DRIPPINGINK
"The Duke of Procrastination"

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"Put to rest all that's not life, drink for beauty and fill my blank page"
—Nightwish, "Cadence of Her Last Breath"

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NOVEMBER 28, 2017: Hi.

MY HISTORY HERE

歴史

2004: The Glory Days

I stumbled upon FanFiction.net on December 26th, 2003 at the tender age of twelve, anxious to be integrated into the world of online fandom. This account was created on January 3rd, 2004, and I went straight to work, letting loose idea after idea, but ultimately electing to focus on two stories. My very first piece was called A.C. Fear Factor (published on January 28th, 2004), whose premise followed six characters from the Animal Crossing franchise competing in a series of outlandish competitions not unlike the reality show upon which it was based. I simultaneously wrote The Early Spring (published on February 15th, 2004), another Animal Crossing story that essentially found me experimenting with my writing-style, so its plot was dismal, and lacked much room for growth. Neither of these fics was well-received; a bit disenchanted, I removed them from the site, and left the Animal Crossing section, hoping to make use of the criticism in honing my craft.

That April, I began writing On Horseback (published on May 3rd, 2004), the inspiration for which was drawn from my desire to toy with the canon of Harvest Moon 64. The focus falls on the jovial character of Ann and her love life with the occasional spin on the game's timeline. The story was posted to overnight success: it was the first Harvest Moon work to amass two-hundred reviews and was the subject of critical acclaim; nonetheless, my ego found itself riding some unnecessary high for most of the latter half of 2004, and as the story reached its conclusion, my overuse of clichés and disinterest in proofreading cast away much of the initial positive feedback, and replaced it with backlash. On Horseback is, with thirty chapters, unquestionably still the longest piece that I have written on here (or elsewhere, for that matter). I suppose that I should continue to call it a personal triumph, if just barely, but it has since become a pale time capsule for my 2004 writing-style, capturing that era all in just one fic. Still, it serves to kill a few unneeded hours, as long as they can really be done without... and I mean, really done without.

Any follow-up work from 2004 explores a host of genres, especially angst and drama. Sweet Dreams (published on August 26th, 2004) was the highly-anticipated non-sequel to On Horseback, and it was conceived to prick the mind's eye, but somewhere along in development, I misplaced my zeal to make it into something great. It was supposed to be about twenty chapters, but I redesigned it as a three-shot story instead, fully intent on watering down the logistics. Despite all this slapdash nuttiness, the reviews for Sweet Dreams were favourable, and I pretended to understand why. A more peculiar piece was You Had Me (published on October 5th, 2004), whose plot dealt with romantic tragedy from the point of view of an unreliable narrator, and not only was the feedback poor, but just recalling its one-time existence always brings back an ironic memory of which I am perhaps too fond; I let one of my good friends read it and he summed it up with a one-of-a-kind one-liner: "that was a questionable hole in the head!" I discontinued the story immediately thereafter, but kept it online until early 2005, probably out of writer's remorse.

My increasing irrelevance to Harvest Moon readers left much to be desired, and I was tempted to undertake three distinctly inimitable tasks, these becoming what I considered at the time my best work. The first of these was Cousins (published on November 8th, 2004), uploaded to the Animal Crossing section. I was stubborn enough to give that fandom another try, and this time, there were results. The reviews were fantastic and not once did I think that the story would keep building and building into such a plot monster. Concluding it with fifteen chapters — half the number of chapters in On Horseback, interestingly — I felt the bumbling warmth of satisfaction. As of September 2011, it is still one of the most-reviewed stories in its section (with more than seventy). Admittedly, despite its age and ephemeral appeal, I have juggled the possibility of rewriting it with an even tenser, more dramatic backdrop. Should I come to this decision, I will for one be giving myself a headache, but either way, you all will know. Of the three inimitable tasks, Cousins handles fast-paced, almost soap operatic drama in a house-and-field setting.

The other inimitable tasks went in different directions. Zelda’s Song Book (published on November 13th, 2004) is similar to On Horseback in that it is very much a time capsule for my lyrical license, which, at least in this fic, features dark, gothic overtones amid a recurring theme of peace versus war. Each song is a literary agent that progresses the underlying plot and points to a changing over-world on a subtler level. I somehow had enough spunk to stretch this "book" out for twenty-two arcs, but even with more than seventy good reviews, I have little praise to offer it. Rather, what stands out as sublimely satisfactory is the lyrical presentation, which is coordinated to accompany various musical selections from the Legend of Zelda franchise, upon which the songs were based. It is a markedly quick read, so if you have some free time, a bit of tuneful storytelling just might ease the mind. In the case of the last inimitable task though, I daresay that no such ease can be merited. I wrote I Don’t Party (published on November 18th, 2004), my first one-shot and last Harvest Moon outing, with the intention of recapping a series of real-life events, but much of its source material was abandoned in favour of a sensationalist plot, whose organization lapses between linear and sloppy. Its reviews were excellent, but, feeling the pressure of a cramped writing-style that was perhaps annoying to Harvest Moon readers (at least one in particular), I resigned from that fandom, having never visited the possibility of making a comeback there.

2004 was a great year. Then everything changed.

沈黙

2005 – 2013: The Sonorous Silence
(Section undergoing reconstruction!)

Although 2004 was a very successful year on FanFiction for me, I have since never been as active. In 2005, I only made two new contributions, both Zelda one-shots: Strawberry Sunset (January 26, 2005) and Bad Day (July 25, 2005). The former was my most-reviewed one-shot before it was removed, a decision based on the very negative reviews pertaining to the complex storyline and poor writing. The latter generated good reviews, primarily hilarity because of its over-the-top nature. I consider it one of the best stories I have written because it was conceived during a period of soul-searching for me. This personal period had extended into the remainder of 2005, during which I did not write any new material.

At the beginning of 2006, Personal Alien (January 4, 2006) was posted in the Zelda section. Its odd title came from the soul-searching period on which I had been. My interest in the story quickly diminished though because I was unimpressed with the content I had conceived, which led to my decision of removing it. The same issue occurred with The Mahogany Dagger (June 11, 2006), another Zelda story with which I had really wanted to explore constantly-changing events, inspired by the film Anastasia. It was also removed. After a summer visiting Europe, concepts for my first Tales of Symphonia story, Thorns of a White Rose's Longings (September 10, 2006), came to life. Originally a strong contender to have been a powerful story, its current status hangs by a thread because I had not planned it as well as I should have when I had started writing it.

While I was in the school library one day in late 2006, an idea suddenly came to me, which became Winter Illusions (February 15, 2007), a Digimon one-shot based on the power of obsession. It received strong reviews, and has since become a pinnacle in my work, called "amazingly well-written".

I left FanFiction in October 2007, at that point more interested in producing original fiction.

戻る

BODY OF WORK (2004 – 2014)

BAD DAY (3/5): THE LEGEND OF ZELDA; one-shot story. Status: Ask me later.
An excerpt from Zelda's diary. Zelda is unsure of her love for Link; is he the boy with whom she wants to spend her life?

COUSINS (3.5/5): ANIMAL CROSSING; completed story with fifteen chapters. Status: Possible rewrite. Read at your own will.
Three cousins move to the town of Veltron to begin new chapters in their lives. Will they be accepted or rejected by the town?

I DON’T PARTY (1.25/5): HARVEST MOON; one-shot story. Status: Barely hanging on. Not recommended!
After being bullied for four years of her life, Popuri of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town demands respect from her fellow peers.

ON HORSEBACK (2.5/5): HARVEST MOON; completed story with thirty chapters. Status: Surviving, but only because it is still my longest work.
Ann is the optimistic character of Harvest Moon 64. She meets a boy who promises to return to her someday, and after fifteen years, he does.

SWEET DREAMS (2.5/5): HARVEST MOON; three-shot story. Status: Pending removal. Not recommended!
Karen of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town wakes up in an era in which she never lived. Can she return to the present while balancing a new life?

THORNS OF A WHITE ROSE’S LONGINGS (1/5): TALES OF SYMPHONIA; discontinued story with five chapters. Status: Yuck.
Raine Sage is to accompany the Chosen on the Journey of Regeneration, but her mentality is elsewhere. Will she focus on the journey?

WINTER ILLUSIONS (4/5): DIGIMON; one-shot story. Status: Recommended, but be cautious of the sometimes gimmicky writing-style.
Mimi Tachikawa wants to be with her friends again. After moving to New York, she changed her personality, which one friend helps her realize.

ZELDA’S SONG BOOK (1.5/5): THE LEGEND OF ZELDA; completed poetry collection with twenty-two songs. Status: Surviving, but only because of its poetic focus.
A millennium after the death of Princess Zelda, the six sages find the long-lost song book that she wrote at various stages in her life.

Thank you for visiting.