Fic: A Sort of Fairy Tale, Chapter 7 [This chapter PG, fic NC-17, see header for pairing info]

[puss_nd_boots]

Title: A Sort-Of Fairy Tale, Chapter 7
Chapter: Chapter 7 of ?
Author: Boots
Rating: This chapter PG, eventual series rating NC-17
Genre: Fairy tale AU, romance, drama
Warning: For this chapter, just language
Pairing: Final pairings of the series confidential for now. Currently, it involves Yo-ka (DIAURA) with a harem that includes Subaru (Royz),

Comments

[hamhamheaven]

I'm glad that Yuuki chose to talk to Subaru rather than running to Yo-ka. Even if his intentions were genuine, it would have looked like he was back-stabbing. And I'm equally glad that Yo-ka didn't flip his lid when he overheard the truth about Toya and Baru.

The intended protest has me rather worried. The king is already peeved about the entire situation, and if a group of "rabble" show up threatening to disrupt everything, he may end up doing something rash and sparking all sorts of class conflict.

[puss_nd_boots]

There are two things that Yuuki definitely is not - mean-spirited and stupid. He knows that no matter how he phrased it, going to Yo-ka about Subaru and Toya would make him look like what he isn't - the kind of petty, backstabbing bitch that regularly populates The Bachelor. (Seriously, I think they go out of their way to cast nasty women, from the descriptions of the show I read). He'd squander his one chance with this guy that he's genuinely interested in - and it's Yo-ka that Yuuki wants, not the crown. He couldn't give a crap about being on the throne (well, other than the fact that the notoriety will draw more people to his gigs).

[leifang666]

What a great chapter, and oh the irony! Had Yo-ka not done the radio interview Yuuki would have been the perfect choice for him, but now his father knows how untraditional Yuuki is. Looks like things are going down in the next chapter.

[puss_nd_boots]

Let's put it this way: Yo-ka's relationship with his father has, until now, been a low-simmering pressure cooker. Right now, that pressure is reaching maximum, and something very well might happen in the near future that tips things over to flat-out explosive . . .

[puss_nd_boots]

I deliberately made Yuuki do the right thing - both because it's in keeping with his character (he has a good heart and is most definitely not stupid) and because I wanted to avoid the cliche of "the rival who wants to destroy the main character." Yuuki definitely meant it when he said that he wants Subaru to be happy - and from his observation (and he caught the boys at their most intimate moment yet), he knows exactly who that person is.

(And as to the king's thoughts on all this, and how the relationships are resolved? Stay tuned . . .)