Fanart by unknown artist, but contributed by drummer-cho713
This was one of my favorite Reborn fanfics back when I had been interested in the series. Back before I boycotted the franchise for being a cop-out. But I like going back to this fanfic because it gives me a taste of what I've preferred the series to have been. Something that that the limits of its Shōnen - sorry, I meant Shōnen-ai (ﺧ益ﺨ) - genre wouldn't be able to portray right.
The setting of this fic takes place before the Future Arc of the series. Specifically, it details the events that lead to that arc from the perspective of the characters' future counterparts. The story follows Tsunayoshi Sawada, nearly ten years older and wiser, who is preparing his own death while making sure that that event would also ensure their younger counterparts get to their version of the future to fix the crisis.
The fic is well-written, giving us an in-character portrayal of each of the Vongola Family members and associates. The mood was fatalistic from the first few lines of the story, giving you the feeling of - in the author's own words - "solemn oppression" and that things will not end well here. And as anyone who knows the backstory of the Future Arc, it didn't. And, other than showing us Tsuna's acceptance of his oncoming demise, it also presents us the respective reactions of each of his Guardians to his death.
Overall, it's great read if you prefer a more mature take from the franchise's Shōnen - ahem, Shōnen-ai (ﺧ益ﺨ) - material. Below is the link to the fic:
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5767205/1/To-Some-Distant-Horizon
And thanks to drummer-cho713 for giving us the pic and whoever the artist was for making it. Enjoy.
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