PoT: Mirror Writing: Backstage - Part Four

[branchandroot]

Fic post from my archive.

Backstage: Part Four

Tezuka and Atobe meet while out fishing, in the Spring of their third year of high school. Conversation, verbal jousting, poetry, philosophy, angst, dramatics and humor ensue. Drama with Budding Romance, I-3

"Why haven't you ever argued philosophy with me before, Tezuka? You've been holding back on me."

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[branchandroot]

*snickers* Oh, yes, Tezuka is being just a bit sneaky. Let's just say, the fishing is appropriate.

I can definitely see the Seto connection. That absolute value placed on a good match, and a good win. And that arrogance that you can't quite manage to hate them for, because they work so damn hard to live up to it.

(Though, the first time I listened to Inui's character songs, and realized where I recognized that voice from, it nearly broke my brain.)

Atobe gen, yeah, write it, write it!

[flamesword.livejournal.com]

oh my god, I love you! *squeeeee!* A Kaiba fan. Okay, that does it, you are officially the coolest person I know. ^____^ ♥

To be honest, I think the arrogance from both of them is more a facade than anything...that's the persona they show to the world, but not necessarily a true keystone of their character. Kaiba in particular, I think, is not arrogant at all. He sees himself as a tool, a means to an end, and nothing more--he doesn't really take pride in the fact of his perfection, it's only what he expects of himself, what he sees as necessary to accomplish his goals. The arrogance is to keep others from looking at him too closely.

But I think the most striking similarity I see is the absolute perfection they demand of themselves, always. Absolutely no room for error, ever. And the astonishing grace with which they almost always seem to pull it off. I don't know if I exactly like Atobe, yet (getting closer with every fic of yours I read though ^_~), whereas I love Kaiba to death, but I certainly respect the hell out of both of them.

Kaiba's voice is teh SMEX...hearing it from Inui does really break your brain though. ^_^ When I found out his seiyuu was in PoT, that was when I knew I had no choice but to see it.

Eep! more poking... ^^;; I will write it, sooner or later, I am sure...Atobe is just too fascinating a character to resist.

[branchandroot]

*nods thoughtfully* That's certainly one of the ways I've taken Atobe--that the 'showing off' is an act to keep his club in line. It makes sense for Kaiba. Goal-oriented doesn't even begin to describe him. Though I think he does use his arrogance to provoke closeness as well as distance; with Jounouchi, in particular. The evolution of his insults was one of the things that interested me enough to include it on the website I did for the show. (http://www.alltrees.org/anime/redgold/ if you're curious)

I have to say, I was a completely lost cause once I saw Kaiba fighting that thug-in-chief at Duelist Kingdom--the affair with the gun and the card, and Kaiba being unspeakably cool.

[flamesword.livejournal.com]

Hmmm...interesting point. I actually think a lot of Kaiba's initial hostility to Jou, and vice versa, is due to the fact that neither of them is willing to look past the surface. They take one look and dismiss each other as being nothing more than the face value image that they first see; i.e., a poor little rich boy and a loudmouth street rat. Ohh...well, I have a lot more to say on that subject, but I'm not going to rant in your journal. ^_^ You might find this post (http://www.livejournal.com/users/flamesword/30576.html) interesting, though. ^_~

I did check out your website...needs an update, ne? ^^ And as for Atobe...yeah, I agree. I have a lot more to say about that, too...probably make a rambling post about him and Kaiba and stuff in my journal soon. ^_^

[branchandroot]

I'm debating whether to wait for the anime to finish up, and see how the end is handled there. I shudder to imagine what the dub is going to do with the end, having somewhat painted themselves into a corner on the name issue. *makes face* Updates, bleah. Revisions are enough of a pain. *wanders back to them*