Fantasy AUs

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[lowres]

But I’m offering it to you, not anyone…

[fluidgender]

I'm kind of anyone!

[lowres]

[ She tilts her head???]

You’ve welcomed me into your home. You saved me from the king and from the knight who attacked me.

And the princess trusts you. And I trust her highness.

[fluidgender]

[Ah. Erm. Well.]

...I'm just hoping to see you safe in the future too.

[lowres]

I don’t think trusting you will make me unsafe.

[fluidgender]

Lots of people can have hidden agendas. Especially this close to the seat of power.

[lowres]

You are the seat of power, aren’t you?

[fluidgender]

Exactly. I could be surrounded by untrustworthy people. Or people untrustworthy could gravitate to you for being so near me.

[lowres]

Then I’ll continue to trust you and make sure to be careful!

[fluidgender]

[Shoulder pat!

But they'll be arriving before long. The old ladies have probably done some control tests on guards to confirm it works. Guards confirming that the images showing up in the bowl are their own parents. They're sizing up the kids like they're part of a recipe, measuring 'em and so on.]

[lowres]

[ Nia will offer out the strands of hair. ] Will this be enough?

[fluidgender]

[They'll take 'em! They're starting off with grabbing Adora's hair though. Dropping it into the silver bowl, mixing it with spices and... slowly, Adora and crew should be able to see some faces emerge clearly in the liquid.]

[8footswordlady]

[ The image solidifies into Fuu and Ranma looking much younger. Fuu is exhausted, thin and pale, her hair damp with sweat. Ranma’s looking tired from their escape and anxiety. But it’s clearly the pair of them from the night of Adora’s birth. ]

[fluidgender]

[Ah...]

That, erm... that wasn't the image of us I was hoping for people to see.

[Kaori understood that period was stressful in theory but she's extremely nauseous looking at it.]

[8footswordlady]

[ Fuu never realized how terrible that night was, truly, for Ranma. She holds their hand carefully. ] But it’s undeniable… that’s the moment she was born.

[fluidgender]

[Ranma's never forgotten how Fuu looked that day. They squeeze her hand.

Kaori:] Is... it even worth it to check mine or.

[hououji]

If you’d like to know…

Nothing will make you anything less than my daughter, Kaori.

[fluidgender]

[Well... she'll drop some fur into the bowl, just to see.

Its... two fae. No one anyone would recognize. They're just... happily handing her over to the royals, even in the immediate aftermath of her birth.

Kaori leans against Fuu.]

[hououji]

[ Fuu finally pulls her hand away from Ranma to hold Catra, stroking her hair. ]

Birth doesn’t have to matter, love. We are the luckiest people alive that you’re ours.

[fluidgender]

Yeah, I know. Just... wanted to be sure I was abandoned. I knew I was but...

Good to know I'm with my real family.

[hououji]

[ Fuu kisses the top of her head! Adora kinda… awkwardly tries to hold her shoulder?

She and ranma are just SO good at affection.

But nia holds out her hair for her turn! ]

[fluidgender]

Careful, they bite. [The old ladies frown at him, even as Ranma continues to hold these kids gently.

But... Nia's hair goes in the bowl.]

[hououji]

[ Something weird happens right off the bat. Everyone else has shimmered into two images split down the bowl.

This splits into three, rippling. ]

[fluidgender]

H-Huh?! [Ranma pulls Nia back, holding onto as many as they can protectively. Even the scryers seem spooked.]

[hououji]

[ at first it’s Fuu and ranma. Looking younger, for sure, but much healthier. Fuu has color and a roundness in her face again. Ranma seems happier, too.

Nia presses against ranma, wanting affection. But she’s confused.

The third portion shows the fae king, he’s speaking with someone without sound, pulling a child from a woman’s arms. A child with fluffy blue and blonde striped hair.

Fuu is horrified, but Catra will be the only one able to notice a physical difference in her as she pulls her closer. ]

I don’t… understand? What does this mean?