This is the sequel to "The Way of the Apartment Manager," which can be found in clean draft here on ff.net, or in rough draft with comments here on my livejournal. It also has fanart, which can be found here.
I am not completely happy with the final scene of this chapter, but there's a definite action break between this chapter and the next one, so I couldn't jump back to Sasuke or Yukiko, and I do have to introduce Amane Tetsuko at some point, so... *shrug* I am trying very hard to hook Eiji's scenes into the rest of the story, but I'm never sure how well that's working.
( The Guardian in Spite of Herself, chapter 8 )
In other news, I switched my lightweight summer blanket for my comforter this weekend; the seasons are changing and nights are getting chilly. I also swapped shower curtains, because the one in use had mildew down both ends. It's currently soaking in a bucket of bleach-laced water, and I will scrub the daylights out of it this evening. I really ought to switch shower curtains every three months or so, but I'm lazy and tend to forget.
I am not completely happy with the final scene of this chapter, but there's a definite action break between this chapter and the next one, so I couldn't jump back to Sasuke or Yukiko, and I do have to introduce Amane Tetsuko at some point, so... *shrug* I am trying very hard to hook Eiji's scenes into the rest of the story, but I'm never sure how well that's working.
( The Guardian in Spite of Herself, chapter 8 )
In other news, I switched my lightweight summer blanket for my comforter this weekend; the seasons are changing and nights are getting chilly. I also swapped shower curtains, because the one in use had mildew down both ends. It's currently soaking in a bucket of bleach-laced water, and I will scrub the daylights out of it this evening. I really ought to switch shower curtains every three months or so, but I'm lazy and tend to forget.