Pot: Standalone: Relational

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Relational

Twenty thoughts of Niou Masaharu. Character Sketch, I-2, manga continuity

To deceive is to control the perception of others.

Comments

[fromastudio]

*hmmm* I think Yanagi wins against Niou because logic, if far-reaching and all-encompassing enough, defeats even inuition. It might not defeat pure intuition at its finest (i.e a Yukimura) but Niou is not pure intuition, but as you said, straddles the two.

*thinks* I have to confess great curiosity as to what Sanada's Rin consists off.


*nod* His expression really is like that the whole time. He really is the least emotionally expressive of the team. Which makes me wonder as to the general fandom portrayal of him as the constant 'Bad Boy with Attitude'. I do think he has Attitude, but it's more the attitude of utter freedom, as your fic suggests - Niou sheerly doesn't care. He doesn't piss people off for the sake of pissing people of - not unless there's some interesting reason to do it - a psychological conundrum, something potentially sparkly and attractive.

A pain but fun does seem to describe an alarming proportion of ficcing. *g*

[branchandroot]

I have to confess great curiosity as to what Sanada's Rin consists off.

*vigorous nodding* I mean "immovable as the Mountain" is fairly obvious; it almost has to be a defensive posture. But the original for Rin is "In marching slowly, as stately [or deliberate, or silent] as the Forest". My first rendering, for Challenge, was a variation on concealing one's ki, one's intent to strike. But I wonder whether it might not be a counter-tennis thing? Deliberate, measured, waiting, unrushed. *boots Konomi a few times* We're dying of suspense, here, hurry up!

*makes face* I think the Bad Boy thing might come from the anime, which did give Niou a good deal more expression and obvious Attitude. I also see it attached, a lot, to his hair, in particular. *wry*