nathsketch:
That's amazing!! I knew you couldn't resist writing your own stuff. You're too knowledgeable to let it go to waste.
You're my bestie, I'll be cheering you on, even if I'm dying inside hahah
No, really, I hope you write it! I'll definitely read it!
Kokuto:
AH ending serves all the fans!
<3
Kokuto:
My little change that would make me happy is if the figure XL adds to the crystal ball is white haired. Then a part of him will always be with XY.
Oh dear. I’m afraid I went in the opposite direction and made the figure more clearly TSJ, with black hair and blue robes. ^^”
It’s necessary for one of the key themes of the fic (each of the physical gifts that XL gave XY needs to represent one of the wishes that he had for her and carved into the ice crystal ball) and I think it’s more heart wrenching if it represents XL’s selfless choice to “give” TSJ to XY.
And I personally don't think it makes sense for XL to add a second non-merman figure (in addition to the original merman) to represent himself, rather than just adjusting the original merman. Especially since the words that XL carves into the ice crystal ball in the epilogue are "next to the merman".
If it's any comfort, parts of XL and FFB are still with XY for the rest of her life in a bunch of ways.
His Lives - Since TSJ lost most of his tails, his spiritual power significantly decreased and was close to XY’s level. Despite their low spiritual power, they both still live very long lives. Much longer than expected for deities with such low spiritual power (like Lao Mu). And it’s thanks to the life-extending voodoo spells that XL used to revive them. He used two such spells to revive XY on two occasions, so XY outlives TSJ.
His Blood / the Bow / XY’s archery skills - XY, her children and her grandchildren all have enhanced sight and hearing, the ability to breathe underwater, and an incredible ability to swim thanks to XL's blood. XY also has her bow, which remains embedded in her arm at all times (except when she's using it). She rarely uses it, but likes that she has the ability to defend herself. Although her children and grandchildren all have high spiritual power, XY passes her archery skills on to them so they have an extra means of defending themselves.
The Sea Map Jewel - XY chooses to keep it with her always, like a token.
But you could write a fix-it fic to fix my fix-it fic, if you like ^^