Gaaaaaah, I loved this! Gerh! Damn, this was a good backstory to the picture! Maaaan...

This was really great!

"His coat dragging lifeless, a dead weight, on the floor behind him."

This entire story (as the picture that inspired it) is simply wonderful, precisely lush in spoken (and unspoken) detail, but this line in particular got me. It really conveys the burden that shackles Bakura to his vengeance. Fantastic and artfully-written. Thank you for sharing this!

whoa, I really, felt, this story. the emotions. thought it wasn't said, I could practically see the sweat as Bakura collided with Marik...Wow.

Holy freakin frack. Did you hear that... just now? That was the sound of the fangirl EXPLODING INSIDE OF ME. FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE FAVORITE... DAMN WHY CAN'T I FAVORITE THIS MORE?!

I saw the picture
then i read this
and my life is complet 3

I have seen the picture you speak of...This captures the essence of the piece well I think!

Yes I love that picture (and all of Taemanaku's pictures, really).

Good story. Sad, but beautiful.

Wow, I'm speechless. It was so well-written and both Marik and Bakura were in character, it was bittersweet.

Probably one of the best fanfics I've ever read.

Poignant and clever and still in character. I absolutely loved this.

Kit

(Lol, can I just say it was amusing to see Loppytaffy's comment? I do like seeing Marik top, but I'm not adverse to Bakura topping.)

First off, I'm SO flattered that you were inspired by my picture! I always think of a backstory to some of my pictures as I'm drawing, and it makes me so happy to see that people pick up on it, and are inspired enough to write about it.

I absolutely love your writing voice. It's very fluid and a joy to read, and your description is fantastic. I adore the fact that you used the coat as a symbol, as this thing that he begrudgingly carries around, the same way he carries the weight of his vengeance. Thank you for sharing this story with me, and I hope you don't mind me linking it. ;D

YOU HAVE BEEN CHOSEN.

Your story is now part of Versatile, a C2 for in-character, canon compliant, well-written Thiefshipping!

Thanks for sharing such a great story!

you are incredibly talented as a writer, i hope to read more by you in the future. this story was beautifully done and the ending found me tearing up. well done.

That was really great. And of course Bakura tops.

This is really amazing. I mean ireally/i amazing.

But you do know that Tae believes Marik tops, right?