Fantasy AUs

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[hououji]

I’ll leave our daughter without her mother twelve years too soon…

[fluidgender]

...maybe. Maybe.

[What else can they possibly say against that? No joke could possibly alleve the inherent pain of such unfair proceedings.]

[hououji]

And—and he’ll get those years?

[fluidgender]

That's our guess. It's how he's lived so long.

[hououji]

[ She closes her eyes, trying to calm herself.

It’s really not working. ]

[fluidgender]

[They stroke her hair gently. Carefully.]

We'll... figure something out. We always do.

[hououji]

Of course… [ But do they? When it comes to the far? ]

[fluidgender]

Besides, maybe your natural life is long-lived. Going from 112 to 100 is...

[Mm, even the attempt to lighten the mood feels crass.]

[hououji]

With our lives, I wouldn’t bet on that. [ She sighs. ]

… Don’t let the girls know? Adora would be devastated. Kaori… she’d do something rash.

[fluidgender]

...If you think that's for the best.

[hououji]

The arrow was meant for Adora, not me. She doesn't need that on her conscience.

[fluidgender]

She might feel worse if she finds out we hid it from her.

[hououji]

What if she does something drastic? I don’t know that she won’t run back to fight.

I lost our daughter twice. If I lose her a third time to my own actions, I don’t know that I’ll be able to survive it.

[fluidgender]

...If she finds out, telling her that might be the only thing that could stop her too.

[And it'd also kill Adora but.]

[hououji]

She never has to find out. [ Fuu rises from bed finally, tucking her hair behind her ear. ] My body was already damaged giving birth. It won’t be a shock if I were to die young.

And I may live quite some time yet. I just… have to make the best of what I have left.

[fluidgender]

And even then... there's way to extend life. [But realizing how that sounds like the fae king-] Not like that, but... healthy living. Good meals, walks, that sort of thing.

[hououji]

Have I not been living well? [ Gurl u have so much stress. ]

[fluidgender]

...We could consider some more soothing teas, at least.

[hououji]

I’ll check the herb garden…

[fluidgender]

But there's other things too. Maybe we should both be going on more... walks. And stuff. [With the confidence of a younger Ranma suggesting date spots.]

[hououji]

I'm more than certain you're getting enough exercise, my love. Especially if you resume Adora's training.

[fluidgender]

Well, something slower would be nice for you. And I would not mind spending the time making those activities enjoyable for you.

[hououji]

I’ll be all right, my love. Really. There are bigger things to focus on. Kaori really stirred up the public, and Adora was badly injured.

You said the ward of the far king was here, as well, right? We’re going to have enough on our plate without you having to worry about twelve years that may not come for decades.

[fluidgender]

Yes... we'll have to talk with her about that.

As for Nia... we certainly can't tell her about any of this either. I'm not sure she knows how to keep a secret.

[hououji]

[ She giggles a little, but it’s strained. ] She certainly seemed that way. I’m not certain how he could have raised someone so sweet.