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I've just been reading any Naruto fics that catch my eyes recently (i.e. any that don't have the words "mysterious" "girl" "secretly" or "Uchiha clan" in their summaries). I like Orochimaru, but most of the time on Ficwad, at least, he's pervy-yaoi Oro, and it gets boring. Some fics are good pervy-yaoi Oro (rather like scary-incestrape Bella--yes, I've started reading your other stories, but for some I'll need time to absorb before I can review...), most are gratuitous smut, and some are just plain bad. So you're not missing much by not reading Oro-chan's fandom.

As for response, I personally like Ficwad a lot better than FF.N, I think the community is more friendly, and forgiving of crazy ideas that grab you at three in the morning, and shake you until your teeth rattle. Unfortunately, it's also not as conscientious about reviewing as the FF.N crowd is, so feed back comes in slowly and trickles under the door. Personally, I'm a big fan of the metarating system here, because the pretty boxes marking your stories as insightful, or moving make me happier than a review saying: "ur story rox. UPDATE!"

The second person POV is difficult for some to read, but when it fits, it fits. In this case it's perfect, and I suspect that your lack of feedback comes more from the incredibly wonderful and creepy atmosphere your words spun, rather than the POV. Some stories hit you over the head so hard that you just can't respond in any way that does them justice. Baik is one of these stories.

If you are searching for technicalities in your writing to blame, rather than awestruck fans, I would point the finger at the present tense. A lot of readers don't like reading stories that use present tense. Yet again, however, it fits with /Baik/, pulling the reader in close, and letting them feel the immediacy of the creeping horror that you've brought to our favorite Snake Lord. Technicalities in tense and POV may scare off some, however, I'm pretty sure it's the absolute fucked up creepiness that you've portrayed that is to blame. Most people have difficulty responding to the mood in writing, when it's still twanging cords inside their brains, and slithering under their skin like oil. Marks of a great piece of writing, if you ask me.

=^.^= IWCT