So I jump at every chance I get to read Touya/Yue fics. And, man, this one is EXACTLY what I wanted. Leareth basically tells the whole CCS story through Yue's eyes, spending quite a bit of time on the growing feelings he/Yuki has for Touya. And the writing is *beautiful*, the story slipped seamlessly into canon and I fully believe that this was what was going on in their heads during the series. The story takes it's time to properly delve into the relationship between Yue and Yukito; there's no quick, short, intense revelations, it's more of a slow, meandering path you're walking with the characters. Yue can't be the easiest character to crawl inside their head, but this story does it wonderfully and leaves me dying for the rest of the story. At least she got to the scene where Touya and Yue meet for the first time--that would have killed me not to have had. ^_~


- X/TB/CCS/General CLAMP Fiction by Flamebyrd - Liz writes really sweet stories that are fun to read. Her style is especially suited to Tokyo Babylon and Cardcaptor Sakura; very... soft and sweet, is the best way I can think of to describe it. Her CCS fic "Reflections of the Moon", where Yue and Fujitaka have a little 'talk', is one of my favorites! "For Those Left Behind" was really nice, too. Her X/TB fic "Yume" was really cool, taking a look at various ways the S/S relationship could have played out. The "outtakes" in the humor section are so much fun, too; I loved those things! (Primarely SeishirouxSubaru and TouyaxYukito, but other pairings may show up from time to time.)


- CCS - Tokyo Roadkill - joudama's writing - I am in utter love with joudama's Freeze My Love and want to know where the hell the story is going. The writing is excellent, very well done and befitting of the series, characterization is spot-on, and, dammit, I want to know what is the deal with Yukito and Yue this story has cooking up. I love that rather than Syaoran's attraction to Yue abating, it grew stronger as both his and Yue's magic grew stronger; it makes sense that the more powerful each of them were, the stronger Syaoran would feel that 'pull'. And in case I haven't mentioned it a bunch of times recently... I *heart* Touya and Yukito. (All the regular canon pairings.)


- CCS - Normality by Meia - I love this fic if just for the first sentance of the third paragraph. That was a great line. The whole thing is wonderfully cute and funny and just perfect. Loved it. (No real pairings, except an offhand mention of TouyaxYukito.)


- X/TB/CCS/General CLAMP Fiction by Flamebyrd - (Yes, I'm aware that I'm rec'ing her writing twice. ^_^;;;) Liz writes really sweet stories that are fun to read. Her style is especially suited to Tokyo Babylon and Cardcaptor Sakura; very... soft and sweet, is the best way I can think of to describe it. Her CCS fic "Reflections of the Moon", where Yue and Fujitaka have a little 'talk', is one of my favorites! "For Those Left Behind" was really nice, too. Her X/TB fic "Yume" was really cool, taking a look at various ways the S/S relationship could have played out. The "outtakes" in the humor section are so much fun, too; I loved those things! (Primarely SeishirouxSubaru and TouyaxYukito, but other pairings may show up from time to time.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - A Single Day, Live My Life by Dr Megalomania - I'm not really much of a Clow/Yue fan, but stories that deal with Clow, Yue, and Keroberos (not that Kero-chan was in it much, this is a Yue-fic) are another story. This one was sweet and sad and cute in all the right places. The ending was adorable as well. (TouyaxYukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Guardian Beast of the Seal, Wimpy, Scaredy Cat by Dr Megalomania - An amusing parody with a bunch of funny lines, cute scenes for every cute couple in CCS, a few mild hints of angst, a semi-serious issue here and there, and more TouyaxYue WAFF than you can shake a stick at. Just... fun; I liked it. ^_^ (SakuraxSyaoran, TouyaxYue/Yukito, EriolxTomoyo, all the usual pairings.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Kán; Juéde; Kaishi by Aki-niichan - Lately, I've been focusing more on TouyaxYuki/Yue than I have on TouyaxYuki-only, because that issue wasn't really addressed in the anime or the manga much, and I want to see people's takes on it. And this one has mentions of Yue, but it's not really about him, more that Yue's feelings are seeping through... and this is before Touya gives up his magic for Yukito/Yue. It's hard to explain why I found this to be such a good story, but it's mostly in the writing. The style is lovely and befitting of these two adorably sweet CLAMP bishounen, their angst and reactions believable (and kinda painful--not rip out your heart and stomp on it painful, but 'ow, that hurts, fix it, please!' painful) and just so... so... To-ya and Yuki. A wonderful story. (TouyaxYukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Say You Love Me by Chelle - I cackled the whole way through this, it was so perfect. Fujitaka having a mild nutjob streak in him, the way he nearly revelled in baiting Sonomi... it was brilliant. I love this Fujitaka. I'd marry him if I could. And Sonomi was hysterical!

And damn him for wearing that suit. He couldn’t make this easy on her, could he? Oh, no, Kinomoto had to go and wear the suit that she liked best - the dark one with the vest that emphasized his lean waist and solid chest. Of course, with the overcoat that nearly matched his burnt caramel hair and eyes he seemed even…. She scowled as she realized where her train of thought was going. Bastard. Stupid, tall, broad-shouldered, pretty-faced bastard. She’d kill him, see if she didn’t.

It's writing like this that can get me to be really quite fond of these alternate pairings. (All the usual Chelle pairings--FujitakaxSonomi, EriolxTomoyo, SyaoranxSakura, TouyaxYuki, etc. Most are just hinted at, FujitakaxSonomi being the focus of the fic.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - He's the Moon by Clow'd9 - Okay, I admit that I read this one because I am such a TouyaxYue junkie, but this turned out to be one of the better ones out there. The songfic part of it was kind of cheesy, but a lot of that had to do with memories of watching Dirty Dancing like eighteen billion times. (Damn near every time it's on cable I have to stop and watch it. I don't want to, but I get sucked in anyway.) Anyway, it's a good fic. Definitely one of the best Touya/Yue fics I've read in awhile. (TouyaxYue/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - A Little Gift by Gnine - Awww! I admit that I'm easily appeased by Touya/Yukito fluff, because I love To-ya/Yuki fluff and it doesn't need to be all that good for me to like it, but this one was good. (Geh. Horribly phrased sentance there.) Lovely, light-hearted-with-just-a-touch-of-angst writing, a wonderful Yue moment, and the kind of sweetness that makes you go, "Awww." rather than look for the barfbag. Just the kind of CCS fic I love. (TouyaxYukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Fly Me to the Moon (Series) by Delilah deSora - Let me say ahead of time that I do not care for ClowxYue. It makes me twitch and feels like incest to me. (Clow created, raised, and cared for his creations. He was a father figure to them, so it weirds me out that people would write Clow and Yue in a romantic relationship.) 99% of the time I'll put down any fic that's ClowxYue, because it's usually a dealbreaker for me.

However, (and I admit that I skipped a lot of the stories in the Clow Arc ^_^;; ) this series somehow managed to be in that 1% of stories I'll read. It's really only a backdrop, and the storyline is focusing on Yue and Touya. I'm really fond of the way the author refers to Yukito as Yue's "dream". I thought it would be awkward, but it work really well. The writing is wonderful, that warm sort of fuzzy feeling that's not disgustingly cute, but still sweet, that feeling of the original series itself.

I love the author's take on Yue and Yukito being two halves of the same whole (They are!), Touya's feelings towards "them", and the entire storyline running through the fics. Just... I know I'm babbling and I usually only do that with stories I really like. So... yeah. Good, good fic. (TouyaxYukito/Yue, a little Clow+Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Wings by Sylvia - Okay, let me get this out of my system... Yue can make his wings disappear completely. At least in the anime. I wasn't paying as close attention to the manga. ^_^;; Beyond that.... Woooo~w. *_* This is one of the best written CCS fics I've seen in awhile. It was never fully lemon, but it was on the border, and it was goooo~d. The descriptions of Yue's wings, the little bits of humor between him and Touya, the characterization, the limish bits... it was just... gah! No words to describe how much this pleased my TouyaxYue/Yuki self! +_+ (TouyaxYue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Alter Egos by Aishuu - I try not to engage in too much fawning over stories, because it ends up sounding like hyperbole rather than that I actually mean what I say. But, hell. I'm a fangirl. So, too much fawning, here I go! ^_~ This is really a spectacular story, one of the best CCS fics out there. It's an original concept, something I've not seen done before, and not exactly an easy one to pull off, but Aishuu does a damn fine job. Everything makes sense, I can follow the flow and logic of the story easily (despite not knowing all that much about pyschology), the writing is gorgeous, full of lovely turns of phrase and little details, and it's damned interesting. I cannot wait for more of this. (Mentions of Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Fly to You, Come to Me, and Stay with Me by Jessi Albano - Oh, what a lovely, lovely trilogy of stories about Touya and Yukito. The writing is just... I have not the words to describe how wonderfully well it suits the Cardcaptor Sakura series, and especially these characters. Touya and Yukito have always had this feel to them that I've never really been able to describe, but the author captures it perfectly here. The drama is done just right so that it tugs at my heartstrings, the soft bits of humor making me smile, the characters done so perfectly right, and gorgeous writing. Really, one of the best T/Y stories out there. Despite this rec totally not living up to how wonderful these stories were to read. (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Alter Egos by Aishuu Shadowweaver - There are a lot of things I like about this story. But the thing I liked most is that, as the author says herself at the end of the story, it was written largely to show the way counseling really works and what it's like, the real process it must go through, because it's not something that's often accurately portrayed in fanfic. I admit that I'm far from an expert, but I know a little bit and it was wonderful to read a story that delved into these issues that fascinated me, but also made them part of the story. This was a wonderful fic to read for things just beyond the psychotheraphy aspects, but also for the characterization, the process that Yukito so badly needed to go through. I also absolutely adore the way the story ended, because it wasn't a cop-out (not that I was expecting one, the fic was too well-written for that) and... just... by the time I was done reading the story, I felt satisfied from it in a way that a lot of fic doesn't give me, no matter how good. It wasn't just magic and drama--which are wonderful things, but sometimes I need something that's more... about the human condition, I guess. Plus, you know. Really good writing. XD (Some slight Touya+Yukito, but it's secondary to the plot.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Cardcaptor Touya by Van Donovan - Have I never rec'd this story? Shame on me. Seriously. Because this is one of those stories that... while the writing could use a little scrubbing with the beta brush (it's a bit awkward and could be polished up a bit), it absolutely, utterly hooked me with the story the author is telling. The basic premise is that after CCS, there's another set of card, much darker in nature than the Clow/Sakura cards, that fall into the hands of Kinomoto Touya this time. The background and details the author has built for this fic are wonderful, I find myself truly interested in both the guardian and the cards themselves. I'm on the edge of my seat waiting to know what's going to happen next, what's going to be thrown Touya's way next, how he's going to deal with it, how everything will be affected by Sakura and her magic and just... gah! I want more of this story. Because I effing love the concept and execution of it. *sparkles* (Some Touya+Yukito, but it's not the point of the story.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Two by Keoku - Ahhh, as the author herself says, complete and utter WAFF, but it's good WAFF. The kind that's not saccharinely sweet, just gently sweet and perfect for a couple like Yukito and Touya. A lot of times I find myself rolling my eyes at fluff, because it's just too sickly sweet, even for shoujo characters, but this was just right. The author has a very nice writing style, everything is nicely in balance and the writing sails smoothly along, and her characterizations are quite solid. This is another one of those fics that just made me smile to read--and I adored that last line, too. =^_^= (Touya+Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Snow Like Stars by Anie - I have a very, very strong fondness for Touya/Yue interaction in CCS fics, so much so that I'll read just about anything with them in it. (Or at least put it on the list of things to read.) But it's rare that I find something like this, where the way the words are strung together gives me a sense of... colors. I can just picture the scene in my head, all these wonderful soft blues, violets, and whites to it, and it's such a gorgeous combination for them. And, of course, I always have a soft spot for Touya touching Yue's wings. *happy sigh* (Touya/Yue, Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Built for Two by Talya Firedancer - As you can see, I've been catching up on a few authors lately, so I'm going to rec the hell out of their work. Eheheheh. ^_^;; Anyway, TouyaxYue is something I do not get often enough (TouyaxYukito is absolutely wonderful, I couldn't live without it, but Yue... has a special place in my heart, too) and what I loved here was not only the beautiful imagery present (Plus, eeee! Such cuteness with Sakura!) but this is the Yue I love--he's not a simpering little wounded bird, but he's not quite an ice bitch, either. And Touya... darling Touya understands him and knows just what to say. *happiness* (TouyaxYukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - A Guardian's Heart by Morgan D - So I was looking for this fic on Fleeting Fancies this morning and couldn't find it. Which means I think I never rec'd it...? WTF? This is one of my favorite CCS fics, like, EVER. I've reread this fic (actually rereading rather than just skimming a few lines here and there) more times than I almost EVER do and it's just... it's everything I wanted after finishing up the CCS series, because it deals with so many issues in such a way that seem so gorgeously natural--Yue and Kero's relationship, Yue's relationship with Touya (which sparkles like crazy *fangirls*), the issues of abandonment from Clow and still-lingering ones with Sakura, and lovely writing and lovely dialogue and, oh, how I adore this Touya so very, very madly, and KISSING. This is a really bad rec for this fic, which was one of the first ones I ever read that dealt with Touya and YUE, yet still remains one of my favorites for them. The other thing that I really love is that it doesn't leave out those Yue/Yukito theories (about his power, about Touya's power, about the duality and one-ness of the two 'sides' to Yue, about the cards, about the Guardians, etc.), but it doesn't make it feel like the fic hit the pause button to do an info dump on it--they're issues that affect the way the characters think and react. Plus, the fic matches SO MUCH of my own view on the series that I just sparkle to read it. Mad, mad love for this fic. (TouyaxYue/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - What I Like About Winter by baka deshi - *shimmers* Touya! And Yue! Oh, I had such fun with this story, because the humor was genuinely good (Touya and Kero-chan's interaction at the beginning was hilarious... and Keroberos and Yue and their snowfight? HA! <3), but also because the relationship between Touya and Yukito/Yue was wonderfully done, there were moments of amusement, of attraction, of sadness, all blended together wonderfully. Fantastic Touya POV, a sparklingly fun CCS fic, and an ending that makes me go all, "Awwww! *coos*" Definitely one of the better CCS fics I've read lately. ♥ (Touya x Yukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - I Just Can't Say I Love You by baka deshi - Touya practically had a Bachelor's in brooding, and he was working on his Master's in Caring Concern. Oh, good Touya POV fics are such a rare thing in fandom, much less one that are both funny and so utterly true to the character at the same time. Touya trying to find a way to confess his feelings, trying to find the perfect moment to tell Yuki in the most romantic way because that's what Yukito deserved, the utterly hilarious and genuinely clever situations that continually prevent him from doing so without resorting to cliches or the dreaded "interruption" scenario... it was all a fantastic CCS fic that had me alternately cackling in laughter or cooing at my darlings. (TouyaxYukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Occultation by baka deshi - As I mention frequently, I generally don't mind stories that aren't finished yet, I'm happy just to read what's already been presented, because it's all about the cute moments that are already there, rather than knowing how the story is going to end. Though, lately, there have been some very good stories that I wish had more to them and this is yet another one of those because it presents the beginning of a really intriguing concept and starts it off beautifully--Touya is slowly getting more and more tired, even with occasional flares of magic that light the world up again, when they're gone, he's left feeling even more drained than ever. He's slowly getting worse and Yukito (and Yue) is getting worried. What makes me glow over this fic? Besides the truly lovely writing, it's also that the author... well, she makes Yukito so incredibly likable for me, makes me fall in love with the character all over again, really gets across how you can't help but love him.

But it's also that her Touya is sparkling and clever, that I adore her take on him, and he feels so right, that this is Touya, not just a cardboard cutout or flat version I see so often in fic. It's also that magic is very much a part of the universe here, but not overwhelming about it--Yukito feeling out other mages in the area was a lovely scene, the way it wasn't too detailed, but you still felt it. Plus, my, oh my, the interaction between Touya and Yuki? Some of the best I've read in all the CCS fic around. Even with just two chapters written here, I'm already hooked with where the author was going and wish there'd been more. Still, definitely worth starting for the little moments with Touya and Yukito and the way the author really knows how to write a strong beginning. <3 (Some Touya x Yukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Morning People by baka deshi - Heeheehee. Touya-waking-up-fic! I love the author's take on the character, because she does such a fantastic job of hitting that balance between cranky and genuinely caring that Touya is, because her humor is actually funny. Because I love the image of Yukito being a morning person (Touya had asked him once how on earth that was possible, and Yuki had gotten that weird spacey look before saying (in Yue's voice) that "My former Master had an...odd sense of humor." (The Plushie, for his part, had simply clarified that "Clow was as nutty as a fruitcake, and there's just No Accounting for Some People.") ....I crack up EVERY TIME I read that. XD XD XD), because Touya being cranky at the morning light and the BIRDS amuses me so much, because everything working against him makes me break out in delighted laughter, because this is such a FUN fic. <3<3<3 (A little Touya/Yukito, but nothing explicit.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - First Love's Shrine by Harukami - An absolutely adorable CCS fic with Touya being an absolute delight to read--whether he was being sorta nice to Sakura with the pictures or whether he was being evil and teasing her like a good big brother or just being Touya with Yukito--and Sakura being her absolutely adorable and SO CUTE self and just... happy, cute, fluffy CCS fic that really hits the tone of the series. Plus, the ending is GREAT. Loved this so much. ♥ (Sakura-->Yuki, faint Touya/Yuki, but could have nearly been gen.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Chocolate Cake by rara avis - I was a little wary of this fic at first, given that the concept is basically Yukito on a sugar high after eating an overly-sugar-fied chocolate cake that Sakura made, but... the author really did well with the concept, including all these little bits and notes (why he ate the cake, what he would have rather done with it, that Other Voice in his head that isn't entirely happy with the situation, Sakura's Very Important Talk with Yukito, and the Use of Capital Letters to denote Special Things really did Crack Me Up) and just got across the sense of fun and genuinely funny humor that I was swept up in and enjoyed it the entire way through. Plus, Yukito is Way Too Cute when he's Thinking In Capital Letters. Hee. <3 (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Good Students by Harukami - There are a lot of authors out there who, when they write fluff, can bore me stupid, but this story... is the kind of story that still keeps me interested for the same reason the CCS series itself kept me interested, because I adore the characters, because their interaction is genuinely sweet, likable, and WAFF-inducing (in the very good way <3) and because I love the way... the Kinomotos are such a family, the way Yukito is such a part of it, without even having to have that be stated explicitly. You just... get it and I'm utterly charmed by that aspect of the story. Such a perfect fic for them. <3 (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Nothing Special by Sophia Prester - First times were supposed to be special, weren't they? There's something really kind of... neat about the idea that Touya and Yukito's first time would be so... anti-climactic. That it should be so natural and like it was part of their routine, because they were just so in synch already. It was sweet in a way, especially the way the author wrote it here, the way it really did feel so normal already, the way all questions didn't really seem so important and it just happened. It's not necessarily something I would have come up with on my own, but the author really made it believable here and I enjoyed the hell out of this fic. *hearts* (Touya/Yukito.)


- Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE - Summer Blossoms by still_ciircee - I have to admit that TRC!Touya/Yukito isn't my favorite incarnation for the duo (much as I love Touya-ou with mad abandon and I do adore them to tiny little OTP bits) and I mention this because I want to point out that I find the fic to be so sparkly that I gush over it anyway. The author's writing is sparkling and clear, the characterization so solid and right, down to the very little details of Yukito sneaking into the castle and feeling guilty about it or Touya catching him and being so... Touya about it. You can just see the relationship they're going to have in TRC unfolding here. Plus, I really adored the last few lines of this one. <3 (Touya/Yukito.)


- xxxHOLiC/Cardcaptor Sakura - agreement by Jennifier D. - So, everything I said about her previous HOLiC fic? Also applies to Jenn-san's crossover fic and, man, what I wouldn't do to keep her forever writing in all the fandoms I'm in, especially the manga ones, because her lovely, elegant writing, the kind that fills my mind with delicate whisps of smoke or sweet-smelling perfumes of flowers or carefully patterned cloth draped over elegant limbs. It's not something a lot of writers can do without being pretentious, but she does and adds in a wonderfully subtle, gorgeous AU that works so incredibly well with these characters. An alternate universe Touya being taken to see Yuuko, all the little details he notices that the readers recognize as familiar or different, the soft, almost unoticeable touch between Yuuko and Touya's father, all that Jenn-san can say with a small handful of words that seize my fangirl heart and do absolute justice to these characters. The gorgeous bargain Touya makes, the hints of something to come and fate and elegance and just... everything I could have asked for outside of smut. And I mean that whole-heartedly. ♥ (Implied Touya/Yue, implied Clow/Yuuko.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - evidence of things not seen by Zau - So little Touya/Yukito fic captures my attention, so I must always make a note of that when I find one that does, because it's such a lovely feeling, to have that fic that works for me. And Zau's writing always has that way about it, the sunny afternoon that I can almost feel the warm rays or the shade of the tree or the cool grass underneath my hands, the way not much happens, but instead she has a way of creating an atmosphere that draws me in. I think my favorite line is: Touya runs side by side with Yukito, pushes him playfully, rushes ahead and away, smiles back, suspects they'll never be that young again. Which might not work with another author, but in Zau's writing, there's something that quietly touches me about it. ♥ (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - the moment between morning and twilight by Katharos - This is another fic that I want to crab about not being long enough, but can't quite bring myself to because the pacing of it is really quite perfect. But even more than that the fic is lovely on a technical level, what really gets me is that it's a beautiful fic on the Touya x Yukito/Yue dynamic that actually fits with Yukito/Yue's character. It's such a rare treat to actually find a fic that doesn't forget that Yue is just as much a part of the person and this fic is gorgeous for the way they're two halves of the same whole as viewed through Touya's eyes, but without having to say that. It's just... natural and flows beautifully and, oh, how I adored this fic. *____* (Touya x Yukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - House of Cards by Aishuu - Aww, this was very sweet. There's something almost simple about the story, a peaceful quality even when Yukito is a bit out of sorts, something that's very much what I associate with the manga itself. I really like the little details put into this, the idea of touching on Yukito and his affinity for cards, a way to touch on Yukito and Yue without being heavy-handed about it. Very nice. (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Bamboo, Pine and Peach: Property Values by Branch - [Note: This fic is part of a series, which you can find the previous stories by clicking on the tags on the post.] This fic is more about set-up and getting the ball rolling in this new universe of the author's, but it was a sweet, gentle scene between Touya and Yukito. It's nice because it was a good balance between serious and light-hearted, it had a certain atmosphere to it that I associate very strongly with the original series itself. There's a lot more going on underneath the surface, there are a lot of heavy emotions involved, but the scene itself is gentle and light, which is a good thing with CCS fic. (Touya/Yukito.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - Bamboo, Pine and Peach: Bitter and Salt by Branch - [Note: This fic is part of a series, which you can find the previous stories by clicking on the tags on the post.] I say this just about every time I read a CCS fic that deals with Touya and Yukito/Yue, but it's still just as true every time--I love the potential in their relationship and I desperately want Touya/Yue explored more because it would be so awesome. So seeing fic like this is a lot of fun, because Yue doesn't quite know what to make of Touya and Touya is the most wonderful thing ever in his own grumpy way and this fic also weaves in clever little details (like the types of foods associated with the Chinese moon) so it gets at the other thing that intrigued me about CCS--the background magics used in the series. I'm practically bouncing for the next fic in this series already. (Touya/Yukito/Yue.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - New Year In Winter by Branch - In a weird coincidence, the night just before this fic was posted, I was explaining CCS to a friend, with a heavy emphasis on Yukito and Yue. Then I see this fic posted. And I scrambled over to read because, yesssssss, this is where my heart lies with CCS. And I love how simple, yet layered this fic is, so much like the CCS manga itself, and I'm terribly hopeful that there will be more in this storyline because it's such an intriguing start. The mood of the piece is perfect, Yue is distant yet not cruel, he's pained and lonely, but not precisely emo about it, it's lovely to watch him watch the cards, the way he's not mean to them, the way they don't pile onto him, but certain ones interact gently with him. And I looooove the implications at the end, yes. ♥ (Implications of future Touya/Yue/Yukito, however you want to parse that.)


- Cardcaptor Sakura - CCS: Bamboo, Pine and Peach: From Old Wood by Branch - [Note: This fic is part of a series, which you can find the previous stories by clicking on the tags on the post.] This is a story about the possibility of Touya's returning magic, which is one of those things that never made sense to me in CCS (Touya's magic being gone for good--if Sakura can get "low" on magic because the cards are draining so much from her and be tired, then regenerate, wouldn't it only make sense that Touya's magic would work exactly the same way, so that when Sakura became stronger, Yue would draw from her instead? ....uh, not that I go on too long or anything.) so to see Branch address it so much like how I see it, to see it shown in a lovely, descriptive way, to weave it together in her larger storyline with Yukito/Yue post-manga... well, I'm very happy to see her posting more about this. It's the kind of fic I want and it's very nice writing. Oh, CCS fandom, sometimes you might drive me crazy, but sometimes I really love being here, too. ♥ (Implications of Touya/Yukito/Yue.)