Awww....I am sorry for playing with your feelings and breaking your heart. Would you hate me if I confess that this was what I truly wanted? *evil smile*
Okay, probably not breaking your heart exactly. What I aimed for was for readers to feel conflicted between Nino/Aiba and Nino/Sho, to the point that they wished Nino would pick Sho instead. Don’t worry, I also wanted Nino to go for Sho at the end too. Yet, it was impossible for me to write a heartbroken Aiba. Imagine him with his poor heart broken to pieces - and not because he’s at fault or anything, since it would be because of Nino’s fault. It would be a little too angsty and finger-pointing, especially for Nino Exchange, wouldn’t it? So yep, here we are, with Sho’s (and unfortunately your) heart broken instead.
More than that, as you probably notice, I love my Sho suffering. I love him sacrificing his happiness for other people. And I love him taking one for the team. In my ideal fanfics, Sho wouldn’t get a happiness of him being with someone, but rather him seeing someone that he loves being happy because he makes it so. I know, I am such a DoS and DoM at the same time. :P
Nino here had sooo many faults, right? I just noticed recently that my main characters, the ones delivered POV, tended to be the worst characters in the fics 😅 I only hope that you would understand why he did what he did, no need to agree or forgive him, really. And you already know, I think we both prefer Nino being inactive. I like Nino to think a lot but act little. And most of the time, being like that sure spell trouble::P
Btw, you liked that Aiba jumped into water to “rescue” Nino? Me too!! Hehee.. I know it’s weird to say this as a writer. But I kept thinking what would be “Aiba” and I think jumping in water even when it’s better to rescue Nino from the boat would be soo Aiba. Hopefully you would cheer for him a little more because of this act, even though I am sure you wanted Nino to pick Sho instead. Sho was, even with my Aiba-biasness, the better choice for Nino here. Yet, often in life, we don’t pick the best choice, right? We pick whom our heart feels is right. For Nino, Aiba was that person. He had always been :)
Your comments make me feel very happy. I deeply appreciate you spending time reading this and writing me such a wonderful comments. I am sorry again for breaking your heart. *hugs*
PS. Actually, there was a sequal, at least on my story board. And nope, Sho didn’t find anyone else. In the sequel, Sho became close friend and remained with the group. He, along with Jun and Ohno, helped Nino and Aiba planned their wedding. And yes, he’s still in love with Nino, but he’s also happy that Nino was happy with Aiba, and he’s contented. You know, for me, the ideal Sho would always be that guy that did anything to make others happy <3
I guess you wouldn’t like a sequel like this, right? I thought so :P I think many other would prefer a happier ending for Sho too. Most people commenting on the original exchange post preferred Nino picking Sho. That why I didn’t complete the sequel story and didn’t post it. But now, that I reveal this to you. I feel exposed a little. LoL
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Okay, probably not breaking your heart exactly. What I aimed for was for readers to feel conflicted between Nino/Aiba and Nino/Sho, to the point that they wished Nino would pick Sho instead. Don’t worry, I also wanted Nino to go for Sho at the end too. Yet, it was impossible for me to write a heartbroken Aiba. Imagine him with his poor heart broken to pieces - and not because he’s at fault or anything, since it would be because of Nino’s fault. It would be a little too angsty and finger-pointing, especially for Nino Exchange, wouldn’t it? So yep, here we are, with Sho’s (and unfortunately your) heart broken instead.
More than that, as you probably notice, I love my Sho suffering. I love him sacrificing his happiness for other people. And I love him taking one for the team. In my ideal fanfics, Sho wouldn’t get a happiness of him being with someone, but rather him seeing someone that he loves being happy because he makes it so. I know, I am such a DoS and DoM at the same time. :P
Nino here had sooo many faults, right? I just noticed recently that my main characters, the ones delivered POV, tended to be the worst characters in the fics 😅 I only hope that you would understand why he did what he did, no need to agree or forgive him, really. And you already know, I think we both prefer Nino being inactive. I like Nino to think a lot but act little. And most of the time, being like that sure spell trouble::P
Btw, you liked that Aiba jumped into water to “rescue” Nino? Me too!! Hehee.. I know it’s weird to say this as a writer. But I kept thinking what would be “Aiba” and I think jumping in water even when it’s better to rescue Nino from the boat would be soo Aiba. Hopefully you would cheer for him a little more because of this act, even though I am sure you wanted Nino to pick Sho instead. Sho was, even with my Aiba-biasness, the better choice for Nino here. Yet, often in life, we don’t pick the best choice, right? We pick whom our heart feels is right. For Nino, Aiba was that person. He had always been :)
Your comments make me feel very happy. I deeply appreciate you spending time reading this and writing me such a wonderful comments. I am sorry again for breaking your heart. *hugs*
PS. Actually, there was a sequal, at least on my story board. And nope, Sho didn’t find anyone else. In the sequel, Sho became close friend and remained with the group. He, along with Jun and Ohno, helped Nino and Aiba planned their wedding. And yes, he’s still in love with Nino, but he’s also happy that Nino was happy with Aiba, and he’s contented. You know, for me, the ideal Sho would always be that guy that did anything to make others happy <3
I guess you wouldn’t like a sequel like this, right? I thought so :P I think many other would prefer a happier ending for Sho too. Most people commenting on the original exchange post preferred Nino picking Sho. That why I didn’t complete the sequel story and didn’t post it. But now, that I reveal this to you. I feel exposed a little. LoL