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Durarara!! fic: Lead Balloons

Apr 10, 2010 14:29

Title: Lead Balloons
Authour: Miles/lifelink
Fandom: Durarara!!
Paring/Characters: Kida, Mikado
Word count: 840
Summary: Steampunk!AU, The future is no place to place your better days.
Notes: So, this was totally supposed to be steampunk, but it ended up being more cyberpunk, being more vaguely weird alternate universe-esk. Sorry! Excuse the epic fail of me ( Read more... )

au, steampunk, fanfiction, durarara!!

Comments 19

caffeinexsugar April 13 2010, 18:50:50 UTC

WOW. I've always been a steam/cyberpunk fan... but it's so rare to find a fanfic using this genre in such an effective, flawless way. I mean, it's hard enough to find a nice steam/cyberpunk FICTION nowadays, and...

I love your style--it's one of the crucial things that makes this fic read like a real steampunk fanfiction and not just an imitation of the genre. And I'm fascinated by the way in which you materialized/visualized Kida and Mikado's internal traits. Kida's "gold hand," of course, is not just a sign of the leader of the Yellow Turbans--it makes you see how he approaches things, in his straightforward, unabashed way. And Mikado--the subtle hacker--has "internal labyrinth of lucent crystal gears and invisible diamond springs" instead. This is what SF is about, I'd say.

Thank you for wonderful fic. The combination of my favorite anime and my favorite genre--it's like a dream come true! XD

lifelink April 15 2010, 02:54:56 UTC

Steampunk is one of the genres that I've loved for a long time, as well, but there is so little of it sadly. *sob* Which is why I jumped on the chance to write this.

I'm working on a lot of drabbles about the different characters in this setting, so far the only ones I don't have an idea for are Mika, Seiji, and Namie. So expect that companion fic to be out in about a week or so (or more... school is keeping me so busy)

But, anyway, I'm glad you liked it. Thank you for your kind words~

kitchensink13 April 15 2010, 02:33:10 UTC

I LOVE IT! ♥♥

lifelink April 15 2010, 02:55:56 UTC

Thank you~

hollyrose_hime May 5 2010, 17:32:02 UTC

First off, sorry for being so late on reading/commenting on this! (I'll skip the excuses about exams and get to the commenting ^^' )

Oh WOW~! This was absolutely amazing! I've only been introduced to the idea of steampunk recently, so getting to read a cyberpunk (which I haven't read any of at all) was great =D

I love the style of writing and how everything feels a little world weary, and how you've still integrated dollars and the yellow turbans into this AU. Also, I thought the way that you kept them both incharacter (even with the different sides of Mikado) was also brilliant. ^-^

I think my favourite part of it would have to be:
Mikado's smiles. “It's all quite noble, really.”

It is then that Kida breaks and breaks from his stupor, because to hear his plan as a set of deadpan nullifications makes it seem like a child's fantasy play, a medieval journey for dragons, princess dolls, and darkness through which to escape the world.

“What would you know? It was all for you, so you wouldn't get dragged into this mess!”Once again, it ( ... )

lifelink May 9 2010, 01:56:50 UTC

Ah, no need to appologize, and the exam excuse is still just fine in my book. (Just a few more days and all my exams will be over! I just need to survive three more...)

(*cough* the integration of the gangs was a bit of a cop-out on my part, as I just based their personalities and descriptions on their respective colours.) I'm still happy you thought I was able to keep them in character, however. Kida is hard to write...

The cyberpunk genre is awesome though, I fully reccomend checking out the (sad few) books and fanfics written in this type of universe.

Thank you for your praise, I'm glad you liked this. Thanks also for the awesome prompt~<3