awesomesauce oneshots

lord shen x reader (kung fu panda)

requested: nope

this is a oneshot i wrote long ago (2 yrs ago) while a dear friend of mine was deadly hyperfixated on the kung fu panda movies 😭 lord shen had them in a vice istg... so i wrote this for them. figured id just publish it here <3 (also human au i guess bc i wasnt sure how to write him as a bird).

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Being the child of someone higher class than most in Gongmen City had its perks. You could get things that you wanted easily, but you weren't spoiled. You were never a child who asked for many material things. All you wanted were friends.

However, none of the other children of your same wealth wanted to speak to you or associate with you. Your parents, wanting to keep up their false image of absolute perfection, wouldn't allow you to speak to anyone of middle class or below.

This lack of sociality for you continued until you were around ten years old. Your parents had to go to the Gongmen Palace to take care of personal matters, and decided it would be good for you to come along.

As you awkwardly wandered around in the courtyard surrounding the expansive area, you crossed paths with a boy who seemed to be about your age.

'This is it! I can finally make a friend,' you thought to yourself. 'I'll try to talk to him.'

As you both passed by each other, you faced him and shouted, "Hello!" He flinched, as if not entirely used to the attention. He stayed silent, and you felt yourself instinctively frowning.

"Sorry.." you sighed, looking down at the ground. "I don't really have any friends, so I was hoping that.."

"That I would be your friend?" He asked, and you looked at him, both of you hopeful.

"Yes!" You nodded enthusiastically, and the boy gave a small smile. "Anyways, I'm (Y/N), and my parents are here to talk to the ruler!"

"I'm Shen. I am going to be the ruler of Gongmen City, and someday, all of China!" He hopped from one foot to the other in excitement. Your mouth fell agape as you looked at him in awe.

"Wait, your father is the ruler of Gongmen City?!" He nodded in response to your question, and you gasped. "That is amazing! Are you excited?!"

Shen furrowed his brow in thought for a moment, before eventually nodding. "..Yes, I am a bit excited, but my father does an exceptional job, so I'd be a little bit afraid of having to fill his shoes..." he muttered.

You just smiled at him. "Nope, I don't think you should be afraid at all, Shen! You're gonna be so good at ruling China!"

The boy smiled shyly and looked away, blushing. "I.. suppose you may be right."

You gazed at him for a second, before clasping your hands together. "Now! What is there to do around your palace?" You asked. Without, hesitation, he grabbed your hand and lead you into the palace.

"We can go see the fireworks room! I love it, so I'm sure that you will, too!" He didn't stop for a second, expertly leading you through the halls of the palace. You could tell he was excited to finally be able to share this with somebody.

Finally, he came to a sudden stop, nearly making you crash into him. You tugged on his hand and said his name, and when you didn't respond, you looked past him and into the room.

In the room, you saw a variety of different things- such gunpowder, salts, and paper- that you assumed were used in the fireworks you had seen used throughout the city before. Shen stared at the room with a grin on his face and a wild look in his eyes, before seeming to snap out of his trance and turn to face you.