#387: Statecraft

[lordchen]

Prompt: #387
Title: Statecraft
Pairing: Chen/Tao
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: language, violence, explicit sex (rimming, d/s undertones, possessiveness), and blatant bastardization of chinese history
Word Count: ~38 000
Summary: Historical AU. The last thing Chen expects is to become crown prince Tao’s personal advisor but politics are a dangerous game

Comments

[nadinadara]

one of my fave fics here!!!11111
so i read the pairing, followed by the warnings, and then the summary... and i sort of got an idea of who you might be lol
reading the rest of the fic only confirmed my suspicions XD
as per usual, your chentao is super super amazing!
you never fail to deliver; the d/s undertones take my breath away

the way you write about the politics in this fic is just so...???? like how do you do it oh gosh??
chentao is love chentao is life
the dynamics!!!! the sex! the interactions between characters!
i felt like you just nailed everything??

junmyeon is so scary here haha ; v ;

okay but wait i just need to gush again
chentao's relationship
is
so
hot
like wow

The reciprocation has Zitao whining, pulling away suddenly, and Jongdae watches wide-eyed as Zitao starts crying. ‘Oh shit - Prince - Zitao - ’

‘Don’t fucking do that,’ sobs Zitao, hand already wiping at his cheeks frantically, trying to reign it in. ‘Don’t - you’re not supposed to get hurt.’

‘I mean - I didn’t plan on it,’ babbles Jongdae, pain and panic making him completely useless. ‘Don’t cry - fuck - I’m sorry, I’ll be more careful, I swear.’

‘Promise,’ he says, voice thick. ‘Promise you won’t get hurt.’

‘That’s - that’s not exactly something I can promise,’ replies Jongdae, feeling awkward and flailing. He reaches out, clasps his palm over Zitao’s nape, squeezes once. ‘I’m sorry for all this.’

like holy shit the entire scene was intense and cute at the same time my heart almost jumped out of my throat or something
i love you oh my god
thank you for sharing this fic. you're amazing!! <3

[miikkaa_xx]

ONE OF YOUR FAVE FICS HERE? please you're flattering me so much!!! and yes I am SO UTTERLY PREDICTABLE but sometimes you gotta write what you gotta write cause the prompt is right there in front of you.

I'm so glad you enjoyed both the politics and the relationship being developed!!! it's hard to balance between the two, I find, and I was wondering if one side might overwhelm the other, so it's reassuring to hear that both parts were good for a reader!!

and ugh I know what you mean - taochen is such a fuckin... electric and intense relationship and they are so fun but also frustrating to write because of their unpredictability and tension. thank you so much for the sweet comment, lovely~!!