The Sparrow Floats East Because It Can (Random Book #5)

Scattered Petals in the Wind (Story Idea)

Okay so for tiane- 's christmas gift, I wrote a story with this title about the Reader finding Ryoma, who was wounded.

But as I was writing it, I began to flesh out the world, and I was really intrigued by it, because it was a fascinating AU.

Here are the notes about this world I ended up creating:

- Yes Corrin is kidnapped in this story, and Corrin happens to be a female. (Sorry male Corrin fans)
- There is a war going on between Nohr and Hoshido, but it was about resources, not about Corrin (no one in Hoshido knows that Corrin is alive at this point, having assumed that she was killed in an accident, and Corrin kind of runs away from Nohr to see the outside world)
- Ryoma's hair is cut short, his vocal chords are wounded, he is wounded all over, and he is struck with amnesia, thus making him difficult to identify.
- Hinoka actually takes control of the Hoshidan army, and Takumi (not possessed) is captured by the Nohrians
- MIKOTO IS ALIVE
- The Reader herself is actually an orphan, and has been without a family for years (implied to be about 15 years, since I imagine the Reader to be 20 and Ryoma to be like 23). She relates to the orphans, and is bitter about never getting adopted. The closest thing she has to a family is Aneko, another caretaker who is not orphaned.
- Many of the children like the reader (a few don't but they're brats), but those who have lost their family to the Nohrians are actually closer to her.
- Part of the story revolves around the Reader taking care of the children, and Ryoma (under a new name) working with the Reader
- There will be Acts to this, but each Act may not be the same length. There are at least 3 Acts I have planned out

Act 1 is the Reader finding Ryoma and Ryoma staying with her at the orphanage
Act 2 is Ryoma recovering his memories
Act 3 is kind of fuzzy, with the return to Hoshido.

I had some idea for arcs but they depend on many things

1. How long it takes for Ryoma to recover his memories
2. When the Reader and Ryoma get married. One idea is that they marry before returning to Hoshido, and the reader is expecting their child (Shiro) when they arrive. Another is that they marry after they return to Hoshido
3. If there is some focus on the other characters, like Takumi and Leo's relationship, since Leo frees him from Garon and they have to learn to trust one another. Another is Hinoka grappling with the fact that her brothers are gone, and she still hasn't fully gotten over Corrin's disappearance.
4. When the war ends. If it ends before Ryoma's memories return, he'll just go home. If not......

- Another idea was for Shiro to be a kid that was at the orphanage that Ryoma gets attached to, but Idk.

What do you guys think? Should I do this? If I get at least two people interested, I'll write it.

Also what name should I use for this?

- Scattered Petals in the Wind
- Scattered Fates
- Shattered Ties
- Shattered Petals
- Shattered Revelations