You're excellent at world building, continuity, the small details, characterization, and pacing but I think what I love most about your writing is that it's never predictable.
Many times when I'm reading fanfic it's easy to more or less predict how a character will respond and what events will unfold, but refreshingly (no matter what story I read) you always keep me on my toes. A good example is the 'garden scene' from Part 6. That was an easy opportunity to introduce a world of angst and superfluous drama, however Sakura was strong, albeit conflicted, and understandably distanced herself to heal. When the time came to confront Madara, she was honest, held him accountable, and scored a makeup kiss ;) I'm curious to see how their relationship develops as they age up. Madara has become much more direct and open about his affections (physically - especially after learning Sakura enjoys romance novels lol + monetarily) and I wonder how this affects his relationships with his brothers, particularly Izuna. While reading, I had so many other thoughts and questions...
What about Hashi? Did Madara and him meet yet and will there be some competition for Sakura between them? Shoutout to older Naruto, will he return and is there an older Sasuke in this world too?
Woo for Sakura becoming a badass kimono master. She's expressed not being important enough for the Uchihas, does this insecurity effect her work ethic? Is she working to make a name for herself to feel 'worthy' and how will that play out as the story progresses?
Dayumm, Madara sent a ton of gifts - how wealthy are the Uchihas? Is it all legal or is there a dark, dirty side to their money that will introduce conflict later on? And what's with the red eyes??? Is there a supernatural element at play?
Sakura returns to visiting the Uchihas after making up with Madara. Did there happen to be any stolen moments behind 'locked doors' during her visits? And will we hear more about those encounters later on? ;) ;)
I have many more thoughts and questions, but this is already becoming such a long post so I'll wrap it up. Thanks for writing and I look forward to the next update!
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timeasmymeasure
What I love most about your writing
Date: 2022-01-18 01:18 pm (UTC)Many times when I'm reading fanfic it's easy to more or less predict how a character will respond and what events will unfold, but refreshingly (no matter what story I read) you always keep me on my toes. A good example is the 'garden scene' from Part 6. That was an easy opportunity to introduce a world of angst and superfluous drama, however Sakura was strong, albeit conflicted, and understandably distanced herself to heal. When the time came to confront Madara, she was honest, held him accountable, and scored a makeup kiss ;) I'm curious to see how their relationship develops as they age up. Madara has become much more direct and open about his affections (physically - especially after learning Sakura enjoys romance novels lol + monetarily) and I wonder how this affects his relationships with his brothers, particularly Izuna. While reading, I had so many other thoughts and questions...
What about Hashi? Did Madara and him meet yet and will there be some competition for Sakura between them? Shoutout to older Naruto, will he return and is there an older Sasuke in this world too?
Woo for Sakura becoming a badass kimono master. She's expressed not being important enough for the Uchihas, does this insecurity effect her work ethic? Is she working to make a name for herself to feel 'worthy' and how will that play out as the story progresses?
Dayumm, Madara sent a ton of gifts - how wealthy are the Uchihas? Is it all legal or is there a dark, dirty side to their money that will introduce conflict later on? And what's with the red eyes??? Is there a supernatural element at play?
Sakura returns to visiting the Uchihas after making up with Madara. Did there happen to be any stolen moments behind 'locked doors' during her visits? And will we hear more about those encounters later on? ;) ;)
I have many more thoughts and questions, but this is already becoming such a long post so I'll wrap it up. Thanks for writing and I look forward to the next update!