#I don't have time to writeeee all these ideas

[starcurtain]

More Phaidei Fics I Want to Read (Part 2)

1. The outsider POV one where the other members of the Kremnoan Detachment notice Phainon's... attention toward their prince much more than Mydei himself does. The absolute audacity of this so-called "Deliverer"! That's not just the Detachment's ruler, that's their pride and joy! If some upstart foreigner thinks he's going to be allowed to make eyes at their prince as if Mydeimos were a war prize to be won, Phainon's got another thing coming, prophecy be damned. If it means protecting Mydei's honor, the Kremnoan Detachment can be, and certainly will be, Amphoreus' most immovable wall. Unfortunately for them... Phainon is an unstoppable force. (Or: The one where Phainon gets cockblocked by an entire army, and no one thinks to ask Mydei his opinion on the matter until he finally has to settle the issue himself.)

2. The very silly comedy one where Mydei suffers a string of embarrassing accidental deaths in Okhema that wound his pride much more than they wound his body. In fact, the person most upset by the whole thing is (predictably) Phainon. Determined to put a stop to Mydei's streak of terrible luck, Phainon insists on forming the official "Mydeimos Protection Squad." Member Count: 1.33. (Trianne is helping.) In Nikador's damn name... It's going to be hard enough to recover his reputation after it gets out that Mydei actually managed to drown in one of the baths--does Phainon really need to act like this about it? And since when does being on a "Protection Squad" require Phainon to move in with him???

3. Beauty and Beast meets Mydei's Howl's Moving Castle AU: Okhema is a prospering magical city ruled by its beautiful and charming demigoddesses Aglaea and Tribios; however, their otherwise peaceful paradise has been haunted in recent years by a ghostly specter: a mysterious floating fortress that periodically darkens the skies, an unknown threat looming overhead. Rumors begin to spread of a terrifying "god of war" in the castle, one that devours beautiful maidens and lads without a hint of remorse. Curious and determined to solve the mystery of this castle in the air, Tribbie goes to investigate--and gets herself in terrible trouble when she discovers the rumors are seemingly true: the castle is ruled by a monstrous-looking beast calling himself the "soul of strife." Sealed away for trespassing, the only thing Tribbie can do is send out a desperate call for help through her other selves. Rallied to his leader's aid, Phainon, swordmaster of Okhema, steps up to help. There's no way he'll leave poor Tribbie to her fate--even if it means he has to exchange her freedom for his own. But there's more to this "beast" than meets the eye, and with both a powerful prophecy and the threat of a mad ancient god's legacy impending, it's up to Phainon to break a seemingly unbreakable curse--and secure his own happy ending.

4. The "in another life" one, but Phainon has all the memories--not just of the warm, golden days with Mydei in Okhema, but of everything that happened after, of the ultimate betrayal of trust, of the cold steel he plunged into Mydei's back... Their reunion in this new era was unintentional, unavoidable, and aching. The happy ending Phainon desperately desired all along is here, within his reach--and in danger of being ruined all over again. What horror will he bring to Mydei's life this time? Convinced that he doesn't deserve a second chance at happiness in their new life, Phainon does everything in his power to avoid Mydei. But even without all the memories of Amphoreus, Mydei has always been unstoppable when he sets his mind to something--and there's no way Mydei is going to let Phainon screw this up. (Not again.)

5. The canon divergent AU: Mydei's father King Eurypon avoids the trap of a self-fulfilling prophecy by refusing to throw his child into the sea, so Mydei is instead raised a beloved son of Kremnos by both his father and mother--but the kingdom's ultimate fate of destruction cannot be changed. Nikador still goes mad, and Eurypon and Gorgo's deadly duel still plays out when Gorgo rejects Eurypon's plan to use the mad god's power. But before a furious Mydei can avenge his mother, Nikador fully succumbs to the corruption of the dark tide and launches a brutal massacre against their own worshippers, claiming the lives of the king and half the castrum's populace. Forced to flee with the tattered survivors, grieving everything he knew and loved, Mydei is hurled into a role of leadership he is hardly prepared for and never truly wanted.

Only Kremnos's history has left them with no allies, and Okhema's Council turns away Mydei's every attempt at diplomacy. Desperate, with the weight of his entire people's safety on his shoulders, Mydei and the Kremnoan army lay siege to the holy city. If words alone cannot win them sanctuary, then it will be blood and blades that throw open the gates. But Okhema has a new champion, a swordmaster from afar who will stop at nothing to prove his worth to his new people, and it turns out this "Phainon of Aedes Elysiae" might be Mydei's only match--on the battefield and elsewhere.

(tl;dr: Enemies to lovers, meet-on-the-battlefield romance.)

[mkstrigidae]

I wish you'd write a Jonsa fic where one was a mermaid who has a crush on the other :)

The possibilities on this one!!!!

My first instinct is to have mermaid Sansa crushing on Jon, but honestly it seems like more fun to have Jon be the mermaid here! Imagine Sansa as a marine biologist studying like, the ecology of kelp forests, or trying to map the migration of green sea turtles, or studying jellyfish in the open ocean (this could very quickly get derailed by me talking about my love for all ocean creatures and the photoreceptors of box jellyfish or something equally ridiculous so i'll try not to lmao).

ANYWAYS Sansa's a marine biologist out on an expedition to study something, and the expedition kind of stumbles upon this colony of merfolk, but don't realize it (merpeople have been hiding from humans for thousands of years- but they have to be especially careful when human scientists come through, as opposed to recreational divers or tourists- local fishermen are the most challenging to stay hidden from, but they've managed it). So this colony of merpeople are just hanging around, hidden in plain sight probably, and watching this particular group of scientists. Jon's never seen hair the color of Sansa's before- she wears it in a long french braid that trails behind her while she's underwater and he's enchanted by it (even if he can only really see the full effect when she's near the surface- red is the first wavelength of light absorbed underwater).

Maybe her academic supervisor is a dick, or maybe the crew the expedition hired is trying to save money, but something probably happens where Sansa gets separated from the rest of her crew (a storm or a poorly planned dive or the weather kicks up and the boat capsizes) and she's swept away by the current, only for Jon to go after her and keep her from drowning. He half expects her hair to feel physically warm, but she's freezing cold and completely out- not the most romantic of first meetings.

They're close enough to shore that there are small rocky islands, and Jon brings Sansa to one with a covered grotto where she can recover (it's probably full of tide pools he hopes she'll like). He hides as soon as she wakes up, though, because he's panicking- he never expected to actually have to talk to her. She's confused as hell and mildly terrified when she wakes up, but quickly is shocked when Jon appears and tries to explain what happened. Shock turns to fascination and immediately she's a mile a minute with questions once she realizes that he can speak.

Jon is overwhelmed. And besotted. Eventually, he helps her get back to her crew, but they continue to meet for the rest of her time there. There are definitely kisses under the stars, and Jon showing Sansa his favorite things underwater and being completely charmed by how much she seems to love it all. Maybe they foil a poaching ring or something. There's inherent comedy in Sansa trying to keep Jon's existence from her team and probably some angst on Jon's part because his colony don't want him speaking with a human but it's still completely adorable.

You guys have got to stop giving me such good story ideas when I already have so much to writeeee *sobs*. Thank you so much for the ask- I'm sorry I was so late in answering it!

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