Esprit D'escalier
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since: 12-09-04, id: 717566, Profile Updated: 12-06-12
country: Canada
Author has written 22 stories for Teen Titans, 6teen, Dark Oracle, Midnighters, Uglies, Avatar: Last Airbender, Harvest Moon, Samurai Champloo, Wolf's Rain, Tales of Symphonia, Hetalia - Axis Powers, Minami-ke, and Tales of the Abyss.

This account is no longer in use.

Current sections I am/will be active in: Tales of Symphonia, Tales of the Abyss, Tales of Innocence, Minami-ke, Leviathan, Harvest Moon

--I review every story I read, as I feel the author has the right to receive feedback. They put in the effort and posted it here for us, so a 30 second review is an easy way to give back to them.--

L'esprit D'escalier (Spirit of the Staircase): When you think of the perfect thing to say after the moment has passed, particularly in a situation where your pride is at stake. It is called spirit of the staircase because you generally think of the perfect comeback when you are walking down the stairs, about to leave.

About me: I'm a Tales fangirl, I'll admit it. I've played ToA, ToS, ToS2, ToV, ToL, and I'm currently playing ToI and ToG. I've watched all the Tales animes with the exception of Abyss, of which I am buying and watching the DVDs as they come out. Waiting patiently for ToX and ToX2, and planning to watching walkthroughs of the games I cannot play myself (ToP, ToE).

I also play Mabinogi *points to display picture.* If anyone wants to add me just send me a PM and I'll give you my username (I play on Tarlach and Ruairi).

Also, Scott Westerfeld. That is all.

Currently look for: A long term beta. I miss when I was actually friends with the people whose stories I reviewed/who reviewed mine. I guess the current problem is that the sections I write in are all over the place, so it's hard to find one person to do it. I do need a long time beta for a lengthy ToS2 fic though... but I'll worry about that later.

Upcoming Stories:

Hetalia:

Title: Unknown
Description: WWIII is on the brink of breaking out because the world’s fresh water supply is gone. All that’s left is Canada’s freshwater supply way up north. In a World vs. Canada scenario, what happens to Canada?
Date to expect it at: Not for a long long time, if at all. I actually have a fair amount of this written, but I dunno, kinda in a Tales mood atm. Maybe when I rewatch season 3 in dub I'll feel inspired?

Tales of the Abyss:

Title: Unknown
Progress: 1.1k words, not even close to being finished, don't even know what's gonna happen next, honestly.
Description: Guy is somehow left to babysit Florian, who has been finding more WMDs in Fon Master Evenos' belongings, as usual.
Date to expect it: Who knows

Title: Unknown
Chapters: 2 (One Ion focused, the other Luke focused)
Progress: About 3.5k words, will likely get to at least 5k, maybe more.
Description: Ion was unable to save Tear in time. A reflection fic looking at what would have changed.
Date to expect it: No idea. My inspiration goes on and off for this one.

Title: Unknown
Progress: Well, I have it done technically. But I don't like it, so I'm working it. And by reworking it I mean I'm merging it with another story (that happens a lot). So no idea what's gonna happen. Will be maybe 23k words when done?
Description: Anise starts to notice that despite the steps being made to give replicas rights to their own beings, many still suffer from the remarks of others - particularly Florian.
Date to expect it: Random

Title: Unknown (What else is new?)
Progress: 800 words, no where near being finished, or even started honestly. This may end up being a one-shot, but from the looks of it, it may be a multi-chapter fic.
Description: Luke loses a bet to Natalia, and now Guy is her servant for the week. Unmanly screams ensue.
Date to expect it: No idea

Tales of Symphonia:

Title: Unknown
Progress: 2k words planning
Description: Richter has finally finished his sentence of 1,000 years in the Ginunngigap, and he is now free to wander the world. A journey of how the world has changed in 1,000 years, plus discovering how each of the original cast died.
Date to expect it: Lol? You want a prediction? Come back in a year or so. Then maybe I'll have a prediction.

Title: Unknown
Progress: No idea what I'm doing with it, little ideas or planning is present at the moment.
Description: The Symphonia cast faces their hardest problem yet: How do you fit a party of 10 people into two-bedroom inn?
Date to expect it: Cannot give an estimate

Harvest Moon:

Title: Unknown
Section: A(nother) Wonderful Life/Friends of Mineral Town (So... basically, Harvest Moon DS)
Description: One of those typical stories that shows the lives of the people on the island.
Date to expect it: It's going pretty well so far, but it still has a long while to go.

Title: Unknown
Section: Tree of Tranquility
Description: Same as above, but with ToT people, and a LOT more dysfunctionality.
Date to expect it: Not for a while, at least.

Tales of Symphonia/Fragile Dreams [Crossover]

Title: Unknown
Progress: 1k words (75% finished?)
Description: Yeah, um. Not sure where to start o.O

Am I going to post my favourite pairings? I guess so.

Tales of the Abyss:

Luke&Ion
Jade&Guy
Tear&Natalia
Asch&Natalia
Tear&Jade&Guy
Short-Haired Luke&Tear (Particularly one sided from Luke)
Long-Haired Luke&Anise

Tales of Symphonia:

Richter&Emil
Ratatosk&Marta
Zelos&Colette
Emil&Presea
Lloyd&Lillia
Regal&Sheena&Emil&Marta (As a family, Tenebrae as the family pet)

Tales of Innocence:

Luca&Hermana
Spada&Iria

Tales of Vesperia:

Ristelle
Yurita

Tales of Legendia:

Shirley&Fenimore
Senel&Stella

Tales of Graces:

Hubert&Pascal
Richard&Asbel&Sophie (OT3)
Asbel&Richard
Richard&Sophie

Tales of Phantasia:

Chester&Arche

Minami-ke:

Touma&Makoto/Mako-chan
Kana&Sub!Touma (Yeah... um... yeah..)
Fujiouka&Touma
Fujiouka&Chiaki (As father and daughter)
Haruka&Natsuki
Touma&Everyone...

Harvest Moon:

Kai&Nami (FoMT/AWL)
Owen&Kathy (ToT)
Cody&Nami

Fragile Dreams

Seto&PF


1. Forgotten Relations reviews
A lonely man reflects on the family in his life. The girl that should have been his family, and the girl that was like his family. After all, family is stronger than blood relations, and the two of them had learned that better than anyone.
Tales of the Abyss - Rated: K+ - English - Family/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,046 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 10-29-11 - Largo & Arietta - Complete
2. Small Towns Never Change reviews
Jill, a mute girl, visits the small valley where her father lived until his recent death. With nothing but negative thoughts in mind, she ends up making an unlikely friendship with a local musician and a farmer.
Harvest Moon - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,836 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 10-9-11 - Jill & Gustafa - Complete
3. Comprehension reviews
Fujiouka has finally figured it out. After all the many hints, signs, and outright exposures; Fujiouka has finally figured out what Touma truly is.
Minami-ke - Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,158 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-27-11 - Complete
4. Misleading reviews
A young boy and an older girl who have never got to experience their childhood sit on the beach discussing the complications behind their age. Together the two of them ponder the possibility of ever finding someone who can understand them.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,121 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 9-25-11 - Emil C. & Presea C. - Complete
5. Beyond the Image of a Saviour reviews
Marta, who has always been misled by her own emotions, finally comes to an understanding of what caring and being cared for means, and how for love to be real it needs to come from both people involved.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,702 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 3-5-11 - Marta L. & Ratatosk - Complete
6. April's Fool reviews
Being the busy country he is, Lithuania cannot understand why everybody would waste time playing jokes. Year after year, being a target of other countries' pranks, Lithuania cannot help but remember why he hates this dreaded 'holiday' so much.
Hetalia - Axis Powers - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,752 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 4-1-10 - Lithuania & Poland - Complete
7. A Small Conversation reviews
Sheena and Kratos discuss the character that is Lloyd on their walk to find him.
Tales of Symphonia - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,420 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-24-08 - Kratos A. & Sheena F. - Complete
8. Eternity reviews
Mew has forgotten everything she once knew, and she will forget everything that she will know. The one thing she does not want to forget is Kiba - but this land was made to erase sad memories, so is it not inevitable?
Wolf's Rain - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,180 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-24-08 - Complete
9. Infinitely Lived reviews
Focusing around Mugen as he tries to be a father, while having a woman he never wanted as his wife.
Samurai Champloo - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,229 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-18-07 - Mugen & Yatsuha - Complete
10. 060606 » reviews
Discontinued. Terra's back, but not on her own accord. She's here because she's forced to be, and it has something to do with Raven.
Teen Titans - Rated: T - English - Drama/Horror - Chapters: 4 - Words: 5,993 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 10-7-07 - Published: 6-6-06 - Raven & Terra
11. From You reviews
All she wanted was for Gray to admit that it was from him. All she wanted was for Gray to admit in some way that he liked her. He never did. It is all Claire wants, and it seems that he does not understand. Birthday gift to Rainbow Al.
Harvest Moon - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 889 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-3-07 - Claire & Gray - Complete
12. Happiness and Disaster reviews
Love: without it they were lost, with it they were whole. Why did it always seem they had to choose between love and happiness? And how come whatever they chose always led to disaster? Zutara. Songfic.
Avatar: Last Airbender - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,142 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 8-25-07 - Katara & Zuko - Complete
13. Pyronoia » reviews
Discontinued. After all the fire: Jump City, Azarath, Slade, the vision, Raven's starting to act weird around it. It's not helping that an arsonist is in the city. The fire is doing weird, dangerous things, but how can the Titan's control it?
Teen Titans - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,999 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 5-4-07 - Published: 7-13-06 - Raven
14. Name Burdens » reviews
Discontinued. The gang is assigned a project to research their backgrounds, Wyatt meets a girl, Jen dates Talon, Nikki gets fired, Caitlin's friends with Mandy, Jonesy has to go camping, and Jude talks to the RentACop.
6teen - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 4 - Words: 6,340 - Reviews: 14 - Updated: 3-17-07 - Published: 6-29-06
15. Through Paper Windows » reviews
Somebody finds the comic book, someone not aware of what it truly is, all they know is that Cally and Lance are dangerous, and need to be gotten rid of, and this person knows exactly where they are, and exactly where they are going to be.
Dark Oracle - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 2 - Words: 1,229 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 3-6-07 - Published: 8-21-06 - Complete
16. Differents reviews
Discontinued. Sama is a fifteen year old natural pretty. She is the third natural pretty her age. Why are natural pretties breaking out everywhere, and why is she so different from them? Attention: Story will not be updated any longer.
Uglies - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Sci-Fi - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,615 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 3-1-07
17. The Killer's Friends » reviews
Discontinued. After Starfire's murder, it's like the Titan's aren't whole anymore. Police come and go, the murder is investigated, but it's like it's not real. The police suspect the Titan's to be the murderers, and what happens when one actually is?
Teen Titans - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Horror - Chapters: 9 - Words: 19,574 - Reviews: 62 - Updated: 9-20-06 - Published: 5-3-05 - Raven & Robin
18. Shattered Self » reviews
Discontinued. After Raven's mirror breaks with her in it, her emotions and her come out, but since the emotions have no body of their own, they decide to use Raven's. Dedicated to RavenShadowsong. On longlong hold.
Teen Titans - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,239 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 9-20-06 - Published: 2-18-06 - Raven
19. The Future of Nothing reviews
Discontinued. It's 100 years into the future, and Jessica is free, but who really wants to be free when freedom means that you're all alone? All your friends are dead, and there is nothing you can do about it.
Midnighters - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,077 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 8-22-06 - Jessica
20. Forever reviews
Discontinued. Sometimes, you're meant to be together with someone forever, and sometimes, it just doesn't work out. A collection of oneshots featuring all pairings.
Midnighters - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 572 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 7-3-06
21. Things are Not Always as they Seem reviews
The Puppet King may have been controlling everything, but unlike the other comic charcters he's nothing like his counterpart...
Dark Oracle - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 399 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-2-06 - Complete
22. It Is and Is Not reviews
Discontinued. After a battle with Slade's new apprentice, Raven finds herself teleported to another dimension. Everything is destroyed and dead looking, except for three people that look very much alive.
Teen Titans - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,240 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 3-25-06 - Published: 2-25-06 - Raven & Robin