*rollrollroll*

For once Saphir turns the tables on Peony, treating him to a taste of his own medicine. Jade has never seen Peony's suffering before, and it -- interests him on some level.
Written for newgameplus EX Mode challenge, a remix of lynndyre's fic Substitution Reaction. Keterburg kids fic. Contains some tiny bullying and tiny trauma and tiny... something.


.animal reaction.
( He didn't regret a single second of getting there, but academically, he accepted the blame for it. )

Jade would say that he doesn't dislike places -- too irrational, anthropomorphizing a location -- but there's definitely something about Keterburg that he was hoping to avoid forever. Until Anise changed his mind for him.

Warnings: Little girls who grow up and old men who don't. Saucy dialogue, massive implied friend-related teasing, and people who like people who are difficult to live with. Some spoilers for Keterburg crew backstory. Written for tales_ficathon prompt Jade/older!Anise, "snow".


.a cold night's peace.
( The story of how she had 'convinced' him to come all the way out to Keterburg was only a court ruling short of blackmail. )

Warnings: Small, scary children. Pastfic detailing The Meeting Of the last of the Keterburg kids. Makes extensive use of extra-canon materials (Tales of Fandom, novels) to frame the fanfic; Jade's conviction to and method of meeting the prince are canon to both, and Peony's actions towards the end are canon to the novels. Contains some Jade being mean to Saphir, a lot of Peony dominating the conversation, and one referred animal autopsy.


.keeping secrets.
( The prince is lonely. )