User:Gradient Arin

Hello; I'm Key. I'm a PPC newbie, but not among the newest of the newbies. I am not flirting with you.

My Agents
Do not exist yet. I don't have Permission. They are, however, under construction, and I can talk about them or RP them or whatever.

My Contact Information
My email is oohlookitaknife at Gmail. Yes, that username is from my anime phase; no, I am not embarrassed by it. Google Docs are easiest for me to edit.

My Strengths and Weaknesses as a Beta
My main strength is that I am very familiar with several rare fandoms and have other obscure knowledge (see below). I will advocate for accurate sex scenes (involving whoever, whatever, wherever, however). I will catch all your spelling and grammar errors, so help me random deity. I'll also catch bad logic and related errors. I'm a poet and I have a good sense of rhythm, so I can help with songs, poetry, etc.

My main weaknesses are that I don't have Permission, so I'm an unknown factor. Plus, I often don't have a lot of time to beta read, since I'm still in high school. Also, the part of my brain that tracks what's going on tends to turn off during fight scenes, so I'll miss inconsistencies there. I don't have much experience writing fiction, and I rather suspect I'm not very good at plot or characterization. Also, I'm too fond of angst for my own good.

My Canon Knowledge
I am willing to discuss and functionally (*) to thoroughly (***) versed in the following canons (among others). Do not assume I am a fan of all the canons listed here; if you want my opinions, talk to me.
 * Black Butler (manga) **
 * Carry On (book) ***
 * Death Note
 * manga **
 * anime *
 * Fifty Shades of Grey (books) *
 * I guess this should really count as Twilight fandom knowledge, since it's basically just a really popular fic, but I don't know much else about the Twilight fandom, so I'm listing it as its own canon.
 * Gilbert and Sullivan
 * The Pirates of Penzance ***
 * The Mikado **
 * Heck: Where the Bad Kids Go ***
 * I don't think anyone on earth has written fanfic for this, but if they did, it would be badfic.
 * Hetalia
 * manga **
 * anime *
 * The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
 * book ***
 * movie *
 * Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell
 * book **
 * miniseries *
 * A Series of Unfortunate Events
 * books (including The Unauthorized Autobiography) ***
 * movie *
 * Shakespeare, William
 * As You Like It**
 * Comedy of Errors **
 * Hamlet  ***
 * Julius Caesar  *
 * King Lear *
 * Macbeth ***
 * The Merchant of Venice **
 * A Midsummer Night's Dream ***
 * Much Ado About Nothing **
 * Romeo and Juliet **
 * Twelfth Night **
 * The Taming of the Shrew *
 * A Winter's Tale *
 * Stoppard, Tom *
 * Wilde, Oscar
 * various short stories and essays **

My Fanon Knowledge
I am functionally (*) to thoroughly (***) versed in the following fan cultures, fan theories, etc. Do not assume I am fond of all the fan cultures listed here; you can talk to me on the PPC Board if you want my opinions.
 * Black Butler **
 * Carry On *
 * Fifty Shades of Grey **
 * Hetalia ***
 * Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell *
 * My Chemical Romance **

Miscellaneous Knowledge
''Disclaimer: I am not claiming to be an expert in any of the following areas! I'm a teenager, and not a prodigy of any kind. These are. . . hobbies, I suppose.''

I am well-versed in queer and feminist issues. Kinds of queer in order of how much I feel like I can talk about them and the surrounding issues: Bisexual (and pansexual, and related), Transgender (binary and non-binary), Lesbian, Gay, Asexual, Polyamorous (which maybe isn't the same as queer, but I know about it), Intersex.

I have a bad habit of trying to fact-check badfic, so I know at least basic safety precautions for any kink you'd care to name (and if I don't, I know where to find reliable information and will look it up). I also know a good bit about the history of therapy for pathologized sexuality, for no good reason.

Theatre! I like theatre. I can tell you stuff about everything from theatre games to Fitzmaurice breath work to what really goes on backstage.

I can speak a little Spanish. I won't convince a native speaker that I am another native speaker, although my writing is a bit better than my speech, but I will be intelligible and I will understand writing in Spanish.

I play piano and can read music. I don't imagine that'll come up much.

I Am Comfortable Reading
I will read missions of fics which are NSFW and NSFB. I have a strong stomach; I'll even read the originals of the pics being sporked. Please warn, though; I have parents who like to look over my shoulder.

I tend not to be very level-headed around gender stereotypes. If you're killing a gender-stereotyping fic, please put a warning so that I can put off reading it if I'm having a bad day. I count stereotyping of any kind as bad writing; I will tell you to get rid of it.