yoi drabble--faerie au
for @pliroyweek, day 8: AU
sfw, about 700 words. this is in the same universe as my hypothetical AU where Viktor is the Lord of Winter, JJ is the Summer King, Yuuri and Yurio are changelings of each other, Otabek is a human with the true sight, and Christophe and Mila are Viktor’s knights.
–
The Bright Court makes Yuri’s head hurt.
He knows the Folk like their motifs, okay? They like their riddles and their games and their extended metaphors. They like forcing the world to resemble themselves, for the outside to reflect the inside. But seriously, is this much glitter really necessary?
The invitation had called it a ball, but Yuri’s pretty sure that if you have flashing lights and people dancing on tables it just becomes a party. Or a rave. But you don’t argue semantics with faeries. And you don’t refuse invitations. Despite what some shitheads at court might say, Yuri is neither stupid nor suicidal.
Keep reading
