"Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.”
- Anthony Storr
In which it's the Last Dance, and Hotaru Imai finally confesses her feelings –
without the actual confession.
Oh, but it's gonna be legendary.
without the actual confession.
Oh, but it's gonna be legendary.
Fandom. Gakuen Alice.
Title. A State of Disequilibrium.
Characters. Hotaru Imai, Mikan Sakura, Yuu Tobita, Ruka Nogi, Hayate Matsudaira, Narumi, Natsume Hyuuga.
Genre. Romance/Humor.
Rating. T.
Chapter/s. 1.
Status. Complete.
Theme/s. Confessions, pride, and the making of a legend.
A State of Disequilibrium takes place six years after the anime. It's Hotaru-centric, and is written purely from Hotaru's perspective. It makes several references to the manga, particularly Hayate Matsudaira and his crush on Hotaru.
Title. A State of Disequilibrium.
Characters. Hotaru Imai, Mikan Sakura, Yuu Tobita, Ruka Nogi, Hayate Matsudaira, Narumi, Natsume Hyuuga.
Genre. Romance/Humor.
Rating. T.
Chapter/s. 1.
Status. Complete.
Theme/s. Confessions, pride, and the making of a legend.
A State of Disequilibrium takes place six years after the anime. It's Hotaru-centric, and is written purely from Hotaru's perspective. It makes several references to the manga, particularly Hayate Matsudaira and his crush on Hotaru.
The most curious thing about NatsumeHotaru is that no one seems to want to write the beginning of their story. All fics about them that I've read so far take their getting together as a given. Which is bad, if you ask me, because it's how they get together that's the challenge – something that needs to be conquered, before the odds of them being together can even be entertained, by nonbelievers in particular. I had originally intended to jump in and write a story where Natsume and Hotaru are already together, but I felt that it wouldn't be believable without a concrete foundation. So instead I wrote this fic to establish how they end up together. I truly adore Natsume and Hotaru together, and am hoping that people will write more about them.
I can't even begin to tell you how proud I am of myself for writing this. NatsumeHotaru is a complete shift from the accepted paradigm in the fandom, and while I'm honored that Disequilibrium is said to be the legendary story to set it off, I had my own doubts not in going against the norm (because it's truly liberating), but in my ability to show and make people consider the likelihood of Natsume and Hotaru being together. I truly hope I didn't disappoint, despite the lack of their interaction in this story.
I'm proud of writing a legend. ;)
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