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Mike and Kisuke is interesting for me because in a lot of ways the particular relation that he has toward Mike is one where he feels less like he has to hold a part of himself back. Kisuke is sort of exquisitely self-aware, and while he doesn't particularly dislike anything about himself, for a long (talking on a hundred years) time he was the warden on a prison called the Maggot's Nest. Shinigami can't retire, so the options for those who turn out to be not psychologically suited for the job are either to be culled or to be imprisoned indefinitely. Most of the shinigami in the facility were criminally insane, and Kisuke pretty much came to realize that ... he was in a 'patient running the asylum' situation. He managed to stay free because he learned how to disguise himself and to stay just on one side of acceptable behavior.

It's also never explored in canon, but his sword (their swords, like Dean's now, are personal power totems) is themed with bloodplay, fireplay and bondage themes, so Darrow gives me some interesting room to play with that part of him where the original canon (which while quite dark was still aimed at 15-22 year olds) was prohibitive.

Also, bwah, I always worry that people get tired of a lot of mine because they are just talkers, Robin most especially, but I do love writing Robin off of a countering viewpoint, and Mike is always great for that.