Shadow of the Dragon King, Part 1: Extended Fanfic Notes

In a long-ago fanfiction.net forum post about why people write fanfic, I remember my answer being "because I can't not." For as long as I can remember I have been trying not to be a writer and my family has been trying to keep me from that path. Fanfiction was a compromise where I could keep fiction writing as a strictly non-monetized hobby. Besides, when I really like a particular story I get obsessively into it. I watched Crimson Tide 17 times, for instance, and when I like a game a lot I tend to clear it twice or more, usually four times or more. Fandom participation was a good way to work out that kind of obsession.

( Shadow of the Dragon King was also born of such obsession. )