HELLO RECIPIENT SAN. I AM SO RELIEVED YOU LIKED THIS FIC OKAY.
Yes, 21 versions of Matsumiya. 21 mini stories because I couldn't write you a full fic properly. I think I had like 6 false starts or something but nothing came through and there was a deadline to meet. So... With regards to the time settings, I read Tokyo, 90 Degrees, Fine and assumed that you would enjoy something historical. So I'm really happy to hear that you liked the time settings. Also all Japanese history oops :P Now let me give you rambly author's notes about the snippets that you have quoted because I can.
(1) Heian Japan has ALWAYS fascinated me and I've always wanted to write Jun/Nino in Heian Japan. Believe it or not, I actually had the appendix to my penguin version of The Pillow Book open while writing it because GORGEOUS FEMALE WEAR. I had wanted to make Jun a lord (not unlike Genji) but for some reason, he became Lady Matsumoto. Also mainly because there is a glamour and class and royalty that I really wanted to bring out in this snippet. Being a lady actually brings out Nino's admiration of him more or something. At least that was what I thought at that time. Also I had a lot of fun writing this and I am glad that you liked it XDDD
(3) I wanted to write pretty geishas/maikos okay. So they just got thrown into it. A main theme for this series of mini-fics was how they will always meet, regardless of gender, age, status etc etc. It makes sense (for me at least) to at least have a few verses where at least one of them is a girl. Now that I think of it, I should have asked if you minded genderswitch. Oops? Damage done? Also Kazu in all forms hates make up and all the things related to it. In my headcanon for tthis verse, he/she was probably sold into the the trade and thus was forced to do this. No matter which verse Nino is in, we can't stop him from whining haha.
(5) My headcanon for this verse is that Nino was being thrown into a forced marriage. Jun was probably some traveller or something who Nino fell in love with but will never be allowed to be married to. It's heartbreaking and to be quite honest, I can't actually bear to re-read it myself.
(16) This was actually one of my few false starts where basically Jun and Nino work in the same company and they fall in love. It was supposed to be slightly introspective and Nino kicking sense into Jun and helping Jun see things in another way. I.. was going through some tough patches in life and I guess I kind of threw someof my own thoughts into Jun's character. Honestly - this verse is quite close to home and I would love to pick it up again if I've the motivation and chance and inspiration. Everything's pretty disjointed in my head.
(17) ME TOO. I mean MODEL JUN AND PHOTOGRAPHER NINO IS PERFECT OKAY. Nino will deny that he is charmed by Nino until his dying breath. And Jun will just beam, that toothy grin that makes him look like he's 13, because he KNOWS. Photographer Nino will take such amazing pictures though.
(19) I.. would love to read a full fic of that. I was going to add more but then I was told that less is more. What were you expecting though, just out of curiosity. The scene I had in mind for this was them on the opposite sides of the law/rivals and forced to kill each other. The ending, is open. I have never decided the ending in my head XD
ALSO OMG I HAVE RAMBLY AUTHOR COMMENTS I HOPE YOU DON"T MIND.
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Yes, 21 versions of Matsumiya. 21 mini stories because I couldn't write you a full fic properly. I think I had like 6 false starts or something but nothing came through and there was a deadline to meet. So... With regards to the time settings, I read Tokyo, 90 Degrees, Fine and assumed that you would enjoy something historical. So I'm really happy to hear that you liked the time settings. Also all Japanese history oops :P Now let me give you rambly author's notes about the snippets that you have quoted because I can.
(1) Heian Japan has ALWAYS fascinated me and I've always wanted to write Jun/Nino in Heian Japan. Believe it or not, I actually had the appendix to my penguin version of The Pillow Book open while writing it because GORGEOUS FEMALE WEAR. I had wanted to make Jun a lord (not unlike Genji) but for some reason, he became Lady Matsumoto. Also mainly because there is a glamour and class and royalty that I really wanted to bring out in this snippet. Being a lady actually brings out Nino's admiration of him more or something. At least that was what I thought at that time. Also I had a lot of fun writing this and I am glad that you liked it XDDD
(3) I wanted to write pretty geishas/maikos okay. So they just got thrown into it. A main theme for this series of mini-fics was how they will always meet, regardless of gender, age, status etc etc. It makes sense (for me at least) to at least have a few verses where at least one of them is a girl. Now that I think of it, I should have asked if you minded genderswitch. Oops? Damage done? Also Kazu in all forms hates make up and all the things related to it. In my headcanon for tthis verse, he/she was probably sold into the the trade and thus was forced to do this. No matter which verse Nino is in, we can't stop him from whining haha.
(5) My headcanon for this verse is that Nino was being thrown into a forced marriage. Jun was probably some traveller or something who Nino fell in love with but will never be allowed to be married to. It's heartbreaking and to be quite honest, I can't actually bear to re-read it myself.
(16) This was actually one of my few false starts where basically Jun and Nino work in the same company and they fall in love. It was supposed to be slightly introspective and Nino kicking sense into Jun and helping Jun see things in another way. I.. was going through some tough patches in life and I guess I kind of threw someof my own thoughts into Jun's character. Honestly - this verse is quite close to home and I would love to pick it up again if I've the motivation and chance and inspiration. Everything's pretty disjointed in my head.
(17) ME TOO. I mean MODEL JUN AND PHOTOGRAPHER NINO IS PERFECT OKAY. Nino will deny that he is charmed by Nino until his dying breath. And Jun will just beam, that toothy grin that makes him look like he's 13, because he KNOWS. Photographer Nino will take such amazing pictures though.
(19) I.. would love to read a full fic of that. I was going to add more but then I was told that less is more. What were you expecting though, just out of curiosity. The scene I had in mind for this was them on the opposite sides of the law/rivals and forced to kill each other. The ending, is open. I have never decided the ending in my head XD
ALSO OMG I HAVE RAMBLY AUTHOR COMMENTS I HOPE YOU DON"T MIND.