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[estirose]

Just quickly, two new(ish) fics, Kamen Rider Gaim fandom:

Seeds: Takatora is trying to do things right this time.

Smoothing Skirts (564 words) by Estirose
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Kamen Rider Gaim
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Kureshima Mitsuzane
Additional Tags: Genderbending
Summary:

Michi does her best to balance out her worlds as a corporate heir and a dancer with Team Gaim.

The first one needs a new title, but I'll eventually find one for it. The second one is a genderbent Micchy, and I could go on and on about it; however, suffice to say that I can easily see a genderbent Micchy going down the same path as canon!Micchy (with maybe a little different version of "Oh, Kouta, stop doing things I have to fix for you, seriously, what do I have to keep you out of trouble?"). And it may yet get new parts, but it's marked as complete just in case this is too ambitious.

ETA: And now with bonus commentfic (note: sexual relationship between a sixteen year old (Michi) and a twenty year old (Kouta) implied).

And more fic in the commentfic's universe, for fan_flashworks! Pass the Forest By, wherein Michi and Kouta prepare to have sex for the first time around episode 16.

And even one more fic, Takatora POV. Michi gets what she wants.

Comments

Re: And while I'm at it....

[reka]

Comment fic! It's always exciting. Birth control as a precaution, or had she dated/considered it before? I feel like Takatora wouldn't have thought of birth control unless she'd said something first. Maybe if someone else said something like "Michi's a teenager now, right? Does she have a boyfriend?"

Re: And while I'm at it....

[estirose]

Thanks! I agree that Takatora's a bit clueless, so I figure one of two things happened. Either a family member realized that Michi was a teenager and well... was a teenager and might still do stupid things despite being incredibly intelligent, or Michi herself realized that getting pregnant would be a bad idea and got birth control (presumably by convincing a doctor that she suffered from bad cramps and then convincing Takatora - who probably didn't want to know about that part of the experience - that it was medically necessary for her to have it so that she could concentrate on her studies).

Re: And while I'm at it....

[reka]

My older brother had no idea when I started my period even though I didn't hide it. He never had to act as a parent, of course, but he seemed not to know the average age at all. Takatora may have examined some resources or something, but I could see him not stocking up on sanitary pads in preparation or something like that.

I have friends who have cramps that are so bad they'll sometimes skip school on the first day, one of whom was on birth control for a time despite having no plans whatsoever for sexual activity.

I want so badly to know about the Kureshima parents. Their children are in a locked-down area and the oldest may or not be dead. How important are they to be completely absent now?

Re: And while I'm at it....

[estirose]

I'm wondering that too. Are they overseas? They probably have no clue about what's happened with their kids - hopefully they're worried about them.

My Takatora muse is currently bothering a Ryouma muse on why his baby sister is having severe cramps and hasn't told him about them until now. (The Ryouma muse is kind of amused.)

Re: And while I'm at it....

[reka]

I would imagine that your Ryouma muse is frequently amused. I mean, does Takatora expect her to tell him about all her woes? That's kind of a strange thing to expect from a teenage girl.

I hope so. It strikes me as very odd that they could be unaware their kids are in deep trouble.

Re: And while I'm at it....

[estirose]

Yes. The parents are either dead (and nobody there knows because everything's cut off), or they can't get through to anybody to check on said kids. Or they're busy dealing with the revelations and trust Takatora to take care of Micchy.

(Takatora taking his sister to the doctor might be a bit scary, given that he's concerned but kind of crap at showing it, and Michi's busy trying to appear vaguely sick so that her brother doesn't suspect she's doing this to get birth control when she shouldn't be active. Thankfully for her, she does not get bad cramps.)

Re: And while I'm at it....

[reka]

Unless for some reason he realized that birth control just to be safe would be a good idea. I think bringing it up might be awkward for him, though. And I really have no idea what Takatora thinks about sex. Whatever it is, it's probably not "my younger sister might be having it." I don't think he would think of her as old enough to be interested even though she definitely is.

Re: And while I'm at it....

[estirose]

I have no idea what Takatora thinks about sex, but I'm sure he doesn't think Michi having it. She's too... responsible and studious, if a bit hesitant to bother him about things (like getting sick from cramps). He might look things up and see that it is birth control and even for Michi, it would be a good idea to have some backup.

(Safe to say, it wouldn't end well for Kouta if Takatora found out that they were sexually active, even if Michi initiated it.)

Re: And while I'm at it....

[reka]

As Kouta is several years older (and a Beat Rider), I don't think Takatora would be inclined to believe that Michi could've initiated.

Re: And while I'm at it....

[estirose]

No, not at all likely, given Kouta's social status and age. (I'm not sure about statutory rape laws in Japan, but Michi's too young to consent, no matter how she feels.) It would not be a good time for Kouta to find out the identity of the White Rider.

At least Michi is intelligent enough to keep this from happening. Takatora might find out about her being Ryugen, but she wouldn't go into details for her own sake (an for the safety of her team).

And more of my brain musing

[estirose]

Takatora smiled at his little sister as she nervously clasped the bag. He supposed she was a bit put off by having to take birth control pills for her cramps, but it wasn't like she was doing anything wrong. Michi knew better than to be sexually active, even if she didn't seem old enough to be thinking of such things. Which the doctor thought she was.

"It's all right, Michi," he reassured her. "I don't think less of you for having to take these."

She shook her head briefly, turning to the view outside. He was looking forward to having Michi back to normal and her scores up to what they used to be. It was too bad that she'd waited so long to tell him, but that was Michi's way. She didn't bother him with things until she had to.

Takatora wished she'd be more open with him, but as Ryouma had pointed out, she was a teenager and sometimes even the most obedient ones didn't want to talk about things and even got sullen sometimes. That was after he'd been pacing in Ryouma's lab, and he suspected that the scientist had spoken to get Takatora out of there so that he could do his job.

Really, why was he asking Ryouma anyway?

He wondered if Michi had already figured out what she had and had been too embarrassed by what she'd need to take care of her problem. It wasn't like she wanted to talk - she had always been the quiet one, even as a little girl.

And it was a good backup, just in case something happened beyond Michi's control. He couldn't believe he hadn't thought about that, but he'd had a lot on his mind.

He gave his sister's hand a small squeeze and turned to look out his own window, knowing that all would be as well as could be soon.

Re: And more of my brain musing

[reka]

That's true, Micchy wasn't really talkative to Takatora at any point. The first time or so we saw him actually avoiding Takatora (even though Takatora completely bought the studying explanation).

I'm so glad I know people who I can discuss the menstrual cycle of an AU fictional character with.

Re: And more of my brain musing

[estirose]

Yeah, it's not exactly something that most people would be comfortable with.

My Takatora muse is currently around episode 16 and trying to wrap his head around his younger sibling being a Beat Rider. Hopefully he'll stop bothering me so I can listen to tonight's lecture on employment law.

Re: And more of my brain musing

[reka]

I don't have many problems discussing normal bodily function, so if you're ever uncomfortable, just let me know. I don't always catch myself when I'm getting gross.

Poor Takatora. I hope he shuts up long enough for you to concentrate. Employment law sounds like something you can't pay attention to sporadically.

Re: And more of my brain musing

[estirose]

I'm not good at catching these things either, so I have to be told when I'm being gross as well.

Thankfully, the employment law stuff is part of my business law class, but I still don't want to be distracted when the professor's talking. Besides, I need to review 16 again before I can write anything decent (and remind Takatora that in canon, his younger sibling does not require birth control).