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In Your Arms, This Lonely Place by Rana Eros (soft R)
Fandom: YAMI NO MATSUEI
Pairing: (Hisoka/Tatsumi)
Author on LJ:![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
ranalore
Author Website: Fruit of the Vine
Why this must be read:
This pairing is rare in the fandom, and when done well can be a real treat. Hisoka and Tatsumi have one major thing in common - Tsuzuki; as mentioned in the fandom overview, much of the available fanfic pairs Tsuzuki with one or the other of them. To pair Hisoka and Tatsumi without detracting from their mutual love of Tsuzuki is no easy task. I like this short fic because Rana is able to address the inevitable presence of Tsuzuki hanging in the air between his partner and his ex-partner without cheapening their blossoming relationship, and without ignoring the lingering feelings of disloyalty that would surely crop up in this situation. Set not long after the Kyoto arc, in Tatsumi's point of view, the characterization of both is well done: Tatsumi's ever-present need for control is carefully integrated with Hisoka's budding concern for others, the newness for Hisoka of *not* pushing another person away is deftly explored. A sprinkling of angsty goodness does not impede the overall sweetness of the fic.
Hisoka needs this, and the more it happens, the more Tatsumi begins to suspect he might need it, too. He puts his arms around Hisoka's waist and holds on tight. He is allowed to hold on, to grab and to touch and to squeeze; he is not allowed to hold down, and he must always let go when Hisoka pulls away.
It's a good thing he is very good at letting go.
***
His control drove Tsuzuki from his bed, and he thinks now it might be what lures Hisoka into it. Tsuzuki's partner, Tsuzuki's heart, Tsuzuki's sanity.... And Tsuzuki would no doubt forgive Tatsumi this betrayal, would perhaps not think it a betrayal at all, but Tatsumi knows what Hisoka is to Tsuzuki. He knows what Hisoka means, and what it might mean to Tsuzuki that Hisoka is here. With him.
What does it say about him that he'd rather it hurt? What does it mean that if he cannot have Tsuzuki's love, he will take anything at all? Even this, that he has only because Tsuzuki will never push and Hisoka will never ask.
This fic is not yet removed from LJ to the author's website, so here is the LJ link:
In Your Arms, This Lonely Place
Pairing: (Hisoka/Tatsumi)
Author on LJ:
ranaloreAuthor Website: Fruit of the Vine
Why this must be read:
This pairing is rare in the fandom, and when done well can be a real treat. Hisoka and Tatsumi have one major thing in common - Tsuzuki; as mentioned in the fandom overview, much of the available fanfic pairs Tsuzuki with one or the other of them. To pair Hisoka and Tatsumi without detracting from their mutual love of Tsuzuki is no easy task. I like this short fic because Rana is able to address the inevitable presence of Tsuzuki hanging in the air between his partner and his ex-partner without cheapening their blossoming relationship, and without ignoring the lingering feelings of disloyalty that would surely crop up in this situation. Set not long after the Kyoto arc, in Tatsumi's point of view, the characterization of both is well done: Tatsumi's ever-present need for control is carefully integrated with Hisoka's budding concern for others, the newness for Hisoka of *not* pushing another person away is deftly explored. A sprinkling of angsty goodness does not impede the overall sweetness of the fic.
Hisoka needs this, and the more it happens, the more Tatsumi begins to suspect he might need it, too. He puts his arms around Hisoka's waist and holds on tight. He is allowed to hold on, to grab and to touch and to squeeze; he is not allowed to hold down, and he must always let go when Hisoka pulls away.
It's a good thing he is very good at letting go.
***
His control drove Tsuzuki from his bed, and he thinks now it might be what lures Hisoka into it. Tsuzuki's partner, Tsuzuki's heart, Tsuzuki's sanity.... And Tsuzuki would no doubt forgive Tatsumi this betrayal, would perhaps not think it a betrayal at all, but Tatsumi knows what Hisoka is to Tsuzuki. He knows what Hisoka means, and what it might mean to Tsuzuki that Hisoka is here. With him.
What does it say about him that he'd rather it hurt? What does it mean that if he cannot have Tsuzuki's love, he will take anything at all? Even this, that he has only because Tsuzuki will never push and Hisoka will never ask.
This fic is not yet removed from LJ to the author's website, so here is the LJ link:
In Your Arms, This Lonely Place