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Wednesday, September 30th, 2009
7:35 pm	So... all the fun people are going to hell anyway, right? So yeah. New fandom. Which I am writing fic and smutfic for. *sigh * I'm writing incest-fic for a Disney TV show. Poor Ol' Walt's gotta be spinning in his grave underneath Sleeping Beauty's castle like a high-speed lathe. I wasn't sure about putting up what I've already written here - I have a couple of new internet friends, and I'm not sure just how they'd handle seeing how twisted I can be. Then I remembered that the one I'm most worried about doesn't actually know about my lj - we know each other through the Slush Pit (ff.net) So what the Hell... So, here's links to the two fics I've finished for jalex, AKA Justin and Alex Russo, of Wizards of Waverly Place. Seriously, these two are the hottest Relationship Writing Fumble (see tvtropes.org) since Peter and Claire. I dare anyone to watch the TV movie and not see the chemistry, even if they don't agree with it. ("I'd never leave you. I don't know who you are, but I believe you.") Blood and Bone (nc-17, movie spoilers) Just can't get enough (R) Current Music: 'Dark chest of wonders', Nightwish (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
9:00 pm	WAAAHHHH!!!!! (Rant ahead) Those bastard, moronic, soul-crushing idiots at FOX cancelled Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Seriously, does this seem stupid to anyone else? The fourth movie's about to come out, meaning an upswell of interest that's bound to transfer to the show, the show ended season 2 in a place where it would be easy for new viewers to jump in - and not so coincidentally, appeal to movie-verse viewers! - and several of the cast are signed or being seriously considered for hot new movie projects. Not to mention, TSCC won e!online's Save Our Show poll by 53%!!! The second place winner got 25% (Chuck also got renewed. But that's on NBC. See a couple of paragraphs below). As far as I can tell, the reason FOX cancelled TSCC and not Dollhouse, is because Joss did that extra episode (where everyone worked more or less for free on their days off) and did it on a shoestring. Which was really quite clever of him. Mind you, this isn't entirely good news either. Don't get me wrong, I like Dollhouse and I'm glad it's been renewed, but look at the longer-term view. Yes, Dollhouse has another 13 episodes. BUT I'll bet a sixpack of Diet Coke that their budget's going to get slashed, AND they're still on the Friday night slot of Death - now scheduled after two brand-new comedies. What sort of lead-in is that going to give them? Can you say 'set up to fail'? I can. Y'know, I came very late to the TSCC fandom - I only started watching it in mid-april, after I got myself the S1 dvd set on sale ($35 down from $59. Still think it was a great score!) as a birthday present to myself. In fact, I still haven't finished watching S2 yet. As recently as last week, I was kicking myself that I took so long to watch this show. It wasn't until Tuesday morning Australia time, that I remembered WHY. After FOX totally and completely screwed over Firefly, I vowed I would never watch a FOX show again. They'd screened a quality, interesting show that I fell in love with - and strangled it one too many times. I decided that I didn't need the fandom-pain OR the aggravation. I made an exception for Dollhouse because - well, it's Joss. I'll just enjoy Dollhouse for the time it has left... and then go back to boycotting FOX. Thank Christ Heroes is on NBC, is all I can say. Honestly, I've been watching more live-action TV this past US season than I have in YEARS - Sanctuary, TrueBlood, Castle, Dollhouse, Leverage, Merlin BBC, Demons, Heroes. After Heroes got renewed, TSCC is the ONLY show that would truly depress me to lose - so of course, which is the only one that DOESN'T get renewed? And the statement from the FOX execs? I think I've just redefined the phrase 'adding insult to injury'. "[Sarah Connor] has completed its run," Fox entertainment president Kevin Reilly confirmed at a press conference this morning. "I think it had a nice little run. It was a good show. It was not an either or [with Dollhouse]. We did see it tailing off a bit [in the ratings]. It had a nice creative core, but, ultimately, we made the bet on Dollhouse, so that's it for [Sarah Connor]." EXCUSE ME!!!!! WTF??? 'Nice little run'? That's five seasons or more (four at least), not ONE AND A HALF! (Granted, the half was because of the writer's strike, but still a half!) 'Not an either or' my ass. They're just scared of Joss fans, and they know they STILL look like idiots over Firefly. There was also TSCC 'was not an inexpensive show'. Translation: they're not willing to shoot on a skeleton budget the way Joss was. They can't actually say 'it was expensive' - because it's NOT. This has got to be one of the most condescending, patronizing remarks I've ever heard from an exec or PTB. That includes the idiot over at Stargate Atlantis who dissed Joe Flanigan on a dvd commentary because he protested over Torri Flanagan and Paul Gillet getting the sack. Seriously - and my friends wonder why I watch so much anime? You don't get shit like this with anime fandoms. You know right from the start how many eps you're getting, and they never get cancelled in the middle of their runs - and they always wind up the story enough to satisfy you. If you want more, you can usually find the manga. Or if it's a light novel series, some decent quality spoilers. Warner Bros and the team at Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles: thank you very much for the thought-provoking, quality entertainment you have provided for me. I will buy the S2 dvd because you deserve the royalties you get. FOX executives: I have a great many words for you. None of them longer than four letters. *looks around* Seriously, what are the chances that SyFy could take this up? They have an empty slot with BSG finished, right? And there seems to be a solid core of people who fan for both shows - at least judging by all the 'all along the watchtower' references I've seen in the past week! Current Mood: infuriated Current Music: 'Brave new world' Richard Ashcroft (oh, the irony) (5 Comments |Comment on this)
8:31 pm	FIC: Forsaken (Bleach, HitsuMatsu) Final entry from Church of Lemons 2009! As I explain below, I originally had a much longer story in mind - this takes place about three-quarters of the way through - but I've currently lost the enthusiasm for it. I may very well pick it up again later, but in the meantime, I think this tracks pretty well on it's own. I'm actually kind of proud of myself for this one; I think I managed to keep Hitsugaya and Matsumoto in-character while transferring them to the modern world, AND keep the essential character of their relationship, despite the changed circumstances. TITLE: Forsaken AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: These characters are not mine, they belong to Kubo Tite. FANDOM / PAIRING: Bleach, Toushiro Hitsugaya/Rangiku Matsumoto. Off-screen references to several other relationships, including threesomes and yaoi. RATING / CONTENT: NC-17. M/F sex, language SPOILERS: character backgrounds, slightly adapted to fit the AU. SUMMARY: modern-day AU. Rangiku Matsumoto gave up years of a happy, Sex in the City-style love life to build a family with her oldest friend and first lover. But when she discovers a shattering betrayal, will she forsake the only vows she’s ever taken to start over with a man who is everything she thought her husband was – and more? Even though he’s her teenage stepson… AUTHOR’S NOTES: this is actually an extract from a much longer story (to be titled ‘What has been forsaken’) – as such, it’s filled with references to scenes that haven’t actually been written yet. Toushiro is Gin’s son, conceived when he was a teenager himself. After Toushiro’s mother died, Toushiro was raised by his Granny, just like in canon, though they’re blood related here (Momo, by the way, is Toushiro’s first cousin, although they consider themselves siblings). Being a child prodigy, Toushiro won a full scholarship to Tokyo University at the age of 15, but his Granny wasn’t prepared to let him go so far away from home without some kind of support, so she made him a deal; he only gets to go to Tokyo U if he moves in with his father, who he’s met all of a dozen times in his life. Gin and Toushiro don’t get along very well (in the same way that canon Aizen is ‘a little ambitious’), as evidenced by the fact that Toushiro’s still using his mother’s name. Unable for various reasons to just dump him back on Granny, Gin gets the bright idea to persuade Rangiku to marry him – worst case scenario, she’ll at least be a buffer. Best case, she can work some diplomatic magic to make them into an actual family, which is something she wants more than anything. This takes place roughly a year after the ‘real’ story begins. Toushiro is 17, Rangiku is 31. SOUNDTRACK: ‘St Clare’ by Suzanne Vega to open; when Rangiku gets the mail it switches to ‘All along the watchtower’ by Bear McCreary; and finally to ‘Amaranth’ by Nightwish, when Rangiku literally pushes Toushiro away. ( Read more... ) Current Mood: depressed Current Music: 'Love in motion' Icehouse (1 Comment |Comment on this)
8:16 pm	FANMIX: Who dares to love forever (Bleach, HitsuMatsu) Church of Lemons 2009, entry 3 Who dares to love forever? (A fanmix for Toushiro Hitsugaya & Rangiku Matsumoto of Bleach) Download at http://www.megaupload.com/?d=SKXBSF48 Tracklisting under the cut Thank you to my fellow member of Juuban-Tai Luurve (sorry, I can't remember your name) who helped me find the screencap for the front cover! Before I get into the track listing, I feel like I should say a few words in support of this couple, especially with the headlines from Great Britain at the time I first made this. Besides the fact that age in Soul Society is a very lax thing, and doesn't really mean much in proportion to maturity or experience (ie, we knew that 13th company Taicho Ukitake and 8th Company Taicho Kyoraku are at least 2000 years old, and they look late twenties to early thirties, max) episode 46 (can't remember the chapter, sorry) made it clear that Hitsugaya is AT LEAST 40 to 50 years old. That puts him well over the age of consent in my book. As well as that, I've always believed that a certain level of emotional maturity is one of the key ingredients in achieving bankai - yes, I know Ikkaku has it too, let's consider that the exception that proves the rule, okay? - and prodigy or not, Hitsugaya wouldn't have been allowed to make Taicho if at least a few of the other Taichos didn't consider him ready. He wouldn't have stayed a Taicho if he wasn't mature enough to handle it. Oh, one last thing. This fanmix assumes you've read the special manga chapter (I think it's called -15?) that was released in conjunction with The Diamonddust Rebellion, or at least know that Matsumoto and Hitsugaya met back before he went to the Academy - in fact, she was the one who talked him into going to the Academy so young, so he could learn to control his riatsu. So, on with the show. ( Read more... ) Current Mood: crushed Current Music: 'Silence' Delerium fea Sarah McLachlan (Comment on this)
7:50 pm	FIC: Rustic Retreat (FMP!) Church of Lemons 2009 entry 2. I have to admit, while my love for FMP! is undiminished, my enthusiasm for writing it has... dulled. I signed up for CoL basically in order to kick my own arse into gear on finishing this - I had it half-finished for almost six months, I think. Tokyopop - put out new English translations! Madhouse/whoever - commission more anime seasons! I still love you, Sousuke and Kaname - really! TITLE: Rustic retreat AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: None of the characters which appear in this work are mine, but these words are. FANDOM / PAIRING: Full metal Panic! Sousuke/Kaname RATING / CONTENT: NC-17 SPOILERS: background info. SUMMARY: (futurefic) (crossover) Sousuke and Kaname find themselves celebrating their fifteenth wedding anniversary a bit differently than they originally planned. PROMPT: 30 lemons #12 The Garden, or ‘The Great Outdoors’. AUTHOUR'S NOTES: If I tell you what the crossover is, it’ll spoil the story. So don’t skip to the end! Also; this tentatively follows the Grand Timeline, where Sousuke and Kaname marry right after graduating from Jin High, and Kaname joins Mithril as a research scientist, having fully mastered her Whispered abilities. ( Read more... ) Current Mood: crushed Current Music: 'Make it happen' Blue (1 Comment |Comment on this)
7:38 pm	FANMIX: Strange how things change (Naruto, Naruto/Sakura) Well, I've finally got around to posting all my Church of Lemons 2009 work. (Procrastinators unite - tomorrow). Here's the first entry. Right upfront, I'd like to thank Innera for allowing me to use her picture 'NaruSaku sunset' for the front cover. Isn't it gorgeous? You can find more of her work on DeviantArt and Youtube. download link (just tested!) http://www.megaupload.com/?d=PXSURDJR Tracklisting behind the cut. ( Read more... ) (Comment on this)
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
1:14 am	FIC: But the memory remains (Dollhouse, PG) Would you believe I'm actually writing this straight to LJ? I came up with an idea for a set of interconnecting drabbles at work, and I thought I'd get my feet wet with this. Title: But the memory remains Author: TaleWeaver Fandom/Characters: Dollhouse. Alpha, platonic Alpha/Echo Rating: PG Warnings: Gore Spoilers: Eps A1-A3; speculation on Alpha's purpose Disclaimer: these characters are not mine, but the words are. Either way, no monetary profit is being made or is intended. Joss is Da Man. Challenge: dollhousefics #4, Instinct Summary: Alpha's memories agree with his instincts. Fortune, fame Mirror vain Gone insane But the memory remains - Metallica Alpha doesn't remember much. He remembers the organisation that he serves; he remembers why he agreed to become an Active; he remembers his partner. He even remembers his ID number. He doesn't remember his name. He doesn't remember his age, or whether he has ever been married. It all disappears in the blood-red haze of a Composite Event. He trained for this; the biofeedback techniques that would allow him to reclaim skills from forgotten wipes. The torture resistance training that would allow him to remember his mission; to find out how the Dollhouse got their hands on technology that no human being in 21st century Earth is supposed to have. But something's gone wrong. He has reclaimed the skills, remembered the training; but insanity is not supposed to be part of the bargain. This terrible killing rage is not something he has ever felt before, even when the lives of twenty thousand people trembled on a knife-edge and the push of a button halfway across the room. His memory is supposed to be an increasingly complicated mosaic, not Swiss Cheese. All he remembers is his partner, and their mission. The hungry haze growls, and the beast will not be satisfied by anything but blood. But he remembers that his partner is one of the lumps of fresh meat in the shower, and he leaves her be. The hunger is even slaked enough that he remembers to kill Echo's handler, so the organisation can maneuver Boyd Langton into the position. Langton is only a candidate, not an agent for the organisation, but he cannot watch over his partner any more; Langton will have to do. That's what really hurts. Entrusting his partner - his best friend - into the care of others. Paul Ballard was only supposed to be a stalking horse, distracting the Dollhouse hierarchy from without while he and Caroline worked from within. The organisation asked their FBI contact to put Ballard on the Dollhouse case because he is on the candidate list as well; the Dollhouse investigation was to serve as his audition. But now, the man once known as Alpha can only be grateful that Ballard can take up plan B without even knowing it. Ballard will have to be the one to extract Caroline, now. All Alpha can do is watch. He can only help from the sidelines, hidden by pistol-smoke and funhouse-mirrors. That's why he set up the background for the hitman who calls himself the Archer; it's his gift to Caroline, so she'll know that he's thinking of her, even from far away. Caroline had the Archer in her sights, once; she obeyed the Captain's order and didn't take the shot. She let the Archer succeed in his hit, and a hundred people lived when the Archer's target wanted them to die. But Caroline still blames herself for the dozen people dead at the Archer's hands since. She'll rest easier, now, that he's dead. Knowing that she avenged those dozen people. She only believes someone is dead when she sees the body herself. His instinct tells him to kill; his memory tells him to protect his partner. It's not really as contradictory as one might think. FINI Current Music: 'Love song requiem' Trading yesterday (11 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, December 24th, 2008
9:58 pm	FIC: How to get off the naughty list (Heroes, Peter/Claire AU) Bugger, I meant to post this at least a week ago! Not much point putting up a Christmas fic AFTER Christmas. Oh, well... christmas eve still counts, right? (Higher being of your choice) rest ye, gentles all, and peace on earth to all those of goodwill. Hope you enjoy the following, and I'm off to drink some Nog and watch Hogfather again. Happy Hogswatch, and here's hoping for the sake of your stocking that it's not DEATH's night to fill in! TITLE: How to get off the ‘Naughty’ list SERIES: Bad porn scenario #2 AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: Peter and Claire belong to Tim Kring (who would probably faint dead away if he knew what I did with them!) and NBC. FANDOM / PAIRING: Heroes, Peter/Claire RATING / CONTENT: R. Abuse of childhood icons, molestation of candy, spanking. Oh, and one partner under the legal age of consent, although that seems to pale besides the other stuff. SPOILERS: None. This is AU, pre-series. SUMMARY: Peter’s working as a department store Santa to pay his way through nursing school. But the biggest problem is his delectable teenage Elf, who wants to do really naughty things with him. AUTHOUR'S NOTES: would you believe I came up with ANOTHER of these things??? This is not a sequel to ‘Blessings of Saint Christopher’, BTW. Y’know, I’ve only seen half of one porn movie in my life – how do I keep coming up with this stuff? SOUNDTRACK:I wouldn’t have the temerity to suggest anything! Just not Christmas carols *grin*. ( Read more... ) Current Mood: cheerful Current Music: Opening theme to 'Terry Pratchett's Hogfather' (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, October 17th, 2008
9:42 pm	Quizmania has returned Well, at least I managed to limit myself to two this time! Both gakked from Margot leFaye, my all time, hands-down fave Buffy/Angel writer, who's finally sent out a new B/A fic!!!! Granted, she's too busy with having an actual life and working on a career as a (low) paid writer, but she's hoping to get back to fanfic next year, once her published work gets going. All hail! Anyway, her LJ is where I got these two... I just couldn't resist! Thoth Enthusiastic, enterprising, courageous, likes to take risks. Colors: male: rose, female: white Compatible Signs: Bastet, Isis Dates: Apr 1 -Apr 19, Nov 8 - Nov 17 Role: God of wisdom, scribes, and writing Appearance: An ibis-headed man, or a baboon. Often seen with the moon on his head in either of these forms. Sacred animals: ibis, baboon What is Your Egyptian Zodiac Sign? Designed by CyberWarlock of Warlock's Quizzles and Quandaries God of scribes and writing - HELL yeah! Come to think of it, back when I was a member of the DANIELites (back during my Stargate fandom) I 'ran' a bookstore called Thoth Books. My Daniel-clone's still there, I think. Although I hope he got adopted by a more worthy owner eventually. Your result for The Mythological Goddess Test... Neit Neit, who was said to have emerged from the primeval water to create the world, is one of the oldest Egyptian Goddesses. Although the Egyptians believed that Neit was of both a masculine and feminine nature, as she was self-produced, she was usually depicted as a woman. The Egyptians believed her to be an ancient and wise Goddess, to whom the other Gods came if they could not resolve their own disputes. Besides being the ruler of the lower Heavens, she was also the patron to hunt and warfare, domestic arts, mysticism, as well as women and marriage. All this makes her some kind of a “jane-of-all-trades.” As a deity, Neit is often shown carrying a bow and arrows, linking her to hunting and warfare, other times she is shown with a sceptre, symbol of rule and power, and the ankh, symbol of life. The Fifteen Goddesses These are the 15 categories of this test. If you score above average in all or none of the four variables: Neit. Erudite: Minerva. Sensual: Aphrodite. Martial: Artemis. Saturnine: Persephone. Erudite & Sensual: Isis. Erudite & Martial: Sekhmet. Erudite & Saturnine: Nemesis. Sensual & Martial: Hera. Sensual & Saturnine: Bast. Martial & Saturnine: Ilamatecuhtli. Erudite, Sensual & Martial: Maeve. Erudite, Sensual & Saturnine: Freya. Erudite, Martial & Saturnine: Sedna. Sensual, Martial & Saturnine: Macha. Take The Mythological Goddess Test at HelloQuizzy Hmmm, I wouldn't have thought myself that martial - or sensual, come to think of it (though people who've read my fic might disagree with me there!). But hey, this lady sounds cool. Creating the world is always a good thing (unless you're reading Good Omens!), and having a finger in a lot of pies is always useful. Current Music: Faith, Lisa Komine (theme from Rental Magica) (Comment on this)
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008
1:56 am	FIC: Simple and Clean (The Middleman, R) I've been too up-to-my-eyes with the [BLEEP]ing office Olympics at work to actually do any work, but I stumbled across a new TV show, called The Middleman, about a 'independent contractor who solves exotic problems' - ie an average, everyday guy who fights evil as a superhero. Assisted only by his wisecracking sidekick/apprentice who is only temping until her art career takes off. And the incredibly snarky alien android who runs the office and does the research. Anyway, it's a FABULOUS show, and I'm recommending it to everyone in sight. (I told my brother that it's as close as we're ever going to get to a live-action version of Danger Mouse) Next thing I know, I ran across a challenge and this comes out! TITLE: Simple and Clean AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: The Middleman and all it’s characters belong to Javier Grillo-Marxuach. FANDOM / PAIRING: The Middleman; MM/Wendy RATING / CONTENT: R. M/F sex; bad puns; pop culture references. SPOILERS: Up to 1x09, The Obsolescent Cryogenic Meltdown; meant to take place roughly a year after season 1. SUMMARY: After a hard day fighting aliens, it’s really nice to have someone you trust implicitly to help you scrub off the resulting goop. PROMPT: Written for the ‘Hold me, thrill me, kiss me, kill me’ challenge on the mm_ww livejournal. TRANSLATION NOTE: According to Google translate, ‘Zombies en la boca del infierno’ is Spanish for ‘Zombies at the mouth of hell’. It’s my version of a Buffy shoutout. AUTHOUR’S NOTE: I could have left it PG. But I didn’t. Because no really good small fandom can have enough smut. And The Middleman is a really, REALLY good small fandom, which has maybe two pieces of smut. So there. This also makes a vague reference to a Middle-fic I haven’t actually written, and may never. SOUNDTRACK: if at all possible, listen to ‘Simple and clean’ by Utada Hikaru. Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go Hold me Whatever lies beyond this morning Is a little later on Regardless of warnings the future doesn't scare me at all Nothing's like before -Utada Hikaru ( Read more... ) Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: 'Falling' Balligomingo (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Sunday, June 22nd, 2008
5:54 pm	In secret places 2: Hong Kong to Tokyo, non-stop TITLE: Hong Kong to Tokyo, non-stop SERIES: In secret places #2 AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: No one seriously believes that these characters are mine, do they? If you recognize it, it was created by Shouji Gatou. I’m not profiting from this in any way, and the actual words used here are my own. FANDOM / PAIRING: Full Metal Panic! Sousuke/Kaname RATING / CONTENT: NC-17 M/F sex. Elements of violence. SPOILERS: Up to the end of TSR. Starts right after Sousuke’s climactic battle. SUMMARY: Given what happened between them the night before he left Tokyo, Sousuke and Kaname have a lot to talk about. But when the words just won’t come, actions have to suffice. (Sequel to Between the Shadow and the Soul) PROMPT: 30 Lemons #26 The Mile-High Club, or “Wow! This gives a new meaning to flying the friendly skies!” Also 30 Kisses #8 “Our own world.” AUTHOUR'S NOTES: If you haven’t read ‘Between the Shadow and the Soul’ – well, you should! But this goes slightly AU during TSR. Basically, Sousuke and Kaname made love on the night between ‘Edge of Heaven’ and ‘Left Behind’, believing it was their only chance, but everything else has happened the same way. SOUNDTRACK: ‘Until the day I die’, Story of the year; ‘Devoted’, Lacuna Coil; ‘Rock is dead’, Marilyn Manson ( Read more... ) Current Music: 'rock is dead' Marilyn Manson (5 Comments |Comment on this)
Friday, April 25th, 2008
7:18 pm	Quizmania strikes back! *sigh* Honestly, why do I do this to myself? I start taking dumbass quizzes and I can't stop until I run out of vaguely interesting ones... You Are a Witch (or Warlock) You are deviously brilliant and a perfect manipulator. You somehow always end up getting what you want - without anyone knowing you're working behind the scenes. Crafty and cunning, you can work your way out of any jam. And it's easy for you to get people to do what you want, whether you're working for good or evil. Your greatest power: Mind control Your greatest weakness: Making people your puppets You play well with: Ghosts What Kind of Monster Are You? 56% Geek $4840.00The Cadaver Calculator - Find out how much your body is worth. Oh, I am worth SO MUCH MORE than this!!! 30% Well, that's depressing. I knew there was a reason I don't like zombie movies. Your Mind is Purple Of all the mind types, yours is the most idealistic. You tend to think wild, amazing thoughts. Your dreams and fantasies are intense. Your thoughts are creative, inventive, and without boundaries. You tend to spend a lot of time thinking of fictional people and places - or a very different life for yourself. What Color Is Your Mind? Coooool. My fave colour! You Are Smores Unusual and unconventional, you make your strange ways work for you. You've got personality - no one's denying that! What Dessert Are You Most Like? But... but... I don't like s'mores! Why can't I be chocolate mousse, or even mint choc chip icecream? Alright, that's enough. I have better things to do... I'm sure of it. Really! Current Music: 'nothing like you and I' The Perishers (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
11:14 pm	FIC: Life's little ironies (Bleach, HitsuMatsu) Second birthday-fic-post! So, I recently got back into my Bleach fandom, and become completely infatuated with Toshiro Hitsugaya and Rangiku Matsumoto, the Captain/Lieutenant team of Tenth Division. Something about them being such opposites, with such a bond of complete and utter trust. I really think that if Toshiro said he had to go to Hell, Rangiku would simply ask who was bringing the handbasket, and would there be room for some bottles of sake for the trip? Yes, I know that Hitsugaya looks 13, but if you read the manga carefully, he's 40-50 minimum. That puts him over the age of consent in every country I know of. I've been tapping this out during odd moments at work; just trying to get my feet wet with the ship. I thought about trying the a-z challenge from a Naruto fic I read, and I've got a precis for all the letters except E. So that's next, in between finishing an FMP fic and working on a couple of Heroes. TITLE: Life's little ironies FANDOM/PAIRING: Bleach; HitsuMatsu SPOILERS: Up to the beginning of the Winter War, I guess? RATING: PG DISCLAIMER: So not mine. So don't sue. SUMMARY: Ten ironic things about Hitsumatsu and Matsumoto's relationship - past, present, & future. ( Read more... ) Current Music: 'Misery business' Paramore (6 Comments |Comment on this)
11:07 pm	FIC: It's not alway rainbows and butterflies (Ouran High School Host Club, Kyouya/Haruhi) Well, it's my birthday - Happy returns to me! - and I'm celebrating by posting some quick fic. This particular piece kept NAGGING me when I was busy trying to write my entries for church of lemons, and I wound up posting it directly to the ship LJ instead of here, because I was too chicken! But I got so many nice comments I'm linking directly to the entry there. First time in the Ouran High School Host Club 'verse. Hopefully I'll have some more of these ficlets sometime! Now edited to correct the silly typo and the strange spelling mistake I made in the initial posting. TITLE: It’s not always rainbows and butterflies AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: Not my characters. Title taken from Maroon 5’s song ‘She will be loved’. FANDOM / PAIRING: Ouran High School Host Club. Kyouya/Haruhi RATING / CONTENT: PG SPOILERS: None I can think of. SUMMARY: Bits and pieces of Kyouya and Haruhi’s life together, and why they work (not in chronological order) PROMPT: AUTHOUR'S NOTES: shinebunny asked for ficlet requests over on the Kyouya/Haruhi LJ, and I asked for “....something after they've married? Nothing excessively 'I can't live without you' fluffy, or 'I'm married to a statue' angst. Something along the lines of 'I chose to marry you with my eyes wide open, and I'm happy that I did. I don't need you, but that doesn't stop me from wanting you around.'” And I liked the idea so much I found these bits ‘n’ pieces running in my head. linked to Kyouya/Haruhi LJ Current Music: 'Crushcrushcrush' Paramore (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Saturday, April 12th, 2008
12:22 am	what an astonishing thing... With any luck, I'll have the second part of 'in secret places' finished this weekend. Then maybe I can start work on 'season of the witch' after my birthday. And on the Heroes+Fate/Stay night fusion I sort of promised I'd post at the FSN fanfic LJ. But anyway, after several years of 'you should try it, it rocks!', I finally got around to the anime of Fullmetal Alchemist. I like it. Very much. BUT... I don't support any ships. I have no urge to write fic. I have little urge to read fic. I just sit back, watch, and enjoy. What an astonishing thing. This hasn't happened to me in... well, years. It's really quite refreshing. (I am, however, absolutely convinced that in some 'alternate dimension theory that mentions the word quantum twice' sort of way, Roy Mustang is ABSOLUTELY related to both Kyouya Ootori of Ouran High School Host Club, and Lord Venitari, Patrician of Anhk-Morpork (Discworld novels).) And a hell of a relief, too - I've discovered two new ships to fic for in the past month or so, and I've already got three fandoms to write for and another three that occasionally nag. Current Music: Abused, J Englishman (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008
9:40 pm	Dance of Joy - the J-pop edition Yes!!! I rule!!! Looky looky what I got! I only got one award, instead of a win and a second, like last year. BUT I really think the fic I got nominated last year (Schroedinger's cat) was much better. And if you go over to paireawards and look at the other nominees? There is NO shame about losing this contest, believe me. And I know for a fact that frellingblonde wanted to nominate a Terragaze fic for something, but TKM wasn't finished and by the time I got DbM up somewhere that wasn't friendslocked nearly all the categories were full. BUT... how cool is this? I won first place in this category twice in a row! CARRY-OVER AND STILL CHAMPION, PEOPLE!!!! I am of teh awesome!!! I'm performing the Dance of Joy alone now, with Justin off in England. So I'll have to settle for blasting 'asterisk' by Orange Range until the window quivers. Now... I'm setting my sights on the AU category for next round! Current Music: 'Asterisk' Orange Range (Comment on this)
Friday, February 29th, 2008
11:14 pm	fanmix: A Burning, Consuming Fire (paire) Way back before Claire and Peter were related, I started making a fanmix for them. Then they did become related, so it split into two - one where they were, and one where they weren't. Basically, because some songs spoke to me in different ways, and seemed to suit different continuities better. So when I was hunting down the last few songs, I found that I was in the mood for lots of loud Paire music. So I came up with this EP. Some of these songs will be on 'The Beautiful smile you keep for me' (Paire AU) and 'Bad Desire' (canon Paire), but they will usually be different versions by different artists. (Soft Cell and Marilyn Manson have very different styles, I'm sure you'll agree) If you can't read the graphics, I'm sorry - I can't figure out how to make them come out bigger. Just r-c and open in a new tab - it's fine there. covers and tracks can be downloaded here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/kxzbtp Liner notes here ( Read more... ) (3 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 25th, 2008
10:12 pm	FIC: Between the shadow and the soul (FMP!) NC-17 Well, I premiered this for the 2008 Church of Lemons, and I'm PRETTY sure that it got through- I only had to post it twice! I just hope the coordinator got my email saying that I didn't punk out on my Feb 23 pledge! This was finished more or less at the wire; it's since gone through a couple of edits, and I like it much better now. TITLE: Secretly, between the shadow and the soul SERIES: In secret places #1 AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: If you recognize it, it was created by Shouji Gatou. I’m not profiting from this in any way. But the actual words used here are my own. The title comes from Pablo Neruda’s Sonnet 17. FANDOM / PAIRING: Full Metal Panic! Sousuke/Kaname RATING / CONTENT: NC-17. M/F sex and a great deal of angst SPOILERS: Everything up to end of The Second Raid SUMMARY: Speculative missing scene for TSR episode 7 ‘Left Behind’. What if Sousuke had ignored his withdrawal orders long enough to say goodbye to Kaname? PROMPT: Written for 30_lemons #20 ‘First timers’ and 30kisses #4 ‘our distance and that person’. AUTHOR'S NOTES: While this is a ‘what if’, I’m trying my best to make it fit in with the canon as a missing scene. Would you believe this whole thing initially came about simply because I was annoyed at Kaname losing her first kiss to Leonard, and wanted it to be Sousuke? Also, I’ve gone with the subtitles over the English dub for one particular line, as it’s more consistent with the fan translation of the novel. SOUNDTRACK: Within Temptation ‘The Howling’& ‘Somewhere’; Evanescence ‘Missing’; Toad the Wet Sprocket ‘Dam would break’. ***** ( Read more... ) Current Music: 'Put your lights on' Santana fea Everlast (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Saturday, February 16th, 2008
12:59 pm	FMP! fanmix: Sousuke / Kaname: Warrior and Whispered - VOL 1 My very first fanmix! Gulp. My fanmix is actually in two parts, one for the anime seasons, one for the novels which continue on the story. But I don't have all the songs for part two yet. This was premiered yesterday for 'Church of Lemons' the love_reflection II mailing list marathon - I'll be writing three fics for it, all of which will naturally be posted here too! Anyway, hope you like it! WARNING: some of these tracks are .wma, meaning you'll need to play them on Windows Media Player or Windows Audio Player - sorry! My beta said some of them opened for her, some of them didn't. SOUSUKE SAGARA AND KANAME CHIDORI: WARRIOR & WHISPERED Vol 1 - Harisens and Handguns: the anime seasons ( Read more... ) (12 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, February 11th, 2008
11:20 pm	FIC: Terragaze: The Killing Moon part 3 (Peter/Claire, Heroes) I know I'm about 3 weeks late with this - but you know what? Screw it, I'm too @#$%^^&& sick of the renovations to apologise for anything anymore. At least they're finally DONE!!! And if I hear 'Bleeding love' by Leona Lewis on the radio one more time my ears will start to bleed. I listen to three different radio stations at work, and every single one plays that $$%^**&%$$^&**($%&# song AT LEAST once a day. TITLE: Terragaze: The Killing Moon part 3 AUTHOR: TaleWeaver DISCLAIMER: Any characters you recognise are not mine; they belong to their respective creators and owners. These words, however, are my own FANDOM / PAIRING: Heroes, Claire/Peter RATING / CONTENT: NC-17. Sex and death. SPOILERS: None – this is so AU that Claire and Peter wouldn’t recognise themselves. Not so much Alternate Universe as Alternate Reality. Needless to say, they’re not related. PROMPT: Written for 50_alternates, Other worlds. Prompt: Assassin, substituting for #8, Brigadoon. SUMMARY: Isaac Mendez receives a hefty purse and some valuable insight, and Claire has important news for Peter. AUTHOUR’S NOTES: while I don’t pretend to any sort of historical accuracy (that’s the other table of prompts!), this is set in an alternate version of Renaissance Italy, which also affects Peter and Claire’s speech patterns – no slang here. TRANSLATION NOTES: Maestro – Master (used here as a term of both respect and professional superiority, similar to the Japanese ‘sensei’), fidanzata – sweetheart, il mio amore (my love) SOUNDTRACK: Isaac is sulking to the tune of ‘Bouncing off the walls’ by Sugarcult, and he and Peter talk over ‘Gone away’ by Cold (simply for the contemplative mood). Peter and Claire’s scene is backed by Slipknot’s Vermilion part 2 (acoustic version). Part three – So soon you’ll take me up in your arms ( Read more... ) (9 Comments |Comment on this)