Goujun fic

[flemmings]

Posted over at saiyuki but shall mention here.

At the end of Gaiden vol 2 we see Goujun being ahh escorted away by Tenpou, to save new comers from spoilers. The start of the next ep has Goujun sitting at his desk among the cherry blossoms, writing 'I am the only one who can relate what happened next'- after they went to Tenpou's- because Goujun was the only person with the four in the upper rooms. Goujun also has a scar across one eye. Meaning: time has passed, the Konzen-tachi are gone/ dead, and Goujun didn't die with them because he's still in Heaven writing either a report or his memoirs.

So if he *didn't* die but he *is* Jiip how did it happen? When in doubt, follow the original source, say I.

Thanks are obviously due to mauvecloud for poking the plot bunny into existence, and to the long-ago poster either here or at Kagenami's who suggested that Litouten might well have done the eye for an eye routine with Goujun.

Comments

[incandescens]

(snickers) Very nice.

I particularly liked the His mind wasn't made to follow that kind of malice and deviousness. Exactly. Dragons aren't like that.

[mauvecloud.livejournal.com]

Aye, after reading this I'd cry a river if it ever turns out that it ain't Hakuryuu that he ends up as (in the canon). And, and, he smiled! at the thought of being cuddly and cute and close to a cleaner Tenpou

As to the apparent discrepancy in personalities raised in the saiyki comm, Cute is in the eye of the beholder. Also, a good case can be made for trauma-induced change in outlook - of shock, of betrayal, of the realization that things weren't what they used to seem (the dragony trait of expecting everything to run and stay in order never fails to set 'em dragons up for disappointment) - something which is already incipient in the passages between the brotherly interview and Hir visit.

Hmm, still on shaky grounds. Okay, throw that out and how about "I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE CUTE AND CUDDLY ONLY YOU GUYS WON'T LET ME" sort-of inner-cosplayer in Goujun?

[i-am-zan.livejournal.com]

hello

i thought it was time i said hi! ever since i read 'tea with a dragon'. i am humbly in awe of your writings, translations and everything. and i'm highly appreciative of it all. just shy!
i love the dragon king and your take on him is just wonderful. a year ago i wrote this : http://split-infinity.org/saiyuki/viewstory.php?sid=433
would you mind very much to con-crit for me. I do apologise if this is not the place for posting this.
with many humble regards.

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Mhh. Very nice. Can you send me an email address so I can answer in detail? (May take a while- I type slowly.) Mine's in my user info.

[umadoshi.livejournal.com]

Ohh, I really liked that. *^^* ("Tenpou's incarnation, rather. I think you'd like him. Much the same, only cleaner." *grins*)

[flemmings.livejournal.com]

Who hasn't thought that on occasion? ^_^