tomiaru
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since: 10-11-02, id: 280000
country: Philippines
Author has written 42 stories for Saiyuki, Rurouni Kenshin, X/1999, Hana Yori Dango, His and Her Circumstances, Fanfiction Poetry, and Escaflowne.
i've spent half my life being a closet writer and some of it stumbling about as a lit major, reviewing the geniuses (ha!) as though i were equal to the task ^_^ oh yeah, and dispensing sage advice to fellow writers who were either kind enough not to tell me to go to hell, were totally indifferent to my prosings-on, or maybe, just maybe, they thought i spoke sense. it's been known to happen ^_^

in person, i'm not too big on the cheese, so if i laid it on a bit, that must be due to lack in practice ^_^ i started writing fanfic because of tower-san, who wanted me to try a GMS fic, although i hadn't seen the series. she gave a few tips about the characters, i did a little research, and i ended up with awakening. however, i needed a break, so i started writing about the very first anime i ever loved, rurouni kenshin. it snowballed, and so i ended up with about 14 short prose and poetry pieces which i've just added here. i hope to add more.

tnx to tower-san for jump-starting my writing again. i was experiencing a drought in creativity, and so i owe you bigtime. ^_^ of course, you may just kill me when you read "pink", hehehe.

minna-san, please feel free to review what i've written. i welcome your opinions, especially since there's a lot of stuff out there and you took the time and effort to read and review ^_~ tnx!

in case you're wondering what anime i've seen and liked (series):

Rurouni Kenshin (as stated); Card Captor Sakura; FruitsBasket; Fushigi Yuugi (hehe); Gundam Wing; Hana Yori Dango; Kareshi Kanojo no Jijyou; Magic Knights Rayearth; Martian Successor Nadesico; Neon Genesis Evangelion; Vision of Escaflowne; X the Series

seen and liked but not completed, with every intention of completing:

Ayashi no Ceres (read the darned translations ‘till the end too); Cowboy Bebop; Gensoumaden Saiyuki; Great Teacher Onizuwa; Hikaru no Go (46 eps! more! more!); HunterXHunter; Inuyasha; Kodomo no Omocha; Mirage of Blaze; Sakura Wars; Samurai Deeper Kyo; SlamDunk; Tokyo Underground; Vampire Princess Miyu

movies & oavs seen and liked:

Miyazaki Films (all of ‘em, except Spirited Away—I’ve yet to find a good copy of my own); Akira; Blood the Last Vampire; Death and Rebirth & End of Evangelion; Endless Waltz; Girl From Gaea (the series is better, but the music is fabulous as usual); Metropolis; Prince of Darkness (Nadesico Movie); Saiyuki Movie; SlamDunk Movies 1-4; Spriggan; Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (way better than the first movie); X 1999 (the series is better, of course)

RK OAV 1 Tsuioko Hen; RK OAV 2 Seisou Hen; FY OAV 2, 1-6 and the 4 eps of the new miko (Eikouden?); Rayearth OAVs; Vampire Princess Miyu 1-4 (dated but interesting in concept)

Weirded out and not sure what I think about it yet: Lain

No need to mention the stuff I don’t like or found boring ^_^

However, I just HAVE to say this: Ishinshishi no Requiem is the one disappointment in the RK world. It does not do justice to the series, especially because (1) it uses the same scenes over and over again, and (2) the plot lacks the subtleties one expects in RK. And Niji is a gratingly bad song due mostly to the vocals. *shudder*tear* WHAT WERE THEY THINKING? Hmmm...I have to watch that movie again, just to see if the traumatizing first time was an overreaction...I greatly fear that it wasn't, however. *sigh*


1. Pieces » reviews
picks up where awakening left off; i'll be making a bunch of flashbacks too
Saiyuki - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 6 - Words: 15,693 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 6-17-03 - Published: 12-6-02
2. Waltz On Air reviews
van's thoughts this time (note Flying Hitomi); the alignment got messed up while uploading, but i figure it's no biggie-pretend it's part of structure, hehe
Escaflowne - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 84 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 3-2-03 - Van F. & Hitomi K.
3. Flying Hitomi reviews
just what it says; not too happy with it, but what the hell
Escaflowne - Rated: K - English - Romance/Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 94 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-28-03 - Hitomi K. & Van F.
4. Yumi's Song reviews
s.o.c., yumi's death at the hands of shishio
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 983 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 1-13-03 - Yumi
5. Temporary Insomnia reviews
for writers who've felt insecure about their writing
Fanfiction Poetry - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 156 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-6-02
6. PostAwakening reviews
What if the characters are given the chance to comment on a fanfic they starred on? (Dedicated to nataku who asked for a continuation to Awakening)
Saiyuki - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,167 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-24-02
7. Awakening » reviews
Reincarnated soul caught in a love triangle; Homura X Hinata X Hakkai
Saiyuki - Rated: M - English - Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 34,288 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 11-24-02 - Published: 10-11-02
8. Yukishiro reviews
another one for psychoboy
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 213 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-22-02 - Enishi
9. Beautiful Boy reviews
someone asked for ken's thoughts on kenji. some italicized parts went normal on me, but oh well, everything's here anyway
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 500 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-20-02 - Kenshin
10. Chained Sword reviews
swordfic again. sorry () i wanted a guy's voice this time. had to edit the vulgar part would've been guilty of prejudice on the male of the species
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 718 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-12-02
11. Mad Blade » reviews
swordfic. prequel to sakabattou. but this time, kenshin and the sword are so linked, that the sword speaks through kenshin and kenshin confuses himself with the sword. freaked me out more than sakabattou because in that, kenshin had mastered the blade
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Horror - Chapters: 2 - Words: 978 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 11-12-02 - Published: 11-10-02
12. Kamiya Dojo reviews
playing with metaphor and metonymy
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 54 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-12-02
13. Sake reviews
hiko's, ken's and tomoe's thoughts while drinking rice wine. it's been done before, but i kinda liked the thought of them separately locked in thought but joined unknowingly in commiseration because of the drink and similarity in thought
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,038 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 11-10-02
14. obssession reviews
catharsis. had insomnia. kenshin's fault.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 120 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 11-10-02
15. chimes reviews
kaoru's resignation again. i wanted to do something with those tinkly chimes 'coz i like them so much. plus the fact that kaoru won't put em down 'coz kenshin commented on them when he left and they remind her of him. i gotta find a new angle on kaoru...
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 63 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 11-10-02
16. Disease reviews
a forgettable short. i just had to write it for catharsis.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 20 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-16-02
17. Through words reviews
erm...last of the self-conscious series...the fanfic writer reviews self
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 142 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-16-02
18. Jealousy reviews
just what it says the fanfic writer addressing her artist friend
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 86 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-16-02
19. Disbelief reviews
the fanfic writer addressing her muse; for everyone who has had to contend with prejudice re "cartoon fixation" as they say
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 82 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-16-02
20. Past the Sakura reviews
the last of the sakura series. kenji's thoughts.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 86 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-15-02
21. Beneath the Sakura reviews
the second of the sakura series. kaoru's thoughts.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 63 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-15-02
22. Reach the Sakura reviews
i liked the idea you gave about making a triptych sort of poem wherein k k and kenji speak about the same thing. this is ken's at the end of seisohen.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 66 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-15-02
23. aftermath reviews
i like kamatari. 'nuff said
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 287 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-15-02
24. Crossscar reviews
i'm not too satisfied with this one either i just wanted to comment on that last slash by tomoe-there's a lot of interpretations re: her intention/motivation. this is but one of them. kiyosato did forgive tomoe, but as to her forgiving self...
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 51 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-15-02
25. Arima reviews
i was playing around with the rhyming, so this got a bit longer than i wanted it to. i think it needs editing, but i'll put it up for now.
His and Her Circumstances - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 177 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 10-15-02
26. Watching As He Sleeps reviews
ok. this is tomoe's thoughts while she's looking at slumbering ken. tell me what you think about it.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 489 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-02
27. sakabattou reviews
i'm thinking this is a bit disturbing. i wanted to give the sword a voice, and a gender. but for some reason, since the sword is usually directly connected with the swordsman, my sis saw something else...more disturbing. let's see how you react to it.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: M - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 102 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-13-02
28. Doumyouji's Apology reviews
ok, if Tsukasa were ever forced to aplogize...but this poem is really supposed to be in his head anyway
Hana Yori Dango - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 66 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-13-02
29. Confrontation On The Bridge Over Tokyo Bay
Seishirou and Subaru battle it out. Only sei-chan's thoughts are recorded here. Spoiler for those who haven't seen the series.
X/1999 - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,787 - Published: 10-13-02
30. Behold The Looking Glass reviews
wanted to enter fuma's head...here's the result
X/1999 - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 88 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-13-02
31. ArashiXSorata reviews
basically monologues from the two lovers -
X/1999 - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 508 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-02
32. Pink reviews
i wrote this ages ago. it's erotica i had to write in class, featuring ken-san of course. read it at your own peril. bwahahahahaha
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: M - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 217 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-13-02
33. Kenji Grows Up reviews
so little was shown of the little guy, so i had to devote some space to him
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 742 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-13-02
34. I Dream of Fireflies reviews
Kaoru's thoughts during those long breaks from Kenshin.I used to get really pissed off by her passive depression, and so I wrote this to try to understand her more.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 319 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-13-02
35. Jinchuu reviews
yes, i also have a soft spot for psychoboys.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: T - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 53 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-13-02 - Enishi
36. Foreplay reviews
erm. have you ever wondered what went on in yumi's head while she's bandaging shishio?
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: M - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 65 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-13-02
37. Kiyosato reviews
Ken-san's primary thought while bleeding from the scar. For those who are wondering, yeah, Ken never addressed kiyosato by name, and only Kagoru actually took the trouble about asking his name, but Ken did eventually find out...just justifying my use of t
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 24 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-02
38. Dying Wish reviews
Kiyosato's last thoughts
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 109 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-13-02
39. HeavenSword reviews
i've always had a soft spot for seta soujiro. here's why...
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 62 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-13-02
40. How to Pick On A Solid Block Of Ice reviews
the weasel girl going slightly batty over aoshi
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 256 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-13-02 - Misao
41. Kaorudono reviews
ergh. i was aiming for sweet rather than sexy here. can't imagine kaoru being all vampy.
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 47 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-13-02 - Kenshin & Kaoru
42. Hakubaikou reviews
Ken going slightly hentai over Tomoe
Rurouni Kenshin - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 175 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 10-13-02 - Kenshin & Tomoe