Yuusuke is dreaming of an AID Christmas....

[rkold]

sumeragiskank is visiting me, so I have not been on-line much. I tried to make some time to work on the new penal-tea update which should go up sometime tomorrow and we're still arguing about the fanart contest. ^o^

I also got to see kosquarepelli and I would highly recommend checking out her amazing piccies of WK/PoT. I'm sure no one is surprised to know I adore the way Omi/Yuuta looks.

My mother made me a new hat. It's pink and pretty, and so girly. I hope to share pictures of it soon.

Anyway, I'm now friended to delfeus, fujis, reynardine, and ryoma_sama. *waves* I added delfeus cause I was so amused by her response to a recent post to tenipuri_yaoi.

Anyway, said post and the fact that I'm just a pain in the butt sometimes, has prompted this rant....



I started watching PoT in June 2002, at that time, I did not know really anything about the series or knew anyone else who was watching it. From relatively early one, I became a MomoRyo fangirl *shock, yes I know, everyone just thinks of me as Fujicest, but I started with MomoRyo* but I had no other pairing I shipped. From the start, I did not *SEE ANY TEZUFUJI* cause you know what, it's not there! It's so *SUBTLE* you need to be on crack to see evidence for it. It was completely created by fangirls who wanted to see pretty tennis boys fuck. Now, I have nothing against this, I feel that way about SengokuxMizuki and my new favorite Tezuka pairing, which I ship rather hard. (And *SHOCK* he is seme!) But there is *NO EVIDENCE* for TezuFuji, Tezuka and Fuji don't even GET ALONG WELL! And please, no whining from TezuFuji fans about how they're being oppressed. That is just so sad and pathetic, cause your fricking pairing is among the most popular pairings in the English fandom, so please get a life. I've mostly held my tongue, but I decided after a recent post to tenipuri_yaoi and the fact I was feeling bitchy, that I was not going to be completely silent anymore.

Not only is TezuFuji a crack pairing that has no evidence, makes no sense in the context of the series, and just completely sucks... But I wish TezuFuji fans could spend a few seconds to think about what they're saying and engage their brains. (Which I know is a challenge for some of them.) I mean, I hate TezuFuji, and so, *shock* I do not write it. I do not try drawing it. If you do not like a pairing, don't draw it and then denigrate the pairing. I mean really, didn't your families teach you any manners or at the very least some common sense or courtesy. Also, while I'm on this, Tezufuji fans seem to think they're some sort of born-again Christian sect, and need to constantly share their devotion to the pairing. Leaving a comment on a fic, that has nothing to do with Tezuka or Fuji, on how much you love TezuFuji makes you look brain dead. Think about this in the future.



And cause I'm still feeeling bitchy...



Yes, there is evidence for MizukiYuuta, I'm not going to pretend there isn't. But if you're going to claim it's true love, and Mizuki really cares about Yuuta, I have to ask you, did you watch episode 36??????? I mean, I'm not even going to go into the manga, where Mizuki SAYS "It was really easy to manipulate the stupid younger brother who only thought about his older brother." since most English speaking fangirls seem to ignore the manga. Mizuki does not try to get Yuuta to join St. Rudy's for Yuuta' "best" interest. Mizuki *MANIPULATES* a naive 12 year old boy because he can. Mizuki *TEACHES* Yuuta a tennis move that could *SERIOUSLY* INJURE him and does not *CARE* so long as the team wins! He does not WARN Yuuta of the dangers and let Yuuta decide, noooooooooo, he just takes advantage of a 12 year old boy. It's an abuse of power and trust. Mizuki *IS* the most evil character we see in PoT. While Keigo might try to ruin Tezuka's arm, Tezuka is not on Keigo's *TEAM.* Keigo does NOT have a responsibility to look after Tezuka's best interests. Keigo is also not practically 2 years older than Tezuka. (And yes, the age difference between Mizuki and Yuuta is almost that large.) Yuuta does not show any sort of interest, romantic or otherwise, in Mizuki, after he loses to Ryoma. Yuuta seems horrified, in the anime-only part of 40, where Mizuki promises to help Yuuta train, and in 71, Yuuta leaves Mizuki and Yanagisawa's company to seek out Ryoma *AS SOON AS THEY SEE THE OTHER BOYS*

As for Yuuta being seme to Mizuki....

All I have to say is, you enjoy your nice little crack, I have no idea where you found it, but you're on crack.



And these rants were brought to you by the letters X, Q and Y

Comments

[jangmi.livejournal.com]

YES TezuFuji bothers me ;x and I don't really see it either. Fujicest I can becuase, well it's just that damn cute ;3

though I do have guilty pleasures of MizukixYuuta. ;x it's almost like wanting CrawfordxRan or SchuldichxRan. sometimes manipulative semes in a relationship kinda turn me on ;d lol.

Though I'm almost at that point, friends have been nudging me towards Tezube, TezuRyo and KaiRyo. (even though that last one will never tear me away from InuKai XD)

[pure-trance.livejournal.com]

I am SO SICK of TezuFuji too...
You pretty much covered all the bases there though, I certainly agree with everything you have said...

[hanatokiu.livejournal.com]

Mizuki x Yuuta? (dies) That is so disturbing... Yeah, i agree with you that Mizuki is the most meanest, crulest PoT characther. X_X He's such a bastard.

UU.. new pink hat? i wanna see! xD (lovespink~)

[mec]

Oh, that was a good rant ^_^ *fans the flames a little* I'm actually not really paying attention to most of the posts on the comm. at the moment anyway, aside from MomoRyo fics, 'cause all the authors whose other pairings I like are already on my friends list.

*stands with hand over heart* I hail the Fujicest no Miko, and the cause for which she stands.

Gods, I feel like reposting my anti-TezuFuji ballad now...

(If you find out where they get their crack, let me know. I have a friend in dire need of some ^_^)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_neith_/]

*lays a pile of word on your doorstep*

I have never been able to see TezuFuji anywhere either. That doesn't mean people shouldn't ship it, but this insistance by some that it's near *canonical*... I just don't understand where they get that from.

As for Mizuki and Yuuta... It'd be Mizuki taking even more advantage of Yuuta's naivete than he already does, and I like Yuuta too much to ever want to see that happen. Mizuki never cared about anyone besides himself.

[sailorstarsun.livejournal.com]

YES! ::shakes fist:: DOWN WITH TEZUFUJI!!

And it's funny, because I was just thinking the exact same thing last night. Where the HELLS do they get it from!? The only thing I can see is...they're on the same team...

.-_- Woot.....

[xx-miyuki-xx.livejournal.com]

Wooo, splendid rant :3 ^___^

:D Pink hat! Squee! XD

[ryoma-kun.livejournal.com]

*hugs Rachel*

[waves] Fujicest ^__^!!!

WK/PoT pic... Lol ^^

[elica.livejournal.com]

I disagree. Yuuta must be saved from the manipulative bitch known as Fuji. He's eeevil. Sexy, but evil.

Sorry, that was pure provocation but, at last, don't say Mizuki is the Bad Total Evil. It's false. Oh, yes, I do think he's the worst bastard in PoT (and I love him for this), but he's on the same level as everyone, he's a human, he's a 13 years old boy, and he can change.
If you say that he has no feeling except for his own being, what could you say about Fuji ? The one who really say he loves to see others suffering...
Please...
Be a little more subtil, it tends to make a fandom more interesting ('cause your positions are as bad as the one of hard TezuFuji fangirls)

All in all, I think Yuuta has really no luck, having to choose between Sadist Fuji and Evil Mizuki. But at last, I prefer him with Mizuki, 'cause I love him, and 'cause I'm a TakaFuji whore.

Now I go back in lurking...

[frantia.livejournal.com]

Please...
Be a little more subtil, it tends to make a fandom more interesting

I agree. I like TezFuj like I do many many other pairings (for instance, yes, Fujicest) but I have never seen any of the TezFuj fans act like you do. None of the pairings is canon and a fandom is there so people can enjoy playing around with canon. Don't forget Momo is one of the only guys that shows obvious interest in a girl (he blushed around Ann), but that doesn't mean that you can't write MomoRyo and make it work.

This:
Tezuka and Fuji don't even GET ALONG WELL!
is just not true. Makes me doubt you've even seen the series. I suggest you (re?)watch the eps about Yuuta and those concerning Tezuka's arm. People who don't get along, don't show personal concern for each other.

I have read lots of tenipuri fics and it seemed a very friendly fandom to me, without any childish wars going on. If you would like to see more of you fave pairings, your time was much better spent writing a fic about them instead of insulting people because they don't write what you want to read.

I like my crack ^______^

[magnolia-ceres.livejournal.com]

Well, sorry for the stalking (sheesh, what am I doing today? Am supposed to be studying! XD), but I just had to throw in my two cents...if you accept them, it's fine, if not, the coins are happily rolling down back to the gutter =D.

So Mizuki is the worst, most evil character in the PoT-verse, yes? I think that's only half of the truth, actually ^^. Wheras it is obvious that he's manipulative, deceitful and unscrupulous, he is also hard-working and - surprise - vulnerable. No, I'm not saying he's an oh-so-nice-person-who-is-only-misunderstood, but I find it kinda cute how he's struggling to be admired and in control (or read: to be seme), but I mean, he's failing totally ^^. Even the Kisarazu twins (though Atsushi might have just waited for a chance to escape his brother's shadow, just like Yuuta) already out-smarted him, and Yuuta - well, it's sure that he had been beguiled, but even after he found out the truth, he forgives and still respects Mizuki on his own account, although he won't follow orders from him again. (There goes Mizuki's seme-ness XD).

It's certainly true that Mizuki -did- not care a shit about Yuuta before. But I think, the most interesting part of YuutaMizuki starts after the turning point that is their match with Seigaku. Well, as much as I hate to, I just have to quote from Hana's fic ^^:

"There was a point in time when he would have likened Yuuta-kun to a dog: loyal, friendly, obedient. Trainable. But, that was before. [...] Before Yuuta had learned the truth about the twist spin shot. Before he [Mizuki] had seen everything he'd worked for at St Rudolph's spiral out of control and suck him down into its whirlpool maw. Before the hand reaching down to pull him out of the mess he created for himself held a cross-shaped scar and eyes of forgiveness on its other end. No, Yuuta was no one's dog."

So, this might have been a start. Not necessarily of course, but isn't fandom about imagining how it could be? And for YuutaMizuki I think, the conditions aren't that bad ^^.

Ah, and about the crack of eps 40 XD... I found it extremely amusing, but crack-filler scenes are not a basis I would build an OTP pairing on ^^. Though I don't think Yuuta looked plain disgusted then - every teenage boy would be a little shocked at such a proposition, ne? And didn't he also look just as flustered when Fuji asked him on a date? Hehe, Yuuta's expressions are sure cute to watch ^^, wouldn't you just also love to try and get him flustered?

And don't get me wrong - I still like and can gush over the sweet interaction between Yuuta and Fuji, but I don't believe it could work out in a romantic relationship =/... but that's just me being a diehard TakaFuji fangirl =P. After all, Yuuta and Taka-san aren't that different in their basic personlalities either ^^;;.

Hn, I guess that's all *sweatdrop*. If you actually read until here, you get a cookie =D. And I hope the PoT fandom is tolerant enough so that different pairings can be tolerated (hey, I even got converted to acept TezuFuji as a possibility >_>;;) and coexist peacefully ^^.

[akaibara.livejournal.com]

I've gotta address something here, simply because it struck me as interesting.

I understand the point you made about Mizuki, and I can see your point of view. It would take time, thought and careful groundwork to overcome that, with no guarantee of success, definitely.

I think what caught my attention was your apparent outrage at Mizuki's behavior and the age/relative innocence of Yuuta. In addition to the 'abuse of power and trust' therein.

The reason that gave me pause is this (http://www.livejournal.com/users/rkold/17413.html?thread=96261#t96261). I realize that this is not an event that actually occurs in canon, and is simply something you have proposed as a possibility. However, it seems to me that this would make a loving relationship between Syusuke and Yuuta as unlikely as one between Mizuki and Yuuta.

For the sake of argument, and since you are the one arguing and believe the aforementioned to be true, let's examine this.

Yuuta's scar doesn't appear to be new. I'd say it has probably been several years since he got it. So... let's put his age at about 8. Now, a scratch would not have left such a prominent scar. We're likely talking about a pretty deep cut. The lines appear to be clean, so the implement would have been sharp.

That leaves us with the situation as follows. 9 year old Syusuke premeditatively obtains a weapon, possibly a utility knife, an x-acto knife or similar. Approaches his eight year old brother with the intention of cutting him open. I can't think of any 8 year-old that would sit still for that, so now we're introducing the fact that Syusuke probably would have had to restrain him or hold him down. He slices into Yuuta's skin, keeping in mind that the cuts have to be deep to properly mark him. I'm sure it hurts, and given how profusely that area bleeds, the likelihood is great that there is blood pouring down Yuuta's face, stinging his eyes. If Yuuta's struggling at all, which I'm sure he is by this point, Syusuke could easily put his eye out or rip his scalp open. I imagine the wound would need stitches, which is nothing but another trauma for Yuuta to go through. Possibly as many as 15 or 20 of them. Not to mention the necessity of likely being threatened or cajoled by Syusuke into not revealing the truth of how he was injured.

So now he's marked, with a reminder that his brother, the person who is supposed to take care of him, held him down and maimed him against his will. And he sees that everytime he looks in the mirror.

Which is the greater betrayal? The more heinous abuse of power and trust? I'm thinking Mizuki is looking fairly tame at this point. At the very least, it's no less plausible for Yuuta to have a loving relationship with Mizuki than it would be for him to have one with Syusuke. The burden of guilt on both potential partners is the same, and that's not even considering the fact that Syusuke is his brother.

Of course, I'm of the opinion that Yuuta has Mizuki's number, lets him have his 12 seconds of seme and then puts him on his floral-clad back with his legs in the air. So what do I know, really? ^_~

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

*sends Rachel hugs for the rant*

*sends more hugs to help make up for the yucky icky replies*

[rafterpeace.livejournal.com]

yucky icky
hahaha, you're either six or a valley girl of the worst kind. And if you think those replies were all bad and evil, I wouldn't watch Snowwhite just yet...SPOILER...SPOILER....SPOILER
because the witch is *gasp* a big bad meanie.

[mateem.livejournal.com]

And you, my dear moron, should take that steel beam out of your ass. You'll find life more comfortable. Really. Once you get a life, that is.

[chocolate_chip.livejournal.com]

Okay, you know what? That comment wasn't written for you. But since you feel the need to butt in, I'll explain a few things. If you were Rachel (which you're not), you would know that she is for some reason the unfortunate magnet for those (like you, apparently) who seem to feel that people don't have the right to say whatever they want in their LJs. I was merely trying to express to her my condolences that in a post in which she lets off some steam about her two least favorite couples, she has to deal with the very thing that she hates. It seems like every time Rachel expresses an opinion, she is bombarded by either bitches telling her she's wrong, or poor little fangirls whining about their hurt feelings, or in this case, both. And then, as if it's not enough that she's fate's flame-magnet, Rachel also has to deal with people who feel the need to step in and criticize completely unrelated things for no reason whatsoever. I know that if it were me, I would find the whole situation very stressful, and that is why I sent hugs. If I had been aware that my hugs were being monitored by the self-appointed maturity police, I would have made sure to use nice big words just for you. Or maybe not, since I find the fact that you bothered to comment highly amusing. At any rate, I'd suggest getting a more productive hobby than making random personal attacks in people's LiveJournals. I certainly wish I had as much free time as you seem to.

Rachel, I'm so sorry about that little thing earlier. LiveJournal kept acting like my response wasn't going through. I hope I didn't spam your e-mail too badly. ^^;;;

I'm just trying to think this through.

[rubyd.livejournal.com]

since you feel the need to butt in...
I do, apologies. From a not-so-third-party who doesn't watch much Prince of Tennis (so I'm reading this out of fandom-context) rkold's post came across as surprisingly hateful. I'd like a few examples at least, as to what caused the little rant.

she is for some reason the unfortunate magnet
bombarded by bitches telling her she's wrong
...Okay.

suggest getting a more productive hobby than making random personal attacks
re: "If you do not like a pairing, don't draw it and then denigrate the pairing...." yet "Not only is TezuFuji a crack pairing that has no evidence, makes no sense in the context of the series, and just completely sucks... "
And I'm sure "TezuFuji fans could spend a few seconds to think about what they're saying and engage their brains. (Which I know is a challenge for some of them.)" isn't a random personal attack. No. ;)

WK ^o^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I just watched WK and I admit, I find CrawfordxRan and SchuldichxRan VERY amusing. Though I think BotanxRan is my favorite. ^o^

But in all honesty, I don't see CrawfordxRan or SchuldichxRan as Tru Boi WAFFy love, and the same would go for MizukixYuuta. And while personally, I don't feel right doing that to Yuuta, I can see how it could be amusing to someone else.

I'm glad you find Fujicest cute ^o^

Thanks!

[rkold.livejournal.com]

It's nice to know that I'm not the only one who is not overly fond of TezuFuji. ^_^

I hope to get a picture of my hat up tomorrow ^^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I confess I am a bit surprised at all the responses my post generated. ^^;

I actually find Mizuki amusing, I just really do not like him with Yuuta.

Well, it looks like you didn't need to fan the flames....

[rkold.livejournal.com]

cause the fandom is going up in smoke! ^^;;;;

I'm in shock that my rant received so many comments. ^^;

And awwwww we just updated penal-tea and created the wrongest RPG ever. ^^

Re: WK ^o^

[jangmi.livejournal.com]

yesh, but then I put a whole big-ass long post on my reasons for my crack pairings xD at least in my logic that I hope is understandable o_o;

There really aren't any canonical pairings in PoT

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I just personally can't see any evidence for TezuFuji and I've been bottling my dislike for TezuFuji for a long time.

I could see Mizuki taking advantage of Yuuta, as I think I said, but it's a pairing I just prefer not to think about as I think Yuuta deserves someone who loves him. ^^

I know you're not fond of the pairing ^^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I just felt in a cranky mood and every so often it's fun to vent. I had no idea so many people would respond to my LJ post and that my post would causee such a fandom meltdown. ^^;

Glad you enjoyed the rant ^^

[rkold.livejournal.com]

I hope to get a picture of my pink hat up tomorrow. ^^

It's soooooooo cute!!!!