Updating the index gave me a chance to discover some new fics I hadn't seen before.
Namely, Prism Mayhem.
Man there's so much to say about it.
It's fun, it's snappy, it just nails that blend of comedy and seriousness that characterizes PI, but at the same time it doesn't take away the dignity of the FSN characters. The twists come hard and they come fast, everything's loopy just magnificently. The characters are spot-on, they just feel super right, which is doubly impressive considering the writer admitted to not having played the VN. They have strong characters arcs, they're excellently played off each other. Kuro vs Archer presents a dilemma similar to Shirou vs Archer but still distinctive, Cu is a good foil, Ilya struggling among so many strong personalities and of course Ruby being her Ruby self. Too bad for her Seiba and Cu are far more effective at keeping her under control~
The only one that gets shafted characterization-wise so far is Shirou, but that's natural at this point, particularly with Kuro eating Emiya's attention and Ilya arguing on his behalf. Hard to get your views challenged when an adorable little girl is defending you. I'm sure that'll change, evolving into a Shirou-Kuro-Emiya triangle or perhaps if/when he has to face his own parallel self and finds himself looking at two extremes of himself. Who knows! I'm excited. So many possibilities.
There's also FSN Ilya and Prisma Bazett and the impending arrival of Iri/Luvia/Rin and who knows what else. So much to look forward to. I'd be fanboying in the thread but I don't like necros.