I've been reading your KHR fic for ages, but I have to say, this is the series that finally compelled me to crawl out of my shell and comment, because it's just that good.
By the time Byakuran and the TYL!arc came around, KHR canon frustrated me, and I turned to fanworks to get my fill of these characters. And yours is by far the best KHR fic I've ever gotten my hands on, particularly when it comes to characterization. You take this eclectic cast and somehow you draw out these secret inner depths within them without making them sound out of character.
In your KHR fics as a whole, I love how you depict what the cast's everyday lives are like in the Vongola. The politics of it all are breathtakingly intricate, and realistic as well. Perhaps my favourite is how you write Tsuna (particularly in Winner Takes All, Fledged and They Also Serve) a gentle young man who's stil tends towards non-violence, yet a bit more realistic, a bit steely-eyed - a boss who's really come into his own as the Vongola Tenth. And your Tsunako is just as badass in her own way - quiet and flustered and scared but with that uncanny ability to draw loyalty and love from whoever she meets (as you demonstrate perfectly in your Year in the Life segments)
I think what I really love about Choice: Betrothal is how you took the comedic and wacky Daily Life arc and just completely turned it on its head. One of the things that frustrated me the the most in the canon was Amano's treatment of female characters, often reducing them to cheerleaders in the sidelines or idle romantic interests. You had none of that. Haru, Kyoko, Bianchi - you made these characters more than 2D caricatures they were in the manga. You gave them quirks and personality traits that I adored - Kyoko's way of manipulating people that never feels malicious, and Haru's love of patterns.
Needless to say I'm really looking forward to reading your take on Dino and Hibari and how they're going to enter become Tsunako's Family. Choice: Betrothal has been absolutely brilliant - and to think, Xanxus and Tsunako haven't even met yet. I'm glad you're taking the time to flesh these characters out though - it makes that eventual encounter that much more exciting.
It's been a little while since your last update, and I don't want to be the reviewer who tries to guilt you into updating, so instead, I just want to thank you for your works. There's no word for how much I've enjoyed reading them.
no subject
By the time Byakuran and the TYL!arc came around, KHR canon frustrated me, and I turned to fanworks to get my fill of these characters. And yours is by far the best KHR fic I've ever gotten my hands on, particularly when it comes to characterization. You take this eclectic cast and somehow you draw out these secret inner depths within them without making them sound out of character.
In your KHR fics as a whole, I love how you depict what the cast's everyday lives are like in the Vongola. The politics of it all are breathtakingly intricate, and realistic as well. Perhaps my favourite is how you write Tsuna (particularly in Winner Takes All, Fledged and They Also Serve) a gentle young man who's stil tends towards non-violence, yet a bit more realistic, a bit steely-eyed - a boss who's really come into his own as the Vongola Tenth. And your Tsunako is just as badass in her own way - quiet and flustered and scared but with that uncanny ability to draw loyalty and love from whoever she meets (as you demonstrate perfectly in your Year in the Life segments)
I think what I really love about Choice: Betrothal is how you took the comedic and wacky Daily Life arc and just completely turned it on its head. One of the things that frustrated me the the most in the canon was Amano's treatment of female characters, often reducing them to cheerleaders in the sidelines or idle romantic interests. You had none of that. Haru, Kyoko, Bianchi - you made these characters more than 2D caricatures they were in the manga. You gave them quirks and personality traits that I adored - Kyoko's way of manipulating people that never feels malicious, and Haru's love of patterns.
Needless to say I'm really looking forward to reading your take on Dino and Hibari and how they're going to enter become Tsunako's Family. Choice: Betrothal has been absolutely brilliant - and to think, Xanxus and Tsunako haven't even met yet. I'm glad you're taking the time to flesh these characters out though - it makes that eventual encounter that much more exciting.
It's been a little while since your last update, and I don't want to be the reviewer who tries to guilt you into updating, so instead, I just want to thank you for your works. There's no word for how much I've enjoyed reading them.