Fic: A Lotus Flower, Flourishing in the Dark

Title: A Lotus Flower, Flourishing in the Dark
Fandom: The King’s Affection
Author: rodo
Length: 7741 words
Rating: 6+
Genre: AU
Pairing: Lee Hwi | Dam-yi/No Ha-kyung
Disclaimer: nothing’s mine, of course
Beta: Morbane
A/N: written for ConvenientAlias during 2022’s Yuletide

Summary: What if Lee Hwi hadn't died? Well, some things would have changed, but others would not.



( Sometimes, Dam-yi wondered about what might have been. )

Dear Candy Hearts Exchange Writer,

First off, I hope you’re going to have fun writing for me and that this letter helps. I’d also like to say that I’d like fic for all the characters/pairings/fandoms I’m requesting here, whether it follows my prompts or not. If you have an idea that you absolutely want to write about these characters and it doesn’t go against my DNWs, feel free to write it. And if you think you have a better idea than me (which is quite likely) the same applies.

My AO3 Name: Rodo

General Do Not Wants:

• detailed depictions of depression and alcoholism
• a story being in both first person and present tense
• unrequested non-canonical pairings for canon characters
• non-Canon Divergence AUs (coffeeshop, space, A/B/O, etc.)
• Korean speech patterns in English stories. By that I mean use of honorifics (-sshi, -nim), stuff like eomma and hyung, job titles, the use of names when a pronoun would usually be used in English, vocative markers (-(y)ah) or subject markers (-i(e) being the one I usually come across in fic). I am fine with Korean name order, since that is also used in English.
• character/relationship studies

General Likes:

• stories with a similar tone and theme as canon
• casefic
• plotty fics in general
• complicated interpersonal relationships
• nuanced friendships and family relationships
• post-canon fic
• canon-divergence AUs
• pining and slow burn
• deep passion or devotion (to a person or a cause)
• action/adventure, heists and cons
• humour

• Carnival Row (TV)
• 악의 꽃 | Flower of Evil (TV)
• 天盛长歌 | The Rise of Phoenixes (TV)
• 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV)
• 진심이 닿다 | Touch Your Heart (TV)

( Carnival Row (TV) – Jonah Breakspear/Sophie Longerbane, Rycroft Philostrate & Tourmaline Larou )

( 악의 꽃 | Flower of Evil (TV) – Baek Hee Sung | Do Hyun Soo/Cha Ji Won )

( 天盛长歌 | The Rise of Phoenixes (TV) – Feng Zhiwei/Ning Yi )

( 설강화 | Snowdrop (TV) – Gye Bun-ok & Pi Seung-hee, Lee Gang-mu & Lim Soo-ho, Lim Soo-ho/Eun Yeong-ro, Jang Han-na & Kang Cheong-ya )

( 진심이 닿다 | Touch Your Heart (TV) – Kwon Jung-rok/Oh Jin-shim | Oh Yoon-seo )