Earthly Attractions (Bright As Day Remix) by Phoebe Zeitgeist
Fandom: YAMI NO MATSUEI
Pairing: Tatsumi/Watari
Length: ~3,000
Author on LJ: p_zeitgiest
Author Website: Fic archive
Why this must be read:
This is a remix of my previous rec, and it must be read for several reasons. First of all, it's a brilliant story. Second, it's a fantastic example of a great remix. Phoebe takes the same basic plot, and brings her own unique voice to it.
There's a wonderful mix of the magical and the mundane in this story. The fairytale narrative the runs through serves to remind us that Meifu is an otherworldly place. And yet the tone of the story makes it clear that these people suffer in ways not too different from us, though their problems may be more dramatic. It's an excellent representation of a world populated by preternaturally beautiful ghosts, who nonetheless have to worry about budgets, office supplies, and that sometimes awkward transition from just coworkers to lovers.
We brought him our gifts, in Kyoto, and all of them were death. Muraki brought delirium and transformation, and if Tsuzuki refused it, he recognized it as a gift of love. I brought release, and obedience to his will. Kurosaki brought love beyond death, and the willingness to burn, and that was the right gift, the one Tsuzuki chose. (We might all have known. It's always the youngest who gets it right.)
The story tells of the triumphant return of the youngest suitor, whose gift means love, and it tells of the joy in the kingdom at the princess's happiness. There has been joy, and if Tsuzuki's happiness was a tender shoot at first, it has grown and thrived.
The story doesn't tell what happened to the other two suitors.
Earthly Attractions (Bright As Day Remix)
Pairing: Tatsumi/Watari
Length: ~3,000
Author on LJ: p_zeitgiest
Author Website: Fic archive
Why this must be read:
This is a remix of my previous rec, and it must be read for several reasons. First of all, it's a brilliant story. Second, it's a fantastic example of a great remix. Phoebe takes the same basic plot, and brings her own unique voice to it.
There's a wonderful mix of the magical and the mundane in this story. The fairytale narrative the runs through serves to remind us that Meifu is an otherworldly place. And yet the tone of the story makes it clear that these people suffer in ways not too different from us, though their problems may be more dramatic. It's an excellent representation of a world populated by preternaturally beautiful ghosts, who nonetheless have to worry about budgets, office supplies, and that sometimes awkward transition from just coworkers to lovers.
We brought him our gifts, in Kyoto, and all of them were death. Muraki brought delirium and transformation, and if Tsuzuki refused it, he recognized it as a gift of love. I brought release, and obedience to his will. Kurosaki brought love beyond death, and the willingness to burn, and that was the right gift, the one Tsuzuki chose. (We might all have known. It's always the youngest who gets it right.)
The story tells of the triumphant return of the youngest suitor, whose gift means love, and it tells of the joy in the kingdom at the princess's happiness. There has been joy, and if Tsuzuki's happiness was a tender shoot at first, it has grown and thrived.
The story doesn't tell what happened to the other two suitors.
Earthly Attractions (Bright As Day Remix)