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Joined 09-17-00, id: 19240, Profile Updated: 02-17-19
Author has written 2 stories for Tales of Symphonia.

UPDATED 02/16/2019: No planned comeback at this time.


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I have lived in various parts of the United States all my life, visited much more of it, but never left this country. Something I would one day like to rectify. I've worked in the same industry for over 12 years and I am good at my job, but it is not my passion. When I'm not working, I'm usually reading or working on one of my novels, sometimes fanfiction. Fanfiction is a nice release for me, a way to clear the mind and recharge when needed.

interests:

I am driven by two needs: to help and to create. I love when the two go hand-in-hand. My heart and soul are invested to music and stories.

Music has always been a part of my life. My family is very involved in music from teaching to playing in orchestras to music ministry. My parents began instructing me when I was very young and I have had some incredible opportunities throughout my life.

Story-telling has also always been a part of my life. When I was small I would make up stories to tell my mother at bedtime and she would write them down in a journal. When I was a little older I began writing them myself and with the introduction of a computer to the household when I was around thirteen I began writing in earnest.


fanfic:

I began writing fanfiction before I really knew such a thing existed. I had told my own stories for a long time, but after watching the original Star Wars trilogy and devouring the novels I craved more, needed more... as there were no other movies or books at the time, the best I could do was write my own. I've definitely come a long way from those early days, and thank fanfiction and the community around it for helping develop my skills. Schooling can teach you technical skills, practice helps you learn to write your heart, but a supportive community helps encourages you, pushes you.

Tales of Symphonia (game)

PENDING. The most recent published work. My brother introduced me to this game and I rather love it. I want to return to writing Adbertos and I have plans for other stories.

favs: Really, just about all of them. I am enjoying telling Anna's story and hope to explore others. Game-play wise I prefer Genis, though I will play Raine if the need arises.

ships: Kratos/Anna, Lloyd/Colette, Zelos/Sheena, Yuan/Martel.

Tales of Vesperia (game)

PLANNING STAGES. As of this update I have not completed by first play-through, so I'm still taking notes and doing my research. I'm leaning to start off with a Judith one-shot.

favs: TBD

ships: TBD

ACOTAR (book)

PLANNING STAGES. At the moment I am completing a review of the series on my Tumblr (link below if you're interested). I am drafting a Nesta one-shot, which might be ready to publish by the end of February 2019 if things go well. I'm not entirely sure where I plan to go with future works, but we'll see I suppose.

favs: Nesta, Cassian, Elain, Amren, Lucien, Azriel.

ships: Nesta/Cassian, Feyre/Rhys

FullMetal Alchemist (manga/anime)

IN PROGRESS. AU piece that incorporates the manga/Brotherhood and the first anime series. Not long into it I discovered it is far more... labor intensive than I had first realized and have only been working on it in fits and starts. One day I hope to get the plot wrangled out.

favs: Hawkeye and Mustang top this list followed closely by the rest of the cast.

ships: Roy/Riza, Edward/Winry, Ling/LanFan, Al/Mei

Redwall (book)

IN PROGRESS. I'm especially eager to do this one justice in honor of Brian Jacques, so it may be quite some time before this one sees the light of day.

favs: OTTERS.

Harry Potter (book)

RETIRED. While the Potter-verse will always be my start, I have to step back from it now.

favs: Marauders

Star Wars (movie/book)

RETIRED. I'm not sure if I will ever write Star Wars again. It was the very first 'serious' bit of writing I did (25 years ago!). I like to look back at it and smile. No promises but... perhaps one day... in a galaxy far, far away...

favs: Mara Jade


reading: (a small selection)

The Raven Cycle and other works by Maggie Stiefvater
Redwall and Flying Dutchman series - Brian Jacques
TOG and ACOTAR series - Sarah J. Maas
Harry Potter - JK Rowling
FullMetal Alchemist - Hiromu Arakawa
Howl's Moving Castle, Castle in the Air, House of Many Ways - Dianna Wynne Jones
The Fetch - Laura Whitcomb
Graceling - Kristin Cashore
Artemis Fowl - Eoin Colfer
The works of Tamora Pierce
Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
The Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas

watching:

The works of Hayao Miyasaki
The Song of the Sea
Fullmetal Alchemist
Stranger Things
Pride and Prejudice (BBC with Colin Firth)
Ondine
The Sound of Music
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast
The Last Unicorn

listening: (very brief)

Sister Hazel (folk rock days)
Ed Sheeran
Sara Bareilles
Enya
Vertical Horizon
Fuel
Jason Mraz
Chicago


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tumblr: New account for book reviews and writing.

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Ensnared by freakyanimegal reviews
CruLloyd? That idiot, Kratos, taking the attack meant for his inferior rat of a son. He couldn't allow Origin's seal to weaken, but his only other option was...a mana transfer. Hm, perhaps it was a good thing that the boy lived after all... Cover pic by Asatsuyu
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 27 - Words: 96,613 - Reviews: 342 - Favs: 230 - Follows: 169 - Updated: 11/7/2013 - Published: 12/22/2008 - Lloyd I., Kratos A. - Complete
Fascination by ashurahime reviews
They can't take their eyes off of each other. Gravity draws them together. That which divides them becomes insignificant. A chronicle of love, friendship and war, this is the unlikely story of two souls that are, in every way, polar opposites.
Bleach - Rated: M - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 22 - Words: 142,427 - Reviews: 910 - Favs: 670 - Follows: 502 - Updated: 7/23/2010 - Published: 3/26/2008 - Orihime I., Ulquiorra
Ruby and Amethyst by Secondhand Soul reviews
Just a one shot... possibly. Love is a strange thing, even more so for two who are as tainted as a fallen angel and a human ranch victim. One day, however, their bond will create the one thing the dying world longs for... Kranna.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Romance/Fantasy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,049 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 9 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/8/2010 - Kratos A., Anna A. - Complete
Boy at the Window by Aisukuri-Mu Studio reviews
.:C:. Based on the poem by Richard Wilbur. "Lloyd, it's just a snowman." But no matter what he said or did, Kratos could not tear away his little boy from his seat at the window sill, watching his little snowman before the blizzard was about to hit.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K - English - Hurt/Comfort/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,228 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 14 - Follows: 2 - Published: 5/26/2009 - Kratos A., Lloyd I. - Complete
Death to Emil's hair! by accident prone reviews
/DotNW/ I care about him, but there's that one thing always standing in our way, making me want to strangle him...that one lock of hair that sticks straight up...I have to destroy it! Oneshot, no pairings.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,044 - Reviews: 22 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 1 - Published: 2/21/2009 - Emil C. - Complete
i n f i n i t y by Holy Spork reviews
AU. Lloyd carefully hid his pain from the world. His mother was dead and his father had vanished. On the day when the Journey of Regeneration was to start, everything made sense. But then he met Yuan the mercenary, and Lloyd began to learn dark secrets...
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 13 - Words: 47,203 - Reviews: 78 - Favs: 56 - Follows: 63 - Updated: 2/15/2009 - Published: 2/24/2008 - Lloyd I.
Shining Bind by Cherry chain reviews
Mithos had gone too far, and Kratos left him to find a way for the two worlds to once again become whole. Along the way, he meets a young woman by the name of Anna, and the two develope unexpected feelings for each other... Kranna
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Fantasy/Romance - Chapters: 6 - Words: 21,831 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 12 - Updated: 1/28/2009 - Published: 7/16/2007 - Kratos A.
Rodeo Ride Tour by Winged Dancer reviews
A novelization of the official Namco Drama CD. After a busy night handling an assassination attempt at Meltokio, Sheena receives a visitor and ends up having a vacation of sorts along with a good for nothing redhaired wildhorse... [ZelosSheena] [Finished]
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 37,992 - Reviews: 191 - Favs: 148 - Follows: 16 - Updated: 10/5/2005 - Published: 7/12/2005 - Zelos W., Sheena F. - Complete
Defenseless by joshuaorrizonte reviews
There is little that Kratos Aurion fears. The tiny human being in his arms is one of them. (SPOILERS! One-shot)
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,710 - Reviews: 53 - Favs: 91 - Follows: 11 - Published: 3/17/2005 - Complete
Lies of Omission by joshuaorrizonte reviews
Anna knows now who Kratos is- and how Kratos feels- both things the mercenary intended to keep quiet. How will she react?
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,622 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 6 - Published: 2/5/2005
Lupin's Lair by Sorceress reviews
Novel-length post-GoF fic, still under construction, featuring Remus, Sirius, Angelina, Moody, Snape, (to name a few) Aurors; broomsticks, portkeys; St. Mungo's, Diagon Alley, The Leaky Cauldron; explosions, Death Eaters, car chases, rabbit chases & chaos
Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 18 - Words: 163,519 - Reviews: 309 - Favs: 10 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 6/20/2004 - Published: 10/16/2000
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Adbertos reviews
“Something is not right about you,“ she said softly, staring at him.... He looked up at her, the scrutiny of her gaze making his skin tingle. - A Kratos/Anna fic - Anna has escaped from the ranch, but how far is she willing to follow Kratos?
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 13 - Words: 48,682 - Reviews: 54 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 44 - Updated: 9/7/2011 - Published: 2/7/2009 - Kratos A., Anna A.
Tales of the Roadhouse reviews
Completely off the wall one-shot in which the gang decides to take a break from Raine's cooking and eat some actual food. Includes whining about wait times, problems with peanuts, and the… disposal of annoying servers. R/R!
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,755 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 4 - Published: 2/21/2009 - Complete