Mutually Assured Destruction

A sequel to A State of Disequilibrium.

18:45:26

A Fairytale All Wrong

Theirs is a fairytale all wrong.

Category. Anime/Manga  » Gakuen Alice.

Characters. Hotaru Imai, OC.

Pairing. NatsumeHotaru.

Genre. Romance/Humor.

Chapter/s. 2.

Status. Ongoing.

Mutually Assured Destruction

A sequel to A State of Disequilibrium.

17:48:36

A Happy Occasion

"Are you sure it's a happy occasion?" the child asked,
doubt written all over her pretty face.

Narumi simply smiled. "Why of course," he said.

"Today is a very happy occasion."

Category. Anime/Manga  » Gakuen Alice.

Characters. Narumi, OC.

Pairing. NatsumeHotaru.

Genre. Romance/Humor.

Chapter/s. 1.

Status. Ongoing.

This is the continuation of the legend that was A State of Disequilibrium.

Mutually Assured Destruction

In which a happy occasion leaves everyone tense and stressed out -
and a particular dark-haired lovers pissed off.

Fandom. Gakuen Alice.

Title. Mutually Assured Destruction.
Characters. Hotaru Imai, Natsume Hyuuga, Narumi, OC.
Genre. Humor/Romance
Rating. T.
Chapter/s. 1.
Status. In-progress.
Theme/s. A very happy occasion.
Inspired by. I'm not inspired; just bored.

This is it! Finally, the long-awaited sequel to A State of Disequilibrium. This fan fiction takes place one year after that, so one needs to read that before proceeding to this one.

I originally intended for this to be a one-shot. Then it became a two-shot, and then three – till I realized that the only way I’d be able to tell the story in a few chapters and with as much details as I want is for me to post 5000-word chapters again. I decided I’m too lazy for that, and I reckon most people are too lazy to read that much in one sitting either. So here’s a continuation of the legend, this time in several parts.

There are more surprises ahead. ;)

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#31:

Consider

In which Narumi gives Class B an essay-type exam, which predictably screws them over.

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #31 : Consider.
Characters: Narumi, Natsume.
Genre: Humor.
Rating: K+.

Status: Complete.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#22:

Distraction

"I don't understand why you insist on looking after Natsume," Misaki said, with a shake of his head.
"You always end up getting hurt – badly."

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #22 : Distraction.
Characters: Narumi, Misaki.
Genre: Humor.
Rating: T.

Status: Complete.

Narumi making Natsume’s life miserable. Again. Oh, it never gets old.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#17:

Why

Misaki smirked, smugly. "Aced the exam."
"You didn't use up all five pages for one essay again, did you?" Narumi asked curiously.

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #17 : Why.
Characters: Narumi, Misaki.
Genre: Humor/Friendship.
Rating: T.

Status: Complete.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#16:

Clandestine

Of all the people Natsume Hyuuga could be trapped in a closet with,
it had to be Narumi.
"It's not my fault if polka dots wears loose underwear."
"Didn't you pull it down?"

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #16 : Clandestine.
Characters: Narumi, Natsume.
Genre: Humor/General.
Rating: T.

Arc: Punishment Arc.
Status: Complete.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#15:

Frustrations

Of all the people Natsume Hyuuga could be trapped in a closet with, it had to be Narumi.
"Damn it, Natsume, don't take out your sexual frustrations on me!"
"I don't have sexual frustrations!"

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #15 : Frustrations.
Characters: Narumi, Natsume.
Genre: Humor/General.
Rating: T.

Arc: Punishment Arc.
Status: Ongoing.

Plums and Lemons

A Narumi-centric collection.

#14:

Punishment

Of all the people Natsume Hyuuga could be trapped in a closet with,
it had to be Narumi.
"Dammit, Narumi, don't you dare try anything funny!"
"I'm not doing anything!" A creepy little laugh. "At least, not yet."

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » #14 : Punishment.
Characters: Narumi, Natsume.
Genre: Humor/General.
Rating: T.

Arc: Punishment Arc.
Status: Ongoing.

This is me running out of ideas. :P

"Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.”

- Anthony Storr

A State of Disequilibrium

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.

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.

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. ;)

My birthday was last September 11, and I gotta say I received one of the most fabulous birthday gifts I can possibly ask for: a NatsumeHotaru fan art. The pairing is probably one of the most un-heard of in the fandom, and I didn't think anyone would actually humor me and give me so much more than what I had requested.

The gracious Mari/Innocent Sorrow actually took the time to draw the pair, even though she's mostly a NatsumeMikan fan. Thank you very much, Mari! I can't tell you how much I appreciate this! :D

'Probably the most controversial snippet ever.

Plums and Lemons

A collection of snippets about Narumi.

Snippet #07:

Truth

"You punched Narumi-sensei in the face?" Hotaru asked.
Natsume huffed. "He deserved it."

Category: Anime/Manga » Gakuen Alice.
Title: Plums and Lemons » Snippet #07 : Truth.
Characters: Natsume, Hotaru, and a mention of Narumi.
Genre: Humor.
Rating: K+.

Status: Complete.

This needed to be written, after the responses for the previous one. ;)