The Sword and the Chrysanthemum

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Listing Series

• The Chrysanthemum Vow by crookedspoon for Lillian

  Fandoms: Gintama  

  • Mature
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  15 Jun 2013

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Katsura Kotarou/Takasugi Shinsuke
  • Katsura Kotarou
  • Takasugi Shinsuke
  • Sakata Gintoki
  • Yoshida Shouyou
  • Introspection
  • Knifeplay
  • Angst
  • Dubious Consent
  • Pre-Canon
  • Ikkoku Keisei Arc
  • War
  • Edo Period
  • Canonical Character Death
  • Reverse Chronology
  • Wordcount: 10.000-30.000
  • Backstory
  • Memories
  • Childhood
  • Author's Favorite
  • If you only read one work by me

  Summary

  Their outlooks on life reverse when they're together. Takasugi is a trigger to the past, Katsura a beacon to the present. They are locked in step, moving sideways and back, never forward.

  A trip through the rabbit hole of memory and back.

  Series

  • Part 1 of The Sword and the Chrysanthemum
  • Part 2 of Exchange Fics

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  13,645

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Collections:

  2

  Comments:

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  182

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