Gaiden

[tj_dragonblade]

Oh.  Gaiden.  I...there are no words.  Just the ache.  It breaks the heart, yes, but it moves the soul in such a way...

Dear, brash, big-hearted Kenren. Of course he's the first to go.

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...It is entirely inappropriate, perhaps, in light of...well, everything...that even as my heart is in my throat and my eyes are beginning to prick, there is still a piece of me capable of being quietly awestruck at how utterly beautiful Goujun is on the final page.  Blood and all.  Or perhaps it's that 'everything' that puts such beauty in the panel.  It just...oh.  Everything.  Everything.

*Observes another moment of silence*

Comments

[aliaswestgate.livejournal.com]

He really hasn't changed as Gojyo though. He still jumps in front to get bashed first, instead of the others. Most of the time, he's the first to get back up again too. Which is why he's such a nursemaid in the first place and he's so subtle about it. Hearing about this makes me sad, but i knew it was inevitable.

The big question is what is this going to do to Tenpou, who basically went a bit apeshit after he was only imprisoned? I expect a more insane berserker out of him after this. Calm, quiet, implacable death on two feet.

[tj-dragonblade.livejournal.com]

The bigger question might be, Will Tenpou survive long enough to confirm that Kenren's dead, let alone react? Oh, these boys. Of course we know it's coming, but it still makes an impact.

Yeah, Gojyo and Kenren definitely have that caring and self-sacrifice in common under the cocky bad-ass front. It's part of what makes each of them such 3-D and sympathetic characters. *sigh*