FFX-3 Chat

Ah, yes... the dreaded, yet revered world of fanfiction. No franchise is safe!

Final Fantasy X holds the 19th highest category in Games on fanfiction.net with 5.5K~ fanfiction entries, while Final Fantasy X-2 holds 27th place with 3.5K~ entries.

Want to showcase some fanfiction of our two most favourite games? You can do so here. Whether it's good, bad, purposely bad, amusingly good, anything at all, post a link of your recommendation(s) and bathe in your wisdom.

Also, if you're a fanfiction-writer by any chance, you can take this opportunity to draw attention to your FFX/FFX-2 fanfiction.

Rules:

• Fanfiction.net entries only. I might allow other websites in the future, but only if they're safe.
• You must provide the link with the full name of the fanfiction. Short summaries, made by you or the author, are optional. Spoilers are not recommended.
• Mention of the rating (K, K+, T) is optional but highly recommended. However, if it's M rated, it's a definite requirement.
• No harassing or attacking any other posters for their fanfiction choice, or a fanfiction author for their story. Jokes and conversations are fine.
• Conditions of the fanfiction (Alternate Universe, Out Of Character, Lemon, etc.) must be mentioned.

Remember, there's a difference between hating on the story and hating on the author. Don't do the latter.

I'm convinced I've read every decent TxY story on the web that's in English, surely you jest, and I'd be happy to recommend a few that in my opinion stand out. I love the T/Y romance, so that's what I read. ^_^

My personal favorite is called On Your Shore.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2331307/1/On-Your-Shore

It hands down has the best characterizations of Tidus and Yuna I've ever read (surprising considering it's an AU), positively spot on. They're so visceral, you can truly feel the love flitting across the screen. The atmosphere is also beautifully crafted and there's a great balance of conflict and light airiness that most stories don't capture. It's still in the making and it's been awhile since an update, but I hope it's not dead because this author really knew what she was doing and created something gorgeous.

Alpha Redux
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1376557/1/Alpha-Redux

This is a great one if you want something a bit sassier, surely you jest. On Your Shore is a slow and careful progression of feelings and their relationship as it's just beginning. Alpha Redux is picking up where it left off in X, so there's understandable naughtiness.

Against All Odds
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/534437/1/Against-All-Odds

The storytelling with this one is quite suspenseful and intense. It takes the notion of lost memories and alternative methods of fayth creation and does it right.

Time and Limbs
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2700143/1/Time-and-Limbs

A "behind the scenes"oneshot set during FFX after the spring scene. It's gorgeous and delightfully in-character.

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/2481044/1/Fumbling-Towards-Ecstasy

There's a lot of excellent novel-quality writing here, and it features wonderful characterizations and intimacy unexplored in other fics I've read. It stands apart and the only criticism I have is that it gets perhaps too angsty and heavy later on, but it's definitely worth a read. I think a lot of authors have been inspired by this story in particular, I'm sure it's quite well known.

There are other stories ones I love, but these are what came to mind first.

I've heard of On Your Shore. I've read one that's pretty similar called Proverbial Revitalisation. It's great. The only gripe I have with that though is that it's a bit too mean-spirited with Tidus' narrative. It's a pretty big cliche in AUs to have him be Dona's ex and then beating himself up over the thought of ever being with her, that or Dona coming onto him and him shooting her down. It's a bit overplayed here, though.

I read Alpha Redux. Loved it, except I'm not a huge fan of 'misunderstanding' conflicts. They just feel a little forced to me. Also, same as Proverbial Revitalisation; Tidus' narrative is a bit too aggressive towards his thoughts.

Fumbling Towards Ecstasy? Isn't that the one where Tidus and Yuna secretly get... uh, yeah. I usually can't be bothered to read 100,000+ word fanfictions unless they're really interesting. I know it's a critically acclaimed fanfic, though. It's just not my cup of tea, these kind of things.

I think one of the hardest things to get right in FFX fanfiction is Tidus' character. He's, in general, a very tricky and diverse character to write. In normal universes, he's usually depicted as a cheerful, often times soft guy. But in AUs, particularly highschool ones, he's usually depicted as an unlikeable **** bully who sticks it in everything he sees. I think that's why AUs in this category are either praised, or slammed. I don't know if it's because Tidus is a generally disliked character among the fanbase, or because of his wide personality range, but it does throw a lot of people off.

Haha, I'm writing a bit of FFX fanfiction myself. You may know me as the writer of A Soothing, Starry Night and the dormant Leading Rivalry. I don't know what to do with LR any more and I can't even bear to look at ASSN these days. (Probably because it was a somewhat-dare by a DeviantART friend XD) I'm writing an AU called With Skies, Like A Future which is basically gonna be a fantasy-adventure AU starring our favourite couple. I'm pretty proud of it so far, and I actually know where to take the story this time unlike LR.

Also, my favourite fanfiction... ehh, I'm not so sure.

But the closest to a heartfelt favourite would be this semi-AU X-2 sequel (Unfinished, of course. Darn it.) by a German author called The Return, the Responsible and the new War (M RATED): https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5086609/1/The-Return-the-Responsible-and-the-new-War

It has, hands down, my favourite AU version of Tidus by far. I can't go into detail about it cause it's ridden with spoilers, but yeah. If you read it, he's pretty badass and also in-character at the same time. Also, this is the fanfiction that sparked my love for Yu Yevon's potential as a character. It has some pretty good ideas, one of which influenced my idea of a conflict in one of my fanfictions.

Ten years ago (!!!), I wrote "The Faithful," a short, PG-rated story about the Gagazet fayth.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/1673053/1/The-Faithful

I'm checking out all the other fics on this thread -- I've been out of the FFX/FFX-2 fanfiction loop for a while!

While I'm working on it, I might as well share my ongoing AU FFX fanfiction in the appropriate place: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9872244/1/The-Road-Of-Avidity

Originally called 'With Skies, Like A Future,' The Road Of Avidity is an AU universe set in a bigoted Spira which is under the threat of a secret, yet very destructive natural force that has mutated. In this, Tidus is a young explorer who fled from the ragtag religious island of Besaid and took advantage of his famous family name to take refuge in the first-class royal kingdom of Bevelle, alongside Geosgaeno: a houseboat that can talk, albeit quite informally, and Auron: an old friend of Tidus who had been branded a traitor by Yevon for making a choice only suitable to him. Joined by friends and going against enemies, Tidus will find himself unravelling the true face of the city and its connection to this worldwide darkness, and possibly saving a certain friend from a horrible destiny.

Funny thing is, this was originally going to be a highschool fanfiction that would aim to break the mould on most other highschool fanfictions in this category, such as having an academy with different workings and not making Tidus such an unlikable ***hole. XD This is why the first chapter kind of reads like an HS fic. Over time, it went through massive storyline changes, and this is what it's turned into.

If you want to read Leading Rivalry, my biggest hit (though that's not really saying much) then here it is: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/9342662/1/Leading-Rivalry

Basically, it takes place two weeks after X-2's Good Ending. It centres around Brother's jealousy and hatred for Tidus since he and Yuna are now official lovers. There's also something about dishing out punishment to those who take the Eternal Calm for granted, but the rivalry is the main focus. Started a year ago, currently on hiatus. The writing's understandably clunky in some places compared to my latest work, but if you're willing to look past that, people have been saying the comedic elements are great. Hopefully now with more experience, I can hope to improve this story if I ever go back to it.