[KKM] Two Suns in This World

[aithris]

Title: Two Suns in This World
Fandom: Kyou Kara Maou
Characters: Murata, some Yuuri, some-but-not-really Shinou, mentions of Jose
Series: None
Warnings: Definite spoilers for Murata's past and backstory, possible spoilers up to ep 75 (it's pretty vague, so it depends on how spoiler-sensitive you are). Apart from that, it's pretty harmless.
Misc.

Comments

[blurredfate]

Love it. I like the imagery here, and the way you capture the angst simmering under the pleasant face that Murata shows everyone.

[kazaera]

Thank you! I find Murata a very interesting character since we never really know what he's thinking. He hides behind his cheerful mask all the time - but that it's a mask is blatantly obvious since he's capable of dropping it and going into strategist mode in a heartbeat... which is probably just as much of a mask, when you think about it. I can't actually remember the last time he showed what was probably his real feelings in canon, if he ever did. :/

[arsenicgraffiti]

That was a lovely read. I like how MuraKen's bitterness is reflected in his words. Thank you for sharing! ^_^

[kazaera]

Thank you! ^^ And yes, he is incredibly bitter when you get down to it... but then, who wouldn't be in that kind of situation? (It sort of amuses me that Murata is mad at Yuuri because he's being nice to him. His logic is rather twisted!)

[dyxlisa]

AWESOME. I love Murata's voice here. I don't know what else to say because I suck at giving feedback. But I've been craving Murata/Great Sage like crazy, and I really love how you present the turmoil he's actually experiencing. Friending~~ ♥

[kazaera]

Ooh, thankyouthankyouthankyou! (And you don't suck at giving feedback, I suck at *responding* to feedback... er). I'm glad you liked it; Murata's kind of hard to get right since we never ever really see what he's actually thinking.

...so I'm not the only one who has been scouring the internet for Murata/Sagefic? Maybe we should compare what we've found... there certainly doesn't seem to be much... even less that's not Murata/Wolfram or Murata/Yuuri. -_- I've written one other Muratafic that just needs a bit of editing before I put it up and have ideas for others, so with luck I should be reasonably productive :)

[dyxlisa]

You're welcome!! No seriously, just ask my friends who I try to beta-read for, I totally suck! Unless it's an academic paper, but that's different. Anyway, I just love interpretations of Murata that are more...not straightforward? Oh, I don't know. Just imagining the thoughts of a soul with four thousand years of memories during which he was pretty much orchestrating the destruction of the soul of his best friend to save the world is PRETTY mindboggling, so anything that feels like it reflects that I really love

[kazaera]

I'm so with you on the trying to imagine his thoughts must be pretty mindboggling because, well, *yes*. I was actually sort of rooting for evil!Shinou and Murata to win around ep 77, I have to admit, but I'm glad they did give Shinou a happy ending - although to be honest, I felt Yuuri destroying Soushu was really a cop-out. I mean, Shinou tried and failed to destroy Soushu for so long, came up with *that* plan in order to kill him... and then Yuuri just goes "I will not sacrifice you!" and boom, Soushu dead? What's that all about?!

Most of the Shinou/Sagefic I've found comes via omg_maou and its members... there's also some on figment_tree and the odd scattered piece here and there. Non-Shinou/Sage Muratacentric is a bit more difficult, since most stuff is pairings. :/

I know what you mean about Shinou/Sage verging on OTP status... it's completely bizarre for me because I usually don't like any pairings, and now whenever I write Murata Shinou creeps in somewhere and I have the *hardest* time trying to keep them from kissing or... other shenanigans. Or

[alchfaerie05]

It took me awhile to get it completely. Then I kinda freaked myself out when I figured out a part of the story.......