[213] For the Friends of the Mouse King

[deadarchitect.livejournal.com]

Challenge: [213] Anticipation
Title: For the Friends of the Mouse King
Word Count: 407
Notes: This is a direct result of iki_teru 's "The Shadow of the Father." Grown up Destiny Trio ftw? Also, I felt kind of weird writing Mickey Mouse, lulz.

 

He’s seen it happening for years – a wrinkle in Kairi’s forehead, a gravity in Sora’s soul that pulls his smile down – and he can tell that this will be the last time.

There was, of course, the tension in the beginning, when they were still getting used to each other and the sudden desires that pulled their bodies together but that wasn’t quite strong enough to stop their parting again – by the darkness, what else?

When they met again they swore things to each other that the King had vague ideas of and got married, until Sora had to leave four days into their honeymoon to help a people Worlds away, people whose lives rested on the slim tines of the Keyblade.

And therein lies the problem, King Mickey knows.

The next time there was a baby and the King could hear the silent break of hearts in the room as he arrived to give Sora the bad news (again, again, again). Years passed before he could come back to the Islands for more than a few days at a time and their son (and then daughter, too) grew up wild and with shaded lights shining in their wide seablue eyes.

This (the last, the King hopes) time, this time he could see Roxas behind Sora’s face, as if Sora weren’t strong enough anymore and he needed more than he could find out in a whole ocean of Worlds.

And what can he do, after all? He knows he deserves every drop of hatred that lurks in Kairi and Sora’s hearts – it’s a war with no guarantee of victory or even some sort of possibility of truce.

He’s been fighting it far longer than either of them. Death, darkness, poisons he’s been evading for years with Minnie’s Curaga and Reflega and he wouldn’t dare to give this to anyone else.  He’s waiting for outcomes to things Ansem set in motion so long ago and one is bad but the other is so much worse – the children! – he just wants Sora to take the Keyblade and threaten him with death, maybe throw the damn weapon across the library and into one of his servants (or even him) so the Keyblade would know that Sora’s too tired to go on now…

And when King Mickey sees that day (he knows it’s soon), he will cry with joy for his friend.

Comments

[kagome-angel.livejournal.com]

I think you did Mickey very well--I believe that he does feel badly for all that the Destiny Trio have gone through. This is heartbeaking in a sense--makes me feel so sorry for all of them. Wonderful job!

[deadarchitect.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to hear that, although his dialogue is much harder than the POV stuff -- which is a shame, since some of the most interesting facets of the story involve him.

Thank you! :D

[iki-teru.livejournal.com]

First of all, :fangirl dances at being the cause of something:

Second of all, you are full of untold amazing. Your Mickey is spot on, the guilt he feels. The glimpses of the various stresses on Sora and Kairi's relationship (oh, poor Kairi) make me want this in long!fic.

My favorite line (and oh, it was hard to pick) is probably this time he could see Roxas behind Sora’s face, as if Sora weren’t strong enough anymore and he needed more than he could find out in a whole ocean of Worlds.


Thank you so very much for sharing. <3

[deadarchitect.livejournal.com]

:*D

I can actually give you a rec for that! http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2948769/1/ (formatting fail) "You Don't Miss It Till It's Gone." Ultra shippy-angsty-trio!lovetriangle-KH3-practically-canon delicious addictingness. ^_^ If you have the time, definitely give it a read. <3

That's my favorite line too! >_< Except for the grammatical error.

Thank you for reading and commenting! Made my morning to read that. :D

[06seconds-left.livejournal.com]

This is good. I love the last line. I can imagine how bad he must feel about this. Great job!

[deadarchitect.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's always nice to go out with a bang.

Thank you for reading and commenting! ^^

[synchroshatter.livejournal.com]

The balance between resentment and guilt is really well done here, and I think you manage to put across how they're all gradually aging and fading and giving up hope so beautifully. Especially in this line:

the King could hear the silent break of hearts in the room as he arrived to give Sora the bad news (again, again, again)

Really enjoyed this, no matter how heartbreaking!

[deadarchitect.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked!

I'm very interested to see what happens with Keyblade Masters in post-KH2 games, and actually I have a longer fic planned in relation to this one. Ahhh... so much fandom, so little time. ^_^

Thanks for commenting!