Some Of My Favorite Fanfics Thus Far In No Particular Order:

who are all these bilingual assholes reading 500 chapters into S Classes that I Raised when I can't find a single translation past chapter 218

it makes the agony of getting spoiled like 10 times worse bcuz i cant read what you're talking about even if i wanted to, don't rub it in bfore i cry (ToT)

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i seriously need more ppl to hop on board the enneagram character analysis train, it's lonely out here

Fruits Basket Personality Types Part 1: an Introduction to the Enneagram

If you've never heard of the Enneagram, it's a personality typing system that looks at your core motivations and the childhood wounds that inform them. I love it because it's entirely internal; while it's true that people of the same type tend to have some traits in common, what's most important is that deep-seated, all-encompassing belief that drives you. In this post, I will give a brief overview of the 9 types to refer back to when I analyze the characters of Fruits Basket. I plan to analyze all the cursed Sohmas, plus Tohru, Arisa, Saki, Kazuma, Kakeru, Machi, and possibly some more minor characters (like Kimi, Megumi, Kyoko, Katsuya, and anyone else who captures my interest).

As I've been writing fanfiction, I've been using the Enneagram as a tool to better understand the characters and their motivations. When I've been stuck on how to write a character, I try to figure out their Enneagram (and sometimes their MBTI) to get a better sense of who they are, what drives them, how they think, etc... It's a wonderful tool for writers, and I highly recommend learning about it if you ever struggle to understand a character (as a writer or a reader/viewer!).

When I first learned about the Enneagram, I connected strongly with 1, 2, 4, and 7. I connected slightly with 5 and 6, and not at all with 3, 8, and 9. Can you guess my Type (and Wing) from that information? Answer is at the bottom of this post!

[Information in this post about each type comes from the following sources: EnneaApp, Enneagram Explained, The Enneagram Institute, Helping Writers Become Authors, The Narrative Enneagram, and Truity.]

Type 1: The Reformer

Wound: heavily criticized

Wounding message: It's not okay to make mistakes.

Core desire: to be right/good

Core fear: being defective, morally flawed, wrong

Defense mechanism: be above criticism

Strengths: conscientious, rational, idealistic, responsible, can improve the world for themselves and others

Challenges: resentful, rigid, overly critical, obsessive, easily frustrated when things don't live up to their very high standards

When healthy: more spontaneous, joyful, optimistic, and self-accepting (like healthy Sevens)

When unhealthy: moody, irrational, melancholy, envious, withdrawn (like unhealthy Fours)

Wings: 9 and 2

Type 2: The Giver

Wound: loved only for utility to others

Wounding message: It's not okay to have your own needs.

Core desire: to be wanted, needed, loved

Core fear: being unneeded, unloved, unlovable

Defense mechanism: gain love and approval by giving to others and becoming central in their lives

Strengths: kind, generous, nurturing, relationship-oriented, selfless, warm, can nurture and care for the world around them

Challenges: intrusive, needy, possessive, people-pleasing, manipulative, martyrish, repress personal needs and feelings

When healthy: more self-nurturing, emotionally aware, accepting of painful feelings (like healthy Fours)

When unhealthy: aggressive, controlling, argumentative, blunt, demanding (like unhealthy Eights)

Wings: 1 and 3

Type 3: The Achiever

Wound: rewarded only for achievements

Wounding message: It's not okay to have your own feelings and identity.

Core desire: to be loved for who they are, to be valuable and worthwhile

Core fear: being worthless, insignificant; failure

Defense mechanism: strive for success and to distinguish themselves to gain admiration

Strengths: productive, adaptable, successful, pragmatic, driven, bear witness to the intrinsic value in themselves and others

Challenges: vain, overworked, inauthentic, impatient, competitive, emotionally out-of-touch, reliant on validation

When healthy: more committed to others, aware of feelings, authentic (like healthy Sixes)

When unhealthy: complacent, withdrawn, disengaged, apathetic (like unhealthy Nines)

Wings: 2 and 4

Type 4: The Individualist

Wound: abandoned

Wounding message: It's not okay to be too functional or happy.

Core desire: to be seen and loved for who they are

Core fear: having no personal identity or significance, being flawed and missing out on some basic aspect of happiness that other people have access to

Defense mechanism: amplify what is different and special about themselves, search for niche where they can be appreciated

Strengths: sensitive, introspective, expressive, idealistic, deeply-feeling, creative, compassionate, can release the past and live fully in the present

Challenges: dramatic, moody, self-absorbed, withdrawn, over-sensitive, envious, stubborn, depressed

When healthy: more objective, principled, disciplined (like healthy Ones)

When unhealthy: over-involved, clingy, jealous, testing of relationships (like unhealthy Twos)

Wings: 3 and 5

Type 5: The Investigator

Wound: lack of affection

Wounding message: It's not okay to be comfortable in the world.

Core desire: to have needs met, to be competent and understand their environment

Core fear: being overwhelmed by their own needs and those of others

Defense mechanism: withdraw from relationships and emotions, focusing on gathering information as an escape from the demands of the world

Strengths: perceptive, thoughtful, dependable, calm in crisis, objective, curious, independent, can observe themselves and others without judgment or expectations

Challenges: detached, isolated, withholding, arrogant, cynical, critical of others, secretive, nihilistic

When healthy: more assertive, self-confident, decisive (like healthy Eights)

When unhealthy: dissatisfied, indulgent, distracted, hyperactive, scattered (like unhealthy Sevens)

Wings: 4 and 6

Type 6: The Loyalist

Wound: unpredictable, unsafe environment

Wounding Message: It's not okay to trust yourself.

Core desire: to be safe, secure, supported by others

Core fear: being unprepared and unable to defend themselves from danger, being without support and guidance

Defense mechanism: prepare for every possible turn of events, seek support and reassurance from others, project emotions onto others

Strengths: perceptive, sensitive, loyal, engaging, witty, courageous, prepared, responsible, trouble-shooters, true courage and capability when standing up to life's challenges

Challenges: anxious, hyper-vigilant, pessimistic, contrary, paranoid, self-doubting, rigid, unpredictable, suspicious

When healthy: more relaxed, calm, less anxious, optimistic (like healthy Nines)

When unhealthy: afraid of failure, keep busy to distract themselves, competitive, arrogant (like unhealthy Threes)

Wings: 5 and 7

Type 7: The Enthusiast

Wound: deprived of nurturing

Wounding message: It's not okay to depend on anyone for anything.

Core desire: to be satisfied, to maintain freedom and happiness

Core fear: being deprived or experiencing pain

Defense mechanism: constantly seek out fun, exciting, and novel experiences; rationalize feelings to avoid pain

Strengths: adventurous, playful, imaginative, energetic, optimistic, quick-thinking, spontaneous, share joyful celebration of existence with those around them

Challenges: hedonistic, self-absorbed, unrealistic, uncommitted, impatient, unfocused, superficial, restless, impulsive, rebellious, escapist

When healthy: more focused, restrained, okay with painful things, fascinated by life (like healthy Fives)

When unhealthy: rigid, critical, pessimistic, angry, perfectionistic (like unhealthy Ones)

Wings: 6 and 8

Type 8: The Challenger

Wound: lack of safety

Wounding message: It's not okay to be vulnerable or trust anyone.

Core desire: to have people who are loyal to them, to be independent and protect themselves

Core fear: being vulnerable, powerless, controlled, or harmed

Defense mechanism: be strong and in control

Strengths: principled, courageous, determined, generous, loyal, resilient, direct, confident, resourceful, stand up for those weaker than them

Challenges: lustful, afraid of vulnerability, confrontational, insensitive, manipulative, possessive, rebellious

When healthy: compassionate, open-hearted, caring (like healthy Twos)

When unhealthy: detached, cynical, secretive, fearful (like unhealthy Fives)

Wings: 7 and 9

Type 9: The Peacemaker

Wound: overlooked or neglected

Wounding message: It's not okay to assert yourself.

Core desire: to avoid unpleasant emotions, to preserve things as they are, to matter

Core fear: separation, disconnection, loss

Defense mechanism: submit to the desires of others to be included, avoid internal and external conflict, "numb out" to avoid going too deep

Strengths: calm, excellent mediators, caring, non-judgmental, amiable, optimistic, good listeners, easy-going, reassuring, trusting, stable, bring healing to the world around them

Challenges: stubborn, ambivalent, forgetful, conflict-avoidant, indecisive, passive-aggressive, insecure, resigned, self-effacing, complacent

When healthy: assertive, present, energetic, self-developing (like healthy Threes)

When unhealthy: anxious, self-doubting, suspicious, worried (like unhealthy Sixes)

Wings: 8 and 1

Even as I was putting together this guide, my opinions on the Enneagrams of some characters changed. Who did you recognize? Who still has you stumped?

Did you figure out my type? I'm a 1 with a 2 wing. I connected to those two as well as 4 and 7, which corresponds to where Ones go when we're healthy or unhealthy.

Fruits Basket Personality Types: MBTI | Tohru | Akito | Kyo | Yuki | Haru | Kisa | Momiji | Hatori | Ayame | Rin | Hiro | Ritsu | Kureno | Shigure | Kagura | Kazuma | Saki | Arisa | Machi | Kakeru | The Hondas | Kaibara Students

I gotta check back on how far sfstranslations has gotten, I dropped off on S Classes months back and am ready to read all the chapters I built up on my tbr list

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just wanted to add my 2 cents! i like the point you made here.

I haven’t finished any of these stories yet, but I think what could play into this is the fact that TCF’s mc and ORV’s mc are interacting with world’s, situations, & people that they understood as fictional, at first (ORV a little less than TCF, but still).

for Yoojin, his post-regression reality has always been very real to him. there is no “plot” or storyline to follow — it’s his life relived immediately after experiencing traumatic loss, so he truly sees this life as his “second chance” to keep all that tragedy from happening again. there’s no degree of detachment or separation for him.

& that detachment is a specific point of internal conflict for sb like Kim Dokja — his ability as a “reader”, the Fourth Wall, is what allows him to detach himself from the emotional stress of any given situation. he can continue to be the “omniscient” observer, can continue to understand ppl through characterization and read their thoughts as if they were still on the page; then, he can act on that info w/o becoming emotionally vulnerable.

& i think this is somewhat proven when ORV veers into things that happened in Dokja’s life before TWSA began. anything dealing with his mother throws him off kilter — i think he still manages to keep his cool, but there’s a notable difference in the way he deals with situations involving her vs. situations he expects from TWSA’s plot.

I haven’t read as much of TCF so I can’t say quite as much! but there’s still a jarring difference between reliving your own life and living the life of an aristocrat in a fictional world you read about.

The S-Classes that I Raised often gets grouped with Omniscent Reader's Viewpoint and Trash of the Count's Family, but there's something distinctly different about Han Yoojin as a protagonist. I think it's that his story really makes you feel how much of a fighter he is. I'm not saying that Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo aren't fighters exactly, but they tend to come off as schemers first and foremost. Their approach to most problems (from my perspective as someone who's read all of ORV and like a third of TCF) involves leveraging secrets of the world that only they know in order to get the better of their adversaries and achieve their goals. They plan things out a long time in advance, and sure, things don't always go their way, but they feel like chess players when they're confronted with obstacles.

Meanwhile, Han Yoojin feels like a guerilla soldier. He definitely also schemes, but SCTIR makes a dedicated effort to showing that his current knowledge of the future and the world's secrets will only take him so far. He does think ahead and plans for the future whenever he can, but most of his problems are solved by improvising. One of his greatest strengths is that he thinks on his feet and doesn't let himself be fazed by surprises. This ends up making him feel more like someone who has always had to fight desperately for every last scrap of respect and survival he could get his hands on in a way that ORV and TCF don't go for as much (as far as I can tell for TCF as of now). Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo's plans go "first, I'm going to go to the super secret location to get a weapon that will help me in six months, and then in five weeks, I'm going to recruit an obscure powerhouse to be my spy for the operation I'll do next year..." whereas Han Yoojin's plans are more like "first, I'll get into some shit, and then, I'll figure it out."

It's kind of hard to explain the vibe difference because these characters are all defined by their cleverness, but I guess the best way to put it would be that Kim Dokja and Kim Roksoo seem more... exasperated? with the way they've been wronged in the past, whereas Han Yoojin seems more angry and spiteful about it. The first two mostly seem tired of dealing with the way their lives were going before and just want to be happy, but Han Yoojin gives off the feeling that he doesn't think he can find happiness without biting and clawing his way to it

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Just created a public My S-Class Hunters community! I was shocked by the fact that I didn't see a single community already when I searched for one, so I took it into my own hands lmao

Please join if you’re interested! 🫶💕

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my favorite trope is when the elegant, emotionally distant character who doesn’t allow themself to be vulnerable around others just melts to bits and pieces for the blunt, rough-around-the-edges character who challenges them at every turn

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I'm catching up on When The Third Wheel Strikes Back mamhwa while at work and I didn't realize we were getting a marriage arc /silly /j

One of the most subtle ways that SHJ and HYJ show they matter to each other is that their words are never forgotten. Call them petty bitches if you will (which they totally are), but HYJ asked SHJ to make one promise to him once, and SHJ brings it up for the next 700 chapters. One offended comment of “I’ll give you about a day to hide” is brought back up like 500 chapters later as they’re in the middle of an intense fight.

They remember every little petty snark because everything the other person says is important to them.

TSCIR is like an essay on how to love someone without saying “I love you”. “I remember the promise”. “I’ll keep my word.” “The things you say are important to me. Even the most inane, trivial ones.”

SOMEBODY WRITE A FANFIC PRONTO I'M BEGGING AND PLEADING RIGHT NOW

"What sharp teeth you have." ---- We did this art for a webtoon fairytale collab on insta! Check our post there if you want to see all the other participants! (ig handle is @rednflynn)

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Just started reading the greatest estate developer... lol

people keep calling lloyd ugly and saying he'll never get a gf but it feels only fair... that man's a demon, and he'll drain them for cash either way. words hurt but empty pockets hurt harder

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