Postnuptial Disagreements

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Postnuptial Disagreements is a crossover Fan Fic for Sekirei, Fate Stay Night, and Fate Zero. It is written in first person from the perspective of Meriwether Archibald El-Melloi, the son of Kayneth and Sola-Ui from Fate/Zero, who survived an AU fourth Heaven's Feel. And he's pretty much exactly what you would expect.

On a trip to Japan to research his parents' role in the Fourth War, Meriwether finds himself stuck in the middle of the Sekirei Plan after Benitsubasa wings herself with him. Naturally, he leaps off the slippery slope with the zeal of a true magus, making the Sekirei Plan a whole lot bloodier in the process.

Benitsubasa soon finds herself trying to deal with the insanity that her Ashikabi has unleashed. And get laid. Which isn't as easy as it sounds.

Postnuptial Disagreements is also noteworthy for a surprising amount of character development over the course of the 'fic.

It can be found here and here.

This fic provides examples of:

 * Anti Hero: Meriwether. Though he might qualify as a Villain Protagonist, depending on your interpretation.
 * Unsurprisingly, Meriwether thinks of Richard from Richard III as a hero, and not as a Villain Protagonist.
 * Anyone Can Die
 * Big Bad:
 * Brains and Brawn: Meriwether thinks initially of him and Benitsubasa as this, but it turns out they are far more equal than he thought.
 * Character Development: Meriwether AND Benitsubasa, though your mileage may vary.
 * Combat Pragmatist: Meriwether learned from the mistakes of his father in the last Grail War.
 * Firstperson Smartass
 * Hopeless With Tech: Meriwether
 * Inner Monologue: Magus that he is, Meriwether compensates for his limited external monologues by providing a running commentary on everything from assassination techniques to home furnishing.
 * The Juggernaut: Miya
 * Magically Binding Contract: A favorite strategy of Meriwether is to manipulate or blackmail others into one with him.
 * Meddling Parents: Kayneth takes this up to eleven.
 * Noble Bigot: Meriwether
 * Pair the Smart Ones: One of the main reasons why the relationship between Benitsubasa and Meriwhether works is that they both are smart people who seek other smart people as partner.
 * Papa Wolf: Dozens of Sekirei and Ashikabis won't stop Kayneth from retrieving his son.
 * Spared By the Adaptation: Not only do Meriwether's parents survive the Fourth Grail War, but Kiritsugu and Ilya live much longer than in canon.
 * They Would Cut You Up: They really would, Benitsubasa.
 * What Measure Is a Non Human: Part of Meriwhether's Character Development is to accept Benitsubasa as an equal and opposing the treatment she would receive at the hands of other magi.