Four Hundred Years of Angst: Takaya and Naoe - Mirage of Blaze

[snaphappy_fma]

Title:  Four Hundred Years of Angst: Takaya and Naoe - Mirage of Blaze

Author:  snaphappy_fma

E-mail:  snaphappy[underscore]fma[at]yahoo[dot]com

Fandom:  Mirage of Blaze

Pairing:  Takaya and Naoe

Disclaimer:  Mirage of Blaze was written by Mizuna Kuwabara; I am not making any money from this.

Warnings:  Spoilers for the entire anime series and OVA

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Comments

[ariss_tenoh]

Lovely. Can I ask what the fandom is like? Is it open to newbies? Who's the favourite character out of the two for fans? Are most of the fics dark, or are there some happy ending fics? I thought I should ask about the fandom before I try to wade in^_^

[snaphappy_fma]

Interesting. I find often that it's the second lead that we females fall for: e.g., Col. Mustang as opposed to Ed, or Sasuke as opposed to Naruto. Maybe we see ourselves as the lead character - so the second lead is seen through our eyes as if we were relating to him...? (Or perhaps I'm reading too much into this!) :)

[ariss_tenoh]

Ah, good. I was afraid it was one of those fandoms where everyone indulges in too many dark/rape/death fics. Especially since a friend told me how the novels end and I thought how depressing (and perhaps pointless) it all sounded.

[ariss_tenoh]

For some reason I never got this comment. Bad livejournal!

From what a friend told me of the ending I can't blame the Japanese fangirls. Think of how it feels to get that ending after readin 40(?) novels and all the money you spent on them!

I don't suppose we'll ever get that memorial book. *sighs*

[ariss_tenoh]

I'd rather not spoil the ending on the ship essay^^ If no one explains it to you, drop me a comment on my lj.

[snaphappy_fma]

The fandom is definitely open to newbies!

I think Naoe is probably the favorite, although many love Takaya as well. Surprisingly, the fics aren't all dark; they cover the range of funny/light/dark/tragic about as much as fics in other fandoms. MoB is a fairly small fandom, though: after you go through a few of the fanfic lists, you really have to kind of dig to find more stories. Thanks for reading!

[ariss_tenoh]

Thanks for replying. I'm definitely going to check the fics once I have some free time.