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since: 10-02-07, id: 1389324, Profile Updated: 11-24-09
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Author has written 48 stories for Kingdom Hearts, and Adventure Quest.

Xanrivash: Watched by more people than NBC Nightly News.

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We never saw it coming.

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We saw it coming and did almost nothing about it.

N - E - W : Y - O - R - K + N - E - V - E - R : F - O - R - G - E - T + N - E - W : O - R - L - E - A - N - S

Yes, I have a deviantArt account. No, I don't post any fan fiction OR fanart on it. I do fractals. Fractals, capice? Fractals!

New deviantArt account for fanfiction only: vanshirakasores.deviantart.com

I am not going to edit or change my stories to come in line with game canon as of 358/2. I've been working with my versions of the characters for too long, I highly suspect I'll continue to prefer them to Squisney's, and I'm not going to delete two years' worth of stories or change up my entire storyline just because they suddenly changed their minds about telling us the Organization's pasts. If they already had their pasts in mind, they should have offered them straight-up, instead of leaving so much to imagination and letting fan-artists and fan-authors have so much leeway only to crush us now. Besides, my FAN-character Xanrivash is less of a Mary-Sue than the CANON character Xion, and I think Demyx is a better friend for Axel and Roxas than Xion is anyway. And you couldn't pay me to get rid of Fori. Or Duaxas, or Nakrixiast, or Gaxida, or any of half-a-dozen OCs that only see the light of day in my own mind.

tl;dr: Screw you, Squisney. You can't force me to be canon.

I play the music that I find
Written where my heart should be
To the beat of what is lost
In the key of my insanity...

-Demyx Ghatori

In consideration: A crossover with Diablo II; a story where Axel loses control of his diabetes, possibly a sequel to "Sick Days"; a oneshot involving a very drunk and very affectionate Axel (one played for humor, unlike "Dichotomy"); a story in which Demyx is clinically depressed; a multichapter sequel to "Into the Nexus"; Fori trying to get Vexen to take him seriously in a serious situation. I need to do more oneshots.

Various weird facts about the Organization:

Xemnas has a coffeemaker on his desk. It runs about 8 hours a day. Also, he wouldn't drink convenience-store coffee if you paid him.
Xigbar is a gearhead with a thing for classic cars. He's converted half of one of the huge basement storage rooms to a garage.
Xaldin has the other half of said basement storage room, and uses it as a microbrewery. He makes some pretty good beer, too, but he's not good at sharing it.
Vexen is a better shot than Xigbar is. He gets very little use out of this skill, unfortunately.
Lexaeus has a thing for blankets. They're draped over every logical surface in his room, plus a few folded up and piled in corners. He also lends them out a lot.
Zexion may bend the truth so much it comes out looking like Origami compared to how it started, but he only lies outright when he's caught reading in the bathroom.
Saix wouldn't take the Superior's job if you asked him. The last group he led was pretty much all eaten by Heartless, which kind of destroyed his faith in his own leadership skills.
Axel is a licensed bartender. Ironic, but it could be handy if he needs some extra munny sometime.
Demyx is scared of ants. He'll eat them if they're properly prepared, but if he sees them alive, he'll either squish them or flee.
Luxord hates slot machines. They're (pretty much) the only casino game where there's no way for the player to affect or predict the outcome.
Marluxia will eat botanical fruits, but no other plant matter if he can help it. Reason: Fruits are meant to be eaten, the rest of the plant isn't. (He tries not to think about bread.)
Larxene owns a grand total of one teddy bear. It looks like a black Care Bear with pierced ears and a skull on its belly. She mostly throws it around the room during temper tantrums.
Roxas is a big fan of Sherlock Holmes. He's also kind of into Agatha Christie, but he prefers the original master detective.

"Demyx grabbed the sheets of music he'd just written and started playing the composition in its entirety for the first time. His expression was strangely peaceful and contented, as if he didn't need a heart to feel happiness as long as he had his music. Ironic that he was profoundly deaf. But existence had already played a cruel joke on Nobodies in general; one more hardly made a difference."

Deaf!Demyx is one resilient man.

Why does Axel have diabetes? I woke up one morning and asked "Why is Axel so skinny? He's got way too much self-esteem for an eating disorder..."

I've kept my fire insurance up-to-date ever since.

"Whether a man bows down to God or Mammon or to Cthulhu in his dark house at R'lyeh is no affair of mine...until he sheds one drop of blood not his own in his deity's name. Then God have mercy upon him, for I shall not."

Sherlock Holmes, "The Adventure of the Antiquarian's Niece" (Barbara Hambly)

A picture of Lucioforo/Foriuxocol, by the inestimable wegs: http://wegs.deviantart.com/art/Kiriban-Lucioforo-Rakanishu-90689585

A picture of Lung Jiu Gui, by feline-gal/bipolarity: http://feline-gal.deviantart.com/art/Lung-Jiu-Gui-100309944

Fori in combat with another OC, by Meowen: http://meowen.deviantart.com/art/Take-a-bow-109648552

Demyx with hearing aids, by GlaceLeau: http://glaceleau.deviantart.com/art/For-Vanshira-114617725

A picture of Xanrivash, by veryoriginalname: http://veryoriginalname.deviantart.com/art/Somebody-Else-s-OC-141235276

Axel: You know, Demyx, you really stink at being a villain. What would Xemnas say if he knew how much of your take-home pay was spent on charity?
Demyx: It's not his business what we do with our little paychecks. If it was, he'd no doubt spend them for us instead of giving them to us in the first place.
Axel: Good point, but still, Christmas food drives? You hate Christmas.
Demyx: First, I don't hate Christmas. I just hate when people try to force me to celebrate it. Second, yes, food drives. Food drives to benefit people who would otherwise not be able to afford enough food for themselves and their families, especially over the winter. People who might otherwise go hungry or have to do degrading things for the extra money.
Axel: But -
Demyx: Do I have to remind you how I lost my heart?
Axel: ...No, not really. I guess...with that context in mind, it makes more sense. Trying to keep the same thing from happening to any other poor kid.
Demyx: Yes, Axel, that's exactly right.
Axel: Yeah...we definitely wouldn't want another one of you running around.
Demyx: ...Suck me.

My KH stories, in order of when they're set (not necessarily the order in which they were written):

New Neighbors

It Only Hurts Just Once

Whoever Katrina Is (except the epilogue)

Losing the Melody

The Day the Music Died

The Sound of Music/Alive Alive Oh

It's Just a Dream

Misery Loves Company

The Sweetest Things

Socked

Cautionary Tales

Ceviche, Guitar Hero, and a Fish Called Axel

The Gales of November

Sick Days

String Theory

By Request

Marked for Life

Regnerische Nachtmusik

A Little Problem

Nobody's Love

Nobody Died

Into the Nexus (Into the Void)

Dichotomy

Strange Mad Ecstasy

String Practice

Aftermath

A Few New Scars and a Heck of a Story

Confession Time

Lung Qin Xiang

Pranked

The Recovery Room

Stronger than Whiskey

Blood Ties

Weathering It/In the Garden

The Rumor Mill

Holding the Bag

Against the Wind

Burning Bright

The Care and Keeping of Demyx

The Cavern

Anyone who portrays Demyx as a spaz, an imbecile, or ADHD has no idea what it takes to play sitar. Get one.

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1. The Cavern reviews
In a split second, a Nobody vanishes into the earth. While his comrades race to find him in a long-abandoned cavern before it's too late, he searches desperately for his own way out, and finds something he didn't know he was looking for...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Suspense/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13,624 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-19-09 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
2. New Neighbors » reviews
The adventures of Axel and Demyx, before Roxas's arrival.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Friendship/General - Chapters: 124 - Words: 103,600 - Reviews: 953 - Updated: 9-12-09 - Published: 2-28-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
3. The Care and Keeping of Demyx reviews
It started out as a big joke...after the argument, it turned into a sort of peace offering. By the time Demyx actually saw it, it was something else altogether. Demyx Day special.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,653 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 9-9-09 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
4. The Rumor Mill reviews
When you live in a place where everyone knows everyone, don't assume that anything you say won't be heard by the one person you don't want to hear it...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,868 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 9-3-09 - Marluxia & Demyx - Complete
5. Weathering It » reviews
Demyx may have survived the witch's torture chamber, but his ordeals are far from over...now he has to recover from it, with some help from his friends.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Friendship - Chapters: 7 - Words: 20,452 - Reviews: 63 - Updated: 8-27-09 - Published: 7-13-09 - Demyx & Axel
6. In the Garden reviews
In the garden, water and earth meet, and sometimes little miracles happen.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,130 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 6-21-09 - Demyx & Lexaeus - Complete
7. Holding the Bag reviews
It had to be the most boring mission ever. Roxas was just trying to liven it up...all right, he did mean to cause trouble, but not that much trouble...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,123 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-24-09 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
8. Burning Bright reviews
A mysterious tiger is stalking the halls of the Castle that Never Was at night, vanishing during the daytime. No one knows where it came from or how to stop its rampage before someone is killed. But the tiger's secret is closer than anyone realizes...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,151 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 4-18-09 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
9. Against the Wind reviews
What if the only thing that stood between you and an icy death was a hunch...that just struck someone worlds away?
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,141 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 2-25-09 - Demyx & Roxas - Complete
10. Stronger than Whiskey » reviews
Axel won't admit his drinking is out of control, until one alcoholic rampage nearly ends in tragedy. Now he's faced with the toughest mission of his existence: give up the bottle, and prove he's stronger than whiskey.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 13 - Words: 52,970 - Reviews: 151 - Updated: 2-21-09 - Published: 9-12-08 - Axel & Roxas
11. The Ways of the Elements reviews
Four shorts, about a few of the many fights that have taken place in the Organization's training arena.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,369 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 2-2-09 - Demyx & Lexaeus - Complete
12. Blood Ties » reviews
The entire Organization is scrambling to rescue four of their own from the clutches of an unspeakably sadistic sorceress...but all their hopes rest on one life it may already be too late to save.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 2 - Words: 22,198 - Reviews: 36 - Updated: 1-8-09 - Published: 1-7-09 - Axel & Demyx
13. Christmas from the War Zone reviews
Only Demyx would volunteer to go on a potentially dangerous mission on Christmas Eve. Only Demyx could get into this much trouble so quickly. And only Demyx could escape it with nothing but luck on his side.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,850 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 12-20-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
14. The Recovery Room reviews
Demyx finds himself waking up one morning in a room he's never seen before, with no memory of how he got there...and it seems like he's going to be staying for quite a while.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,360 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 9-18-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
15. Cautionary Tales reviews
Roxas is worried that Axel doesn't take his health seriously. Xigbar tells him a story to tell Axel about why it's important to take care of yourself even when you're immune to heart attacks.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,319 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 9-4-08 - Roxas & Xigbar - Complete
16. Pranked » reviews
Roxas gets involved in a prank war with the Organization's newest member. When the two of them team up and start pranking others, some of the consequences force Roxas to rethink whether the fun is always worth it.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 2 - Words: 9,908 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 9-3-08 - Published: 9-1-08 - Roxas & Axel - Complete
17. Misery Loves Company reviews
Poor Demyx is bored off his rocker and would love a little company...unfortunately, he's not allowed to leave his room and almost no one is allowed to visit. And he itches like crazy.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,167 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 7-19-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
18. Aftermath » reviews
Looking back on it, I admit it was my fault. I was way too tired to drive, and if I had any sense at all, I'd have pulled over. But maybe it was just one of those stupid things - that's why they call them accidents.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 40 - Words: 35,006 - Reviews: 270 - Updated: 7-18-08 - Published: 2-7-08 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
19. Lung Qin Xiang » reviews
A freak accident gives Demyx a dragon's powers, but only in the Land of Dragons. When an act of defiance leaves him on the run from the Organization, he tries to harness his dragon powers to protect himself, and all hell breaks loose...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 36,488 - Reviews: 45 - Updated: 7-14-08 - Published: 6-12-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
20. Dreams reviews
How can Demyx play without a heart? He dreams...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,902 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 5-3-08 - Demyx - Complete
21. Confession Time reviews
Axel wants to talk to Demyx...guess what he has to say.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,419 - Reviews: 25 - Published: 4-2-08 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
22. A Few New Scars and a Heck of a Story reviews
That's what so many of these adventures boil down to once they're over...like the time Roxas and Zexion had to go rescue Demyx...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,056 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 3-15-08 - Demyx & Roxas - Complete
23. Losing the Melody » reviews
Going deaf has always seemed the worst of all possible fates to Demyx. Coping with gradual hearing loss seems like one unending nightmare to him, and his friends don't know what's wrong...they just know something is...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 42 - Words: 29,044 - Reviews: 203 - Updated: 3-7-08 - Published: 1-26-08 - Demyx - Complete
24. Into the Void reviews
In "Into the Nexus", Demyx almost died after the fight in the library, but he was miraculously healed at the last moment. What if there had been no miracle?
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,916 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 3-6-08 - Demyx & Roxas - Complete
25. Socked reviews
Axel tries to explain to Demyx why he shouldn't steal his socks.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - General/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 772 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 3-2-08 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
26. String Practice reviews
Follow-up to String Theory and Strange Mad Ecstasy. Just because the master is sick, that doesn't mean the student gets a break. Too bad Roxas has to keep waking Demyx up to continue the lesson.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,385 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 2-27-08 - Demyx & Roxas - Complete
27. Strange Mad Ecstasy reviews
Music was better than food, better than sleep. It was all he needed to keep himself going, until he pushed himself over the edge.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,430 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 2-25-08 - Demyx - Complete
28. Dichotomy reviews
To his best friends, Axel is normally warm and protective. But the even most comforting fire can turn into a raging inferno that destroys all in its path. No matter how sorry you are later, the damage is done. Rated for violence.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,631 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 2-18-08 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
29. Nobody's Love reviews
Axel has Larxene. Roxas has Namine. Demyx doesn't have anybody. After providing his friends with a little romantic music, he gets left alone on Valentine's Day. AxLarx, Roxine.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,310 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 2-14-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
30. Into the Nexus » reviews
Crossover with Nexus War. Axel, Roxas, Demyx, and Zexion are sent to the dying worlds known as the Nexus to find the Organization's newest member. Temporary character death.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 19 - Words: 54,543 - Reviews: 126 - Updated: 2-1-08 - Published: 1-5-08 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
31. Nobody Died » reviews
Everyone in Port Royal had gathered to see a Nobody die, but as it turned out, nobody died. A last second rescue leads to a quest for revenge, which makes another rescue necessary, and there's a surprising discovery...Demyx hates Christmas?
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Adventure - Chapters: 14 - Words: 28,392 - Reviews: 88 - Updated: 1-3-08 - Published: 12-17-07 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
32. It Only Hurts Just Once reviews
A broken shoulder isn't going to stop the music...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - General/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,427 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 12-16-07 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
33. A Little Problem » reviews
Oh, dear. The strange world Demyx was sent to had a delayed effect, and now Axel better polish his childcare skills...Rating may rise in later chapters.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Drama/Humor - Chapters: 9 - Words: 22,985 - Reviews: 69 - Updated: 12-15-07 - Published: 12-4-07 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
34. Regnerische Nachtmusik reviews
Rainy Night Music. When Demyx realized it was raining naturally for once, he couldn't help himself. He couldn't not dance in it.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - General/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 828 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 12-1-07 - Demyx - Complete
35. Marked for Life reviews
Roxas asks Axel about the tattoos under his eyes. He thinks it's an innocent question right up until Axel tells him what they mean.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: M - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,916 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 11-28-07 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
36. Alive Alive Oh reviews
The end of The Sound of Music, rewritten to Axel's POV. All Axel wants is his friend back, but he's afraid the old Demyx is gone forever.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,657 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 11-26-07 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
37. By Request reviews
Axel finds Demyx playing something other than his sitar for once, and just has to open his mouth and make a request...Demyx says, only if you sing along.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,739 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 11-24-07 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
38. String Theory reviews
Roxas wanders by while Demyx is tuning his sitar, and ends up learning something about the instrument and something about the musician.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,278 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 11-22-07 - Demyx & Roxas - Complete
39. The Sound of Music reviews
Sequel to The Day the Music Died. After losing his hearing, Demyx is only holding on with the help of Axel and Roxas. If something doesn't change soon, he may lose his grip completely.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,243 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 11-19-07 - Demyx - Complete
40. Sick Days reviews
Half the Organization is sick, including both of Axel's best friends, and he's the only one available to take care of them. Rated for language.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,999 - Reviews: 20 - Published: 11-17-07 - Axel & Demyx - Complete
41. The Gales of November reviews
What's the stupidest thing you've ever done? Roxas asks Demyx. Instead of telling him about some absurd juvenile stunt, Demyx flees the room, leaving Axel to explain. Songfic for The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, in a fluff sandwich.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,771 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 11-7-07 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
42. Ceviche, Guitar Hero, and a Fish Called Axel reviews
It's Demyx's birthday, and Axel and Roxas try to surprise him. It doesn't quite work, but the day's not over. Possible Guitar Hero III spoilers.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,851 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 11-3-07 - Demyx & Axel
43. It's Just a Dream reviews
Roxas tells Axel about a scary dream he had. Rated for description of violence and character death. Dark Halloween oneshot.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 877 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-31-07 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
44. Paxian Sellsword
One of two poems I wrote for the original threeway Paxian wars.
Adventure Quest - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 306 - Published: 10-23-07 - Complete
45. Paxian Soldier
One of two poems I wrote for the original threeway Paxian wars.
Adventure Quest - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 271 - Published: 10-23-07 - Complete
46. The Sweetest Things reviews
Demyx and Roxas may have saved Axel's life. Trouble is, Axel's not entirely grateful. In fact, he thinks they ruined it...
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Friendship/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,849 - Reviews: 21 - Published: 10-23-07 - Axel & Roxas - Complete
47. The Day the Music Died reviews
What happens when the bottom drops out? What becomes of the musician on the day the music dies? Rated for language.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,595 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 10-19-07 - Demyx & Zexion - Complete
48. Whoever Katrina is » reviews
...She's messed us up royally. When Axel and Demyx were first sent to New Orleans, they had no idea just how wrong a mission could go. Rated for some bad language, some violence in later chapters. All pairings are friendship only.
Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - General/Adventure - Chapters: 12 - Words: 23,422 - Reviews: 39 - Published: 10-17-07 - Demyx & Axel - Complete
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