Line #28 FanFic/PostnuptialDisagreements


1	''Postnuptial Disagreements'' is a crossover Fan Fic for ''Manga/{{Sekirei}}'', ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', and ''Literature/FateZero''. It is written in first person from the perspective of Meriwether Archibald El-Melloi, the son of Kayneth and Sola-Ui from ''Fate/Zero'', who survived an alternate fourth Heaven's Feel. And he's pretty much [[ChasteHero exactly]] [[HopelessWithTech what]] [[SmugSnake you]] [[JerkAss would]] [[InsufferableGenius expect]].
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3	On a trip to Japan to research his parents' role in the Fourth War, Meriwether finds himself stuck in the middle of the Sekirei Plan after Benitsubasa wings herself with him. Naturally, he leaps off the [[JumpingOffTheSlipperySlope slippery slope]] with the zeal of a true magus, making the Sekirei Plan a whole lot bloodier in the process.
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5	Benitsubasa soon finds herself [[OnlySaneMan trying to deal with the insanity that her Ashikabi has unleashed]]. And get laid. Which isn't [[ObliviousToLove as easy as it sounds]].
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7	Postnuptial Disagreements is also noteworthy for a surprising amount of [[CharacterDevelopment character development]] over the course of the 'fic.
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9	It can be found [[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/8078340/1/Postnuptial_Disagreements here]] and [[http://forums.nrvnqsr.com/showthread.php/2269-Postnuptial-Disagreements-%28Sekirei-crossover%29 here]].
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11	CompletedFic. A sequel was planned at one point, but the author appears to have vanished from the internet, so it currently seems fairly unlikely one will ever materialize.
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13	!! This fic provides examples of:
14	* AndTheAdventureContinues: [[spoiler:The Fic ends with Benitsubasa and Meriwether leaving to fight in the new Fifth Grail War.]]
15	* AntiHero: Meriwether. Though he might qualify as a VillainProtagonist, depending on your interpretation.
16	** Unsurprisingly, Meriwether thinks of Richard from Theatre/RichardIII as a hero, and not as a VillainProtagonist.
17	* AnyoneCanDie: Many of the 'deaths' are little more than the defensive-comas of Sekirei terminations, but as the finale gets closer, [[spoiler:there are ''a lot'' of Level Five terminations.]]
18	* BigBad: [[spoiler:Karasuba]]
19	* BrainsAndBrawn: Meriwether thinks initially of him and Benitsubasa as this, but it turns out they are far more equal than he thought. The existence of magic is a shock, but Meriweather notes (even before he's fully accepted her as an equal) that she's very good at taking his fantastic abilities and accepting their results without needing to fully understand how they're possible in the first place.
20	* CharacterDevelopment: Meriwether AND Benitsubasa, though your mileage may vary.
21	* CombatPragmatist: Meriwether learned from the mistakes of his father in the last Grail War.
22	* CruelAndUnusualDeath: [[spoiler:Many, but Karasuba's stands out. Her teaching herself magecraft [[HoistByHerOwnPetrard means she suffers the]] [[PhlebotniumBreakdown full effects]] when hit by one of Kiritsugu's last remaining [[AntiMagic Origin Bullets]], and she survives long enough to [[TheyWouldCutYouUp get vivisected by Kayneth.]] Meriwether [[AssholeVictim can't bring himself to feel any sympathy.]]]]
23	* [[spoiler:EarnYourHappyEnding]]
24	* FirstPersonSmartass
25	* ForWantOfANail: The specifics are never specified, but Meriweather mentions Kiritsugu Emiya's destruction of the hotel Kayneth was using during the Fourth Grail War, which means that Lancer was killed either in that event or quickly enough afterward that Kayneth never launched the attack that resulted in Kiritsugu destroying his magic circuits.
26	* HopelessWithTech: Meriwether
27	* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Kochou, Meriwether's [[spoiler:undead hacker.]]
28	-->''"I'm a computer expert, not an oracle."''
29	* InnerMonologue: Magus that he is, Meriwether compensates for his limited external monologues by providing a running commentary on everything from assassination techniques to [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking home furnishing]].
30	** LeaningOnTheFourthWall: This is commented on by [[spoiler: Uzume]] when Merry uses a spell so that they share consciousness.
31	%%* TheJuggernaut: Miya
32	* MagicallyBindingContract: A favorite strategy of Meriwether is to manipulate or blackmail others into one with him. [[spoiler:Later, Higa and Miya use it successfully against him.]]
33	%%* MasterPoisoner: Meriwether
34	%%* NobleBigot: Meriwether
35	* PairTheSmartOnes: One of the main reasons why the relationship between Benitsubasa and Meriwhether works is that they both are smart people who seek other smart people as partner.
36	* PapaWolf: Dozens of Sekirei and Ashikabis won't stop Kayneth from retrieving his son. Later on, [[spoiler:Kiritsugu]] makes it clear that the qualities separating Meriweather from his parents are the sole reason that he lets Meriweather even ''associate'' with [[spoiler:Ilya]].
37	** [[spoiler:When Kayneth is starting to [[TheyWouldCutYouUp vivisect]] Benitsubasa, it's very, ''very'' clear that he's ''not'' happy about the apparent fact that his son's mind was altered as a part of the Sekirei-Ashikabi link.]]
38	* SoLastSeason: When Kayneth [[spoiler:and Kiritsugu]] finally show up to help, [[spoiler:this trope is ''thoroughly'' [[AvertedTrope Averted.]] Kayneth [[OneManArmy tears through dozens of Sekirei on his own]], and Kiritsugu is the one to defeat [[BigBad Karasuba]] - and when she asks, he outright admits to her that [[BrutalHonesty she doesn't compare to]] [[WorldsStrongestMan Gilgamesh]] or [[ArchEnemy Kotomine.]]]]
39	* SparedByTheAdaptation: Not only do Meriwether's parents survive the Fourth Grail War, but Kiritsugu and Ilya live much longer than in canon. The same [[AnyoneCanDie can't be said]] of quite a few members of the Sekirei cast.
40	* TheyWouldCutYouUp: They really would, Benitsubasa. [[spoiler:And Kayneth even revives her after she was terminated so it would be a vivisection instead of an autopsy.]]
41	* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: [[spoiler:[[InvertedTrope Inverted]] - [[TookALevelInBadass Heroes Remembered To Level Grind.]] Kayneth and Kiritsugu were already both incredibly dangerous during the [[Literature/FateZero Fourth Grail War]], and the twenty-five years since then have only sharpened their skills. When they decide to step in to the Sekirei plan, it may as well already be over.]]

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