Making It Better | Fire Emblem 7

Title: Making It Better
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 8,668
Pairing/Characters: Kent/Lyn, Sain, Hausen
Extra Info: This was originally written for girlnamedtsu on Tumblr as part of the 2013 Holiday FE Exchange. The original story was 7,908 words long.
Rating: T for basic Fire Emblem things
Genre: Romance, progressing relationship, friendship, humor

Even more extensive notes (including a detailed history of rewriting and more about the process of writing) can be found on YouTube. Please be aware that the notes for this story are long, since I was asked to explain how I go about rewri

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Warning: this is long. And it's not just about what I rewrote but why.
 

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Waiting for the Rain | Fire Emblem 7

Title: Waiting for the Rain
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 1,083 words
Summary: On their journey back to Sacae, Lyn asks Kent a question that helps them both come to an understanding.
Pairing/Character: Kent/Lyn
Extra Info: This was originally written for @arthoure from the prompt "Kent and Lyn's journey back to Sacae. Slice of life." It was first posted on February 19, 2012 and was 545 words long.
Rating: T
Genre: Romance, angst, courtly love undertones.

This story was chosen for a rewrite because it won another poll on Tumblr (somehow)!

Thank you to @trash-god for the beta work. 💚

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An Inch, a Mile; A Minute, an Hour | When Calls the Heart

Title: An Inch, a Mile; A Minute, an Hour
Fandom: When Calls the Heart
Words: 4,270
Summary: He'd been through the what-ifs tens of thousands of time. If only the rope had had more give to it. If only he'd arrived home sooner for lunch. If only he'd known Martin felt that lonely, or scared, or helpless. Maybe he could have been saved. {Or, Bill returns to the city to sell his family home.}
Pairing/Characters: Bill and Martin-centric, with a little Nora and Abigail
Prompt: "bill and feet" (for a body parts meme)
Rating: T for themes.
Warnings: Suicide
Genre: character study, angst, family, friendship

Notes:

BIG WARNING FOR SUICIDE! PROCEED WITH CAUTION.
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His Second Son | When Calls the Heart

Title: His Second Son
Fandom: When Calls the Heart
Words: 1,819
Summary: Bill visits Jack's grave.
Pairing/Characters: Bill and Jack, mention of Elizabeth and others.
Prompt: "You know, I never thought it would be like this" (for the first-sentence meme), requested anonymously
Rating: T for themes.
Warnings: None
Genre: character study, angst, family, friendship

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The Bravest | Fire Emblem 7

Title: The Bravest
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 2,871
Summary: Lyn returns to Lycia 20 years after she left to ask a favor of Eliwood.
Pairing/Characters: Eliwood/Ninian, Kent/Lyn, mostly Eliwood & Lyndis interacting, though.
Credits: Prompt was, “Visiting Lycia once again” and this was for fe_fest over on LJ.
Rating: T.
Warnings: Character death.
Genre: Friendship mostly, angst, romantic elements.

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It It Takes a Lifetime | Rose of Versailles

Title: If It Takes a Lifetime
Fandom: Rose of Versailles
Words: 5,294
Summary: Oscar and André survive the storming of the Bastille.
Pairing/Character: Oscar/André
Extra Info: This was originally posted on Fanfiction.net back in 2008. It is a full rewrite.
Rating: T.
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Angst and Stuff. 

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Fireside Dreams | Rose of Versailles

Title: Fireside Dreams
Fandom: Rose of Versailles
Words: 5,176
Summary: Oscar was in love.
Pairing/Character: Oscar/André
Extra Info: This was originally posted on Fanfiction.net back in 2008. It is a full rewrite.
Rating: I’d say T bordering on M, but it’s rated M on AO3 just to be safe. :) 
 Genre: Romance and Friendship with a dash of Angst. Kind of character-study-ish, too.

Notes, if  anyone’s interested in them.

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But a Breath | Rose of Versailles

Title: But a Breath
Fandom: Rose of Versailles
Words: 301
Summary: The End.
Pairing/Character: Oscar/André
Extra Info: This was originally posted in March 2009. It’s been rewritten and reformatted! 
Rating: G, honestly.
Genre: Peace. Poetry?

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adieu à toi | Rose of Versailles — Chapter 1

Title: adieu à toi — chapter 1
Fandom: Rose of Versailles
Words: 599 words.
Summary: The thoughts of various characters concerning Oscar on/around/after July 14th, 1789. (Starting with Oscar herself.)
Pairing/Character: Oscar/André
Extra Info: This was originally posted on August 31, 2008 and completed on December 13, 2008. This is the first of 11 chapters.
Rating: T.
Genre: Romance, Friendship, Family

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White Roses | Rose of Versailles

Title: White Roses
Fandom: Rose of Versailles
Words: 377 words.
Summary: The reason André likes white roses. ;)
Pairing/Character: Oscar, Nanny, André
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted on July 14, 2008.
Rating: G
Genre: Gen, something light and silly to help me celebrate my birthday. ♥  

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A Blessed Home | When Calls the Heart

Title: A Blessed Home
Fandom: When Calls the Heart
Words: 2,420 words.
Summary: Rosemary and Lee cope with the infertility struggle in different ways while trying not to lose hope.
Pairing/Characters: Lee Coulter, Rosemary Coulter
Extra Info: It’s very dialogue-heavy.
Rating: M for sex/themes/etc.
Genre: Emotional romance. Maybe.

My brain was in full gear at 5:30 this morning to write this and it knew exactly what it wanted to write. It’s not often that I wake up with a full story in mind, so I went with it.

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A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose | Tales of Symphonia

Title: A Rose Is a Rose Is a Rose
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 2,764 words
Summary: A flower could not deceive. It was what it was—something she had never been able to be. Or free to be.
Pairing/Character: Raine/Regal
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted December 31, 2009 for none other than @kippielovesyou. The original prompt was, “Secretly, all along, it was me.” This was a massive rewrite lmao.
Rating: T
Genre: It’s hard to classify this, character study-ish, friendship, hint of romance. Kind of a “secret admirer” bit. 

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His Choice | Tales of Symphonia

Title: His Choice
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 959 words
Summary: He’d known all along he would outlive her.
Pairing/Character: Zelos/Sheena, mention of others
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted June 22, 2008 for my friend Nico. His prompt was “Finality.” The original title of this work was “Curse of a Man.”
Rating: T
Genre: Romance with some friendship vibes, also sort of a character study piece for a more mature Zelos.

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Daisy Chains and Pinky Promises | Tales of Symphonia

Title: Daisy Chains and Pinky Promises
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 1,325 words
Summary: It was almost time, and therefore inappropriate to reminisce, but he couldn’t help himself.
Pairing/Characters: Lloyd/Colette, others mentioned
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted on June 19, 2008 for Queenie Z. Her prompt was “wedding.” The original was 709 words long.
Rating: G
Genre: Wedding fluff, naturally.

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Mausoleum | Fire Emblem 7

Title: Mausoleum
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 1,483 words
Summary: What use was this place, this kingdom, without the lady they had all sworn to protect?
Pairing/Character: Kent/Lyn (onesided?), Florina, Wil, Sain
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted on December 31, 2009 for my friend Nico. His prompt was the sentence in the summary + purple hyacinths.
Rating: T
Genre: One-sided(?) romance, reflection, character study lite

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Mixing Business with Pleasure | Tales of Symphonia

Title: Mixing Business with Pleasure
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 9,605 words
Summary: They’d discussed it a few times over the past decade but always ended up coming to the same conclusion: it was easier not to commit to anything. It was safer. She had a life of her own and saw in herself a puzzle piece that could never quite fit him due to circumstance. He understood and agreed it was for the best; he was still afraid to love her openly, anyway. So they made do.
Pairing/Character: Regal/Raine, some mention of others.
Extra Info: This is quite dialogue-heavy. It also deals with fantasy racism.
Rating: Explicit
Genre: Romance/Angst, a bit character study-ish regarding personal fears and doubts of the characters.

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Joy I Have Known | Fire Emblem 8

Title: Joy I Have Known
Fandom: Fire Emblem 8
Words: 1,406 words
Summary: Four times he rescued her and one time she rescued him.
Pairing/Character: Seth/Eirika
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted on January 22, 2011 for FE_Fest on Livejournal. The prompt was the summary of this story.
Rating: Somewhere between G and T
Genre: Lighter romance, bit of angst

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Found | Fire Emblem 7

Title: Found
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 2,641 words
Summary: Unlike Lyn, Hector couldn’t simply leave it all behind, and he didn’t have the luxury of visiting old friends. But Farina did. And, she said, she could at least carry letters to them—quickly and much more efficiently than any Ostian courier. So he hired her. (And she touched lives.)
Pairing/Character: Farina-centric, Hector, Eliwood, Lucius, Fiora, Natalie, Dorcas, Lyn, Vaida, Wallace, Serra, Priscilla, Lilina, and mention of a couple of others.
Extra Info: This was originally written and posted sometime in January 2013.
Rating: T
Genre: Friendship, Tragedy

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While There's Still Time | Fire Emblem 7

Title: While There's Still Time
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 1,221 words
Summary: She remembered the Isle, the blood-soaked flanks and wings of pegasi, and her attempt to find survivors. (Fiora's Survivor's Guilt + fear of caring for other people lest she lose them, too.)
Pairing/Characters: Fiora, Sain
Extra Info: This was the 7,000th 'fic posted on FFnet for Fire Emblem back in the day. Wild.
Rating: T
Genre: Introspection/Friendship.

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Team-Building Exercise | Tales of Symphonia

Title: Team-Building Exercise
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 1,877 words
Summary: “I do believe we’re both dealing with the same thing right now.” Goddess, he’d have to be stupid not to understand her meaning. / Luckily, he was a very smart man. “Are you proposing we do something about it?”
Pairing/Character: Regal/Raine
Extra Info: I swear I was possessed when I wrote this but now you're noticing a corporate office pun theme for these stories aren't you.
Rating: Explicit
Genre: It's more or less a charming piece of pwp.

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Vita | Tales of Symphonia

Title: Vita
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 4,112 words
Summary: Half-elves can now attend formal schools as well as teach in them. They can join the church, attend the theater, walk into any medical facility and receive treatment, and practice medicine. But they cannot marry humans.
Pairing/Character: Regal/Raine, Zelos gets some lines too.
Warnings: Fantasy racism, procreative sex, and literal healing sex.
Rating: Explicit
Genre: Oops!All Tenderness. This skews heavily into romance and longing and is ultimately a happy story. You're welcome.

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Like Starlight | Tales of Symphonia

Title: Like Starlight
Fandom: Tales of Symphonia
Words: 5,424 words
Summary: Aithra Brunel is sixteen when she accepts the oracle and her new title: Sylvarant’s Chosen of Regeneration.
Pairing/Character: Aithra/Cecil (OC)
Warnings: Fantasy Racism, Character Death
Rating: T
Genre: Budding romance, tragedy.

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All or Nothing | Fire Emblem 7

Title: All or Nothing
Fandom: Fire Emblem 7
Words: 1,499 words
Summary: Ostia is going to war.
Pairing/Character: Oswin/Serra with mention of Hector/Florina and other characters.
Extra Info: This was originally posted on January 18^th, 2012 as “practice writing” and was 855 words long.
Warnings: Mention of character death and the death of children.
Rating: T
Genre: Angst, romance

Thank you to @trash-god for the beta work again. MWAH!

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