Smoke and Mirrors
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- Disclaimer -
I do not own anything in regards to Kung Fu Panda or any associated trademarks. The work here within is nonprofit and has been done for the enjoyment of its audience. To any readers/writers out there, feel free to use any ideas or original characters in your own works.
- Author Notes -
Originally, I wasn't even going to post this story but I figured why not? I haven't posted anything in a long time, mostly due to my thesis, and this is what I have been working on while writing so I figured I'd post something to see if anyone enjoys it.
Now I should mention that I have only ever seen the movies so any additional information comes from the wiki and because of this there might be mistakes. If there are, feel free to point them out.
To any readers potentially annoyed at me for not updating previous works. I am working on them but like to drift around from fandom to fandom. Lately I have been writing this but I hope to get back into HTTYD in a few weeks. Time will tell. Still, I recommend giving this story a shot because, why not?
- Question and Answer -
But, time travel? Why time travel? It's the worst cliché in the entire book.
Writing very good fanfiction is extremely hard due to rigid cannon so I like to take some creative liberties in my work. By essentially starting over, I can now do many more things such as kill characters or develop them differently. However, as this is fanfiction we do not want to stray too far from the beaten path as the readers are looking for specific personalities and characters (which is why OC's, even well written, are so dangerous) but I want enough liberty to write a decent plot without stepping all over the cannon's story line. Hence, time travel.
What are the pairings?
This question drives me crazy to be honest but let me say this: I am not a romantic writer and as such, romance will not be a main point in this story. Does this mean characters won't get feelings for each other? Or course not because such emotions are natural but do not expect pages upon pages of romance. One thing I want to make very clear: while this is a story primarily about Shen and Po, it is not about them in a romantic light but rather exploring how the two characters interact with one another.
Will I like this story?
No idea. Everyone has different tastes. All I can say is give it a shot, if you like it awesome! If not, no harm, no foul. Feel free to tell me either way.
Your writing is terrible.
Constructive feedback is always appreciated but I would like a bit more than this. Why is my writing so terrible? You want to flame? Go for it but give it some substance please.
Your writing is the best ever!
This is not constructive. Although, it might put a smile on my face.
I have a question!
Feel free to PM me. I have been notoriously bad with PMs lately but I blame that on my thesis sucking the life out of my soul. Hopefully, now that it is almost done, I can focus a bit more on my work here.
Do you have a beta?
No, I edit everything myself. Still, errors are to be expected even though I do my best to catch them. The plots are all self derived; no one in the world knows what is going to happen next other than yours truly.