NANA: Like a Broken Rose

So lately I've been watching (and re-watching) Nana. Or at least, after I read HP & the DH. But everyone and their mother has made a DH post, so I don't feel the need to write one of my own. If anyone's curious, I enjoyed the book, on the whole. I'm curious as to whether or not there'll be any differences between the American and the British editions. As luck would have it, my dad happened to be passing through England on the 21st (and I mean this literally - he had a connection through Heathrow) and picked up a copy for me. SO COOL! ^___^ He's still away on business, but I'm excited for it. ... ::can feel jeva_chan making zomg!hate faces:: I know, I'm spoiled. XD Sorry.

Anyways, Nana! I started watching this show and then the six-episode flashback made me want to scream, so I stopped watching it. A friend of mine, Danny, told me that the show was one of her favourites, though, so when I had some free time I figured I'd see if she was right about it getting better. And she was! XDD For those of you to whom it'll mean something, it made me cry. Actually, come to think of it, it made me cry a couple of times. Never on the level of Abyss or Fruits Basket, but somewhat more often then either, for what sense that makes. It's the sort of show that ought to be watched with a box of tissues. At least, for me. But then, I sympathize with Hachi, which makes that sort of thing a lot more likely. People who sympathize with Nana would likely cry less, I think. ::shrug::

Either way, it's got a very human feel to it, which is what I like about it. All of the characters, as much as they occasionally frequently do very very stupid things... they're doing the sort of stupid things that I can see myself doing / have done. Falling in love with the wrong person, thinking your in love when really you're not, saying precisely the wrong thing at the wrong time, getting yourself into a situation that looks awful even though it was completely innocent... Nana, for me, is a very honest anime.

So, there's this one scene in episode 24 or so that got stuck in my head and demanded ficlet. So there's ficlet.

Title: Like a Broken Rose
Fandom: Nana
Pairing: Takumi/Hachi
Rating: PG14
Warning: Slightly different style than I usually go in for, but it fit the mood, so I decided to leave it. Also for shortness. This is more ficlet than fic, but it's too long to be a drabble. XD

( When they kissed, she looked at him like crying. )

Sora Squared

So I'm working on Kaleido Star fic again. Or, to put it more accurately, I'm working on Kaleido Star x Kingdom Hearts fic. Because there needs to be Sora + Sora at some point, and because I promised Lulie-nee about a million and a half years ago that I'd do it, and I want my promised fics done.

One of the most interesting things for me is trying to create new acts for members of Kaleido Stage to do. I feel like it's nigh on impossible to top the Angel's Act, so I'm not even going to try - but I do want something that's beautiful and that would be memorable. I'm actually rather happy right now because I finally figured out what show they're going to be doing. XDD Took me long enough, right? Seriously though, the moves that you can come up with - - Kaleido Star is extremely versatile because the moves used on stage come from a variety of areas. There's tightrope, trapeze, trampolines, rope, ice skating, roller blading, swimming, sword fighting, motorcycle riding, tumbling, dancing - and that's all without even going into the different varieties of each, like the rotating trapeze bars. It's just massively fascinating.

Anyway, I've got the maneuver. Now I just have to write it in a way that's comprehensible. 'Cause, you know, that's supposed to be the easy part. XDD