Aletheia

1. Only sesame seed bagels left, and no cream cheese. My life, ladies and gentlemen.

2. Ate a bowl of Oreos for breakfast.

3. There’s a coffee ring stain on my X-men. I know I accidentally burned down Dad’s office, but a man’s comics are sacred.

4. Ryan kissed me to shut me up. Twice. (!!!)

5. Did a Samuel L. Jackson impression under my breath. Was sharing my bucket of popcorn, extra butter, with Ryan, when our shoulders bumped together. It was nice; not Summer-in-a-Wonder-Woman-outfit nice, but getting there.

6. Make out Share kisses with Ryan at the poolhouse.

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Remix of theswearingkind's Sam Jackson Ain't Got Nothing on These Two (f-locked) for remixthedrabble. I haven't actually watched the episode on which #3 is based. One day I'll probably finish watching the O.C. Maybe. If only for more of Seth Cohen's wordvomit.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Remixes people wrote for me this round:
- A reason Aziraphale is awesomecakes remixed into Spontaneous Acts of Charity (The Sorry We Missed You Remix) [Crowley, 150 words, rated G], by lilfluffykitten

- Envy remixed into Envy (The Curiosity Hurts Remix) [Morgana, 100 words, rated PG], by rapunzelita

"You're such a romantic," Jeremy said, straightening up.

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ETA 6 p.m.: Happy birthday, sequinedfairy!

Fic-changing meme gacked from herohunter:

Pick one of my stories and tell me a point in the tale that you'd change -- something tiny or big -- and I'll tell you how that one difference would have altered the course of the entire story.

Most of my fanfics are AU anyway, but have at it! =D

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ST: XI recs:

1. Fanart: GQMF Colour by jbadgr
Spock inna suit MMmmmmm <333

2. Star Trek - I Love the World, Boom de yada yada fanvid by BigMamaG
Kirk's "I love real dirty things" & Nero's "I love arachnids" = X-D

3. Your mom is illogical...
Aaaaa Chibi Trek *_* Chibi Sulu (& Chekov!) is soo cute (read: suave and good-looking), but not as ADORABLE cute as Chibi Spock! =DDD

3*. Ahahahahah kappa!Spock X-D

4. Eyes Like An Impossible Storm by waldorph [@ LJ]
2,108 words, slight Kirk/Spock, PG, angst, outsider POV (Winona Kirk)
Summary: "She thinks that maybe in another universe, one where ships didn't come out of lightning storms in space, she would have had a brown-eyed, steadier child"

5. Vid: Circus (Star Trek XI; Kirk) by butterfly
You have to d/l it, but it's worth the effort.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Last day to vote for your three Merlin/Arthur favourites!
(There's a three-way tie for #1 right now)

My personal fav.s are:

1. tentacles, 3. French revolution
7. Salem witch trials, 11. pleasure slave, 13. transgender!Merlin
15. pirate!Merlin, 17. stowaway!Merlin
28. India, transgender!Merlin

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Offer still open indefinitely: Throw me a character name or two!

What I wrote yesterday (3 X 100 words):

- The last dream Dog had [Good Omens]

- Four people Chekov never fell in love with, and one person he did [Star Trek: XI]
<-- Awkward sentence construction is awkward.

- Three facts about Spock from my personal canon/fanon [Star Trek: XI]

No Kirk/Spock yet because they're 100 words each. I'm a drabble writer, not a miracle worker. (Except if I skip several years ahead in the timeline, I suppose.)

Ron would never admit this to anyone, not Harry and certainly not Hermione, but when he was ten he wrote a letter asking for admission to Durmstrang.

He never did send the letter. When the twins scared him with Giant Squid stories, he would picture that letter, tucked away in a chest under his bed with his old teddy.

Once sorted into Gryffindor, he forgot all about the letter until the Durmstrang delegation arrived for the Triwizard tournament.

He wouldn't trade his friendship with Harry for anything, but just imagine: he could've gone to the same school as Viktor Krum!

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Remix of velvetmouse's The Letter for remixthedrabble. Audienced by roflolmaomg.

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BTW, I think I'll actually enjoy the Ron/Lavender moments in HBP. Remember when your girlfriend would whine about wanting a boyfriend, because they want to feel cherished, etc. etc.? Yeah, getting those vibes from Lavender here.

- Hermione angsting over clueless Ron
- The Liar, the Underage Wizard and the Cabinet =D
- Luna looks even more otherworldly, if that's possible Love the peeling "Slide to open" sticker.

[ LJ | IJ ]

1 a. Can someone please claim It Happened One Night @ reel_merlin so I don't claim it?
SpoiledHeir!Arthur, FamousDiva!Sophia, FreelancePhotojournalistPeter Parker!Merlin, OverprotectiveDad!Uther...
You know you want to write eeeeeet.

1 b. I would claim it except I'm nowhere done with "Runaway Heir," my Draco-centric It Happened One Night pastiche ^^;;

2. Why hasn't anyone claimed Star Trek: XI? Do you really want me to inflict AnthropomorphicAlienDragon!Merlin on you guys? D:

Random reader: "Based on ST: XI. Coolness." *clicks*
Scroll bar: *scrolls down*
Random reader: "..."
Scroll bar: *scrolls down some more*
Random reader: "...I am confused. I vaguely feel like I should lodge a complaint somewhere."

ETA 12 p.m.: Clearly I am unhinged because I've claimed A.I. X_x;;
Tentatively titled "Made with Love in Camelot" because I don't have non-cheesy title ideas. "His Love is Real."

( Read more... )
*hacks the plot into teensy vignette-y scraps*

/ends whining brain dump

1. "Blue-eyed Stranger" (Merlin/Arthur reincarnation, PG, 100 words)

Not another reincarnation AU, you say?
Oh, there'll be many more =P

As I mused to sophinisba earlier: I think my AU love stems from my fascination with the idea of time travel, parallel worlds and reincarnation ever since I was a wee child watching Quantum Leap. Or possibly earlier than that.

2. Please fill out this poll on Multi-fandom Drabble Tree.

3. Only three more days to sign up for ownficfest! [ Rules | Signup Post ]
It's an HP fic fest where you work on your own WIP (someone else pick one of the 3-4 prompts you submit) =)

Word count guideline: min. ~2K words
Sign-ups end on June 20.
Prompts open for picking by June 22; picking will close on June 27.

Participants will receive their assignments by July 1.
Completed fics are due on September 25, 2009.
--> Almost 3 months' time to write

I'm tempted to sign up...but many of you are probably familiar with the HP WIPs that I'm considering. Which would make me anonymous except to my F-listers. Eh =P

shadesofsienna: start from March. ayes_sid: start from May.
New-ish friends, feel free to stalk any posts ;-)

★ Merlin linkspams
March:
- Merlin picspams, macros & penguins (sadly unrelated)
- Kings & Merlin stuff
- Merlin recs & to-write list
- Five things I've noticed in Merlin fandom

April:
- He allegedly fell for me/ through an open window
- tiny!Merlin: "Help, help! I'm being swallowed by the mystical Black Sleeping Bag monster!"
- Merlin has a not-so-secret addiction to cute fridge magnets

May:
- I just got two papercuts from opening junk mail.
- kitty!Merlin icons & Merlin fanvid recs
- MOAR merlinarthurfqf prompts

★ Merlin fic recs
March:
- The curves of your lips rewrite history
- The Ones Where Arthur Is a Movie Star
- The Ones Where Uther Scares Merlin (and dub-con may or may not be involved)
- Unicorns, non-labyrinthine mazes and kitties

★ My Merlin fic
- Drabbles
- Boys' Night Out (Merlin/Arthur flashfic, PG-13)
In which Arthur stole Merlin's food, watched his DVD, took him out to a boring party and manoeuvred him to bed (to sleep).

☆ My HP stuff
- The Sounds of Water (Draco Malfoy gen, PG-13)
- Best Malfoy Legs Since the 1800s (Scorpius, implied AS/S, PG-13 for crossdressing)
Warning: skinny boy in a skirt

☆ Random polls
April:
- The Demon Lexicon Japanese cover poll
- Merlin characters' age poll! (With gratituous Narnia ticky boxes)
May:
- AU Merlin fics poll

☆ Randomisity
May:
- Food: Culture, Baby Carrots and Bento Boxes
- [No spoilers. Just Spock] Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock Kirk Spock Spock Spock
- Shadow of the Templar rec & fav. non-spoilery snippets
- Fandom is you in Germany and me in the US and him in Australia and her in Japan.

June:
- Fandom meme & writing_game pimp

"'He' was a girl!" were the first words out of Draco’s mouth when he returned from his Prefect rounds near the greenhouses.

Pansy couldn't help it; she broke into giggles over Draco's flabbergasted expression.

Under Draco's reproachful glare, she finally got herself together and asked, "Who are you talking about, and how did you find out this fascinating information?"

He tried to fake nonchalance, but the blush across his cheekbones was unmistakable. "It’s that quiet Ravenclaw Fifth Year who smiles a lot. We were walking past the rose garden, and this vine came out of nowhere and tripped me—"

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A/N: Su Li is my fav. androgynous HP character (Well okay s/he is the only one left after the Zabini option is no longer available =P).
Originally posted here for slytherin100's Drabble Tree Round One: June 5 - 21

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In other news, even though Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) is a cheap, loli-shota knock-off of Kaori Yuki's Count Cain, I did enjoy the Bengali Prince arc, because no manga is complete without SURPRIZE appearance of South Asian/Middle Eastern/teeny European Kingdom royalty.

Also, can't help but be amused by the American chef (An American chef in a British household? lololol).

Okay, I lie, my fav. character is still the Bengali prince's servant.

writing_game pimp in the words of the ever estimable benebu:

Come and play, write us a one sentence, 100 words drabble (Prompt for letter Z);
live dangerously and Stain the Dangerous Adonis' shirt (Player's Choice, Box A);
take a Hike with your Intern, and (un)Button him (Player's Choice, Box D),
or simply Play That Funky Music over and over again (Songs table).
Any fandom or original verse is welcome.

I'm gearing myself up to write a Merlin reincarnation* fic. Well, the first three sentences, at any rate.
And, because I have a Fixation With The Age of Fifteen**, Merlin's 15 and Arthur's 18.

* I'm undecided on whether reincarnation fic = AU or not, but I'm writing it anyway.
** I lived in Interesting Times when I was 15. I recognize that other people don't necessarily have their Interesting Times coincide with their 15th year =P

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Fandom meme: Comment and I'll LJ stalk you to find (up to) THREE FANDOMS you apparently love. And then you answer these questions about them!

01: What got you into this fandom in the first place?
02: Do you think you'll stay in this fandom or eventually move on?
03: Favorite episodes/books/movies/etc.?
04: Do you participate in this fandom (fanfiction, graphics, discussions)?
05: Do you think that more people should get into this fandom?

Here are my answers for the fandoms sophinisba gave me:

[ Harry Potter ] ( Read more... )

[ Good Omens ] ( Read more... )

[ Merlin ] ( Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( The Aftermath (implied Merlin/Arthur, PG-13 for gore & implied violence) )

Answers merlin_flashfic's Nightmares and monsters challenge and merlin100's dance prompt.

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1. What Dreams by suaine, PG
Summary: There was always a price. The balance of nature was transactional - one thing of a certain value required the sacrifice of equal value given up by the one who asked.

But Arthur never finished those thoughts, kept all of his heart locked up tight. Merlin knew what he was going to say anyway, knew of the way Arthur kept looking over his shoulder when he thought no one was watching. Arthur had nightmares, dreams of a world without him in it, all the more terrible for their warmth and muted beauty, hitting like a physical blow when he woke up.

2. merlin_flashfic's AU challenge will run until 22.00BST on Saturday the 13 June.

3. In lieu of #2, please answer this poll on AU Merlin fics =)

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( ETAs )

Several of my post titles since April are quotes/snippets that have compelled three of you to wonder, "Who's Simon?"

Simon 'Templar' Drake is from Shadow of the Templar series, which some of you probably have heard about from libby_drew's rec last year. The series follows an FBI team and a world-famous jewel thief in a series of cases. The main pairing is Simon Drake (FBI team leader)/Jeremy Archer (thief). Banter, random geekery...oh and Archer is British =P What's not to love? ;-) ( Read more... )

Simon Drake aka Templar 29 y.o., 6'3", team leader, defender of the free world, an all-American middle-class boy from the Midwest.
* Good-looking and knows it >=D
* Repeatedly tell Archer point-blank that his job and his team members are way more important than him. Ouch. IDK why Archer doesn't just dump him. Oh right, because he is SO FINE.

Jeremy Archer aka Shadow aka 'James Crown', and dozens other aliases
27 y.o., 5'10", criminal, adversary, pain in the ass, British. ( Read more... )

Nathan 'Nate' Waxman aka Specs 28 y.o., 5'9", tech (hardware), bomb disposal, all-around mascot, a nice Jewish boy from New Jersey.
Has a crowbar with "Speak Friend And Enter" etched down the length of the grip. ( Read more... )

Michael 'Mike' Takemura aka Honda aka 'that crazy bastard' aka 'the loose cannon'
27 y.o., 6'1, undercover work, combat/tactical driving, general muscle, crazy
The Brooklyn-born son of a first-generation Japanese-American father and a mother of Hispanic descent.
* I just LOVE that his nickname is Honda. Not as bad as Toyota, but still. ( Read more... )

Sandra 'Sandy' Leone aka Springheel 28 y.o., 5'7", second-in-command, undercover work, general muscle
Came from old New England money. The best martial artist on the team. Have kicked Mike's ass so bad on numerous occasions.
* The only woman on Simon's team, but she doesn't feel like a token female character at all. ( Read more... )

Jonathan 'Johnny' Pilgrim aka Texas 33 y.o., 6'0", weapons wrangler, general muscle
Started his law enforcement career with the local police force.
* I like his interaction with Specs, mostly. So awesome protective =3 Like his jibes at Honda too. ( Read more... )

Richard 'Rich' Story aka Specs Two, 30 y.o., 5'6", tech (software), hacker-of-all-trades
A computer genius par excellence (and a nerd in the most classic socially-awkward sense). Native Seattleite.
* Total jerk to Archer, but you can't help but like him. ( Read more... )

I see that Chris Pine was in Princess Diaries 2, and my first reaction is:
"I want an AU where Spock is a Vulcan Princess =DDD"

Haha.

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Kitty!Arthur likes to pretend he's a pirate.



Kitty!Merlin just likes licking his nose.



Please credit if taking, etc.
If only this kitten is black, I could've made a ton of kitten!Merlin icons =O

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Songs/fanvids I'm currently obsessed with:
✔ solanyxe's reincarnation fanvid: Just dance with the memories
Song: Lady Gaga featuring Colby O'Donis - Just dance
Summary: Centuries later. Modern times. Merlin and Arthur are reborn. As they meet again, memories from their past lives emerge. (Club, restroom, magic.)
Length: 0:03:20

✔ Coldplay's Viva La Vida. If only this Arthur fanvid is longer.
* I'm glad that I'm not the only one who's reminded of Hugh Laurie =P (At least 3 of the YouTube commenters think so too)

✔ My favourite-st DDR song EVER: Plus-Tech Squeeze Box's Test Room

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Coldplay's Viva La Vida Lyrics ( Read more... )

I have to admit that I only watched Star Trek because of:
1) Sylar with eyebrows! and,
2) I want to read ifyouweremine's pr0n

Like a gazillion other people have said, it was GLORIOUS.

I like every single character in that movie, and that _never_ happened to me before.
Yes, including the evil Romulan guy, who I found vaguely hot (which is understandable because he was played by Eric Bana, who played Hector in Troy).
I even like Spock's mother (didn't recognize Winona Ryder until her third appearance X-D)

ruien shared ST canon tidbits with me, but I was all, "Uh-huh. Sylar with eyebrows! Spock Spock Spock!"
I should like BlondPratJerk!Kirk better, but I don't. It's the power ot the eyebrows!111

I want to cuddle ickle!Spock with his pretty eyes <333 Spock! Spock Spock Spock Spock Spock! Spock!
Ickle!Kirk was awesome too! And Kirk was as pretty as everyone said <333
Mind meld! Spock! Spock!
Kirk Senior was hot too! Alternate Reality! Spock!

I even love the canon het pairing =D =D =D

Hikaru Sulu! Gold power ranger! Fold-out sword! Fencing!
17 y.o. Chekhov OMGSoPrecious ^___^ "I can do it I can do it I can do it"

Eomer Karl Urban's stupid haircut makes me want to cry, but otherwise YAY Doctor whose name I keep on getting wrong Bones*! Spock!
* So, his full name is Bones McCoy? For SRS?

I'm going to watch it at IMAX this Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday =D =D =D
PSA: It's only playing in IMAX until this Thursday.

Bring on the fics where Kirk licks Spock's eyebrows MWAHAHAHAHA >=D

- Awesome mind-meld plotbunny
- Star Trek Reboot Drabble Challenge: Journey to Drabble -- 100 prompts =)
- st_xi_kink's kink meme

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Non-Star Trek related:
- movie ads in Canada run TEN MINUTES LONGER than movie ads in the U.S., which is already pretty darned long.
- Canadian males in ads all have the same closely-set-together-eyes and tall straight nose, just like American TV actors all have square jaws =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

In which Arthur stole Merlin's food, watched his DVD, took him out to a boring party and manoeuvred him to bed (to sleep).

★ All-in-one beta & Britpicker: lilithilien ♥
☆ The first version won third place at armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge.

☆ 555 words. Or 731. It's all relative.
★ Borrowed the varying flashfic length from b_hallward's Increments (Merlin/Arthur)--am not the genius that came up with it. The 5, 10, 20, ..., 100 words structure fits what I have in mind, didn't mean to steal ^^;;

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( In which Arthur stole Merlin's food, watched his DVD, took him out to a boring party and manoeuvred him to bed (to sleep). )

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<-- Merlin's pyjamas Arthur's Arsenal shirt. Please credit if taking, etc.

Rambling A/N of sorts:
There's a funny story about this fic. ( Read more... )

(Post a new comment @ LJ | IJ | DW )

Oh the indignities.

This reminds me of this Smallville/Superman fanfic where Clark tried out being human (thanks to the A.I.) and felt Deeply Betrayed because papers aren't supposed to hurt you >=/

Which in turn reminds me of Yomiko Readman/"The Paper" from Read or Die, haha.

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1. skellerbvvt has updated Citrus with a loooong chapter two! *shortcircuits* \o/

2. yue_ix's Dark!Merlin series:

2 a. No shades of grey: fingers (PG-13, kinkme_merlin prompt "Arthur/Merlin, Arthur sucking on Merlin's fingers")
2 b. No shades of grey: branches (Merlin, and an Irish Elk, my prompt "Merlin as a wild boy/man of the woods.")

3. Merlin S2 shooting:

- Is that Gwen? O_o This woman that [SPOILER] is hugging? Nvm. Can't believe I didn't realize it's Morgana.
- Pretty gleaming horses *_*

4. why_me_why_not wrote an eclectic of drabbles/flopsies:

4 a. A is for Alien Overlord, Dean and Luna (HP)
4 b. P is also for Princeling, Edmund/Caspian (Narnia)
4 c. W is for Wardrobe Peter/Draco (Narnia/HP crossover)
4 d. G is for Godfather, Dresden/Marcone (Dresden)

5. H/D and manga collide:

5 a. dampfnudl's Little Prince (G, Draco & Doll!Harry)
* Little Draco is v. Gothic Loli-shota Aristocrat in this.
* The only non-creepy Japanese doll story is Clamp's Angelic Layer. This needs to be said.

5 b. You Are My Sunshine (G, butler!Draco wrapping a scarf around Harry's neck)
* H/D-ers recognize the art style, of course.
* AHAHAHAH OMG 70s Manga Art X-D *dies* The roses, the roses! And the shape of the face!
Am I the only one who've read all the ballerina!Mari-chan series? There were at least a dozen permutations, I swear.

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Merlin to-do: ( Read more... )

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

isiscolo's Remixy meta (for remixthedrabble):

The great thing about very short forms is that at their best they concisely express one single idea. A true drabble has to encapsulate set-up, crisis, and punchline in a mere hundred words. So it's a natural transformation, I think, to take a story and distill it into its essence, when one has only a few hundred words to work with - I think it's easier to get sidetracked when you need to write a longer story.

I've signed up both as remixer and remixee =) It's a Drabble Purist Round this time.

If the idea of remixing intrigue you at all, consider offering your fic up to be remixed. You don't have to write anything to have someone else remix your fic. (You only need to have written five drabbles in one fandom to qualify!)

- The sign up to write (remixers)
- The sign up for offering fiction (remixees)

Sign-ups for remixthedrabble are open until midnight Central US time on Monday, May 11th.

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1. Vote for your favorite late drabble @ slytherin100 =D

2. hpgen100 21st prompt, Legend, is open until Tuesday, May 19.
The 20th prompt, Masks, is open until Tuesday, May 12. Feel free to combine the two prompts.

3. slytherin100's current prompt, Seal, is open until May 21st. The Fly prompt is open until May 14th. Feel free to combine the two prompts.

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I just accidentally closed a Google Chrome window --> lost 20-30 open tabs X_x;;

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

Best Malfoy Legs Since the 1800s (Scorpius, implied AS/S, PG-13 for crossdressing)
Warning: skinny boy in a skirt
A/N: Won the Golden Squid for Truth In Advertising at hp_april_fools *g*
If someone has advice on how to turn sketches into linearts, I'm all ears.

( Draco muses that it's karma for making Crabbe and Goyle polyjuice as little girls. Lucius thinks his legs look better when he was younger. Narcissa just wants a cup of tea. )

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1. This is the picture that, two months back, I was sketching and thinking, "You know who's skinny? Merlin!"
I want a modern-day!AU where Merlin's an underwear/swimsuit model and Arthur's a photographer, and it's for a borderline soft pr0n magazine. And Arthur's giving Merlin half-breathy directions, and Merlin's getting turned on and his eyes gleamed gold.
Whoops, didn't mean to go the anthropomorphic dragon route there.

2. Why is it that I'm so much more shameless when it comes to Merlin/Arthur pr0n? It's not that the fandom's kinkier than HP. Is there even a kinkier fandom than HP?
Not to mention completely shameless about Bradley/Colin too. Huh.

3. I think I've pinpointed why I'm uninterested with Merlin RP games. Merlin, Arthur, Morgana, Gwen...they're all main characters. In HP, I can RP as obscure characters (Padma, Terry, Al, Scorpius), only-exist-in-notes characters (Su Li), my own OFC (Jade Malfoy)...even Draco's not a main character in canon except for HBP.

With Merlin, I can't help but be more judgmental and going "OoC! OoC!" when an RP-er's interpretation of the character significantly differs from mine.

* Speaking of RP-ing, May 15th is Blog Like It Isn't You Day.
...I can blog as a random magic user sentenced to death in Camelot? =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( The turtle moves. )

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This was originally submitted as an answer to armer_gayms' ModernDay!AU challenge. Check out roflolmaomg's submission, 'tis epic! Whereas ifyouweremine slays you with baby cuteness =P

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

"The ladies already love me," Simon informed his computer, deleting the email.

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HP drabblers, please fill out this poll on drabble trees @ slytherin100

1. The Janus Thickey Ward by et_tu_lj
(Molly, Gilderoy, G, 362 words)
Summary: Sometimes a little bit of happiness is enough.

2. Headmaster!Snape fanart by camillo1978
(w/ bonus painting!Dumbledore picking his nose! *g*)

3. genfic_hogwarts is up for adoption at hp_adoptme here.

4. Remix_Redux is back this year! And they're considering RPF and bandom, so you should go fill out their poll if you're interested.

5 a. The new writing_game board is here =D

5 b. slytherin100's Fly prompt is open until May 14th, 2009.
The Masks prompt is open until May 7th, 2009.

5 c. hpgen100's Masks prompt is open until Tuesday, May 12.
The nineteenth prompt, Secret, is open until Tuesday, May 5. Feel free to combine the two prompts.

(X-posted @ IJ)

tiny!Merlin: "Help, help! I'm being swallowed by the mystical Black Sleeping Bag monster!"

( Never fear, Merlin! Your prince in shining armour shall rescue you! )

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✔ Made a poll on Merlin characters' age (and Tristan fanon).
✘ Link to the poll at merlinxarthur, maybe. With a mini-meta on the basis of my fanon ages.

✘ Write a companion drabble to "Discovery." Maybe.
* How will Arthur deal with Bran? Smth from the perspective of the knights, maybe? Or the moment of discovery, what the heck was Merlin doing?

✘ Write "The Tome of Magical Delights"

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PSA: If you're on my F-list and you saw a post that appeared then disappeared about 1-2 hrs ago, don't worry! I only do that about once a year.

No, you're not losing your mind =D I just want to spare you from my burst of rl annoyance.

Love,

lilian_cho.

( Merlin wants you to tick him! )

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Happiness meme - Day 8/8

* Why are there no Merlin/Narnia icons out there?

+ Finished writing for armer_gayms' Bro Code challenge and I like it \o/

* Speaking of which, would anyone be willing to beta? (Someone not in armer_gayms, of couse)
It's < 1K words, Merlin/Arthur PG-13.

+ Ep. 13 reaction: Hell, even I would have slapped some Emergency Het in after what amounted to a spiritual blowjob.
* It actually makes me want to watch it! Well, will watch it before Season Two airs, at any rate.

+ Warm kotatsu <333

(X-posted @ IJ)

Link seen at animeartistjo:
1. Mmm, Catholics, you deviant old thing, you

Legend says that Bacchus appeared to the dying Sergius as an angel, telling him to be brave because they would soon be reunited in heaven.

While the pairing of saints, particularly in the early Christian church, was not unusual, the association of these two men was regarded as particularly intimate. Severus, the Patriarch of Antioch (AD 512 - 518) explained that, "we should not separate in speech they [Sergius and Bacchus] who were joined in life". This is not a case of simple "adelphopoiia." In the definitive 10th century account of their lives, St. Sergius is openly celebrated as the "sweet companion and lover" of St. Bacchus.

AHAHAHH Patriarch!Snape X-D

Link seen at ajat:
2. Why Aren't People Commenting on My Post/Story/Whatever?

15% were planning to get back to that post later. It's open! It's in a tab! Or it's in Read Later!
[...]
10% of the people who read you only lurk. They lurk everywhere. Maybe they can't type. Maybe they have tentacles and can't find a tentacle-ready keyboard. You don't know. And do you really want to risk displaying your prejudice against the betentacled?

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Happiness meme - Day 5/8

+ See above for lulz

+ Am currently writing "Crown Detective Agency" for holidaysmut, based on this v. plotty, involved dream I had with kidnapping, secret illegitimate kids and random TARDIS references.

+ New drabbles posted at slytherin100 huzzah! \o/

1. ☆ "Late bloomer" & ★ "Fairy Tale" (Scorpius, Draco, G, 2 X 100 words)

Link seen at ajat:
2. [identity crisis] On Race, or Privilege, Or Just Being Human

Rights, I guess, equals entitlement, equals a demand for privilege. It's hard for me to think of a right to be free when I've grown up in a family and a society where my family members - and country members - have sacrificed everything they are (in "Western terms") for their family. Their time, all their income, every inch of their soul and being, in family. Their children are their assets, their stability is their bedrock. Whatever right one has to be something less than practical, to leave the family home, that right gets overwhelmed by other desires. Same as freedom. The desire to see parents happy, or the wish for a smooth life, even in exchange for doing what one loves.

Link seen at copperbadge:
3. Why Dreamwidth?

The question then is: why don't people click on ads on social media sites?
[...]
[W]hen you're browsing your Livejournal flist or Facebook feed, what you're not looking for is to purchase something. Not usually, anyway. Spending money is probably the farthest thing from your mind. You're looking to find out what your friends have been up to, browse your sister's vacation snaps, or read some fanfic. Buying something is probably the farthest thing from your mind.

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Happiness meme - Day 4/8

+ Currently writing "The Tome of Magical Delights" in answer to this kinkme_merlin prompt
* Kinda stuck right now and need some Kama Sutra inspirations.

+ Submitted my entry for the armer_gayms' ModernDay!AU, and I like it YESSS.

+ Scorpius, oh Scorpius <333 I'm starting to love my latest incarnation of Scorpius.

+ The idea of Merlin in floor-length silk robes IDK it sounds SO FUN.

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Happy Birthday, empress_jae! =D

( The rest of Maria Mena's 'I'm in Love' lyrics )

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In that new HBP trailer, what's that thing Draco holds up to the light? A dust mote? =O
Am referring to the cabinet scene.

Also, yay for pretty straight-haired brunette Katie! =D (Mainly for Drop Dead Gorgeous visualization purposes)

That unicorn-in-captivity tapestry in the background of Harry/Ginny? Totally on purpose. Because their love is SO PURE and some such. James, Al and Lily were products of immaculate conception MWAHAHAHA.
For some reason, I had a flashback to the second Matrix movie when I saw that scene.

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1 a. Am so crazy-obsessed with this fanvid:
Merlin - The Dance (LJ post) by mamoru22
Merlin/Arthur vid to Maria Mena - I'm In Love

1 b. Untouched by solanyxe
PG-13, 'Untouched' by The Veronicas, 00:02:55
Summary: Arthur and Merlin both feeling 'untouched'

Motivational posters by andropovka:
2 a. Ventriloquism: "Ooh yes, Arthur you're so strong!"/ "Mmm, Merlin, I need you now!"
2 b. Sweet: Son, men do not give each other flowers.
2 c. Kingship: We built this city on rock and roll. And dead magic people.
2 d. Unwise: When dealing with an aerial foe, get into a target-shaped-formation
2 e. Arthur fanboy: the lights are on but there is no one home. Mmm muscles...

3. otempora42's Ep. 1x05 picspam: I love how everyone just stands around while Arthur does all the fighting. Makes you wonder why it's so important to be of noble birth when you're just going to be Arthur's cheerleader.

seperis' listfics:
4 a. Three things that Merlin doesn't know about Arthur, but will do, eventually.
4 b. Five magical creatures Arthur didn't kill
4 c. Five ways Arthur almost found out about Merlin, but didn't.

5. Awesome personification of emotion as laid out in 1 Corinthians 13:
Of Anger and Love by Ras Elased
Summary: Anger is a false thing. It is never alone. Anger lies like a harlot with a multitude of other emotions, shrouding them in her bed linens to hide them from sight...Love, when it is true, is always alone.

(X-posted @ IJ)

1. Ficlets and drabbles galore. Sooo easy* to write them.

2. Merlin characters are v. v. easily transplanted into AU situations.

3. Present tense.
Are your English/Creative Writing teachers telling you to do this? Stop it, please D:

4. People are less concerned with Britpicking (compared to HP).
I still maintain that Merlin's referring to a donkey when he calls Arthur an "ass."**

5. Reverse print.
Why white on black, whyyy? =O Think about your poor readers' eyes!
?format=light*** to the rescue.

* Is this the case with all TV fandoms? It seems to me that SV was filled with epic-length fics.
** So "arse" should still be "arse." Or you can use "bottom" instead.
But in general it doesn't bug me, because Merlin/Arthur = hot. Shallow reader is shallow.
*** Even more annoying is the few people who changed their fonts on an html level, so that the font stays a funky shape/color/size even when using "?format=light" or "?style=mine." *cries*

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1. zed_pm's Top 10 favourite scenes from Merlin series one

2. lilithilien's picspam of Camelot Pierrefonds

3. lolmerlins:
3 a. mr. pratdragon r total hotass
3 b. i rly fink i needz impirical evidents okay

lonelyfajita's Merlin picspams:
4. I was watching this with my thirteen-year old cousin, and he was really into the whole Arthur-running-from-the-spiders bit and right after Merlin moaned "FASTER! GO FASTER" my cousin went, "YES! YES! HARDER, ARTHUR, TRY HARDER! DON'T STOP! DON'T STOP!"

5. 'Sophia may have been your first love, but she won't be your last.' Uther is trying to secretly remind him that he has already twice tried to convince him that he was in love, first with Merlin and then with Lancelot. He'd even started bonding with Merlin, trying to get to know his son's new boyfriend.

* Apparently Merlin also owns a red jacket? It matches the shade of Arthur's (expensive-looking) red jacket X-D

(X-posted @ IJ)