a white and crumbling princess

[apsaraqueen]

     i have no friggin' clue where this came from. but i'm kind of freaked out by wherever that place is. written for sm_monthly.

Title: A White and Crumbling Princess
 Theme: Nineteen
Genre: Dark/Drama
Version: AU/Manga-ish
Rating: PG-13

Comments

[senshifan]

This is absolutely beautiful. I think the saddest part of this, though, is that Ami would be the person to understand Zoi's reason for killing her. Even in the story it's shown that she knows why he does what he does, and because of her knowledge and kindness, she doesn't judge him. It's this understanding that makes them such a good couple

[apsaraqueen]

thanks as always for your lovely long reviews :D

because of her knowledge and kindness, she doesn't judge him

agree, i've always seen her as fundamentally the least judgmental of all the senshi, or the one least likely to have a kneejerk reaction to anything.

I'll make the assumption that this was part of the end of the SilMil. If it is, I'm wondering if all the senshi are about to die soon, or if their deaths are separated by months, or even years. Also, do the Shitennou die as well, or in this AU does the Earth win the war over the Moon?

this is indeed end of silmil! it's part of the same verse as my other fic, shaken in my faith - which will stay r/j-centric, but i think there'll be snippets of the others scattered throughout, there have to be ;) all questions shall be answered!

i love and appreciate your comments, thank you again, you're awesome <3

[lovelylytton]

Oh, shiny fic is shiny. You know how much I like darker fics, and this one is not only dark, but rather haunting and poetic. So when he kills her, does she become a statue afterwards, or is one erected to honour her sacrifice?
(This fic is fantastic, you should write more installments set in this verse. Imagine the other senshi, waiting for Mercury, and she never returns, and then you can have Serenity getting lost while visiting Endymion one day and then she sees the statue and... really, you should write this!)

[apsaraqueen]

thank youuu lytton - i am so pleased you enjoyed this, you are really the mistress of darkfic! i hadn't quite plotted out the mechanics of the statues - i was thinking one would be erected in her honor, but i'm kind of loving the idea of them BECOMING statues as well...i'm tentatively thinking this could be the spark that sets off the big war, too, when they find out, and oh dear all kinds of shiny ideas you've introduced to my brain @_@

[lovelylytton]

Oh, I love this as the incentive for bringing about the great war. Seriously, you have to write this, it is glorious!

[charliechaplin2]

but i'm kind of loving the idea of them BECOMING statues as well...i'm tentatively thinking this could be the spark that sets off the big war, too, when they find out, and oh dear all kinds of shiny ideas you've introduced to my brain @_@

WRITE THIS! WRITE THIS NOW!!!!!

[warriorofice]

YAY FOR A/Z! I liked the small glimpses we got of them in Tragedia, so an entire fic focusing on them is wonderful. I think Zoisite is perfect as a druid king, and I love how Ami's (unfortunately deadly in this case) thirst for knowledge is characterized. (Also, I very much like the name Aenor for her.) Sometimes Zoi is characterized as being totally carefree and lazy or even more robotic than Ami. I think the characterization here is wonderful and subtle, there is room for expressing his whimsy, artistry, and OCD aspects

[apsaraqueen]

oh, i am so very glad you enjoyed this, since i am by no means ANY good at writing a/z! i guess i automatically tend to write zoi as a very dark character.

re: aenor's death...it's sort of not a fully formed idea, so i think you're quite rightfully confused as to why the sacrifice is necessary. the reasons will probably be more fully incorporated into the silmil fic i'm working on right now, shaken in my faith, which i'm trying to figure out as we speak...-_-

anyway, thank you for your lovely comment, and your insightful analysis to boot. hopefully, when i kick the muse into submission, i'll have more a/z in this 'verse for you to read!