PoT: Challenge: Water Over Fire

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Water Over Fire

Immediately after Chapter Ten, Sanada (and, to a lesser extent, Yanagi) explains himself to Yukimura. Drama With Romance, I-4

"You take too much on your own shoulders so often," Renji sighed. "That was exactly what got you into this situation in the first place."

Comments

[branchandroot]

*pleased* That's wonderful to hear; that's exactly what I was going for.

This is actually based on an experience of my own, when a friend was going through something very difficult. It was such an incredible thing, and I wasn't at all sure I'd managed to transfer the feeling to this story. Sounds like it worked, though. *beams*

[solaas.livejournal.com]

Sounds like it worked, though.

Oh God, did it ever! It had real emotional impact, without ever getting anywhere near shouting distance of cheap. And now I'm misting over again... <:)