History Fanfic / NukumeDori

* PropetyOfLove: Subaru now has great endearment and pride of the inverse pentagram marks on his hands; they confirm that he belongs to Seishirou. [[spoiler:Even after getting his memories sealed, whenever he's close to remember he tries to carve the marks again because he feels he's missing something.]]

-->''Last time it took me so long to understand what I felt for you, Seishirou-san, and by that time, it was too late. But here, in this time, with this second chance … I already know what I feel. I do love you. I don't have to hide from that anymore. And I know, that last time, that last day... You did feel something for me.

-->I will play the game again. And this time, I play to win.''

* AmnesiacLover: [[spoiler:Subaru]] in ''Consequences".

* BlackSheep: The twins' cousin Shouhei is the bastard of the family, only accepted because of his onmyouji abilities but not formally recognized as a Sumeragi.

* OCCIsSeriousBusiness: Knowing how Seishirou is a man of his word, Subaru can spot the great contradition of [[spoiler:him finishing the End three days earlier than the accorded date. Subaru ''knows'' Seishirou is getting scared of the conclusion and he's trying to cheat.]]

* WorfHasTheFlu: [[spoiler:Thanks to still being recovering from the stab at his guts, Subaru is barely able to defend himself from the Sakura's attempts at killing him when Seishirou traps him in his maboroshi. After escaping the hospital and going all the way to Ueno Park to confront the Sakura, it's a miracle he was even able to stay conscious for so long.]]

The year is 1990. Subaru Sumeragi wakes up in his old apartment in Tokyo, once again sixteen years old, and remembering ''everything''. He knows he's reliving the last few months of a Bet with Seishirou Sakurazuka, that Seishirou is actually the Sakurazukamori, and that Hokuto Sumeragi's life is on line if Subaru loses. But for some reason, Subaru is the only one who remembers the last (next?) nine years. Now Subaru, a less naive twenty-five years old in the body of a teenager, resolves to win this game of love and death, not only to save his twin sister but to finally achieve his happiness - but will he be able to keep his facade of the innocent boy he no longer is, while using this second chance to try to change the tides of the Bet to his favor withouth bringing suspicion upon Seishirou and Hokuto? What if they find out the truth? What if Subaru ''succeed''?

While labelled as a FixFic, the stories progressively detaches from the Canon continuity, getting more into the lands of DeconstructionFic. The real implications of loving yet mistrusting someone for something he has (technically) not done yet, being in love with your family's mortal enemy and messing up with the past are constantly there, and Subaru discovers that a second chance doesn't necessary means everyone can have a happy ending.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/126606 Nukume Dori]]'' is a ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' fanfiction series by Leareth, written in 2000 and it's STILL GOING. As a series, ''Nukume Dori'' is broken down into four parts: ''Change'', ''Conflict'', ''Convergence'' and ''Consequences''. The first three stories are a retelling of Volume 2 to Volume 7 of ''Tokyo Babylon'', while ''Consequences'' is essentially an original fic that explores the [[MeaningfulName consequences]] of Subaru and Seishirou's decisions.

* AndThenWhat: Discussed. Subaru and Hokuto talk about, if Subaru and Seishirou do get together, how they're going to reveal everything to their grandmother? Not only is Subaru dating a man, but that man could be the Sakurazukamori, the Sumeragi's nemesis.
* AntiVillain: Lady Sumeragi is the antagonist of ''Consequences'', but everything she does is with the aim of keeping her grandson safe. Unfortunately, her actions do him more harm than good.
* ArmorPiercingResponse: In the Final Day, Subaru asks to Seishirou if he still feels indifference towards him. Seishirou says he feels for him what a kid feels for their favorite toy. Subaru then realizes that Seishirou ''does '''feel''''' something for him.

* BlackSheep: The twins' cousin Shouhei is the bastard of the family, who only gets accepted because of his onmyouji abilities but he isn't formally recognized as a Sumeragi.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sakurazukamori's Sakura tree has a degree of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While the Tree is okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love as part of the Sakurazukamori's succession rite, it's ''not'' okay with the Sumeragi head becoming the Sakurazukamori. That's just unnatural!
* BlitheSpirit: Hokuto is a highly modern and independent girl born in the traditionalist and highly constrictive Sumeragi family. And it's safe to say that her grandmother disapproves of her [[spoiler:election of people to match-make her brother with.]]

* CassandraTruth: When Subaru tells to Seishirou the truth, Seishirou can barely believe him. Imagine [[spoiler:Hokuto's]] reaction when she heards the story from him and [[spoiler:Kakyou]].
* CategoryTraitor: In ''Consequence'', [[spoiler:after Hokuto helped Seishirou enter the Sumeragi manor by nullifying the protective ofuda, she's marked as a traitor to the family.]]
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Some of Subaru's problems come from being the head of the Sumeragi clan. He has to keep up the name and reputation of his family, which means giving up many of his personal dreams and health. Hokuto lampshades that, thanks to her low-to-average onmyouji, she has something Subaru doesn't: freedom.

* DarkestHour: The first chapters of ''Consequences''. [[spoiler:Subaru's memories of Seishirou, including his love for him are sealed by his grandmother and kept sealed by his cousin, making him a shadow of his former self. Tokyo-girl Hokuto is essentially confined to Kyoto which she hates, plus she's forced to study ''accounting'', but she endures it all in order to protect what is left of her brother. Basically, the twins are practically prisoners in the Sumeragi Clan's manor.]]
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It's the 1990's, the idea of openly gay couples is still quite a shock, especially in highly conservative Japan, and ''especially'' when it concerns the head of such a known and prestigious family as the Sumeragi.

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:The Sakura Tree sealed all memories of the last (next?) nine years. And in ''Consequence'', Subaru's memories of Seishirou were sealed.]]

* LetsSplitUpGang: [[spoiler:After spiriting Subaru away, Hokuto and Kakyou leave to Tokyo to distract Lady Sumaragi, while Seishirou takes Subaru with him to his childhood home in Kanazawa.]]
* LivingWithTheVillain: Lady Sumeragi's grandchildren spent a year living with the Sakurazukamori. Worse, they deliberately hid that from her. She doesn't take it well.

* LoveIsAWeakness: Seishirou's main issue is that admiting to himself that he feels ''something'' for Subaru is practically signing his death sentence.

* MeaningfulName: "Nukume Dori" means "warm bird", and it comes from a Japanese artwork of a hawk who uses a dove to warm its talons during a snowy night, and the dove trusting the hawk to don't eat it; it's meant to represent Seishirou and Subaru's relationship.
* MeetCute: Hokuto and Kakyou first meet while on a ski trip.

-->''"My, my," he said amusedly. "This is a very unusual development, I must say. Not only am I your enemy, Subaru-kun, both in onmyoujitsu and destiny, but I've lied to you and betrayed your trust. Furthermore, according to you I am also the future murderer of your twin sister. Yet despite all of this, you're in love with me." Seishirou shook his head condescendingly. "You're one very disturbed young man, Subaru-kun."''
* NotHimself: In ''Conflict'', Subaru growing snippy, more bold and secretive and keeping Seishirou at arms' lenght causes concern on Seishirou and especially Hokuto. By the final chapters, Seishirou just takes it at a sign that Subaru is growing up, which is not far from the truth.
* TheNoseKnows: Seishirou uses a distinct cologne (Amaris JHL) that is made even more distinct by the hint of blood. Hokuto picks up on it in ''Conflict'' Annex IV, and [[spoiler: in ''Consequence'' when Subaru is left without his memories of Seishirou, Hokuto mixes a drop of her blood with Aramis JHL to try and keep his memories of Seishirou alive. The scent is one of the few tings that can bring Subaru peace, although he doesn't know why.]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflict'', Subaru tells Seishirou the whole truth about their past life, including that Subaru is aware of the Bet and that Seishirou i the Sakurazukamori. Oh, and that Subaru loves him, that bit too. So Subaru demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially lovers.
* SadisticChoice: In ''Consequences'', [[spoiler:Hokuto either allows her family to slowly destroy her brother's heart while being a prisioner in her own childhood manor, or she gets the freedom to return to Tokyo and study fashion as she always wanted but has to leave Subaru forever. And if she tries to tell anything about Seishirou to him, her grandmother will not doubt in separating them against Hokuto's will.]]
* ScrewTheRulesIHaveConnections: The Sakurazukamori is able to live and "work" freely thanks to having contacts in higher positions of power, most of them being regular clients.
* ShownTheirWork: The author researches extensively to keep everything accurate to the times. From 90's fashion and music to real landmarks in Tokyo and Kyoto at the time. She even goes as far as incorporate research trips on her trips to holidays to Japan.

* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:After a very intense argument (to put it kindly), Subaru and Seishirou have their first reconciliation sex which just happens to also be their first time...of this timeline.]]

* UncannyValleyGirl: [[spoiler:Subaru]] after becoming an EmptyShell. A young member of the Sumeragi clan, Eri Sumeragi, says that there's something off about him despite Subaru being so kind with everybody.
* UndyingLoyalty: The Sakura tree is entirely devoted to its Sakurazukamori, to the point it would [[spoiler:downright lie to him]] if it thinks it's the best for him.

* WorfHasTheFlu: [[spoiler:Thanks to still being recovering from the stab at his guts, Subaru is barely able to defend himself from the Sakura's attempts at killing him when Seishirou traps him in his maboroshi. After escaping the hospital and going all the way to Ueno Park to confront the Sakura, it's a miracle he was even able to stay concious for so long.]]

* UncannyValleyGirl: [[spoiler:Subaru]] after becoming an EmptyShell. A young member of the Sumeragi clan, Eri Sumeragi, says that there's something off about him.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/126606 Nukume Dori]]'' is a ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' fanfiction series by Leareth, written in 2000 and it's still ongoing. As a series, ''Nukume Dori'' is broken down into four stories: ''Change'', ''Conflict'', ''Convergence'' and ''Consequences''. The first three stories are a retelling of Volume 2 to Volume 7 of ''Tokyo Babylon'', while ''Consequences'' is essentially an original fic that explores the [[MeaningfulName consequences]] of Subaru and Seishirou's decisions.

The year is 1990. Subaru Sumeragi wakes up in his old apartment, a sixteen years old again, and remembering ''everything''. He knows he's reliving the last few months of a Bet with Seishirou Sakurazuka, who's actually the Sakurazukamori, and that the life of his sister is at line if he loses. But for some reason, he's he only one that remembers the last (next?) nine years. Now Subaru, a less naive twenty-five years old in the body of a teenager, resolves in winning this game of love and death, not only to save his sister but to finally archieve his happiness; will he be able to keep his facade of the innocent boy he no longer is, while using this second chance to try to change the tides of the Bet to his favor withouth bringing suspicion upon Seishirou and Hokuto? What if they find out the truth? What if Subaru ''succeed''?

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/126606 Nukume Dori]]'' is a ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' fanfiction series by Leareth, written in 2000 and it's still ongoing. As a series, ''Nukume Dori'' is made by four stories: ''Change'', ''Conflit'', ''Convergence'' and ''Consequences''. The first three stories are a retelling of Volume 2 to Volume 7 of ''Tokyo Babylon'', while ''Consequences'' is an original fic that describes the [[MeaningfulName consequences]] of Subaru's actions.

* ADayInTheLimelight: The Annex chapters are dedicated to some of the side characters.

* AllTakeAndNoGive: Surprisingly, Subaru becomes the taker in the relationship. After becoming lovers, he demands to Seishirou sincere affection and attention, but Subaru is either to embarrassed, scared or absorbed in other people's problems to do the same. He gets better.

* AntiVillain: Lady Sumeragi is the antagonist of ''Consequences'', but all she does is trying to keep her grandson safe. Unfortunately, her actions do him more harm than good.

'''[[spoiler:The Sakura tree:]]''' So you did. But did it ever occur to you to ask what the Sakurazukamori wants?

* BlackSheep: The twins' cousin Shouhei is the bastard of the family, who only gets accepted in because of his onmyouji abilities but he's don't even recognized as a Sumeragi.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sakurazukamori's sakura tree has a degree of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While it's okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love, as it's just the normal succession rite, it's ''not'' okay with the Sumeragi head becoming the Sakurazukamori. That's just unnatural!
* BlitheSpirit: Hokuto is a highly modern and independent girl born in the traditionalist and highly constrictive Sumeragi family. And it's safe to say that her grandmother dissaproves of her [[spoiler:election of people to matchmake her brother with.]]

* CategoryTraitor: In ''Consecuences'', [[spoiler:after Hokuto helped Seishirou to enter the Sumeragi manor by nullifying the protective ofuda, she's marked as a traitor to the family.]]
* TheChainsOfCommanding: Some of Subaru's problems come from being the head of the Sumeragi clan. He has to keep the name and reputation high, giving up many of his personal dreams and health. Hokuto lampshades that, thanks to her low-to-average onmyouji, she has something Subaru doesn't: freedom.
* CoolVersusAwesome: The fights between Subaru and Seishirou in ''Conflit'', chapter 13 and ''Convergence'', chapter 16.
* CrazyJealousGuy: In ''Convergence'', Seishirou [[TranquilFury practically flips out]] when Subaru prioritizes the old man's life over spending time with him. [[spoiler:He chases Subaru down and nearly rapes him on a construction work for ''daring'' to take him for granted.]]
* DarkestHour: The first chapters of ''Consequences''. [[spoiler:Subaru's memories of Seishirou, including his love for him are sealed by his grandmother and kept sealed by his cousin, making him a shadow of his former self. Hokuto is forced from Tokyo to Kyoto which she hates, but she endures in order to protect what is left of her brother and she's made to study ''accounting'', and the twins are practically prisioners in the Clan's manor.]]
* DeliberateValuesDissonance: It's the 90's, the idea of openly gay couples is still quite a shock, especially in highly conservative Japan, and ''especially'' when it concerns the head of such a known and prestigious family as the Sumeragi.
* EmptyShell: [[spoiler:Subaru becomes a shadow that merely exists after he has his memories of Seishirou sealed.]]
* FantasyForbiddingFather: Lady Sumeragi is deeply rooted in traditions and she's concious that the Sumeragi has a name and reputation to uphold, so she highly disaproves of Hokuto's aspirations of studying fashion design.

* FeudingFamilies: The ancient history of the rivalry between the Sumeragi and the Sakurazukamori is revealed in chapter 3 of ''Consequences'', and it dates as far as the Heian era; so yeah, [[StarCrossedLovers it makes things complicated]].
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Since Subaru pick up the habit of smoking during the "prime" timeline, whenever he's overstressed he just aches for a good smoke. And he even brought a pack and a lighter and smokes whenever Hokuto is away. And of course there's Seishirou, who uses the smoke of his cigarrettes to cast spells.
* HeroicSecondWind:[[spoiler:Three days before the bet's end, Seishirou declares that Subaru lost and he's ready to feed him to the sakura. But Subaru, while at first shocked, is able to see that the man is bluffing and defends himself, and calls him out for being a coward unable to accept his feelings.]]

* JourneyToTheCenterOfTheMind: The first of Subaru's jobs after returning to the past is the "Dream" case from Volume 2. And in the first chapter of ''Convergence'', [[spoiler:Seishirou goes Within Subaru and sees ''everything'', from Subaru's memories to the boy's risky fantasies.]]

* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:The sakura tree sealed all memories of the last (next?) nine years. And in ''Consequences'', Subaru's memories of Seishirou were sealed.]]
* LastNameBasis: Everyone, except the twins and Lady Sumeragi, call Shouhei by his last name, to highlight he's not really a member of the family. [[spoiler:When Hokuto calls him "Kitajima-san", he's damn sure the girl hates him for slowly destroying her brother's self.]]
* LetsSplitUpGang: [[spoiler:After spiriting Subaru away, Hokuto and Kakyo leave to Tokyo to distract Lady Sumaragi, while Seishirou takes Subaru with him to his childhood home in Kanazawa.]]
* LivingWithTheVillain: Lady Sumeragi didn't take well that her grandchildren spend a year living with the Sakurazukamori and deliberately kept it hidden from her.
* LoveConfession: In ''Conflit'', chapter 13, Subaru screams at the top of his lungs that he's playing the Bet because he loves Seishirou.

* MakeAWish: The Kamui of the Dragons of Heaven was the only survivor of the Final Day. He's the one that made the wish for everyone to be happy, causing time to degress and the fourteen Dragons to live their ideal life.
* MeaningfulName: "Nukume Dori" means "Warm Bird", and it comes from an artbook of a hawk who uses a dove to warm its talons during a snowy night, and the dove trusting the hawk to don't eat it; it's meant to represent Seishirou and Subaru's relationship.

* MustNotDieAVirgin: [[spoiler:Seishirou's memories reveal that, at the eve of the Final Day, he went to Subaru and under the cover of an erotic dream, they have sex.]]

* NotHimself: In ''Conflit'', Subaru growing snippy, more bold and secretive and keeping Seishirou at arms' lenght causes concern on Seishirou and especially Hokuto. By the final chapters, Seishirou just takes it at a sign that Subaru is growing up, which is not far from the truth.
* TheNoseKnows: Despite Seishirou using a very strong cologne (Amaris JHL), Hokuto is able to recognize the blood mixed into it. [[spoiler:When Subaru is left without his memories of Seishirou, Amaris JHL mixed wih blood is one of the few things that can bring him peace, despite don't knowing why.]]
* OriginalCharacter: The author creates some more members for the Sumeragi family, but the bastard cousin Shouhei Kitajima is the one with more development and significance.
* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', Subaru tells the whole truth to Seishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and him being the Sakurazukamori. Oh, and that he loves him, that bit too. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially lovers.

* ShownTheirWork: The author researches extensively to keep everything accurate to the times. From 90's fashion and music to real landmarks in Tokyo and Kyoto at the time. She even goes as far as to travel to Japan to do research.

* StormingTheCastle: In ''Consequences'' chapter 5, [[spoiler:Seishirou breaks into the Sumeragi's manor (with some help from Hokuto and Kakyou) to rescue Subaru.]] [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome And it. Is. Awesome!]]

* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:After a very heavy argument (to put it kindly), Subaru and Seishirou have their first reconciliation sex which just happens to also be their first time...of this timeline.]]

* TwinDesynch: Around the time of New Year's eve, Subaru decides to cut his hair shorter (in the style he had after her death), and combined with his drastic change of personality, the twins started to be more easy to tell apart.
* UncannyValleyGirl: [[spoiler:Subaru]] after becoming and EmptyShell. A young member of the Sumeragi clan, Emi Sumeragi, says that there's something off about him.

* WellIntentionedExtremist: In ''Consequences'', [[spoiler:Lady Sumeragi basically imprisioned her grandchildren and keeps a fundamental part of Subaru's heart blocked, but you kind of understand her when you remember she believes an assasin is after her grandson.]]
* WomanInWhite: [[spoiler:The sakura tree]] takes the form of [[spoiler:Setsuka Sakurazuka]] to talk with Subaru, and she's wearing a white kimono.

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: In ''Convergence'', Subaru replicates the same events that made him realize he loved Seishirou: [[spoiler:He deliberately ''throws himself'' at the scalpel Yuuya's unstable mom has in hand in order to make Seishirou worry about him.]] What a crazy gambit.

* MortonsFork: In ''Convergence'', Subaru learns (to his horror) that there's no actual happy outcome for the Bet: [[spoiler:if he wins, Seishirou must die at his hand (something he'll never do), and if he loses, either he or Hokuto are as good as dead.]]

* BetaCouple: Once [[Manga/{{X1999}} Kakyou]] is introduced to the plot, he and Hokuto's relationship is a great contrast of Subaru[=/=]Seishirou.

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', Subaru tells the whole truth to Seishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and him being the Sakurazukamori. Oh, and that he loves him, that bit too. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. [[spoiler:Which means they'll be officially lovers.]]

* LoveMakesYouCrazy: In ''Convergence'', Subaru replicates the same events that made him realize he loved Seishirou: [[spoiler:He deliberately ''throws himself'' at the scalpel Yuuya's unstable mom in order to make Seishirou worry about him.]] What a crazy gambit.

* MortonsFork: In ''Convergence'', Subaru learns (to his horror) that theere's no actual happy outcome for the Bet: [[spoiler:if he wins, Seishirou must die at his hand (something he'll never do), and if he loses, either he or Hokuto are as good as dead.]]

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sakurazukamori's sakura tree has a degree of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While it's okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love, as it's just the normal succession rite, it's ''not'' okay with the Sumeragi head becoming the Sakurazukamori. That's just unnatural! [[spoiler:And for that reason, the sakura sealed Seishirou's memories, including his feeling for Subaru.]]

* ButterflyOfDoom: In ''Conflit'', the "Call" case ends quite different. In Canon, two of the three girls that abuse magic ended crazy and the last one was under psychotherapy. In the fic, Subaru is so eager to avoid such end and tries to do better this time; except that [[spoiler:because of his powers being too powerful for his teen body to handle, he fails to exorcise the girls entirely, which causes the girls to use more powerful and dangerous magic to attack him. Thanks to his life as a Dragon of Heaven, his offensive spells are superpowered, causing Subaru to play defensively, but at the end he's unable to defeat the inugami on time and the creature attacks its creator, which ends up dead.]]

* ADayAtTheLimelight: The Annex chapters are dedicated to some of the side characters.

The year is 1990. Subaru Sumeragi wakes up in his old apartment, a sixteen years old again, and remembering ''everything''. He knows he's reliving the last few months of a Bet with Seishirou Sakurazuka, who's actually the Sakurazukamori, and that the life of his sister is at line if he loses. But for some reason, he's he only one that remembers the last (next?) nine years. Now Subaru, a less naive twenty-five years old in the body of a teenager, resolves in winning this game of love and death, not only to save his sister but to finally archieve his happiness; will he be able to keep his facade of the innocent boy he no longer is, while using this second chance to try to change the tides of the Bet to his favor withouth bringing suspicion upon Seishirou and Hokuto? What if they find out the truth? What if Subaru ''successed''?

* CorruptBureaucrat: The Sakurazukamori is able to live and "work" freely thanks to having contacts in higher positions of power.

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', [[spoiler:Subaru tells the whole truth to Seishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and him being the Sakurazukamori. Oh, and that he loves him, that bit too. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially lovers.]]

* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Since Subaru pick up the habit of smoking during the "prime" timeline, whenever he's overstressed he just aches for a good smoke. And he even brought a pack and a lighter and smokes whenever Hokuto is away.

* TheNoseKnows: Despite Seishirou using a very strong cologne (Amaris JHL), Hokuto is able to recognize the blood mixed into it. [[spoiler:When Subaru is left without his memories of Seishirou, Amaris JHL mixed wih blood is one of the few things that can bring Subaru peace, despite don't knowing why.]]

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', [[spoiler:Subaru tells the whole truth to Sishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and he being the Sakurazukamori. Oh, and that he loves him, that bit too. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially lovers.]]

* TwinsDesynch: Around the time of New Year's eve, Subaru decides to cut his hair shorter (in the style he had after her death), and combined with his drastic change of personality, the twins started to be more easy to tell apart.

* UnlimitedWardrope: Justified, as Hokuto spends more on clothes than on food and she's even stated to ''never'' wear the same outfit twice.

* BlitheSpirit: Hokuto is a highly modern and independent girl born in the traditionalist and highly constrictive Sumeragi family.
* BrattyTeenageDaughter: Hokuto is a bratty granddaughter to Lady Sumeragi.

* FantasyForbiddenFather: Lady Sumeragi is deeply rooted in traditions and she's concious that the Sumeragi has a name and reputation to uphold, so she highly disaproves of Hokuto's aspirations of studying fashion design.

* FeudingFamilies: The ancient history of the rivalry between the Sumeragi and the Sakurazukamori is revealed in chapter 3 of ''Consequences'', and it dates as far as the Heian era; so yeah, [[StarCroseedLovers it makes things complicated]].
* GoodSmokingEvilSmoking: Since Subaru pick up the habit of smoking during the "prime" timeline, whenever he's overstressed he just aches for a good smoke. And he even broughts a pack and a lighter and smokes whenever Hokuto is away.
* HeroicSecondWind:[[spoiler:Three days before the bet's end, Seishirou declares that Subaru lost and he's ready to feed him to the sakura. But Subaru, while at first shocked, is able to see that the man is bluffing and defends himself and calls him out for being a coward unable to accept his feelings.]]

* LivingWithTheEnemy: Lady Sumeragi didn't take well that her grandchildren spend a year living with the Sakurazukamori and deliberaly kept it hidden from her.

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', [[spoiler:Subaru tells the whole truth to Sishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and he being the Sakurazukamori. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially lovers.]]
* ShownTheirWork: The author research extensively to keep everything accurate to the times. From 90's fashion and music to real landmarks in Tokyo and Kyoto at the time. She even goes as far as to travel to Japan to do research.
* StormingTheCastle: In ''Consequences'' chapter 5, [[spoiler:Seishirou breaks into the Sumeragi's manor (with some help from Hokuto and Kakyou) to rescue Subaru.]]
* TheirFirstTime: [[spoiler:After a very heavy argument (to put it kindly), Subaru and Seishirou have their first reconciliation sex which just happens to also be their first time.]]

* WellIntentionedExtremist: In ''Consequences'', [[spoiler:Lady Sumeragi basically imprisioned her grandchildren and keeps a fundamental part of Subaru's heart blocked, but you kind of understand her when you remember she believes an assasin is after her grandson.]]

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sakurazukamori's sakura tree has a degree of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While it's okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love, as it's just the normal succession rite, it's ''not'' okay with the Sumeragi head becoming the Sakurazukamori. That's just unnatural! [spoiler:And for that reason, the sakura sealed Seishirou's memories, including his feeling for Subaru.]]

* BlackSheep: The twins' cousin Shouhei is the bastard of the family, who only gets accepted in because of his onmyouhi abilities but he's don't even recognized as a Sumeragi.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: The Sakurazukamori's sakura tree has a grade of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While it's okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love, as it's just the normal succession rite, it's ''not'' okay that the Sumeragi head becomes the Sakurazukamori. [[spoiler:That's just unnatural! And for that reason, the sakura sealed Seishirou's memories, including his feeling for Subaru.]]

* FantasyForbbidenFather: Lady Sumeragi is deeply rooted in traditions and she's concious that the Sumeragi has a name and reputation to uphold, so she highly disaproves of Hokuto's aspirations of studying fashion design.

* ButterflyOfDoom: In ''Conflit'', the "Call" case ends quite different. In Canon, the two of the three girls that abuse magic ended crazy and the last one was under psychotherapy. In the fic, Subaru is so eager to avoid such end and tries to do better this time; except that [[spoiler:because of his powers being too powerful for his teen body to handle, he fails to exorcise the girls entirely, which causes the girls to use more powerful and dangerous magic to attack him. Thanks to his life as a Dragon of Heaven, his offensive spells are superpowered, causing Subaru to play defensively, but at the end he's unable to defeat the inugami on time and the creature attacks its creator, which ends up dead.]]

* ArmorPiercingResponse: In the Final Day, Subaru asks to Seishirou if he still considers him a glass cup. Seishirou says he feels for him what a kid feels for their favorite toy. Subaru then realizes that Seishirou ''does '''feel''''' something for him.

* HeroicSecondWind: At the end of the Bet, [[spoiler:Seishirou declares that Subaru lost and is ready to feed him to the sakura. But Subaru, while at first shocked, is able to see that the man is bluffing and defends himself and calls him out for being a coward unable to accept his feelings.]]

->''"Last time it took me so long to understand what I felt for you, Seishirou-san, and by that time, it was too late. But here, in this time, with this second chance … I already know what I feel. I do love you. I don't have to hide from that anymore. And I know, that last time, that last day... You did feel something for me.

->I will play the game again. And this time, I play to win."''

* FestivalEpisode: The twins go to Kyoto for New Year's Eve.

* RelationshipUpgrade: In the final chapters of ''Conflit'', [[spoiler:Subaru tells the whole truth to Sishirou, including he's aware of the Bet and he being the Sakurazukamori. So he demands that Seishirou at least ''try'' to feel something for him and make this thing fair for Subaru. Which means they'll be officially a couple.]]

While labelled as a FixFic, the stories progressively detaches from the Canon continuity, getting more into the lands of DeconstructionFic. The real implications of loving yet mistrusting someone for something he has (technically) not done yet, being in love with your family's mortal enemy and trying to change things while trying to pretend everything is fine are constantly there, and Subaru discovers that a second chance doesn't necessary means everyone can have a happy ending.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/126606 Nukume Dori]]'' is a ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' fanfiction series by Leareth, written in 2000 and it's still ongoing. As a series, ''Nukume Dori'' is made by four stories: ''Change'', Conflit'', ''Convergence'' and ''Consequences''. The first three stories are a retelling of Volume 2 to Volume 7 of ''Tokyo Babylon'', while ''Consequences'' is an original fic that describes the [[MeaningfulName consequences]] of Subaru's actions.

* BlueAndOrangeMorality: [[spoiler:The Sakurazukamori's sakura tree has a grade of sentience, and it also remembers the events of the Final Day. While it's okay with the Sakurazukamori falling in love, as it's just the normal succession rite, it's ''not'' okay that the Sumeragi head becomes the Sakurazukamori. And for that reason, the sakura sealed Seishirou's memories, including his feeling for Subaru.]]

* EmpthyShell: [[soiler:Subaru becomes a shadow that merely exists after he has his memories of Seishirou sealed.]]

* MakeAWish: The Kamui of the Dragons of Heaven as the only survivor of the Final Day. He's the one that made the ish for everyone to be happy, causing time to degress and peole to live their ideal life.

* WellIntentionatedExtremist: In ''Consequences'', [[spoiler:Lady Sumeragi basically imprisioned her grandchildren and keeps a fundamental part of Subaru's heart blocked, but you kind of understand her when you remember she believes an assasin is after her grandson.]]

The year is 1999. In the end of the Final Day, Subaru Sumeragi confronts his opposite star and both ended up dying in each others' arms. Then, the last one left standing makes a Wish.

While labelled as a FixFic, the stories progressively detach from the Canon continuity, getting more into the lands of DeconstructionFic. The real implications of loving yet mistrusting someone for something he has (technically) not done yet, being in love with your family's mortal enemy and trying to change things while trying to pretend everything is fine are constantly there, and Subaru discovers that a second chance doesn't necessary means everyone can have a happy ending.

* TookALevelInBadass: Subaru is no longer the naive teen he was. While still kind, he's more willing to stand his ground and talk back, and he also retains all his magical might from the times as a Dragon of Heaven.

-->''"Last time it took me so long to understand what I felt for you, Seishirou-san, and by that time, it was too late. But here, in this time, with this second chance … I already know what I feel. I do love you. I don't have to hide from that anymore. And I know, that last time, that last day... You did feel something for me.\\
I will play the game again. And this time, I play to win."''

The year is 1990. Subaru Sumeragi wakes up in his old apartment, a sixteen years old again, and remembering ''everything''. He knows he's reliving the last few months of a Bet with Seishirou Sakurazuka, who's actually the Sakurazukamori, and that the life of his sister is at line if he loses. But for some reason, he's he only one that remembers the last (next?) nine years. Now Subaru, a less naive twenty-five years old in the body of a teenager, resolves in winning this game of love and death, not only to save his sister but to finally archieve his happiness; will he be able to keep his facade of the innocent boy he no longer is, while using this second chance to try to change the tides of the Bet to his favor withouth bringing suspicion upon Seishirou and Hokuto? What if they find out the truth? What if Subaru ''success''?

While labelled a FixFic, as the stories progressively detach from the Canon continuity, it gets more into the lands of DeconstructionFic. The real implications of loving yet mistrusting someone for something he has (technically) not done yet, being in love with your family's mortal enemy and trying to change things while trying to pretend everything is fine are constantly there, and Subaru discovers that a second chance doesn't necessary means everyone can have a hapy ending.

''[[http://archiveofourown.org/series/126606 Nukume Dori]]'' is a ''Manga/TokyoBabylon'' fanfiction series by Leareth, written in 2000 and it's still on-going. As a series, ''Nukume Dori'' is made by four stories: ''Change'', Conflit'', ''Convergence'' and ''Consequences''. The first three stories are a retelling of Volume 2 to Volume 7 of ''Tokyo Babylon'', while ''Consequences'' is an original fic that describes the [[MeaningfulName consequences]] of Subaru's actions.

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