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Different Roads ch4

Jan 05, 2006 20:16

Title: DIFFERENT ROADS, SAME DESTINATION
Author: Lady Addiction
Fandom: Hikaru no Go
Pairings: None
Warnings: GEN, AU, angst, people with disabilities
Dedication: In thanks to the Lord for his many mercies in my own life.DISCLAIMER: Hikaru no Go doesn't belong to me ( Read more... )

Comments 9

suvius January 6 2006, 05:34:01 UTC

Nice work on explaining Masao's thoughts and feelings about what happened with his son. Now I feel like throwing a couple bricks at him instead of squishing him flatter than a pancake with a fleet of Mac Trucks.

How much worse would he feel if he were in Hikaru's shoes? Then again no parent wants to hear that there is a good chance that they will out-live their child.

Reading this makes me want to read more, especially with the depth of emotion that you inject in each chapter. Wonderful job on the story.

lady_addiction January 6 2006, 22:51:20 UTC

Oh, thanks! I know I'm cruel but I'm so glad you like it!

harumi January 6 2006, 06:21:55 UTC

Oh, I like the addition of the vivacious office lady. ^_^ This is such a lovely, emotional, introspective chapter. I love this one to pieces. I think it may be my favorite so far. Keep it up!

lady_addiction January 6 2006, 22:51:45 UTC

Heee, thanks! That OL was inspired! XD

shinra_lackey January 6 2006, 20:28:44 UTC

Eek! I can't believe I missed the last chapter, so I was so glad when I saw that you had updated and there were two new chapters for me to read! Concerning the last chapter, I loved Sai's reasoning to Hikaru about how he shouldn't kill himself. The part where Sai said he adored Hikaru just made me so happy and broke my heart at the same time. I was also tickled by the whole scene where Sai and Hikaru were playing soccer. It was just too sweet.

Regarding this chapter, I'm still a little weary of Masao's reasoning for writing Hikaru off as having no future. I guess I'll just have to integrate it into my mind that Masao is just really disappointed in what Hikaru has left for himself. But he still should talk to him! Arrrgh. Poor, little Hikaru! I hope Masao catches a clue when Hikaru wakes up and starts interacting more with the outside world.

lady_addiction January 6 2006, 21:38:37 UTC

I'm glad you enjoyed Sai and Hikaru together. So far, I believe that's my fave chapter! ^_^

As for Masao, well, some parents do think like that. My beta-readers thought it was a very Asian thing. We'll see what happens...

harumi January 6 2006, 22:16:07 UTC

I'm still a little weary of Masao's reasoning for writing Hikaru off as having no future.

My dad wrote me off after being diagnosed with depression. It's taken a while to get my mother and her family to accept it too. There is nothing more horrid than a mental disease to an Asian family, nothing more shameful. Ignorance is a part of it, and so is culture. It's not pleasant, but it's a way of reality for a lot of people.

Sometimes this makes me glad that I'm in the United States.

lady_addiction January 6 2006, 22:52:40 UTC

I know what you mean. Here in Canada there's lots of people who are extremely supportive of disabilities and there's a lot of help. I don't think there'd be that much back in the Philippines.

mikoune January 9 2006, 00:05:29 UTC

Eventually, I'll review this at ff.net. I have to say that I really love the atmosphere in this. ^^ It's so reasonable in your storyline. I have never seen this kind of thing before in the HnG archives.