AHEM.

Most of what I've uploaded here is really not up to my (revised) standards. I've been meaning to rewrite most of my ATLA fanfictions, but whenever I open them up it's too stale to work with. I've been working on original stuff lately, so updates may be few and far between. But I'm still logging on regularly and I will respond to any and all questions/comments/concerns. If you'd like me to take a shot at rewriting or continuing one of my Avatar fanfictions (they're on a sort of vague hiatus right now) then please let me know.

I'm a hardcore shipper. It would take up WAY too much space to list all of the ships I support.

Ten quick facts about me...all you'll need to know:

001: I hate my real name, and this one isn't that great. So make something up.

002: I'm a teenager.

003: I live in Texas and want to GTF out of here.

004: I'm a girl.

005: I play three instruments and I am a member of my school's marching band.

006: I love my friends and family.

007: I want to go into publishing. At this point I plan to major in English or something like it, and double minor in Japanese and Marketing. That way I can work as an editor for manga publishing houses if I don't end up editing teen fiction as I had originally planned.

008: I made a perfect score on the essay portion of the actual SAT, which I took in seventh grade as part of a talent search program.

009: I love to be praised, but it means more when the person also suggests ways to improve.

010: I'm just a tad obsessive.

You Can Find Me: as Purple-Lives-On on deviantART, TwistedRoseVA and neonduhreams on YouTube, and TwistedRose on both MangaFox and Cyborg Central (GSG Forum).

Fandoms I Avatar: the Last Airbender, Absolute Boyfriend, Bleach, Chibi Vampire, D.N.Angel, Fullmetal Alchemist, Grave of the Fireflies, Gunslinger Girl, Howl's Moving Castle, Inkheart Trilogy, The Oracle Prophecies Trilogy, Othello (the shoujo manga), Ouran High School Host Club, Princess Mononoke, The Thief Lord, Vampire Knight.

Stories Finished: Tapestry; The Talk; Untouched; Waiting; Where We Went Wrong.

Stories In Progress:

Stories on Hiatus: Service, Sans Smile; Substitute Teacher; A Princess's Legacy, Broken Brain, Healing Heart.

Stories Under Wraps: Weeping Willow.

About My Stories: A Princess's Legacy is about the daughter of Zuko and Katara, who decides to leave her home in the Fire Nation and travel unaccompanied to her mother's birthplace in the South Pole. Fourteen-year-old Yue will have many adventures with her family and newfound friends as she discovers more about herself and gains self-confidence. This story is on hiatus unless anyone really wants me to continue with it.

Service, Sans Smile is something I thought up to battle writer's block. Ty Lee is a character that I hadn't explored yet, and I found myself constantly imagining how she and Suki could ever get along. Ty Lee encounters hostility and some downright ugly effects of the war upon moving in with the other Kyoshi Warriors. This story is also on hiatus.

Substitute Teacher is the result of chatbox + boredom + mindless speculation. This is my answer to the question, "What would happen if Claes was teacher for a day?" It is unclear whether it will remain a short drabble/oneshot or if I will continue. But for the moment it's on hiatus.

Broken Brain, Healing Heart is my first multi-chapter Gunslinger Girl fic, focusing on Triela, Hillshire, Claes, and flashback!Pinocchio. It's on a vague hiatus as well as I can't seem to get the next chapter just right.

Windows to the Soul is my very first Bleach fic! I had the help of Chizune's beta skills and I think it turned out great. It's two (well, one and a half really) chapters. Ichigo wakes up on a rainy Saturday morning to find Rukia missing - that's all I'll tell you!

Zutara Week 2009! I haven't yet finished all the prompts (/shot...I'm EXTREMELY late!) but I will upload everything I submit on dA here. Please note that they are all standalone oneshots.

Oneshots: The Talk was a oneshot I was inspired to write after watching the later episodes of Season Three. It's what I thought would happen if Toph decided to talk to Zuko about what he thought about a certain waterbender after the events in "The Southern Raiders".

Untouched is a oneshot written on an impulse, a peek inside Zuko's head during the defining moments of the Agni Kai with his sister. Songfic to the song by the Veronicas, of the same name.

Eternity is just a collection of the prompts the DA community I'm in sends out. The community is called Zutara Eternity, and every week there's a new prompt. I just thought some people might enjoy reading them.

Consequence is a oneshot that puts a more realistic spin on the fate of Ozai and Azula post-war.

Tapestry is a very short piece in Claes's POV. I wrote it to get a firmer grasp on her character. It's basically a walkthrough of a typical day through her thoughts.

Waiting is my first Oracle Prophecies fic, something I wrote in a dark van during a road trip, because Chryse did have a point...Seth and Mirany never have kissed.

Where We Went Wrong is my first Vampire Knight fic. Very angsty, Zero's thoughts on Yuuki after her death by his hand.