Title: The Chrysanthemum Vow
Fandom: Gintama
Characters/Pairings: Takasugi/Katsura, Gintoki, Yoshida Shouyou
Rating/Warnings: NC-17; dub-con, violence, some angst, canon character death
Word Count: 13,650
Summary: Their outlooks on life reverse when they're together. Takasugi is a trigger to the past, Katsura a beacon to the present. They are locked in step, moving sideways and back, but not forward. This is a trip through the rabbit hole of memory and back.
Notes: Written for mint_amaretto during shipswap's second round. Additional notes can be found here.

( I just made you up to hurt myself )