When writing between classes and work one day I realized my work was missing something.

Criticism.

During my many wanderings between classes and occasionally during work I came across this site and fell in love with many fellow authors. It was only a matter of time before I joined in.

I'm a little new to this and shy about showing my work, but here I am so do your worst. I think I'm ready.

I'll try any fandom at least once and if I mess up, correct me. It may be just an honest mistake so there's no need to rip my friggin head off. However, I've seen the term AU to mean exactly that. Alternate Universe. Those are free-for-all in my opinion, so your opinion on my accuracy will go in one ear and out the other. Deal with it.

As for me...eh haha ha.

This is the internet right? Half of it's lies anyway. Let's just stick with the fanfiction.

Art For Glasses!Cloud ( WHY DID THE LINKS STOP WORKING?!)

10kiaoi made a series with all the SOLDIER boys

Cloud Version 1

Zack

Angeal

Genesis

Sephiroth

Basecom Cloud

Cloudvelundr has also gotten in on the action

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Let The Basecom Go

Here's one more that Satan-onii-chan submitted to me

My Booklist. I read good stuff and I don't lie. (I may also be a wannabe English teacher).

I've discovered I really like gothic works from the Victorian Era. If you want books that blur lines and make you wonder about the human condition check out books like Dracula, The Picture of Dorian Gray, or The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. But you have to pretend that you don't know the spoilers in these works (i.e. Dracula being a vampire) to get the real impact, but it can be mind blowing if you can do it. (The first five chapters of Dracula can be very eerie if you do it right). Ignore Hollywood and Television because they do these titles no justice. The book is better and can be read so many different ways.

I hate Pride and Prejudice with a passion. I've just been reminded of that fact. I can dig romances, but not something like that. All of Austen's character's are upper class. Her writing style is witty, but the plot tapers off when the characters become poor. (Food for thought, who do you think makes these glorious household run so efficiently? Servants that no one sees. I'd rather read about the servants than the owners.)

Jane Eyre at least had a scandal in it (I'm not going to say what because that is one of the greatest spoilers ever and you people should read more).

I'm convinced that the Harry Potter series will be among the books to remain popular well into the centuries to come. I'd equate them with classics, like the ones I mentioned above, perhaps even in a higher esteem. They are well written, have a complex, yet engaging plot and beautiful symbology. It's the books that will last forever, not the movies. Consider this: How many times have Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre, Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula, Frankenstein, Shakespeare's plays, etc. been made in to a film adaptation? Many times.

Sam is the hero in The Lord of the Rings. It's no contest. And Boromir was not a whiny asshole. He was a decent person who was only trying to do what he believed was right. He only wanted to save his fellow countrymen. His death is heartbreaking.

The Hobbit is a children's book, but it is equally delightful as it's darker sequels. Chapter 6 remains one of my all time favorite literary moments.

My Movie List. (Because I took one film class so that makes me an expert. And Netflix. Netflix is so wonderful)

I took a French film class (No. I will not be translating any of my writing into French. My French stinks. Neither one of us would understand it.) and it was fun and I really loved some of the movies. Most of these will be French, but in my defense the French ruled the cinema hierarchy until WWI. A little diversity is a good thing.

La belle et la bête. It's Beauty and the Beast essentially. It's black and white and appears outdated, but this is by far my favorite version of this fairy tale. Disney can suck it compared to this.

Les Dioboliques. The original French version. I first watched this in high school. Imagine the entire class screaming in terror at the end. The second viewing was about the same for me and I already knew what was going to happen. I heard the Sharon Stone version is not as good so I didn't bother.

Amelie. Pretty much has to be seen by every French student. It's a wonderful film (and it has a happy ending) but I won't say anymore.

La Haine. This was released in English speaking countries under this title. This was one of the hardest movies I ever watched. It was grueling, but you can't stop once you start. Completely applicable to today despite it's release date. Your heart will be pounding the entire time and the end will either take your breath away or make you cry. Or both.

A Prophet. I forgot its French title, but I think it's La Prophet. Once again hard to watch and I will put up a warning. This takes place almost entirely in a prison. There is talk of rape/sex, but I don't think you see any (I think). There is a very long, drawn out, graphic death scene early in. There's a lot of blood and it takes a couple minutes before he finally dies (read: hard to watch. People left the classroom when this happened). It's still an accurate and stirring depiction of life in prison.

The King's Speech. It's such a delightful film. I developed a man crush on Geoffrey Rush because of this movie.

Nosferatu. You need to see how film began without sound. Murnau was a master at it. It's on youtube for crying out loud (Copyright issues, no one really owns it and no one really cares anymore). The play on light and shadow is masterful and Shreck was very creepy despite his overly dramatic makeup. It seems cheesy and contrived, but I really enjoyed it (and I kind of want Count Orlock's coat, just a little).

Wreck-It Ralph. I don't think I've ever laughed harder at a movie. And it's for kids. It actually deals with so many adult matters: morality, responsibility, determination, political corruption, loyalty. I can go on and on. If your friendship cannot be counted as equal to the one portrayed by Ralph and Vanellope, then you need better friends.

I hope you guys like Van Gogh. My Starry Night is made up of pictures taken by the Hubble Space Telescope. It's a Starry Night made up of starry nights. All credit is given on the picture itself if you look close enough (No I didn't make it. I don't have mad skills like that).