Story Theme

Every story must have a thing. Every protagonist must embody that theme. 

- Steven Pressfield

For years, I've toyed with a Wild Arms 2 Fanfiction. 

No not with the main protagonists. 

They're not interesting. 

But the Villains are. Even if their dialogues were poorly translated.

That was the reason why I became attached to the characters. 

Because they were interesting. 

Antenora, for instance. 

RPGenius wrote something about her, and I couldn't agree more. 

The character is the type you'd typically find in Shakespeare Plays.

It was a character that appealed to me. 

For years, I toyed with the idea of creating her backstory. 

I don't own the character, but I needed to scratch my itch. 

It took me 12 years to finally put a finale to her backstory. 

I was contented with how I wrote it, despite with its flaring flaws. 

I took a step back. 

What is her story all about? What is it trying to point out? What is the theme?

How the pursuit of revenge changes you as a person. 

What you are willing to sacrifice for that pursuit.

 How willing are you to do the dirty stuff, just to see the realization of a worthy ideal?

It's not just Antenora's story. 

It's also the story of her comrades in Odessa (A terrorist Organization) and their financial backer. 

I dunno why I'm so invested into these types of stories. 

It's probably because I've also worn the same shoes. 

The Ultimate Guilty Pleasure: Writing Fan Fictions

"After all this time?"

"Always"

- Albus Dumbledore to Severus Snape, Harry Potter Series

Another story idea flash in my head.

I knew this was one of those rare story ideas where I knew how it would start, what would 

happen in between and how it would end.

The twist?

It is a Final Fantasy VIII fan fiction.

Yes, I am investing my imagination and creative writing skills in another company owned 

franchise.

When I was younger, and highly active in the creative scene, a friend once told me to ditch 

fancomics, and write my original stories.

If I really wanted to, I could.

But writing fan fictions... is an itch that begs to be scratched!

As what Snape replied to Dumbledore, "Always".

It's an itch that will never go away, until I scratch it!

How do I scratch it? I write it in black and white. I post and share it online.

It's the only way. It's the only way to put the itch at ease.

Recently, I have started to write fan fiction again. (Never mind if it's owned by Square Enix. 

The idea want to be born!)

1. Final Fantasy VIII - Your Eyes on Me

What the Galbadian General wants, the General gets...even if it means eliminating his beloved's true love. 

The untold love story between Julia, Laguna and yours truly, Fury Caraway.

Yes, it is cheesy. My second english teacher asked  me  and a classmate to revise the

cheesy intro to a play we wrote. Well, I like it cheesy! 

I've already written chapters 1 & 2. This one is estimated to be 6-7 chapters long.

Runner Up:

2. Wild Arms 2- Cocytus

Before they were terrorists, they were humans with issues. 

An anthology of the Odessa's Generals before joining Vinsfeld Rhadamanthus,

the aftermath of the advent of the Kuiper Belt core and Lord Blazer.

In 2010-2012, I created a webcomic and fanfiction entitled  "A Bittersweet Affair" 

chronicling Antenora's story. 

I never finished either version, but the story is still itching to be written. 

This itch expounded to create backstories for the other generals.

I'll work on this after I finish "Your Eyes on Me", or possibly,  a new FF8 fiction 

"My Eyes on You" focusing on Raine, Laguna and Julia's story.

So why focus on fan fiction?

It's simple. 

I've decided a few months ago that when I die, I would like to reflect and say 

"Yes, I wrote these stories. And I'm proud to have written them."

So I will write. I will write. I will persist to write.

Until I have scratch the itch called "Creating Fan fiction."