Personal Log: TJ Dragonblade

Brad, Alias...sorry to rip on the icons you've both made already. But I just couldn't resist that pic. Bon Jovi lyrics with NiiKou...what on earth am I thinking?

*shakes head* I need to write those two again. They've lain idle long enoughy. But there are Gaiden folks and a certain little white dragon monopolizing the muses at the moment, not to mention the distinct lack of time and the fact that I'm supposed to be writing something smutty and KouDoku-y for the Compass... *sigh*

Fandom: Saiyuki
Title: Dirty Dancing
Author: TJ Dragonblade
Genre: Humor/Yaoi
Rated: 17+
Pairing: Nii/Kou; faint implication of Gyokumen/Hwan

( More Notes, Warnings, etc )

Musical Assistance to the Writing Process Provided by:
'Bunny Doll', by Manabu Enuma Thank you Alias
'Bamboleo', by the Gipsy Kings Thank you Unni
'Bailamos', by Enrique Iglesias

If anyone should be interested in the songs once the links expire, just let me know and I'll re-upload.

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( The Fic - Not Worksafe )

So yes. There we have it. Two months of Nii sneaking into my head and imitating every bad Antonio Banderas impression I've ever heard. And giggling with Kou behind the couch while chucking random Fabio-on-the-cover romance novels at me. Apparently they were raiding my mother-in-law's library for 'inspiration'... >_<

At least the giggling has stopped. Believe you me, when those two *giggle*, it's frightening.

Now to go back to my attempts to retrieve the damaged WIP...

I made a new icon. If only I knew how to get the artist's permission, I'd feel better; but...well, the best I can do is state outright it isn't mine and provide a link to the site. Which is here. Navigation in the drop-down box at upper-left; the chibis came from pic #63. Some other lovely stuff there, too. Including a very pretty Nii at #30. And I'm rather fond of #28, as well. Looks rather as though Gojyo raided Nii's closet. Or perhaps Tenpou's. ^_^ And a lot of Sanzo/Gojyo art, as well.

Gods, I'm so tired of being sick. I've had more crap this year than I usually do, and it's never really going away. Was finally getting over that cough I'd had for weeks when AJ came down with something and passed it to me, and to Jeff. So now AJ's better, but daddy and I are sick. My voice is mostly gone. And I have to go back to work tomorrow... (headdesks tiredly) Maybe not for the whole day, though. Gahd.

It would help if I could breathe. Truly.

(sighs, and hopes for the possibility of getting NiiKou crackfic back from beta today)

Because Brad has dropped comments more than once comparing Kou to the title mascot...

Title: The Energizer Bunny
Rated: R
Word Count: 100
Characters: Nii/Kou They were feeling neglected...

( Not Quite Worksafe )

(sheepish) Really, I didn't think it was *possible* to do pointless smut with these two. Although...if I expanded that beyond one hundred words, the complexity and twisted emotion would likely find their way back in very soon...

Also: wind_chijmes has scanned a few pages from the Salty Dog III (or was that 'Got Salty Dog III'?) artbook, which she has graciously shared here. Thank you, Windy! Some lovelies, including one of Kougaiji that I've not seen before and a Gaiden pic that I've also not seen, featuring Konzen caught looking delightfully protective of his little monkey...

...Which reminds me, somehow, that Sycho-chan has at least two fics that I need to catch up on...

...I looked up 'drabble' in the dictionary...I hadn't realized it was a real word. And while there's no literary definition given, it is in fact a verb: "make or become wet and dirty: to become, or make something, wet and dirty". (from the MSN Encarta online dictionary) ^_^ No wonder the word sounds messily impolite!

Title: Puppet Master
Rated: PG
Word Count: 100
Characters: Nii

( Worksafe )
Written: 01/10/05

And with that, the creativity begins to flow once again...I hope. ^_^; I mean, I've been trying to get *that* one written since 'Toys' was announced as a challenge theme two weeks ago. -_-; Or was it three, by now?

Anyway. More evidence in favor of Nii/Kou:

Firstly, there's the whole metaphor of crows and rabbits that keeps making its appearance. And as Brad pointed out, there's the fact that Nii has put himself in the position of 'predator' despite the fact that he himself is a rabbit under the Chinese zodiac to back up Koumyou's observation that he seeks to be devoured. Lovely subtle metaphors and symbolism that are just delightful. But wait, there's more! Kougaiji, too, was born Year of the Rabbit. Naturally, then, 'predator' Nii is going to treat him as 'prey'. But beyond that...the man is undeniably fond of his rabbits. Observe how important a place the bunny doll occupies in his life. Some speculate that this is because it's the hiding place for the scripture he had as a Sanzo. (shrugs) I think it's nothing quite so trite, myself, never mind the fact that I'm still debating whether or not Ukoku would have been entrusted with a scripture. I don't think I've yet seen anything manga or anime dealing with that specific point, but the fact that Ukoku was never fully official-ized with the mark on the forehead *and* the fact that Koumyou had custodianship of two sutras seems rather telling to me...

I'm drifting off topic. As usual. ^_^; Back to Nii.

I think, perhaps, that the bunny doll serves as a sort of symbolism for his obsessive fascination with Kougaiji. He has called Kougaiji his 'little rabbit', after all. And he keeps the bunny with him at all times. He holds conversations with it. He speaks for it. He puppeteers it. He exerts the sort of control over it that he appears to strive for with Kougaiji. Only Kou, of course, is nowhere near so compliant as his 'lovely doll'. Which is entirely the point of the fascination.

Even on a simpler note, it's clear between the doll and the coffee mug and the slippers that the bunny is a favorite motif for the dear doctor. Which makes the fact that he would speak of Kougaiji as 'my little rabbit' quite telling, indeed...