New original work!
Hello readers!
First of all, because I know you guys are really patient about it... Cyberpunk is not and never will be 'dead'. I know where it's going, and I am making progress on it. It's just a matter of feeling inspired enough to really do it. So don't fret; it'll come!
That said, I've been doing some other work lately I really want to share. Background!
1. This is all lumped under something called 'Birthright' universe. This is a really, really long thing I've had going in my head for about six years now. In the very very beginning it had roots in Arashi fic, but it quickly outgrew that. Anybody from fandom reading it will probably figure out who started who, but these characters have developed a lot and changed, so it's not the kind of find/replace fiction that you see coming out of... certain infamous plagiarist authors of whom I'm sure we're mostly familiar with. I just want to make it really clear that this hasn't been fanfic in years, and never really was that strongly to begin with. I have also hung tightly on the name Kazuya (not unlike Kazunari, obviously,) despite the fact that this character has literally nothing in common with Nino and never did. I just really like the name. ._.;
2. This thing is massive, and the timeline is complicated. The story itself takes place across about 20 years, so you can imagine the level of world-building I've had to do. It's been hard to really make progress on it because I write in a very scattered manner, with bits and pieces that aren't usually in order. I also make an effort to have a delicate hand with it, so a lot of stuff is implied or vaguely mentioned, usually because it's going to have a more concrete version later. So if it doesn't entirely make sense and you get the feeling you're missing a piece, you probably are, because I probably haven't written it yet. Sorry!
3. This story comes with trigger warnings. I will be diligent about marking them appropriately, but the histories of certain characters are dark and may be alluded to too vaguely for me to feel it warrants a full warning; in some cases, I think a full descriptive warning would be a spoiler for the piece, so I'll warn in a large, generic manner. If you have very specific triggers, feel free to PM me and ask if a certain piece contains a certain thing which you cannot read. I'm more than happy to be your watchdog!
5. There are canon and non-canon relationships throughout. I will not expressly confirm nor deny any of them, so feel absolutely free to ship whatever you see. And please tell me if you do! I'm curious to see what people pick up. XD
4. I'm putting this thing up here because I want to get it read. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I want feedback and criticisms as I go so I can shape the story in a constructive way. So if you've got a critique, throw it at me! ♥
So, off we go!
First of all, because I know you guys are really patient about it... Cyberpunk is not and never will be 'dead'. I know where it's going, and I am making progress on it. It's just a matter of feeling inspired enough to really do it. So don't fret; it'll come!
That said, I've been doing some other work lately I really want to share. Background!
1. This is all lumped under something called 'Birthright' universe. This is a really, really long thing I've had going in my head for about six years now. In the very very beginning it had roots in Arashi fic, but it quickly outgrew that. Anybody from fandom reading it will probably figure out who started who, but these characters have developed a lot and changed, so it's not the kind of find/replace fiction that you see coming out of... certain infamous plagiarist authors of whom I'm sure we're mostly familiar with. I just want to make it really clear that this hasn't been fanfic in years, and never really was that strongly to begin with. I have also hung tightly on the name Kazuya (not unlike Kazunari, obviously,) despite the fact that this character has literally nothing in common with Nino and never did. I just really like the name. ._.;
2. This thing is massive, and the timeline is complicated. The story itself takes place across about 20 years, so you can imagine the level of world-building I've had to do. It's been hard to really make progress on it because I write in a very scattered manner, with bits and pieces that aren't usually in order. I also make an effort to have a delicate hand with it, so a lot of stuff is implied or vaguely mentioned, usually because it's going to have a more concrete version later. So if it doesn't entirely make sense and you get the feeling you're missing a piece, you probably are, because I probably haven't written it yet. Sorry!
3. This story comes with trigger warnings. I will be diligent about marking them appropriately, but the histories of certain characters are dark and may be alluded to too vaguely for me to feel it warrants a full warning; in some cases, I think a full descriptive warning would be a spoiler for the piece, so I'll warn in a large, generic manner. If you have very specific triggers, feel free to PM me and ask if a certain piece contains a certain thing which you cannot read. I'm more than happy to be your watchdog!
5. There are canon and non-canon relationships throughout. I will not expressly confirm nor deny any of them, so feel absolutely free to ship whatever you see. And please tell me if you do! I'm curious to see what people pick up. XD
4. I'm putting this thing up here because I want to get it read. I have a lot of work ahead of me, but I want feedback and criticisms as I go so I can shape the story in a constructive way. So if you've got a critique, throw it at me! ♥
So, off we go!