Happy Halloween! a Halloween treat for Susanpr

[spikesgirl58]

Title: In the Misty Moonlight
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 878
Prompt: Illya-centric; TV series; Gen; Hurt/comfort and Angst

Comments

[blondie_54]

Oh, you had me worried there for a second. Phew, glad they made it. Nice use of Japanese mythology. Thanks for sharing.

[spikesgirl58]

Thank you so much! It was a fun prompt!

Loved it!

[lindafishes8]

Yum, hasenpfeffer. Alas, not so good with burnt rabbit fur. You had me worried for a while. So glad it ended well. We both made Ilya a workhorse, didn't we?

RE: Loved it!

[spikesgirl58]

He's tough. He can handle it. :DD Thanks for reading!

[lee_the_t]

I love the link to ancient myth. I also love stories where an animal comes to help a human (again, very much in line with classic mythology). Nice!

[spikesgirl58]

Thanks so very much. I do enjoy the old myths from Japan (and many other cultures). I was happy that the rabbit was himself rescued by a man, thus the cycle was complete.

[elmey]

An exhausted Illya at the end of his rope matter-of-factly discussing Japanese folk tales with a rabbit is fun! And what a relief that it was Usagi, and the tale has a happy ending.

[spikesgirl58]

It was Usagi to rescue once again! Thanks so much for reading!

[pactnmmt]

I really enjoyed this! I think some Native American folklore also refers to the rabbit in the moon. I enjoy stories with a touch of mysticism. This certainly qualifies as a story where it works.

[spikesgirl58]

Thank you! I had many folk tales to choose from. Rabbits figure greatly in many.