Pieces of Me
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akinoameTook a while, but I finally got this posted.
Title: Pieces of Me
Rated: T
Summary: In the aftermath of "Kings and Vagabonds," Eiji tries to recover from the physical and mental turmoil he went through in the past. But with old wounds aggravated by new, he has a hard time finding his way back to himself. And asking others to help carry a burden he knows is heavy may be harder than trying to shoulder it himself.
This was an intensely personal fic to write, which is why it took me so long to do it. I know it may not seem like it, since I was posting "Vagabonds" throughout November and December, but keep in mind that I completed "Vagabonds" on Halloween. I've spent the past few months working on this fic, trying to work out my own emotions while working out Eiji's.
A few months ago, a friend of mine went through a really terrible time, and she's still working her way through it. With that in my mind, I couldn't just jump from the end of "Vagabonds" into "Snow, Flowers, Flame" without some degree of recovery and aftermath. This was kind of part of the healing process--hopefully for her, as well as for me. To show that no matter how hard things get, happy endings are possible and not always too far out of reach. And it's not on one person alone. And maybe it took a dozen rewrites and getting upset and having to overhaul the entire second half of the fic, but if it does good, then that's good.
J-Pop Asia: Lyrics and translation
iTunes: Mighty Long Fall/Decision single - Features "Pieces of Me"
One OK Rock Official Youtube Channel
While I've learned much about this condition thanks to years of my own research and study in school, what I knew in terms of diagnostic criteria was based off the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) instead of the international ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases). This required new research.
ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Code: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Basic description
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, National Center for PTSD - Comparison of diagnostic criteria between the DSM and ICD
PubMed Health: PTSD - Includes ICD diagnostic criteria and its differential diagnosis
Physicsworld.com: Supernova link to ancient extinction - That interesting theory Eiji was studying alongside German when he fell asleep in the library
Wikipedia: Haupia - The Hawaiian dessert Eiji and Chiyoko were making
Title: Pieces of Me
Rated: T
Summary: In the aftermath of "Kings and Vagabonds," Eiji tries to recover from the physical and mental turmoil he went through in the past. But with old wounds aggravated by new, he has a hard time finding his way back to himself. And asking others to help carry a burden he knows is heavy may be harder than trying to shoulder it himself.
This was an intensely personal fic to write, which is why it took me so long to do it. I know it may not seem like it, since I was posting "Vagabonds" throughout November and December, but keep in mind that I completed "Vagabonds" on Halloween. I've spent the past few months working on this fic, trying to work out my own emotions while working out Eiji's.
A few months ago, a friend of mine went through a really terrible time, and she's still working her way through it. With that in my mind, I couldn't just jump from the end of "Vagabonds" into "Snow, Flowers, Flame" without some degree of recovery and aftermath. This was kind of part of the healing process--hopefully for her, as well as for me. To show that no matter how hard things get, happy endings are possible and not always too far out of reach. And it's not on one person alone. And maybe it took a dozen rewrites and getting upset and having to overhaul the entire second half of the fic, but if it does good, then that's good.
Bibliography
"Pieces of Me" by One OK Rock
J-Pop Asia: Lyrics and translation
iTunes: Mighty Long Fall/Decision single - Features "Pieces of Me"
One OK Rock Official Youtube Channel
PTSD
While I've learned much about this condition thanks to years of my own research and study in school, what I knew in terms of diagnostic criteria was based off the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) instead of the international ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases). This required new research.
ICD-10-CM Diagnostic Code: Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - Basic description
U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, National Center for PTSD - Comparison of diagnostic criteria between the DSM and ICD
PubMed Health: PTSD - Includes ICD diagnostic criteria and its differential diagnosis
Other
Physicsworld.com: Supernova link to ancient extinction - That interesting theory Eiji was studying alongside German when he fell asleep in the library
Wikipedia: Haupia - The Hawaiian dessert Eiji and Chiyoko were making