Drage-Ryuu-chan here, but you may call me just Ryuu-chan or just Drage, as I prefer that. Actually, you know what, call me whatever you want.

Wanna know what's coming? Mostly anime fics, though I do have stories to tell about other categories as well. I always kept my fanfics to myself, but now that I can tell them to someone, I can't wait 'til I'm done!! Which will probably be... never x3

The News Coo is here! READ UP!

What's this stuff? Well, the News Coo (from One Piece, in case you didn't know that yet) brought you a newspaper about me! Read the latest article! (The News Coo is constantly updated, so if for some reason anyone is interested I highly suggest you check back every now and then to read it)

Aww, nothing new. Carry on.

Ryuu-chan's Top Ten Tips for a creative mind (be it an artist, a writer, or just a very creative person)

1) ALWAYS keep a notebook at hand, and doodle and write cheesy stuff in it.

2) Eat good things: chocolate, chips, and everything that you would gladly eat. Eat with your hands.

3) Listen to lots and lots of music, and sing along (especially if you suck)

4) Write down long lists of charaters you love and what you love of them, same for books, authors and films. Also draw nonsense stuff. Put it all on a board, and hang the board near your bed.

5) Ramble, both when speaking and when thinking. Be random.

6) Set an alarm clock to ring every half an hour, from when you wake up to when you go to bed. Be sure to have smiled, chuckled, or burst out into uncontrollable laughter without any reason at least three times in that half an hour.

7) Pick up your pencils, watercolors and whatnot and draw on your walls.

8) Use old things to build new ones. Make glass flowers out of old bottles. Make chandeliers using jump rope.

9) Keep old works of your childhood on your desk, where you can constantly re-read/see them and be proud of their ridiculous geniality.

10) Say whatever you have to say. Live with no regrets.

Something about Ryuu-chan:

Age: mentally, five years old and will stay that way. In reality... you'd like to know, wouldn't you?

Languages: define 'to speak a language', because depending on the definition I may or may not have enough fingers to count them.

First anime ever watched: ughh, I first saw Dragon Ball at five, but too much time has passed for me to remember it. The first anime I've seen with the intention to watch an anime and not a cartoon was Special A.

First Book ever read: Little Red Riding Hood

Sanity: questionable

Dreams of: seeing my books in a shelf, knowing that they made people cry and laugh and feel emotions, and that I brought a small light to their day. There, I said something emotional. Can I go back to murdering innocent characters, now?

Also, I, Drage-Ryuu-chan, do solemnly swear to review all the fics I read, regardless of the number of reviews, its age, or anything else. I have joined the Review Revolution. Join the Revolution! (We have biscuits!!)

Seriously, though, I want you to take a moment and read this.

Look at my fanfictions. Now, go and look at other people's fanfictions. There are millions and millions of stories on this site. And every single one of them was work, reflection, love shown to the characters, and mostly to you, the reader. The writer has spent hours, if not days, if not weeks to write a simple chapter, that same chapter you read in a few minutes. They have decided to spend that time, that they could have used to do aything else, to give you something to read.

Think about it. If you're a writer, too, you know how it feels to receive a review. Someone has read your story! Not only that, that someone has a face and a name. It's not a number. And that someone cares about the story, that someone took the time to leave you a review!

How much time it takes you, seriously? To type "Nice story!!", it's no longer than two seconds, but to the writer it's an immense comfort. The very first review I've received was a simple "Aw, poor girl! Interesting story." That took thirty seconds to write, but it made my day.

A follow, a favorite, they don't have a face and a voice, they don't have an opinion. They're just an empty click. That's what I think, and frankly the only reason why I follow stories is to not miss a chapter because I love it too much, and I only favorite stories I'd like to share with the entire world! But if someone who had 3000 favorites favorited your story, what value it would have? None, it's just an empty action.

Some people say "If you don't have anything good to say, don't speak at all." That. Is. Total crap. This is a writing community. If you have something bad to say, say it. Gently, but say it. I'm here to get better at writing, and I NEED critique to do that. All good writers are here for this reason, and for sharing their stories. Those people that say "BE NICE WITH ME!" or "DON'T INSULT THE STORY!" only prove themselves to be childish, insecure of themselves and unworthy of becoming real writers - and most probably ten years old, no offense meant to ten years olds, whom I know to actually be mature. You know what one of my favorite comments ever was? "I find your sentences to be choppy at best, a bit dead, and your description lacking. It's like the difference between saying 'It's good.' and 'This steak tastes so rich and flavorful I can hardly stand it!'" Okay, I didn't quote word per word, but that's it, more or less. And maybe yes, it didn't make me happy as "You're brilliant!" would have, but it was one of the best comments I've ever received!

So, people, leave reviews. Fighting that thirty-second laziness makes an author's day, it really does.

Questions!

Question I've received a couple of times: Will you ever publish a book?

WHO WANTS TO KNOW THAT? I'm sure I will, as soon as possible. I've wanted to be a writer since I can remember. Five years old, maybe four. That has always been my dream, so I wouldn't know what else to do! I'm currently working hard on a project or two, and that's another reason why my updates are rare at best.

Q: What do you have against romance?

I have absolutely nothing against it! In fact, I find romance stories to be incredibly cute. I usually don't read fanfics with that type of content because the writers tend to make strange pairings, in my opinion. Very strange ones, and also, they make the characters OOC. It doesn't work that way! I have to admit however that I've taken interest in reading romance stories, if only for the laughs of it. But I absolutely and utterly refuse to read any smut. I take pride in my innocence, thank you very much.

Q: The hell happened to [namestory]?! I liked it!

Yes, two of them were deleted, respectively "The meaning of 'nakama'" (One Piece) and "Where the light shines" (Fullmetal Alchemist). They had about three short chapters each, and sucked horribly. I didn't expect anyone to really like them. I lost the will to write them immediately. If you for some reason liked the idea, you're super welcome to adopt it.

Let's see, what else is there to add... I like talking. I love talking. If anyone wants to chat, simply PM me, I don't usually bite.