Butterfly
First Prince of Tennis Fanfiction
Word Count: 1,621; 4 pages
Completed: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
In Prince of Tennis, one of my favorite teams is Rikkaidai. I'm especially fond of Yukimura, Kirihara, and D1. To me, Yukimura is an extremely fragile, sorrowful character, despite his status as the best singles player. He is beloved by much of the fandom without knowing much of his personality or background. I haven't even seen him play yet.
Death is a frightening subject to most people. We don't want to let go of someone we've lost, and the truth is that we don't. There will always be a sound, scent, object that reminds us of them. The best thing to do is embrace their memory and love what they left behind. Watching someone die is immensely harder than death itself, and that is what people don't like to live through. Sanada is the character who would be left the the heaviest burden of Seiichi's death, which is why I centered Butterfly around them. Kirihara has a bigger role than his teammates, because he is the one to follow in the captain's footsteps.
I put a lot of detail into Yukimura's room, because I feel that rooms carry on the personality of the people who live within them. This is a theme that will certainly present itself in most of the fanfics I write from now on. Seiichi's room is green, the color of life, and clear of physical clutter. Journals are hidden among the books, because I'm big on journal keeping. I love a dreamcatcher my oldest brother gave me, which is why I put one in Yukimura's room. I'm also possessive about my room, because it's the one space that belongs to me. I gave Seiichi this trait. Sanctuary is a word people should describe their room, because there's very few places where you can label as such.
A love of butterflies is something I inherited from my great-aunt. It's a creature I find well-suited to Seiichi. I went to a friend's house in elementary school to find a frame of insects pinned under glass, and I thought it was a bit cruel. Seiichi also shares this feeling of mine with the butterfly plaque in his room. He kept it out of respect for his mother, but honestly didn't like it.
Sanada and Yukimura's relationship is one that has the ability to be angst-filled and tragic, and that is the one I pursued for Butterfly. But even in the end, I tried to put in a tinge of hope. I'm not certain if it worked.
Seiichi died in his sleep, in the quiet of the early hours. It was a peaceful death at a peaceful time. I think it is the most merciful way of dying. The time was meant as a transition, as death means in the tarot cards. He was alone, as many leaders live.
In case anyone didn't understand this part, Yukimura made Sanada promise to live for his dreams. Later, I wrote that, "Sanada had already broken his promise, because Seiichi was his dream."
The funeral is short, because funerals (and weddings...*cough*) tend to be a dragging affair. They went to play tennis to honor him, because that's what he would have wanted. Funerals are meant to be a celebration of one's life, not a mourning for their death. They would have the rest of their lives to grieve. Once again, the dreary weather was a symbol of tangible sadness.
Sanada was dedicated to Yukimura in life, tennis, and death. Kirihara wished to some day beat Yukimura, which he is now unable to do. That is why they were the most faithful visitors.
Cancer was the disease I chose for Sanada, because it gave him time to set his affairs in order. In my mind, he was still unmarried and childless when he died. He wouldn't be able to love someone like he did Yukimura, which is why I did what I did.
The white flowers in between their graves were for purity, a characteristic of their relationship.
Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed. I truly appreciated your feedback.
Word Count: 1,621; 4 pages
Completed: Tuesday, November 16, 2004
In Prince of Tennis, one of my favorite teams is Rikkaidai. I'm especially fond of Yukimura, Kirihara, and D1. To me, Yukimura is an extremely fragile, sorrowful character, despite his status as the best singles player. He is beloved by much of the fandom without knowing much of his personality or background. I haven't even seen him play yet.
Death is a frightening subject to most people. We don't want to let go of someone we've lost, and the truth is that we don't. There will always be a sound, scent, object that reminds us of them. The best thing to do is embrace their memory and love what they left behind. Watching someone die is immensely harder than death itself, and that is what people don't like to live through. Sanada is the character who would be left the the heaviest burden of Seiichi's death, which is why I centered Butterfly around them. Kirihara has a bigger role than his teammates, because he is the one to follow in the captain's footsteps.
I put a lot of detail into Yukimura's room, because I feel that rooms carry on the personality of the people who live within them. This is a theme that will certainly present itself in most of the fanfics I write from now on. Seiichi's room is green, the color of life, and clear of physical clutter. Journals are hidden among the books, because I'm big on journal keeping. I love a dreamcatcher my oldest brother gave me, which is why I put one in Yukimura's room. I'm also possessive about my room, because it's the one space that belongs to me. I gave Seiichi this trait. Sanctuary is a word people should describe their room, because there's very few places where you can label as such.
A love of butterflies is something I inherited from my great-aunt. It's a creature I find well-suited to Seiichi. I went to a friend's house in elementary school to find a frame of insects pinned under glass, and I thought it was a bit cruel. Seiichi also shares this feeling of mine with the butterfly plaque in his room. He kept it out of respect for his mother, but honestly didn't like it.
Sanada and Yukimura's relationship is one that has the ability to be angst-filled and tragic, and that is the one I pursued for Butterfly. But even in the end, I tried to put in a tinge of hope. I'm not certain if it worked.
Seiichi died in his sleep, in the quiet of the early hours. It was a peaceful death at a peaceful time. I think it is the most merciful way of dying. The time was meant as a transition, as death means in the tarot cards. He was alone, as many leaders live.
In case anyone didn't understand this part, Yukimura made Sanada promise to live for his dreams. Later, I wrote that, "Sanada had already broken his promise, because Seiichi was his dream."
The funeral is short, because funerals (and weddings...*cough*) tend to be a dragging affair. They went to play tennis to honor him, because that's what he would have wanted. Funerals are meant to be a celebration of one's life, not a mourning for their death. They would have the rest of their lives to grieve. Once again, the dreary weather was a symbol of tangible sadness.
Sanada was dedicated to Yukimura in life, tennis, and death. Kirihara wished to some day beat Yukimura, which he is now unable to do. That is why they were the most faithful visitors.
Cancer was the disease I chose for Sanada, because it gave him time to set his affairs in order. In my mind, he was still unmarried and childless when he died. He wouldn't be able to love someone like he did Yukimura, which is why I did what I did.
The white flowers in between their graves were for purity, a characteristic of their relationship.
Thank you to everyone who read and reviewed. I truly appreciated your feedback.