Sorry this took a lot longer to reply back to. I was in writing smut/editorial hell for Dick or Treat.
If you saw a lot of Squall/OC stuff, sorry. That's me and that's all my bad.
Also there's nothing wrong with getting the ability to gush over FF8! The fandom is already insanely small and it becomes smaller based on the content one chooses to consume as well. And since I have a lot of content to create that I want to see, I'm about to be in Fix-It hell... maybe indefinitely? At least until I feel like I'm satisfied. LOL
Squall is honestly the easiest character I found my voice with since I definitely relate to him the most. Ironically enough, I relate to Irvine the least but yet I have fun writing him when I get the opportunity to. Writing for Rinoa, Squall and Selphie were the characters I understood the most when I initially started writing for the fandom either in RP or fanfiction I never posted because I was ashamed of them at then time LMFAO.
I can see why Squall would be difficult for people that don't have the emotional hangups he does and more reserved in their emotional displays and internalized reservations. My only recommendation is more than likely reading Squall outside of your preferred ship to observe how everyone else writes him. It's nice as a means to double check to analyze him further through the gaze of another writer or even just replaying FF8 again to try to understand him. Study him, ya know?
Genuinely, fanon characterization usually drives me up a wall, so I haven't had to deal with it much since returning to the fandom. Only if I bored read certain fics will I remember why I don't read them anymore. The price I pay for waiting on fics to update and wanting to read for the same fandom. TT___TT
Also I can understand you having to defend Rinoa because she is a character a lot of people (even to this day) don't really understand or enjoy her. I just call them the Squall-types that aren't remotely into Rinoa. The trope of the Savvy Guy and Energetic/Manic Pixie Girl (since that is her archetype) didn't get coveyed enough for them to enjoy them. So you gotta use your voice to showcase your love for her!
My mind keeps wandering and that's not good when trying to section of the bits I wanted to talk about. LOL But ye~ I'm always down for the passionate FF8 conversation. c:
Re: This was relaxing to read
Sorry this took a lot longer to reply back to. I was in writing smut/editorial hell for Dick or Treat. If you saw a lot of Squall/OC stuff, sorry. That's me and that's all my bad.
Also there's nothing wrong with getting the ability to gush over FF8! The fandom is already insanely small and it becomes smaller based on the content one chooses to consume as well. And since I have a lot of content to create that I want to see, I'm about to be in Fix-It hell... maybe indefinitely? At least until I feel like I'm satisfied. LOL
Squall is honestly the easiest character I found my voice with since I definitely relate to him the most. Ironically enough, I relate to Irvine the least but yet I have fun writing him when I get the opportunity to. Writing for Rinoa, Squall and Selphie were the characters I understood the most when I initially started writing for the fandom either in RP or fanfiction I never posted because I was ashamed of them at then time LMFAO.
I can see why Squall would be difficult for people that don't have the emotional hangups he does and more reserved in their emotional displays and internalized reservations. My only recommendation is more than likely reading Squall outside of your preferred ship to observe how everyone else writes him. It's nice as a means to double check to analyze him further through the gaze of another writer or even just replaying FF8 again to try to understand him. Study him, ya know?
Genuinely, fanon characterization usually drives me up a wall, so I haven't had to deal with it much since returning to the fandom. Only if I bored read certain fics will I remember why I don't read them anymore. The price I pay for waiting on fics to update and wanting to read for the same fandom. TT___TT
Also I can understand you having to defend Rinoa because she is a character a lot of people (even to this day) don't really understand or enjoy her. I just call them the Squall-types that aren't remotely into Rinoa. The trope of the Savvy Guy and Energetic/Manic Pixie Girl (since that is her archetype) didn't get coveyed enough for them to enjoy them. So you gotta use your voice to showcase your love for her!
My mind keeps wandering and that's not good when trying to section of the bits I wanted to talk about. LOL But ye~ I'm always down for the passionate FF8 conversation. c: