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November 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
I was having trouble with aff last night too. I couldn't add the rest of my chapter for one of my stories. It was pissing me off. At least it's fixed now. Yay!
On to the story: Great new addition. It seems like Iruka is a great teacher at many different things. *snort* It's really cute though. I can't wait for more and now I'm very curious as to who is sending the scrolls. Naruto is the first person that comes to mind. I wonder if he and Sasuke are in on this matchmaking together? That would be funny.
Keep up the good work. I look forward to reading your next chapter. ^_^
On to the story: Great new addition. It seems like Iruka is a great teacher at many different things. *snort* It's really cute though. I can't wait for more and now I'm very curious as to who is sending the scrolls. Naruto is the first person that comes to mind. I wonder if he and Sasuke are in on this matchmaking together? That would be funny.
Keep up the good work. I look forward to reading your next chapter. ^_^
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November 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
I'm sorry for not reviewing the last few chapetrs, but I just HAD to keep reading!
Ack this is such a good story! I love it to pieces!
PLease update soon!
Ack this is such a good story! I love it to pieces!
PLease update soon!
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November 14, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Simply put, this is a wonderfully written fic. And your frequent updates just makes reading this all the more enjoyable! ^^
KakaIru is one of my favourite pairings, but I've always enjoyed it with the awareness that it's pretty crack - after all, the characters involved barely interact in canon. Therein lies the beauty of fandom, where we get to develop and interpret characters to our liking! That said, I don't know if it's because I've not looked hard enough - but I hardly come across KakaIru fics that I enjoy (most of my enjoyment of the pairing is derived from doujinshi). Most writers tend to oversimplify their characters IMO, and you're delightfully exempt from that mold - it's evident you take a lot of care in explaining Kakashi's and Iruka's motivations, what makes them tick, justifying their nuances with reasonable interpretations of their psyches - it's all beautifully stitched together. Giving the reader a sense of "knowing" the characters enables the enjoyment of a story's development that much more - you don't just show, you explain - that makes the distinction between what could just be a pleasant but unmemorable read or a thoroughly enjoyable one where the reader feels connected (to the extent that some of them leave long-ass reviews like me XD).
And hey, not only do you take the time to (effectively) characterise Kakashi and Iruka, you do it with a rather unique spin! The idea of a "sexually-deferred" Kakashi is novel to say the least - and Iruka being the one in control in this fic - well, you've probably chanced through enough super seme Kakashi-super uke Iruka fics to understand how refreshing it is to read something different ^^;; I think canon Kakashi probably isn't as naive as you've chosen to portray him - but I'm not inclined to complain about how you're writing him as you've injected enough plausibility into this. And if anything, you've made sure to articulate a key fault of his - he's so damn emotionally awkward. Iruka may be the outwardly blushing one in the manga, but Kakashi's the one who's got real problems with dealing with feelings (his uptight, repressed childhood personality; having no consistent close ties prior to Team 7 to facilitate a long-term experience of nurturing and developing sentiments of love and affection - Obito died so soon after "awakening" him, and Rin is presumably dead as well). I'm really enjoying seeing him stumble his way through with Iruka in your fic XD
I wish I had the resolve and confidence to write a KakaIru fic where they're neither too typecast nor OOC as you've managed - the only thing I've done is an experimental porny PWP to practice writing t3h smut XD Hats off to you for crafting something with a comfortably-paced plot and well-dimensioned characters, especially in a pairing extremely plagued by stereotyping and not enough "reading underneath the underneath", as Kakashi himself would say X3
KakaIru is one of my favourite pairings, but I've always enjoyed it with the awareness that it's pretty crack - after all, the characters involved barely interact in canon. Therein lies the beauty of fandom, where we get to develop and interpret characters to our liking! That said, I don't know if it's because I've not looked hard enough - but I hardly come across KakaIru fics that I enjoy (most of my enjoyment of the pairing is derived from doujinshi). Most writers tend to oversimplify their characters IMO, and you're delightfully exempt from that mold - it's evident you take a lot of care in explaining Kakashi's and Iruka's motivations, what makes them tick, justifying their nuances with reasonable interpretations of their psyches - it's all beautifully stitched together. Giving the reader a sense of "knowing" the characters enables the enjoyment of a story's development that much more - you don't just show, you explain - that makes the distinction between what could just be a pleasant but unmemorable read or a thoroughly enjoyable one where the reader feels connected (to the extent that some of them leave long-ass reviews like me XD).
And hey, not only do you take the time to (effectively) characterise Kakashi and Iruka, you do it with a rather unique spin! The idea of a "sexually-deferred" Kakashi is novel to say the least - and Iruka being the one in control in this fic - well, you've probably chanced through enough super seme Kakashi-super uke Iruka fics to understand how refreshing it is to read something different ^^;; I think canon Kakashi probably isn't as naive as you've chosen to portray him - but I'm not inclined to complain about how you're writing him as you've injected enough plausibility into this. And if anything, you've made sure to articulate a key fault of his - he's so damn emotionally awkward. Iruka may be the outwardly blushing one in the manga, but Kakashi's the one who's got real problems with dealing with feelings (his uptight, repressed childhood personality; having no consistent close ties prior to Team 7 to facilitate a long-term experience of nurturing and developing sentiments of love and affection - Obito died so soon after "awakening" him, and Rin is presumably dead as well). I'm really enjoying seeing him stumble his way through with Iruka in your fic XD
I wish I had the resolve and confidence to write a KakaIru fic where they're neither too typecast nor OOC as you've managed - the only thing I've done is an experimental porny PWP to practice writing t3h smut XD Hats off to you for crafting something with a comfortably-paced plot and well-dimensioned characters, especially in a pairing extremely plagued by stereotyping and not enough "reading underneath the underneath", as Kakashi himself would say X3
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November 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Excellent once again! But I'm certain you don't need me to tell you that. ;-) This story just keeps getting better and better, and I eagerly await the next part. It's so good and leaves me with a happy, feel-good feeling. *bows*
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November 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Yes! I do love you!!! Hehe I think that it's really sweet that Iruka is willing to slowly 'teach' Kakashi about relationships. Iruka is definitely interested. I just hope that this interest on both parties would develop into something deeper. It's interesting that Kakashi is comtemplating to show Iruka his face. Hopefully one day soon, he'll be able to do that. Another great chapter again!
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November 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Yeah! Kakashi and Iruka are finally dating! Lol I can just imagine the scene when they are finally going to have sex for the first. Hehe who is going to be the uke ne?? Lol. It's going to be an interesting journey through their relationship. Keep up the great writing!
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November 13, 2005 at 12:00 AM
the frequency of your updates is incredible!!! I really appreciate that, and your story is so funny! you know, you could make an interesting/alternative dating guide out of it!
love it!
love it!
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November 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Wow...Ican imagine how awkward that would be...Kinda like my brother asking "Where do babies come from?" At the dinner table.
Still you're doing a great job! Don't let yourself get tangled in to many complications.
Keep up the Fantabulousness!
=^_^=
Still you're doing a great job! Don't let yourself get tangled in to many complications.
Keep up the Fantabulousness!
=^_^=
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November 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
Ahh, brilliant. Just brilliant. I just LOVE how you write this, describe this. All of this. And the idea and concept of it is mind blowing, I think this might be the first fanfiction like this. It's completely different. And I adore it. And even more so, you have such quick updates. I don't have to re-read through the whole fic to remember what happened last, like in most of the others I read. <3 Ahhh, this is one of my favorites.
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November 12, 2005 at 12:00 AM
I've been avidly following this fanfic since I found it and heard you were going to keep it updated regularly. It makes me happy to visit your story and find a new chapter. I'm sure you've already heard all this but I must reiterate: your grammar and vocabulary are highly commendable. Your humor is fantastic and refreshing, keeping the characters in character. I can so see them like this. It's just all-around wonderful and funny, and I eagerly await the next part! Simply brilliant!