melannen | 100 days of enemy recs: 49. Murasaki Shikibu/Sei Shonagon

Murasaki Shikibu and Sei Shonagon were two court ladies of medieval Japan. They were both writers and poets, who have surviving memoirs that are still read today. There is no evidence they ever actually met in real life, but there is some evidence that they were set up as rivals (in absentia) in the court, and it's not like there's a ton of historical rpf f/f enemyslash pairings, okay? And these two are a delight. (I should really get around to reading some of their work.)

On the Moonlit Road of Dreams (2009 words) by Mithen
Fandom: Heian jidai | Heian Period
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sei Shonagon/Murasaki Shikibu
Additional Tags: casefic, Frenemies, Yuletide

In which two rivals team up to solve a mystery.

Brush Talk (2726 words) by starlady
Fandom: Heian jidai | Heian Period
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Murasaki Shikibu/Sei Shonagon
Additional Tags: Chromatic Source, Podfic Available

In which two ladies encounter each other on retreat.

Things Which Catch the Eye (2848 words) by petrichoral
Fandom: The Pillow Book - Sei Shônagon, Heian Jidai | Heian Period RPF
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Murasaki Shikibu/Sei Shonagon
Additional Tags: Flirting

In which summer is a poor time for poetry.

100 days of enemy recs: 49. Murasaki Shikibu/Sei Shonagon

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