The writing in this actually isn't too bad, but I still need to work on making up actual plots. I debated posting this because it's kind of embarrassingly lame and my characterization didn't turn out very well. Oops. Next time, I promise to be as blindingly canon as possible!

Title: Dance
Author: Sage the Predictable
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise, Ion, + Jade with mention of others.
Rating: G
Warnings: It sounds like a Harlequiiiiin. *sobs forever* Slightly AU because I can't fit this into the game plot. Oh, and I'm pretty sure I destroyed Peony/Natalia/Tear's personalities, but we'll all get over it. :>
Summary: Peony has a formal party. Music, dancing, and Jade are included for the low, low price of your dignity. Anise/Ion.

For my fangirling buddy, aitherion, because it's very manly to be a fangirl. (Edited to fix a really stupid mistake.)

( Stupid Cupid, you're a real mean guy... )

I love you guys! Comments enabled this time only because Yuki punched me into it. I mean it. I keep meaning to write drabbles about other Abyss characters, but I love Ion so much and he's so horribly misrepresented in fanfiction that I always feel compelled to do something about it. Anyway, I bypassed by horrible bias for the sake of this drabble and plan to write at least one more Jade+Dist thing sometime. \o/

...it's so hot in here. Aaaaaah. *dies a little*

I'll probably find a whole bunch of hideous grammatical mistakes and typos in these when I read them over coherently. Derp. I know they're in there. Pretend they aren't!

Title: The Divide
Author: sagesoren
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Jade & Dist (?!)
Rating: G
Warnings: Jade is in it. 8|
Also, spoilers for Jade's backstory.
Summary: For yukidragon!
You were always weak.

(This was experimental and does not count as our trade unless you're in the mood for a mini drabble war.)

( There was always something about him... )

Title: The Sound of Waves
Author: sagesoren
Series: Soul Eater
Characters: Maka & Chrona
Rating: G
Warnings: Again, only if you know nothing about Chrona. Still using "he" for a pronoun, but feel free to read it as "she" if you so desire.
Summary: For my LJ BFF azkun, to ease the searing pain of that badfic. D:
She was his ocean. Maka/Chrona.

Um, this came out a lot lamer than I intended it to. Oh, and there's some tense flopping because I felt experimental. 8|a

( And there's that sound again. That feeling. )

My computer has sound again after three years! It's awesome. I had a mute computer for so long, though, that I forgot about most of the sounds it makes, so when I have Outlook Express open and I get mail, it actually dings me. That's actually pretty useful. 8Db

I'm playing Eternal Sonata (again, sort of), and I am still shocked at how hideous Baroque is. I mean, obviously someone thought its design was a good idea in principle, since it's a snowy wonderland with a big magical rainbow castle, but somewhere along the line, it didn't really work. Often the colors I notice most prominently in the buildings are green and orange, which isn't very pretty. Oh, and the locale/dungeon area next to Baroque is called the Sharp Mountains, which was a good pun but unfortunately makes a really horrible adjective. (There's also a Blues Sea and a Mt. Rock.) I think maybe the puns were probably a little more subtle in Japan. xD

Oh, Eternal Sonata, I love you so much. Incidentally, though, I also love sharing, so here's a scanlated Soul Eater doujin and two Abyss badfics! \o/

Title: Strawberries & Mint (Doujinshi)
Author/Artist: KISS
Series: Soul Eater
Characters: Soul & Maka
Rating: G
Warnings: None!
Summary: Soul is sick and asks Maka for a shortcake, which incidentally turns into a metaphor. Soul/Maka.
DL Link: 4Shared
Translated by d_angel, scanned by mikk1o5, and scanlated by me. :)

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Title: Emo Badfic Tiems
Author: sagesoren
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise & Tear (?!)
Rating: G
Warnings: Spoilers for after Mt. Zaleho, the second time, or Episode 19. Also, emo everywhere. You've been warned!
Summary: Some Anise+Tear bonding time over a whole bunch of boring emo. Glaring Anise/Ion undertone, because you all know how weak I am. :C

I'll force myself to like Tear eventually. She's probably horrifically OOC here.

( I wish I could tell you what I'm thinking. )

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And here's some counter-measure for the emofic! \o/

Title: My Sky
Author: sagesoren
Series: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise & Ion mainly, but everyone else gets at least a mention.
Rating: G
Warnings: A tiny, tiny bit post-Absorption Gate with some spoilers relating to what happens there.
Summary: I'm not sure who I'd be without you. Anise/Ion.

( I need your grace to remind me to find my own. )

For azkun, because she needs moar OTP.

Title: Learn to Title Your Badfics
Author: sagesoren
Series: Soul Eater
Characters: Maka & Chrona
Rating: PG, thanks to Ragnarok.
Warnings: Um, none? I mean, unless you know nothing about Chrona. Also, I'm not really pegging Chrona as either gender, but as pronouns are necessary, I'm using "he".
Summary: MakaChrona. Oneshot. There's really nothing else to it.

Ellipses abuse. I'm sorry. :C

EDIT: Hideous errors now fixed!

( Slowly but surely. )

I DID THIS IN RETALIATION OF ALL THE HORROR I FOUND IN THE PIT. :C

SAY NO TO SLASH, KIDS.

Title: Untitled
Author: sagesoren
Game: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise & Ion
Rating: G
Warnings: My memory of what Monument Hill looks like kind of... sucks. 8Db Also, vague, implicit spoilers for Mt. Zaleho, second time.
Summary: Anise/Ion (no i am not weak shut up), and foreshadowing with way too much narrative.

Um... I'm really embarrassed about enabling comments, so, uh, if you comment, please be gentle? I don't know. D:

( Oh, if you'll kiss me, don't kiss me goodbye... )

I think I should have some photos of my cosplay progress soon. 8Db

Anyway, Sage continues to be weak, and thus, this fanfiction has come into being. There is no point to it beyond me needing something to squee over.

Title: Untitled
Author: sagesoren
Game: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise & Ion
Rating: G
Summary: Anise/Ion. Sleeping. Pronoun abuse. Fluff, everywhere.
I will not deny some kind of fail shoujo manga influence. OTL

( Why oh why are you so lovely? )

Written because of this most glorious image. (EDIT: Now the brilliant artist has rendered this lovely image of the final scene as well!) Also, while I'm here, I want to thank super-awesome Anon for upgrading my RP account. It's been really useful. Thank you!

Anyway,

Title: Grumpy Asch Tiems
Author: sagesoren
Game: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Asch, with some minor Luke and Van
Rating: G
Warnings: Only for the "wtf" factor :>
Summary: A magical story about a grumpy Asch, plus some deliberately bad grammar.

( This is your fault, Annedroid. )

I hope you liked my beautiful story. It's fanfiction for your pretty fanart.

A list of fanfiction I think is readable. There isn't a lot out there, but by being here on LJ, you're at least doubling your chances of finding something good.

There are absolutely no slash pairings in any of these unless I outright label otherwise. You're very safe here. (Last Updated: June 4, 2009)

( Recommended Authors )


( Tales of the Abyss )


( FullMetal Alchemist )


( Fire Emblem )


( Final Fantasy )

Feel free to recommend some of your favorite stuff to me, too. I'll check it out and possibly link to it here. Anything with Ed+Al brotherliness or AniseIon has my instant and undivided attention. 8D

Derp. I suddenly felt like writing a lolfanficcie for some reason. I bought myself a digital camera the other day, too, so now I definitely have a way to share that Norma cosplay with you guys (once it exists in March).

Found a nice little paintchat, if anyone's interested. C:

This piece seemed a lot better while I was writing it. At least it's out of my head now, anyway! :D

Title: Forty Below
Author: sagesoren
Game: Tales of the Abyss
Characters: Anise, Ion
Pairings (if any): Anise/Ion (This is me we're talking about.)
Rating: G
Warnings: Not so implicit implications of who Ion really is, but nothing else. Feeble fabrications of what some parts of Keterburg look like, too.
Summary: Her cheeks got redder, and she knew it wasn't because of the cold.

( Because a winter theme + OTP was win-win for me. )

Title: Irony
Author/Artist: sagesoren
Theme: Balance
Game: Eternal Sonata
Character(s): Count Waltz, though Polka and Allegretto are thoroughly mentioned.
Pairings (if any): None.
Rating: PG-13, maybe. Violence and blood are mentioned.
Warnings: If you haven't gone through Mt. Rock or figured out what the Mineral Powder does, don't read this. I practically tell you half of what happens there.
Summary: Who needed balance when you could have fun?

I've never written from the perspective of a psycho before, so I apologize for any over-done or awkward parts. 8D

I hope it's not -too- all over the place. (I had a hard time making it 2000 words.) Thank you to the people on the ES LJ comm who gave me their views of Waltz. It helped me add a lot to this!

For karthurcontest, but x-posted to baroquecastle, among others.

( Whoever said his life needed balance was a fool. )