Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-10390252-20141218201832/@comment-209421-20141219143727

LiveandSound wrote: I don't know if you were there when I gave the Fanfic Material, but let's say you were. Remember the first one I mentioned? The one about Yang killing Jaune with a punch to the chest in Ultra-Rage Mode in Dueling Class because he accidentally cut a bit of her hair, and Yang going well into the Despair Even Horizon because of that? You mean the second of my two RWBY fanfics, with the first chapter three-quarters finished? Yes, I was there and said that I'd consider doing two of the three suggestions - 1 and 3. I've been trying to work on that story idea, and I've got up to the point where Jaune and Yang start dueling, but work has had me away from home pretty much every day, and when I am home, I can't get my ideas out on paper. It's also a darker fic for me, since it could potentially include: 1. Attempted rape. 2. First-person traumas from Yang (two split sections - anything Yang oriented is from her POV, while all other scenes are third person) 3. A...pregnancy? (Note: Not Yang)

And a few other things that I'm tinkering with, but haven't decided on yet. Yes, that includes a number of OCs that switch between my two fanfics, although the self-insertness that you so despise isn't there. I've got quite a bit jotted down on scrap bits of paper, but nothing totally concrete aside for Cardin's legs being broken by Nora in a quick sparring bout before Jaune and Yang face off.

As for Blood Rose, I explained why I'm not comfortable with it. I don't mind OOC behavior in most cases. However, I really do not feel comfortable with that extreme level of brutality coming from a young character, especially one with an original basis known as an innocent figure. It's part of my biggest combined strength and flaw - I'm empathic to an extreme extent, and anything that sets me off can be disastrous.

I agree with the last point, Ruby has to lose some of her innocence, or have a reason to tie herself back into the main plot. Seriously, she's the only character of the main four not to have a major plot point or even an episode dedicated to her. Hell, Jaune and Pyrrha get more attention than she does. However, I don't want this to be an easy thing. I do think that Cinder will tie into that factor - a forced confrontation with the notion of the world being more grey than black and white would do it. I WANT her realization to be painful, but I don't want her to lose her upbeat nature. She's the only truly positive member of the team.