Pancakes And Cookies

I've been reading this fanfic by a guy known as "pancakesandcookies" and although it isn't mind-blowing good, it was pretty solid for a fanfic. He wasn't cheesy with the dialogues, didn't over do them either. He left hints of wittiness here and there, just enough to put a smile or a smirk on my face. I'm telling you this because i absolutely can't hold it in much longer, i just needed to tell someone about it. Of course, i told Kai but that didn't feel enough. The Kryber fanfic is just, it's a keeper. I'm going to be hooked on it for a while and this makes me really, really glad because i can't even remember the last time i got so hyped up or giddy reading a Kryber fanfiction. Ah, i missed those days.

Anyway, i decided to drop by his page again today and read his collection of one-shots. He had okay ones, good ones, and really unnecessary ones but overall, they're likable. Lovable, even. There was this particular one-shot he wrote. Well, two actually. One is called "6'o Clock News" and the other "Newspaper" and let me tell you how much they made me want to explode with teenage hype. "6'o Clock News" was short, but it was different and kept a good flow and vibe going so i liked it. I've always preferred pre-Kryber-relationship-phase anyway. I just can't help but adore the way the characters meet for the first time, or talk for the first time.

And then, there's "Newspaper". Now, this is all sorts of cliches bundled up into one story, but my god, he did an excellent job with it. He managed to make it non-cringeable, and for a gender bender, it wasn't annoying or just blehhh which is how i usually feel when i read gender benders. And it was so cute! Like, this kind of cuteness should be illegal, because it has the ability to make sad people like me momentarily mistake myself as not-sad. It's just so, good. I mean, it's not like amazing or anything, because i've read amazing and while this wasn't it, it had potential. A shitload of potential. Jason, the writer's real name, says that English isn't his first language and it really does show from his writing, but for someone who isn't all that comfortable with English, he's doing a great job at hiding it. He writes a little differently than how most of us fanfic writers would, the average ones and not like "deathbyeyessmile" or splendid writers like her. It feels more like a story written for pleasure rather than an essay you were forced to write for school, which is something i do a lot with my stories, I can't help it. My way with words has always felt strained and so limited. I hate it and for this, i'm incredibly jealous of Jason for being able to have this relaxed way of writing. It just doesn't feel fair.

So, "Newspaper" is as cliched and cute as it goes. It's definitely a great read, totally worth anyone's time. And i love the two character's confrontation part. The much awaited and anticipated confession was put out there, an elephant in the room, and Jason navigated the story so well that it didn't come off as fucking cheesy or mushy which i had originally thought it would because most writers had a tendency to do this, even if they didn't intend to. It just happens. But i'm really glad it didn't happen in "Newspaper". Ugh, so bloody jealous of his dialogues and smooth flow of confrontations and not overdoing anything.