"Why do I bother, why do I stay?"
A Mobile Fighter G Gundam fanfic.
Written from Rain Mikamura's perspective. Slight spoilers, some hints of Rain/Domon.
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People still wonder behind my back... why do I bother myself with Domon?
I knew about it yesterday almost accidentally, while walking towards the Neo-Japanese HQ. A group of girls that had just attended his last Gundam Fight in Neo-Hong Kong were talking about him, and I clearly heard one of them say it.
"He's a man with issues", she told her friends. "I heard he doesn't even treat his partner right... Why does she stay with that jerk is beyond me".
You're right. It's beyond you, since you can't see anything of him but his surface.
But you can't see him the same way I do.
Domon Kasshu is a harsh person because he's under pressure and in pain because of his problems. A dead mother, a cryogenized father, a fugitive older brother – all in one. Through our mission and fights, he tries to express himself with his fists with all of his strenght – which at times still comes from his despair and suffer.
No, I'm not justifying him. There are lots of things he shouldn't have done, yes. But he has his reasons... And I have mine to stay with him.
In our childhood, Domon was my self-appointed guardian, always bailing me out of trouble and taking care of me. Even when he was gone, I never forgot this. And when he came back, as a mere shadow of my rough little knight... then I thought I could protect him in my own way. By helping him in the Gundam Fight, even if at first it was because of my father's and Colonel Urube's orders, I'd be able to pay my debt to Domon – who would styill protect me when I was in trouble, though. You know he cares for you when you see yourself in his memories of the ones whoi are important to him.
You see... to take care and heal people is a doctor's mission. By staying here, I'm not only doing my job, but I'm helping myself out too. This is the challenge of my life, and there's too much in risk to even thinking of failure. Whatever comes for us, I'll face it bravely – not just for Domon, but for myself.
Happy now? Does that answer you question?
It's not about Domon and the colony. It's about me, too. It's tiring, sometimes frustrating, but i'll pay off sooner or later. When our mission is over and what's wrong is fixed, I'll be rewarded, and not only in money or glory...
I'll be paid off in happiness, too.
A Mobile Fighter G Gundam fanfic.
Written from Rain Mikamura's perspective. Slight spoilers, some hints of Rain/Domon.
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People still wonder behind my back... why do I bother myself with Domon?
I knew about it yesterday almost accidentally, while walking towards the Neo-Japanese HQ. A group of girls that had just attended his last Gundam Fight in Neo-Hong Kong were talking about him, and I clearly heard one of them say it.
"He's a man with issues", she told her friends. "I heard he doesn't even treat his partner right... Why does she stay with that jerk is beyond me".
You're right. It's beyond you, since you can't see anything of him but his surface.
But you can't see him the same way I do.
Domon Kasshu is a harsh person because he's under pressure and in pain because of his problems. A dead mother, a cryogenized father, a fugitive older brother – all in one. Through our mission and fights, he tries to express himself with his fists with all of his strenght – which at times still comes from his despair and suffer.
No, I'm not justifying him. There are lots of things he shouldn't have done, yes. But he has his reasons... And I have mine to stay with him.
In our childhood, Domon was my self-appointed guardian, always bailing me out of trouble and taking care of me. Even when he was gone, I never forgot this. And when he came back, as a mere shadow of my rough little knight... then I thought I could protect him in my own way. By helping him in the Gundam Fight, even if at first it was because of my father's and Colonel Urube's orders, I'd be able to pay my debt to Domon – who would styill protect me when I was in trouble, though. You know he cares for you when you see yourself in his memories of the ones whoi are important to him.
You see... to take care and heal people is a doctor's mission. By staying here, I'm not only doing my job, but I'm helping myself out too. This is the challenge of my life, and there's too much in risk to even thinking of failure. Whatever comes for us, I'll face it bravely – not just for Domon, but for myself.
Happy now? Does that answer you question?
It's not about Domon and the colony. It's about me, too. It's tiring, sometimes frustrating, but i'll pay off sooner or later. When our mission is over and what's wrong is fixed, I'll be rewarded, and not only in money or glory...
I'll be paid off in happiness, too.