Sad anime...

I finished watching Jyu Oh Sei... and I cried like a baby, really. This was a very good anime, but it left me with this deep sad feeling in the chest. ( SPOILERS )

So, even if that was one of the best anime this season, I don't think I will re-watch it any time soon since I don't like to wallow in depression.

And if that wasn't enough, I then watched the "The Wind That Blows at Home" arc in the Full Metal Panic anime. And my mood became even bleaker. This anime is usually very funny and stuff, but this arc... ( SPOILERS )

So, yeah...

This really wasn't a happy evening on the anime front :(

Fanfiction

You know, I don't read fanfiction much anymore; a) I don't have the time for it if I want to keep up with all the stuff I'm downloading and b) I started reading books again. But there are stories that I've been following faithfully...

If there is a story worth rec'ing in the Smallville fandom, then it's Rageprufrock's "Conflict of Interests" and its sequel "Visiting Hours". You actually don't have to know almost anything about the series to understand these stories because they are future!fics and AUs at the same time. The story is told from the POV of Conner Clark Luthor, the son of Lex Luthor and Clark Kent. And no, this is not mpreg since Conner is the result of Lionel Luthor's experiment. Conner is an adorable little devil who gets into all sort of mischief with his best friend and future "minion" Geoffrey. This is a terrific "feel-good" story that always makes me smile.

And then there is Gundam Wing, Karen and hers "Running With the Moon" series that so far consists of the finished multi-parter "Blood or Chocolate" and the WIP "Blood in Siberia". It's a 5+2 story which is highly unusual for me but her Duo is strong and intelligent and he fights and bad-mouths the bad guys. And Wufei, the leader of the pack of werewolves, is simply cool. I bounce every time Karen adds a new chapter. But does anybody know what happened to her site? :(