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I see where everyone is coming from with head-canoning him as fat.

I like to think that throughout his life he learned to view food as a necessity rather than something to enjoy and have fun with, so when after the main story events he realized what he missed out upon, he'd slowly start to eat more and more and thus gain weight.

I doubt it'll be a lot of fat because even if he gets his money through playing the games and won't have a reason to work or have a job, he'll still have some kind of hobby alongside his poem writing one. Like I said a dozen times before, I think he'd have his own small farm with animals and crops, and taking care of that takes a lot of movement and burns fat.

That said, this counts only post-main story events. Before that, there's not a trace of fat on this man. He is malnourished. In his introduction video, he's literally smaller and weaker than the other miners because he never had the food to grow to his size. It's also mentioned that he ate dried-up, coal-smeared bread.

She has a clear personality, logical thought process, and isn’t someone who becomes impossible to relate with. Shes a normal girl. She knows a basic amount about history and geography. She is kind but doesn’t diminish herself or what she wants. It will be interesting to see her navigate the delicate politics of upper class society, as even if mentally she is gearing herself towards something else, she does have a role to play if she wants to keep the stability she has over her life. Im sooo incredibly excited to see what you do with that. Can I also note that I like how you’re handling her dynamic with Marisol? I so rarely see authors treat female characters with any regard or respect in the x reader genre, I’m just so pleased that Marisol is her own woman. I really wanna see how her dynamic with Miss Nathanial develops. Considering the time period there is such an opportunity for womanly companionship and understanding that I really think Miss Nathanial is going to need as the limitations of her gender hit her further along the line

And!!! I just have so many questions!! Is this an Isekai where Miss Nathanial played IDV and will recognize Norton and connect the dots? Or is this truly just time travel and she is making all her own decisions with what she knows about history? She is college educated, so I imagine she has strong opinions about women having the opportunity for education— or anyone for that matter. What role will this play in her story? Does her degree from her previous life have any significance to her current knowledge and decisions? A history major certainly would, or even a science major. There’s just so many factors and routes you could take I am shaking with envy at your creative freedom and potential!! I know these are all questions that will inevitably be answered by the narration but gosh I can hardly contain myself.

I’m even further interested to see how she will handle the time period’s misogyny, classism, and potentially even racism. Considering the direction the fic will presumably take with grappling poverty, as well as the location, she’s going to run into it eventually. Unfortunately the issues were not mutually exclusive, and I’m just so invested to see how her modern beliefs will clash with the time period, and how she is going to overcome those challenges. Ahhh you have so much to work with I just can’t!! What a wonderful concept and topic to tackle!!! I am so excited to read more.

And then!! The role Norton will play in it all! Gosh! Man I am so freaking excited I don’t even have the words. Your characterization of him is fantastic from what I’ve seen in your headcanons and blurbs. You stay so true to his character and I have no doubt this fic will be a reflection of that delicate and dedicated treatment. Seeing Norton’s own reaction to Miss Nathanial’s modern ideals and morals, as well as the very contrasting nature of her personality and position is just!! So!! Damn!! Exciting!!

If for any reason you need anyone to bounce ideas off of, or to needle time period logistics, please do not hesitate to reach out. I am so gosh darn invested in this already, and would be delighted to help in any way possible with your exploration of this fic. You deserve a medal for how brilliant it was to tie this troupe to this type of story and character. Anyways, I just wanted to leave my thoughts here, I have so many more but I will spare you LMFAO

OMG THANK YOU 😭 You have no idea how badly I'm grinning right now.. got me all fuzzy and stuff :D

But you're so right, there's so much I have to tackle on it's insane. I went into this story expecting something short but then I thought of it and omg the things that I need to write about.. sexism, classism and racism. I'll definitely include religion and patriarchy into the mix as well. So much, pray for me to have the vocabulary and mental capability to unpack it all and do it justice.

And then speaking of Y/N, I'm genuinely trying to make her as vague as possible while keeping her a believable character. The readers are supposed to be able to imagine themselves in the story after all. But keeping her a blank slate I cannot do either.. She needs to be basic, and a normal person doesn't know all about the history and geography, but does know a bit to get around so I'll use that in my advantage.

Also, I was too wondering about her college degree and after some thinking I decided that being a history major is too much of an easy path to take, so I landed on physiology of religion study instead. It would explain the strong emotions she has about the situation around her.. that's not a spoiler, just a little fact.

And I'm literally basing her off of my friends and me. If it'd have been just me, she would've panicked and jumped out of the window or something.

Marisol, my sweet dear. I love her so much. The story that I have for her.. I'm so excited to write about it. I love that woman. I even drew her because of it, she's such a sweetheart.

AND DON'T GET ME STARTED ON NORTON!! I'm so excited to write about him, yall have no idea. I am planning to finally introduce him at the end of the third chapter and I'm shaking in my boots from the anticipation of it. It'll feel like a celebrity randomly showing on a Disney show or something. I also looked over the affection system and made notes on how he talks to make him also a believable character. I'm writing as fast as possible to get to him I swear.

And ugh, Norton marrying into money? Doesn't that sound like he's a princess?

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE LOVE STORY AAAAHHHH

And I'm so happy someone is so passionate about my fanfic, even though we're like two chapters in. You really motivated me into writing faster, so perhaps the third chapter is going to come out soon (but omg I've still so much to write about.. I only finished the first two points). You made my day with this and I'll be rereading what you've sent to motivate me into typing faster :)

First I write down everything that needs to happen in the chapter on my whiteboard. For my third chapter I have ten points, ten things that need to happen. When I'm done with one of them, I erase the point just not to get confused.

Usually what I write is the "first draft". I throw words together, no matter how little sense they make and how ugly they sound. You just need to have the story out on the page, you can make it pretty later. This part I hate the most, because seeing how bad it is written makes me self-conscious but I have to push through because I know I'll tidy it up later.

I have to write at least a thousand word each day. Usually I write more because I'm sitting comfortably and the story is just flowing through my finger tips, but a thousand words is still the goal.

After I've written the whole chapter, I go over it and rewrite the whole thing. I add things I missed the last time, use better wording and give a better flow to it. This is actually the fun part because all the big thinking has been done, now you just add the little things that make the chapter fun to read.

Then I put each paragraph through a grammar checking site. I use the old ones because I'm afraid of the new ones, being that they use generative AI. I know there's a difference between just AI and Generative AI, but eitherway I'm cautious so just use the old ones.

Then I let the chapter sit for a day and I do not touch nor think of if, so that after a few hours I can look at it with an naked eyes. This is where I also edited a few stuff. Add or remove and fix the wording.

And then I press post :D

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: 第五人格 | Identity V (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Norton Campbell | Prospector/Reader Characters: Norton Campbell | Prospector, Reader, Original Characters Additional Tags: Female Reader-Insert, Time Travel, Fluff, Angst, eat the rich, Norton is being rude, reader is scheming, Arranged Marriage, Slow Burn, English Is Not the Author's First Language, Poverty Summary:

You wake up in the past in the body of a wealthy man's daughter. Day-to-day life of luxury is sweet and dainty until you take a walk in the town and see the horrors of poverty firsthand. Determined to make a change, you decide to use your father's money for good.

I'm not properly educated on all Norton's out there so I might be wrong, but perhaps Summer Frisbee?

He's described as a golden boy for one. For two, the man is exactly where he wants to be. He's at a beach, under the clear sky and beautiful sun. He's not stressed out about anything and instead he's literally on a vacation (never ending too, depending on the ending). He's also described as passionate, cheerful, relaxed and energetic. His inner good side is shining to the fullest, I think.

ALSO, he made a friend! Ganji over here is his buddy and let's be honest, what other Norton would casually make a friend? Surely not Ronald of Nice, Dazzling Lone Wolf or Bird of Prey.

It’s like I’m doing the Bloody Mary challenge

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But. Do you think he'd act on it? Do something like get in between you two obviously or "on accident" (still obviously if you've been watching him for a while).

Omg you guys have no idea how much I love this type of scenario.

What a hypocrite he is for not inviting you for a dance — maybe even straight up refusing to do so — and then getting mad at another person for shooting their shot with you. He doesn't want to act on his feelings for many reasons but neither can he make peace with you getting pursued by another.

He would fight tooth and nail to just keep his eyes away from you and your dance partner but oh when was he ever in control of anything in his life? He looks grim on a daily basis but here he's actually deeply displeased and it's evident, but I guess from outside prespective one wouldn't know at what he's so mad at. Could be the music or the amount of people around.. or this one person enjoying themselves way too much in your company.

He'd also get pissed at the dance itself because why does it include being so damn close to one another? Is all that touching and holding really that necessary? What about any other kind of dance with no touching and no close proximity and honestly no dance partners at all? That sounds much more fun if you ask him.

Eitherway, the chance of him intervening is low since he doesn't want to make a scene nor a fool of himself, but maybe there'd some things that would cause him to stand up and get in between you two. Like your dance partner getting too handsy with you. Y'know how the leader's hand is supposed to stay at follower's waist? Yeah well imagine that going lower. Would set Norton right off.

Now, I'm not so sure what he would do.. Normally he wouldn't do anything, but because your dance partner crossed a line he didn't know he even placed, he stood up and is making his way towards you two so it's not like he can just turn around and leave..

Maybe he'd ask for a moment of your time cause he apparently has something important to discuss, whatever that can be. Like, he'd ask in the middle of the dance. He's rather polite with you for he wants to steal you away which wouldn't work if he was rude with it, but your dance partner is getting all the slack. God forbid they open their mouth in protest. Eitherway, it'd be still rather difficult to get you to go with him cause you've known him for long enough to be able tell that he has actually has nothing to discuss.

Maybe a 4-10.

I think whether you hint at wanting him or tell him outright, he simply wouldn't believe you. He's got low self-esteem, so he'd assume that you're perhaps mocking him or that his co-workers bribed you into doing this. It could be literally anything but you actually wanting to do it.

You'd have to go through a bit of a struggle to get that man into your bed, but it's not like he's made of iron either.

However, he doesn't really have the time for a one night stand.. He works the whole day and then he goes home and sleeps till the next day, and up for work again. Where he'd position you between his long ass shift and sleep I really don't know.

But! I'm also wondering if Norton is the type of guy to enjoy one night stands to begin with. He's not in the mindset for a relationship, but sex can also be a great outlet of stress, so maybe if he'd find it in himself to get comfortable with the idea of being desired, he'd learn to enjoy it. Maybe even occasionally seek it out.

I actually prefer Norton over Fugo.

Fugo is without a doubt the character that pulled me into IDV, but he's more of a sexual fantasy and Norton's dark side than anything else. He's extremely hot and god I love his grin and his stupid face, but he doesn't even come close to Norton Campbell himself.

I personally find Norton much hotter than Fugo. I don't know if it's because I find his gruff and morally gray character more appealing than Fugo's grinning and mischievous one, but I'd pick Norton over Fugo any time of day. He's just so charming and intriguing. A reserved and gloomy man like him does things to me.

Also, all the different scenarios one could think of with this man are insane. Sometimes I find it hard to put characters in other AUs because it feels like they were made for their canon world, but Norton could be literally anything. My favorite one is him as a very feared and respected criminal..

Anyway, what do yall choose?

You can't beat up the kids so beat up their parents.

On a more serious note, I feel like Norton is the type of father to teach his kids how to fight, verbally or physically. He has gone through the same situation and he won't have his own children experience it too. Actually, he takes bullying very seriously. He will take many different measures to bring an end to the bullying, and he won't stop until the problem is gone.

He'll teach them how to fight, he'll annoy the hell out the adults that are responsible for the kids (like if they're in school then the teachers and the principle) and you better believe he's going to confront the parents of the bully. Kids copy their parents, so everything that the bully does and say it because of the parent.

He's going to be civil at first. Just inform the adult of their child's inappropriate behavior and hope that they're going to get disciplined. But he's not a patient man when it comes to his kids, so if nothing happens and the bullying goes on, he'll either tell his kids to beat up the bully and put an end to it themselves, or he's going to have a good conversation with the parent.

He doesn't like trouble, really. He'd rather avoid it, but if trouble is coming to you, then the wise thing to do is to show that you're not to be messed with.

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: 第五人格 | Identity V (Video Game) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationships: Norton Campbell | Prospector/Reader Characters: Norton Campbell | Prospector, Reader, Original Characters Additional Tags: Female Reader-Insert, Time Travel, Fluff, Angst, eat the rich, Norton is being rude, reader is scheming, Arranged Marriage, Slow Burn, English Is Not the Author's First Language Summary:

You wake up in the past in the body of a wealthy man's daughter. Day-to-day life of luxury is sweet and dainty until you take a walk in the town and see the horrors of poverty firsthand. Determined to make a change, you decide to use your father's money for good.