"David Paul" <dspaul@charter.net> wrote in message
news:vbo0nsgntt1i74@corp.supernews.com...
> Hey -- I'm a college stuent from Asheville, NC who's recently discovered
> Eva.  I loved the series and the movies, and I've been checking out some
of
> the fanfic online.  I like a lot of it (excepting the ridiculously
powerful
> self-insertions) but a few things have kind of spooked me.
>
> For one thing...  well, I came across a fic called Fane of the Firebird
(at
> http://www.eyrie.org/ftp/anime/Evangelion/Fane-of-the-Firebird/) that was
> billed as a crossover between Eva and Revolutionary Girl Utena.  Since I'm
> also a fan of Utena, I thought I'd check it out.  It's very well-written,
> but it's incredibly bleak and horrible -- moreso than the series, even.  I
> made it to chapter 11 (out of 33!) before I decided it was too much for
me.
> I mean, the series was pretty dark, but THIS...
>
> My question is, is this kind of fic the standard for Eva fanfiction?  Is
it
> darker than average, or does everyone write this kind of thing?
>
> -- 
> David Paul                                dspaul@charter.net
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> There you go again with those tired accusations.  I wasn't
> even in the same city as your socks when they were bleached,
> stabbed, burned and mixed into the dorm cafeteria menu.

First, I was in Charlotte for about four months last year on business, NC is
a nice place (at least what I saw of it)

Second, no. Take a look at www.fanfiction.net, they have a huge collection
of fanfics, including Eva, and they run the gauntlet of humor, drama, angst,
adult (hentai, yaoi, etc.) and crossovers. You won't regret it.

                                           Vaughn L.Porter
                                            Lovely drive on I-85, Queen City
to Greensboro.