I cant stop thinking about an AU

Cerealgirl September 25, 2025 11:06 am

Where the mother regressed and decides to run away with child MC. She realises how she fucked up colossally by choosing the old emperor but she herself was young she was used, abused and discarded so she turned to alcohol and Genos was the only thing keeping her afloat but she releases just how fucked up the thing was and she basically did to Genos what the old emperor did to her. So she runs away from the palace with the child MC to start a new life and fix her mistakes but what she didnt know was her heart was petrifying and she could do nothing to prevent it so in this life as well she chose to rely on alcohol because thats the only thing that numbs the cutting pain from the rapidly hardening shards of gem. 10 years go by the MC starts presenting symptoms of
Petrification and she has no other choice but let go of her son and send him back to the palace from there the original story takes place but healthier minus all the misunderstanding crap. She doesn’t have much time left and she knows the only one who can save her is Genos but he is already the emperor and married and she has nothing to herself not that it would have mattered as her time was dwindling and all she could do to ease that was drink on her bed all day. Her son visits her and tries to take care of her but she lashes out and sends him away. Genos only finds out about her when he hears the MC mention in passing how helpless the MC feels bcs his own mother is passing away and he cannot do anything to prevent it and all the happiness means nothing. So anyways much like the og Genos, this one is also very much in love with his step-mother and as one may imagine, he was the love of her life not the gross old king but after everything it was all too late for both of them bit even so, he wished to see her one last time. He visits her and tries to have a conversation but it goes no where bcs she cant deal with the pain of being so close to him without touching him, without the feel of her love. She can feel her almost completely petrified heart wanting to soften just by his presence and that shakes her resolve she tries to kick him out but he doesnt budge in desperation and in pain she sobs out the helpless Genos lands a soft kiss nothing less the peck on her lips which instantly completely reversed the petrification, she almost passes out from the ease and instant relief from all the years of pain but not before she returns the kiss and falls into slumber muttering a soft, “what have you done….”.

This has been my roman empire for the last week or so. I need help.

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