pretty, oh so pretty

[insaneneko]

I have a bad tendency (that I do try to fight) to buy doujinshi of pairings I don't really believe in (or fandoms I'm not really into) because the cover is too compelling. Basically, I weigh the cost of the book and the added weight it (and all my other impulse buys) in my luggage and/or boxes mailed home. Well, this was small, and less than $2. A no brainer, because while KikuRyo is for the most part total crack (though not as cracked as TezuKiku, which eternally baffles me--I know PoT is the fandom of crack, but an ENTIRE SITE devoted to the pairing? I've come across several. O_o) the cover was just too beautiful to pass by. And it was TWO DOLLARS, damnit. I finally read the story and...it was amazingly good. I've read KikuRyo fics before, when I've ended up at sites that feature that pairing via bookmarks and links. I can actually believe the pairing while I read the fics because they were damn good. This falls into the category. The writer has style. Her Ryoma is snarky, full of attitude and petulance. Kikumaru is...the way I tend to like Kikumaru when he's paired with Ryoma. Perfect. Ah, the joys of random shopping sprees. It's worth the sore legs and arms from carrying a quarter of my body weight in books around...