Rumi breaking the compulsion like. Half way through 3rd sem because angst reasoning and finding her ex (??????) fiancé going on a grief bender as he brainwashes shibuya shdhdjjf

ASdfghdjfkghghsh I've been MEANING to write a fic about that, several ones, in fact lmao. You know me so well, anon <3

[saphira-artandoc]

......That was a lot of characters to draw 😂

But here it is! The Phantom Thieves of Heart based around @wildcard-rumi​ ‘s arcana swap AU! I might make another piece but with the confidants in the future and Palace rulers (I’m a sucker for character design)

Info about the outfits on the read more section!

Ace (Futaba): similar to Joker but the mask has prescription glasses in it so she can see while running around inside a Palace.

Fox (Yusuke): it really is just the same as Mona’s but the bandana is a light cyan!

Siren (Ann): she said Captain Kidd was cute in the Den’s dialogue and my inner bisexual remember the beauty that was Elisabeth Swan from The Pirates of The Caribbean, so a pirate outfit I created. Also her mask is loosely based of an angler fish!

Jaguar (Morgana): a catsuit but less sexy, reminds me of a spy but with yellow accents (vest and bandana)

Mirage (Makoto): used Fox’s original outfit but altered it a little. The details on the base of the coat looks like abstract waves.

Shadow (Haru): the biker suit now have a skirt because I felt it was too plain and skin thight...

Oracle (Goro): his outfit is inspired by Featherman’s. His mask is basically a visor and he also have a neon occult-like eyeon his chest since he the oracle and therefore sees all. Also that’s neat.

Ivy (Ryuji): if Noir was a man. Really looks like a gentleman musketeer! At first he had a top hat but I felt like he ended up looking too much like an English gentleman. So the musketeer hat came back!

Themis (Sumire): her princess outfit contains a see-through flower pattern because I love working my hand to dead. Her princess attire is mainly white, blue and grey for her mask and flower pattern. As the Black Mask, she keeps her sister’s ribbon usually wrapped around her left wrist. Her mask and boots are reminiscent of a ram, known for it’s strenght and symbolism for sacrifice (really went all out for this one huh). She keeps the stripes but it doesn’t become a black gradient at the end, it’s really just a torn up long-sleeve tunic. 

Lotus (Ren): I had to commit to the athletic pose....All in all, Ren is an ace in rythmic gymnastic while Akira was better in trampoline. So thanks to Google, I created an outfit inspired by the various leotards and competition clothes worn by male gymnast for Ren. He still has the Joker coat for the drama  and has a silver lotus flower instead of a rose around his waist

[yandere-mha-blog]

Yandere ex au:  A funny yandere story with no story plot what so ever

Part 15

The last two weeks felt really surreal, almost like it wasn't real. Was Dai really gone, did his dad really step up, finally, and take his son away to get some much needed help. After every scummy thing Dabi did to you, Keigo, and even his friend Kent, he should have been locked up a long time ago.

“Hey, earth to (name), you there?” Keigo asked taking a sip of his drink, you snapped out of you thoughts

“Huh oh yeah I'm fine, but have these last two weeks felt good?”

“Peaceful relaxing, like someone took out the trash.” Keigo started

“Not real, like i know he is finally out of my, I mean yours, I mean out hair but that seemed almost to quick and easy…” you trailed on

“Hey don't look a gifted horse in the mouth.” Keigo said “All your old thoughts of Dabi should be going out of your head, and you never have to worry about that asshole again.”

“Your right i should be trying hard to forget about him, but it's hard, I mean he was stalking me, stalking you, you almost got hurt, and even Kent got hurt, dragged your old friend Rumi-”

“Ahahah less talking, more drinking and eating.” Keigo said,

Every part of Keigo brain was on happy mode right now, the one main obstigal was gone, still why were you still thinking about him, he was reminding himself you were most likely shaken up by the whole ordeal, going through trauma is one thing, healing from that trauma, now that is the hard part, he knew that all to well. Keigo was trying his best to keep his more less than favorable thoughts in the back of his mind, still you looked too melancholic right now for his liking, still he did wonder, was Dabi suffering right now?

“Oh Toya, are you ready for your session today?” A doctor walked in to see him reading a book

“Doc I thought I told you to call me Dabi. '' he replied not looking up from his book.

“Well my apologies but are you ready for your session?” they asked again

“Let me finish this sentence…..and okay I'm ready.” Dabi said placenta  bookmark in his book and putting it on his bed, that was neatly made as he made his way down the white hall, the smell of cleaning supplies was so gross, and the temperature they kept the palace in, were they trying to make them ice circles, the doctor opened the door and Toya walked in and sat on the chair this whole daily bullshit for the last two weeks was mind numbing, Dabi knew what was wrong with him, he didn't care why, even though he did know that as well.

“God leaving Dabi, or can I call Toya you today?” the shrink said

“Still Dabi.” he said “so what part of my mind do you want to pick apart today?” “Well I would still like to get to the root because of your sudden outburst of anger, you have a tendency to go from 0 to a 100 when things don't go your way.”

“Don't we all go a little mad sometimes when nothing in your life pans out, like doc imagine if every day nothing went right for you, then something does go right for you, no one would want to go back to the old way of each day nothing going your way.”

“Well life is full of ups and downs.” they said as they wrote down what they said “Dabi, i know you don't like being here, you hate not being in control, and i can only give you okay to release you if we can get your angry outburst out of control, how have the medications been treating you.”

“Like the constant fatigue, or the dizziness spells, oh or the nausea, or the fact my libido is decreased.”

“Okay so not going well i see, we will try a different kind, but it seems your anger has been under control better.”

“Only on the outside the doc, truth be told, when I think of that damn chicken touching what is mine, all I see is red and thinking out fun it will be to hear his scream when I set him on fire.” Dabi said, the shrink keeping a professional face on but still wrote that down.

You collapsed in your bed once you finally got back to your dorm, Keigo was nice enough to walk you up, since you were still weary that Dabi was still lurking around, you do wish you could relax, but when every little foot step from the upstairs neighbor keeps makes you snap your eyes open and up for alert that Dabi broke in, sleep was getting harder to get.

Keigo was walking up to his room when he got a phone call, he saw it was from Rumi and answered

“Heyo what's up?”

“Hey hawks, look I told you I am heading out of town you sure you going to be okay?”

“Hey I can handle my own pretty well, you saved my ass one time and now you are playing mother hen.”

“I can always turn around and kick your ass Hawks.” She said

“No no, no need for that, and look Dabi got put away somewhere it's been peaceful sailing ever since, why do you ask?” “Just making sure, no Kent we aren't stopping at McDonalds, look hawks call me if anything with Dabi comes up, i said no Kent.”

“Don't worry I will.” he said back

“Also when you gonna ask that girl out you are head over heels for.”

“She is still reeling from the whole situation, now is not the time to ask.” “Will it ever be the right time for you?” Rumi said “Look, I'm gonna go now, keep your head up.”

Beep

Keigo was wondering if there was ever gonna be the perfect time, i mean first she just broke up with her boyfriend, then that boyfriend started to stalk and harass her, now she has to deal with all the bullshit paranoia that comes from that happening to a person. Still he slapped his mind out of that, no Keigo you are a good person now, that selfish to think, oh just get over your damn paranoia about your old boyfriend and date me now, now he felt dirty, so it was a good thing his apartment had a shower. 

[weavingmemories]

📓📓 I know you probably have a bunch so now you have to give me two :3

i have. WAY too many fanfic ideas... SO HERE ARE TWO off the top of my head- (p5r spoilers incoming!)

the first i've mentioned before but i'm desperate to manifest it so here it is again in more detail- it's kind of an alternative take on how maruki's entire arc goes. so instead of shido simply pulling some strings to cut off maruki's cognitive psience research, he ALSO finds a way to displace maruki from the city (the total details not being worked out rn, but perhaps blacklisting him or just smearing his name in a way that he really has nowhere else to go?) and he ends up finding a placement in the inaba general hospital as a last resort. so that, along with everything that happened to rumi of course, he's absolutely distraught and isolated- focusing solely on his research.

at the same time, the police are still unable to really pin anything down on adachi from the serial murders, and he's been essentially stuck in detention center purgatory for ages now. all the psychologists going in can't find anything really wrong with him, except his insistence on how the crimes took place. one day, maruki is the one to go in and evaluate adachi, and, well... adachi tells him the same thing, but maruki is wholly on-board/believes adachi, much to his surprise (and eventual chagrin!)

so the fic ends up being about maruki's research being built on adachi's talk of the TV world, the TV world itself (with an unwitting chaperone adachi), as well as him having more direct and immediate access to the world! i'm not 100% sure how it'd end up, but i like the idea of them slowly getting to know each other, as well as maruki manifesting a shadow from all of his repressed emotions/etc. would azathoth still call to him, or would that happen as a penultimate thing when adachi (and perhaps some of the inaba-based it?) have to rescue him from his probable dungeon? if this became a huge fic, i think it'd be fascinating to explore the dream reality in terms of the p4 cast, too.

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my second idea is a much more simple premise, but i wanted to explore plot implications as well as just how much would change from a akira/akechi swap au- and it kind of spiralled out of control from there and became its own beast, oops. essentially, akechi would still have his revenge plot, and attempt to approach shido, but would be interrupted by being sucked into the metaverse somehow (unsure exactly HOW yet, but, y'know, details.) he ends up in shido's palace, and barely escapes alive with morgana in tow- butterfly effect! i want to strengthen all of the details and intricacies, but essentially he's found by wakaba who was on her way to/from work, and she takes him in (already suspecting he had a brush with the cognitive world), temporarily at first, but finding out his situation and how well he gets on with futaba, he ends up more or less boarding there. (kind of as a parallel to how sojiro takes in akira in original canon!)

the main things about this au were that akechi still is operating on wanting to take shido down, as well as all of his trauma, so he has a LOT of baggage to work with and through. he'd have little to no control over which persona he had out at any given time (robin hood or loki) and it'd make him a huge liability, switching between them with really no choice. futaba, being more open and curious and willing to reach out, ends up sneaking/strongarming her way onto akechi's team as his navi pretty early on (and i love working on the half-sibling theory assumption ESPECIALLY in this au for that!)

there's a lot of unconnected pieces, but i was also thinking a lot about how without morgana, akira would really have no idea how to change hearts- so i considered that he, ryuji and ann would be desperate to take down kamoshida after everything that happens, and accidentally cause a mental shutdown. shido possibly traces this back to them, and i feel like akira would take responsibility/be blackmailed into working for shido in the way akechi ended up doing in original canon. THERE'S A LOT MORE RANDOM THINGS, but i'll stop there for now, haha. ALL IN ALL i love exploring swap aus when they cause huge domino effects that change really huge aspects of character relationships/plot developments!

[writing-fanics]

[] Prince!Zuko x Fem!Reader [] Part I

[Swan Princess AU]

[Summary: Prince Zuko and Princess Y/n of the Earth Kingdom, was destined to marry the Prince of the Fire Nation []

<a/n: this is basically the swan princess movie I also copy and pasted this; from my Derek x reader over on quotev. So if it says Derek or the names of the characters in the movie then that’s why just let me know and I’ll fix it]

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‘Once upon a time there was a king named Kuei who ruled a large and mighty kingdom.’

‘And yet, he was sad for he was growing old and had no child to inherit the throne. Then, happily, a daughter was born, princess and he named her Y/n.’

‘Kings and Queens came from all around to offer their gifts to the child. Among them was the Firelord Ozai and his young son, Prince Zuko.’

Prince Zuko walked over to the infant [Y/n]’s crib and held a, gold and red necklace. She smiled and reached up for it,

‘It was then that Kuei and Ozai happened upon the same idea. Zuko and Y/n would be brought together each summer in hopes that they would fall in love and join their kingdoms forever.’

‘But unknown to all was another plan, that of the evil enchanter, Zhao. Y/n’s birth was of little concern to him, for he was preparing to take King Kuei’s kingdom by means of the Forbidden Arts.’

‘On the eve of his assault, Kuei attacked and Zhao’s powers were plunged into darkness. Despite calls for his death, the enchanter was only banished.’

“I’m not finished with you yet, Kuei.Someday I’ll get my power back. And when I do, everything you own, everything you love will be mine.” Zhao said, evilly, with a smile as he walked off. 

‘Many feared King Kuei too kind. But in time the threat was forgotten and all hopes turned to that not-too-distant summer, when Zuko and Y/n would meet.’

[Time Skip]

Ozai’s Palace

“Welcome to our kingdom, Kuei. And to you, young princess. Go on, Zuko.” Ozai says, laughing gently pushing Zuko towards them. 

“Son, go on…“ he says, but he doesn’t move at all.  

“Father!” Zuko says, in displeasure and annoyance obviously not wanting to meet the Princess. 

“Zuko!” Ozai shouts softly, pushing him even further towards the princess. 

“Hello, Princess y/n. I’m very pleased to meet you.” He says, annoyed and sarcastically. 

“Pleased to meet you, Prince Zuko.” Y/n says, as she curtsied, but Zuko runs away.  

“Ah-ah-ah-ah!” Ozai says, as he shakes a finger at Zuko, he then turns around and walks over to y/n, y/n holds; out her hand for him to kiss. 

Zuko reluctantly leans down and kisses it, “Yuck!” He exclaims in disgust. 

[Zuko]: I can’t believe I’m stuck with her all summer I’ll bet she doesn’t wrestle, hunt or box 

[Y/n]:He looks conceited 

[Zuko]: What a total bummer

[Both]: If I get lucky I’ll get chicken pox 

[Zuko]: So happy you could come 

[Y/n]: So happy to be here

[Both]: How I’d like to run 

[Y/n]: This is not my idea

[Zuko]: This isn’t my idea 

[Both]: Of fun

Ozai castle, inside

[Ozai]: The children seem to get along quite nicely 

[Kuei]: We’ll join our lands if this arrangement clicks 

[Ozai]: King Kuei, that’s my point precisely 

[Kuei]: It’s such good parenting

[Ozai]:: And politics So happy we agree 

[Kuei]: I think we’ve got a deal 

[Ozai]: Zuko quite a catch

[Kuei]: This is my idea 

[Ozai]: This is my idea 

[Both]: Of a match

[Ozai]: And so much fun! 

a few years later Kuei castle 

[kuei]: Good heavens, child, don’t dawdle We can’t keep Zuko waiting 

[Y/n]: I haven’t packed or washed my hair And father, I get seasick 

Zuko’s room

[Ozai]: She soon will be arriving Is that respect you’re showing? 

[Zuko]: To make me kiss her hand again I swear I’m gonna be sick 

Ozai Castle 

[Kuei ]: One day Prince Zuko will be her intended 

[Ozai]: Splendid

Ozai castle 

[Zuko]: We’ve tried all summer but we just can’t lose her 

[Y/n]: Hey fellas, wait up! 

[Brumi]: Quick, put on some speed

[Zuko]: When picking teams 

[Brumi]: Or friends

[Zuko]: I never choose her 

[Brumi]: You’d think she’d take a hint and learn to read 

[Y/n]: This really isn’t fair 

[Z and B]: We really couldn’t care

[Y/n]: Boys, it’s all or none This is not my idea 

[Z and B] This isn’t my idea

[Y/n,Zuko, and Brumi]: Of fun 

Ozai kingdom

[Villagers]: Long before they met Zuko and Y/n  Were destined to be wedded

Ozai castle and Kuei castle

[Servants]: However anyone could see The only point on which they didn’t disagree Was that the very thought of summertime Was dreaded 

they sang, as y/n sat in a chair reading a book. 

Ozai castle

[Zuko] :She tries to talk me into playing dress-up She’s always flirting with the castle guards 

[Brumi]: I think you really sorta like her, fess-up 

[Zuko]: I’d like her better if she’d lose at cards Four sevens and a ten 

[Y/n]: I think I’ve won again 

[Zuko and B] Every time she’s won 

[Y/n]: This is my idea

[Zuko and B] This isn’t my idea 

[Y/n, Z, B]: Of fun 

Ozai kingdom 

[Villagers]: We need a royal wedding I’d love to be invited At least we’d get a holiday to rest our ploughs and axes Someday these two will marry Two lands will be united And with some luck their marriage may result in lower taxes 

Ozai to Kuei

[Kuei]: What if Y/n doesn’t go for the merger? 

[Ozai]: Urge her!

[Y/n & Zuko]  For as long as I remember We’ve been told we’d someday wed Every June until September 

[Zuko]: All their pushing and annoying hints

[Y/n]:  I’ve got bruises with their fingerprints

[Zuko]: I can do much better, I am sure

[Y/n]: He’s so immature I see him smiling and my knees start buckling I see inside him and my doubts are gone

[Zuko]: She started out as such an ugly duckling And somehow suddenly became a swan

Zuko says, in awe looking at how beautiful y/n has become.

[Y/n]: So happy to be here

y/n says, as she looks at Zuko in awe.  

[Zuko]: ‘Til now I never knew 

[y/n & Zuko]: It is you I’ve been dreaming of 

[Zuko]: This is my idea 

[Y/n]:  This is my idea 

[Kuei, Ozai & Chours]: What a good idea, such a charming and romantic notion This is my idea (This is my idea) Such a good idea (Such a good idea) What a good idea, such a powerful and magic potion This is exactly my idea Of love 

[Y/n]: This is my idea 

[Zuko]: This is my idea 

[Y/n&Zuko] :This is my idea Of

[Chorus]: Love

they sang, as y/n and Zuko kiss. 

Arrange the marriage!” Zuko says, right after they pull apart from the kiss. And everyone began to cheer, and applause. Everything was going too fast for y/n. 

“Wait!” y/n says, and everyone stopped and looked towards Y/n and Zuko.

“What? You’re all I ever wanted. You’re beautiful!” He says, in shock to Y/n. 

“Thank you. But what else?” Y/n asks, hoping that he just doesn’t want to marry her because she beautiful.  

“What else?” Zuko says, confused not knowing why she’s asking this. 

“Is beauty all that matters to you?” She asked, hoping it’s not true, she looks at him waiting for a answer. 

Kuei coughs, and looks over at y/n and shakes her head, y/n looks at her sister who was also waiting for Zuko to answer the question.

“Zuko… What else?” Ozai says, trying to break the silence but Zuko was confused. 

“I, uh… What else is there?” Zuko says, confused not knowing what to say. And y/n, looks at him in shock and looks to the side. It was true all he thought about was her beauty. 

Rumi who orchestrated the orchestra made a buzzing noise. 

Ozai shakes his head, knowing now Y/n wouldn’t want to marry Zuko, seeing that the only reason he loves her is because of her beauty.

Ozai castle, day.)

”We tried, Ozai. No one can say we didn’t try.” Kuei says, to Ozai.

“Say goodbye, Y/n.” Kuei says, to his daughter and she looks at Zuko.

“Goodbye.” y/n says, looking away quickly from Zuko heartbroken to say goodbye. 

”Goodbye…?” Kuei says, letting it hang in the air so y/n could finish the sentence.  

“Prince Zuko.” She says, in sadness.  

”Father.” Zuko says, too upset and embarrassed to say anything to the y/n. 

“Zuko!” Ozai says, gently nudging him to say something. 

”Goodbye, Princess.” Zuko says, sadly as he watched Y/n leave the castle on her horse with her father. 

[chronicbeans]

Starting my Maladaptive AU Maruki Design! Yippee!!!

I've had two different palace ruler designs, but I've finally picked one! All I have is a messy little sketch, but I'm still posting it because it took me FOREVER to pick a design omg.

He's dressed up in some PJs and he carries around a little red blanket. Even in his own palace he tends to sleep a lot, because he's just THAT dedicated to his daydreams (well, in the case of the palace ruler, dreams in general). His little red blanket is the treasure's form in the palace, representing his memories of Rumi, while the cognitive Rumi is the version of Rumi in his daydreams. I mostly haven't colored this sketch because I can't figure out what colors I want his outfit to be. (Plus I feel like I ruin every sketch by coloring it in omg). I was thinking of making it mainly blue and white, then making Rumi's mainly white and red to contrast him.

Also, have an extra, smol Palace Ruler Maruki sketch because I just thought it was cute.