Shiva
Shiva is a Daria fan who in 2012 turned into a writer of Daria fanfics, posts under the name Shiva-J at Fanfiction.net. In RL, he lives in Indiana with a cat named Whiskey and outside the Daria-fandom, he enjoys watching movies, playing video and computer games, reading, and collecting Buddha statues and Nutcrackers. The first episode that he saw was That Was Then, This Is Dumb and became an instant fan.
In terms of fanfic style, Shiva has proven fond of unusual 'ships (despite being a self-declared fan of Daria/Tom), mixing genres, and doing multiple series at the same time.
Despite his relatively recent entry into writing fan fiction, Shiva is easily one of the most prolific Daria fan fiction writers ever. The sheer volume of his work, as well as the quality of his writings, have made Shiva easily comparable to some of the most acclaimed Daria fandom writers of all (such as The Angst Guy, to whom Shiva has been deemed his "spiritual successor").
Daria Fanfiction List
Serials
Ethan Yeager in Lawndale: a serial inspired by the lack of gay male stories in the fandom, in which, unsurprisingly, Ethan Yeager moves permanently to Lawndale.
Emory Barksdale: What if Amy Barksdale had been born a guy? Well as Emory Barksdale enters Daria's life we're about to find out.
Sexy Daria: Meet Daria Morgendorffer, a beautiful sex bomb who used her looks to become the most popular girl in Highland, and plans to do the same as she comes to Lawndale. But with a toxic family life, can Daria be both herself and sexy? Well maybe the Alice in Wonderland pinup on her lowerback can answer that for her...
Mack the Esteemer: On her first day at Lawndale Daria bumps into fellow prisoner of the Esteem course... Mack Mackenzie.
Victor Morgendorffer: As the Morgendorffers move to Lawndale, how different would things be if Daria and Quinn had a little brother named Victor in middle school? Well, this is his story...
The Punk and the Snark: In DeMartino's class, Bob and Daria talk and find something in common... Bob/Daria shipping. As told in short ficlets.
Iron Chef Contributions
Solo Stories
Scenes that Should Not Be
Shiva's Scenes that Should Not Be 2012 Collection
Shiva's Scenes that Should Not Be 2013 Collection
Shiva's Scenes that Should Not Be 2014 Present Collection
Scenes that Should Be
Daria Fanworks Award Wins
- Favorite Romance – Straight for Unexpected Hookup #1: First Taste
- Favorite Romance – Gay/Lesbian (tie) for Ethan Yeager in Lawndale #1: Ethan Yeager Rising
- Favorite Use of a Background or Supporting Character from the Television Series (tie) for Ethan Yeager in Lawndale #1: Ethan Yeager Rising
- Favorite Weird Idea for The Adventures of Nurse Goodnsexy
- Favorite New Series (split vote) for Mack the Esteemer & Unexpected Hookup
- Favorite New Author