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[ladybug_archive]

I am tempted to join kingdom100. I really shouldn't. XD; **has way too many theme comms already.**

Still amused/irritated over the self-insertion dream. Mostly amused, which is probably because I'm tired. And the thing's definitely a signal that I am freakin' obsessed. If it won't come out one way, it'll come out another. Though it was probably partially influenced by me telling Mom last night about the FF7 shipper wars and the people who like Aerith with Sephiroth. She said maybe they just wanted him to have somebody, and I said that Aerith is for Zack. X3 Honestly, though, I can't imagine Seph with anyone, really. And I find Sephiroth/Aerith just a highly disturbing pairing, in any case. XD Not just because I adore Zack/Aerith, either. Just ... no.

Truth be told, I don't think I've been as obsessed with a character since Marik. But even during that time, I'd gone past the self-insertion phase, which I went through big time with Kaiba. XD; Though I'd be lying if I didn't admit that sometimes, with Marik and Sephiroth, I've wanted to self-insert. Which probably also was coming out in the dream. Amusingly, my dream self did not like the idea of the book series; she retained my view on Seph being single.

In other news ... WTH moment on Winx Club. Baltor, who is pretty much the only thing I like about season 3, said that he used an absorbtion spell to pull Bloom's biological parents into his body, so if she destroyed him, she'd destroy them, too. Just ... WTH. **shakes head.** Though I guess stuff like that is to be expected from a magic-themed show. **shrugs.** Which is one of the reasons why I denied liking the show for so long. It's a guilty pleasure, really. I still want badly to rewrite season 3. XD And I would make Baltor be Bloom's father. Though there's always the chance that he could be her uncle, I guess....

I think season 1 really had the best writing overall. Season 2 gave us Layla, who is just awesome, but the bad guy was a moron. And season 3 just feels so hastily thrown together, it's a joke. No wonder it's the last season.

And wow, it's September 1st. To me (and to meteorologists) that means the first day of Autumn. I'm still trying to process it. XD

EDIT: My favorite scene from Kingdom Hearts II. X3 I finally found it by itself, and not tacked on to everything else. It's short, but awesome.

Comments

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I empathize with the "too many theme comms" thing XD And...now I'm starting on 100fandomhell. WHOOPS~!! Ironically, my first fic for that is going to be a Kingdom Hearts one. Go fig ^^;;

Happy new month! Rabbit rabbit!

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

100Fandomhell is going to be interesting, indeed. XD I shall look forward to seeing what you come up with! And all hail KH!

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Hmm...some of those are really interesting! I could actually use some as picture ideas. That's something I haven't thought of before. XD

I ususally get annoyed when people change an already established pairing. Especially for Zack and Aerith, since they fit perfectly together. Why would anyone want to disrupt that? And Seph/Aerith just...doesn't seem right. And where would that leave Zack, anyway?

Yay for September 1st! I realized that just before I went to bed, and felt like celebrating because it means the temperature will *finally* cool off.

I've never seen that full scene! The only thing I've seen before was the Cloud & Squall part. That's just amazing how easily Seph dispatches the Heartless with one stroke, while Cloud's got to take them out one-by-one.

It's also fun to view the clip while keeping in mind the background info from your fics.^^ It gives things a whole new dimension.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Sure! X3 That would be a fun way to use them, too!

I dislike changing established pairings, too. XD; If people want to make new pairings, whatever, they can do what they want, but I don't have to like it. ^^ And your point is one of the main reasons why I dislike putting Aerith with anyone else. It's so cruel to Zack! ;__; I actually like Cloud/Aerith a bit, but during the game when they interacted, Cloud thought he was Zack, basically, and Aerith was attracted to him initially because she loved Zack so much and missed him so deeply. She did want to get to know the real Cloud, but that doesn't mean she preferred him over Zack, or that she ever would. And I can't see Cloud/Aerith advancing beyond what's shown in the game, even if Aerith was brought back. Zack would certainly support them if they fell for each other, and they would probably feel really guilty about it, and it would be tragic all the way around.

I watched all the scenes with Cloud and Seph before I wrote that first KH fic. X3 I wanted to be sure everything could slip in neatly without disrupting canon. And it definitely did.

Yay Seph taking out multiple Heartless! X3 Shows he certainly has the experience and the skill. **cuddles him.**

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

**nods** I've got the same thoughts on Cloud/Aerith. For me, her true love will always be Zack, though I like to think that Zack somehow helped to guide Cloud to Aerith to help them both out...he'd want Aerith to try to move on a little bit without him. Though while they're both alive, it's Zack/Aerith all the way.^^

That would be really tragic if Cloud and Aerith fell for each other. I just couldn't see Zack loving anyone other than Aerith. I don't think Zack could truly be happy if that happened, though he'd try to convince everyone he was perfectly fine, but they'd see through it, anyway. I've seen some Zack/Tifa fics, but that just seems wrong, too. Their personalities just don't match as well as Zack's and Aerith's.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I bet Zack did guide them to each other, which is so cute and so selfless of him. X3 I wonder if he also influenced Cloud to fall through the roof, like Zack did himself. LOL. Or maybe that was just dumb luck.

**nodnod.** I know it's been said that Zack was somewhat of a womanizer, Aerith said it herself, but I imagine him wanting to settle down with Aerith and feeling differently about her. And Zack/Tifa I don't get at all. XD;

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

LOL **remembers the ending of the battle above Aerith's church** Zack watches in spirit form. "Cloud, you need to fall...*here*!" And sticks out his invisible foot to trip him. No one can say he never did anything to help out his buddy! XD

**nods** I agree with that. Aerith was certainly something special.^^

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**snerk.**

I definitely don't understand Aerith hate, or Tifa hate, for that matter. XD; I know a lot of people bash one because they like the other and want Cloud to have her, but there's also people who just don't like them for whatever reason, and I don't get it. They're both very human, well-rounded characters, and I don't see that either one of them is so terribly annoying.

I think the only time I was ever somewhat ruffled by Aerith was when she had Cloud dress up like a woman and was teasing him about it, because I don't like seeing men I like being made fools of. XD And yet the same time, I'm terribly amused by Cloud's predicament. I contradict myself.

I know one person didn't like Tifa because she didn't tell Cloud what she remembered of how Nibelheim went, but gosh, she knew poor Cloud was already in a bad mental shape. She was just terrified that he would get even worse if his false memories fell apart. It may have not been the right choice, but it's not like she was doing some horrible, mean thing. Always wished I'd asked that person more about such a viewpoint. XD;

**falls to pondering more.**

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Neither do I, and I hate finding a semi-decent fic, only to see the author bash one or the other. That just ruins the whole thing. I like both characters...they're very different, but strong in their own way.

XD Poor Cloud. I suppose Aerith could have been more understanding, since it was her idea, after all. But it was amusing!

Yeah, and I'll bet Tifa was terribly confused about why Cloud didn't remember anything...she was probably trying to figure out what was going on and how to respond to that without making things worse. Just blurting out the truth would have been careless and cruel.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**nodnod.** Exactly! I think FF7 has some of the most awesome female characters. X3 Excepting Rosso the Crimson and Scarlet. And Lucrecia did have potential, but I think she kinda lost it with her self-pitying and leaving Sephiroth to suffer when she knew what a horrible man Hojo was.

Yeah, if I was in Tifa's position, I probably would have done largely the same thing. I would have felt so helpless, seeing poor Cloud acting so strange and not even remembering his best friend.

I should make an icon tribute to FF7's awesome women. X3

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Oh, I never did like Rosso or Scarlet. They were horrible. Each in their own unique way, of course, but still horrible. XD

I don't blame Lucrecia for a little self-pity, since it's only natural, but for Pete's sake, enough is enough! After a little while you just have to get up and *do* something about it. And Lucrecia, especially, could have made such a difference if she had only tried.

People find it so easy to bash Tifa for that, but do they ever consider actually being in that position, and trying to figure out the best thing to do? It's got to be a lot more difficult than they ever give her credit for. I'm sure she spent a lot of time stressing over that, and having conflicting thoughts.

You should!^^

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**nodnod.** I can't stand either of them. I wonder what kind of a voice Scarlet would have, if they ever did remake FF7.

LOL, Rosso doesn't even really look like a woman, in the face. When I saw her at first, I thought she was a man. A somewhat effeminate man, but ... yeah. XD;

Yeah, I'd definitely have some self-pity in such a horrible situation too, but Lucrecia took it to the extreme. When she wasn't able to kill herself, she should have taken it to mean that she needed to do something more than wallowing in her guilt. Instead she decided to seal herself in crystal. -__-; Leaving a huge mess in her wake.

**nods.** Yeah, they say how much trouble it causes, not to say anything, and how they just can't stand it. I wonder if they ever do stop to think how they would really act, or if they just figure they would undoubtedly tell all no matter what.

I should also write a short fic of Tifa's conflicting thoughts. X3

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

**snicker** I'd like to see how they do that laugh of hers. XD

LOL. Yeah, I remember wondering if she was supposed to be a woman or a man, and I could never figure it out until I played. XD

Who seals themselves in *crystal* of all things? That just seems ridiculous when you think about it. XD Surely there's a more constructive way to repent...like facing your responsibilities. Maybe it's a good thing Seph never knew his mother in that case, because his reaction to learning that can't be good: "Wait...you mean my mother's alive, and she's sealed herself in a *crystal*!?"

Good question. That's really shallow thinking if they'd just tell everything if they were in Tifa's position. You'd think it can't be *that* hard to just stand in her shoes for a moment... it's beyond me why some people don't even seem to try.

You should!^^ It would be a great read, and I don't think I've seen anything like that before.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Now I feel like writing a conversation between Seph and Vincent, with Seph flat-out telling Vincent that Lucrecia isn't worth his admiration and Vincent angry because Sephiroth never even knew her.

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

That sounds like another good one! I can imagine some rather scathing remarks being tossed back and forth. I'd take Seph's point of view, though I'm sure she was a good person when Vincent knew her, pressured into making some poor choices. Even if she didn't do anything afterwards to fix them. XD

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**nodnod.** She did seem like a sweet person when she interacted with Vincent. Though then there was also that whole weird thing with her immediately deciding to marry Hojo instead of explaining to Vincent about what happened with his father. @___@ Just ... WTH? I mean, if she felt so guilty about it that she felt she needed to not be with Vincent, that's one thing. But from what I remember, she wouldn't even talk to him about it first!

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Yeah... Lucretia seems like a person who just runs from her problems. She doesn't want to face up to them. I suppose she could just be suffering from so much anguish at what happened, and maybe doesn't want to hurt Vincent, so that probably clouds her judgement. And then she just resigns herself to her "fate", but still feels self-pity and guilt. In that respect, she's almost the complete opposite of Seph.

[cskazaam.livejournal.com]

Ack! I keep forgeting that LJ likes to edit out the things I usually put in brackets. XD

The first sentence from my last comment referred to the prompts from the KH community.

[invincible1863.livejournal.com]

Heh. Interesting...^^ I remember your Marik days. He is so awesome!!

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

So is Sephiroth. X3 Both of them. **squees and cuddles more.** The FF7 one is so great sane. And the KH one was never not sane.

[garowyn.livejournal.com]

I, too, can't see anyone with Sephiroth. He's one of those characters where you can't see them getting romantically involved (or we just don't want to. ;)) Hmm, I think I like the Zack/Aerith pairing.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**nodnod.** Probably a bit of both. LOL. I know I honestly don't want to. Aside from just not seeing it of him, I like having him to relate to on that matter. I don't really give a darn about finding a significant other, and that's what I imagine Seph feeling as well.

**squee.** Zack/Aerith is adorable. X3 I love watching them in the CC trailers.

[garowyn.livejournal.com]

How would you describe Zack and Aerith's relationship?

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Hmmm. They complement each other so well. To me, one of the best little scenes of them is after Zack falls through the roof. I don't remember why he says this, but he was flirting with her and asked for a date, and then she answers, "Why? That's silly," in a very cute tone of voice. So she doesn't just melt into his flirting, like a lot of girls. XD She holds her own, but she isn't some rough she-dog either. LOL.

The scene where Zack cries in the church and she comes and hugs him is just adorable. X3 I just love a guy character who doesn't feel like he has to never cry, and I don't imagine Aerith coming and hugging just anyone.

I think they came to really, deeply care about each other, and I imagine Zack as wanting to settle down with her. Dunno whether he actually had random flings with girls or not, before he met Aerith (I like to think he didn't), but he wrote home about Aerith and obviously found her very special. And Aerith must have cared about him very deeply, to be initially attracted to Cloud because of how he acted similar to Zack. When they're in Gongaga and the parents are asking if Aerith is the one Zack wrote about, she turns and flees from the group as her emotions come to the surface.

And I'm sure much more will be revealed when Crisis Core comes out. X3

[garowyn.livejournal.com]

Aw, that's cute. =D

. . .*fangirl squeal*

I think I really like this couple now. =)

[yamfowl1412.livejournal.com]

**tries to think of the most recent self-insertion that she did** I mean, there are those that are "hidden," but I'm not sure the last I did one of those as in actually writing it. Hmmm . . .

To me, from what I know of it all, Sephiroth/Aerith makes me think of the twisted fascination of Gin/Tazi. Has that same morbid feel to it, if Sephiroth at that point is two tacos short of a fiesta platter, that is.

Admittedly, it'd be somewhat interesting to see how you'd do a self-insertion now. Perhaps appease the dreams and make it an LJ-only thing. **has now gotten a bit curious, musing of the different ways it could handled**

The clip there makes me think of a potential scene between Vincent (or Vicious as I went back and thought of it, perhaps more appropriately so) and Spike.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

XD Yep, if Sephiroth is off his rocker and has some bizarre fascination with Aerith, that could make for a disturbing, creepy, and admittedly possibly intriguing fic. Though I doubt his attraction would be romantic; probably anything but. And I'm trying to decide if he'd have any fascination with her all. After flipping, it seemed that he cared only about becoming a god and eliminating all obstacles in the way. Though Aerith was definitely his opposite, so I'm debating whether he found her strength interesting.

Hmmm, self-insertion fic. XD Now that would definitely be disturbing. **imagines glomping KH Sephiroth from behind and petting the soft hair and wings.** Even sane, any Sephiroth wouldn't like that. LOL. And if I tried to write a serious self-insertion fic, I'd probably scare myself too much to go very far with it.

X3 Intriguing comparison. I especially like the idea of relating it to Vincent and Spike; didn't Vincent say something in the movie about he and Spike being alike or something like that?

[yamsteapot.livejournal.com]

I think the concept of after he went nuts and the pairing reminds me of Gin and Tazi 'cause I think there'd be some possessiveness there, that very dominating side. .... I'm just way to fascinated by that idea though. It's delightfully disturbing.

Now I'm tempted to try, merely out of pure curiosity. **doesn't think she'd go too fangirl mode actually**

Maybe, but I do remember when Spike was dreaming/hallucinating, Jet did say that Vincent had never really been alive and then said, "Just like you, Spike." Though definitely seems there should be some other line. Though there was also a line like that with Vicious, talking about also a beast that had lost his fangs, though before that there was maybe a comparison to Vicious being a beast as well.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

**nodnod.** I have a terribly hard time thinking of even a nutty Sephiroth being like Gin, but that could just be me. XD I could see a definite dominant streak, but when I get thinking of the stuff Gin would do, and then trying to imagine Sephiroth doing it ... my brain breaks.

LOL. Well, if it was a serious fic, I would have to never fangirl or he'd try to use the Masamune. If I met him in real life, I'd probably keep staring at his hair, though. X3 But talking to him, I would probably be very shy and subdued, especially so since he's a man. And a very commanding presence.

Oh yeah, I remember that line of Jet's. And that beast thing with Vicious. I need to watch Bebop again. X3

[yamfowl1412.livejournal.com]

Nah, I definitely don't think it'd match up exactly. I mostly meant the dominance streak. But I see Gin being more controlling . . . possibly among other things. He possibly has a blood fetish for one -- **shot for even going down that route** Overall, Gin's just more sadistic.

Someone has to have a pretty commanding presence for me to be subdued. Usually I can't keep my mouth shut and eventually have to have a comeback or question of sorts to make them stop in their tracks. Shi'han is possibly the only one that ever made me shut up that much.

I've certainly been meaning to, kinda like on the lines of rereading Death Note and stuff.

[insaneladybug.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, Gin probably does have a blood fetish, or something close to it. That's been hinted at in canon, and it sure sounds like him.

XD The thought of you and Sephiroth talking and you standing your ground with him is amusing. I can see it, though!

I especially wanted to rewatch some Faye episodes, like My Funny Valentine. But I was too tired the other night. XD;