This is lovely stuff--I'm picky about my J/Y fic, and I think this one's great. Elegant use of language and just enough subtle hotness and longing to make it tingle. Neat.
(Btw, elsewhere I'm Mariphasa Hecatene.)
Author\'s Response: thank you - i'm convinced the makers of the anime created yukimaru solely for slash purposes grin he's quite irresistable, and inventing a past and a personality for him has been a great pleasure. i'm very glad it seemed right to you.