(continued from last comment, which I'm not sure went through as I don't remember doing the captcha for it--if you didn't get it let me know and I'll repost.)
My responses to the other three works I've read so far ("Watched For and Seen," "Living in This Moment," and "For Myself") fall in between the two categories above. For new-to-the-fandom-me, each of these fics almost stands on its own. In "For Myself," I'm sure I failed to appreciate most of Orihime and Ulquiorra's interaction, mostly because this is my first encounter with Orihime. However Ulquiorra's need for clear rules and boundaries--in this case something approaching consensuality, or at the very least the lack of Orihime's interdiction--shone through in stark relief. It was easy to connect his characterization here to how you wrote him in the Saiyuki crossover, and that really made the fic for me. Similarly, the bit about playing tag made "Living in This Moment" for me. During most of the rest I was couldn't really get the pairing, possibly because you've written Ukitake so well with Shunsui on the one hand and with pre-meditated, thoroughly negotiated encounters on the other. However when tag came up I had a little 'aha' moment and could finally see him and Yoruichi together. (Although I must confess that I thoroughly enjoyed her tempering of her cat-nature with the pawprints.) As for "Watched For and Seen," I fear I must re-read it a couple of times before giving a more thorough comment on it; I'll post directly to the fic once I figure out more of how I'm reacting to it. (Other than generally favorably, orz.)
Finally, I blame/credit you for/with the fact that I'm now a little bit in love with Ulquiorra. He's not *fun* the way Grimmjow or Urahara (or even Hana-chan) are, but I think he's now my new favorite Bleach character.
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Date: 2010-10-13 01:06 am (UTC)My responses to the other three works I've read so far ("Watched For and Seen," "Living in This Moment," and "For Myself") fall in between the two categories above. For new-to-the-fandom-me, each of these fics almost stands on its own. In "For Myself," I'm sure I failed to appreciate most of Orihime and Ulquiorra's interaction, mostly because this is my first encounter with Orihime. However Ulquiorra's need for clear rules and boundaries--in this case something approaching consensuality, or at the very least the lack of Orihime's interdiction--shone through in stark relief. It was easy to connect his characterization here to how you wrote him in the Saiyuki crossover, and that really made the fic for me. Similarly, the bit about playing tag made "Living in This Moment" for me. During most of the rest I was couldn't really get the pairing, possibly because you've written Ukitake so well with Shunsui on the one hand and with pre-meditated, thoroughly negotiated encounters on the other. However when tag came up I had a little 'aha' moment and could finally see him and Yoruichi together. (Although I must confess that I thoroughly enjoyed her tempering of her cat-nature with the pawprints.) As for "Watched For and Seen," I fear I must re-read it a couple of times before giving a more thorough comment on it; I'll post directly to the fic once I figure out more of how I'm reacting to it. (Other than generally favorably, orz.)
Finally, I blame/credit you for/with the fact that I'm now a little bit in love with Ulquiorra. He's not *fun* the way Grimmjow or Urahara (or even Hana-chan) are, but I think he's now my new favorite Bleach character.