The original art for the characters is on beanpots on tumblr. I made it so that the art that is on the site is just the outfit that they would wear for the eclipse or something else. There are other outfits that I have planned out for the more casual moments in this Au.

Time skip- five and a half years later

Early summer in Lunis

"Please?'

"No."

"Please?"

"Phichit, I said no."

Phichit pouted. "I don't want to be alone again. This will be the first time in ages that you've stayed!"

Yuuri snorted and turned away. "Exactly. Which is why this time won't make any difference."

"Right, which is why you should stay this time! It's fun, but I hate being alone!"

Yuuri looked to his friend. Phichit's bottom lip quivered. "No. I don't mind going to these things, but I just raise the moon and it's over. There's no point in staying for the party."

"It's not just raising the moon, Yuuri. It's an eclipse. With- "

"Don't say it."

"-King Viktor."

"Ugh," Yuuri groaned. "I can't believe you're still on about this. We had one conversation, five and a half years ago. There have been absolutely no words since then."

"One conversation is enough to know, Yuuri," Phichit smiled. "Another can't hurt."

Yuuri rolled his eyes. There was no reason arguing with Phichit. "Give me three good reasons to go, and I'll go." He saw Phichit open his mouth, but interrupted him. "And nothing about King Viktor. That's not a good reason."

Phichit pouted. "Fine. There's good food." He looked at Yuuri, who raised an eyebrow. "That's a good reason, so shut up. Secondly, I'll be there, so you won't be alone." He heard a sigh, but didn't stop. "Thirdly…" He paused. "Viktor will be there."

"Phichit."

"Alright, fine. Thirdly, you can see Yuuko and Takeshi."

Yuuri looked at him. It was true, he hadn't seen Yuuko and Takeshi in a month or two. The Dream Guardians resided on the other side of the island, in the north, where Yuuri didn't go very often. The last time he had seen them was when one of the triplets had gotten sick and had to be brought to the doctor.

Yuuri looked at Phichit eyeing him hopefully. Yuuri sighed loudly. "Fine."

"Yes!" Phichit whooped. His friend was always very convincing. He walked down the hall silently. After a moment, a greyhound bounded up to him, tail wagging and tongue lolling. He knelt, smiling, and stroked Willow behind the ears. She licked his face, making him splutter. He got back up again, to his quarters, his dog trotting after him.

He flopped onto the bed with a loud groan, Willow jumping up on the bed after him.

The eclipse was one of the events that everyone goes to. It was a large party that happened in the Midworld, where Viktor would raise the sun, and Yuuri would raise the moon to cover it. Yuuri had never stayed for the after parties, but the one that would take place tomorrow would be the same as all the rest. Probably.

The next day

The servants were quick to wake him the next morning. Since the festivities would last almost all day, and continue later in the separate kingdoms throughout the rest of the week, the actual eclipse would happen a little before noon.

The maids dressed him in his more extravagant robes, with the flowing skirt decorated with thousands of stars that seemed to move with him. It was tied up to his high waist, the black top with sleeves that opened like a bell. A tighter sleeve came out from the top, covering the back of his hand, staying like that with a loop connected to his middle finger. The cloak was fastened around his shoulders with a silver clasp. The cloak, like the skirt, was decorated with stars, but the cloak was different. It had many stars at the bottom, but they became less sparse up to his shoulders, turning less from a pitch black into a semi-dark gray.

A choker was fastened around his neck, the moon on it following the phases it was currently at. His hair was brushed back and the crown of constellations was placed on his head. The outfit in itself was not heavy. All the cloths he was decorated in were very light, fluttering with every step he took.

Yuuri had worn this outfit before. He wore it to every eclipse, but daily opted for something more casual. But he wouldn't mind wearing this often, as it was actually very comfortable.

The trip to Midworld only took half an hour, as Yuuri had made it a point he wanted to be there early. Everyone else would be coming later in the day, so there would be people crowding the paths, some walking, some in carriages, and some riding horses.

The eclipse was always a large celebration between the two kingdoms. It was their way of celebrating the treaty created between them. Once Yuuri's job was done, he would normally go back to Lunis while the rest of his kingdom took part in the festivities that took place across the grounds of the small palace on Midworld.

Nobody lived in the palace. Yuuri doubted anybody wanted to, though. Everyone who worked to organize the eclipse used the palace as a base for meeting and fixing problems. Yuuri usually went up to the highest balcony to raise the moon, and the royalty and nobles used the large banquet hall to socialize with their counterparts in the other kingdoms.

Yuuri knew the palace was in desperate need of a dusting everywhere that people weren't allowed. All the portraits were covered in a thin layer of protective cloth, but he had never seen what the pictures depicted. He had never voiced his concern to the senate, so nobody had been in there to clean in years.

Nevertheless, it was a beautiful palace. Since the days and nights passed like they did on earth, there were lovely sunsets and sunrises that could be seen from the balconies. The grounds surrounding it were full of flowers which grew in abundance, so that merchants could come to take them and boast of their rare specimens.

The grounds were bustling by the time Yuuri got there. Vendors had set up booths in the hope of some extra profit with the larger crowd. People were already there, buying and selling to their heart's content before the day got too warm to be pleasant anymore.

The moment Yuuri stepped out of his carriage, there was a shout of his arrival from a herald, and everyone stopped whatever they were doing to bow respectfully. Yuuri had never really liked when people bowed. It made him seem too above them, when really, he was one of them disguised in expensive clothing and respectful servants. As a result, he had grown a habit of bowing back. It was something his father and his mother had both done, and Yuuri had taken it on in the hopes of continuing their legacy.

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