[fic] A New Beginning (CI one shot)
I did promise a one shot following CI every once in a while, and since I don't have much time, this has been written on a whim one morning. It is not beta-ed, and it isn't much, but consider it as a thank you gift for those who are still around wanting more, and as proof that I'm not a total sadistic witch LOL (Whoever you are, know that I shall
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First, thank you so much for such a wonderful story. I’d say your CI is the best one in my fanfic reading history for more than 6 years and now I just find others so boring and tasteless and I don’t look forward to any updates of them. You might have no idea how popular you are among Chinese Fei fans, there is even a post introducing and briefing your CI and hundreds of comments followed! I guess it’s because that LJ is not that user friendly so not many Chinese fans show here. Several Fei-centered Chinese fanfic I like most are very influenced by your CI, as admitted by those authors. So please please please continue Mik * Fei in fillers!
Many have said that your story is so great and your characters are impressive. But to me, which makes your CI so outstanding is your writing style (I am NOT writing a critique so please don’t throw tomatoes!). There is considerable portion in every chapter describing how your characters feel and what they think about, without which there wouldn’t have been emotional rollercoasters. That’s why we also feel our hearts aching when your characters are hurt, because we know and understand their feelings (OMG YOUR ANGST KILLS ME AND I LOST MY APPETITE FOR DAYS AND DREAMED SCENES IN YOUR CI). That’s also one of the best ways to show us how you, as the author, feel about your characters, making sure that your readers are not misled and follow the characters development just as you want them to be. For instance, “Looking at the man who was standing proud and strong before him once more, Yoh knew it was the right decision he was making. Fei Long had found his place in the world and the strength to protect it. His vision seemed clear, his every step determined. Things would be different from now on. The dragon of Baishe would be all right. If he had to die today, it would be without regrets.” clearly shows that Fei is no longer confused or indecisive, that he has found his reason to be there, to live in this world, his growth and development. Dialogues just cannot do this, and even if they do it feels unnatural and abrupt.
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First of all thank you so much for taking time to let me know you and others I don't see have been enjoying this story. LJ is very quiet these days and even before there aren't many MxF fans around in the English fandom. Knowing this really does help me continue to write because for the effort it takes to write a single chapter, there's really not much point to post if no one is reading. It really comforts me to be reminded that these past 7 years have not been a waste of time. I just wish I could read the Chinese fics too because, damn, nobody is writing Fei seriously in English anymore *cries*.
There is considerable portion in every chapter describing how your characters feel and what they think about, without which there wouldn’t have been emotional rollercoasters.
I'm glad to hear this really because some might say I spend too much time on these things and I should have let the readers figure it out on their own to a certain degree. And I have been contemplating whether I should cut back on it or just do what I feel is right. It's very helpful to hear your opinion that this is being appreciated. As you said, writing these moves me more than dialogues. It's that floating text in the background of manga panels that I adore when I read mangas!
(to be continued)
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Regarding the few Fei fic in English... I guess that because YA is not a Tier 1 popular BL mangaka ? Either in China. But we do have MUCH more Asami/Mik/Yoh/Yan * Fei fanfic. And we Fei fans are at least half number of all VF fans seen from fic posts and discussions in our Baidu tieba.
If emotion description is your writing style, don't drop it. Personally I like it very much, since I do feel very confused and frustrated if I cannot figure out what an author tries to communicate. If you let readers to interpret by themselves it might not result in an angst feeling you try to deliver, as readers have various responses to a scene, an act or talks between characters without proper guide.
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