| Youko-Kokuryuuha |
Author has written 27 stories for Beyblade, Harry Potter, Yu Yu Hakusho, Kingdom Hearts, Final Fantasy XII, Avatar: Last Airbender, Eureka Seven, .hack/SIGN, W.I.T.C.H., Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Twilight, Final Fantasy VII, and Mortal Instruments. "As for my next book, I am going to hold myself from writing it till I have it impending in me: grown heavy in my mind like a ripe pear; pendant, gravid, asking to be cut or it will fall." ~Virginia Woolf. So, after an extended hiatus, I have come to the decision that I will no longer continue writing fanfiction, or at least on a regular basis; updates will be few and far between, if at all. University life is too hectic and does not allow for it, and besides this I have moved on to other projects, namely original fiction and poetry (both of which I hope to see published someday!). I have a great appreciation and love for fanfiction, both for its charm and for all that is has taught me about the craft of writing--and especially (I do not exaggerate) how it has shaped me to become the person that I am today, with all my hopes and dreams and foolishly naïve optimism, which I hope I will never relinquish. Without fanfiction, I would not be a writer, and if I were not a writer, I'm not quite where or what I'd be at the moment--certainly not here, not this. This isn't goodbye to fanfiction; it's secured itself too rigidly in my heart for me to say that. But it is a goodbye for now. As for my unfinished stories: I apologize. I never wanted to be that fanfic writer, the one who walks way when things are just beginning to get good--but it happened, it seems. I can only strive to come back and finish them someday, because these are stories I want to tell. Thank you so much to the loyal readers, and just as much to the fantastic writers and friends that taught me much, and gave me stories to cheer my heart galore. You made it worthwhile. I'll be back soon; but for now, tata. Yo, there. I'm Youko-Kokuryuuha (though I prefer to go by Koky), a writer in the making. Which, I suppose, should be fairly obvious. Anywho, I guess this is the part where I tell you all about me, yes? I am eighteen, world-hungry, and currently suffering the throes of college in New York City (which is just as fantastic as they say it is, I'll admit). I'm an avid music fan; you could say it's my own personal drug. My ipod goes with me everywhere, because music goes hand in hand with writing and painting and all those other artsy-things. I love hip-hop, pop, classical, alternative rock, jpop, and r&b. (Lil Wayne and Paramore and Utada Hikaru and Edith Piaf, oh my!) I am obsessed with reading; partially because of an epiphany I had and partially because of Romanticism. One day, when I'm all old and wrinkly and can't remember to get up and go use the bathroom in time, I'll kick back in a cottage that has a perfect view of grassy fields, a grape vineyard, and a beautiful sunset--and I'm going to read, dammit. :3 Easily infatuated. I fall for girls hard and fast and then forget about them in a few months. I hope I'll kick the habit one day, but for now it's just good to be a young fool in (and out of) love. If you're ever looking for me, you can find me at the movies...or the GA (Genesis Awards, that is). Great place to be a Final Fantasy fan, or, really, a writer in general. And a good person, too. (Also, I'm a guy. People never seem to think that unless I make it obvious. Huh.) I think I crammed enough in there to give you a good idea of who I am. So that's Koky at a glance. ~Freakishly Awesome Koky In the Works: Bulletproof Diary (FFVII): The gritty pages of this notebook are splattered with blood and smeared with the greenish-blue residue of finely mined mako...Soak up the words like a sponge, yo. A gritty, crime and violence-ridden Reno AU. With the Turks as the Sector 5 slum's most influential gang and mako trafficking cartel, you shouldn't expect Reno's diary to be all fluffs and bunnies. Multi-chapter, almost done and being beta'd. Favorite Quotes: "Never lie, steal, cheat, or drink. But if you must lie, lie in the arms of the one you love. If you must steal, steal away from bad company. If you must cheat, cheat death. And if you must drink, drink in the moments that take your breath away."--Will Smith, Hitch "I'm writing an advice book for bad guys and it's called, 'Don't Piss Me Off.'"--Yusuke, Yu Yu Hakusho "Don't beg for things, do it yourself or else you won't get anything."--Renton Thurston, Eureka 7 "Dance, like no one is watching. Love, like you'll never be hurt. Sing, like no one is listening. Live, like it's heaven on earth."--William Purkey "My business is words."--Anne Sexton "Medicine is my lawful wife, and literature is my mistress."--Anton Chekhov "There is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."--William Shakespeare "The unexamined life is not worth living."--Socretes "There is a part of me that wants to write, a part that wants to theorize, a part that wants to sculpt, a part that wants to teach... To force myself into a single role, to decide to be just one thing in life, would kill off large parts of me."--H. Prather C-ya. Nuff said. | |||||||
1. Bulletproof Diary » reviewsI've lived here my whole life, with the green goop bubbling and gurgling in the streets and the smell of blood and soot clouding the air. Lived here, killed here. Died a little on the inside too. Guess that's how it is when you're a mako-dealing Turk. AU.Final Fantasy VII - Rated: M - English - Drama/Crime - Chapters: 3 - Words: 16,451 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-1-10 - Published: 1-20-10 - Reno & Yuffie K.2. Black Dusk » reviewsIt started as a simple infiltration and observational mission, but unraveled as something much more. When the Tantei are sent to Hogwarts to monitor its affairs, a sinister plot elucidates that could very well jeopardize all three worlds... Post OotPCrossover - Harry Potter & Yu Yu Hakusho - Rated: T - English - Adventure/Drama - Chapters: 31 - Words: 129,667 - Reviews: 98 - Updated: 12-31-09 - Published: 12-31-043. Grievances » reviewsThey say that when you die, your life flashes before your eyes. As he falls through the Veil, the memories of a life badly lived pass Sirius by. A series of snippets.Harry Potter - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 8,687 - Reviews: 3 - Updated: 10-11-09 - Published: 8-23-09 - Sirius B.4. The Road Less Traveled reviewsHe was supposed to be the hero. Luke, and how far from the path he strayed.Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 9,404 - Reviews: 46 - Published: 7-21-09 - Luke C. & Thalia G. - Complete5. Clair de Lune » reviewsThe week, the moments, in which Gretel lived, loved, and died. A string of interwoven drabbles.Mortal Instruments - Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 5 - Words: 5,948 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-23-09 - Published: 5-20-09 - Complete6. Mister Emo reviewsSee, the thing about Vincent is, he's like emo on a stick. Yuffentine.Final Fantasy VII - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,503 - Reviews: 38 - Published: 5-16-09 - Yuffie K. & Vincent V. - Complete7. The Plutonian Shore reviewsAnd so he sat there, on the plutonian shore, turning the piteous screams of the dead over and over again in his head. The downfall of a king was never graceful. One-shot.Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,141 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 4-24-09 - Nico A. - Complete8. Raw Meat and Dirt reviewsBecause, sometimes, being inhuman actually hurts less. Oneshot.Twilight - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,743 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-19-09 - Jacob - Complete9. Her Anemones reviewsSome flowers in Calypso's garden were more beautiful than the rest. Percalypso.Percy Jackson and the Olympians - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,346 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 4-13-09 - Percy J. & Calypso - Complete10. To Immortality reviewsHe is nine when he commits his first murder, and very, very afraid. Voldemort, his delusions, dark obsession, and a temptress with whom he isn't in love.Harry Potter - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,762 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-21-09 - Tom R. Jr. & Voldemort - Complete11. Beneath the Bronze reviewsMatt and Shagon, and how the darkness doesn't ever really go away. Dark oneshot.W.I.T.C.H. - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,915 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-8-09 - Matt O. - Complete12. Get Over » reviewsI was trying, really trying... I was desperately trying to forget and erase all the pain until it was gone. But I couldn't. Life wasn't some crappy drawing you could erase or crumple up and throw away after you screwed up– The wanderings of a nomadic PKK..hack/SIGN - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,914 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 12-30-08 - Published: 11-12-08 - Complete13. Pristine Snow reviewsBecause it is clean, pure, unsullied, and he is none of these things. Regulus drabble.Harry Potter - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 968 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-27-08 - Regulus B. - Complete14. Of Purple Skies reviewsAndy dreams of purple skies. Bella thinks it's nonsense.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 658 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-24-08 - Andromeda T. & Bellatrix L. - Complete15. Just This Once reviewsFor a moment, if only for a moment, Narcissa wishes she could understand.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,173 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 12-24-08 - Narcissa M. & Andromeda T. - Complete16. I Want to Live reviewsThere's more to live for out there than traditions and bigotry, or fancy balls and fake smiles, more than blood purity and 'toujours pur.' A young Andromeda thinks.Harry Potter - Rated: K - English - Poetry - Chapters: 1 - Words: 710 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-22-08 - Andromeda T. - Complete17. And the World Keeps Burnin' reviewsNothing's changed. Even after all the war and misery, the death and loss, people haven't changed. Even when the smoke fills their noses, even when they're choking on the incense, people refuse to admit that the flames burn. Jurgens one-shot.Eureka Seven - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,452 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-20-08 - Jurgens - Complete18. Skyfish reviewsRenton and Eureka had the fickle moon, but she and Dominic would always have skyfish. AnemonexDominic one-shot.Eureka Seven - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,600 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-30-08 - Anemone & Dominic - Complete19. The Question of Existence reviewsTo be, or not to be; was that The Question? Hah. How crude it was, to ask a Nobody such a thing. It wasn't like there was a choice in the matter. Perhaps, if there was... Saïx one-shot.Kingdom Hearts - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,891 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-19-08 - Saïx - Complete20. Royal Flush reviewsA short drabble on Luxord before his battle with Sora, because I felt he didn't get enough face time during KHII. Enjoy.Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 683 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-5-08 - Luxord - Complete21. Mother's Embrace reviewsAzula was perfect. Azula was infallible. Azula was flawless. There was nothing that could be denied from her, nothing that she could not take... and yet, She had always managed to withhold one precious thing from her... One-shot.Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Hurt/Comfort/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,645 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-24-08 - Azula - Complete22. The Reason Why reviewsHe was childish. He was lazy. He was ignorant. And he was naive. But something about that made him gleam, something about that made him special... But why? If only she knew. PeneloxVaan Read the fluff and enjoy.Final Fantasy XII - Rated: K - English - Friendship/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 742 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 7-17-08 - Penelo & Vaan - Complete23. My Chronicles of Rue » reviewsWhy, why must it hurt so? Why is it that we must suffer? That we must feel, why we must cry, and bleed? Our hearts, they bleed, bleed the ink of our tales, the ink of our Chronicles of Rue.Yu Yu Hakusho - Rated: T - English - Poetry/Drama - Chapters: 8 - Words: 2,590 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 2-21-08 - Published: 9-21-05 - Complete24. Open Wound » reviewsIt was a wound he had forgotten, the sting long since faded away. It was a wound that he had hoped would never open again. But Hope was not on his side. Now the flesh has been torn anew, and an old wound that had finally begun to heal has been opened.Beyblade - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 8 - Words: 11,001 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 6-11-06 - Published: 4-22-04 - Kai H. - Complete25. A Promise Through Darkness reviewsHe could not elude it. That unbearable guilt that would not wane. It weighed upon his heart, and he knew as it did that he would never be at peace. He would leave then. Leave to escape that aching throe. Post KHII.Kingdom Hearts - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 774 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-31-06 - Riku & Sora - Complete26. Blood Stained Wings reviewsHe had grown tired of this world of dispair, of tragedy. For him, there was no point to remain. His wings, the ones he had used long ago to soar, had long since been stained with sin. His wings had been stained with blood. T for attempted suicide.Beyblade - Rated: T - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,071 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-14-04 - Kai H. & Ray/Rei K. - Complete27. Paine Hurts » reviewsHe took away everything she ever had. Her hopes, her bitbeast, her emotions. Now she's back for revenge. Can Kai hide his past from his fellow teammates, or will he be overcome by his worst fear?Beyblade - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 4 - Words: 3,568 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 3-21-04 - Published: 3-11-04 - Kai H. - Complete