Nobody I'm consciously aware of. It's pretty much guaranteed I'll have gotten subconsciously influenced by one thing or the other, but I haven't looked at any single written piece and been like "yeah [i]that[/i] is peak literature" and tried to ape it.

I'm aware that's a pretty big non-answer. Probably the reason why my writing's bad; I don't actually pay that much attention to who writes in which ways. Sure, I'll definitely enjoy certain authors, but I don't really care [i]how[/i] they write as much as I care [i]what[/i] they write. And, being the massive fucking weeb I am, my themes of choice will often come from some videogame or anime rather than a book, meaning my writing isn't suited to any form of traditional literature.

Speaking of videogame writers though, Natsuko Ishikawa is a goddamn visionary. Every bit of FFXIV she's written for are easily the best parts of the game, and her talent shines even through a localisation that changes a lot of elements as to how the dialogue is conveyed. (Speaking of which, shout-out to the lead localizer Koji Fox too.)

Keeping with Square, I'm also a massive fan of anything Yoko Taro's ever touched. I can't call him an inspiration for my own writing, though. You gotta [i]think[/i] like that man if you want to write like him and I sure as shit don't. For one, I lack a sense of humor :).