of course this is gonna be a) kid!mayuaka (platonic bc theyre like...10-12yo??) type of thing; and b) mostly just rakuzan and shuutoku characters again with a few others thrown in, and just... i’m starting to realize this is a trend, i love them,
...coming from me, what else would it be, honestly.
(not a fic YET just outlining characters/a bit of plot in order of appearance...)
mayuzumi: an only child living in (unspecified country/time period idk where this is set yet...late meiji japan? late victorian/early edwardian england? who the fuck knows) with wealthy but neglectful parents, basically he’s mary in this au ok so i won’t elaborate too much on that. he goes to live with a distant relative in a giant mansion after his parents’ death and hates it. at least he has books. maybe. continuously tries to find a nice place to read without being bothered by the staff (i.e. rakuzan members) (this is how he stumbles upon the garden because there is no rooftop available).
mibuchi: perpetually harangued butler sent to escort mayuzumi to the akashi estate. finds the kid strange with his habit of basically evaporating into thin air. he does his job perfectly but honestly also needs a break and a raise.
nijimura: fucking yall this is where it breaks down i dont know if i want him to be martha or dickon or even fucking ben weatherstaff and actually ... i guess martha makes more sense. is incredulous that mayuzumi doesn’t know so many things about taking care of himself. what the fuck is up with rich kids. why do i have to look after You. anyway they kind of snipe at each other until theyre finally sort of friendly after Character Development(tm) kicks in. hella protective of akashi even if he is snooty and imperious bc he needs someone to look after him after all because he’s like ten. anyway hes just here to earn money to help his dad in the hospital cus his mom has 2 more other kids to feed
midorima: the youngest but most gifted gardener on the staff, whos just here doing his garden things. is a grumpy carrot. shiori was very kind to him when she was alive ten years ago when he first came to the estate, so he stayed on even after her passing. very superstitious and reads the morning paper for horoscopes. is apprehensive upon learning about akashi, but comes to accept him.
akapiyo: i can’t believe im making akapiyo a character, sort of. remember the robin in the story? yeah, that.
akashi seijuurou: Yet Another spoiled rich kid, master of the house... hidden from view because despite being actually very suitable & intelligent as an heir, his father doesn’t want to look at him because of the reasons already outlined in the book (& misplaced concern that he might Also Die Young), he looks like his mom etc. how would masaomi keep him locked up tho like i feel like akashi would probably sneak out all the time he just hasnt figured out what to do with that time yet, thus the dilemma. mibuchi n nijimura indulge him very much, to mayuzumi’s chagrin. he takes a great deal of interest in mayuzumi bc he’s not from around And speaks to him...with 0 respect...what is this new feeling...
takao: dickon!! i guess he gets to name the animals he has around after various shuutoku players (aka the garden staff.) also likes to come to the mansion/gardens to bother the staff a lot, to midorima’s chagrin (he has a soft spot for this kid tho). also not rly related to nijimura, just grew up next door or something (?)
the rest of rakuzan: nebuya works in the kitchens and hayama in the stables? higuchi is...the footman?? i don’t know. shirogane is the doctor. maybe.
akashi masaomi: probably in like, fucking france or switzerland or sth 364 days of the year because he doesn’t want to be home and also is on business trips and shit. constant angst about his wife. buddy please look after your son. seriously.
akashi shiori: unfortunately dead. probably appears as a ghost. maybe.
