Title: Spectrum -Shade #2
Date Posted: 15th July 07
DF does not own ccs, CLAMP does. 123 words.
Spoilers for the end of the first series. Yue POV. Highly bizarre and strangely depressing (well that's Yue for you).


White

In heraldry, there is no distinction between silver and white, though its meaning is often highly disputed.

It signifies the purity and virtue of a new bride, peace or truce in a time of war, the sovereignty of a fair, if naïve ruler. On contemplation, it brings my false self to mind; reminiscent of the bright snow from which his name comes.

Naturally, he disagrees. It suggests harsh words and blind emptiness, the shade of death and ghosts. To him, white is my colour; the pale spirit within his mind.

White represents one of two opponents of abstract strategy, opposites in this internal war. Now all that is left is to decide who will take silver – eternal second place – and concede his soul.