"you and me, babe, how about it"

[tongari]

Not so long time ago in a community not that far away a couple of MIND BLOWING drabbles were written based on a magnificent idea regarding the hypothetical romance of two anthropomorphized MMOs. (I can only imagine their meeting: of how they did look each other up and down, and L2 did disapprove, and WoW did say 'hi baby

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[amei]

WHY IS THERE NOT MORE MATERIAL FOR THIS, wah my new OTP. I love neko/inu pairings ahaha. WoW's scruff, adorbs.

s-sob I don't even play mmos ;A; what have you all done.

Kavlier & Clay has that effect. People ask me why I love it and I'm just left standing there going durrrrrr, and like 15 minutes later I've formulated a response, because I have too many feelings for the book, its characters, metaphors everything. Chabon is a master. ;___;

[tongari]

INSERT EVIL LAUGHTER

[amei]

WoW/L2 really is that cute and so genius, I know people IRL who play one or the other and yes it really really is like that ;A;. sob I hope you evil overlords keep this up!

Yes, I think by the Radioman arc you've kind of accepted that noone is going to live happily ever after/there are no heroes (the point of the book?), but you really do keep hoping against hope, because you really do feel for the characters They are so real! Admittedly I was more ;A; for Sammy at the end of the book than for Joe, but YMMV. Maybe his almost non-existance for the middle third was a good thing, I'm not sure my heart could handle reading about those twelve years of denial and suburban mediocrity.

If the prose ever suffered from bloat, it is forgiven for the parts where it is just sublime. Actually the last passage of the book reduced me to tears. Amongst others. ;_; (again, man, Bacon/Sam. crying, everything)

Me too! I love that Chabon didn't skimp on the arty details, he really does love the medium (or is especially good at faking it idk ahah)

[amei]

PS:

this is all your fault ;A; .

s-sob I should be working on my comic but couldn't resist orz orz orz. sssoobbb

[sesame_seed]

I would speak more of my SCARILY massive love for you, but I think any more would send you flying for the hills. Instead I will just leave my heart in your keeping, because you keep stealing it every time you send us a new tidbit. <3333

I cannot believe that this has grown from something hilarious Aki created in late night gchat into a pairing with BEAUTIFUL ART and hopefully some more awesome writing once Aki gets back from China. XD Just the thought of them makes me grin helplessly in the middle of homework.

Thank you so very much!

[absenceofmind]

I DO NOT THINK I EVER NEED WRITE FOR THEM; you have already said it all, and so much more beautifully than i could have? AM ONLY CAPABLE OF INCOHERENT LATE NIGHT TOMFOOLERY, not you know, MASTERPIECES OF THIS STANDARD.

i name you and tongari the OFFICIAL ADOPTED PARENTS of this pairing, so far you have treated these babies WELL <3 please continue to do so, omg, tongariiii, MOAR :opens mouth, roars in hunger: i live for your sporadic emails with attachments, no joke XD WHEN I SEE THEM I AM SO EXCITED.

[tongari]

You leave them in the hands of fujoshi aunties lololol

Also also eee you must see this drawn by amei who doesn't even play either mmo: the most adorable domestic scene sob look at those colours. WoW's face! L2's disapproval! the loveeee

Dude if that was late night tomfoolery it was all spot on and went straight to my heart. and I cannot wait to see what you can conjure up in future xD

[absenceofmind]

OMG I KNOW. i even went to her LJ to try and find the post? so i could comment and thank her T__T couldn't, so had to settle for squealing to chrissie (who linked me in the first place). i'm totally dying at how many people love this idea, i never thought anyone outside of chrissie and myself would even find it funny.

also--

i am totally as fu as any of you joushi!!! PROBABLY MORE FU AT THAT.

[sweet_fallacy]

I was literally just thinking about that book when my eyes caught your mention of "Kavalier and Clay" on my friends list. THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY IS GORGEOUS AND AMAZING! *ahem*

[tongari]

Yea I haven't read a book like this for a long long time?? Funny how I can play video games and the characters sort of come alive and linger in your mind, but it's not so easy for characters from books to sort of linger in the mind in the same way. But well K&C have done that. So beautiful ;;

[sinistera]

why is this so brilliant i can't even

[tongari]

lol tracy DONT START PLAYING MMOS IT IS NOT ACTUALLY LIKE THIS

[sinistera]

I HAVE PLAYED MMOS BEFORE AND IT IS EXACTLY LIKE THIS

[arboretum]

awwww, what an adorable comic :DD

I haven't played either of the mmos in question, but at least going by hearsay, wow seems pretty spot-on ;)

Also!!!! I am so glad you have read and enjoyed Kavalier & Clay. I am so glad it has been enjoying such a mysterious surge of popularity on my friendslist, as it is an amazing book and I tear up now even just thinking about it. :|