This is exactly what I was looking for... I am re reading this, because this is just beautiful, I cried at the ending. This is just perfect. Thank you author

That slow burn tho. Thanks for writing this and playing on Yut-Lung's complex characterization.

Oh my gosh! I love this. It really answers one of those big "WHAT IF" questions I had with Banana Fish. I really wanted for Shorter and Yut-Lung to have more interaction. Its nice to see how the other characters even helped with Yut-Lung's issues.

This is great! I loved following along with this story!

"it's both of them that concern me." LOL
"you don't need to be redeemed to live." words to live by.
The voices in Ash's head. T-T
SUCH CUTIES
over-caffeinated hamster oh my
omg these dudes as uncles god yes
i love it

I love this, I love this so much it's hard to put into words. You've written something really beautiful. Thank you so much!

"Sing's-voice-in-my-head." How is a 14 year old the voice of reason. But he is.
PEASANTS
Pumpkin monsters poor ash
I need Yut Lung to take in a family of mice
FANTASY LION JESUS finally someone says it!
GO YUT-LUNG YOU TELL HIM
"it's not enough." it hurtz.

whoooops Yut-Lung letting it slip that he stalked Eiji.
"What's sex like" EIJI
SING STOP
"I didn't realize you'd gotten a first one." Amen, SHorter. Amen.
A math problem bahahahhaa
WE GOT AN I LOVE YOU

Poor Yut-Lung. I feel so sorry for him and his nightmares.
"You'd dump me if I was bald?" LOL
PILLOW FIGHTTTTT
This Christmas with the couples is gonna be greattttt. How many trees will burn down. Presents explode. Cookies get eaten.
Ash panicking over what to get Eiji is so in-character I'm dying.
MY BOYFRIENDDDD am pleased.
ptsd is a bitch im sorry ash
Sing and Ash are the best brothers.

I saw the song title and teared up. Your fault.
"Ash will blame me." LOL.
"I'm not a symbol. I'm a person." Yasss.
STRAIGHT A SING I AM SO PROUD
A KISSSSSS
poor cornered snake yut-lung
KISSSSSSSS
SSSSSSSS
lol their banter, i love it. 3

Oh my god no.
SHORTER.
"I don't want you to see me like this." Oh god. I'm legitimately teary-eyed.
Ash, help the poor boy.
"You don't have to die." Sob.
Oh god WANG LUNG YOU SUCK.
Sing it for Sing!
ASHHHHH

"He does not." Shorter, meet Denial.
He is like someone bit by a werewolf scared of becoming a werewolf.
I like Shorter's thoughts on hope.
"Did he actually swear" LOL
Let's have Ash promise not to die in the anime, too, 'kay?
"I hate myself more than them." OH MY POOR WAYWARD CHILD.
Dis hurtz.
"Don't look at me, then." Good Yut-Lung. Good.

"Yut-Lung saw a feeling so he had to run from it." OMG.
"Save me or kill me" oh god baby, no.
Oh good he's suicidal. NOoooooo. It hurts. Ash, save him.
Oh dear. His self-destruction is quite horrifying. The fact that his rapist is the more merciful of the two is just nauseating.
Yut-Lung, you're gonna be okay bb.

Yut-Lung's bitchiness is at a height this chapter.
Ooh now we've graduated to ink well throwing.
Oh the hug. I'm soft.
Uh-oh Shorter has a crushhhhh on Sir Hair Glitter.
Okay but I would pay to see Yut-Lung vs. Jim Callenreese, the battle of words.
Nadia is secretly the boss behind all of this.

Shorter is the bro MVP for Asheiji.
"I love you and I hate your sandwiches." How very Ash.
"That was a delusion." YUT-LUNG STOP BEING A BITCH.
I NEED CRYING BOI.
Ouch. His backstory hurts so much.
"I saw you puking last night and crying for help." Omg Ash is savage.
Find your way out with Shorter, Yut-Lung. ;)

"but he almost seemed like he was trying to be helpful." Poor Yut-Lung.
Eiji's thoughts about living safely and being ordinary are beautiful.
"The snake turned out to be a puppy." I cackle.
Omg Yut-Lung is drunk out of mind.
Deliberately pours a fifth glass... oh dear.
"I'll go die in a storm drain" oh no. STOP.
"I tried to seduce you." Oh god.
He's crying for his mom. Shit.
I kinda ship them now. Shorter and Yut-Lung.