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Some funny, for all the sick people on my flist:

The Cliff Notes Version of Genesis, by city_of_dis. There now. Y'all feel better, y'hear?

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Some fic, for anyone who wants it:

bonibaru has a beautiful Hisoka-fic here, which I think is untitled. Um. Right? And she disabled comments, so I could not post my love for it there, so instead I'm going to do it here. Nyah. Jesus Christ, is this story pretty. I'm quite the sucker for style over substance, and although plot is a nifty thing, my heart will always end up loving the fic with the perfect metaphor, that one just-right phrase, or the stunning symbolism. And the imagery in this fic is simply amazing. The use of color is what first struck me- the reds and yellows of Kyoto, the whites and pinks of Meifu, Hisoka's "oranges and browns", a blood-red moon, a "halo of gold" leaves for Tsuzuki, and the "jewel-eyes" of Tsuzuki and Tatsumi. It's a really prevalent cliche in YnM fic to describe amethyst eyes, or emeralds, or sapphires, but this phrase turns it around, twists it through Hisoka's bitterness, and I just love it. That's the bit that really stuck in my head the first time I read this. It's so good- for the character, for the fic, for the overall theme of fall.

There's other really nice imagery, too- I particularly love these two phrases: "wispy clouds trailing like forgotten ghosts across the brooding sky" and "the skeletal branches of barren trees will stretch out over him, like the praying hands of supplicants reaching fruitlessly toward a gray and depthless heaven". Duuuuude. That works so very, very well with the story. There's the obvious juxtaposition with Hisoka as a 'forgotten ghost' or his own 'gray and depthless heaven', but it's not done in that annoying, overbearing way such metaphors often are. It's so subtle I didn't even catch it the first time I read it. And even if you don't look at them as a characterization device or a mood-setter, those phrases are so evocative, photograph-images of fall.

And the relationships of all three characters are so nicely drawn out. Barely anything is stated directed, but it's portrayed in the tiny details, the balance and tensions between all three so perfectly captured. And it's all so very in-character. I really liked the way Hisoka was "meant to be- born to fulfill a family's dreams, the continuation of an old and powerful dynasty", because I've never thought of it that way before, and I don't think I've seen that idea in any other fic. But it rings true to me. I'm not ignoring the badness that was Hisoka's family, but really, family ties are funny things. I think it'd be really interesting to see some interpretations of Hisoka's feelings other than 'I hate them'. Because we don't really know that he does. I don't know the manga well enough to quote off-hand, but he never once even mentions his family in the anime. Even the truth about the wonderful way his empathy was received Tsuzuku has to hear from the Gushoshin.

Really, for as short as this fic is, I'm incredibly impressed. But Bonibaru, you realize that this means you must write more now, or I will hunt you down? *grins*

Also, in case anyone somehow managed to miss it, starside has a new Hisoka birthday-fic called Co-Memorate, which is good enough to make me want to offer her my first-born child. If I had a first-born child. This totally satisfies my desire for established-relationship Tsu/His fics, it's just so perfect. And pretty. And funny. And angsty. So go read it! Oh, and download the song she quotes at the end (it's called "I'll Be", by Edwin McCain), because it is so good.

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Also, me_n_thee has a very nice essay on Why Tsuzuki/Hisoka and not Tsuzuki/Tatsumi. I'm very impressed, and not just because she's pandering to my OTP. It's very well done, and since this fandom gets few enough essays as it is, everyone should go encourage her.

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I'd like to post that Trick-or-Treat meme, but it's not working for me. *weeps* It only lets me do one person at a time, instead of all ten.

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A story: a few days ago, I was sitting in one of the cafeterias, eating lunch. As I'd gone to sit down, I noticed the table behind me was covered with a spread-out newspaper and a dish or two of food. This caught my eye because I was by myself, and thought about stealing the newspaper to read it. But, right after I sat down, I heard someone(s) come and sit at the table, preventing me.

So. I ate lunch, more focused on a book I was reading than the table behind me, but occasionally I'd hear little snippets of conversation, mostly about a crossword puzzle. Things like, "What's a four letter word for a movie that does poorly at the box office?", and a few minutes later, "Oh, that other one must have been 'bomb'! Yeah, now this 14-down fits." But I didn't think much of it.

I finish eating, get up to leave, and glance at the table behind me- there's only one person there. Talking to himself. The entire time. And? He was one of the cafeteria's workers. *dies*

I'm scared.

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Btw, Sephy, thanks for recommending this song! It's soooo pretty. (And hee, LJ spellcheck suggests I might have meant 'seamy' or 'seraph' instead of 'Sephy'. Or 'Sec'y', which I have never heard of and have no idea what it means.)

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It's raining, and it's cold- in the forties- and is generally just about the worst weather ever. I hate it. All you people who like fall- you're crazy. Summer's the way to go, I'm telling you.

Comments

[icediamond.livejournal.com]

Yayness. Reading material to allow me to avoid doing anything productive. ^_^

And talking to yourself is a bad thing? Uh oh... ^_^;

[wordsofastory.livejournal.com]

Hee, glad to help the procrastination.

And well, talking to yourself is a bad thing only if you do it in public. You can talk (or sing, which is what I do all the time #^^#) to yourself all you want as long as no one else is around. ^_~