Fairytale AU Meme [Open]

[firesealed]

Pick one of my characters and I'll toss a disney/fairytale au scenario at you! I've got some rough descriptions of their roles below. You can start, or you can just give their name in a top-level and I’ll write something up. These can be shippy or not, although given the descriptions I’ll probably tend towards that way unless you tell me you don’t want that

Alec: Damsel in distress, suicidal, who thinks this whole thing is stupid and this story can be ended if anyone at any point just solves the problem of the ‘princess’ for good

Annabel: Necromancer, who tries to find love by bringing hers back from the dead

Dominic: Knight, who’s pretty sure that he’s supposed to slay the ‘dragon’ but might end up falling in love with him/her instead

I-No: The evil witch, finds delight in other people’s suffering

Ivy: The persecuted heroine, who badly wants to believe in love but doesn’t really believe that it can trump the facts of life

Kai: Prince charming, careful and earnest, hugely romantic who thinks that life’s course can be changed by love

Ky: Either the hero, earnest but not very good at people, or the damsel in distress who’s going to apologize for having to be rescued

Rose: Ghost girl, who will accept a coat in exchange for being able to touch and feel for a while

Sol: The dragon, why are you waking him up from his nap just to rescue a princess? He doesn’t have time for this crap.

Valentine: The evil king whose goal in all of this is power and also just seeing the ordinary people scramble

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[tothealtar]

Kai lets out a slow breath. "That's good to hear. I may not... There are just some situations developing now." He wants time and space to mourn his father, or at least catch his breath. He may not have that.

[dangerouslyinlove]

Oh. That sounds like a concerning thing. Ryoji reaches up to put his hands on Kai's face in concern. (He's been trying to learn human things! He just doesn't know what situations all of them do in.) "What's going on? Can I help?" Do you need anything set on fire? He can do that!

[tothealtar]

Kai ducks his head away, his ears turning a little red. "I'm sure you can help, but I don't want you to be in any danger. Perhaps you should simply stay away for a while."

[dangerouslyinlove]

Ryoji lets his hands drop when Kai looks away, but it doesn't make him fret any less. "But I want to help. I can take care of myself." And he doesn't want to leave you so soon.

[tothealtar]

"I don't know how this is going to go," Kai admits. Then he sighs. "I think the kingdom of Luna is massing an attack but I need someone to verify that they're gathering their army. Can you gather such intelligence safely?"

A normal messenger would take much longer.

[dangerouslyinlove]

That actually would be very easy- a lot of people have mistaken Ryoji for a bird in his smaller form, as long as he doesn't stay still for too long. "Yes. I could do that." And he'll nudge Kai's face with his, pleased that he'll be able to do something for his friend.

[tothealtar]

It's pretty close to a kiss, right? Except that that's clearly not what Ryoji is aiming for, and Kai's being absurd to even let his thoughts go that direction. "They're located to the North of us. Just...be careful, okay?"

[dangerouslyinlove]

Ryoji might not mean it as a kiss, but he is trying to get across his affection for Kai. How far that affection goes... he's not even sure he knows, yet. "I will. Should I just come back here when I find something?"

[tothealtar]

"Please." Kai gives Ryoji a smile that's very bright for a moment, before he turns back to his other thoughts, distracted again. "I'll leave the guards instructions not to stop you." Not that they would really be able to do more than try.

[dangerouslyinlove]

Nooo, Ryoji likes that bright smile! Maybe nuzzling Kai again will bring it back. "Alright. I'll come back soon!"

[tothealtar]

"Thank you." Kai half-bows, and then he's off to try to find his advisors, to figure out what to do once they know the answer.

[dangerouslyinlove]

That bow thing is weird. Ryoji's not sure at all what that's about. But he will turn into a tiny dragon and fly over to Luna, keeping himself mostly concealed in trees and things when he's not flying. He is the most sneaky dragon. But yeah, it looks like Luna is probably raising an army. And it's... well to Ryoji it looks like a lot of humans but he's used to villages and things. Should he try counting??]

[tothealtar]

It will surely help Kai to know a rough order of magnitude, but for now he's trying to figure out what sort of call he can put out, and what sort of defense he can muster if he needs to.

He keeps coming around to 'not enough' and 'a lot of people on both sides will die'.

[dangerouslyinlove]

Once Ryoji has better information than 'a lot,' he'll head back to Kai and perch on the window like he always does. Unless it takes Kai a while to show up and then Ryoji might let himself in and curl up for a nap on Kai's bed.

[tothealtar]

Kai does eventually return, because he's been caught up in planning, and he didn't think Ryoji would be back so soon. He'd forgotten that Ryoji wouldn't feel comfortable seeking him out.

He reaches out to gently shake Ryoji awake. "How long have you been waiting?"

[dangerouslyinlove]

Kai is his friend. The rest of the people in the castle have never really figured out what to do with him. So... yes, opting to wait for Kai.

The little dragon stirs, nudging Kai's hands and then deciding that sitting in Kai's lap is a good idea. "Dunno. Probably not long?" He peers up at Kai, blue eyes evident against black scales. "How are you?"

[tothealtar]

Kai blinks, a little concerned for a moment as he reassures himself that Ryoji is okay, and then he feels a little annoyed.

"Fine." His voice is brusque, weighed down with the things he can't help but have on his shoulders. "What did you find out?"

[dangerouslyinlove]

Ryoji isn't sure what that tone of voice means, and it concerns him enough to slip into a human form to talk to Kai- maybe that will help? (Look, he even mostly remembers to get out of Kai's lap before doing that!) "They are building an army," he says quietly, "And they look like they've pulled together a lot." He tells Kai the rough estimate he gathered, of numbers and what they seem to have available to them.

[tothealtar]

Kai runs his hand through his hair, trying to think through logistics and plans and what options he has. There aren't many, but that seems to only make it harder. After a moment, he seems to remember that Ryoji is there, so he gathers him into a quick hug. "I need to focus. I'm sorry, I-- We'll talk later, or if you want to call in the favor I owe you now."

[dangerouslyinlove]

Ryoji hugs him back, but the clear distress on his friend's face makes him very reluctant to leave. "Can I help?" he asks again, having literally nothing in mind for a favor and it's not likely that he'll ever call it in. He just... he wants Kai to be able to smile again.

[tothealtar]

"I'm sure you'll be more comfortable in your own dwellings. And I will be spending most of my time with advisors for a while now." Advisors that wouldn't be well-pleased to see a dragon invited to the strategy decisions.

[dangerouslyinlove]

...Ryoji can't tell what's going on. He wanted to help, but did he make it worse? "Are you sure?" he asks quietly.

[tothealtar]

Kai keeps him gathered close, and drops a kiss on Ryoji's forehead. "I'm sure that I have to. I'll be fine." Because he has to be that, too.

[dangerouslyinlove]

That... isn't totally encouraging, but Ryoji knows he probably shouldn't press anymore. What he doesn't quite realize is that a kiss to his forehead isn't exactly permission to kiss Kai's lips. Which is what he does next, leaning forward very slightly to close that short distance and giving the emperor a soft peck. "...Alright."

[tothealtar]

Kai turns red, from his ears to his cheeks, and steps hastily back. "I'll see you later then."

...What just happened?