Fire Emblem 9 - Imagine

[r_amythest]

Title: Imagine
Fandom: Fire Emblem 9
Genre: Angst
Rating, Warnings: NC-17/MA for an explicit depiction of one of the following badfic conventions.
Second Note as I'm flipping this to public: I think I should probably warn a second time that there is definitely trigger material in here. It's not a trigger for me and I write depressing crap all the

Comments

[myaru]

Since we were talking about first person narration, I'll start with that.

The usual form of first person stories in fic involves the narrator telling you, the reader, what's going on - as if they're narrating in real time, I suppose. That's the impression they always give me, and for that reason I almost always find them jarring and impossible to get into; the author never grasps a voice I can imagine belonging to that character if s/he and I were sitting together eating ice cream while they talk. The cards are stacked against us for this, because we all come out of a book or game with our own idea of what a character's voice might be like. We had a conversation about the VAs in the Tellius games, and Ashera being the only one perfect for her part; Lehran's voice grated on me something awful, perhaps because it was close but just not there

[r_amythest]

I think it's probably a good thing that I don't evoke a sense of cliche with the cutting, since it was my intention to take these ill-used topics and write them in a not-ill-used way. Now that I think about it, the FE fandom is much more reticent with these angstfic conventions than anime fandom at large, though it surprises me in any case that you haven't seen this cliche before. Though I seem to have none on hand saved on my hard drive, I remember going through thousands of terrible cutting fics (and liking it) back when I was 11 and read Yu-Gi-Oh fanfiction

[noms]

I will tell you up front: I do not generally like Telliusfic, and even hints of Ike/Soren played straight rankle me.

I told you that because: I think this fic is awesome. Your style, you're just so eloquent and so great at capturing a character's personality in their own words and khbadsf it makes a fic that I wouldn't normally read really enjoyable.

I've never had the pleasure of reading cliched cutting fic so I can't really say how yours compares, but it does deal with the issue with a frankness that keeps it from feeling stale to me.

I'd say more but I really can't think of any more and uhhh I'm feeling all guilty because myaru left such a long review and kahsdfd

in short, I liked it despite the fact that it isn't my usual cup of tea. and I think you're a great writer.

[r_amythest]

Aww, thank you. 8D No need to feel guilty -- this review is awesome and full of things that make me feel happy and validated.

[noms]

8D; I'm glad I could help validate you! hahaha

I remember reading your fic when I first got into the fandom. Even then I thought you were pretty damn awesome!

[r_amythest]

... oh god *hides forever*