I have not had the opportunity to go read the rest of Paul S. Atkins's Chigo article...

[thoth_moon]

But I did find and show hcolleen the link for this:

Chigo Monogatari: Love Stories or Buddhist Sermons?

I think she focuses more on the religious themes of the chigo stories rather than the chigo themselves.  When I read the Atkins article I'm going to take notes, and once I've done that I'll happily share them here ^^

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[akai_senshi]

Yeah, she does.

However, given that the Sensui arc is chock full of Buddhist symbolism and rhetoric, I most definitely say that Itsuki/Sensui resembles a very warped version of a monk/chigo relationship. With a side of Plato thrown in for good measure. (You're the one who wrote about the allegory of the cave...)

[thoth_moon]

In an AU where one chigo meets one monk who was kicked out of the temple for doing many things with too many hands ... or something like that ...

THIS SUMMER--THE APOCALYPSE! Coming to a charred ruin near you.

Okay, so that's ... that needs work, but hehe.

Why yes I am! One of my most favorite assignments ever! I still brag about that, and it's come up quite frequently lately XD

[akai_senshi]

*ROFLMAO*

Brilliance. Sheer brilliance.

Also, Adult!Sensui seems very Mishima-esque to me. I was wondering if you got that vibe off of him as well.

[thoth_moon]

Aha, the Mishima reference in "Midnight Madness," I remembered this comment ^^ I've only read Confessions of a Mask, but Mishima himself ... yeah, sort of. Like after WWII I think he sort of couldn't take the reality check and go forward like other people did; maybe that factored into why he offed himself...?

[akai_senshi]

Yeah, that and they both started shit just to commit suicide with their boyfriends. (People think Mishima's #2 in his army was his lover, and that's why he couldn't behead him- they had a third party help with the seppuku.)

Both of them also kind of were stuck in the past in a way- Mishima through denial, and Sensui through madness. Plus they were both warriors, well-known woman-haters, and gay (even though Mishima married to form a political alliance).