[Fic] [Rurouni Kenshin] [ensemble] [Rated T] Genre Meme

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Title: Ten Styles of Story
Fandom/Pairing: Rurouni Kenshin; full cast
Rating: ESRB Rating of T for Teen < some violence, some disturbing imagery, mild sexual content>
Summary: Ten miniature stories for Rurouni Kenshin.
Notes: Yes, I do have something against using names instead of pronouns. Why do you ask? (Also, if this community isn't open for posting, I apologize.)

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I know how to spell. Really.

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I'm pretty sure that we're open for posting. ♥ I'd been thinking about doing some kind of introduction... thing, but with such a small memberlist at the moment, it felt unnecessary.

At any rate, I have to admit - the first one had me giggling, hard; I think it was my favourite out of all of them. Number 9 was creepy. Awesomely creepy. Also, six appealed to me, because... well, Saitou. Interesting use of the theme, too.

Re: I know how to spell. Really.

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Now that I go back and look at it, 9 is more the classic horror piece (though a very pretentious and literary one) while 6 was just what came to mind when I thought of the word "horror." Number 9 is my personal favorite, because I never expected to get along so well with Enishi, and yet he wries himself for me.

(#1, by the way is based on Aoshi's Su Shen fight.)

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I think I liked 6 so much because of it's ambiguity; both in terms or character and content, and the way that it could easily fit into several genres (depending upon interpretation). I rather do like it as a horror piece, though. Makes things interesting when I try to fill in the gaps.

Out of curiosity, is this the first piece of RK fic you're written? I've read a fair amount of your FFVII stuff before now.

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Haha, true. It really could go a lot of ways (I think that's why I'm not as fond of it; I'm the writer, damnit, I'm supposed to be in [admittedly nominal] control of what goes on and I hate when I'm not sure what's really happening).

Not exactly my first RK fic. There's one on my FFN profile called "Groves of Clockwork Oranges," but it's a couple of years old. I'm currently working on a multi-chapter AU (based on this concept art), but I've decided to wait until I'm at least halfway done before posting it. That way, there's more likelihood that I'll finish it.

You have? Ahahaha, man. Please tell me you didn't AWTDC, because that thing is embarrassing.

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Ahh, yeah; I know that feeling well. I'm not much of a writer (though I do RP quite a bit back on LJ) these days, but I'm part of a collaborative project - a crossover AU, actually - and more often than not, I found myself veering off in wildly different directions from what I'd originally intended. Fun as it can be, it's also a little… headdesk inducing?

Ah, the concept art! I love that stuff. Discovered it recently, exclaimed over it at length, and the idea of making an AU out of it is definitely an interesting one. I'll keep an eye out for this!

Heh, hate to break it to you, but I've read AWTDC a few times now. I'm not a Yuffentine fan, but I like the story and your portrayal of the characters.

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Yep, definitely makes you want to introduce your head to your desk a few times. Just to make sure the names stick.

Also, giant collaborative crossover AU? Are you still working on it? Link? :D :D :D

I was originally going to leave the concept art well enough alone because Aoshi has gauze wing-things and no sheaths for his kodachi. But then leviathanmirror said she wanted fic for it. So I outlined it. Then I started writing.

Oh god that is so humiliating to hear. "Burnt Offerings" is about five times better. Also bloodier, but I just like violence.

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Yes. Any hard surface will do, really. It's undeniably frustrating... though I have found that it can both help and hinder when it comes to writing yourself into a corner? Thinking too hard about plots and concepts, and filling everything in two early, has come back to bite me more than once.

Hahaha, weeell... I have a few collaborative things going on at the moment; one is roleplay based, the other is fanfic. The one I was referring to just now is the fanfic one; a cross-over and mish-mash thing, brought about by combining Final Fantasy Seven with Detective Conan & Magic Kaito. It is on-going, but I took my half of the fics down a while back for revamping.

Some of the concept art is amazing. Hiko's redesign scares the socks off me, though. I mean, really -- flowers? And his hair, oh man. I won't even get started on that.

I've been reading "Burnt Offerings", too! The bloodier, the better. I'm a sucker for seeing the character's I love in gratuitous amounts of pain.

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That's why I don't usually outline. At all. I just get a few characters together, throw them into the situation, and see what comes out.

Ah, I see. Pity!

Yes. Like, say, Kaoru. Kaoru's concept art is gorgeous. Misao is adorable. If I could pull the redesigned Megumi off the page, play with her hair, and then keep her prisoner in my plushie-filled dungeon, I would.

And... Then we have the Okina redesign (over here; yes, the dude in the loincloth is Okina), which is even scarier than Hiko's. (Shikijou's is pretty scary too, but mostly because, uh, I really hope one of those outlines is not what I think it is... and I'm pretty sure it IS what I think it is.)

Oh, good. I'm actually reasonably proud of that one. (And if you like gratuitous pain, I volunteer Five Worlds That Fell to the Heartless.) Ahaha, well, I'm glad you're liking them.