I'm Calling for a Do-Over (Or, 在来一次)

[talon]

In the august days of China past, when carp passed through a gate to become dragons and mischievous fox spirits roamed the land, there was a young man called Zai Kan

Comments

[fourzoas]

Masterfully done; I didn't want it to stop!

[talon]

Thank you. I do try ;)

[crimsonplum]

You never, ever fail to amaze me. <3

[talon]

<3

[gratefuladdict]

I'm with fourzoas - I didn't want it to end! There are so many more stories to be told here.

[talon]

I'm actually writing something akin to a...sequel of sorts. Just popped into my head, I thought I'd see where it goes.

[theafaye]

So much to love in this. So, so much.

[talon]

I'm glad you enjoyed it ;)

[mstrobel]

This is totally my favorite of yours, and I knew that from like, a fifth of the way in. So much yes! I love the way you write but this one -especially- stands out as such a perfect example of how you can make a story feel like an ancient legend, so that I start to wonder if this is one of the ones we heard about in Chinese class. You have a real knack and such an amazing style - and that's without even mentioning the story itself! Poetic and gripping and amazing and I want more ;)

[talon]

What, you're still commenting from this account? XD

It all came together pretty wonderfully, and I'm very, very glad that you like it! I was, uh, a bit worried that it was almost a bit...too asian. I don't even know what that means, but I wondered a bit if people would relate/appreciate/enjoy... and it looks like so.

Maybe there will be a bit more ;)

[mstrobel]

Just for idol stuff. And when I forget ;)

I -think- I get what you mean when you say "too Asian" but for here no, not at all. It just has that nice, mythic, deeply-rooted sort of air to it. YES PLZ MORE.