Hi! Welcome to my profile!

About me

I've finally taken the plunge and joined after years of reading from the shadows.

I write all the time but am terrible at updating...I promise that there will be updates even if they take forever!! I have also lived in four different countries (with another scheduled for next year) since I started writing on this website so that has definitely not helped with my update pace!

For anyone who's interested - I was born in Ireland, moved to Vietnam, England and most recently Japan. I'm currently studying at university in England, moving to Italy in five months and we'll see after that!

My first language is English, then Italian, Japanese and Vietnamese in that order...my Irish (gaelic) is appalling since I went to an international school and all the French I once spoke seems to have deserted me along with the Latin I slaved to master in school. I just graduated from a Japanese University after studying Japanese (plus literature, culture etc), Chinese and Korean.

Yes, I love languages! :o)

About my stories

I've written lots of fics but not many of them have made the transition from hard-drive/notebook to internet.

Gundam Wing:

My main project is Job Interview which is an alternate universe fic focusing on the relationship between Heero and Relena. I don't usually read or write AU stories but this idea took hold of me and wouldn't let go!

The first chapter started off an a one-shot to help cheer up one of my friends who had had a disastrous job interview. I later tied this in with some other drabbles I had written about Heero and Relena and the story started from there. As such I still feel that the first chapter is by far the weakest in the story so please withhold judgement until the later chapters.

Aftermath: My secondary project is another Gundam Wing fic set after the series and Endless Waltz. I feel that this one is much closer to the true characters and I'm looking forward to updating it. I am fascinated by the Zero system and the effects it could have on those using it. This is also my attempt to realistically portray the relationships between the characters after all that they went through together in the series and how they deal with their various demons.

I've handwritten most of it but it needs to be typed up and edited. My update rate for this story closely follows Job Interview as I tend to move between fics.

One-shots:

Sacrifice (more of a character exercise for myself than anything more) It looks at Relena's thoughts concerning a peaceful future and the sacrifices that have to be made to realise her ideal. It is an old piece and it shows, so I have considered deleting it but I also feel that it shows how I have changed and developed as a writer. Definitely not my best piece by far, but it's the story that gave me the courage to first post on this website so I'm a little sentimental!

Other:

There is also the beginning of a Fruits Basket fic called Everyday which looks at the little everyday things that become special to Kyo when he begins counting down the days until his imprisonment and the changes occurring in his relationships with other people.

I've also written a Final Fantasy VII one-shot called The Waiting Game. Despite being a one-shot it fits into a series of drabbles about the game, mainly centering around Cloud and Tifa so I am considering the idea of continuing this series.

A number of new stories are also taking shape (both within the Gundam Wing world and for other anime) and should hopefully be appearing soon - look out for them!

Wow - i got reviews! Jumps over the moon Thanks so much! Please give me more, I'm addicted!

The novelty hasn't worn off yet and i don't think it will for a very long time '

Anyway, enjoy the fics! See you soon!

Updates

10/10/09 - Once again, apologies for the long absence from this site. I have once again moved my life from one country to another ( on a grand total of 6 moves between countries since I started Job Interview now!) Speaking of Job Interview, Chapter 20: Hope is now up!

Aftermath will be up soon too and perhaps some others as I'm stuck inside with the flu so I finally have some time to update (good for you but maybe not so good for me as I get very impatient with being ill!)

11/10/09 - Chapter 6 of Aftermath: Constancy and Chapter 3 of Everyday: Friendship have been posted so please read and review - it really makes my day!

Also posted a new story called The Waiting Game set after Advent's Children in the Final Fantasy VII fandom - please let me know what you think!

Will be back soon with further updates!

7/11/09 - Hey everyone - just to apologize for the updates not being up by today as promised - I was planning to spend most of the day on Friday doing final edits and answering reviews but my house got burgled on Thursday night and my computer was the only one that wasn't taken so everybody has been using it except me! I am still hoping to get Job Interview posted tomorrow and Aftermath and Everyday on Monday so keep checking back. Thanks for reading!

10/11/09 - Slightly behind my hopeful schedule but update are one their way nevertheless. Chapter 21 of Job Interview: Admission is now up. I'm looking forward to your comments! Aftermath and Everyday will be up as soon as possible!

Please read and enjoy!