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shibbyone

[APH] Beloved [USUK]

Mar 30, 2012 00:36

Title: Beloved
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: character death; cardverse!AU
Characters/Pairings: America, England, China; USUK
Summary: The Queen of Spades is dead.
Notes: This is based on hakuku's cardverse AU on Tumblr. She's only posted a handful of drawings but they inspired me. You should all go look.
( May the souls of the burdened be no longer weary; may the souls of the suffering be no longer plagued. )

america, china, pairing: usukus, england, rating: pg-13

Comments 12

kasumicc March 30 2012, 13:51:31 UTC

This is such a wonderful companion piece for Haku's art...really heartbreaking ;_; And beautiful funeral.

captainladyace March 30 2012, 23:19:28 UTC

This was beautiful. I loved the inclusion of the Saxon. The small little details were what really made this piece. And I must compliment your narrative pacing, it was really well done, moving just slow enough and just fast enough to suit the pace of the story.

And I must say, you picked a horrible disease for Arthur to have! D:

xolavander March 31 2012, 00:43:01 UTC

I was very excited to see what this ever since I found it on my inbox, until my eyes landed on the words 'character death' and 'The Queen is dead.' I was also listening to a song that had a violin solo in it and it always made me feel like someone was taken away from me and was never to be seen again. I never really turned it off and that was my first mistake (It was also playing repeatedly, too). I was already reading this and I sobbed because I have this weakness for character deaths, especially if the one who died was my precious Arthur. But then, I'd cry like a baby if Alfred were to die too. My other mistake was that I forgot to get the tissues. ;3 ( ... )

tamitan March 31 2012, 01:24:47 UTC

Nooooooooooo whyyyyyyyyyy

I´m sorry, but this:
"and as they walked Alfred sent a cursory glance at Arthur’s still form, just to make sure Arthur wasn’t fooling him.
He wasn’t."

and this:
"He squeezed Arthur’s hand. Arthur never squeezed back."

AND THIS:
“Don’t touch me,” Alfred murmured. “I’m trying to wake back up.”

... these things made me cry. Seriously.

Thank you for this beautiful fic.

museofepics March 31 2012, 14:38:54 UTC

I really love the language and the prayer you've used here, and the slow progression of this piece into its inevitable conclusion is simply heartbreaking. Excellent job--this is wonderful.