When the Seabirds Come (Dungeon Meshi Post-canon)
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If I Knew the Words by PansyFennelRue (pansythoughts)
Fandoms: ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon
08 Oct 2024
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But Kabru is younger than even Laios, youthful even for a tall-man adult. He doesn’t know yet how to avoid taking all the pressure on himself. He doesn’t know how to recognize the pitfalls of self-doubt, or how to avoid them. His sense of responsibility trips him to a fault.
He doesn’t know how radiantly he shines, when he manages to get out of his own way.
It’s lucky, then, that he has people around him to reflect his light back. Even if Mithrun himself can no longer do it perfectly, he can try.
He’s half-surprised to find he almost wants to.
Kabru worries about his place in the world. Mithrun doesn't let him for long.
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Something We're Missing by PansyFennelRue (pansythoughts)
Fandoms: ダンジョン飯 | Dungeon Meshi | Delicious in Dungeon
14 Oct 2024
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No one told Laios just how lonely it would be to be the king.
He didn’t think of it at the time, when Yaad had suggested the arrangement. There had been a lot going on, a lot to sort out. Sisters to save, monsters to stop, worlds to keep from ending, countries rising from the sea. He hadn’t had room to breathe with all that needed to be done, much less time to consider what the future would actually look like.
(Maybe Laios has never been that good at thinking ahead. Or thinking through the consequences of his actions.)
But sisters became safe and mostly whole. Monsters became meat, or else disappeared, or else ran from him, now. Worlds did not end, which was good, and countries became stable, which in the long term was almost the same thing. Time moved forward, and he kept living.
Which meant he got to see exactly how lonely it could be, when the mundane day to day finally caught up with him.
Laios deals with being the one left behind. It's easier, though, with Kabru by his side.
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