You know, it seems like a lot of us are going through a stressful time right now, and are keeping our heads down. Life is good *in general*, so there is no overt drama to share, but there are always those particulars that infuse just enough ongoing stress or sadness to write about the happy parts.
Byakuya is like those strawberry fields. Forever, you know? It's not that I no longer care about what Kubo does, it's more that what he did to Byakuya convinced me that this manga affects me to an unhealthy level in my daily life, and I have insulated myself from a lot of it emotionally. I still love my guys, and the world, but I like to imagine them my way. Also, this has freed me to write my own characters...every could has a silver lining.
Okay I caved and actually caught up on the manga. Damn. A lovely full color portrait. I'm sad all over again. I should have stayed in my cocoon of denial. This doesn't help with all those external RL stresses, does it? Sigh. More hugs for you...
I kinda get what you meant by it being oddly structured, but the emotions were just so overwhelming this time. I hope Unohana gets to Byakuya soon. So many questions this time, and nothing answered. As per the shounen genre, I'm not expecting Ichigo to win his first battle against the Quincy however, which will make for more sadness.
I read this chapter and immediately thought of you. I wondered what you would say and at least I feel in more cheerful spirits that you remain positive throughout all this. Byakuya dying has had me in a depressive mood all day. I keep thinking of Rukia and how completely devastated and dysfunctional she would become in the series without nii-sama. He's like the light of her world, she respects him and looks up to him and I can't even begin with Renji. It's just awful. I really don't know if my heart will be in the series if he really does go. Kubo could've killed someone, anybody else and it wouldn't be as horrible to me. Te, it wouldn't. I just can't bear it, it's too painful. The series just would lose its meaning to me.
I keep wondering what the point of killing him even is. It doesn't make sense, you took Yama-Jii out and that's a big enough loss. Why can't Byakuya live? I'm just mad. Mad at how the series is turning out and mad that Byakuya might be gone...
Shit. Posted comment without being done. I was going to say than on a (maybe) good note, the Quincy had declared Byakuya dead already and now we see he is alive like two three chapters later. So, maybe we should all know by now that he doesn't go down that easily...even when this is the first time he's said "he doesn't have enough time" ...gah...meeeeeh...bleeeeh
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You know, it seems like a lot of us are going through a stressful time right now, and are keeping our heads down. Life is good *in general*, so there is no overt drama to share, but there are always those particulars that infuse just enough ongoing stress or sadness to write about the happy parts.
Byakuya is like those strawberry fields. Forever, you know? It's not that I no longer care about what Kubo does, it's more that what he did to Byakuya convinced me that this manga affects me to an unhealthy level in my daily life, and I have insulated myself from a lot of it emotionally. I still love my guys, and the world, but I like to imagine them my way. Also, this has freed me to write my own characters...every could has a silver lining.
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I kinda get what you meant by it being oddly structured, but the emotions were just so overwhelming this time. I hope Unohana gets to Byakuya soon. So many questions this time, and nothing answered. As per the shounen genre, I'm not expecting Ichigo to win his first battle against the Quincy however, which will make for more sadness.
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I keep wondering what the point of killing him even is. It doesn't make sense, you took Yama-Jii out and that's a big enough loss. Why can't Byakuya live? I'm just mad. Mad at how the series is turning out and mad that Byakuya might be gone...
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