and take my soul to rest by incandescens (PG)

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Fandom: KUROSHITSUJI
Pairing: Sebastian/Ciel
Length: 833 words
Author on LJ: incandescens
Author Website: Fanfic Page
Why this must be read:

This story is the whole reason I'm here making these recs.

I read "and take my soul to rest" when it was first posted, before I knew anything at all about Kuroshitsuji; and it was so rich and haunting that it stayed with me, lurking around the edges of my mind. Enough so that weeks later, when I unexpectedly had some free time (and when I had naturally forgotten its title and the name of the fandom), I went combing through weeks of entries on the comm where it had been posted to find it and read it again. It was just as stunning as I had remembered on second read, and I found myself wanting more, and to know what had inspired it. So I checked out the anime, and then the manga, and the next thing I knew I was all, hello new fandom.

(This is the second time incandescens has done this to me, by the way. My headlong tumble into Yami no Matsuei is attributable in significant part to her gorgeous “Final Destination,” which I also read before knowing the relevant canon, which I still re-read at least once a year, and whose final line still makes me shiver. She's just that good.)

This short piece shows us one potential future for Ciel and Sebastian. It's not exactly a happy shiny future: just a gorgeously rendered one that feels exactly right.

And, okay, one that I will deny forever, but I'm glad to have this portrait of the two for all of my denial.

And Take My Soul To Rest

Comments

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Hello! I don't know if the html is borked or if LJ is being funny, but the link is apparently coded to include the current page address as well as the fic address. Maybe because extra quote marks are tacked on?

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

You're right on both counts: the html is borked and LJ is being funny. Thanks for letting me know about this -- the system keeps adding junk html to the entry when I save it, and I may need to delete the whole thing and repost it if working in another browser doesn't take care of the problem.

In the meantime, though, the direct link is http://springkink.livejournal.com/1312045.html.

I hope. For all I know LJ is going to add junk code to this, too.

[perverse-idyll.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I deleted the parasitic part of the address and the quote marks and found my way to the fic. For which I thank you. It's a nice razor-edged Möbius strip of a story, even though I know nothing of the source except your fandom overview.

[incandescens]

Thank you very much!

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

Oh, I am so very glad to hear it. My evil plan to tempt others to read in this fandom, it's actually working!

[incandescens]

Thank you. You're very kind. ;)

[p-zeitgeist.livejournal.com]

I suppose you could call it kind, but I fear that it's really more in the nature of greed and self-interest, cleverly disguising itself as something more socially acceptable. (Or I could just be spending too much time with Ciel in my head. It's hard to know.)

Either way, though, I still think that the balance of thanks should be from me to you. For the story and for the shiny new-to-me fandom both.

[incandescens]

Ah well then, let us both be pleased. :)