The Pledge: the introduction
Pledge is a collaborative effort through writting, roleplaying and exchange of ideas from Causeiambetta located in New York, US and Selunchen from Kolding, Denmark. Both authors have vastly different styles and viewpoints, and wanted to see how the clash works to better a story. Causeiambetta is more action, description orientated more than dialogue. Selunchen writes primarily off of dialogue and emphacizes sublte actions. Putting the two styles together, and improving as writers is the object of the collaboration. We hope that you will stay with the story even if you prefer one style over another, let us know where we can improve.
Structure of 'The Pledge': both writers will write chapers that are in concurrent time lines. Causeiambetta will concentrate on Naruto's world and Selunchen will focus on Sakura's. The time structure for each pair will be the same. So the first chapter by Causeiambetta 'time to go' is in year 6 of Sakura and Sasuke's time in The Sound. Selunchen's first chapter will happen within that same time. Chapter 2 from both authors will go back to Year 1 of Sasuke & Sakura's time in Oto. Currently the plan is to have 1 chapter from each author, for all 6 years. Then the conclusion. Each chapter will detail a significant event that year and will try to show how all the characters have progressed and situations have changed year by year.
Content: Pledge is a very mature themed story, one steeped in a harsh reality. Nothing out of hand or 'crack' will occur, if it does we welcome your reviews and criticisms. There will be spousal abuse, mental and physical abuse, depression, psychopathic episodes and more. We try to base these things from reality of human beings. People aren't perfect and many are less perfect than others. Characters will have human flaws and no one will be 'perfect' or expected to. In light of this there will be love, careing, tenderness and positive moments too.
The story is extremely character driven and experimental. There will be many things planned not seen in any other fanfictions. We hope there is something for everyone and you enjoy reading it.
-causeiambetta & selun chen aka Hollow Productions