AMOC wedding illustration

[archchic]

So.... I've been working on this in the time I'd usually be writing...  I hope you don't hate me too much, it's put me waaaay behind in my story (I've thought about, but not actually started ch 10 at all)  It's a scene that won't even occur in ch 10 either, but I'd reeeeally wanted to illustrate Sakura's dress, that way when the wedding does come

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[archchic]

Yeah, AFAIK no one from Suna has a last name in the canon universe, and Gaara's the only one that's ever referred to as anything MORE than his name. I've been thinking about it, and one fic I read (but I can't remember which for the life of me!) had the naming convention for Suna done in a very clever way. Their way was that Konoha people had first and last names like us, but Suna people were named _for_ something. Gaara of the Desert. Kankuro of the Puppets, Temari of the Wind. It was a more Native American take I think, and it took the only full name we do know (Gaara's) and expanded on the idea. (My Native American name is Runs With Scissors ...bwahahaha!!!!)

I like the idea a lot, but I don't remember who the author was, and I'm hesitant to use it without asking them first. If their idea isn't exactly like what I've talked about above, I'll probably use that. I'm definitely not using Mrs. Of The Sand.... ugh! :D Though, when said in Japanese, Sabaku no Sakura doesn't really sound bad... She could adopt her husband's title, or make up her own. Hmmm...

And I think it's a brilliant idea to have Temari and Sakura talking about it, thank you so much for suggesting! I can't make any promises, but I'll add it to my notes and hopefully I'll get the chance to include it. You don't have to have an account to leave comments, but it'd be nice if you left your handle in your comment, like signing an email or something. That way I can thank a specific person instead of just "anon" in my comments!

[archchic]

lol I usually go by MC (my initials)my friends call me that all the time....actually I'm not sure they know my full name......XP

Yea thats a hard topic cause the people of Suna can't just call he Sakura (at least not right away) she's the wife of their leader so they should address her formally right? and Temari seems like she would want to have a sister (with Emo McGee, and Jim Henson for brothers)so the bonding idea seems plausible.
Im really excited, i wanna know what happens next! but I can wait...

[elley]

That's an interesting idea.

I also read a fic (by an author I don't remember) where the Suna people identified people by their ancestors. So Temari would be something like Temari of the Yondaime Kazekage. But Gaara's situation was different since his father would rather kill him, so he wasn't identified through his father and instead his village (I think), thus you have Gaara of the Sand. Well, the author made it sound much better than I did. ^_^'