PoT: Mirror Writing: Ripple

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Ripple

The day after the events of "Twist", Ryouma tries to sort out his thoughts. Drama With Slight Romance, I-3

Ryouma snorted a laugh. If he ever admitted to Momo that his protective streak made Ryouma feel better, he'd be doomed. Probably for life. Momo would never again believe Ryouma was serious when he grumbled or swatted Momo away.

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[branchandroot]

The anime certainly plays that day as an us-against-the-jerks thing, but I saw that particular gesture as such a father-son thing, in the manga, that it really struck me when Ryouma used it.

*thoughtful* It's not that I think Nanjirou is total scum. Nor that he's deliberately fucking with Ryouma's head. More that he's managing the effect despite not meaning it. And, while I could forgive that in an opponent, when it happens in a parent it makes me see red.

Midoriyama is the team whose coach also has his son in the lineup. That's actually one of the places that gets my hackles up again, for Nanjirou's remark that kids are there for parents to toy with. Again, I don't think he's entirely serious, but I don't think he's entirely joking, either.

*grins* Obssessing about the manga is a perfectly good thing. Glad you're liking this branch! More on the way.

[issen4.livejournal.com]

Midoriyama is the team whose coach also has his son in the lineup. That's actually one of the places that gets my hackles up again, for Nanjirou's remark that kids are there for parents to toy with. Again, I don't think he's entirely serious, but I don't think he's entirely joking, either.

Eh-huh. I knew it had to be Midori-something.

Maybe it's just because my social circle is weird--and the books I read--but plenty of people around me say that they'd like to have children to 'play with'. And these are some of the most serious, devoted parents I've ever met. So I guess I didn't think of that remark as a sign of anything negative, just some shoptalk between parents.