"A critic is someone who knows the way, but can't drive."

The name's Parsat. No, I am not French, and have no relation to the commune of Sous-Parsat. The name "Parsat" is a portmanteau between the words "parody" and "satire". I usually pronounce it with a long "a" in the beginning, but you are free to say it however you like. I am male. I'm more of a poet than a prose writer; it has always been natural to relate and describe rather than to narrate or tell a story for me.

Nowadays I prefer to critique fanfiction and look at fandoms as a whole in order to investigate the different theses authors make about the fictional universe and the different tropes that arise as a result. I believe that the best fanfictions show a great deal of respect for canon and their source material; in other words, these stories put the characters and the canon above the author's self-interest. This is as much of a talent and a learned skill as cooking or playing an instrument or playing a sport would be, and one that I don't have.

I've considered poetry to be my strength over prose, and I've posted a few poems based on literary works. I write almost exclusively in meter and rhyme, but I'm also fond of Asian poetic forms. Robert Frost is my favorite Western poet and greatest influence, with Shakespeare coming in as a second. My favorite Eastern poet is Su Shi from the Song Dynasty, and Li Bai comes second there.

I've mainly written for (in chronological order) Trauma Center, Resident Evil, Valkyria Chronicles, and Call of Duty, although taking a look at my stories and favorite stories, you'll see a wider spread than that. Each fandom has its own flavor and its own community of big names and talented writers, and I'm pleased to have been able to interact with these people. I was also the one to request the addition of the Mirror's Edge category, and the first to publish a story to there.

I can also be found on AO3. I don't write much anymore, but I still read a fair bit and extensively curate my favorites here on and my bookmarks on AO3.

Fanfiction preferences: Canon-compliance, good pacing, worldbuilding, romance (generally canon pairings), backstories, creative headcanons, family and friendship, adventure, slice of life, tooth-rotting fluff

Dislikes (not including bad writing): Non-straight pairings, love triangles, dark/gritty, heavy angst, extremely long stories

Favorite fandoms (not exhaustive, bold is currently active): Naruto, How to Train Your Dragon, Trauma Center, Miraculous Ladybug, My Hero Academia, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy X/X2, Artemis Fowl, MCU, Codename: Kids Next Door, Frozen, Harry Potter, Kimi no na wa, Mulan, Resident Evil, Series of Unfortunate Events, Star Wars, Valkyria Chronicles, Uncharted

Fave 15 of 2019—The only criteria is that the works here were either first published or finally completed in the listed year. Rankings are completely subjective and based on my own personal enjoyment.

1. The Two of Us, a multichapter story by AnabielVriskaMars; Miraculous Ladybug; AO3

2. Working to Completion, a series by Starcrier; A Series of Unfortunate Events; and AO3

3. Eret III, a multichapter story by tysonrunningfox; How to Train Your Dragon; AO3

4. Blood Games 2: Blood Feud, a multichapter story by Frenzy5150; Frozen; and AO3

5. Once There Were Dragons, a multichapter story by Areias; How to Train Your Dragon; and AO3

6. When All is Lost, a series by Fericita and TheSpasticFantastic; Frozen; AO3

7. Bless This Happiness, a oneshot by broadway_and_burbank; Frozen; AO3

8. Freefall, a multichapter story by Le'letha; How to Train Your Dragon; and AO3

9. barefoot over ice, a oneshot by dolokhovian; A Series of Unfortunate Events;

10. Wild Blue Yonder, a multichapter story by jericks3; Frozen; AO3

11. Five Times Finn Couldn’t Say It (And One Time He Did), a oneshot by red_b_rackham; Star Wars; and AO3

12. Lady in White, a oneshot by Lugubrious DBB; Frozen;

13. Inheritance, a multichapter story by Hiiraeth; Naruto; and AO3

14/15 (tie). matching set, a oneshot by words-with-dragons, and Last Farewell, a oneshot by Itban Fuyu; How to Train Your Dragon;

Honorable Mentions—Works that I liked but didn't ultimately make the Fave 15, or works that were written in the past but reposted/revised/rewritten this year

- King of Solitude, a multichapter story by misericordia88; Naruto;

- Lost Heart, a multichapter story by quicksilversquared; Miraculous Ladybug; and AO3

- East of the Sun, West of the Moon, a multichapter story by jericks3; Frozen; AO3

- Flames We Never Lit, a reposted multichapter story by robot iconography; Captain America; and AO3

- Spira's Dream and Spira's Sphere, two reposted multichapter stories by M'jai; Final Fantasy X/X2;

Retrospectives—You can't get 'em all the first time. Here are fics from 2019 that I love that I unfortunately discovered too late, but probably would have placed had I actually read them in time.

- In This Cage, a multichapter story by The-Ocean-Deep; Final Fantasy VII;

- Journey of a Barmaid, a multichapter story by Senigata; Final Fantasy VII; and AO3

- Missing, a multichapter story by encyclopika; My Hero Academia; and AO3

- Snowed In, a multichapter story by theMistake; My Hero Academia; AO3