Riona's Impeccable Taste Strikes Again.
Sep. 1st, 2009 06:34 pm(EDIT: Oh, dear. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to post this entry or instead keep my silence and what little dignity I may retain, but of course my ability to press Enter at exactly the wrong moment made that decision for me. Whoops.)
Guys. Guys.
Help me.
I cannot stop reading this Final Fantasy VIII self-insertion. I know, I know, it's a self-insertion, and the author has an inexplicable habit of referring to her protagonist as 'the raven-haired' (not even 'the raven-haired girl'; just 'the raven-haired') about ten times per chapter, and the point of view keeps jumping around, and the punctuation of dialogue is consistently incorrect, but there is something so charming about it. There are ridiculously cute errors ('the elevator doors shutted')! The protagonist is actually sort of likeable! The writer is obviously trying so hard! Plus the crush on Squall is so ridiculously over-the-top that I can't help smiling at it.
It is three hundred and sixty-six thousand words long, what on Earth. I do hope I manage to escape before too long. It's - it's not too bad if I haven't reached the tenth chapter, right? ...right?
And the author is making an effort with the characterisation! There are wobbles, and I don't agree with her interpretation of the Squall-Seifer rivalry, but Squall, with whom I suspect the protagonist will eventually be paired, is suitably outwardly cold and serious and socially inept! Selphie befriended 'Rosie' extremely quickly, but you're probably a friend in Selphie's mind the moment you make eye contact in a corridor, so I can certainly believe that.
(A confession: even though the showing-Selphie-around-Garden bit at the beginning of Final Fantasy VIII is obviously just a rather tedious sequence to help new players find their way around, and by this point I know Balamb Garden backwards, I always agree to give her the tour. I can't say no to Selphie.
I wish I could get back to replaying Final Fantasy VIII, but the second disc has decided that it wants to freeze whenever anyone, friend or foe, casts magic or Draws, and sometimes just for the sake of it. This is most distressing. I don't think it's my favourite Final Fantasy - that honour probably belongs to X - but it was my first, and I love all of the characters, and it holds such a place in my heart.
On the other hand, I still have Metal Gear Solid and Shadow of the Colossus to get through, so I probably shouldn't allow myself to be distracted by Final Fantasy games I've played three or four times already.)
So, what are your fanfiction guilty pleasures? I know you have them. You know you have them. Tell us what they are.
Alternatively: are there any fic concepts you feel too ashamed of to write, even though you'd like to? You can write a snippet or two in the comments, if you like. We won't tell anyone.
Guys. Guys.
Help me.
I cannot stop reading this Final Fantasy VIII self-insertion. I know, I know, it's a self-insertion, and the author has an inexplicable habit of referring to her protagonist as 'the raven-haired' (not even 'the raven-haired girl'; just 'the raven-haired') about ten times per chapter, and the point of view keeps jumping around, and the punctuation of dialogue is consistently incorrect, but there is something so charming about it. There are ridiculously cute errors ('the elevator doors shutted')! The protagonist is actually sort of likeable! The writer is obviously trying so hard! Plus the crush on Squall is so ridiculously over-the-top that I can't help smiling at it.
It is three hundred and sixty-six thousand words long, what on Earth. I do hope I manage to escape before too long. It's - it's not too bad if I haven't reached the tenth chapter, right? ...right?
And the author is making an effort with the characterisation! There are wobbles, and I don't agree with her interpretation of the Squall-Seifer rivalry, but Squall, with whom I suspect the protagonist will eventually be paired, is suitably outwardly cold and serious and socially inept! Selphie befriended 'Rosie' extremely quickly, but you're probably a friend in Selphie's mind the moment you make eye contact in a corridor, so I can certainly believe that.
(A confession: even though the showing-Selphie-around-Garden bit at the beginning of Final Fantasy VIII is obviously just a rather tedious sequence to help new players find their way around, and by this point I know Balamb Garden backwards, I always agree to give her the tour. I can't say no to Selphie.
I wish I could get back to replaying Final Fantasy VIII, but the second disc has decided that it wants to freeze whenever anyone, friend or foe, casts magic or Draws, and sometimes just for the sake of it. This is most distressing. I don't think it's my favourite Final Fantasy - that honour probably belongs to X - but it was my first, and I love all of the characters, and it holds such a place in my heart.
On the other hand, I still have Metal Gear Solid and Shadow of the Colossus to get through, so I probably shouldn't allow myself to be distracted by Final Fantasy games I've played three or four times already.)
So, what are your fanfiction guilty pleasures? I know you have them. You know you have them. Tell us what they are.
Alternatively: are there any fic concepts you feel too ashamed of to write, even though you'd like to? You can write a snippet or two in the comments, if you like. We won't tell anyone.
