Of Sacred Oaths and Damned Crowns

Description

Baekhyun has haunted the alleys of Shadowcrest all his life in order to survive; little did he know, in order to save his friends, he'd find himself trading those alleys for the Palace's stables, and meeting, along royal stallions, Prince Lu Han. kingdom!AU

Foreword

Title: Of Sacred Oaths and Damned Crowns
Pairings: Luhan/Baekhyun, side!Xiumin/Chen, side!Chanyeol/Kai
Rating: PG-13
Length: 41.6k words
Warnings: character death, language, most definitely tons of inaccuracies about the era
Notes: Thank you, M, for getting me through this, staying up with me to work on this, and being the best beta reader I could have ever asked for; without you I'm pretty sure I would have broken down long before finishing this.

 

~This fic was originally written for BaektoBaek 2015~

(Check out the fest if you haven't already! Trust me, you'll find some amazing stories.)

 

 

 

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150914: The second part will probably be posted tomorrow~

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seaprinxe #1
Chapter 4: it was so good oh my god!!! I really loved it!! and the characters were portrayed in such a good way, amazing story!
Deer_you #2
Chapter 4: omg this is like....the best!! i don't know what to say anymore, i think this is perfect and, gosh, just thank you for writing this really....this is so perfect ><
yehet_pcy #3
4/3 the past of kris and luhan was so frustrsting i really hate kris in this not gonna lie i hate him to the deepest depths of my fanfic-reading heart. mostly because he killed sehun so pointlessly but also because he made lu feel like choosing himself was something bad when it wasnt. him oh god i wish he dies in the rebellion or something (im kidding but sehun's death just really hurts me so much ugh oh god)
OH MY GOD THIS GOT SO LING AND IT ISNT EVEN A GOOD COMMENT OMFG IM SO SORRY BUT LIKE THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR WRITING AND SHARING THIS IT WAS SUCH AN EXPERIENCE IM SO HAPPY I READ THIS. I LOVE THIS. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! sincerely i mean this sincerely oh my god this was such an experience
runs away bYE
yehet_pcy #4
3/3 in the end i dont feel any unease at all at how minseok and jongdae chose to leave the city despite baek wanting to stay. theyve sacrificed so much already for baek in the past and i think, even though of course they wouldbt be keeping tabs or anything, that choosing to leave the city because thats what they wanted is a good decision. they have a chance to start anew now, for real this time, and i have no doubt whatsoever that they will do all they can to keep in touch with baek. that goodby was the most heartfelt one ever. sighs. i have to mention i loved the eventual xiuchen at the end. it was good, i really loved their relationship. i could only imagine what went on when baek was gone that they ended up feeling the way they did
the chankai oh my god it was the best too. i loved it and how baej described how jongin would smile with fondness and affection every time he talked about yeol and how yeol looked like a lovesick puppy. thaf was so cute and that scene when jongin was starting to feel frustrated or uncertain about whether or not he could pull his responsibilities off. and yeol had reassured him with a kiss and stuff..... god that was perfect. im sure that yeol would stay by his side all throughout the rest of their lives and the rebellion-- the rebellion will do good because jongin is there too i believe in that
the luhanxtao friendship was good too and im only wishing now that tao really knows that lu is still alive somewhere and i bet that tao would choose lu's side every time.
yehet_pcy #5
2/3 NOW. OH GOD. i cant stress enough how i cried at sehun's death and im so angry at kris for that. he ruined everything it was so pointless, what he did. he didnt even listen to what lu had to say like seriously. but never mind that. im just really. it was the one that hurt me the most, im serious, could cry all over again thinking about his death in this story. im so upset and hurt and my chest aches when i remember hes dead. in part iv every time the mention of him being gone is there i could literally feel the pain that the other three are going through. ESPECIALLY THAT ONE ABOUT HIM BEING ETERNALLY 19 TO THEM AND HOW HE WAS TOO YOUNG AND HE DIDNT GET A CHANCE TO LIVE oh my god im seriously getting teary eyed again. and how it was sehun that said that bonds like theirs are eternal oh my god im gonna cry.
the brotherhood beteeen the four of them was the most important thing in this fic for me, im not gonna lie, and i dont know how to feel about them not being together after everything. i wanted the four of them to live together again, no matteer what the circumstances may have been, but that would be too idealistic and a lttle cruel, i think. im just hapoy that they all found their peace, and i think sehun died contented that he had protected baek this time, the way baek used to protect him as his dongsaeng. im really crying right now again over sehun's death, brb
yehet_pcy #6
1/3 40+k words of such a good au...... and it's luhan/baekhyun, too!!!!!!! im so speechless. reading this in one go was really such an emotional ride for me, im not kidding. i shed a tear or two throughout the reading process and im just so..... where do i even begin this was so well-thought of and well-written too. i think i gotta say the switching of points of view was brilluant because i got to get a deeper insight on how luhan and baekhyun really feel. i feel liked if youd only focused on baek's or on lu's, there wouldve been a sort of imbalance to the story. reading this made me feel like i got to understand why the character does what he does, or feels what he feels, something like that. aaah i know im not making sense but thats how i feel.
shall i say that baekhan really wins in this????? their interactions from the very beginning was just so spot on and i loved every single one, even that one part when lu realized all the implications of baek sneaking around and lying and stuff. i cant point out every single baekhan moment that i liked bec obviously there would literally be too many. but like seriously i love their relationship and in the end im glad that baek went to find him.
regarding luhan's future reign as a king, i concur with baek in saying that he's got the chance. as long as the people realize and see the side of lu that baek has, the revolution is most likely to succeed. i say that but im scared as well. of the king and the other royals, too, maybe, even kris. who knows what kris would have done the night he left luhan to the others? im just saying that im hopeful for whatever the outcome of the revolution will be-- and im also happy that you left that part open-ended because i like to think about the possibilities. im happy that lu will get his dream to actually try and help the people of the kingdom he so cares for
hellabanz #7
Chapter 4: I hate baekyeol with a passion this was quite refreshing
hellabanz #8
Chapter 4: this was so amazing I'm about to cry