 anonymous 2008-03-26 . chapter 1 Hey, I stumbled upon this fic looking for something worth reading in the FFX section, and surprisingly enough, I found it. You had a bit of awkward sentence structure, little things that could be tightened up by small changes. If it were me, I would take out redundant words such as "practically" in the first sentence, and "on" and "blitzball" in "He debated on whether to keep practicing blitzball or not," for example. Generally, the more concise the description and the fewer extra words that don't add to the imagery or characterization, the better a story flows.
That said, I love how you actually take the time to describe what's going on, and you had some very nice imagery throughout. More importantly, your characterization was spot on. Auron was blunt and reserved while still being caring (and you didn't make him into a creepy pederast, though I was worried for a minute), Tidus trying to be tougher and more grown up than the kid he was, but still affected by stuff -- perfect. Touching without being sappy.
You have no idea how nice it was to find a fic that got Auron's character right! |