"The Demon" by scymnus (PG)

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Fandom: YAMI NO MATSEUI

Pairing: Yukitaka Muraki/Asato Tsuzuki, pre-slash

Length: 222

Author on LJ: Unknown (Link me if someone knows??)

Author Website: Author's Page on fanfiction.net

Why this must be read: Part of what seems to draw a lot of fic writers to YnM are the shadowy pasts of the main characters: they beg one to attempt to fill in the blanks and imagine how these characters got there. This is especially true of Tsuzuki, whose past is hidden even from him. This short fic shows us the moment when he first becomes a patient of the grandfather of his future archnemesis, and the implications of what contributed to his years of mental anguish and torment... It's a very subtle, simple fic on the surface, but it hints at things that will leave one shivering...


The Demon

Comments

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

Pardon me, but is Muraki's first name "Yukitaka"? I don't have my manga set with me but I don't think that's his name.

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Nope, this fic deals with Kazutaka's grandfather and his own unholy interest in a pre-canon Tsuzuki.

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

I see. It's so rare to find a fic focused on his grandfather.

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah! I've seen maybe one other fic that dealt with Yukitaka, and that made this one all the more rec-worthy.

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

Actually, do you know which volume his name was mentioned in? I'm curious.

And thank you for the rec!

[matrixrefugee.livejournal.com]

Sorry for the late reply: the DDoS attack has been making it hard to post.

If I remember correctly, Yukitaka's name gets mentioned a few times in Vol. 8, first, in Satomi's inner monologue when Muraki is confronting him, and then again in a conversation between Konoe and Enma-Daioh.

[ariss-tenoh.livejournal.com]

Thank you for replying! I appreciate it.