January 10th, 2013 at 11:35pm
Comment swap sent me here.
Okay, so I'm not the biggest fan of your layout, but then again, I have weird eyesight, so I dislike most layouts with a semi-transparent background, just because I can't read them properly. I also noticed a slight grammar error in your summary, 'My Chemical Romance is' should be 'My Chemical Romance are'. But, it's the story that counts, so I shall continue on and have a read!
The first thing that strikes me is that you have more than a few typos/spelling errors in your story. It's probably just me, but that puts me right off reading most things. I'd maybe go over your first chapter and comb through for typos. And, it has been mentioned a few times, but you're lacking a bit in the description department. Then again, it is only the first chapter I'm reading through, so I don't know whether you've taken heed of that later on. The idea is, as has also been said, overused quite a lot, so I have read a few MCR 'fics where the same character has been described.
On the positive (because I always feel mean for writing tons in the negative), your story is quite good. You've got quite a unique writing style when I look past the typos, and I can see very little in the way of grammar mistakes. I like how you have the relationship between Gerard and Maven blossoming right from the get-go, and, despite the fact that I said above that I've read a lot of stories with the same type of character, I can't help but like Maven as a character.
I don't read MCR 'fics anymore, but you've got quite a good one going here. Just take some time to check over your chapters for typos before you submit, and add in a little more description, and you'll have a fabulous story! :)
As far as description and original plot and all of that, it's not a bad story. It's much more simple than what I'm used to reading, but there's nothing wrong with that. Every writer has their own method of how they do things and what they like to read on a personal basis. The plot isn't super original, and I've seen it done multiple times, but I do like how you put your own spin on it, with having Mavin leave Gerard's without a number or any trace of her.
I do agree about the spelling errors, but again, it's something I understand. When I'm writing fast and on the tail of a good idea, I tend to make typos and I hate rereading over my own stuff. So it's not totally a big deal.
I would suggest reformatting your layout again however, just because Mibba's changed their layout system, and the endings of the sentences get cut off by the comment box. Other than that, I would say to try and write paragraphs more than just sentences. You'd be surprised with how much more you can pack into them!