Strength, Gallantry, and Other Useless Bits
Strength, Gallantry, and Other Useless Bits is a story written by Ogiwara Saki and illustrated by jellomix. It ran in Issue 26 at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/147451.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/strength-gallantry-and-other-useless-bits/.
Summary
From the author: "In which there is an all-boys boarding school in China that likes to get really, really competitive."
From pinboard.in: "Wherein Shou Yan goes to an all boys boarding school for martial arts duelist and has to suffered being paired with bubbly Wan Lee as his shield partner when he thinks Wan Lee and his roommate, Qin Song, would have been a better fit and he, Shou Yang, and Feng, Qin Song's partner as well. That's not his jealousy talking either, okay?"
Connections
This story is followed by Find Your Own Way Home.
External Reviews
- shadow-birds.tumblr.com: "THIS ONE IS ONE OF MY FAVORITES THOUGH THEY’RE SCHOOLBOYS WITH LIKE, DUELING I GUESS, AS IN PHYSICAL DUELING AND THEY HAVE “SHIELD BROTHERS” AND IT’S BASICALLY HIGH SCHOOL FIC WHERE THEY BEAT EACH OTHER UP. ALSO THEY’RE ALL POC."
- http://whitmans-sampler.tumblr.com/post/86085571389/strength-gallantry-and-other-useless-bits-shousetsu
- pinboard.in: "School boys, wuxia; Muslim Asian character. Directed violence as expected from rough martial arts competitions."
