(FIC) Far Side for bucket_shot By giving_ground

[highonwasabi]

Author: giving_ground
For: bucket_shot
Title: Far Side
Characters: Niou, Yanagi, Yagyuu
Rating: PG-15
Summary: Taking power on the Offworld colony is one thing, and holding it is another. Rikkai have their part to play behind the scenes, keeping the colony running smoothly. Futuristic AU.
Warnings: Violence, death of minor characters.
Disclaimer: I do not own or profit

Comments

[axtar]

Man, the number of awesome AUs on this comm is amazing. =D

I love the setting and the way you characterized all of key players within the it, especially Niou. ^____^ There's a grittiness to this fic as well that suits it immensely, IMO. I'm not bucket_shot, but thanks for the great read!

[giving_ground]

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it. :)

[fire_ban]

GAH. ♥

Love. :D :D I really like how you worked both or Niou's doubles pairs in~ XD ♥ And the AU, too <3 (Reminds me of all the X-Wing novels I used to read, ahaa.. 8D; ♥) My favourite would have to be all their characterisations, though. |D From Niou to Sanada and Yukimura -- Renji was awesome, with his notobvious!tests, and indiscernable!tests. :D :D Yagyuu was... XD; A good actor. *amused~* Gah. ♥ ♥ Their relationships were great, too. :D *glee~* Thank you, Anon! 8D

[giving_ground]

So, uh, even though I checked AU was ok I still spent ages freaking out about whether you'd like this or not... :D;;; Phew!! Really really relieved. *laughs*

(Hee hee. I did used to read those books too, a great many years ago. *amused*)

[fire_ban]

Ehehe~ \8D/ Pseudo-future-sci-fi-ish is probably my favourite genre, along with historical fantasy, so you certainly hit the spot there. ♥ Thank you again! :D And I'm still stoked about how you worked both pairs in. XD; XD;; *fangirl blubber*

(Oh my~ XD <3 That is a rather amusing coincidence, indeed...)

[giving_ground]

Mmm... I was trying for Niou+Yanagi and Yagyuu+Yanagi, and then Niou+Yagyuu was just kind of a natural biproduct of having them both in the same fic. *coughs* I... have no idea how you feel about Niou/Yagyuu, but there is an alternative version of this fic as well. If you hate the pairing, pretend I never said anything. *sheepish* But yeah, I'm still kind of flaily with relief that you like this! I was worried. It's... you know... weird. Not everyone's sort of thing.

(I guess it just shows how long I've been a hopeless geek for, and in what a variety of ways.. :D)

[aiwritingfic]

I love the metaphors for Offworld and the garden. This AU reads so interestingly. I really liked the calling cards!

[fire_ban]

OH, YEAH. XD *seconds* The cards were priceless. (<-came back to the fic, aha.. 8D;;)

Hi, Ai. :Db

[aiwritingfic]

Hello Bucky, you liked the fic so much you're coming back for seconds? XD <3

[giving_ground]

Thank you! :) I wasn't really all that sure if I'd hit the tone I was going for, but I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[monitorscreen]

This is beautiful, such an enticing universe. I like your Rikkai here, especially Yanagi - their tides alongside what they do are lovely. The snippets about Mizuki and Akutsu are telling as well. Offworld is an enthralling place. Nice story :-)

[giving_ground]

Thank you very much. :D I don't write Yanagi often but I rather enjoyed writing him here. :)