So, on the one hand, it's very, very easy to see Hakkai as just a total uber-dom, and Gojyo being easy-going enough to just go with the flow. But at the same time...I can potentially see scenarios where Gojyo is so weirded out about falling seriously for a guy that he'd want to top just to keep things a little bit less threatening to his fragile self-image, and Hakkai being caring and understanding enough (and maybe scheming towards a long-term outcome) to go along with it even if he'd rather top. And Hakkai has that massive massive streak of guilt and self-denial, which I could also see pushing him towards not letting himself have everything he wants because he doesn't deserve it, or he's afraid that he's tempting fate if he's too happy. And with the fussy caretaking side and the terror of losing control, he might be worried that his being in a seme role would be dangerous for Gojyo -- this is pretty much the main aspect in which I can manage to bend my brain around an uke-youkai!Hakkai.
Although if you wanna talk topping from the bottom, that's pretty much the way I see an uke Hakkai in almost any permutation. Gojyo's emotionally needier and Hakkai can think circles around him or subtly manipulate him into doing what he wants; if Hakkai's on the bottom, it's because he *wants* to be there, one way or another.
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TL; DR, the sequel
Date: 2008-07-22 04:25 am (UTC)So, on the one hand, it's very, very easy to see Hakkai as just a total uber-dom, and Gojyo being easy-going enough to just go with the flow. But at the same time...I can potentially see scenarios where Gojyo is so weirded out about falling seriously for a guy that he'd want to top just to keep things a little bit less threatening to his fragile self-image, and Hakkai being caring and understanding enough (and maybe scheming towards a long-term outcome) to go along with it even if he'd rather top. And Hakkai has that massive massive streak of guilt and self-denial, which I could also see pushing him towards not letting himself have everything he wants because he doesn't deserve it, or he's afraid that he's tempting fate if he's too happy. And with the fussy caretaking side and the terror of losing control, he might be worried that his being in a seme role would be dangerous for Gojyo -- this is pretty much the main aspect in which I can manage to bend my brain around an uke-youkai!Hakkai.
Although if you wanna talk topping from the bottom, that's pretty much the way I see an uke Hakkai in almost any permutation. Gojyo's emotionally needier and Hakkai can think circles around him or subtly manipulate him into doing what he wants; if Hakkai's on the bottom, it's because he *wants* to be there, one way or another.