X Therapy
By Leareth and Taryn
Summary:
Case 1: Leareth. Multitasking schizophrenic fan-author.
Case 2: Taryn. Crazy fic-writing web-mistress, creator of the Pie joke.
Put these two together, add in the screwed up cast of X, and send them all to see a shrink.
Warning: read this fic at your own risk. Writers cannot be held liable for damages or personal
injury resulting from laughter. We would like to apologise in advance to anyone who may take offence
at this fic. Then laugh in your face, of course.
Genre: Parody
Rated: PG-13
4 Chapters Ongoing
Seito's Review:
This is definitely one of my favorite humor fics out of every single
fandom. "X Therapy" is absolutely hilarious. Leareth has managed to "skewer"
the characters without having done so - the characters are in-character,
and yet, obviously, they wouldn't act like this in real life. *hope I'm
making sense* This is definitely a must read. Leareth has done something what
many people on sugar highs have been unable to do: written something hilarious.
Review rewritten 29th June 2004 by Seito no Senshi.
White Hands
Summary: How am I special to you, let me count the ways...
Genre:
Drama/Action/Adventure
Rated: PG-13
4 Chapters Complete
Seito's Review:
The best thing I love about "White Hands" is definitely the way Seishirou
is written. In fact, in her DVD-style Commentary for "White Hands", Leareth
pointed out some very interesting things that she did regarding narration
that I personally would never have noticed if it hadn't been pointed out to
me. ^^;;
Review rewritten 29th June 2004 by Seito no Senshi.
Read the "White Hands" DVD-style Commentary for Part 1.
[written 18-02-04]
Silent Night, Lonely Night
Summary: No on should be lonely on Christmas Eve.
Genre: Drama/Angst
Rated: PG-13
Oneshot Completed
Seito's Review:
My opinion for "Silent Night, Lonely Night" has been combined with that of "In My Line of
Work 1 + 2". It can be located down in the review section of "In My Line of Work 2."
In My Line of Work I
Summary: Sequel to 'Silent Night, Lonely Night', a very different Point of View on
S&S.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Rated: PG-13
Oneshot Completed
Seito's Review:
My opinion for "In My Line of Work" has been combined with that of "Silent Night, Lonely Night," and
"In My Line of Work 2". It can be located down in the review section of "In My Line of Work 2."
I recommend reading Leareth's DVD-style Commentary for "In My Line of
Work". ^^ It's really interesting and fun to read.
Read the "In My Line of Work" DVD-style Commentary.
Part 1 [written 08-02-04]
Part 2 [written 08-02-04]
Part 3 [written 08-02-04]
In My Line of Work II
Summary: Unsolved mysteries may be older - and more dangerous - then you think.
Genre: Drama/Crime
Rated: PG-13
Sequel Completed
Seito's Review:
I really like "In My Line of Work 1 + 2" for several reasons, one of them
being that we see the characters of X through another person's eyes -
somebody not involved with the Promised Day. Another thing also,
Koboyashi, Leareth's original character and the guy who's narrating the
story has got to be one of the most realistic OCs ever. Shigure and Ayako,
the other two, are just as fun. Not to mention the
fact that he has some great descriptions, specifically when's
describing Subaru, Kamui or Seishirou. "In My Line of Work 2" is even more
fun to read than the first, specifically because we get to see how Koboyashi,
Shigure and Ayako even more to the myth that is the Sakurazukamori.
Definitely something that you shouldn't miss out on.
Review rewritten 29th June 2004 by Seito no Senshi.
One More Final
Summary:
Last moments.
Last words.
Three monologues for three special people.
Genre: Drama/Angst
Rated: PG-13
2 Chapters Ongoing
Pieces
Summary: Some things you just can't let go of... or maybe they won't
leave you alone.
Genre: Drama/Angst
Rated: PG-13
Seito's Review:
This is one of those fics that is just incredibly heartbreaking
to read (another one that made me feel this way would be "Stoptime"
by Apapazukamori). The writing style here I
thought suited Subaru perfectly. Set after Rainbow Bridge, the author
basically captures and makes the reader feel the hopelessness, the emptiness, the despair that
Subaru probably went through after what happened. This fanfiction is basically
- to quote - "Fragmented pieces that make up a story that don't really need
anything to join them up as long as they're in sequence." Leareth
mentioned in her ficblog once that she wondered why people had such strong
reactions about "Pieces" (horrified/freaked out they were). Well, I suppose
"Pieces" is just that. The thing is, I personally don't find "Pieces" to be
that disturbing; I just think it's an absolutely beautiful thing to read.
The style she writes in really captures that "weightless feel of total
despair". As well, though the idea may not be as complex to write as
"Eternal Colors" (as the author believes), I still think that in some ways,
it would be just as difficult to write something like this as it would for
"Eternal Colors". I was incredibly moved by it, especially for the part
titled "Blood."
Review rewritten 29th June 2004 by Seito no Senshi.
Eternal Colours
Summary: If you are human, you must be able to feel. Whether you accept those feelings
is another issue entirely. There is no such thing as a person who cannot 'feel'.
But, if you've never 'felt' before, how would you recognise a 'feeling' when you
have one - and how would you deal with it?
Forty years after the Final Day, a young couple move into a new home with dreams
of a new life. Those dreams turn to something dark and frightening when the husband
discovers a strange secret hidden away that has to be told.
Genre: Strange/Angst/Drama
Rated: PG-13
9 Chapters Complete
Nukume Dori
Summary: After the Final Day, Subaru finds himself sixteen again and
reliving the year of the Bet, this time with the knowledge of all that is to
come. He knows that Seishirou is the Sakurazukamori, he knows that they are
playing a deadly game of love and death ? and he knows that Hokuto?s life is at
stake if he loses.
This follows the Tokyo Babylon story quite closely for
most part, but since this is the older, more tragic Subaru we?re talking about,
although the ?cases? may start out the same, they will end quite differently. It
all depends on Subaru?s choices ? but does he have the right to change the lives
of all those people for what he believes is the better?
Genre: Drama/Angst
Rated: PG-13
8 Chapters Ongoing
Seito's Review:
Gyah! I absolutely love "What-ifs" and I love them even more when
they're done properly. It's very interesting to see Subaru deal with
the knowledge that his sister will be shish-kabobed at the end of the year
of The Bet. Even more so, is seeing how he actually tries to deal with
everything, the decisions he makes - and how different he is from the
innocent and naive boy he's supposed to be. I mean, obviously, the change is
apparent when he's 25 and blowing Dragons of Earth to smithereens. To me
here, though,
the change just seems so blatant, probably because him being in his
16-year-old body now it's automatic for me to compare how different his
25-year-old mind is to his 16-year old one. ... I'm getting really confused
looking at this. ^^;; Either way; Nukume Dori=tres fun. Go read it.
Review rewritten 29th June 2004 by Seito no Senshi.
