Comments | ambientlight: i can't tell if march was particularly leonine in its entrance

ambientlight

i can't tell if march was particularly leonine in its entrance

Mar 08, 2009 23:29

i somehow doubt there will be takers, but: it's spring.

name fandom(s) and character(s), and i will write a new beginning. it may or may not be AU.

fic

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feliciter March 9 2009, 02:46:39 UTC

Ginko, Adashino and Tanyuu, please?

(it's autumn here, hence also the seasonally-inappropriate icon!)

incredibly late response, sorry ambientlight April 26 2009, 20:15:03 UTC

The morning begins not unlike many others. She wakes with a slight ache in her neck, rolls of paper unwound around her and across the floor. A blanket -- dear, thoughtful Tama -- falls from her shoulders as she stretches ( ... )

Re: incredibly late response, sorry feliciter April 27 2009, 07:56:42 UTC

Thank you! This would be a perfect beginning for a sequel to Mushishi.

(better late than never, I had forgotten it D:)

a road-trip saga

Oh yes plz

Re: incredibly late response, sorry ambientlight April 27 2009, 20:29:16 UTC

you're welcome! (i had almost forgotten it too. >_.)

i have a huge weakness for road trip stories (see also: samurai champloo) but have never written any, woe.

xsmoonshine March 9 2009, 08:38:25 UTC

I want bunny rabbits a pony Natsume and his kitty cat! =D

sorry for lateness! ambientlight April 26 2009, 20:48:09 UTC

i was going to write one in which madara is a bunny instead, but.

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"Interesting."

The youkai's voice is a low, amused purr, its breath tickling the back of Natsume's neck. He tries to move, but it must have more than just a paw on him now; it feels as though the creature's entire weight is bearing down upon his back.

"So this is Reiko's famed grandson. What a disappointment. And that... collection of yours -- ah--" From the corner of one eye, Natsume can just about see a long, cruel claw turning the pages of the book with exaggerated care. "The rumours were true."

He doesn't have it in himself to be properly angry, he never has had, but there's bitterness in his voice as he says: "I just wanted them to leave me alone."

"Then you should have learnt some sealing techniques. Tsk, tsk. A youkai-hunter, indeed."

"I never went after them--"

"Just think what Reiko would have said."

"Stop talking about my grandmother!"Shh." Three sudden points of pressure, just above his shoulderblades; Natsume stops struggling, blinks away the ( ... )

Re: sorry for lateness! xsmoonshine April 27 2009, 01:28:06 UTC

Ah, cool what-if au. I can see Natsume choosing to go that way, if he'd been less of a fluffy nice guy or more frustrated with the harassment. Potentially really dark...

Re: sorry for lateness! ambientlight April 27 2009, 20:36:45 UTC

thanks! i-i realised after i started writing that i couldn't quite see natsume going that way after all, but the premise is still interesting, i think. ^_^;;

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A reference to Kowalczyk, by any chance? :? <:) hopei March 10 2009, 21:47:13 UTC

also thank you for the Istanbul recommendations, they will be much referred to!

Re: A reference to Kowalczyk, by any chance? :? <:) ambientlight March 11 2009, 18:09:55 UTC

i'm not that clever, alas! which Kowalczyk do you mean?

and you're welcome! i hope you enjoy yourself there. i really loved the place. *_*

Re: A reference to Kowalczyk, by any chance? :? <:) hopei March 12 2009, 03:03:33 UTC

oh, then what was it in reference to? out of curiosity.

looking forward to it so much!!

Also:

March Enters, Leonine

Cold.
Gray.
Granite.

Ice.
Sky.
Heart.

- David Kowalczyk

Re: A reference to Kowalczyk, by any chance? :? <:) ambientlight March 12 2009, 15:29:34 UTC

ah, i see! thankyou.

i assume Kowalczyk and i were referring to the same thing: the common saying "if march comes in like a lion, it will go out like a lamb."