Eyeshield21: Standalone: Negatives

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Negatives

Hiruma considers Mamori. Romantic Introspective, I-3

This was how he put it to himself:

Anezaki Mamori understood the need to fight for what you wanted and cared about.

Comments

[written-in-blue.livejournal.com]

*pets Hiruma* I still like this, very much. *pets Mamori, too*

[branchandroot]

Thanks sweet. *grins* They really are just the cutest, awkward things.

[muura.livejournal.com]

I love it. Simplicity in showing your affections is sometimes more sweet and you don't see that too much in fics. :'3 (And I can imagine Hiruma's expression when he says that last part, heh.)

[branchandroot]

Thank you! *wry* I imagine it would take these two rather a while to get around to anything involved, as far as romance goes.

[bloodywing.livejournal.com]

aww thats really cute *-*

[branchandroot]

Thank you! ^_^

[caffeinic.livejournal.com]

Eeee, so nice. I especially like the ending lines. ♥

[branchandroot]

Great to hear you liked it!

*grins* I just recently devoured the es21 manga and most of the anime that's translated. I'm in love with Hiruma. With all of them, really, but especially Hiruma.

[sei-kou-ki.livejournal.com]

S-so cute and wonderful ♥. I love how you included a mention of Hiruma's mystery mother and how different she was from Mamori. Going in my memories~

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

*grins* It's my pet theory that Hiruma is the illegitimate child of some high roller in business or politics. It seems like it could explain so much.

[sei-kou-ki.livejournal.com]

I like that theory~ It does explain a lot, and it isn't so erm, overblown, if that's a good word to describe it. My little brother thinks Hiruma's dad is a criminal gun smuggler who's really high up in the Yakuza or something, heh.

[branchandroot]

I did consider a yakuza explanation. But... Hiruma seems to be completely without parents, in a show that takes some trouble to display the players' families. Which makes it seem like he does what he does (the blackmail, the guns, the bleach blond and earrings) at least partly as a rebellion or fu to his family. And if they were yakuza, well, he'd be fitting right in. ^_^

Or, you know, this could all be a total red herring, and he actually has a loving family which we will be shown in the last issue, just to mess with our heads. *wry*

[themadpuppy.livejournal.com]

*_* I lo-o-o-o-ved it. I first thought it would be a lovey-dovey fic, but once we hit the mother comparison I was hooked. That's great to think about. And the finale is cute:).

[branchandroot]

*hearts* Thank you! *laughing* Every time I go to think of a lovey-dovey situation involving Hiruma and Mamori, it seems to develop guns or bitter mothers or some such.

[jayniejayne.livejournal.com]

Cute!
And very well-written, too.

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

[qem_chibati]

I really like the impact this has, it's short but really solidly written and very enjoyable. :D

[branchandroot]

*pleased* Thank you. These two tend to give me short, punchy bunnies. Kind of unusual for romantic bunnies, but fun to experiment with.

[cherry-tiger.livejournal.com]

I love this. Everything was just so in character and you gave Hiruma a certain depth that I truly enjoyed. Definitely one of the best HiruMamo fics I've read in a while. ^^ Keep it up!

[branchandroot]

*sparkles* Thank you! I'm still at the experimenting stage with Hiruma's voice, so it's great to hear this came out well.

[demoerin.livejournal.com]

I like that Hiruma's compliments to Mamori are sort of extorted from himself - he has to admit them grudgingly, and after a long period of judgement. I also liked how the speculation about his mother is built up to, since I was wondering why alcohol was mentioned specifically, and then it made perfect sense. And it's nice to see speculation about Mummy Hiruma, as most such theories are focused on his dad (personally I suspect his grandmother's Cruella DeVille, and his mother Miranda from The Devil Wears Prada. No srsly).

[branchandroot]

Thank you!

*wry* There's just something about Hiruma that says "mother issues" to me. Maybe it's just that we never see him blackmail women. Bribe yes; blackmail no, even when he alleges that he's collecting things to do so with. Silly boy.

[soloproject.livejournal.com]

Oh maaaaaaaaaan, I can't tell you how much GLEE it gives me to read ES21 fic written by you ESP if it's all about Hiruma (and HiruMamo XD)<3

[branchandroot]

*hearts* I am totally loving the HiruMamo. And also the ShinSena, of course, but Hiruma and Mamori and so much /fun/.