how about the last 500 words of your lastest one on ao3 for the dvd commentary meme? :))
Okay so 500 words turned out to be A Lot so here you go (From The Song of Flowers: A 07-Ghost Story):
Shaking his head, Labrador moved a little. He reached out to his nightstand to grab something. A leather-bound journal. It was thick, and it looked like over half of it had been used up already. Castor had never seen that journal before. Neither Labrador nor Frau used any journals that looked like this, although Labrador did like to write things down occasionally. But he used separate slips of paper. Not a journal.
“She ran away after telling me that her brother is a Warsfeil”, Labrador explained, “and she forgot her journal. I took it, but…I don’t think we should read it. Whatever she’s written here must have been painful. She told me that the flower she was having tasted sweet.”
Ah. Labrador’s teas and plants had healing properties, and in particular, the tea flowers could bare someone’s soul entirely. Perhaps Kanon was just another lost lamb after all.
“Well”, said Frau, “I, for one, think it’s better to ask for forgiveness than permission.”
Frau grabbed the journal and was about to open it, but Castor reacted faster. He snatched the journal and pushed Frau away with his foot, all while still holding Labrador from behind. In the commotion, a photo slipped out from between the pages and landed on Labrador’s lap. He picked it up to study it better.
“Dammit”, Frau muttered, “she really was in the army.”
In the photo, three members of the Barsburg military were smiling at the camera. In the middle was Kanon. Her long lavender-coloured hair was braided around her head, only leaving her wavy bangs down. To her left, there was a smaller person with pink hair and an eyepatch. The person was hugging Kanon from the side, while Kanon had one arm around their shoulders. To Kanon’s right was a young blond man, perhaps a year or two younger than her. His eyes were light brown and he had one arm around Kanon. They looked so happy and carefree, almost like there never had been a worry in their lives.
“She looks so happy”, Labrador breathed, “I wonder what made her turn her back to this memory.”
“It’s no use speculating”, Castor said, “and we certainly should not read her journal without permission. Who knows what secrets it may hold.”
“It’s better if we let her keep her secrets to herself”, Labrador added. “Otherwise, we would have to reveal ours to her. No, she needs safety now. Not some strangers reading her private thoughts.”
“What about that photo?” Frau asked.
“I’ll tell her that it slipped out when I picked up the journal”, Labrador said, “maybe I can ask her about the people in the photo. That way, I could learn more about her.”
Castor nodded, pulling Labrador close once again. Labrador snuggled his head against the spot where Castor’s shoulder met his neck. Sighing, Labrador closed his eyes and seemed to drift off to sleep instantly.
Would Labrador’s dreams show him something of Kanon’s future, Castor wondered.
Writing this made me so happy you have no idea. I grew up with these characters, I was like 13 or 14 when I watched 07-Ghost and started reading it. It was also the time when I started realising that I am not so straight after all. It's been over 10 years and I, now pretty certain that I would like to experience a poly relationship, wrote three of my fave characters (okay Frau is still on thin ice) being soft and poly and idk it just made my heart do things.
I also feel like I got them really in character! There was definitely a more lighthearted tone while the characters still got the plot forward by talking.
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