Wow, I had been planning to go to sleep before coming across this jewel. So extremely deep, frustrating, and... strangely poignant. I love your language, and the abundance of metaphors, and such such beautiful symbolism!

I am mildly depressed after reading this. I'm not sure I (really) welcome this extremely-human-Zack. I'm in denial about human nature (or just too optimistic), and I like to fool myself with stories (unrealistic?) than acknowledge the flaws of human nature you have portrayed so elegantly.

Oh.

oh!

This is...
well.

I mean, I like FF. But I look at it and I think "well, bunch of pretty androgynous men, lots and lots on emotions, weakish plot, sometimes stupid dialog and some outrageously idiotic moments... but it is so PRETTY that I can take the stupidity. I would like to take the pictures and write new dialog to them and it would still not be art, but it would be my secret sin, sweet and unhealthy and childish as chocolate."

And then I find and read this and I'm numb from awe. You take those overcool characters and this weakish plot and you don't make some sweet chocolate-sin out of them, you make pure art. You create prose that makes me jealous, you create feelings and inner conversations that sound like real person's inner speeches and you use this beautiful beautiful form, all those little shots between longer ones and comments to Zack's story from Sephiroth and Aeris and...
This is great, and I don't share this kind of praise easily.

English is not my native language and see how long did I write to thank you?

Only thing that bothers me - how can person, who can write and think like that, be so charmed by rather stupid FF? Charmed enough to write all this? Are pretty androgynous men really that addictive?
But anyway I thank you and I respect you skill and work really and truly. This IS awesome.

Link was FUBAR, sorry!

h t t p: // / ffvii-advent-children-complete/3881/on-the-way-to-a-smile-lifestream-black-and-lifestream-white/#more-3881

I read this fic a while ago and loved it, and recently came across the FFVII canon novella "On the Way to a Smile". Don't know if you've read anything about it, but there's a "Case of Sephiroth" chapter that talks about him being in the lifestream.

I find it funny that you pretty much had a better written version out years before it was published now in '09. xD

If you're interested, here's a link to the translation:
/ffvii-advent-children-complete/3881/on-the-way-to-a-smile-lifestream-black-and-lifestream-white/#more-3881

Not sure what to say. This is really too angsty for my taste but it is powerful. I liked some parts of it like the effects mako has on hearing and smell -lol at the menstrual blood. Ew!

Man, that is spooky as all get-out, and I love it.

There's so much metaphor it hurts.

I am extraordinarily pleased to inform you that your story, Eidolon, has been nominated for The Genesis Awards Best Completed Chapter Fic and Drama Categories. The Genesis Awards exists to reward the authors of FFVII fanfiction that show a certain standard of grammar and formatting, relevance to canon and characterization. Your story was nominated by Strange and Intoxicating -rsa- and Sixth Limb and passed to the judging rounds because of the quality your story possesses. On April 15th, the Shortlisting for the Genesis Awards will take place, and on June 15th the final results will be tallied and posted.

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How are there only 40 reviews for this amazing fic? Goddamn it, I hate it when something so great doesn't get the recognition it deserves. :[

This is written with very lyrical language, something that most people don't use in the fandom. It was interesting to read, and quite original. As a PR for the Genesis Awards, this fic definitely passes muster to move on to the next stage.

Two things stick out on my browse through though: The Real Sephiroth (TM): Isn't the capitalization of "real" sufficient? And the idea of Sephiroth chaining himself with worry over his effects on Cloud is pretty farfetched, especially because this seems to be set at around the time of the original game. I can appreciate your efforts to explain this, but it still feels implausible to me.

Still, an interesting fic. Thanks for writing.

"Water, water, everywhere, and not a drop to drink."

I giggled at your rendition.

(Fire, fire everywhere, and nowhere near a shrink.)

I'm glad I found you on this website, I've decided to read every FFVII fanfic you've written. :D

Okay, I took time to write a way log - very long - review. But,then, it had to be lost because of a clic. So, since I still am too mad to rewrite it I will just let you know that your portrait the -Zack Cloud Seph Aeris- love-hate mess like no one. Your character are always IC and your very - I mean it - good with the pen. I hope sometimes you will consider writing something on Fire Emblem or a final fantasy where there is racial interaction. reading your point of view on such a theme, I'm sure, would be very interesting. I hope to hear more from you soon. Never stops writing, girl ! ;)

Take care, okay ?

PS : I wouldn't mind to read a romance from you either, through. :D

I honestly thought that Cloud was going to die and join the lifestream at the end of this so that his suffering is eased. Oh well. One could describe this fic as twisted honesty; demented truth... either way I enjoyed this fic from beginning to end.

Rocks, pens, swords and one liners, ha, I love it. There was a lot of tension in this chapter alright! But it was great to read. I loved the last couple of parts, especially in Nibelheim. Beautiful. I think what I love so much about this fic is that nothing that doesn't need to be said is said, every single word and line has relevance. I can't wait to see how this continues!

Ah, I do so love this piece. Its beautiful. I do so hope you continue writing these twisted stories. And Calm promises to get back to Shocked and Lifestream. Finally got the time for it. Bravo!

Whoever you are I can't help but say I love you. If only for this story. I don't say this as a fan, or even a person just tolerant of Final Fantasy. It's a strange thing to say. Stories rarely touch me in such a way, and more than once on the same page. Um thank you... I bet you're an interesting person in real life. (I know reviews should be about the writing, and well...the reality, the sincerity, everything I felt was in the words, I felt.)