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branchandrootFic post from my archive.
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.
"Why haven't you ever argued philosophy with me before, Tezuka? You've been holding back on me."
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Date: 2004-09-02 05:18 am (UTC)Okay, dammit, I give...I like it. This pairing has some awesome potential. Just...wow. I <3 it. It's entirely your fault, I assure you. Well, not quite entirely, but almost. I'm starting to really like Atobe, though, just in general...he's a very interesting character. *sigh* He's starting to remind me of Kaiba, from Yugioh, and I know from past experience that when that happens, the character 0wnz me. Kaiba characters are ones that I simply have to play with, explore, and write for. Ack. And
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Date: 2004-09-02 04:43 pm (UTC)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!
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Date: 2004-09-03 08:53 am (UTC)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.
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Date: 2004-09-03 02:54 pm (UTC)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.
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Date: 2004-09-03 08:22 pm (UTC)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. ^_^
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Date: 2004-09-03 08:35 pm (UTC)