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Oct. 18th, 2010 09:40 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
clonechildI find myself in this weird place in the KHR fandom where I read mostly Yamamoto/Gokudera fics, even if they occupy a very high spot on the list of SHIPS I DON'T SHIP AT ALL. There are pairings I despise more, like Xanxus/Tsuna, but, god, Yamamoto/Gokudera is just something I cannot see working. At all. One of these days I might possibly even make a more detailed post about that.
I guess I can read it as long as I don't think too hard about how it might fit into canon. Or possibly I don't ship it because of the two of them I like Gokudera better, while Yamamoto bores me almost to tears; honestly, the only thing I find really interesting about him is his interaction with Squalo and that's mostly because I like Squalo as a character, while Yamamoto is just... cheap. Really, really cheap. I mean, the 'flawless and invincible' sword style? YAWN.
On the other hand, Gokudera hits several of my buttons and I realized yesterday that he's basically Infinite Undiscovery's Edward, only slightly more unstable and with dynamite instead of greatswords.
Also also: Belphegor's second character song. I am sort of unreasonably in love.
Am tidying up the 'ultimate weapons' sidequests in Magna Carta 2; all the backtracking is getting a bit boring, especially when you have to go to Oldfox Canyon and only later realize you have taken the wrong entrance and need to be in the other area.
Juto and Argo have been gathering dust in the backlines ever since I got all six party members: I only used them when the Doomseeds were falling in Belfort, and take Argo out whenever I need to Armour Break a boss. I guess I just love my mages better? My standard battle starts off with Rue gathering enough kan for one of her specials, and then chaining to Crocell for Seraphic Raze. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's really rather effective, as long as I don't forget to use Armour Break.
I still love my whole party, even if I can't help snickering over Juto's flowery voice-over commentary. I mean, seriously, 'violently trembling heart'? Pffft.
Also, apparently all of Crocell's family's servants are snobs. I get that only Zephie can activate the test portals since they only test people of royal blood, and Malaccia is Rue's creepy stalker, but the people in Crocell's sidequests refuse to talk to your other party members simply because they are not Reeden family. ...Actually, that's pretty interesting, especially considering Crocell himself says that they were only lower nobility. Possibly it has to do with the nature of the sidequests themselves?
Edit: OKAY OKAY THE BEST WAY TO FORGET BAD DAYS IS APPARENTLY TO READ HILARIOUSLY BAD SMUT. PPPFFFT IT DESERVES CAPSLOCK. SERIOUSLY, IT'S LIKE A DICTIONARY GOT SICK ON PURPLE PROSE AND VOMITED IT UP SERVED WITH BAD GRAMMAR AND WORSE TAUTOLOGIES. AHAHAHA I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.
I guess I can read it as long as I don't think too hard about how it might fit into canon. Or possibly I don't ship it because of the two of them I like Gokudera better, while Yamamoto bores me almost to tears; honestly, the only thing I find really interesting about him is his interaction with Squalo and that's mostly because I like Squalo as a character, while Yamamoto is just... cheap. Really, really cheap. I mean, the 'flawless and invincible' sword style? YAWN.
On the other hand, Gokudera hits several of my buttons and I realized yesterday that he's basically Infinite Undiscovery's Edward, only slightly more unstable and with dynamite instead of greatswords.
Also also: Belphegor's second character song. I am sort of unreasonably in love.
Am tidying up the 'ultimate weapons' sidequests in Magna Carta 2; all the backtracking is getting a bit boring, especially when you have to go to Oldfox Canyon and only later realize you have taken the wrong entrance and need to be in the other area.
Juto and Argo have been gathering dust in the backlines ever since I got all six party members: I only used them when the Doomseeds were falling in Belfort, and take Argo out whenever I need to Armour Break a boss. I guess I just love my mages better? My standard battle starts off with Rue gathering enough kan for one of her specials, and then chaining to Crocell for Seraphic Raze. Lather, rinse, repeat. It's really rather effective, as long as I don't forget to use Armour Break.
I still love my whole party, even if I can't help snickering over Juto's flowery voice-over commentary. I mean, seriously, 'violently trembling heart'? Pffft.
Also, apparently all of Crocell's family's servants are snobs. I get that only Zephie can activate the test portals since they only test people of royal blood, and Malaccia is Rue's creepy stalker, but the people in Crocell's sidequests refuse to talk to your other party members simply because they are not Reeden family. ...Actually, that's pretty interesting, especially considering Crocell himself says that they were only lower nobility. Possibly it has to do with the nature of the sidequests themselves?
Edit: OKAY OKAY THE BEST WAY TO FORGET BAD DAYS IS APPARENTLY TO READ HILARIOUSLY BAD SMUT. PPPFFFT IT DESERVES CAPSLOCK. SERIOUSLY, IT'S LIKE A DICTIONARY GOT SICK ON PURPLE PROSE AND VOMITED IT UP SERVED WITH BAD GRAMMAR AND WORSE TAUTOLOGIES. AHAHAHA I CAN'T STOP LAUGHING.
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Date: 2010-10-19 04:45 am (UTC)....dfhjkjh DAMNIT.
I have so much trouble with the premise of KHR, but that. is a more tempting comparison than I would like to admit. :x
Also, re: Juto's fumbly poetry: I think I was reading that as a case where he really had no idea how to cope with/talk about emotions, and was trying to make it up as he went along -- so the language is over-the-top because having feelings is still so new and he has so little idea what to do with it. ;3;
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Date: 2010-10-19 08:02 am (UTC)Ah, I like that interpretation of Juto's poetry! ...the alternative is that he went through a lot of trashy romance novels and thinks that is how people are supposed to think.