Wow. The emotion and amount of story you manage in so few words. Incredible. :D

Thank you! It helps that the boys are so easy to visualise... :-)

This portrays Iwaki so well... he feels strongly and he's a very proud person.

Thanks for sharing :)

Thank you for reading and commenting - I'm glad the portrayal rang true!

Somehow I find Iwaki's jealousy endearing. I can really understand his need to grow as an actor, and always fighting to stay the frontrunner. Good little peek at one of his most prominent traits.

It's one of the most compelling facets of the series, for me -- I like how it repeatedly gets in the way of his relationship with Katou, and yet Katou knows that it's fundamental to their happiness. As much as I melt over the tender moments, they wouldn't be nearly as meaningful if there wasn't so much pride at stake - one of my favorite panels in the English scan of "Truth River" is the one where Katou's trying to explain what's so wrong about Iwaki being too concerned about his welfare and flails, "But -- DAMN!" So Katou. So awesome.

And Mochimune would be evil enough to actively make use of their pasts to push them both into making an even darker, nastier film than Lost Heart. Heh. (Come to think of it, that's a pairing you should consider: Mochimune and Onozuka. Although the fact that the mere thought of it is making me gleam is probably saying volumes more about me than I ought to allow. *eyes characters, sharpens scalpel*)

I think that is what I like about both Iwaki and his brother: that they are so controlled, yet so vulnerable when it comes to pride and love. I love how Katou understands them both so well, and yet he who is always so immature and carefree, never says this, just supports them as best he can. *adores Katou*

As for Mochimune, he's too late. My Onozuka has already been given to WMLM Iwaki. Iwaki is much more than Onozuka can handle, without any doubt. I'd love to see all Onozuka's clever scheming fall apart because Iwaki sees through his amateurish attempts right away. Iwaki is just that much better at it, and entirely without restraints when it comes to getting what he wants. WMLM-Iwaki is just... Lucius in Japanese, and with better looks. He's just as ruthless, and loves as deeply. *licks*

I think we're talking OTP here, but I need to write them before I know for sure. Miyasaka, otoh... Oh, Mochimune would eat him up and enjoy every moment of it. I think I'd like that one, actually... to let Miyasaka be eaten and chewed and almost devoured, maybe ending up finding some kind of slightly bent love with the perv- er- I mean... director.

*runs around trying not to feed the plotbunnies, to no avail* *falls and is attacked by killer bunnies*