Jugdral 'Fic "Recs": Works By Hurricane Chris

RL has been kicking my ass of late.  I'm behind on a lot.  So here's something brief.

Hurricane Chris has, as far as I can tell, a solitary contribution to FE fandom-- "When Swords Cross," a Celice/Nanna romance.  Rarepair interest aside, it's an ambitious piece-- thirteen chapters, most of it post-war.  And it's actually complete! 

As far as writing quality goes, I'd say it's what I used to deem pretty standard fanfic-level writing-- not perfect by any means, but something I'd have been willing to plow through for the sake of character bias.  Hurricane Chris also obviously knows the source material and assumes that the reader does as well-- this is not a 'fic for someone newly introduced to Jugdral.  However, I do have to give the guy props for actually bothering to develop this romance, instead of making it your typical Fire Emblem "three conversations equals true love!" shortcut mess.  Also have to give the guy props for committing to and finishing such an ambitious piece, knowing on the front end it was a rarepair and wouldn't get him much positive attention.

Points off for having Leaf get jealous and act like a dick in Chapter 4 though.  I agree with one of the reviewers that I didn't buy that scene.

The Splendid Incoherence of FE4

I have to seriously side-eye anyone who praises the writing in this game.  So many of the second-gen characters are just ridiculously incoherent.

Let's say I have a plot-bunny about Arthur, and since it's not pairingfic and doesn't revolve around the oh-so-important issue of his paternity[*], I decide it's worth writing.  So let's delve into Arthur.  He doesn't have all that much dialogue, so let's just skim over his handful of scenes to get a feel for the guy.

( This really isn't fun )