About me

Country: Singapore
School: Dunman High
CCA: Chinese Orchestra (I'm in the percussion section, and we rock!)
Btw, go read sesshomaru-haku's stuff. You won't regret it.
I just realised that everything I write is pretty much romance themed, as much as my friends all say that I don't seem the type. I suppose I am just a romantic at heart... if only very mildly so.

Fave chars

Samurai Warriors: Mitsunari Ishida, Tachibana Ginchiyo (If I could find a way to bold out these two people even more, I would), Kanetsugu Naoe, Yukimura Sanada, Sakon Shima, Masamune Date, Ina (As you can see, this is mostly the Western Army)
Dynasty Warriors: Zhou Yu, Xiao Qiao, Sun Shang Xiang, Gan Ning (His DW6 self reminds me of Gippal from FFX2), Sun Ce, Da Qiao, Xing Cai, Cao Pi, Xiahou Dun (Yes, I love Wu)
Warriors Orochi: Minamoto no Yoshitsune, Nu Wa, Fu Xi (These three are way too cool...), Taigong Wang (god, he cracks me up)
Onimusha: Soki, Akane
Pokemon: Morty, Clair, Wallace, Winona, Volkner, Gardenia, Anabel (She was cool with Rald, their tension during that fight was fascinating to me), Rald (not Emerald from Pokemon Adventures, I mean Rald from the Battle Frontier manga oneshot)
Final Fantasy 4: Kain Highwind
Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine, Yuffie Kisaragi
Final Fantasy X, X-2: Rikku, Gippal, Paine, Baralai
Final Fantasy XIII: Noctis Lucis Caelum, Lightning
Fire Emblem 8, Sacred Stones: Cormag, Tana, Lute, Marisa, Seth
Fire Emblem 7, Rekka no Ken: Lyn, Kent, Hector, Florina, Heath, Canas, Karla, Dart, Farina, Harken
Fire Emblem DS, Shadow Dragon: Marth, Cain, Abel, Caeda, Ogma, Wolf
Tales of the Abyss: Aslan Frings, Jozette Cecille, Jade Curtiss, Peony IX, Gailardia Galan Gardios (Guy), Mystearica Grants (Tear) (I think she's my favourite character? I think her hymns and her general appearance and power don't help either), Asch the Bloody, Luke fon Fabre (Last few episodes onwards only. Before that, I was eternally torn between tearing his hair out, or bashing his head in)
Tales of the World Radiant Mythology (I know they come from assorted Tales series, but I'm lazy to actually define all the different worlds they come from): Chester, Arche, Stahn, Rutee, Garr, Eugene, Annie, Lloyd, Raine, Kratos, Harold
Suikoden Tierkreis: Asad, Chrodechild, Roberto, Taj, Jale, Chein, Minen, Buchse, Diulf, Servillah
Erementar Gerard, Flag of Bluesky: Idora (I know he's supposed to be evil and all but you can't deny he's hot), Varnasinga (Didn't even realise he was Achea's dad until she shouted for him...), Jiin
Hanasakeru Seishounen: Fang Li Ren, Kajika Barnesworth (She's amazingly open, what with her random "would you sleep with me?"s that are actually more innocent than they sound... and her attempt to see Li Ren's shoulder wound...), Lumati (Oh the recent him isn't bad), Isaac Noeh, Carl Rosenthal, Najayra
Raymond E. Feist: Miranda, Tomas, Nakor, Arutha (obviously, the Prince), Jimmy the Hand/James, Dashel (He's an interesting kid, I think him more so than his brother) Trina (I still wish she didn't die), Talon, Caleb, Hokanu, Mara, Buntokapi (in the last two pages or so of his life, he was actually inspiring)
Black Lagoon: Rebecca/Revy (The best female character I've seen in alot of anime. She is bloody cool), Chan (He's a damn good gunman, and he's an easygoing gentleman. Need I say more?), Balalaika (Oh man. She is a damn good Commander), Eda (Expert gunman and corrupted nun. Wow?), Rock (A tad naive, but not overall bad)
Bloody Monday: Fujimaru/Falcon, Otoya, Houshou, J, Sasha, Kanou

Favourite Anime Pairings

I don't go for shounen-ai or shoujo-ai.

Yu Yu Hakusho
Minamino Shuuichi X Botan

Inuyasha
Sesshomaru X Touran

Beyblade
Kane X Salima
Michael X Emily
Tala X Julia
Ozuma X Mariam
Miguel X Mathilda

Princess Mononoke
Ashitaka X San - Hey, we're talking limited humans here.

Full Metal Alchemist
Roy X Riza
Ling Yao X Ran Fan

Gundam Seed & Destiny
Dearka X Miriallia
Mwu/Neo X Murrue
Athrun X Cagalli - Now, if only they didn't break up...
Yzak X Shiho

Bleach
Ukitake X Unohana
Shunsui X Nanao
Shuuhei X Isane
Grimmjow X Nel - No special reason?
Ichigo X Rukia - I refuse to believe that he'll get together with Orihime simply because Rukia is from another world... not when he's so involved in it.
Gin X Rangiku - I ever had the idea (from a misintepretation I think), that Kira was their kid. Errr... don't ask. I really hope Gin isn't going to just remain with Aizen.
Urahara X Yoruichi - Even if no one explicitly states it, I bet they're already together.
Renji X Tatsuki - I just like this pairing even though it's pretty crack but kinda popular on ff.net from what I've seen. They just... go well together.
Ggio Vega X Soifong - A thought after watching ep 222. It didn't really occur to me during the manga since... I thought Ggio was a girl until much later... but they do have interesting interaction. Not to mention Ggio looks good in the anime.

Samurai Deeper Kyo
Yukimura X Kosuke
Akira X Tokito
Yuan X Akari - Look, yes I know Akari's gender.

Juuni Kokki
Keiki X Kourin

Naruto
Genma X Shizune
Shikamaru X Temari
Kakashi X Kurenai
Itachi X Hana
Neji X Tenten
Zaku X Kin

Wolf's Rain
Kiba X Blue

Tenjho Tenge
Mitsuomi X Maya

Kekkaishi
Yoshimori X Tokine
Kaguro X Aihi

Fate/Stay Night
Archer X Rin
Lancer X Bazett

Vampire Knight
Kain X Ruka - These two are like a princess and her loyal knight type. Akatsuki's overlooked but a vital part of her life.
Shiki X Rima - Between them and the above, I get by the story without dying from the main love triangle.

Flame of Recca
Raiha X Fuuko
Joker X Neon

The Third
Iks X Honoka

Code Geass
Lelouch X Kallen
Guilford X Cornelia

Eremetar Gerard
Vargret X Endilly - I couldn't tell she was an Eden Raid... but anyway, these two are a fantastic duo.
Kith X Shantille - They're so shy, they're cute.
Rowen X Kuea
Idora X Achea - I know she's only twelve. But it doesn't matter, does it? Idora might give off evil vibes to all the other chars, but still... his concern for her seems genuine enough. And in any case, the later part of volume 5 cinched it for me... what with his kissing her and all...
Varnasinga X Jiin - I don't know. I just don't think she looks like she's the right age to be like his daughter. I was skimming through the first vol and saw him hug her, and I was all oh wow a pairing that looks good. Until I read it properly and it said how he thought of her as a daughter...

Shounen Onmyouji
Touda X Kouchin
Suzaku X Tenitsu
Rikugo X Kazane

Utawarerumono
Hakuoro X Eruruu

Nabari no Ou
Aizawa Kouichi X Shimizu Raimei

Sousei no Aquarion
Apollo X Silvia
Sirius X Reika
Gen X Sophia
Pierre X Chloe

Hanasakeru Seishounen
Li Ren X Kajika - Even before I started reading the manga, I was set on this pairing. Eugene didn't stick with me, and Lumati gave me a mixed opinion. Carl isn't bad either but... anyway the manga's settled everything for me.
Carl X Najayra - I just get the feeling she hates Kajika partially because she gets guys' attention too easily - especially the guys around her. First Lumati, then Eugene, then Carl... it would be quite the way to restore the Rosenthal name in Laginay though, wouldn't it?

Black Lagoon
Rock X Revy - Oh man. They are an incredible pairing. And I thought I hadn't seen any couple with any more volatile chemistry than the likes of Apollo/Silvia, Akira/Tokito or Sousuke/Chidori... but this one probably takes the cake with all its icing.
Chan X Balalaika - I mean... she calls him 'babe', and he never actually protests... too vehemently.

Jyu Oh Sei
Thor X Tiz - I read somewhere about characters aging well. These two probably take most of the cake. I just wish he didn't reject her feelings so fixatedly for four years just to go off after a woman he JUST met. It's kind of stupid when you think about it.
Zagi X Karim - If just to get her off Thor's back.
Third X Chen - I like the idea of them together, but Third is constantly forcing me to change my opinion of him.

Bloody Monday
Fujimaru/Falcon X Aoi - At least... I hope its him she likes and not his dad...
Kanou X Sasha

Fave Non-anime pairings

Samurai Warriors
Mitsunari Ishida X Ginchiyo Tachibana - Inspired by their conversation during Battle of Osaka Castle, which I have committed to memory. Do you know how amusing their conversations are? The chemistry between them is just. Yeah.
Sakon Shima X Ina
Nagamasa Azai X Oichi

Dynasty Warriors
Zhou Yu X Xiao Qiao - I like both their movesets as well... which only adds to the appeal of this pairing.
Gan Ning X Sun Shang Xiang

Pokemon/ Adventures
-FatherlyShipping- Falkner X Janine (Kanto/Johto)
-HopeShipping- Morty X Clair (Johto)
-GracefulShipping- Wallace X Winona (Hoenn) - His self-sacrifice is really touching in Pokemon Adventures, especially in the battle against Maxie and Archie. I admire them both, so yeah.
-FirestormShipping- Brawly X Flannery (Hoenn)
-ManaShipping- Volkner X Gardenia (Sinnoh)
Rald X Anabel - I don't mean Emerald. Rather, I mean the Rald from the Battle Frontier one-shot. The scene where he challenged Anabel over Enta's ability was certainly... sizzling. Never mention Emerald X Anabel to me or anything like that though.
-RangerShipping- Lunick X Solana (Fiore)
-VatonageShipping- Keith X Kate (Almia) - I like them together better than say, her with Kellyn. Argh, that guy irritates me.

Onimusha
Soki X Akane (Dawn of Dreams)
Onimaru X Ageha (Tactics)

Final Fantasy
Vincent X Yuffie (FFVII)
Baralai X Paine (FFX-2)
Gippal X Rikku (FFX-2)
Noctis X Lightning (FFXIII, Versus) - I fell for the trap of a XIII crossover between the two mains. But they're just too suited to miss out on.

Fire Emblem
Seth X Eirika (Sacred Stones)
Cormag X Tana (Sacred Stones)
Kyle X Syrene (Sacred Stones)
Hector X Florina (Rekka no Ken)
Kent X Lyn (Rekka no Ken)
Harken X Isadora (Rekka no Ken) - Only on my Hector mode playthrough did I get Harken, and boy I wasn't disappointed.
Dart X Farina (Rekka no Ken) - To make up for her coming freaking late in the game, she's a good character.
Marth X Caeda (Shadow Dragon)
Camus X Nyna (Shadow Dragon) - Pity. I wanted to recruit him...
Julian X Lena

Tales of the Abyss
Guy X Tear - I'm allowed my own preferences, right? I don't like the Luke that spans the beginning three-quarters of the anime... whereas Guy was always that strong, stable presence in the group that caught my attention more than the main character did.
Luke X Tear - Eh. I think I seem rather undecisive on who I like better with someone for once. But this one really depends. I hated Luke until like, around ep 20, where my opinion of him changed radically somehow or other. So if it's the changed Luke we're talking about, he's okay with Tear. But if it's the before, I still support the above.
Asch X Natalia
Frings X Cecille - Gah. They're are tragic, alright? I liked Frings since he first appeared - even before I knew his name.
Peony IX X Nephry - I just think they have some sort of past together.
Van X Legretta

Tales of the World: Radiant Mythology
MC X Kanonno
Chester X Arche - I find their relationship dynamic interesting... and they are... well, themselves. Who else can call the other person carp-face or etc, and get away from it closer than before?
Kratos X Raine
Stahn X Rutee
Garr X Nanaly
Eugene X Annie - Uh, is this weird, I wonder?

Suikoden Tierkreis

Hero X Marica
Liu X Len-Lien - Haha. It's obvious they have something on together.
Roberto X Fredegund - Hm. I don't mind, really. Just something I thought of.
Buchse X Minen - Damn, from the moment I got them, I'd been dying to go to Ritterschild... guess no hope there though.
Taj X Manaril
Jale X Chein - I just get the impression that if they were given the chance to socialise, they'd hit it off pretty well.
Asad X Chrodechild - Oh. Man. From the moment those two cutscenes were shown... I totally fell in love with them as individual characters. But then with the whole 'Save the Princesses' arc, seeing how worried Asad was for her made her fall in love with this pairing. Just when will Chrodechild realise that Asad is only particularly worked up when concerning the Magedom, the Company, or her and Astrasia?

Fave Book Pairings

Kiesha'ra Series
Zane Cobriana X Danica Shardae
Sebastian X Kel - I love Kel, seriously. Her accolades are fantastic and her position (before) was to die for. I love their son too, Nicias is just fantastic, seriously.

Mageverse
Lancelot X Grace - If anything, I loved their little sidestory. Grace is really quite the spitfire for Lancelot.
Gawain X Lark
Antonio X Diera - Oh hell. My heart dropped like a stone when they died. I don't normally get this attached to characters not really developed, but this couple was somehow different.
Arthur X Guinivere
Soren X Morgana - I like Soren, not only because he's the only other seemingly intelligent dragon, but also because of his overall personality. Morgana shifts between being damn cool and a rather irritating seductress. I assume she's the latter with Soren?
Kel X Nineva - She's spunkier than most, and that's saying alot when you see the other heroines like Lark, Grace and even Diana. Kel caught me thrice, by that he's a dragon, by his sheer character, and by becoming a Knight of the Round Table.
Cachamwri X Semira - God and goddess? Forbidden by a seal that lasted several millennia? Oh hell yes.

Raymond E. Feist (I haven't read everything... especially the first few like Riftwar and Krondor. I'm kinda reading everything backward because my first Feist novel was the Conclave's King of Foxes)
Pug X Miranda - Very amusing. I liked Miranda in Conclave, and if she's anything, she's more interesting in this series. I'm still kinda appalled they took a year off an important mission to go on holiday on some beach though.
Dashel X Trina - Dash is very much like his grandfather, except with a different upbringing. And I foresaw she would die when they made that agreement, but hell, I still didn't like it. It was one of the better pairings in the book, frankly, and I still don't get why she calls him 'Puppy', though 'Sheriff Puppy' is an amusing nickname. 'Puppy Love' might be nice name for this pairing.
Tomas X Aglaranna - The Elf Queen is cool. And Tomas is just... yeah.
Talon X Teal - Tal is damnably cool. The roguish gentleman (something like Dash, actually), apparent genius, deep-rooted sense of responsibility, master swordsman... I don't see what's NOT to like about him. And Teal... he likes her, who am I to complain?
Jimmy X Gamina - I understand now why my friend likes Jimmy so much. True, he and Tomas are two of the better characters in the early part of the series, IMO.
Dennis X Roxanne - It's a matter of their abilities here. They're both very skilled, and hardened people of the world, somehow.
Hokanu X Mara - I had liked Hokanu for quite a while, and he was a good father to Ayaki. Mara is just pro, face it.

Nanowrimo (Time of Seven) I apologise that I will not be posting up my nanowrimo, unless someone somehow convinces me to.
I just get the feeling I've got too many couples in the storyline so I should try to cut down, maybe kill off a few... coughcough or maybe not.
-Sun and Moon- Connor Cuchulainn X Kiira Valdis - Based on the elements they bear.
-Heirs of Lyreb- Theodore Stavros X Hieke Channary - No secret, this is my probably favourite pairing in my nanowrimo. Theodore is like an extension of myself, basically, and I admire Hieke. I love them, end of story.
-Hunting Duo- Silvanus Evander X Neasa Cyrano - Based off the fact that he is a master trapper and she a master sniper, so that when they hunt for prey, they're unstoppable. I only recently got onto this pairing, since all along they were very minor characters, then after a while, Neasa's femme fatale style and Silvanus' coolness just grew on me.
-Royalty- Ryann of An Ghrian X Dapple of Manen - Prince and princess, betrothed and denying that they're in love. There you go.
-Predator and Prey- Prayn of Westcalles X Felyce - They amuse me to no end. Felyce is a shapeshifter, but Prayn exudes the presence of 'dangerous', so the name alludes to how it is uncertain who is the predator and who is the prey. And recently, as I continue writing this side story, I find myself liking their interaction more and more. Prayn might be a traitor to Dlareme and an antagonist, but I like him anyway. My friend thinks there's something wrong with me for that, but... anyway, Felyce is a fun character to write.
-Dragon Masters- Ideno of the Dragonslayers X Lyea of the Dragontamers - They make for interesting writing material, because of their conflicting loyalties. Its a little Romeo and Juliet-ish I must admit... but at least they never took that way out.
-Forbidden- Mevial of Femek X Asysia - Their love, forbidden by King Rastel of Femek, is going to cause some serious repercussions (as yet, and might very well remain, unwritten).
-Scions of Darwin- Jeanus X Cyrie - Interesting name, right? Learning Inheritance in Biology now, and I was struck by the fact that this couple practically lives by the idea of 'Survival of the fittest', which is Darwin's theory. I dunno if they actually do like each other (which sucks, since I'm the author and technically what I say goes), but they're quite nice together as a pairing.

Crimson Twilight (because I believe that Tom Valor's universe is way more than well written enough to be considered a series in itself)
Trenzein Zaisen X Seihanine Xalascent - My top favourite pairing in CT. Maybe it's because their interaction appeals to me, yet their disagreements and internal struggles all catch me.
Thomas Valorcrescent X Mira Kerarilvenae - Between these two demigods, I bet there's something going on with how Raven was all 'you have Tom for that' in Scarred Silver.
Joe Buck (Doppleganger) X Caltressa Auruvinai - Her loyalty to him is noteworthy, as is Joe Buck's personality.
Horus X Kera - Based off that one chapter. I quite like Kera's strong force of will. Makaelthos' ancestors, eh?
Raven X Lizan - I don't know. Just that a few millennia of immortality must be boring without friends on as good terms as these two, I should think.
Colrenz X Lystra - Or more like her memory, since she's kind of, well, dead.

In General
Lord/Officer/Master X Retainer/Subordinate/Servant - This is very obvious, just look through some of my favourite pairings and their positions in relative with each other... I'm not into anything weird though.
Samurai X Ninja - Er. I don't know... I just do. And the genders aren't specific, but I prefer the samurai to be the male. Apparently this doesn't stand in Nabari. It works in my nanowrimo though.
Rivalry - I like pairings where they have this tendency to argue and be sarcastic and all. Or when they rebuke and snap comments at each other. Examples are Prayn/Felyce and Mitsunari/Ginchiyo.

Works (Non-Oneshot)
Glances into History (Farewell, The Price of Scorn, Sworn to Fealty) - Damn, I love this series. It consists of, as the title would suggest, glances into certain points in history (albeit tweaked to my liking) and subtly flavoured with the ever wonderful pairing of Mitsunari and Ginchiyo. I can't get enough of these two...
Romance (Unlikely Romance, Understanding Romance) - My longest running fic. Currently, Understanding is still on a hiatus until I find a good time to pick up on the storyline. How do you readers want this to end, because right now, I AM open to ideas that can influence the flow of the story here and there a little.
Time of Seven trilogy (Seven Warriors, Sealing the Eagle; the Hawk's Legacy, Seven Guardians, Predator and Prey, Seven Allies) My nanowrimo trilogy. This will be my third time participating, so it nicely finishes up this series as well. But that's only the main storyline we're talking about. I think this universe has too much left unexplored that deserves a more detailed write-up.

What I Have On Hand (23 May 2009)

FF.net
Understanding Romance - Haven't started on the last part. I know I owe it to whatever readers there are still remaining (as well as Mitsunari and Ginchiyo themselves) to finish this sequel. So I will finish it. I'm nothing if not stubborn, I must admit. Edit: But damn if my muse has decided to migrate to another realm...

PS: Hi Hope, if you would make an account on ff.net, it'd really make it easier for me to reply to your comments =) For now, the fireworks are a fairly good idea. And in response to a question you asked me a very long time ago, the wallpaper isn't available anywhere on the net because I made it myself. Haha. I suppose I could send it to you if you wanted. You can PM me your email address if you want.

Other
Seven Allies - I intend to get my groundwork done beforehand, so I won't suffer like I did last year.

More companion stories set in the ToS universe - I've thought of some stuff I could write, except some aren't long enough to be considered on the same level as P&P or StE;tHL. But either way, companion stories they might be.

Dark Ages - The next lengthy story I intended to write after I finish with Time of Seven. Definitely not a trilogy as far as I've planned it though. But it's all of three things for sure. One, shorter than ToS. Two, much more darker in tone than ToS. Three, deals into sensitive issues like the nature of humanity and weighing the benefit of sacrifices.