"I write when the urge hits me, getting the words down as fast as I can type. Then, I step back from what I just wrote and start a dialectical process where I begin challenging my own writing." -Unknown Author

Hello, I'm Kohaku no Hime. That is a bit of a mouthful, though, so you can call me Kohaku :)

My profile pic was drawn by Tumblr user missus-ruin - go check her out!!

The Life and Times of Kohakuhime:

03/28/2019: I've gone through and remove a couple stories as a heads up. Also, after three years of essentially lurking, "Come Together" is not only being updated, but it is entering its final story arc! Because there are 189 chapters before this arc, and because it has been literal years since this has been updated, here is a list of chapters to keep in mind. You can go back and read them/refresh if you need to:

Major events: Any of the other story arcs before this one (Raphael's, Alister's, and Valon's)

Minor arcs/chapters to keep in mind: ch 39-41, ch 66, 69-71, ch 97, ch 107, ch 126, ch 129, ch 132, 134-135, 141-143, 145, 173-174, 181-183, and 187.

11/27/2015: I received a very lovely gift from Tumblr user mpuzzle: a glorious and beautiful fanart for "The Princess and the Dragon", which has been currently set as the new cover for the story. Thanks so much again, Puzzle!!

Links:

Celeste: A picture I drew of Valon's mother, who appeared in "Come Together."
: My reference place for differences between the dub and the sub, as well as episode summaries.
Tumblr: where I primarily lurk these days

I also have a Twitter (@ kohakuhime) if anyone wants to follow me over there. I am working on Ao3, though I haven't really posted much there yet.

Before You Get Started, Some Rules for the Road:

1. If it is not a healthy pairing or ship, I don't write it. PERIOD. This stands for mostly abusive ships, unhealthy and toxic relationships, and ships involving incest and/or pedophilia. There won't be any such content in either my favorites or in my stories.

2. Reviews are always welcome and much appreciated, and I'll do my best to reply to each one. Concrit is also greatly appreciated, as I don't always manage to catch errors and may miss a few; I also respond to PM's. That being said, please do not leave me reviews that are nothing more than "When's the sequel coming out?" or "When will you update *insert answer here*?"

3. In regards to Number Two:

"No flames."
"Isn't that my decision to make?"
"Do you remember Thunderhead? Nice, tall, good with kids?"
"Well, yeah, I do but - "
"November 15 of '58! All was going well, another day saved, when his flame got snagged on a missile launch!"
"Okay, Thunderhead wasn't exactly the brightest - "
"StratoGale! April 23, '57! Flame got caught in a jet turbine!"
"Kohaku, you can't generalize these things by a couple of random incidents - "
"MetalMan, Express Elevator Shaft! DynaGuy, snag on takeoff! SmashDown, sucked into a vortex! NO FLAMES!"

4. Though I grew up with the dub version of Yu-Gi-Oh! - and still love it, even with the edits and cheesy dialogue - I do use the sub's plot devices

5. If you ever read my material and you recognize something that I didn't give credit to an author for, let me know. I certainly don't want to be accused of plagiarism. Also, I am human and can make typos/errors in my stories, so please tell me if there's something funny with it. I promise I don't bite and will welcome any messages that are "hey this isn't right".

Stories in Progress:

Come Together: "A series of oneshots exploring the daily lives of our three favorite bikers: Raphael, Alister, and Valon."
--Mostly because my plot bunnies love them, I generally stick my fics about the bikers in here. It saves you the trouble of having to wade through 100 or so fics about the bikers on my profile, at any rate; I will be capping this story at 200 chapters, but whether there will be another collection like this has yet to be seen. Has an OC pairing but that isn't monopolizing the story.

The Princess and the Dragon: "In which an unusual princess has to deal with dragons, enchantments, and combinations thereof."
--AU, eventual Polarshipping fluff. Chapters will be posted depending on my schedule.

My disclaimer for all stories:

As I primarily write for the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom: I do not own Yu-Gi-Oh!, its plot, or its characters. I merely create the situations the characters are in for my stories; I also do not own any of the OC's I borrow from authors to have cameos in my stories, and proper credit and permissions will be noted. I did go to the shipper's list and successfully petition to get the Valon/Serenity pairing named as "Gentleshipping." Random fact I'm proud of :D

The plots of my stories and any OC's that I create for the purposes of my stories are mine. While I do allow people to borrow the concepts found in my fics/OC's for cameo purposes (with permission, of course), I will not tolerate having the stories that I poured my heart and soul into taken just so that someone else can try to pass it off as their own. I WILL NOT HESITATE TO REPORT YOU IF YOU TRY.

Kohaku out.