I got drunk and posted Chapter 1 of my medieval SatoSugu AU: prince Geto, court jester Gojo, and court politics as emotional terrorism

I got drunk and posted Chapter 1 of my medieval fantasy SatoSugu AU, which feels appropriate because the entire fic is about poor choices in beautiful rooms. (I’m 23, and drank with friends don’t worry)

Geto is the crown prince of a very elegantly rotten kingdom. Gojo is a disgraced noble heir turned court jester. Apparently the healthiest response to political trauma is wearing bells and publicly bullying the ruling class.

The vibe is: court politics, arranged marriage, hidden passages, enemies to lovers, “the fool is the only honest man at court,” and SatoSugu being so devoted it becomes everyone’s national security problem.

I was visually inspired by Karoline Prihodko’s jester/royal imagery. Theatrical, romantic, slightly absurd, and emotionally unwell in the best way.

I’m new to all this, I wrote when I was 15 and after years and years of not touching Ao3 my life brought me back.

Title: Soft Tension

First chapter is up now, I am more than half way done. Honestly, I’m a masters student and I’m very impulsive and this felt like the only way to escape haha. So I won’t be sure about the times of updates of new chapters.