Jessi (She/Her) Small Hobbyartist and writer with way too many OC's. A lot of dumping of my favourite little guys. @importantdestinydefender on Ao3 as well and Jiska on ArtFight!
Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
Fandom:
Arslan Senki | Heroic Legend of Arslan
Relationships:
Daryun/Original Character, Sam/Original Character - more tags to be added later
Characters:Arslan (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Daryun (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Vahriz (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Narsus (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Sam (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Farangis (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Elam (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Alfreed (Heroic Legend of Arslan), Original Characters - more tags to be added later
Additional Tags:
Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Worldbuilding, Grief/Mourning, Hurt/Comfort, Fluff and Angst, a lot of in-universe typical violence, even more secret keeping, dislike to friends to lovers, hey how about we give some characters even more trauma, it is basically a trauma fiest, you get trauma and you get trauma - everyone gets trauma - more tags to be added later
Summary:
As Pars and Lusitania go to war, the island country Maar offers their support in form of a delegation but get firmly rejected. The leading head of the delegation, Almennt Azar, decides to act from the shadows in order to lend aid to Prince Arslan and his growing number of loyal followers.
Despite her cold and distant demeanor they seem to be drawn to her - especially Lord Daryun - as they learn more about this mysterious knight.
What lies under the facade of this White General and what does she have to do with Daryuns family? What does she know that Vahriz even hid from his own nephew?
An Isfan/Jimsa ficlet series — Arslan Senki canon-divergence AU
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Rest assured, there is more to come! Please feel free to point out any errors I made while trying to fit all our shared conversations into this little compilation ;-)
@acheneya-blog and I may have cooked a bit too much in the comments and this is what came out of it!
This might come as an unexpected pairing to some but we hope you're ready for our full presentation of evidence as to why they are a perfect match! It might yet surprise you as much as it surprised us.
Please feel free to share your comments, thoughts, hopes and wishes.
The first set of ficlets is currently with a friend of mine for beta-reading. I hope to share it soon! For now, please find below a little teaser:
Shapur survives Atropatene because Kubard, faced with a man who would rather die than retreat, solves the problem by knocking him unconscious and carrying him off the battlefield.
Later, Jimsa ends up responsible for a pair of wolf pups.
He has no idea what to do with them. Isfan does.
The pups take to Isfan immediately, and watching him handle them with such instinctive gentleness forces Jimsa to reconsider the blond Parsian he had previously regarded as irritating, dangerous and far too serious.
Unfortunately for Isfan, reconsideration soon becomes admiration.
Then attraction.
Then infatuation.
Jimsa has never doubted his own strength, skill, attractiveness or worth as a prospective husband. Isfan deserves the best, and Jimsa is entirely prepared to argue that this includes him.
Shapur, meanwhile, decides that Isfan must find a suitable partner.
Kubard offers to help.
Gieve joins in because Isfan’s annoyance is entertaining.
This goes exactly as badly as it sounds.
At its heart, Wolves, Ears and Tails is about Jimsa recognising Isfan’s worth with complete certainty while Isfan is still learning how to believe in it himself.
The wolves recognise him first.
Jimsa follows.
Everyone else interferes.
Some of what to expect from Wolves, Ears and Tails (definitely not in order):
Jimsa openly courting an increasingly flustered Isfan
wolf pups who appoint Isfan their mother
Shapur expressing love through an unbearable quantity of jewellery
Kubard becoming the camp’s suspiciously popular unofficial therapist (Farangis is called upon when actual reason is required)
Kubard and Shapur behaving far too intimately for two men who refuse to explain themselves
Isfan seeking therapy from Kubard because of Shapur
Kubard deciding that Shapur is the one who truly needs therapy
Gieve spreading rumours for the benefit of absolutely nobody
Kishward telling Isfan stories about Shapur, then revealing his hiding places whenever Shapur comes looking (retaliation for Isfan feeding Azrael fat)
Narsus taking revenge on everyone who interferes with his best night operative
Daryun watching that revenge unfold and regretting his proximity to it
Jimsa guarding Isfan like a dragon guarding treasure
Shapur objecting while behaving in exactly the same way
jewellery for Isfan, Jimsa and eventually the wolves
braids, earrings, ponytails and decorated tails
Shapur and Jimsa competing over who can fuss over Isfan more aggressively
Azrael and the pups fighting over who gets to feed scrawny Isfan (in comparison to Kubard, Kishward and Shapur, he is, just look at this piece of evidence)
Jimsa trying to push Kubard and Shapur together, despite the possibility that there is very little left to push
Isfan learning what he wants from a partner
Jimsa learning that care also means respecting Isfan’s need for solitude
pet names, failed pet names and one simple nickname that means far too much
adoption, found family and a steadily expanding pack
The overall tone will be domestic comedy, affectionate interference, slow emotional development and far too much gold.
There is one scene in season 3 of A Stepmother Märchen that I can't stop thinking about.
And that is this moment from chapter 168 where Theobald says this to Jeremy (spoiler):
And while he is indeed right (though it will barely change anything for Jeremy in regards to Shuri as we later learn), I still think his reasoning he thinks to know as to why the adults flock to Shuri is based off of his own twisted desires for her.
He implys here that these three (and him by extention as he later admits by thinking "I shouldn't have mentioned mother") only give Shuri such big attention due to her resemblance to Ludovika, which we know these three men were basically drooling over in their youth. But that is now not entierly right anymore, in my opinion. Let's go down the list.
First Johann (ew) as he is the easiest. Since he is dead, Theobald is still right with his assumption. He only married Shuri because of her looking like Ludovika. Still being obsessed, still holding onto a woman that never actually loved him. Or at least to the version in his head because lets be for real. He probably never actually knew Ludovika. So yeah, Theobald is right.
Second Maximilian. He still obviously also obsesses over Ludovika. He was married to her after all and has a son with her (the creep- ehm, crown prince). But his obsession is not on the same level as Johanns anymore and that means his attention he gives to Shuri is no longer just because of his first wife. I think he now looks to Shuri as the Marchioness of Neuschwanstein instead only as the girl that Johann found and married that looks like Ludovika. Also the Empress is literally Shuris friend now. So he also sees her as the Marchioness that comes by for tea and hangs out with the Empress. And he could never say no to Elizabeth. Speaking of my queen Elizabeth, I think Maximilian does love her like a husband should a wife. I remember the scene in Elizabeths chambers still very clearly. But it is a different love to the one he had for Ludovika. In conclusion, still obsessed with Ludovika but not the reason he gives Shuri this much attention anymore.
And last but not least, Albrecht. Albi. Lord Nürnberger. I never really saw him in the race with Maximilian and Johann for Ludovika, not even in their youth. He was never an equal in that. For me, he always had Heidi and she is and always be his only love. And that is why Theobald just can't understand his uncle and thus his extended family. Albrecht gives so much attention and care to Shuri because Johann asked him to as his last favor not becuse Shuri looks like Ludovika. And even that is not entierly true anymore! He genuinly now values her as a friend seperatly from Johann - especially what she did for Heidi and now Nora. The two people Albrecht cherishes the most (though it took him awfully long for his love to also reach Nora *massive nasty sideeye*). Shuri is just Shuri to him. Not becasue of Johann or Ludovika. Because Shuri is a person that you are drawn to. By her kindness and honesty. By her willingness to help and the love she showers the people around her. So, Albrecht fusses over Shuri because she is a genuine friend to him now.
And that will be Theobalds down fall. Thinking that these three adults (or at least Maximilian and Albrecht (especially the latter)) are the same as him in regards to Shuri. That Ludovika is the only motivation and reason for their care. But he is wrong. So so wrong. As usual.
I really thought I'd seen it all but apparently there is an author out there that wrote a book about Nazi Germany but is promoting it as enemys-to-lovers??
Why in the ever loving fuck are we romanticizing fucking Nazis and the Holocaust?!
JerShu's can leave a dozen comments per hour about how Shuri would definitely pick Jeremy if he wasn't her stepson but you make one saying that she chose Nora because he's the one person she can rely on & be understood by since day 1 and they'll complain about how unfair it is for NorShu fans to make exaggerated claims.
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