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branchandroot) wrote2004-05-18 01:40 pm
branchandroot) wrote2004-05-18 01:40 pm
Entry tags:
PoT: Mirror Writing: Clove Apple
Fic post from my archive.
The aftermath of Fuji's encounter with Mizuki, and explanations for Tachibana.
Kippei smiled down at him when Shuusuke raised his head to give him an inquiring look. "All the people you're most drawn to are ones you can't control."
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I was a little worried after I read the previous one, specially because I hadn't any idea how Tachibana would deal with the thing, but...I like it as you did. Of course I think Fuji deserved some pain because what he did to Tachibana was...geeez..But I can accept your way of see things too.
I liked the idea of Mizuki 'winning' against Fuji. Not because I dislike Fuji, but because I think the tensai has to see that he's not the almighty guy, and Mizuki can be really dangerous if he is really into it.
I noticed I'm reviewing all the fics in one post, but...I had printed all of them (with Fuji, Tachibana, Mizuki and Yuuta) so just now I could write to you.
I'm loving all the Mirror Writing...since Atobe/Tezuka until now. You are doing a great job...I'm just a little worried now about when this Mizuki/Fuji thing will end, because...if Yuuta will be with Mizuki...well...something will have to be done to settle things between them. A whole life fighting is not exactly a sane and good thing to see.
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I'm fairly sure Fuji does feel quite guilty, but he doesn't seem to deal well with feeling guilty. Or, really, feeling a lot of things. Which is why I think it will probably be Tachibana who pulls him out of the tit-for-tat cycle with Mizuki. Tachibana is stable enough, and Fuji trusts him enough. Not sure when that will happen, though. The fourth story will bring Fuji and Mizuki to a sort of plateau, where their sniping at each other doesn't get as toxically out of hand as it did in "The Winner Is". But I think a real resolution will take a lot longer.
Glad you're liking it!
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Fuji's gonna *maim* him, or something, isn't he?
God knows I would.
[lurves on Tachibana for a bit, only in a purely platonic and non-infringing on the Fuji territory way]
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Fuji-muse says he will allow people to hug his boyfriend, platonically, on alternate Tuesdays. You're in luck. Go ahead and glomp him.
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Hehe...Fuji/Mizuki is scary but in a way, the whole battle tends to draw me in, plus they both have people that can help pull them out in things get ugly or intense (I liked the image of a little mushroom cloud in the background, that was so right) so Yuuta and Tachibana are their anchors here.
Fudoumine was and will be my favorite (even over Hyotei!) so I love how Tachibana has come along.
Alma
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*coughs* I suppose that was probably obvious already...
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[platonicallypounceglomps Tachibana]
^__________________________^
[bows] Thank you, Fuji-muse. [wanders off to go molest Eiji for a bit]
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*giggles madly*
Tachibana is wonderful, gorgeous, and the BEST! I love how you dealt with his reaction. Because he understands Fuji, the anger is not present, concern is so much more important. Fuji is human, but ohhhh the turning of cogs and wheels in his mind at present would frighten anyone.
Mizuki is gonna get it. The gall, oh the gall.
What I find fascinating is that while Mizuki is all about riling and winning against Fuji, he's also at the same time soothing over certain issues. Not without ulterior motives of course, but the little insufferable snake does seem to have diffused a truly damaging situation.
*claps*
I can't WAIT for the next part.
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*thoughtful* Between being obsessed with Fuji and in love with Yuuta, I think Mizuki doesn't want to actually injure Fuji. Or even cause him mental anguish. Much. And having gotten what he needed, he seems to have settled down a bit; he's almost behaving maturely at the music store.
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*baps him*
*walks to Fuji*
*baps him*
*walks to Tachibana*
*hugs him gently*
and as an afterthought, pets Yuuta.
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*muses suddenly leave off torturing each other and stroll apart, whistling innocently*
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{chortling} that's not to mention what *Ann* would do.... {howling now}
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I *almost* wouldn't know who to place a bet on--Fuji or her--when it comes down to protecting loved ones and revenge... Except, this is a tennis show, and she's a "weak" player... always at the "mercy" of stronger players (bah!)
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I *almost* wouldn't know who to place a bet on--Fuji or her--when it comes down to protecting loved ones and revenge... Except, this is a tennis show, and she's a "weak" player... always at the "mercy" of stronger players (bah!)
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Sorry, too incoherent for more. *tries to wipe silly grin off face but fails*
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*gets a grip*
Very good to hear Tachibana managed to melt you. *happy grin*
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And yes, this one managed to make Fuji's motives clearer. I want to go on reading this, but must finish my own ShishiTori first because I'm very susceptible to other people's versions and want to keep them on my own course. Meep. That music store incident was delicious. Thank you for writing so many plots within the same 'verse, it's a treat. So much love! <333
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Know what you mean about getting derailed by other people's characterization; I can never read the characters I'm writing about on any given day. I'll look forward to hearing what you think, after you're done, though!
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god. damn. that's bloody all I have to say about that. oh hell yeah. *big shiny sparkles*
You... aack. I've said it all already. I worship you. I adore the way you write him. them. and. Such bloody fucking awesome cool shit!
(apologies for swearing, i do that when I get excited and reallyreallyreally love something... ^^;;; The average number of swear words per sentence goes up dramatically. heh.)
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Kippei is the greatest thing ever, yes, indeed. I give him all my problem characters to soothe into submission.
^_^V
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I love and worship you for what you've done with Mizuki. He really caught my interest when he first showed up in the anime, as a genuinely evil snake who was scary. Part of it was his ability to manipulate and his intelligence, and part of it was his voice (I'm deeply caught in the Saiyuki fandom, and Mizuki of PoT shares VA with Cho Hakkai, who is rather a lot like Fuji Syuuske. Or what Syuuske might become. >_>;;;), which was in Steely Evil Godmode. -And then they shafted him completely, turning him into a parody of an Unbergay Queen, for comic relief only. ;_;
But you, you have vindicated him in all sorts of wonderful ways! Thank you! :D The interaction with him and Yuuta, how Mizuki was carefully scouting and preparing his ground, how Yuuta caught on to it and dealt quite reasonably with the whole thing (not to mention the tantalising little glimpses you show of Yuuta's fundamental Fujiness), and and... Yes! The mindfuck encounter between Mizuki and Syuuske was very well executed; it's good you're not afraid to show the darkness in the elder Fuji brother.
Fuji and Tachibana are really, really good together. There just isn't enough Tachibana/Fudomine stories out there, so this one was extremely welcome. :) The way Kippei decides that Fuji needs a friend he won't have to compete with, and that this friend will be Kippei, is lovely. That he gets Tezuka to sign an agreement to this, as it were, even better. I see Kippei as one of three people grounded enough to be able to give Fuji some peace. (The other two being Kawamura and Ooishi.) I really enjoyed reading their story. :)
One quibble: It's really unfair of you to dangle teeny-weeny little flashes of Ann at us and not give her her own bit of screen time. She's a great character, and her potential as wielder of the Clue-by-four +5 of DOOM, matchmaker, gripemistress and instigator of mayhem is uncharted. ;D . o O ( With Kirihara and Kamio as captaions of their respective teams, I see potential for fun, though. Especially if Momoshiro captains Seigaku. ) *innocent* What? Hm? No attempted plotbunnying going on here, nope. Move along, citizen. The Computer is your friend.
...oh, heck. I'm adding general comments on the TezAto stuff too. They're good together; or rather, you make them good together. Atobe is such a cat! Eiji might be the one going nya-nya, but he's just a kitten compared to Atobe, the fully unleashed creature of luxury and World Domination. It's good Tezuka seems to have the necessary calmness to be a good cat-keeper. ^^ And the way Atobe deals with Fuji is just great! Pays off to be a champion annoyer, doesn't it? *grin* I almost, almost feel sorry for Tezuka who has to wrangle all these contrary people in his life, but really, he isn't that much better himself. Obsessive, stubborn, insular and overachievery to the bone. What's not to love? ^_^
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And Ishida Akira's voice helps very, very much. Oh, yes.
*laughs* Ann never did quite get around to having bunnies of her own. Sometimes I think she just likes to mess with other people's business too much. Or maybe she's just holding out for Lys to write her. She is one of my favorite characters.
*smiles fondly on Atobe* This whole enterprise really started with him. He complains a lot, these days, that I'm too easily distracted from his magnificence and don't give him enough love. Of course, I gave him Tezuka, and you'd think that would be enough love for anyone...
Fuji was the one that gave me the hardest time for the longest while. He's hard for me to write, which is why, I think, I wind up writing him through other eyes so often. That, and he's such a great catalyst to throw into a scene or situation. *wicked grin*
The tenipuri boys have so devoured my life.
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