... merry fucking holiday to you too, troll. I totally wanted to see scat porn all over fucking zack_aeris on Christmas fucking Day. *removes comm from flist until the porn is gone*
Seriously. I'm a rabid canonwhore, and even I acknowledge that's not the most important thing to get riled up about. XD
Yeah, that's something that always scratches at the back of my head when I read Z/C stuff. Even while I'm enjoying the smutty manlove, I keep thinking "But what about Aerith?" I usually end up disclaiming to myself that it's AU where Zax never met Aerith, or broke up with her, or whatever... (You know, that would make an interesting AU fic in itself. Zax never met Aerith, has a relationship with Cloud, meets Aerith, falls in love with her aaaand TENSION.)
Ooo, taboo love affair Z/C would be genuinely interesting to read. :D I suppose Zax could be the aggressor, he is a flirt despite dating Aerith... but yeah, I doubt he'd be so inclined to be genuinely unfaithful. And Cloud would never take the initiative, no. XD
Ahh. See, I don't mind it a little hard, I think what would mainly bug me about Yubinbasya is the body proportions. I speak as an artist who's been through life drawing courses, so things like grossly overlong arms make me go ARGH. XD And Strays... I think it's my favorite slash doujin full stop, right now. I mean, it's porn, but it's nice, relatively tasteful porn, and it doesn't look like Cloud's getting molested, which is a very nice change from the doujins I usually see. XD
(XD It's fun, certainly. Here's the list I've compiled thus far. I think I'll work on Barret tonight. :3)
The only thing I really canonwhore about is... well, mythology. But then again, I don't do fanworks based on it- it's learning the whole of the story! It's not like I ship Thor/Loki or anything like that xP (wait, that was completely off topic!)
Concerning pairings and stuff, though.. AU is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Some people can pull it off amazingly well. Though I will say that if I see another high school AU, I'll have to punch someone in the face. I mean, it wasn't all that great the first time, and it takes a special skill to pull something like that off well. The whole Zack meets Cloud meets Aeris thing sounds awesome though. If I'm a sucker for anything, it's that awesome plot device called romantic tension.
No one really wants to admit it ('cept a... select few >D), but Cloud really is kind of a wimp. Not in the physical sense, of course not! But mentally he's almost too unstable (at least at all the points canon covers, until arguably the end of AC) to be the agressor in most any relationship. I don't mean this in a bad way- I love Cloud to death. He's an awesome, complex character. But... hm, I get the impression that he doesn't know much of 'the world', if you know what I mean =p
Ever seen Yubinbasya draw girls? Yikes! Their artwork seems to be hit or miss in many cases- they get it right, or it gets screwed up. I've actually seen some drawings where Aeris seems to have breasts on her stomach (see like here! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/melfra/f1a6a799.jpg)).
(ze link, she does not work! I weep!)
I am completely incoherent. I accidentally slept until 1 ;.; Screw this, I'm getting an alarm clock, dammit!
High school AUs need to die. Seriously. So do all the other inane AU ideas that are never done well. There is a point where you just have to give up and make up your own damn characters. XD (Says she who has this mythical-creatures FF7 AU kicking around her head... at least I realize I'll never write it. XD) But yeah. I'd love to see that fic. Not write it, though, I have no faith in my ability to pull that off well.
Oh, absolutely. Spot on. That sort of weakness is why Cloud is so compelling, I think. You can relate to him more than you can relate to virtually any FF hero before him. :3 And about Cloud not knowing much... XD You know those "On The Way to a Smile" stories? In Tifa's story, when they reopen Seventh Heaven.... "Cloud's job was to obtain the ingredients they needed for their food and wine. He didn't know most of the names of the fruit and vegetables. At first, Tifa was surprised but when she thought about the life that Cloud had, it couldn't be helped. It was funny when she thought about how Cloud's new life was going to start by remembering the names of vegetables. No, I musn't laugh, Tifa thought to herself."
... oh, yikes. Yes, Yubinbasya should stick to the menfolk.
Ha ha, I know your pain. XD I managed to sleep through an entire day a few weeks ago. It sucked.
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Yeah, that's something that always scratches at the back of my head when I read Z/C stuff. Even while I'm enjoying the smutty manlove, I keep thinking "But what about Aerith?" I usually end up disclaiming to myself that it's AU where Zax never met Aerith, or broke up with her, or whatever... (You know, that would make an interesting AU fic in itself. Zax never met Aerith, has a relationship with Cloud, meets Aerith, falls in love with her aaaand TENSION.)
Ooo, taboo love affair Z/C would be genuinely interesting to read. :D I suppose Zax could be the aggressor, he is a flirt despite dating Aerith... but yeah, I doubt he'd be so inclined to be genuinely unfaithful. And Cloud would never take the initiative, no. XD
Ahh. See, I don't mind it a little hard, I think what would mainly bug me about Yubinbasya is the body proportions. I speak as an artist who's been through life drawing courses, so things like grossly overlong arms make me go ARGH. XD And Strays... I think it's my favorite slash doujin full stop, right now. I mean, it's porn, but it's nice, relatively tasteful porn, and it doesn't look like Cloud's getting molested, which is a very nice change from the doujins I usually see. XD
(XD It's fun, certainly. Here's the list I've compiled thus far. I think I'll work on Barret tonight. :3)
Wow, sorry about that. It anonymoused me. O_o;
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Concerning pairings and stuff, though.. AU is a wonderful, wonderful thing. Some people can pull it off amazingly well. Though I will say that if I see another high school AU, I'll have to punch someone in the face. I mean, it wasn't all that great the first time, and it takes a special skill to pull something like that off well. The whole Zack meets Cloud meets Aeris thing sounds awesome though. If I'm a sucker for anything, it's that awesome plot device called romantic tension.
No one really wants to admit it ('cept a... select few >D), but Cloud really is kind of a wimp. Not in the physical sense, of course not! But mentally he's almost too unstable (at least at all the points canon covers, until arguably the end of AC) to be the agressor in most any relationship. I don't mean this in a bad way- I love Cloud to death. He's an awesome, complex character. But... hm, I get the impression that he doesn't know much of 'the world', if you know what I mean =p
Ever seen Yubinbasya draw girls? Yikes! Their artwork seems to be hit or miss in many cases- they get it right, or it gets screwed up. I've actually seen some drawings where Aeris seems to have breasts on her stomach (see like here! (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/melfra/f1a6a799.jpg)).
(ze link, she does not work! I weep!)
I am completely incoherent. I accidentally slept until 1 ;.; Screw this, I'm getting an alarm clock, dammit!
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Oh, absolutely. Spot on. That sort of weakness is why Cloud is so compelling, I think. You can relate to him more than you can relate to virtually any FF hero before him. :3 And about Cloud not knowing much... XD You know those "On The Way to a Smile" stories? In Tifa's story, when they reopen Seventh Heaven.... "Cloud's job was to obtain the ingredients they needed for their food and wine. He didn't know most of the names of the fruit and vegetables. At first, Tifa was surprised but when she thought about the life that Cloud had, it couldn't be helped. It was funny when she thought about how Cloud's new life was going to start by remembering the names of vegetables. No, I musn't laugh, Tifa thought to herself."
... oh, yikes. Yes, Yubinbasya should stick to the menfolk.
Ha ha, I know your pain. XD I managed to sleep through an entire day a few weeks ago. It sucked.