Gen fic

[finnimbrun]

Title: Apropos of the Wet Snow
Rating: PG-ish (K+)
Genre: General/Drama
Characters: Naruto, Sakura, Kakashi, Sai, Pein, Kurenai, Shikamaru, mentions of various others, strong references to Sasuke, Obito, Minato, Itachi, Jiraiya, et al (no pairings, really, unless you count implicit Pein/Konan)
Spoilers: For the recent manga chapters, though at this

Comments

[kalliel]

I like the styling of this; I think it works really well to convey the appropriate atmosphere. It's a series of very bright, poignant pieces of some greater whole--which is interesting, because when you look back on what you've just read, you get this great collage of many different scenes happening all at once.

The scene where Naruto goes out to build snowmen like Konohamaru was touching. Such that even Konohamaru's presence is not a deterrent. :P And I liked how it transitioned into that tenth day

[finnimbrun]

YES OMG THERE WAS ITACHI AND EVEN INO'S DAD. AND I TOTALLY DID NOT SNEAK THOSE GUYS IN BECAUSE OF YOU (ALTHOUGH YOU BEING OBSESSED WITH THEM MAY HAVE REMINDED ME OF THEIR ROLES, SO THEY WERE IN MY MIND XD), and well, Konohamaru... uh, if Kishi is going to shove him on me, I figure I might as well use him.

Pein is hard to write because in my head, he's always saying things without saying them. Or he's not saying what he's saying. Or something. Idk. But WOW, it's harder in this fic than it usually is, since :F KONAN at least gets this guy. Naruto, I think... doesn't.

The last section will be the Big Damn Revelations part, so I hope I can pull that off decently. Basically, what I needed to know was whether or not everything so far had built up to a point appropriate FOR the Big Damn Revelations shiz to have any effect, and it sounds from your comments as if it's about there, so thanks for the help. Very thorough of you. XD If you need me to look over anything in return, I'm game, by the way.

[anat_astarte]

Wow, this is an amazing fic! It's very vivid and yes, quite evocative, and I love how well it brings together so many characters and poignant experiences in the aftermath of it all.

I especially love the inclusion of Shikamaru, Kurenai's baby, mentions of Sakura making a great Hokage, and most of all what Kakashi shares with Naruto (congrats for bringing that about Kakashi to the forefront, it's rare to see those moments with him and that's what makes them so special)-Naruto really seems to have undergone a transformation, taken another step in his maturity, and Kakashi seems to have keenly picked up on this and helps him along with this quite beautifully.

Great, great fic <3

[finnimbrun]

AHHH, thank you for looking over it. I'm glad you enjoyed my take on all these guys. I've never even considered writing most of them before. I will post the unlocked version tomorrow, with the final scenes. THANK YOU AGAIN. f^^

[helike]

I'll dare to say that I like this story more than what we've been getting in the manga recently. Good job :)