Parallels gifts!

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Hey! I got TWO, count 'em, TWO awesome stories for the Parallels fic exchange!

Shining Silver, Shining Gold
Fandom: Mushishi. A lovely story about Tanyû observing Obon. It captures the tone of the manga, and gives us a little insight into Tanyû's character and past.

On the Matter of Barbarism in the Field
Fandom: Otoyomegatari (The Bride's Stories). Henry Smith*, the anthropologist conducting fieldwork with the Eihon household, encounters a bit of culture clash. Delightful, hilarious.

And my recipient likes my work also, so that makes the day even better! So much thanks to the writers of the stories I got! I just wish I were better at explaining what I liked about them. And now you should go read them!


* Oh-ho-ho, I see what you did there, mangaka! Subtle!

Comments

[jinian]

Response 1: eeeeee I will read these both so hard!

Response 2: wait, even the FIC for Otoyomegatari focuses on the frickin' anthropologist?!

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I mentioned in my Parallels letter that one of the things I liked about Otoyomegatari was the Random Anthropologist because I've got degrees in anthropology--and I appreciate that it's about him learning to understand the culture he's living in.

[jinian]

Yeah, that makes sense. :) I myself felt the entire giant arc about him was a bait-and-switch in a manga that should have been 100% Amir. Not stopping me from reading the story, though!

[telophase]

I love Amir! And pretty much everybody else, actually. Although I'm glad that I was warned that the series wasn't about just one bride, but multiple!

I put it down as one of my offers for the exchange, and was terrified about the prospect of ALL THAT DETAIL in the artwork! (Did I have to do it? You won't know until reveal!)

[lnhammer]

I was not thrilled with his arc. The twins were better, but I still spent the time tapping my foot waiting to get back to Amir. Which we're finally doing!

---L.