The Tear of a Warrior

Alright, so there goes what I've been working on lately. I won't lie, you'll be rather lost if you haven't seen Cowboy Bebop (or at least the episodes Jupiter Jazz, part one and two). However, if you do read it, please let me know what you think. I'm venturing into new territory (beware, ahead lies NC-17 of the non too vanilla variety) and am consequently rather anxious about the fic. It wasn't planned at all, the characters pretty much took me along for the ride without my having a say in the matter. I love it when that happens, especially when it challenges me so. It's unbetaed and open to changes, so any suggestion will be welcome. (And kudos to pee_wai without whom this fic would never have been!)

Here's a wallpaper I made for it: The tear of a warrior I know, not much of Vicious in it. I'll probably do another one with more of him. Or maybe one about just him and Spike... I'll see.

Update, 07/16/04: just reworked on it a bit, so that it would be more understandable to non CB fans, plus a few minor changes.

( On with the fic. )

Angels banished from heaven

This is positively unhealthy. I'm growing obsessed with Vicious. *points at the new icon* Loving characters like Edward (from AB) or Lucius (from HP) is all good and well, but Vicious? This is me reaching another level of insanity.

It's all the more frustrating that this incredibly good fic is being written about his origins, as well as Spike's... and I want more. Desperately so. The psychology of it is simply amazing, the style flows very well, the usual clichés are avoided... I'm impressed. Here's for any and all Cowboy Bebop fan out there: Prelude. If you browse through that site, I also recommend After the Nova, though also a WIP, which is a take on what happens after the finale. But really, my love goes to Prelude, which is as good a piece of work as you can find. While the author's take on Spike is probably not the most original ever, it is still endearing and subtle, and their work on Vicious reels you in and does not let you go.

That being said, it leaves me very little room to vent my Vicious obsession, aka write more fiction about him. The tear of a warrior was hardly about him, since the Vicious we saw in that was through the eyes of a besotted Gren. I need to write him out of my system. Hopefully, I'll have an epiphany, but right now my muses are made shy when faced with the genius behind Prelude. I should let it all cool down and see what comes to me in a few days' time.