[Uraboku] Bruises and Bitemarks (3/?)

[rooftop_sakura]

Title: Bruises and Bitemarks
Author: masanami
Character(s): Hotsuma/Shusei, mentions of Senshirou/Kuroto, Takashiro, Tachibana, and others
Word Count: 6,200
Rating: R
Warnings: Host AU. Suggestive material.
Summary: Shusei's the perfect host and Hotsuma's the perfect person to ruin everything for him.
Author's Note: Sorry for the delay in getting this out

Comments

[masanami]

That's so true. Shusei's eyes have been sorta dead to the world--everything has a veil around it that can't quite touch him even though he lives and breathes in it--until Hotsuma comes along and he's suddenly thrust into this abyss that he cannot understand because it does not conform to what he knows and perhaps that is what confuses him the most--that and the fact that he cares and does so deeply want concern to show but at the same time he has no way of expressing it in any terms but the ones he knows.

oh god don't even get me started on how torn and broken you've made these lovely, lovely boys in TS. My heart is still reeling from that last chapter and still just so--so crushed. Even through all the heartbreak I have loved every moment, every second of it. I cannot wait to see what else you have to share with us...as you wrap things up and leave us with your final thoughts ♥

Originally I only planned on B&B being a few chapters long, maybe 4-5, but now I think it will be longer. Maybe closer to 8-10? It's hard to say, especially with the lengths that I have written these chapters, which are so much longer than the normal length I usually write for multi-chapter fics. Even this chapter wasn't meant to be in this place, an entire chapter I added simply because I felt the foundations and lines of Hotsuma and Shusei's relationship needed to be more closely defined before I could move forward into what comes next...because all the characters I have introduced so far will have a dynamic impact on their relationship, on the fragility of it, as they struggle and try to connect among the dark city that is Kabuchiko and all that it means by Shusei being wrapped up in this sort of lifestyle.

I do love these discussions too, darling, for they are definitely a bright spot during my days ♥

[ravanna]

I also think that accepting this sort of new world MUST be hard, and difficult, and I love his way of dealing with it - on the one hand absolutely being overwhelmed, not knowing what to do and which behaviour is the right one, on the other throwing himself completely into Hotsuma's arms - like he so wants this change as much as he fears it. Loved the iomage of a shell being cracked, and you just pierce into it with your fingers and get it bursting. It fits so well here.

And now I am SO curious! The other characters will be of huge importance, too? Waaah, that's amazing, darling; I SO love stories with more views, more people actually touching the story of the main characters and changing their attitudes as well as their wishes, and I am SO curious for Kuroto's role and aaah *__*
But it's funny how it sometimes gets so hard to nail down how long something's going to be. As long as there's plot, and list, always give it a go, and share even the B-sides with us (we need a Kuroto/Senshirou B-Side for this story, hooon! Only something short but - please?;_;)

♥

[masanami]

I think of a lot of their relationship will be defined by characters we have only just begun to see :) Hopefully the other characters' involvement will be as enjoyable and meaningful as the rest...for they all will certainly impact Hotsuma and Shusei in some way or another...in ways that may or may not be noticeable quite yet^^

Senshirou and Kuroto most definitely have a backstory that's already been developed in my head, one very relevant, in some ways, to Shusei. Hopefully I'll be able to incorporate that story in with this one ♥