Nonfiction
Bitter Honey—Yui by Ekaterinn.  Suboshi x Yui.  Poetry.  Very pretty and sweet little poem.

Devotion by Chaotic Serenity. Essay. Essays on the Suzaku Shichiseishi. Why do they follow their miko? Extremely sensitive analysis. Five chapters; unfinished—last updated August 15, 2002. TOP FAVORITE.

Dying Wind by Ry.  Poetry.  Nuriko doesn’t want to leave her, or the wind.

Haiku [alternate link] by Julie Farel.  Nakago x Soi.  Poetry.  For Nakago and Soi.  Thoughtful and beautiful.

Love in Fushigi Yuugi by Stephen Congly.  Essay.  A discussion of the most prominent theme in the series by one of my favorite essay-writers.

Maiden of Ice by Lady Grinning Soul. Poetry. A collection of haiku about Yui-sama.

Nakago as Fushigi Yuugi’s Driving Force by Stephen Congly.  Essay.  Discussion of Nakago’s character.

Outcasts by Crystal Tiara. Poetry. The Seiryuu Shichiseishi are not just “bad guys”.
Miboshi

We don't know anything about him,
so he's obviously a psychopath.
Tracks in the Snow by Chaotic Serenity.  Essay.  On Ashitare and his role in Nuriko's death.  Reasonable and well argued.  TOP FAVORITE.

Tragedy in Fushigi Yuugi by Stephen Congly.  Essay.  Discusses the nature of tragedy and its role in the story.

Why Suboshi? by Jixie. Essay. Astute arguments for Suboshi not being an “evil idiot psycho yoyo boy”. NOTE: Follow the link by “Aniki”. TOP FAVORITE.

Yin-Yang: The Twins As Embodiments of Nature [alternate link] by Gerald Tarrant. Essay. Amiboshi and Suboshi cannot be regarded as the “good twin” and the “bad twin”; instead, they should be thought of as opposing forces of nature. TOP FAVORITE.
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