I actually wasn't sure exactly who I was writing about - other than "it's a guy," which is really quite vague - until I slipped and wrote "the red of the fabric" and decided then and there that Jiraiya would probably be the best fit given what I was planning. :) The angst had me a bit worried when I re-read it a few times, since we never really see Jiraiya as a very introspective character prone to fits of angst, but I figured that he couldn't always be perverted and given his past history with students and the fact that he's been in war, there was bound to be some angst hidden away ...
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I actually wasn't sure exactly who I was writing about - other than "it's a guy," which is really quite vague - until I slipped and wrote "the red of the fabric" and decided then and there that Jiraiya would probably be the best fit given what I was planning. :) The angst had me a bit worried when I re-read it a few times, since we never really see Jiraiya as a very introspective character prone to fits of angst, but I figured that he couldn't always be perverted and given his past history with students and the fact that he's been in war, there was bound to be some angst hidden away ...