"Blame it on Ryo," lol. I think I can see your story trouble, there. My impression last time I watched 02 was that Ken didn't hate the Chosen Children until they started beating him on a regular basis. That's too bad about your draft, but if you weren't happy with it then that's the way it goes.
I'm trying to think of what defines Armadimon's character, and I'm drawing blanks. xD He and Hawkmon could have definitely used some more development. I recall Veemon having a bit more personality.
So, is that an invitation to send you something like fifty one-sentence VMs about 02? I may have to do that rewatch after all, lol.
As for my story, we're still a few weeks away from the last old chapter, and the new chapters are all longer than the old chapters so you're not really as far behind as it seems for now. And I will always approve of someone reading Card instead of fanfiction, ha. A few months ago, before I started my extended blitz, I read Lost Boys for the first time, which was the most intimate look I've seen into Card's understanding of his religion so far. Also just a very unnerving story; Gallowglass in particular gave me shivers.