Progress: Chapter 7 almost halfway done!

So, yeah…the title says it all. That and…I am in need of some feedback on the material in regards to what the development of the characters should be like, primarily Yamamoto, Gokudera, Ryohei, and Chrome.

Ryohei and Yamamoto, I think, are especially tricky, since they haven’t completely found out about the entire mafia situation in regards to being grounded in reality as of yet. Tsuna, I think, will also be a pain, because I am trying to develop him from an adolescent boy into a full-grown man, and it is difficult due to the fact that I’m not a guy and that I do not always understand how men think. –is very ignorant–

Haru, as far as I can tell, is also a challenge. Most fanfic writers in KHR either make her godly (another term for Mary Sueish, which is really bad), or they make her absolutely silly without any form of intelligence whatsoever (even many good ones).

However, I see Haru as being capable of growing extraordinarily well without becoming too godly or anything. What’s more, I have heard from a few people who told me that the girl should not have a flame, mostly because it would automatically make her a godly character and ruin her development, and I have to slightly disagree, even if that’s me. If the flame is something that she cannot use without very serious, dire consequences, then it would at least force her into a bit of responsibility in regards to power. What’s more, I’m planning on having Haru be almost completely an operational (read: military mastermind) and sniper (top ace in weapons), since her flame will actually cause trouble for the group and bring a lot of enemies, both inside the Vongola and outside, if she does show her flame to anyone who will talk.

That said, I don’t completely know how I am going to take the pairings into this fanfic, but I will as promised. I admit, I started out with the idea of creating an epic action/adventure story with TsuHaru in it, and then 1896 somehow followed and everything came into it automatically. Sometimes, I wish I could stop coming up with so many ideas in one fic. -sigh-

So, um…feel free to tell me what you think, guys, because I truly wish for this work to work well, and I don’t want it to end up like certain other works (for instance, the Flames and Family series), all fanservice at the end and not much making sense. I want to make the ending with impact, something that will throw the reader off balance in its intensity.

About chapter 7 and 8...a delay that was unintentional...

To simply put it, I have some writer's block so far. It's difficult to get into the mindset of writing when I was just a few days away from the mindset of the finals. And damn it all...finals took priority over the writing just then, and now I'm trying to get out of that mindset.

Long story short: it is NOT easy to get out of a mindset that one is determinedly, stubbornly holding onto for dear life for the sake of surviving the finals. ESPECIALLY at an art school. To make things worse, it is NOT easy to shift that mindset into writing and inspiration, especially because I am so uptight about my focus and exceptionally paranoid about being perfect for my writing mood and all. That and...inspiration is just so damn fickle in my mind, since I jump from one to another so easily if I'm not careful, and I can easily mess up the entire conglomeration of them into a tied up ball if I don't untie them with caution.

Chapter 7 and 8 are going to have a few surprises, indeed. To my readers out there, Haru isn't exactly the same as the Haru in canon; she's more observant (due to her self-criticism for not being watchful enough of things), a tad more serious (though that is mostly due to the fact that she now realizes the situation she is in) and quite a bit more thoughtful. She has realized the extent of what is going on, and knows that the best way to proceed through the world is to help her friends find a way to not be sucked into the world of the underground like a black hole gravitation force. Tsuna, also, has realized a few things; he is no longer the Tsuna we know in canon, for he is now much more aware of the fact that he cannot live like he originally wanted to (thanks to Uni's death), much more accepting of the role due to the necessity (unlike the Tsuna who whines and cries about being forced into the role) and not willing to back down from changing anymore, especially since he now knows that being just Tsuna is going to drag everyone down.

And, that's not the only change here. Keep watching and you will see. ;)