FM-PMS (Mariko)

[akk]

current chapter word count: 3814 (+237)
scene worked on today: caught-in-the-act
scene completed? yes (discounting tinkering)
resulting in Part I and II of Mariko being complete, only Part III remains to be done.
character whose value system is challenged: Seishiro
character who wants to share a meal: Tree-san
character who wouldn't mind some after-meal-make-out: also Tree-san
character stumbling unwittingly into the center of it all: kiddo!Subaru
surprisingly useful plot device: white shikifuku, red blood, pink petals (the usual, I know)
quote of the day: ...a manageable corpse-to-be.

Comments

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Eh?

I actually find it hard to see him as a monster or a maniac. I often found myself agreeing with his cynical and jaded observations in TB. I missed TB!Seishirou's opinions in X - I would have liked more of that.

My problem with understanding vanilla/canon Seishirou is that I don't always see how constructive thought may lead to his actions (because I don't have it narrated for my convinience - I'm rather bad at understanding other people/fictional characters).

Is it insanity to be unable to connect to others and feel sympathy for them, anyway?
Is it insanity to be amoral?

(it's not like I often understand Subaru either. I think he is the scariest of maniacs to himself)

[akk]

Characterization in general was flat in X. Clamp themselves admitted that they didn't handle the large cast well.

Monster / maniac = is my simplified tag for how he is typically treated in fanfic (if the authors admit his dark side to exist at all and not just dump him into Subaru's bed for the heck of it).

I'm afraid I can't help you there. If his thoughts were narrated directly, TBXs would lose much of its appeal to me. It's the interpretation-grey-zone that keeps me fascinated.

:) Ann