PoT: Third Watch: Sunrise

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Sunrise

The new year starts, unsettling Kirihara a bit until he talks with Jackal. Drama, I-3

The second years he could handle; he had earned what he saw in their faces when they called him Kirihara-buchou. Respect or fear or pride, he had earned it. But the glow in the first years' eyes, the awe in their voices when they whispered to each other about him, that made him twitchy.

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[kamitra.livejournal.com]

It's been a while, but I thought I should write a review essay of praise one of these days. I wonder if this'll be one of the stranger replies you've gotten. *sweatdrop*

Truthfully, I was completely and utterly impressed by your characterizations. I know that sounds bad, but it was just so /different/ that I can't help but come back again and again. Your fics are another source of balance and sense of ease that I need sometimes. The things that so many of us find frustration in trying to express and develop the idea for, you have already spoken with in language. It's all wonderful.

Sex is definitely in the mind and I think you're one of the few authors that I feel like I actually have a sex drive for, considering that I certainly have no feeling for hot and not hot. *rolls eyes at herself* The language is wonderful and the whole description gives room for the thought.... I find myself blushing and learning something at the same time. *laughs*

Seriously, though, I love all your characterizations and characters. I can't wait to see how you work on Shinji, and I'd love to see your work on Sakuno. She seems so very cute in your writings, especially in that comparison to Ryoma. XDXD But Yukimura, Tezuka, and Atobe own me most of all. Fuji does too, and I love the way you describe his problems, because he's one of the few that are shown to have a major problem in the series. I'm always biased on Atobe... and Tezuka is just *_*. If anyone needed to know why Tezuka was such a popular character, I'd reccomend them... no wait, everyone should read this stuff anyway...

Am I laying it on too thick? I'd like to think not. ^^ I'm sorry, but you have a major fan, making my top three fanfic writers list. (I'm not sure who the third is, btw, but I'll have to think about that one... and the other writes in Japanese.)

You're so much older than me, so it's kind of a comfort to lay on this kind of praise to someone who has enough time to take it all in stride... I hope. XD


I think I need to sleep badly. Sadly, though, I'm only going to get one hour of sleep, I think. I dunno. Maybe I'll just cut class today.

[kamitra.livejournal.com]

Sad, I should be commenting on this fic too!

Jackal gets so little attention, it's nice to see him getting development. I like how different he is from the rest of Rikkai in this piece, showing how much of a strength he is to Kirihara, who is learning... well, everything. Kirihara's awesome.

[branchandroot]

*blushing* Thank you very much. It's wonderful to hear when my stories really click for someone. Especially since balance is one of the things I try hard to keep, between all these characters. This show has so many characters with hidden or complex personalities, so many corners to explore, I suppose it's really no surprise I've fallen so hard for all of them. But it's very good to hear that I'm doing them justice in the eyes of another person who appreciates those complexities.

Kirihara is awsome! And he's shortchanged so often, the poor thing. *pets Kiri-muse*

Thank you again!