#sonmaeda

(Somebody get my corny ahh out of this blog damn...💔💔)

Credit for despair sprites goes to @chomaeki

They have no idea that they're cousins until Sonia invited the entire 77th + Hinata to Novoselic

The King was confused at first when he saw Nagito because "who is this lad who looks and acts a whole lot like my dead sister who decided to run away to Japan with her star-crossed lover?" Then Sonia introduces them and "oh."

Everyone is surprised because there's no way dainty elegant Sonia can be related to that guy! Komaeda's all weird and Sonia's just perfect!

Hinata is astounded that Souda can say those words right in front of Sonia's dad, and apparently Komaeda's uncle. Say what you want about Souda but that guy sure got some ba- nope. Nevermind. There he goes. Crying underneath his beanie again, realizing what he just said. Rip in pieces Souda

Now that they thought long and hard about it, Sonia and Nagito do tend to have similarities, maybe they are kinda related

Both are terrible cooks. Sonia solely because "where is the saffron?" "What the hell's that?" "Oh. Um... then what about white truffles? Grains of paradise???? Sumac??????" Meanwhile Komaeda is just "no we can't use knives, you'll hurt yourself Hinata-kun! Stoves? Fires are dangerous! What do you mean 'how are we going to cook'? We have a toaster right here! A perfectly safe toast- ah yes. I forgot about the fire detector. Of course. As expected of someone-"

They tend to have language offs with each other. Sonia wins by a landslide with her thirty languages but Komaeda sure isn't that far behind. How that guy knows all those languages nobody knows ("I just enjoy reading books before they're translated"). Nobody knows.

Ah, I’ll try.

(This isn’t going to be scary at all.)

42. Inspired by modern horror. (Paranormal Activity, Silent Hill, The Possession, the Saw franchise, etc.)

“Ooh, cousin, can you feel the horror?!”

“It’s…very dusty and unsettling, yes.”

Although it’s hard to be unsettled when Sonia-san’s looking at all this with such sparkling eyes.

Personally, Komaeda was uninterested in the broken down insides. The cracks in the walls and floors. The dusty furniture. A few crooked paintings. Shattered remains of vases and dishes.

“So spooky!” Sonia squealed, fawning over one of the broken windows. “Yes, this place is very, very abandoned! A fitting breeding ground for spectors and demons alike!!”

“Specters, you mean?” Komaeda asks, fiddling with a trinket. He’s distracted by a strange doll with a music box attached. “So what happened to the family here?”

“A most gruesome murder!” Sonia exclaimed. “A most horrifying scene!”

“Mm, hmm.” Komaeda twists the key, and listens to the song that plays. “This is… The Rose…right?”

“Ooh! Terrifying!”

“Aha, I guess. It’s cute, at least.” Komaeda sets the doll aside as the song dies off, turning back to Sonia for a moment. “So what are you hoping to find again?”

“A ghost! Or a demon! I’ve yet to see one! And this place is supposedly haunted!”

“Ah, I see… Well, let’s do our best to search, then…”

“Yes, yes, HELL yes!!!”

“Haha, just be…” Komaeda trails off. “Careful…? Ah, the doll is playing its song again.”

“That’s a great sign, cousin! Atmosphere! Fucking perfect!”

“…yeah, it’s…” Komaeda stops when he turns to Sonia. Over her shoulder, while she’s grinning with twinkling excitement, something stands behind her. His head tilts. “Curious.”

When Sonia is yanked back, she practically squeals with delight.

“Sonia-san…!”

Komaeda is left alone, staring down a dark, broken hallway, heartbeat pounding in his ears.

“Well, that’s a tad concerning.”

Sonia, distraught over tea: the council believes that my union with Gundham shall bring forth impure blood for our line

Nagito: hmm, there is only one way to solve this

Sonia: you are going to ask me to marry you so that our offspring will have a pure blood and thereby appease the council?

Nagito: wha- No. I'm going to ask you to kill me! That way, regardless of what happens, they'll have to crown you because you're the only one left who can inherit the throne

Sonia: oh that makes sense

Nagito: :)

Sonia: wait a minute...! I am not killing you!

!!!

I was actually in the process of writing something for it so there’s that, buuuut it was more on the Komaeda family dynamics so… have this instead! So sorry if it’s a bit lengthy, I kinda lost track of things. Hope the wait was worth it lmao

When Frederick saw his sister smile at the handsome ambassador from Japan, he knew she was in love.

Sophia’s eyes were shining in a way that reminded him of starlight. It was unfiltered adoration, one she only gives to her books and her family. Rarely does she smile as carefree as she does to that ambassador. Fritz hoped against all odds that it would stay.

When Frederick heard of his father finding out about his sister’s affair, he knew she was a goner.

Their father was a terrible man. Despite being the crowned heir, the king has done nothing but make his sister’s life miserable. And for what? Her gender? Her beliefs? It wasn’t Sophia’s fault that she was a well-read lady. It most definitely wasn’t her fault no one could stand up against her razor sharp wit.

Frederick admired his sister greatly. There was no one he confided most than her, and the knowledge that she has to leave soon or risk being imprisoned in the place she once called home was heartbreaking.

When Frederick read his sister’s letter, he knew he made the right decision.

He ensured that Sophia would be able to safely leave the kingdom that day. They left when the moon was at its highest, and the populace at their weariest. It was a cloak and dagger affair; with Fritz risking the sole reason he was safe under their father’s rule, and Sophie fearing for the reason she was fleeing in the first place.

He vowed that he would find a way to allow her sister to come back home, and he would make sure of it. Frederick would do all he could so that he would be able to meet the child in his sister’s letters.

When Frederick found out about Sophia’s death, he felt fear grip him unlike any he has felt before.

It was a freak accident. A meteor crashing on a hijacked plane. The news was received with bated breath. ‘Dead on the spot’, they said. ‘No chances of revival.’ Frederick was numb, frozen upon his throne. His thoughts rushed to the child his sister has grown so fond off. ‘What of the boy?’ he asked. ‘Is he alright?’

No one was able to give the king a definitive answer. All leads regarding his nephew ended with nothing. No clue where the boy went, no idea of his fate.

Fritz shut himself inside Sophie’s room, not leaving until the sun has fully set. When he came out, the change was imminent in the air. The great king of Novoselic has lost all vibrancy in his eyes.

When Sonia told her father of the mysterious classmate she has, she saw him become alive for the first time.

Her father perked up when she recalled how Komaeda-san keeps on looking out for her. “Komaeda, you say?”

Sonia nodded, brimming with excitement at the prospect of her father being interested in her friends. “Nagito Komaeda-san is quite the character but he has been nothing but a great friend to me.” She reached for her phone, etiquette be damned, and showed him a picture.

It was a rare one, given that Komaeda doesn’t seem to enjoy having his picture taken, but it was the best one Sonia has of her friend. It features the entire class during their surprise party for Komaeda’s birthday. Everyone was smiling happily and Sonia treasures the photograph very much.

Sonia snapped out of her musings when she heard her father mumble. She turned and saw her father trying in vain to hold of tears. “…Father?”

MORE OF THE “KOMAEDA IS SONIA’S DISTANT RELATIVE” AU I FUCKING LOVE THAT ONE

Komaeda is very much not used at all to the castle (because of all the people there) so Sonia accompanies him a lot.

Sonia tried to assign him a servant that can help ease him in but Komaeda gets really skittish and anxious around them so it’s a slow work in progress.

Komaeda still can’t look directly at Sonia’s parents but is touched by how patient and understanding they are. He was very ashamed he ended up crying at the royal dinner but Sonia very kindly comforted him afterwards.

Komaeda still vastly prefers designing his own clothes and Sonia actually excitedly wants to try doing the same for herself. It’s a disaster. They both have fun. The royal seamstress tries not to cry because those two really are having a lot of fun.

Remember that theory that Komaeda and Sonia are distantly related?

A lot of people don’t but I do and that theory is my friend.

12. family

“But oh, cousin, you simply must!”

“L-Like I said it’s impossible…! Trash like me in your royal castle would be…such…such an affront!”

“But you are family!” Sonia pressed. “Shared royal blood runs through our veins! Thus you simply must attend the royal dinner!”

“I-I… I-It is…a strange coincidence…but… My parents abandoned their royal duties…right…? So, um…” Komaeda fidgeted with his fingers. “Wouldn’t I be…even unsightlier there…?”

“We extend forgiveness to you, Nagito-san!” He flinched at the use of his given name and couldn’t help but feel even more flustered than before. “Your parents’ decisions are not your own! Thus, you deserve a chance!”

“…a chance…” he mused and then shook his head. “N-No, it wouldn’t be right…”

“Oh come the FUCK on! Jesus Christ! It’s important to spend time with family, Nagito-san!”

“Sonia-san, with all due respect, we’re…we’re not really…”

She took his hands and squeezed firmly.

“We’re cousins. I was not aware before and now I must apologize. I will do my best to make up for the years of absence.”

“It’s not your fault…”

“At least meet everyone?” she asked. “They would…like to meet you. If I cannot introduce you as my cousin, then at least my friend.”

“A-Ah…” Komaeda ducked his head meekly. “Um…”

“It’ll be a hella good time! We can eat carrot beef, Novoselic’s delicacy, and watch the most amazing of dramas! And then we can stay up all night doing nails and braiding hair!”

“…staying up all night… You shouldn’t say that where people can hear… They’d get the wrong idea…”

“Fuck them!” Sonia exclaimed cheerily. “Like I give a damn!”

Komaeda snorted, laughing a little.

Well, of course… She is a princess after all…

“…Mmm… If Sonia-san orders it, then…”

“Oh,” Sonia pulled away. “Do not feel forced, Nagito-san. Think it over. It is an offer, not an order.”

“I… Oh…” His gaze and smile dropped, but she smiled brightly at him.

“…Please, think it over?”

Yes.

15. dancing

“Nagito-san,” she hummed, taking his hand and tugging him along. “You have danced before a few times, yes?”

“Not for years,” Komaeda laughed. “The last time was in elementary school. I’m terribly rusty.”

“It is no problem-o!”

She placed his hand on her waist. He blinked a few times as she took his other hand with a firm squeeze.

“Follow my lead, Nagito-san.”

With that, she stepped.

“One, two. One, two. One, two, three. One, two, thee. Stop, step, and…” She twirled him around and dipped. “Like so.”

Komaeda blinked up at her with wide eyes.

“Ah, I see…” Sonia pulled him up, and he laughed. “But… I don’t think I’ll be dipping you, Sonia-san.”

“That is alright!” she chirped. “Dipping is quite difficult! It is very…up there!”

He nodded in return.

I also just don’t feel comfortable dipping a princess.

Though… Sonia was a bit more to him than that, now.

“Cousin, why don’t you lead?”

Cousin…