Adrift!Mikoto/NY!Corrin C-A (Parent/Child)
Written by @shauni-will-never-write
Author’s note: NY!Corrin comes from a post Birthright route, so this support chain references Birthright’s endgame.
Mikoto: Where has everyone gone to? It’s not like Azura to run off like that… I hope Corrin or Camilla is with her…
Corrin: So it is true! (Y/n) told me you had been summoned this morning… I had to see you with my own eyes. I can still hardly believe it!
Mikoto: Corrin… My son. I am so happy to see you. Come closer, please… Let me look at you. Hehe, you seem well. Is this fine young man really the little baby I used to carry in my arms?
Corrin: Haha, well… I did grow up a bit since then.
Mikoto: You look taller than all your siblings… Except Ryoma. You’re still growing, are you not? Maybe you will end up outgrowing him as well.
Corrin: Heh, I really don’t think so… It’s so good to see you again, Mother. I never thought I would be given another chance to talk to you like this… I expected this new year to have surprises for me, but I wasn’t expecting this!
Mikoto: It is a surprise for me as well. A wonderful one.
Mikoto: My apologies, my dear… Would you mind if we resume this conversation later? Truth be told, I do not know where Azura – the little one – is and I am a bit worried.
Corrin: I see. Would you like me to help you look for her?
Mikoto: Hehe… A fine and kind young man.
Corrin: *blushing* Mother…
Mikoto: *giggling* My apologies, I could not help myself. Shall we look for Azura together then?
Corrin: Yes, Mother. Lead the way.
[Mikoto walks away with a warm, happy smile.]
Corrin: …How odd. I thought she would comment on my kimono… Did she not recognize it?
[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank C.]
Mikoto: Ah, Corrin. I’m so happy to see you again.
Mikoto: Do we? You seem quite displeased… What troubles you?
Corrin: What troubles me is I have spoken to the Summoner. You’re not the real Queen Mikoto, are you? You’re not my mother.
[Mikoto’s expression freezes. After a fleeting moment, she regains her composure, her mouth downturned in a slight frown.]
Mikoto: …I see. What gave me away?
Corrin: You did not comment on my kimono, nor have you reacted to it at all. I found that peculiar… since my siblings told me Mother had made it for me.
Mikoto: …Of course, I could not know that…
Corrin: No, you couldn’t. Because you are but a tangible dream created by Loki in her attempt to deceive this young Azura we rescued. It was too good to be true… I should have known.
Corrin: I do not blame you… much. But I am admittedly upset that you did not tell me right away you were not who I thought you were. A little bit of honesty would have spared us both this predicament.
Mikoto: It is true I am not your real mother… But I was made to bear the same love for you as her.
Mikoto: Please hear me out. From the day you were born till her last breath, Queen Mikoto loved you with all her heart. Ryoma, Hinoka, Takumi, Sakura, Azura, you… She loved you all so, so much. I may be a fake, and my feelings may have been fabricated, but I don’t love you any less than she did.
Corrin: That… is enough. I can not allow myself to be fooled by a mere dream, even if that dream has my mother’s face and voice. Please, leave me be.
Mikoto: Corrin, please, I beg of your kindness. Listen to what I have to say. If not for me, then for the real Queen Mikoto. I promise you will never have to see me again once I am done…
Corrin: …How unfair of you to look at me with my mother’s sad eyes. What chance do I stand?… Very well. Speak up.
Mikoto: Queen Mikoto… felt so alone without you… she might as well have been standing at the bottom of the sea. And she resented herself immensely for feeling such loneliness, knowing she still had your siblings at her side… But you always had a special place in her heart. Do not ever think that you never occured to her, for you were the one thing constantly on her mind. With you gone, going on as normal – getting up, getting dressed, working, holding a conversation – felt like the most impossible task in the world. Sometimes, she had imaginary conversations with you while cleaning up your bedroom… And she still felt a jolt when hearing your name, even though she knew it was someone else called the same. She never let go, ever. She loved you dearly, from the day she first saw you to the moment she ceased to be.
Mikoto: That is all I wished to say. As promised, I will leave you be now. Thank you. I am so glad I could spend some time with you.
Mikoto: It’s alright, Corrin. Do not feel bad. I truly am glad… Goodbye. Please take care.
[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank B.]
Corrin: Mother… May I have a word with you?
Corrin: M-my apologies, have I startled you? I thought you had seen me approaching.
Mikoto: I did, but… I thought you wished to never speak to me again.
Corrin: I did say that, didn’t I? Yet after due thinking, I’ve decided we should talk more. If you agree, that is.
Mikoto: Corrin… You are far too kind. I have deluded you into thinking that I was the real Mikoto, even though I knew you were bound to learn the truth and suffer from my lie sooner or later, and yet you still wish to indulge me?
Corrin: It’s not about that. In fact, this has nothing to do with kindness.
Corrin: As much as I’d like to be mature and level-headed enough to keep my distances, you are still the closest thing to my mother I’ll ever get. Although an illusion, you are my only chance to… get some sort of closure. Heh… Selfish, isn’t it?
Corrin: When she died, something inside all my siblings just… broke. That’s the only way I could describe it. And now she is gone and she’s never coming back… because of me. How I wish I could undo it… Stand in the middle of the plaza again and be smarter, more careful, find a way to dispose of Ganglari, turn into a dragon sooner and protect her…
Mikoto: Corrin… At some point, you have to stop with these ‘what if’s. You know it, don’t you? If 'what if’ scenari could change something, anything, it would be wonderful. But it is not possible… It is not.
Corrin: I-I know… I know. I guess now I have to accept it once and for all.
[Mikoto emits a gentle laugh, testing the waters.]
Mikoto: That could be your New Year’s resolution.
[Corrin chuckles in return.]
Corrin: I shall add it on my list… But before that, there is something else I wished to ask.
Corrin: The things you said last time… about my mother feeling lonely and depressed without me. How do you know?
Mikoto: I do not. But I know my love for you and your siblings was made to match hers. Even if I am but an illusion… if something were to happen to any of you, I…
Corrin: …I believe you. It’s just… If it weren’t for me, Mother would still be alive and well. After what happened to her, it’s hard to imagine she would still love me. Heh, sometimes I imagine encountering her angry, resentful ghost.
[Mikoto goes quiet for a moment, poundering what Corrin just said, carefully thinking about what she should reply. She then proceeds to speak slowly.]
Mikoto: If someone dies shielding you with their body, because of a mistake you made, and they still use their last seconds to worry about your safety and smile… believe me, they really don’t resent you.
Corrin: I wonder… Mother, Elise, Azura… People seem to always force a smile for my sake when they die.
Mikoto: And don’t you think it is proof that they truly love you?
Corrin: …I think it is. I can’t imagine what else it could mean… Heh. Thank you, Dream Mother.
Corrin: As I said, you may not be my real mother, but you are the closest thing I could ever hope to get. Ah, I’m sorry, it sounds so selfish… What I meant to say is, I would… enjoy spending time with you occasionally. You’re not responsible for the form Loki gave you and you are a good person, so I’d be delighted to chat with you whenever you have time to spare. If that’s okay with you, that is.
Mikoto: Oh, Corrin… Yes. I would love that very much. Would right now… be alright?
Corrin: Right now is good. Shall we go for a walk then?
Mikoto: Yes. I’m so glad…
[Mikoto and Corrin have reached support rank A.]
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