A Rose Bloomed: Every Thought a Memory

[hungrytiger11]

Title: Every Thought a Memory

Author: hungrytiger11

Characters: Ino, Shikamaru

Summary: We remember things imperfectly. Not her though. Never her. Shikamaru gets a mission. Ino gets a mission too. Part of the A Rose Bloomed Series, Ino, Shikamaru

Comments

[ishime]

I've read all the recent chapters you posted in a row, and I was planning on posting a review for all of them but. This one left such a strong impression that I can't remember what I wanted to say about anything else.

Honestly, it gave me the creeps. The way you keep hinting at The Mission without explicitly telling what it will be, the sense of dread and Kurenai's comment... When someone knows the fanon regarding kunoichi in general and Ino in particular... I'm not even sure of what The Mission will be - I suck at reading between the lines, so I don't know what you're implying or not here - but. Damn, my imagination was glad to fill the gaps with the worst it could find.
So yeah, congratulations for playing with expectations and for the way you wrote Ino's dread. It was really, really efficient.

(On another note. No offense meant, but you should find yourself a beta. Most of your fics have typos - big enough for a non-native to spot them.)

[hungrytiger11]

THe imagination filling the gaps was the goal. Hopefully, I'll get around to writing more about her clan technique uses.

And yeah, no offense taken. i probably do need to use a beta more than I do.