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OK, so when I was 13 I started babysitting one of my neighbors' kids. His brother was at college or something, but he had an entire collection of old school ps1 rpgs. It was the first time I'd ever been exposed to anything but pokemon (Mom played d&d and was kind of a snob to anything that wasn't Wizardry).
Final Fantasy Vii -ix, Legend of Dragoon, Lunar. This boy had everything. So guess what I did while I babysat (and used my own money to buy copies of said games).
Each of these games (except for Lunar which I did not play) is worth an entry on its own. Especially considering the amount of time I've spent in each fandom.
I started playing ff9 first, then 7 and then 8. But 8 ended up being the one that drug me into fandom. Mainly because I had access to a lot more fic via archives. It kind of felt like 7 and 9's fandoms were a bit smaller back then, though I know it definitely wasn't true, at least in 7's case.
Noire Sensus was my jam. Like, I would spend days reading on that site. I still get lost in it every now and then, granted not as often as I used to, but often enough that it still has a hold on me. I still remember how excited I was the last time it updated (and the following confusion when one fic kept updating for a little while afterwards). I remember when the Bookshelf had a completely different layout. (I don't remember -what- it was, but I know it wasn't Kuja.) As someone who keeps ending up as defacto mod/mom of my group, I can appreciate how much work went into that site and layout. It's still impressive in 2021.
I actually haven't posted much for 8. At one time I was working on a fic I loved the absolute hell out of, but I could never get the prose just right. I sometimes tend to not write in fandoms I read in and vice versa.
I actually went and visited a few of the sites I used to read on back in the day (those that are still up). It was nice, but the spark isn't there anymore. As much as I love the crap out of SeiferxSquall, I think I like the version in my head better than anything I can find (with the sole exception of one fic).
I used to have an obsession with Seifer/Squall/Irvine, the reason I remember this clearly is because when I got back to the internet post ban & also post NC-17 removal from ff.n, I found a series that was half-missing because of the NC17 ban. What I read, I loved.
I would love to convince you that I love Zell, I truly do, but I just cannot pair him with anyone. I'm ok with it being a side pairing as long as there's not a focus on it. But my true otp is ZellxHotdogs I guess, because I prefer him being alone and I do not know why. Selphie is an awesome little bit of glittery cheerful destruction, I identified with Quistis a little too much and Rinoa was... Rinoa. As an adult, I can appreciate her role in the story, as a teen, I questioned her existence.
Also I might have fallen into the hole of bashing on the female lead for getting in the way of my slash ship. (I grew out of it).
Some fics for you:
FutureLoop One of the best Seifer-character studies out there. It explores the time compression thing and all that. There actually isn't a link to this page on noire sensus anymore, I have no idea how I found it.
A Week in a Madhouse. One of the best humor fics I've ever read. I mean, it's aged a little poorly, but it's still good.
Bolt out of the Blue One of the best Seifer/Squall fics ever. My ultimate favorite that I reread every time I need to feel good.
