When there is already an established hetero pairing in the original canon, I can't enjoy a BL version pairing. This seemed more like a friendship borne from a shared feeling of duty than a love relationship. In fact, I was shipping Sai with Douryoon (sp). Regardless of my feelings for the pairing of Haji and Sai, the artwork was breathtaking and the writing was exceptional.
I'm actually really hesitant reading djs precisely because of this, also I really loved haji as a kid, and I couldn't imagine him anyone aside from saya. Same with Sesshōmaru and rin from inuyasha.
When there is already an established hetero pairing in the original canon, I can't enjoy a BL version pairing. This seemed more like a friendship borne from a shared feeling of duty than a love relationship. In fact, I was shipping Sai with Douryoon (sp). Regardless of my feelings for the pairing of Haji and Sai, the artwork was breathtaking and the writing was exceptional.