#koremitsu

[chuthulhu-reads]

RIP Koremitsu, we're on chapter 4 of The Tale Of Genji Being Horny, you've got like 50 more of this ahead of you, thoughts and prayers buddy

[maiji]

I know I finished the Yoshikiyo piece in the Genjimonogatari series a while back, but I kept forgetting to post this.

Yoshikiyo forms pairs with:

Koremitsu (Genji’s loyal retainers)

Akashi lady (unrequited love)

Akashi Novice (cockblocker)

You could also do a trio of Genji flanked by his retainers, but TBH I didn’t really think much about the three of them as a composition... as you can probably tell... As a straight-line composition I think these three look best when Yoshikiyo or Koremitsu are in the middle. I guess you could make the argument from a conceptual/narrative perspective they have to go ahead of Genji to clear the way. Or after him to clean up his messes

Looking at them now, I might have made him face forward a little more... but whatever, he’s done!