ff_exchange | DOINK! Friending Meme!

DOINK! Friending Meme!

We’ve always wanted to have a friending meme for Doink, but... in an exchange where gifts are surprises, and gifters and recipients are big secrets, it never seems like the right time. So we’d like to have one now! No one has to worry about ruining the big reveal, and we all get to have fun and make some friends!

If you’d like to participate, we’ve prepared some text you can copy and fill out to tell the community a little bit about yourself, where friends can find you, and which parts of Final Fantasy fandom make you sparkle like a happy Megalixir. Feel free to fill out as much or as little as you’d like - we encourage everybody to share their fandom likes and loves, so that you can connect with like-minded fans, but it isn’t necessary.

The way to play is quite simple:

Copy the text, fill it out, and leave a comment! We’ll have two posts, one for LJ and one for DW - if you’re looking for new friends in both places, feel free to fill both out.
Scan the page and read about the Doink community! Does someone look interesting? Strike up a conversation! Make some friends! WRITE COMMENT FIC. Whatever you’d like!
Add folks to your various friend networks as you desire!
Repeat as needed.
Everyone wins!

Just two notes before we start:

This is not exclusive to Chocobo Down participants, or to Doink participants. It’s open to everyone! So please spread the word.

We hope this doesn’t really need to be said, but please stay kind, positive, and respectful of everyone’s widely different kinds of fandom love.

Enjoy!

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Name / Pseud: Sev
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username:

seventhe,

seventhe, seventhe on AO3
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: my awesome Twitter || my awesome Tumblr

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFIV, FFV, FFVI, FFVII, FFVII:AC, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFX-2, FFXII
FF Fandoms I’m active in: mostly FFIV, FFVI, FFVIII
Ways I participate in fandom: writing, reading, horrible commentary, unintelligible flailing, driving the Fandom Hell Bus. Oh, and modding!

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Rydia - She's sassy, spunky, and can nuke the entire screen; what's not to love?
2. Quistis - she's enough like me that it's scary.
3. Laguna - because everything's better with Laguna, even if everything gets worse with Laguna around. XD
4. Terra - she's sad but hopeful, broken but fighting. I love it.
5. Irvine - because he's so sincere under that front; I love characters with layers.

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Rydia/Edge/Kain - my official OT3, it's done, it just works in my brain please don't break it.
2. SQUALL/LAGUNA. DO I EVEN NEED A SENTENCE WHY OR CAN YOU INFER IT FROM THE CAPSLOCK.
3. Quistis/Rinoa - the way they complete each other is soft and fierce at the same time.
4. Locke/Celes - it is so goddamn broken and yet so good.
5. Seifer/Irvine - memories and forgiveness and the past and the future. Also, HAT PORN.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: META on magic, summons, skills -- anything that combines worldbuilding or characterbuilding with a story. COMPLICATED RELATIONSHIPS. Sex that's more than sex; smut with layers. Strength; weakness. Oh, and incest. Twincest, if you prefer.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: SO WHERE'S YOUR SEAT ON THE FANDOM HELL BUS

Name / Pseud: Nan~
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username

nan, Nan on AO3.
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: On plurk, on twitter (just a mirror of plurk, really) on tumblr, where I just post porny art so it's very nsfw.

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFVII, FFVIII, FFXII, FFXIII, Dissidia Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: My Life as a King
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFVIII, FFXII, FFXIII
Ways I participate in fandom: writing, drawing, flailing, ranting (about how I am failing at writing/drawing)!

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Zell Dincht - Because he's a goody goody, closeted smart guy, and so damn sincere about shit. <33333333
2. Selphie Tilmitt - TRAINS AND BLOWING SHIT UP.
3. Lightning - She doesn't have time for this kind of bullshit.
4. Snow - SUCH A RIDICULOUS HERO.
5. Hope - unhinged shota mage. :3

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Seifer/Zell - because yes.
2. Irvine/Zell - my old married couple. <3333
3. Squall/Zell - besties turned lovers is like ONE OF THOSE THINGS I ADORE.
4. Balthier/Vaan - SKYPIRATES IN LOVE.
5. Snow/Hope - filthydirty size kink and dirty talk, hnnnn.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: WORLD BUILDING. I love the universes these games are set in and I love hearing more about them! Friends being ridiculous together. LOTS OF TEASING. Smut! Violence turning into smut!

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: OH MY GOSH, I DON'T KNOW. Is anyone working on anything for the Oh My God We Need Some Porn In Here Stat Porn Meme? If you don't see anything you like, tell me and I will totally prompt you. |D

Anything else? UHM. I also enjoy anime, Asian dramas, and TV (CURRENTLY: THE WALKING DEAD)

Name / Pseud: Traxits
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username: Traxits on DW and AO3, as well as an icon journal,

traxicons.
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: AIM! Gtalk! I'm Traxits on both. ^^ (And Twitter, if you like. Also Traxits there.)

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFVII,FFVII:AC, FFVII:OTWtaS:CoD, FFVII:LO, FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFXI, FFXII, FFXIV, FF:CC, FF:CC:MLaK, FF:CC:MLaDL, FFT, FFTA, FFTA2, Dissidia.
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFVII and FFVIII mostly. With a ridiculous love for Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, My Life as King, and My Life as Darklord.
Ways I participate in fandom: Mostly writing. A lot of writing, actually. Not as much as I'd like, but really, who manages that? I also draw (sometimes), and read (mostly on recommendation only, but sometimes I go surfing for particular pairings or characters). And iconing! I am not sure why I forget that I icon, but I do.

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. (FF7) Reeve Tuesti. Quiet, polite, and seriously hidden badassery.
2. (FF7) Reno. LOUD (but still totally CLEVER) BADASSERY!
3. (FF8) Irvine Kinneas. I really love the layers to Irvine, I mean, just, he's sincere under that front of his and really, I just adore him.
4. (FF8) Zell Dincht. How can anyone not love Zell's earnest good-boy attitude?
5. (FF7) Elena. Overlooked so very much by fandom, and it's really a shame since there's a lot to her character.

(I always feel guilty on these because I list all these male characters and like, one girl. It's not that I don't love girl characters, because I do, I just... latch onto male characters more. They're easier for me to write.)

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Rufus/Reeve. Two men, one city, and a whole lot of fighting over who that city belongs to.
2. Reeve/Rude. This is really a guilty pleasure of mine (a REALLY guilty pleasure since I'm pretty sure I might be the only person who writes it), and sometimes, I add Reno into the mix just for giggles.
3. Irvine/Zell. I like the contrast in how they deal with things, and the way their characters just ... mesh.
4. Reno/Rude. Classic partners-in-love; really kind of a buddy-cop feel.
5. Rufus/Tseng/Elena. ... Yeah, just; LOOK AT THEM.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: Worldbuilding. I just. Nothing draws me into a story faster than some seriously excellent worldbuilding and good attention to detail. Also, I like competence. Characters being good at something, since so often, fandom likes to focus on what they're really not. Also, I'm really kind of huge on 'chosen' or 'made' families over blood ones, which works out given the fact that so few FF characters have blood family left. Oh, and porn. I love me some porn.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: I. ... I'm really bad at these. Oh. OH, WAIT. I KNOW.

WHO ELSE NOTICED THAT REEVE TUESTI HAS A RIFLE IN DIRGE OF CERBERUS? (Seriously. Pic here. Also, a revolver, but that's not as impressive as the rifle.)

Anything else? I am apparently in the process of putting together a Final Fantasy VII's Turks-based community here on DW, so... if you're interested, let me know and I'll shoot you a line once I get it up and running?

Name / Pseud: Rose
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username: chaosraven @ lj and dw; rozurashii @ao3 (though I do have chaosraven as a pseud, in case you forget)
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: I'm rozurashii on both tumblr and twitter but I don't post to anywhere but twitter with regularity.

FF canons I’ve experienced: 7-12, AC, Spirits Within.
FF Fandoms I’m active in: 8, 12, sometimes 10-2
Ways I participate in fandom: Mostly writing and drawing with some conspicuous consumption thrown in for fun. I also participate in nagging Nay for fics. >D

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Zell: Secret smarts; he's the exposition king.
2. Seifer: There are so many interesting ways to interpret his motivations.
3. Vaan: Not the main character, even if he is the pov character.
4. Noah (Gabranth): Bad guys with good intentions; see Seifer.
5. Sephie: She likes to blow shit up.

5 pairings I love (in no particular order) and one sentence why
1. Seifer/Zell; Seifer needs all the hugs, Zell would give him ALL the hugs.
2. Vaan/Noah; Figuring out where forgiveness comes from and what it means.
3. Vaan+Viera; Sky pirate BFFs GO!
4. Cloud/Reno; Hours and hours of bemusement.
5. Cloud/Rude; Strong silent type vs strong silent emo type.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: I love playing with the expected dynamic of a pairing or character (see: that fic I wrote where Zell has a lot of casual sex and Seifer is a romantic). I love interesting pairings and rare pairs, cracky or otherwise,. I prefer first time or get together stories because I think they can go so many different ways. I like porn in my plots and plot in my porns. I invented a rule about fights or misunderstands that states anything that can be solved with ten minutes of the characters actually talking needs more work. This is true of all my fandoms.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: Where are all the hot makeouts, guys?

Anything else? I'm a total fannish butterfly but FF is like, my first love. It never dies. Right now you'll find SPN and TSN related things going on in my brain but I'm easily distracted by shiny stuff.

Name / Pseud: Thene
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username:

thene

athenemiranda
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: /

FF canons I’ve experienced: II, III, IV, about half of V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X, XII, XIII, The Spirits Within.
FF Fandoms I’m active in: I'm not sure what constitutes active but I've written fic for all of the above except II, X and XII and TSW. I LOVE THE ITTYBITTY FANDOMS MKAY.
Ways I participate in fandom: Writing and reading and leaving squee-laden reviews.

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Lightning, because she undermines the idea of what a party of brave young RPG heroes even is WITH HER FIST
2. Stiltzkin, because he always gets there first.
3. Dagger, because you get two beloved characters for the price of one!
4. Laguna, because he is so totally endearing and so much fun to write.
5. Balthier, because I think he's kinder than he ever meant to be.

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Fang/Vanille - omg it is the part where the whole big canon romance is hyped up to be Snow/Sarah but for most of the game it's actually Fang/Vanille.
2. Squall/Seifer - for passion, and forgiveness, and lots of melodrama.
3. Auron/Braska/Jecht - you can tell it's perfect because it so doesn't work with only two of them
4. Ashe/Dagger - ALL THE PRINCESSES wait do i need any other reason
5. Arc/Alus because when I first played the part where Arc is sharing Alus's room and they sit up all night talking about their feelings I had no idea they were both like 12. I age it up in my head :(

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: Use of Final Fantasy worldbuilding as well as characters - I love seeing minor characters and details used in fic for this reason. Meta, especially if it examines game mechanics or conventions (I really want to see more of this for XIII, which provides lots of delicious deconstruction in canon that I've not seen come up much in fic). Femslash, because I am shallow like that.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends:

THIS IS THE PLOT OF FINAL FANTASY XIII (AND I LOVE IT):

Anything else?

I am mostly too busy for fandom right this moment but my fandom-of-residence is Metal Gear and I am also way into Homestuck, which has lead me to attempt (ie. fail at) cosplay for the first time ever!

I don't do much fandomry stuff now days and I've fallen away from FF7, but I'm still a big fan of the Turks. I'd be interested to see what community you get going.

I run fuckyeahturks on tumblr if you'd like to have a look.

Name / Pseud: KJ
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username: owlmoose in all three places
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: I am

lifeofkj on Tumblr and definitely looking to do more fandomy things there! I have a Twitter as well (

iamkj), but I'm not very fannish there.

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFIV, FFV (the terrible PS1 version), FFVI (not yet finished), FFVII (+Advent Children), FFVIII, FFIX, FFX, FFX-2, FFXII, about 10 minutes of Revenant Wings, FFXIII
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFX/X-2, FFXII, a little bit in FFIV and FFXIII
Ways I participate in fandom: mostly a fic writer and reader, but I also love me some meta!

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Paine: I was drawn to her right away, and I was intrigued by the mysteries of her backstory, and she gets all the good lines.
2. Auron: All the same reasons as Paine, really.
3. Penelo: The first FFXII character I fell in love with, because she never lets Vaan get away with anything.
4. Vivi: Cute and thoughtful and brave in the face of the unknown.
5. Fang: Strong, devoted, knows what her priorities are and never waivers from them, and kicks some serious ass in battle.

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Paine/Nooj: My Final Fantasy OTP, because of their tragic backstory and all the ways they could move into the future, together and apart.
2. Balthier/Ashe: The princess and the pirate; there are a million reasons it should never work, but my heart roots for them to try regardless.
3. Al-Cid/Ashe/Balthier: One for politics and one for rebellion, and maybe love can find them all, too.
4. Baralai/Yuna: Imagine how they could rebuild Spira together.
5. Rikku/Wakka: Culture clash, searching for understanding and feeling out the new world; plus, it's *adorable*.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: Separation and reunion, and not just in a romantic context. Families of choice. Gameplay meta, especially making sense out of the nonsensical. FFX/X-2 stories that explore the history, sociology, and politics of Spira. Unusual pairings and cracky crossovers taken seriously and made to work.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: Has anyone else ever noticed that Auron and Baralai are the only male characters in FFX and X-2, respectively, without pierced ears?

Anything else? My current fandom obsession is Dragon Age. Other long-term loves include Babylon 5, ASoIaF, and Star Trek: DS9. But FF is my first fandom home, and I will always belong here.

Edited 2011-11-17 07:36 (UTC)

.....Oh wait D:

(I am in the left row, five seats back.)

WOW HOW HAVE WE NEVER MET BEFORE

I invented a rule about fights or misunderstands that states anything that can be solved with ten minutes of the characters actually talking needs more work.

WHY HELLO, ONE OF MY BIGGEST FANFICTION PET PEEVES.

Femslash, because I am shallow like that.

WAIT THAT'S SHALLOW

I-- I DON'T CARE

without pierced ears?

I----

----how do you even notice these things <3

I have been eyeing that porn meme myself. I'm hoping to hit it up this weekend, actually >.>

Haaaah, I cannot even begin to express to you how many hours I have lost going through that tumblr and squeeing and linking pictures with friends. I have your tumblr bookmarked. *grin*

I'll be sure to drop you a line if I manage to get a community up and running! PM is fine?

1. This might sound a little weird, but um. I wouldn't play Dirge of Cerberus. ^^; I uh. I have read the scripts (both the English script and the English fan translation of the Japanese script) and I watched the cutscenes on YouTube. Funny fact! I was not watching the cutscenes for plot, but for good Reeve screenshots to make icons from. Then I noticed the rifle, and I just kind of flailed and went, SCRIPTS, WHY DID NO ONE MENTION THIS THING?

2. I would very much like an active Turks comm! I mean, MOST of what I write is Turks (and Reeve) related, and well, I've signed up for other FF7 communities, but... I completely and totally gloss over pretty much anything that isn't the Turks (and/or Reeve and/or Rufus), and really, we just need our own community for our suited lovelies. I was thinking something along the lines of a place to post fic/icons/vid/fanmix/whatever with regularly scheduled prompt posts and discussion posts? But believe me, I am massively open to ideas.

Re: Elena, which Elena fic? I've written a few, but are you talking about the most recent one? Where she's been captured by Don Corneo? Because that fic is burned into my mind too. *laughs* We desperately need more Elena in this fandom. And, well, more Turk love all around, of course, but ESPECIALLY Elena love, in my opinion. ^^

There are so many crazy good prompts in that meme. I want to write for pretty much all the FF7 and FF8 ones (OMG, THERE ARE IRVINE/ZELL PROMPTS! And an Irvine/Zell/Selphie one!)

Name / Pseud: Lenka Vraždová, or Fashion Jerk
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username: LJ, DW [I don't use it], AO3
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: deviantART, tumblr 1 [art & photography], tumblr 2 [reblogs & crap]

FF canons I’ve experienced: Mostly FFIV, FFVI & FFTactics. I know a bit of FFV, FFVII & FFVIII. I'm currently playing FFX for the first time, and while I did beat FFIII I don't remember shit about it.
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFIV & FFVI. Okay it's almost exclusively FFVI, I'm not gonna lie >_>
Ways I participate in fandom: Drawing, sometimes writing

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Celes - she has survived many horrors and is strong because of it.
2. Locke - he's confident on the outside but sucks at sorting out his emotions (largely about love) inwardly; I relate to him a lot :|
3. Shadow - he has such a deep and painful past; he's mysterious but there's so much to his character underneath the layers.
4. Palom & Porom (they count as one character right) - they're adorable and I love their dynamic!
5. (I need to replay/finish playing FFV but) Faris - uhh the genderfuck, of course!
(Okay honestly I would just fill this up entirely with FFVI related stuff to be the most truthful but I felt like I should mix it up a bit. I have to include Kefka on this list though because he is my favorite headcase ever. The botched Magitek infusion leading to insanity, the Nihilism - there is so much psychological fuckery there!)

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Locke/Celes - it is such a struggle, so much angst; they have to overcome many personal demons before they can be together. My OTP (seriously, I mean that out of all fandoms ever).
2. Kefka/Celes - because it would be so FUCKED UP, and lots of potential for Magitek fuckery~
3. [Older] Palom/Porom - okay it started as crack BUT YOU KNOW WHAT, that's why we call them kinks and guilty pleasures >_>
4. ...
5. .....you know, I'm not terribly pairing-oriented in general (other than Locke/Celes, and... Kefka/Celes ^.^). If you can make it convincing, that's the best. I'm far more interested in a good story than a PWP.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: Minor characters! I've been really interested in exploring minor characters/NPCs lately. I like seeing how they affect the main cast, especially those in their pasts. I'm also a sucker for well-written angsty relationships and generally dark/depressing stories, haa. Worldbuilding is also great! Especially for the older FF games where graphics were limited; I love expanding the worlds in more detail. And most importantly - characterbuilding! Details about their pasts, motivations, thoughts, emotions - I love to see that.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends: ZEROMUS' DESIGN: WHAT THE FUCK IS THAT SHIT

Anything else? Yo I also love to talk MUSIC and I listen to a lot of metal. If we have similar musical tastes, let's be friends too! :P

Name / Pseud: Cendri
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username:

crankyoldman

venefica_aura

crankyoldman
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: I'm trying to keep my tumblr balanced between fandom and not, so... you're going to see lots of ladies and fashiony stuff and feminism on there almost more than fandom. But if you absolutely need a friend on there, I'm

pinkpillsanity.

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFIV, FFVI, FFVII (AC, BC, OGC), FFVIII, FFX, and I'm in the middle of playing FFX-2. I've also seen FF:TSW, and own and really like Final Fantasy: Unlimited, which is super adorable.
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFVII, FFIV, FFVIII, and sometimes FFX
Ways I participate in fandom: I write, I'm trying to rec more, I'm slowly getting back into RPing, and I cosplay.

5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Tifa - So this is my first videogame crush, and yes, I like Aeris too. But I love how strong she is in some areas and weak in others and that she is a survivor.
2. Edea - My favorite character in FFVIII. Though her super powerfulness during her possession is badass, I really like exploring who Edea really is.
3. Yuna - She is hands down my favorite FF hero, and yes, she is the hero. Her progression is wonderful and I relate to her a lot, not gonna lie.
4. Edward - So, I adore Edward! He's the perfect damsel-but-not-really.
5. Veld - Five people have heard of him, but he's the old Turk leader from FFVII: Before Crisis and I just find the contrast with his fatherliness and badassness really interesting. Chances are if you've read a story about him, I've written it, or my ladyfriend has.

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Tifa/Anyone - No really, I pretty much love any pairing she's in if it's written well enough.
2. Celes/Terra - Cause I like strong ladies making out.
3. Cid/Edea - The most complicated marriage ever.
4. Paine/Rikku/Yuna - See #2.
5. Vincent/Veld - Boys being stupid, but endearingly.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks: If it isn't obvious, I love ladies. And yes, I write slash too, and sometimes I'll suddenly have a lot of that, but I'm mostly in the FF fandom because of the ladies. I love their flaws as much as their strengths. I love them with boys and other ladies. It's all good. I'm also really into minor characters and will sometimes get obsessed with one for a while.

I'm also really fond of small details added to a character's history. Like, I don't know, a food allergy. RANDOM STUFF LIKE THAT. I love it when an author or artist really takes a character and shows some interpretation.

Also, I will pretty much give every kink someone has a chance, provided it's not just PWP... mostly because I get bored.

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends:

Aeris and Terra... why do they have some of the creepiest fanboys?

Anything else? I'm a really busy person, which is why I don't really IM anymore, or comment a lot. It's not because I'm mean or a snob. I'm also really into sewing, design, engineering and tech (so I help design educational videogames as my job and have an aerospace engineering degree)! So if you like any of those things, I ramble about them.

Edited 2011-11-17 17:38 (UTC)

FEMSLASH IS AWESOME, ACTUALLY.

And I'm playing MGS right now! The first one!

Veld is totally badass, but I have to admit, I only really love Veld when I get to have him next to Reeve and/or Tseng. (Preferably Reeve; he is my minor character obsession of choice.) Because seriously, Reeve feels like he owes Veld enough to betray Shinra and help the Turks, what?

And I can't comment of Terra's fanboys, but Aerith and Tifa do have some truly creepy ones, yes?

Reeve is pretty awesome!

Name / Pseud: Auronlu / Helluin
Journals (LJ, DW, etc) / AO3 username: All Auronlu: DW, LJ, FF.net, AO3, DA, my own fandom website.
Other places I’m looking for awesome fandom friends: Twitter, Squidoo

FF canons I’ve experienced: FFV, most of VI, FFVII thru XIII except XI, DoC, AC, Spirits Within
FF Fandoms I’m active in: FFX/X2, FFXII, FFV; browse/enjoy FFVIII and VII fic
Ways I participate in fandom: Writing, reading, pr0n, icons, fanarts (rarely), fanvids (even more rarely), meta and geeking, ogling cosplayers, making giant snow Aurons and chocobos in my parents' yard at Christmas.
5 characters I love and one sentence why
1. Auron. Tragic!epic!heroic!stoic!cranky badass with zingers.
2. Lulu. See above, except not quite as dead.
3. Faris. OMG Faris. Swashbuckling cross-dressing pirate who kicks butt.
4. Balthier. Ditto, only more witty and less cross-dressing.
5. Fang. Sarcastic badass with lovely accent and...*pavlovian response*
6... DANGIT I'M OUT OF SLOTS!

5 pairings I love and one sentence why
1. Auron/Lulu. Experienced guardians, kindred spirits who know what it means to fail, trying to chaperone the kids so they don't die.
2. Balthier/Fran. Complementary partners, each fascinating self-sufficient individuals in their own right, disreputable yet dashing sky pirates.
3. Elma/Lucil. I have a whole head canon with them, the outgoing "live it up" junior officer and her no-nonsense captain.
4. Squall/Rinoa. I don't write them, but I loved them with all their dysfunctional teenager miscommunications, and they'll stand as a placeholder for the fact that I enjoy nearly every canon pairing.
5. Faris/Lenna.That subtext was SCREAMING at me for the first half of the game, until they figured out Certain Things.

Themes, kinks, tropes that I really love to see in Final Fantasy fanworks:

Protective guardian. That maternal / big sister / loyal guardian trope in all its forms makes me happy.
Mentoring, a related trope.
Magic and summons meta.
Mythic themes and symbolism with Jungian archetypes FTW.
Tragedy. But not pointless tragedy. "Saved the world, but not for me" tragedy.
People who really are heroes, or who really are kind, deep down. (I don't do so well with "everyone is basically a jerk" dystopias.)
Tortured characters with dark secrets. Yes, I'm shallow.
Saving the princess. Did I mention I was shallow? (Yes, I want to be Utena AND Anthy.)
Witty one-liners, zingers, eloquence, and interesting voices. Balthier, keep talking.
Strong women with well-defined characters. Also, sexy women. Yuri gladly accepted.
Secondary characters and worldbuilding. NPCs are people, too!

One ridiculous thought or question I have about FF and/or fandom, to start discussion with my new fandom friends:

Fang, Faris, and Fran walk into a bar. Describe ensuing mayhem.

Anything else?

If you're going to put Auron in a Disney universe, Squeenix, the least you can do is leave the man his alcohol. Also, how do I trigger the "Auron beheads Daffy Duck" cutscene?

Edited 2011-11-17 19:07 (UTC)

For the same reason that I know Auron and Lulu see eye to eye, because of the way Lulu's hair covers her left eye and Auron's missing his right.

And no, I hadn't. Which means I must replay both games again, because I missed something! *OCD FFX FAN*

AT LEAST ZEROMUS IS NOT ACTUALLY A GIANT TREE.

Everything you say rocks.

Except I'm missing a few of your itty bitty fandoms.

LET US BE SHALLOW TOGETHER.

(Also, thank goodness Fang/Vanille, so I don't have to keep imaginary-shipping Lucil/Elma all the time just to have WOMEN KICKING BUTT AND THEN HUMPING EACH OTHER.)

Er...did someone mention shallow?

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