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uakariI haven't done one of these in a while. Partly because I've been busy, but mostly just because most of the people I chat with about LD are on LJ and not DW (come guys, LJ sucks, get your asses over here - we have cookies). BUT THEN. I remembered the cross-post feature. And lo, Amanda did grin. And her eyes did feast upon the blood and the groping and the blatant Clampservice-
And so flailing did commence. :3
First off - big thanks to ohdearyme/unknownusername for the scanslation - THAT WAS FAST <333
So, it appears that the little chibi-Yuuko thing that Kazahaya has been channeling is, in fact, a vampire. Mmmm vampires. I fucking hate vampires, mostly. Yet for some reason, when there is the tantalizing hint of self-sacrifice wafting around them, I tend to soften this view. Or maybe I just like Clamp vampires (Clampires?THEY SUCK YOUR ANGST OUT THROUGH YOUR TOES.) Either way, while Kazahaya was busy being all adorably blood-lusty nommy, this happened:
THAT'S RIGHT RIKUOU. YOU GET DOWN WITH YOUR BAD SELF. SLICE THAT NECK OPEN WITH YOUR POWERS OFEVIL BREAKAGE.
*ahem* Someone really needs to teach Clamp (and authors of vampiric fiction generally) about anatomy - you know, how that third-largest artery in your body (and the one that supplies ~80% of the brain) is RIGHT FUCKING THERE and so slicing your neck open is kind of a STUPID thing to do. Oh well. In my little head cannon, Rikuou's slicy-power isn't strong enough to actually tear through the carotid sheath and he only manages to open up the external jugular vein (which is still stupid, but will probably kill him slower >.>). VAMPIRES, MAN. INDUCING POOR ANATOMICAL NARRATIVE CHOICES SINCE 1897.
Not that I am in any way opposing this turn of events. In fact, I think it's pretty much crystalized for me that I have a none-too-subtlelady-boner thing for self-sacrifice and possibly unhealthy levels of neediness in friendships/relationships. WHOOPS.
ANYWAY. It finally dawns on Rikuou that Kazahaya isn't actually a vampire (LOL GJGJ dear, remember how that was all a big part of the "don't touch things you don't want possessing youthis category does not automatically include my penis JSY" speech you gave??), but is, in fact, channeling the little chibi-Yuuko thing. SO. Nommage happens. And little chibi-Yuuko is so pleased with Rikuou's angst flavor that she deigns to drop this bit of wisdom:
Oh. Oh my. Is this going to be the biggest, angstiest angstbomb to ever drop on Angsttown?? I SURE HOPE SO. My life has been horribly empty without new Clamp angst. Oh sure, there's been No.6 to ease some of the pain, BUT IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME. I mean. Let's discuss the possibilities of just how fucked up this has the potential to become.
I've always kind of entertained the idea that maybe Rikuou hurt Tsukiko accidentally and repressed the memory after she ran away. This is largely because of his tattoo, which looks a lot like Fay's - maybe it's holding back the true force of his destruction power? I dunno. Speculation at its finest. But then I remember this:
Which - well. Is that Kei's? Is it Kazahaya's, from his pretty-pretty-princess serial killer days?? Maybe it's his evil grandmother's (I don't know why, but I like the idea of an evil grandmother in this manga. I'm going to keep silently rooting for it.). Either way, he recognizes it. WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM KAZAHAYA? Are you heir to a massive ring of psychic serial killers, second only to the Sakurazukamori in their blood-letting proficiency?? Moreover - HOW LONG CAN CLAMP DRAW OUT THE REVEAL? (I'm voting for quite a bit longer, actually, if it means more adorbs interactions between the boys. >.> But, uh, I am notoriously sleazy and a bit of a masochist, so...)
*SOBS*
Why is next month so far away....?
And so flailing did commence. :3
First off - big thanks to ohdearyme/unknownusername for the scanslation - THAT WAS FAST <333
So, it appears that the little chibi-Yuuko thing that Kazahaya has been channeling is, in fact, a vampire. Mmmm vampires. I fucking hate vampires, mostly. Yet for some reason, when there is the tantalizing hint of self-sacrifice wafting around them, I tend to soften this view. Or maybe I just like Clamp vampires (Clampires?
THAT'S RIGHT RIKUOU. YOU GET DOWN WITH YOUR BAD SELF. SLICE THAT NECK OPEN WITH YOUR POWERS OF
*ahem* Someone really needs to teach Clamp (and authors of vampiric fiction generally) about anatomy - you know, how that third-largest artery in your body (and the one that supplies ~80% of the brain) is RIGHT FUCKING THERE and so slicing your neck open is kind of a STUPID thing to do. Oh well. In my little head cannon, Rikuou's slicy-power isn't strong enough to actually tear through the carotid sheath and he only manages to open up the external jugular vein (which is still stupid, but will probably kill him slower >.>). VAMPIRES, MAN. INDUCING POOR ANATOMICAL NARRATIVE CHOICES SINCE 1897.
Not that I am in any way opposing this turn of events. In fact, I think it's pretty much crystalized for me that I have a none-too-subtle
ANYWAY. It finally dawns on Rikuou that Kazahaya isn't actually a vampire (LOL GJGJ dear, remember how that was all a big part of the "don't touch things you don't want possessing you
Oh. Oh my. Is this going to be the biggest, angstiest angstbomb to ever drop on Angsttown?? I SURE HOPE SO. My life has been horribly empty without new Clamp angst. Oh sure, there's been No.6 to ease some of the pain, BUT IT'S JUST NOT THE SAME. I mean. Let's discuss the possibilities of just how fucked up this has the potential to become.
I've always kind of entertained the idea that maybe Rikuou hurt Tsukiko accidentally and repressed the memory after she ran away. This is largely because of his tattoo, which looks a lot like Fay's - maybe it's holding back the true force of his destruction power? I dunno. Speculation at its finest. But then I remember this:
Which - well. Is that Kei's? Is it Kazahaya's, from his pretty-pretty-princess serial killer days?? Maybe it's his evil grandmother's (I don't know why, but I like the idea of an evil grandmother in this manga. I'm going to keep silently rooting for it.). Either way, he recognizes it. WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING AWAY FROM KAZAHAYA? Are you heir to a massive ring of psychic serial killers, second only to the Sakurazukamori in their blood-letting proficiency?? Moreover - HOW LONG CAN CLAMP DRAW OUT THE REVEAL? (I'm voting for quite a bit longer, actually, if it means more adorbs interactions between the boys. >.> But, uh, I am notoriously sleazy and a bit of a masochist, so...)
*SOBS*
Why is next month so far away....?
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Date: 2012-03-03 10:19 pm (UTC)I especially like your little anatomy lesson... I remember you saying once that some people find it annoying, but I think it`s highly educational and entertaining as hell >_< `VAMPIRES, MAN. INDUCING POOR ANATOMICAL NARRATIVE CHOICES SINCE 1897.´ This line is still killing me *dies some more*
And about the CLAMP-angsbomb - I am really curious what happens in the newer parts of LD... but I really suck at following things on the internet. Have there been many new chapters yet? *needs to catch up with LD as soon as there is some spare time*
What about they reveal away but be damned if that was it? After every mystery lies another, so they will never get finished!
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Date: 2012-03-04 01:31 am (UTC)MORE ANATOMY LESSONS WILL LIKELY BE FORTHCOMING. CLAMP DOES NOT DO ANATOMY WELL. I WILL SCHOOL THEM. O___O
Not too terribly much has happened. Watanuki (yes, that Watanuki) sent the boys on a job to...do something at this creepy old house. Which is where they are still, with this vampire. There's only been four new chapters, and they're all pretty short because on of the Clamp ladies has a broken vertebra and can't sit for long periods to draw DDDD: So basically, they got this job and are still working on it. Working with blood nomming and lots and lots and lots of groping.
Man, there probably will be like 1750636 layers of mystery. Because it just isn't mind-screwy enough for Clamp if there isn't. >.> /buckles safety belt and snaps helmet on
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Date: 2012-03-04 02:47 am (UTC)YAAAY!!! :D
If my grades had been any better, I would have studied medicine, so let the anatomy lessons keep coming!...lots and lots and lots of groping... I need to get my fingers on those chapters! And I have the feeling you are going to make me read No.6, too, because I want to read your new posts (still haven´t finished TB... but I keep trying).
*hands over a pair of old-fashioned but very stylish aviator goggles* That sounds very, very promising! XD
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Date: 2012-03-04 03:15 am (UTC)Pfffft - Medicine HMPH EVERYONE KNOWS MONKEYS ARE WHERE IT'S AT, MAN. XDDDDD (/side-eyes all of my medical students...no no, dears; I didn't mean you.
Ahaha - I won't make you read No.6 :P The manga is...meh. It doesn't stray too far from the novels (except that the novels, as they are wont to do, have far more and better stuff in them XD) and doesn't really do anything new. The anime is good enough, man. And so much less work XD
/straps goggles to face DO I LOOK PRETTY NOW?????
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:00 am (UTC)YES YOU LOOK ADORABLE IN THEM! <3 *is reminded of steampunk pictures*
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-03-04 04:50 pm (UTC)Also, I think this is supposed to be Saiga w/o glasses...?
It's off Nekoi's page on their website, apparently (though I got it off chibiyuuto's site, so I'm only as sure as he is XD)
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Date: 2012-03-06 06:58 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-03-04 10:42 pm (UTC)/forces self to calm down....THERE ARE NOT SURPRISE VAMPIRES LURKING EVERYWHERE.
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:59 am (UTC)I KNOW, RIGHT?! That's one of the reasons I hate vampire stories. (Not that I haven't been guilty of doing this myself.) But this is exactly why I went the Carmilla-esque route of chest-bite over neck-bite in Dressmaker. IT MAY NOT BE BETTER, BUT IT CAN'T REALLY BE WORSE, CAN IT?
Ironically, Kurogane's Tokyo-era plan of the wrist-slash was PROBABLY the least damaging option. >_
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Date: 2012-03-04 04:43 pm (UTC)I agree, if only because Kurogane has impeccable control over his sword XD Anyone else and I would be like "YOU FUCKING IDIOT, ALL THE TENDONS FOR YOUR FINGERS ARE THERE DO YOU WANT TO HAVE A DEAD HAND AS WELL???" This all really hinges on whether vampires need arterial blood or not... Like...arteries are all deep enough that you're going to do some serious damage to surrounding stuffs (you know, in addition to probably bleeding to death) trying to open them. Veins, on the other hand, you have an entire extra set of that just run in your skin and you can access with no problem. But if that's the case, someone explain to me what the hell the point is in consuming venous blood. It's got barely any oxygen or nutrients left in it...you might as well just drink piss at that point.
...VAMPIRES, MAN.
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Date: 2012-03-04 11:05 pm (UTC)THAT`S ALL :D
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:03 pm (UTC)"don't touch things you don't want possessing you this category does not automatically include my penis JSY"
LOLOLOL YOU AND YOUR WITTY JOKES
I think Rikuo only saw the blood splattered room and has no idea how it got that bloody.
Someone came after Tsukiko and kidnapped her?
WAS IT KAZAHAYA'S SISTER?
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:22 pm (UTC)Anyway, I just left you a semi-serious response on Tumblr, but I'mma copypasta it here, since this is much easier for discussion >.>
"Ahaha - I find it kind of funny that I’m the only one who doesn’t think Tsukiko is his sister XD I just don’t think they act very sibling-ly. She comments on his paper reading, which is something Kazahaya also does when they first start living together, and also asks him if he likes a certain seasoning (?? seaweed something…can’t remember) on his rice - which they would probably have eaten together many many times if they grew up together. They don’t really seem to know each other all that well for siblings (especially the way Clamp tends to portray them) is what I’m saying, I guess. I’m not opposed to the idea, don’t get me wrong, but I just read it a completely different way XD But, maybe she’s much older and moved out long before he was a teenager and they’re only recently reunited or something. Or maybe she’s an older relative that took him in after whatever happened with his (very conveniently missing) family went down.
God, please. No more vampires. I’m going to be making “AW CHRIST, DON’T BITE THERE” comments for the rest of eternity if that’s the case. O_o
And yes, as far as I can tell, Kazahaya only sees memories. So Rikuou would have had to have seen that comb at some point (whether he focused on it enough to even think about it is an entirely different matter…I wonder if that’s what he means when he asks Kazahaya about looking into his memories to see if he’s missed anything? MAYBE IT COULD WORK. :D).
I honestly have no idea what’s going on with Kazahaya. I kind of threw out the serial-killer family thing because I was snickering to myself about it yesterday and thought “HEY MAYBE SOMEONE WILL SMACK ME DOWN AND I WILL BE SMARTER FOR IT.” And I am. XD Something sucks about his family, but it’s hard to judge whether it’s because they’re actually evil or they’ve been threatened, etc. All I know is that Kei is more than a little creepy. And my mind goes dark places with that bit of information. SO. XD
I’m beginning to think I really don’t have the patience necessary for following a serial XD BUT IT’S SO MUCH FUN OMG WHAT DO I DO??"
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Date: 2012-03-04 06:38 pm (UTC)Missing girfriend would be cooler, because it's NEW.
Kakei says he can't read into Tsukiko's future, because she is more powerful (or associated with someone more powerful) than him. So,
a)someone more powerful than Kakei kidnapped her
b)she left with someone more powerful out of her own will, possibly to protect Rikuo.
The wisteria pin, was it Tsukiko's or the kidnapper's?
I want to say KEI AND TSUKIKO ELOPED TO BE BLOOD-THIRSTY EVIL LESBIANS, but
Rikuo's backstory took place before Kazaya ran away from home.
The "training" Kei was undergoing is suspicious, doubly so because Kazahaya wasn't. I wonder what kind of power Kei has.
And then there's that graffity.
SO MANY CLUES AND SO LITTLE MAKES SENSE.
I hve only cursory knowledge of anatomy, so as long as I don't think too hard about it, vampires are fun.
Subaru and Kamui land in a world where they sparkle and Seishirou finds it very cute. That sort of fun /shotno subject
Date: 2012-03-04 09:13 pm (UTC)It definitely would, and it would lend another layer of ~drama~ to the whole thing. (It also kind of works with Clamp's whole "LOLSEXUALITY" approach to relationships - which I'm never actually sure if I love or hate, but that's neither here nor there XD)
I wonder if Kakei could even tell if she's alive or dead... Maybe he can't tell anything about her. Bah. I like the theory that she's associated with some Big Bad and is psychic herself though. I'm also kind of partial to the theory where she faked her own attack/death and disappeared (although WHOOPS THAT SURE WORKED >.>).
I have no idea - I guessed it was the kidnapper's because of the way Kazahaya seemed to zero in on it like he recognized it. In a room spattered with blood, he seized on the pin... I mean, I know he likes flowers and all but... XD (Sidenote: I just looked up wisteria symbolism [cuz I am a nerd like that] and while there are as many interpretations as there are cultures, most of them seem to tend along the lines of clinging/persevering/unrequited love...take that for what you will.)
I TOTALLY SUPPORT THIS. (Actually, I think I read fic of this once...minus the evil part. I think it was by Valenstyne, but IDEK anymore) It could...still happen >.> They would just have to meet up around the same time as the boys... /waves arms and makes magics happen
Was Kazahaya not getting training as well? I thought he just liked to skip out on it. I am not going to be surprised if her power turns out to be fire-related, just for the number of times they've brought up the meaning of her name... Telekinetic Pyromania FTW
Fucking graffiti :( We're going to be banging our heads over this until they finally tell us what is was, aren't we???
SOMEONE NEEDS TO WRITE THIS SPARKLINESS. Mikke wrote something similar with Fay, but for some reason I REALLY need to have sparkling Kamui now......
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Date: 2012-03-05 12:38 am (UTC)Kakei being unable to tell anything at all makes sense, because if he could know for sure she were alive, he would tell Rikuo about it, wouldn't he?
Insteresting symbolism there... May mean that Rikuo loves her, but she is evil. Or that Kazahaya's sister is evil. SOMEONE IS EVIL, I insist XD
I have only read one fic for this manga and it was a clampkink fill, so I wouldn't know - would you rec me any?
Kamui would love his new *vampire sparkles*
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Date: 2012-03-06 12:57 am (UTC)So, sorry this took so long, but I had to dig back through ooooold stuff to find these XD I didn't have too many saved, which means I need to start digging through newer stuff *___* (WEEKEND PROJECT YEEEEEAH)
Kakei/Saiga stuffs (...these all seem to be smut. >.> Um. Apparently I only save smut. Because I am a terrible person. Or something. So.):
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/21311.html
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/19786.html
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/9860.html
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/3899.html
Tiny ficlets of the girls:
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/1195.html
http://valenstyne.livejournal.com/40272.html
Rikuo/Kazahaya
http://archiveofourown.org/works/298693 (awesome, awesome fic <3)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3280484/1/ (this one could really use a copy-edit, but it's still pretty damned good)
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4223339/1/ (sequel to above)
And, uh, that's all I have for the moment XD But now I am in. a. mood. and going to look for some more XD
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Date: 2012-03-06 06:57 pm (UTC)Kakei/Saiga, mmm, yes<3
Thanks a lot for the linkage!
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Date: 2012-03-08 02:25 am (UTC)I'm also impressed by that first Rikuo/Kazahaya fic on the list, Tanabata. Gorgeous backstory and quite subtle (their renacting of the ancient play <3). Left a very nice bittersweet feeling.
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Date: 2012-03-08 02:35 am (UTC)/ships along side you, cuz it's more fun this way
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Date: 2012-03-04 09:28 pm (UTC)My read of the panel is that the little flower-thingy was the only part of the scene that he recognized.
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Date: 2012-03-04 09:29 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-03-07 08:53 pm (UTC)But I had to pop over to fangirl with you about the latest chapter. Because I had a bit of a HELLSSSSYES moment when I saw the almost-vampire bit. I both hate and love CLAMP for the teasing poses they put our boys in. But right now I want to marry them all.
And I tend to force myself to forget everything I have ever learned about biology because neck drinking is just UNNFF But I love your anatomy rage XD
I always thought that it was Kei's just from looking at Kaza's reaction to it. I reread those three volumes so many times because I was devastated that there was no more, and it's fairly obvious that Kaza's reasons for leaving will end up being linked to Tsukiko somehow. But I do like the idea of a pretty-princess-serial killer (is that why he hates dresses, because they give him flashbacks? XD). Plus he pretty much says "it was only me and Kei" at some point...
But concerning the whole pin-in-the-room thing- I think Rikuou was too distracted by the whole oh-shit-blood-everywhere thing to notice (he probably ran from the room after that, or at least to another room to see if Tsukiko was there). Kaza's power I think allows him to look at memories like photographs, where he can pick out any of the details in the room even if the original person didn't conciously realise those details were there. And he seized on the pin because he definitely recognised it.
Also future seas of blood? Count me in! *ROLLS OUT THE ANGST MACHINE*
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Date: 2012-03-07 10:16 pm (UTC)How I have missed fangirling with you O___O
They really are just horrible, evil women, AREN'T THEY? And yet. It's like everything I ever wanted *___* (well, okay, that's really pushing it but SO CLOSE). ...what does this even say about me? I am a horrible sleaze with absolutely no shame and that gets clearer and clearer every damned day. HMPH.
MY ANATOMY RAEG IS RIGHTEOUS OK*ahem*
is that why he hates dresses, because they give him flashbacks? XD YES YES THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. XDD This is Kakei's none-too-subtle strategy to get Kazahaya to snap and spill everything to Rikuo. Just like he continuously puts them in situations that remind Rikuo of Tsukiko for the same reason. Or something. (He does though - he is ebil.)
Kaza's power I think allows him to look at memories like photographs, where he can pick out any of the details in the room even if the original person didn't conciously realise those details were there. And he seized on the pin because he definitely recognised it. YES YES YES This is exactly what I think tooooo. And also why I'm almost positive that this is on the brink of running full steam on the angst-o-clock express XD How is Kazahaya supposed to casually say "You know that pin you totally didn't notice hanging out under the blood-dripping table? Yeah, uh, I know who's that is. And um, well, you're not gonna like this but, uh..."
Actually, now that I'm thinking of it - Kazahaya picking around in his memories would be a really fun way for them to divulge more of Rikuo's backstory. They basically already started down this route anyway, but I hope they continue it. It would seem less...intrusive, I guess. I guess I would just prefer it to be a part of the on-going narrative rather than a break in it??? (LOL does this even make sense.)
FUTURE SEAS OF BLOOD MAN. SEAS. *gets out a 55 gallon drum of engine grease to lube up the angst machine, cuz DAMN WE'RE GONNA NEED IT*
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Date: 2012-03-07 11:42 pm (UTC)I THOUGHT GALLONS OF BLOOD WAS A GOOD ENOUGH LUBE ALREADY? WHAT DO YOU MEAN BLOOD IS A BAD LUBE?
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Date: 2012-03-07 11:44 pm (UTC)You owe me a new fucking computer.
SPIT. COFFEE. EVERYWHERE.
YOU'VE BEEN HANGING AROUND ON THE KINKMEME AGAIN, HAVEN'T YOU?????
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Date: 2012-03-08 02:17 am (UTC)WHICH KINKMEME DO YOU MEAN? I FREQUENT MANY OF THEM ^^
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Date: 2012-03-08 02:27 am (UTC)>.>
<.<
I, uh, seem to recall a mini-wank that SOMEONE started on the clampkink meme awhile back about the use of blood as lube. Or maybe it was just Fai being a perpetual ass-virgin. I don't remember exactly. But there was blood involved and it was quite squicky XDDD
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Date: 2012-03-08 03:04 am (UTC)The blood thing is a common enough wank-generator, so I don't even remember in which fandom I saw it first. Or maybe it was one of those meta posts about how not to write slash. Or a fanfic rant.
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Date: 2012-03-08 03:19 am (UTC)OH GOD THOSE.
Though honestly, your alimentary fortitude must be far sterner than my own if you can stomach fanficrants XDSometimes the metas are worse than the actual fics XDDDDDDDno subject
Date: 2012-03-09 10:59 am (UTC)That's okay, I think the majority of CLAMP fans are horrible sleazes- as said below, it's pretty much synonymous with pervert (pretty sure "be a sleaze" is in the CLAMPfan manifesto) XD
He DOES put them in situations like that, doesn't he? I mean, every time Kaza channels someone, he gets those big old fluttery eyelashes that make him look a lot like Tsukiko. Hopefully, the moment of snapping is
definitelynot accompanied by aforementioned seas of blood, a la Tsubasa 8DDDDOh yes, the Angst Express is definitely slowing down for the station. The problem I think with Kaza is that he really doesn't want to intrude on Rikuou's past or anything so he keeps not saying anything. But now Rikuou will figure out that Kaza is the key to finding Tsukiko, since Yuuko-vamp cryptically told him that.
I always thought that they'd have the backstory via Kazahaya dipping into the memories one by one at different points. Then the main bulk of the story will come all at once, resulting in a big fainting from Kaza and awkward moments aplenty after he wakes up and tries to figure out how to face Rikuou. Then he will start to mention stuff he has noticed in the memories.
Like crazy Kei stabbing Tsukiko in the eyes XDPFFFFTTT GALLONS OF BLOOD LUBE XDDDDD
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Date: 2012-03-10 04:38 am (UTC)HI MISSED YOU
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Date: 2012-03-10 06:18 pm (UTC)YOU SHOULD STOP BACK FOR GATE 7 SQUEE WHEN THE NEW CHAPTER IS TRANSLATED :DDDDD
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Date: 2012-03-13 01:58 am (UTC)notasinglesoul5