Hmm...
Dear Devil May Cry 2,
Between the endlessly respawning bosses and impossible to navigate map, you are the most INFURIATING game I've ever played! Also, do get some characterization. I don't know anyone's motive or backstory.
No love,
~A.H.
(PS: Dante needs to emote a bit more in his speech. I've heard more expressive woodchips.)
So, while running around fanfic land, I've come across some things that I have issue with.
- A fic in which Hojo is portrayed as someone who needs sympathy and is apologetic for everything he did. Apparently, he only wanted Lucrecia to love him. He even wanted to hold his son as well. No. No no no no no no. We've seen that Hojo did everything he ever did For Science. How do you mistake that? Did you not play Dirge?
- The following line came out of a Chaos/Nero fic that I found while keeping tags on Tsviet activity on AFF. "You smell absolutely terrified," from Chaos to Nero. Coupled with the fact that Nero was internally whining, used the phrase "Bloody hell" out loud and slowly became perfectly alright with the idea of boning with Chaos. Who are you and what have you done with Nero? (Add to it, the fact that apparently Weiss wasn't all that interested in getting Nero off and the fact that apparently Nero was perfectly fine playing bottom for Chaos. Doubt those facts immensely. Weiss seems like the sort who would want to prove that he could get his partner off, and Nero playing uke for the guy who was going to kill off Weiss is about as likely as Cloud giggling like a mirthful schoolgirl.)
- I didn't read this one so much as look at the summary and walk away. You see, I'm fine with VexenxLucrecia. I think it's cute. But necrophilia. Really? Did that absolutely need to happen?
- I feel like I should be thankful for this, but there's nothing on AFF for Rosso, Azul or Shalua. God knows WHAT would be up for them, but it's kinda... Sad? Odd, I guess. If I was writing dirty fics, Rosso would probably the first person I'd write about, as far as the Tsviets go. Shit, I'd even probably be able to mess with the Restrictors a little bit. It's mostly Nero and Weiss on there, with a little love for Shelke, the Restrictors, and Argent ("a little love" adds up to about a fic a piece, YuffiexShelke, WeissxRestrictor and NeroxArgent. *snerk* Detergent...).
- Continuing on that same train of thought, there's nothing involving Omega, but Chaos may as well be the fandom bicycle. He's paired with Cid, Reeve, Nero, Cloud, Genesis, Sephiroth, Vincent (!!!), and Hojo. Note how it's all men. I'm not sure if that's because the fandom as a whole is yaoi-crazed or because we'd rather not inflict Lucrecia/Tifa/Aerith/Yuffie/Shelke/Shalua/whoever with Chaos.
- Another thing I looked at and walked away from was a fic called "The Rape of Lucrecia" that mentions everyone being drunk. Okaaaaaaayy... No.
- Why is it a trend to assume that Vincent and Lucrecia got it on? She's absolutely guilt-ridden over the death of his father. She's not going to sleep with him. If canon had said, "They've boned," then I'd be slightly less skeptical.