Fantasy AUs

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[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.

[fluidgender]

I suppose he had people to do that for him. Adora was lucky with Leslie.

But then again... maybe it's easy for a man with that much power to be nice for a few years.

[hououji]

Your father certainly couldn’t pull it off…

I think I’m going to check on the girls. I don’t want Kaori to be too anxious.

[fluidgender]

Pops was a neurotic mess who saw everyone as a thread. The fae king... if he didn't see Nia as a threat, he probably thought he could afford to be nice. Even if he didn't mean it.

Just don't work too hard too quickly. You're still recovering.

[hououji]

The clock is ticking. I’d like to be with my daughter. That’s all.

[fluidgender]

[This is exactly why they were afraid to tell her.

They close their eyes, sighing. They won't protest.]

[hououji]

[ Fuu will lean down to give them a soft kiss. ] It will be all right. Just some time to adjust.

[fluidgender]

Just don't go masking it either, is all I ask.

[But they will happily kiss back.]

[hououji]

I think I’ve been fairly straightforward with my feelings.

[fluidgender]

I don't think most people say sentences like that when they talk about their emotions, darling.

[hououji]

What would you have me do, then? I don’t know how else to react.

[fluidgender]

[Person who spent most of their life emotionally stunted blinks.]

...feels like this is one of those trick questions that don't have any good answers.

[hououji]

I didn’t mean it to be…

[fluidgender]

No, no, just in the... either way I'd be controlling yer feelings like Pops kinda way.

[hououji]

My love, you could never be like him. I promise you.

[fluidgender]

I feel like we're getting off the subject of you not pushing yourself after you see the girls.

[hououji]

My life is already shorter. I don’t want it to be boring or pointless.

[fluidgender]

That's way too fast to be assigning worth to moments.,,

But I'm not asking you to rest forever. I'm asking for you to rest while you're recovering from a poison.

[hououji]

I’ve been healed. It’s not the pace of a queen to rest too much. There are things that need to be done.

[fluidgender]

[They lean against their cheek, tut tutting a little. She'd be like this even if she still had the years. But then again... they'd say the same thing in her shoes.]

Love you too. [It just slips out like that.]

[hououji]

[ she pauses only to turn and smile sweetly. ]

… I’ve been lucky in life, haven’t I?

[fluidgender]

Not as lucky as me, I bet.

[hououji]

I’m lucky because of you.

[fluidgender]

I love you too.

[hououji]

Get some rest, my love. We have quite a bit of work ahead of us.