Repose

ID: A digital illustration of Ash Lynx and Eiji Okumura from the series Banana Fish. The image is a redraw of an illustration by Akimi Yoshida, originally a redraw of a screencap from the 1987 film Maurice. The illustration is in landscape orientation and features the two characters lying down in a field of wheat. Eiji’s head is positioned in the right half of the piece, gazing left and upward, his mouth ever so slightly open. Ash lies on top of him, looking in a similar direction with a slightly stern expression. Both have light blushes on their cheeks, and their hands are hinted to be interlocked, resting on Eiji’s right shoulder. They are wearing airy cream-coloured button-up shirts, and Eiji is wearing dark brown trousers which match with the scrunched-up jacket he rests his head upon. There is a faint mist lingering in the air and the chalky blue-to-yellow hue of the sky indicates that this is perhaps an early morning, reflected by the stars dotting the sky and the waning crescent moon. The pair are surrounded by stalks of wheat, converging wildly. Flecks of light grace these untamed blades, reminiscent of dewdrops in a bokeh effect, evoking nostalgia. The plant life darkens into a vignette at the bottom portion of the image, inviting the viewer into the serenity of Ash and Eiji’s repose. End ID.

repose

Banana Fish fic recs

It feels like it's been years since I posted one of these; my bad

Almond Milk: Barista Sing falls for a haughty new customer. Rating: General Audiences

Chaos Theory: Ash's posthumous impact on the people who cared about him. Rating: Teen Audiences

Dusk Til Dawn: Howl's Moving Castle AU. Fun Fact: I watched HMC for the first time, just so I could read and understand this fic, and it was worth it. Rating: Teen Audiences

golden fly-boy: Eiji makes it to the Olympics, with Ash by his side. Rating: Teen Audiences

The Hands of a lover, and other synonyms for comfort: Ash may not be able to define his relationship with Eiji, but he knows that it doesn't hurt. Rating: Teen Audiences

If you'll return to my side: After breaking up with Eiji, Ash goes to Max and Jessica for advice. Rating: General Audiences

porgi, amor, qualche ristoro: While enjoying the winter holidays in Izumo, a commercial triggers bad memories for Ash. Rating: Mature (mentions of Ash's past trauma/CSA, description of severe anxiety attack)

Postcards: Ash Lynx is dead; Eiji starts recieving random postcards from him. Rating: Mature (mentions of past abuse/assault, graphic depictions of violence). I highly recommend subscribing to Special Agent Rick Henry, FBI, which is this fic's companion piece, written from Ash's perspective.

The Song of a Dull Knife: a jet-lagged Eiji rushes to visit Ash in the hospital. Rating: Teen Audiences

What Is and What Can Never Be: The only way to save Eiji is for Ash Lynx to die, and Ash knows it. Rating: Teen Audiences (not as sad as it sounds, I swear)

Previous List

Make sure to check all tags before reading these; I try to give summaries so that you know what you're getting into, but double check. And if you can, give a comment/Kudos for any fics you liked. Enjoy!

Bonus: here's some official art to cry over

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2 years ago

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2 months ago

he wants that cookie so effing bad

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2 months ago

✨New official art of Ash and Eiji✨

by Banana Fish (supervising) anime director Ayumi Yamada (山田歩).

Please follow and support her on Twitter/X: @ 24_ayame

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2 years ago

In light of the recent stage play clips going around, I'd like to show you this fantastic thred by @ ahsokabro on Twitter

BANANA FISH - The Musical

eiji??? no

⚡ENERGY ⚡

ok ig we're establishing the homosexual vibes early on

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2 years ago

I'm sorry but I can't ignore how Ash didn't know if he was going to come back from the Arthur fight and the last thing he did was to put a little blanket over Eiji,,,