Kingdom Hearts II (Xigbar/Xaldin)

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Dilan slipped quietly past the command tent, military issue boots making no noise on the hard packed earth of the camp’s main thoroughfare. Cheap electric lighting spilled out from the tent’s open doorway; a long, flickering swath of harsh artificial yellow splashed across the gloomy midnight darkness. The men inside all seemed far too preoccupied

Comments

[syvia]

Oh- nnnng... historygasm~

You know, I already loved you for the Marluxia/Sora fic- you didn't have to write this too. *laughing* :D

It's not my prompt, but DAMN I'm glad someone put it up there. I'm in love with the detail and the hopelessness of the situation, and the twisted but dare I say compassionate? set of Xigbar's mind.

I also give you props for your choice in their names. ^^

Extremely~ well done.

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:)What do you mean huge history geek? *whistles innocently*

*grin* Well I had a lot of fun writing this so I'm just glad you enjoyed reading it. Xaldin's mind is a very interesting place, especially in a world where he's still proud and powerful but is restricted by his place in life (the name thing kind of ties in with that as well) :) And Xigbar never explaining ANYTHING he does is something I kinda like about him anyway.

[laylah]

Cool, cool take on this prompt! And fascinating, seeing how the power dynamic works out when flipped like this -- I wouldn't have expected it, but you make it work. ^^

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^___^ Thanks! Trying to keep Xaldin/Dilan in character while still making him susceptible to the hierarchy of the world he lives in was a fun (although somewhat headache inducing) challenge. To hear that it worked makes me a very happy clef :)

[dusknobody]

Lovely. I'm normally not one for historical fiction - I lack the background to properly appreciate it - but this was nicely accessible to the historically hampered, as it were, and done with an attention to detail that I can highly appreciate. I adore your pointing out that homosexuals were sent to the camps as quickly as anyone else. It gave the piece some marvelous dynamics and exquisite tone.

Well done.

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I wanted the setting to be comprehensible without hitting it over people's heads, but I couldn't help playing with the details at the same time. *laughs*

And I blame the camps line on the fact that I watched 'V for Vendetta' recently which is so heavily based on Nazism that it's not even funny. The understated dynamic that Xigbar wouldn't want to get caught either has some sort of impact, I think, on the way he behaves.

Thanks very much ^___^

[sister_coyote]

Oh, wow! Historical AU is awesome, and the dynamic here is really cool.

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*grin* Xaldin summarily refused to be anyone's bitch any more than he absolutely had to - luckily Xigbar is easily satisfied when things go his way.
And I can't resist the history shiny :) Thanks muchly!

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*grin* I'm a big 'setting the atmosphere' kinda person, so it's really nice to hear that people enjoy reading the detailed bitties as much as I like writing them :)

And as for the names; a lot of it was the dynamic between the characters since Xigbar and Xaldin are pretty much equals but Dilan is a little more human and, therefore, a bit more susceptible to the designs of others. (I'm also a big dork and think that when Dilan follows Xigbar's advice and changes his name, it'll reflect both his independence as a character and the influence that Xigbar's had on him - because then he'll have a name that starts with an X just like his tormentor/helper/bastard-Oberst). *shakes head* I put WAY too much thought into this lol

Apologies for the long reply - I'm really pleased you enjoyed it! :)