Rex Madison here. "Mad Rex" if you like (old nickname). I am...probably the most volatile writer you'll ever meet. I write for all four different kinds of fanfic: Fluff, Angst, Crack and, elsewhere, Smut. I flit back and forth wildly between not writing for weeks and pumping out 5000 words in a weekend. I also flit wildly between projects; if I tell you I'm working on a particular fic, it's probably about three fics away from being completed. Luckily I tend to finish even multi-chapter stories before I post them - but that's not a hard and fast rule, either. The only thing I'm really consistent about is that all my stories have happy endings. ...so far, at least.

I write King of Fighters exclusively, except for a couple crossovers that also include it. I love it for the characters more than the gameplay; Athena is my one-woman OTP, and I like quite a few of the other players too. I also love Street Fighter and Final Fantasy, this time for the gameplay as much as the characters. (CvS2 might be my favorite game of all time.) Other geeky stuff I like includes Dragon Quest, the Chrono series, Metroid, Mega Man, the Walking Dead comics, and DC and Marvel in general. ...I doubt I'll ever write for 'em, though.

I've now written so many Athena stories there are different continuities for them. You can tell which ones are linked based on their cover art (if they have it). They also feature Athena at wildly different power levels, thanks partly to me not knowing what was canon at first. These are the different levels featured, along with which stories they appear in. ...this isn't necessary lore, I'm just listing them for fun.

Canon Athena (cutscenes and common moves) - Gorgeous continuity (Gorgeous and Reunion), Inspiration, Elevator
Neomax Athena (rare and port/spinoff moves) - Deal continuity (Deal, Power, Biggest Fan, Curses), Valentin?, Monsters
Comics Athena (manga and other media) - Botan continuity (Puppetmaster, Return), the smut

Finally, here's some obligatory top-five lists for you. They're all done by series, and they're pretty much games only, aside from the list of favorite comics characters. ...the idea of trying to rank my favorites overall is just...ow.

Top five characters by series:

King of Fighters - Athena, Terry, Yuri, Geese, King
Street Fighter - Sakura, Ryu, Dan, Akuma, Rose
Final Fantasy - Squall, Yuna, Lightning, Kefka, Terra
Other Games - Samus, Magus, Peach, GlaDOS, Nara (DQ4)
Comic Books - Batman, Iron Man, The Joker, Wolverine, Captain Marvel

And, since this is a fanfic profile, top five pairings (character order doesn't matter):

KOF - Athena/Kensou, Athena/Yuri, Robert/Yuri, Vice/Mature, Ralf/Clark
SF - Sakura/Ryu, Sakura/Karin, Ken/Karin, Guy/Rose, Guile/Chun Li
FF - Cloud/Aeris, Terra/Celes, Tidus/Yuna, Tifa/Aeris, Squall/Quistis
Etc - Harley/Ivy, Wonder Woman/Supergirl, Jonathan/Charlotte, Zero/Iris, Steve Rogers/Rocket Raccoon
Crossovers! - Sakura/Yuri, Cloud/Terra, Squall/Lightning, Samus/Snake, Athena/pretty much anybody

8-12-19 Update: Well, I've already caved, lol. Writing's back on at least, and PMs are back up too. ...I really do need to stay away from the Discord, though. Still, I call it an addiction for a reason, so we'll see how it goes.