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.

Comments

[absenceofmind.livejournal.com]

i personally think that nanjiroh is a TERRIBLE father. i don't bother pointing it out in fic, but frankly it goes a long way towards getting me to like ryoma and forgive his unbelievable mary-sue tendencies to win, win, win. i think it's only natural that ryoma be really mad at his dad, not only for having given up the game and basically gone into hiding (which to me suggests that he never really did "get it" the way ryoma does, thanks to tezuka), but also for being a real JERK.

your ryoma's a bit less homophobic than most guys, if he lets someone cuddle him in bed, even if it's his best friend and he really, really needs it. ^^ but oh, i do adore the two of them being close. and momo being protective.

[branchandroot]

*nods vigorously* I always kind of wonder whether Ryuuzaki-sensei is disappointed by Nanjirou. I mean, she loves seeing the boys go to their limits, and it kind of seems like Nanjirou never quite did...

[absenceofmind.livejournal.com]

i get the feeling she's...resigned. like, she doesn't agree with what he did, but then again she's NEVER managed to control him. what he needed was for someone to whup his ass in tennis, but that just never happened (or at least not fast enough.) i'd bet she'd be the first to be pleased if she saw ryoma surpass him, though.

i wonder if anyone has ever written an AU fic where nanjiroh doesn't quit, or any nanjiroh-centric fic at all. *ponders*