CCS: Bamboo, Pine and Peach: From Old Wood

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

From Old Wood

Yukito notices something a little different about Touya lately, and discusses it with Yue. In a way. Drama, I-3

Yukito did not perceive magic, as his other self did. That this often meant he did not perceive his other self was something he put down as one of life's little ironies.

Comments

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

*loves Yukito very, very much*

[branchandroot]

Yuki is just great; I love how much depth he has to him.

[a-white-rain.livejournal.com]

(Besides the basic CLAMP-logic that angst > plot.)
Which generally works for me, but not with him. :(

This was a good, fun read. I'm looking forward to more.

[branchandroot]

Exactly, Touya needs happy endings! *firm nod*

Glad to hear you liked it!

[aishuu.livejournal.com]

Lovely as usual. I'm of the school that Touya's magic will eventually return, too.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you! *grins* It's all more fun if Touya can still play, too.

[glitterbats.livejournal.com]

(My apologies for any incoherency, its been a long day.)

I'm extraordinarily glad I found this fic; This chapter and the ones before it are all wonderful. Thank you for writing them, and I look forward to seeing more of this tale.

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you! It's wonderful to hear people are liking these stories.

[rhap-chan.livejournal.com]

Interesting. I've always wondered if Touya's magic would return once Yue/Yukito was (were?) stabilized. Your descriptive powers are amazing here.

[branchandroot]

Thank you! *wry* Really, I think the total erasure of his power only works if the story doesn't go on at all, and that seems boring.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Ah, this is great. I like the subtlety of the things that Yuki notices about Touya, the kind of things you wouldn't really register unless you spent a lot of time with said other person.

Yuki's communication with Yue is also very interesting-- I've never seen it done in precisely that way before, and I really like it. Although it's fortunate that Yukito is observant and posessed of a great deal of patience, because that's gotta be a difficulty in figuring out what Yue's saying/thinking/feeling.

I would very much look forward to further conversations if you decided to write them, I most certainly would. ;-D

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

I figure, if Yue and Yukito are two manifestations of one persion, which is certainly what my Touya is convinced of, their communication will be... well, more like talking to yourself than anything else. I'm hoping to show them coming closer, and that communication becoming more smooth and less obtrusive, too. *eyes muses* If they cooperate.

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

Does that mean there will be more? Oh, happy day! I hope they cooperate, indeed I do. Well, the bribe of Touya ought to be sufficient for anyone, so.

[branchandroot]

There is indeed more to come! I think there about about another five stories in this one, perhaps more. It's a little hard to tell, since this is one of those arcs where I wrote the last story second, and then had to go back and try to fill in all the development to /get/ there. *wry*

[grey-damaskena.livejournal.com]

I WIN AGAIN! ::very pleased::

And don't you hate it when that happens? ::wry:: You get the beginning, or you get some of the in-between, or you get the end . . . and then the muse departs and leaves you high and dry and you have to muddle through the rest as best you can . . .

But I will very much look forward to more stories, yesyes, and hope they will be coming soon.

[akayalovesyaoi.livejournal.com]

I agree, Clamp's logic is one of the things I love in Clamp, but I really wish Touya could see his mother and sense the people or danger around him. He needs more love dammit!

[branchandroot]

Goodness yes. That always struck me as very unfair, considering. I mean, his sister is the strongest magician in the world, surely she can fix it if nothing else. Glad you liked this!