Hmmm. I wanna try writing a shipcest/fauxcest fic that doesn't revolve around smut, as smut is what I usually write, and I'd like to push the envelope a little.
I have an idea in mind for a Dungeon Meshi au involving fem!Shuro. I'm toying with the name Chiako as a name for her. Toshiro means something like dutiful son (if Google can be trusted), while Chiako is, roughly, wise daughter. I think it's a pretty nice parallel.
Anyhow, the way things go is that Chiako's mum and dad undergo a messy divorce over the latter's fooling around with Maizuru, and he subsequently marries her. Chiako is initially really distrustful of Maizuru, who she sees as an interloper in her family even more after this, but they have to play nice to keep up appearances. After a few years, with no male heirs forthcoming, Mr Nakamoto again begins dabbling in affairs, with Maizuru feeling set adrift. Meanwhile, having grown up in a strict environment with limited opportunities for dating, Chiako finds herself getting surprisingly close with her stepmother. Better able to sympathise with her and having warmed up to her as a person, they start spending more and more time together during military lessons and diplomatic missions.
Although Maizuru insists that her days of risky decisions are behind her, and promising herself she'll be a good stepmum, there's one major obstacle. That being, Chiako has apparently inherited her father's thing for mature woman, and once she's made her mind up, nothing will put her off winning Maizuru's heart. ♡