bitterfic

Title: Diamonds, a Club, and a Couple of Hearts
Author: Flora (florahart)
Artist/Mixer: elanorofcastile
Beta(s): Several people have read bits and parts; lauriegilbert has been the most involved culler of commas and shortener of sentences (half of which I defied her about anyway).
Series: Reboot/ST XI
Characters/Pairings: primary pairing is Kirk/McCoy; however, there is a Kirk/Gaila scene and Spock/Uhura and Pike/Number One are referenced.
Rating: NC17
Warnings: mostly just smut (het and slash), AU.
Word Count: ~23,500
Summary: Jim Kirk is a hotshot new shortstop in the Constitution League. His team is young, but they have a lot of potential, and oh by the way, the team doctor? Is hot.
Notes: Written for startrekbigbang. Baseball AU in which all the characters are human, and the setting is some nonspecific time between now and 2258. Lots of nods to various baseball movies mashed up with lots of moments from/rearrangements of ST XI. Lots of other nods to things from the Trek canon (of any timeframe/reality) and para-canon, such as character names and backgrounds. Concept is inell's fault.
Art: here
Fanmix: here

This show is breaking my brain. ( Read more... )

For those of you who didn't catch it when I mentioned it on Halloween, we're continuing last month's theme this month, since I was a slug and didn't post a lot of what I had planned for October.  That means we're still working on Fantasy, Scifi and Horror in November, so I get to use my Horns and Tails pictures today for Fetish Fridays.  That's right, we've got tons of Horny Devils for you, and Satyrs, and Demons, and Minotaurs and...  I think you can get the idea.

As always, you can click on the picture to see them full-sized on my scrapbook.  For those of you that are members, the NC17 rated post will be coming up next.

Enjoy!

Okay, so yeah. We went to see Zombieland tonight. I was 500 words shy of daily quota (but am still ahead by nearly half of tomorrow's, thanks to yesterday's push,) and I decided that I wanted a real, grown-up date, with dinner out, and nice drinks, and, apparently, zombies.

It was laugh out loud, ridiculously funny, that movie. Predictable leik whoa, and probably the closest America will ever get to a zombie movie in league with Sean of the Dead. Zombies come from eating mad cows, apparently. Who knew?

Look, this movie isn't gonna change anybody's life, but it will make you guffaw at Woody Harrelson fan-humping *Secret Stealth Celebrity Cameo who's name I am withholding*'s leg in an epic geek-out moment. Or the four-gun funeral salute, with pause in the middle to reload the double-barrel. Or the Purel scene. Or the squeaky nose.

I'm just sayin.

And I'm also sayin, for a movie in which The Rules Of Survival play such a prominent role, how the HELL is it that when the Hummer rolls up on the gates of Pacific Playland, and pushes gently through as twilight gives way to dusk, Dominus and I were the ones who leaned over to each other and murmured "Rule one: Don't go at night. Rule two: Don't go alone. Rule three: Save the last bullet for yourself." Sadly, none of those rules made an appearance in this film. Though they should have done, as they were all broken at one point or another.

Still, I believe I will officially add Zombieland's rule two to the list from now on, as it bears keeping in mind.
Double tap. Always double tap.

hello ladies & gents! my name is ashley and i'm 20. i live in cincinnati, which means i'm a bearcats and bengals fan. i post random stuff A LOT. my friends page doesn't move enough :( so i'm looking for a lot of people to add. britney spears, sunshine, the gossip girl cast, football season, chipotle, kim kardashian, facebook, mascara, diet coke, forever 21, glitter and bright nail polish are some of my favorite things. my last.fm is here, if anyone is interested in our music compatibility. i'll add anyone!

No writing on the horizon for today or tomorrow I don't think. May try to write a rough of my Kinky Xmas on Sunday though.

Meme seen on persevero's LJ.

( Patriotism Meme )

Title: Friends and Allies
Challenge: #306: Five Senses: Smell
Word Count: 5 x 100
Rating: PG-13
Pairing: None.
Summary: Remus makes a plan, finds replacement travel friend.

drusillas-rain asked, "How long have you been writing? Have you written original fic? Can we expect to see more stories like Spooky Little Girl or was that a one-off? How do you and arionrhod collaborate together (the process)?"

I've written about our collaboration process before here, and even though I wrote that in 2007, it's still pretty accurate regarding our process. The only thing that's changed in the last two years is that we've moved toward writing more single POV stories than the alternating RP style.

As for more SNB next gen stories... We'd been kicking around the idea of writing one for a while, and we finally got around to doing it. "Spooky Little Girl" was a lot of fun to write, and we like the characters a great deal. Although we don't have concrete, specific plans for another next gen story, I'd say it's likely we'll write the kids again. Some of them proved to be quite... vocal about having their stories told, although I can't say when we'll get to it.

I wasn't sure if the first two questions were for me alone or for me and Arionrhod together, so I'll answer both ways.

I've been writing since I was old enough to hold a pencil. My earliest memories of writing is of writing what could be called Disney fanfiction. As I grew older, I branched out into bad hobbit, bad dragon rider, and bad wolf rider fanfiction, with a dollop of bad teen angst rhymed couplet epic poems thrown in for good measure. I've dabbled in original writing and had a few short stories published, and I got thisclose to getting a Regency romance novel accepted before the publishing company I submitted it to closed the Regency line. I've got a manuscript I've been tinkering with for years, and some day, I would like to finish it and try to get it published.

Arionrhod and I have been collaborating since August, 2004, and we've actually toyed with some original writing. We've played with the idea of turning the "Blood Bathory" concept into a novel, and we've done some brainstorming on a steampunk idea, but I think we need to stop getting distracted by fanfiction if we want any hope of finishing some original writing, either together or separately. There are only so many hours in a day, after all, and we're both busy with our jobs and relatives (and knitting! *G*), so if we focus on fanfiction, the original writing goes by the wayside and vice versa.

Maybe we'll get the original muses in gear after we finish all our holiday fest writing!


Topic suggestions welcome here on LJ, here on IJ, and here on DW.

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Title: Subtle Communication
Author: sweetmelodykiss
Pairing: Severus/Harry
Rating: R
Warnings: None
Word Count: 100
Disclaimer: I do not own these characters.
snarry100 Challenge #187: Methods of Communication

( Subtle Communication )

Title: Chasing the Wolf, X
Challenges: smell snape100, Ministry of Magic lupin100
Word Count: 100
Note: this continues the de-aged Snape plot begun a couple of weeks ago. He is now a teenager physically but still lacks most of his memories.



Lupin did not react immediately. Severus pressed closer, drinking in the scent of his shaving lotion. Images flashed through his brain: werewolf, man, boy, adult, teacher, lover -

"No. No!" Remus yanked free with a desperate shove. "You're a child! Stop it!"

"I'm not a child." Severus' voice was deeper now, his hair longer. He watched as Remus' eyes widened at the changes. "The more I'm with you, the closer I am to myself. You know I'm right."

"The Ministry lists you - "

"The Ministry can go hang." Severus touched his cheek. "Don't send me back."

"I - "


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* 3,000 words today. An entire action scene. I am exhausted, but I still rock.

* I officially adore Hairy Meg. I predict I may have trouble keeping her from upstaging the main characters if she keeps on being so very awesome.

* Cat piss flouresces AK green under blacklight. This has led to some innovative, and infuriating revelations around Mandala House this week.

* No, I have NOT checked to see what other bio-fluids flouresce, thanks, I've been writing, like a good girl!

* Forgot to remind Allyson to come and visit tonight. Woe. Although solitude did contribute to wordcount win, so... *shrug*

* saw Chiropractor. Made The Noise. Now have fierce adjustment headache. (And am planning to raid the final hold-outs from last year's broken-shoulder painkillers, so I'll be able to sleep through it while my neck and back get used to things being where they're meant to be again.)

* Am suspicious that the writers of Criminal Minds are setting out to deliberately nail each and every one of Clue's personal squick-triggers this season. *Huddles under the bed, shielding eyes with fists, and rocking quickly back and forth. There might be keening as well...*

* Brother Godric wishes it known that he is not a fan of NaNoWriMo, as it drastically cuts down the availability of lap and pettins.

* I have a venus flytrap. Alas, I no longer seem to have any fruit flies infesting my kitchen for said flytrap to trap. Hamburger will do for now, I suppose.

* And now, to bed. More words tomorrow. Avaunt.

NAME: Michelle
AGE: 20

INTERESTS; I like mythology, folklore, legends-- any story rife with history and culture. I really love astronomy and psychology; socionics is a branch of personality psychology and it is AWESOME. Music, technology, science, books, art....I have been interested in everything but economics and politics at one point or another.

HOBBIES; Playing piano and lounging about in hot tubs with a book. When it is warm out I love wandering outside in the woods or in towns/cities (not New York sized cities though, they freak me out) and exploring; biking or boating are cool too. I like to write and create art, in lieu of that I find something else to alter....whether that merely be rearranging my room. Work and school, also-- I'm a Psychology and Archeology student, currently unemployed as well as waiting to begin winter semester as a transfer student. Looong wait, it has been 3 months and about 1 to go still.

LOOKING FOR; I'm not terribly discriminating. No spam? Intolerance and bigotry make me pissy?

ANYTHING ELSE; Well, my favorite television shows are Merlin, Doctor Who, and Sherlock Holmes (Granada...Jeremy Brett is awesome). Battlestar Galactica (reimagined) is probably the best show ever, though it isn't my favorite. I love reading intelligent yet beautiful writing, such as Oscar Wilde; I also really like Tolkien and Conan Doyle. Classic rock (CCR, Blue Oyster Cult, Metallica, Boston, etc) is just gorgeous, but oftentimes nothing can beat a good piano concerto. The Shining is the best movie ever. LOL  Now that I have bombarded you all with a string of slightly unrelated information....... ;)

i know i probably have some of you added but i like new friends. i'm jac. i'm 17, i live in massachusetts. i really wish we could rewind back to halloween right about now. i'm a vegan, but no worries, i'm not one of those psycho ones that wants to kill non-vegan/vegetarians. i'm in love with edward scissorhands and i've currently got ashlee simpson's albums on repeat. add me si tu quieres because me gusta amigos

A quick one, because it's been a long and busy day, and I'm running low on brain cells.

Lore asked, "I know you love Johnny Depp, but what made you pick that particular quote and title for your journal?"

This refers to my Insanejournal only, because I haven't transferred the title/quote over to LJ or DW.

For those who haven't seen it, the title is "Upsetting All the Buffalo", and the profile quote is "The story opens on these mysterious explosions. Nobody knows what's causing them, but it's upsetting all the buffalo", which is from Ed Wood.

I have a fondness for Ed Wood and his movies (ditto William Castle, king of the gimmick), and I went to see the bio pic (Burton directed; Depp played Wood) when it was released. A while back, I realized it had been ages since I'd seen it, and I was in the mood for it, so I rented it from Netflix.

There's a scene where Ed Wood is poring over random bits of stock footage, including a scene of a buffalo stampede and a scene of bombs going off, and he makes up a story on the spot about what he's watching and starts thinking about how to turn it into a movie script. I was vastly amused by the sheer badness of the story, but also impressed that Wood was such an enthusiastic storyteller, he'd make something up about anything and try to make it work, no matter how crappy the end results were. He wasn't a good writer, but he had passion, so it was the juxtaposition of something that's awful and funny and pathetic and yet somehow inspiring that struck me enough to preserve the quote.

It serves to remind me that passion and determination trump talent. You can have all the talent in the world, but if you don't use it, it's wasted and no good to anyone. Meanwhile, someone who's utter crap can get things done if they have enough enthusiasm and drive to do it. The mere fact that Plan 9 from Outer Space is still available, aired, and watched attests to that.

It serves to remind me that I need to get off my ass and upset some buffalo while I still can.

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We need a pinch hitter! We're looking for someone who can write romance, smut, and light kink, preferably someone good with threesomes. No dark!fic or heavy kink for this one, sorry. The deadline for the pinch hit will be November 30.

If you're interested, email the Snupin Santa mods at snupin_santa @ yahoo.com. Thanks!

Title: Send a Message
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
snarry100 Challenge 187: Methods of Communication
Disclaimer: Not mine. They belong to JKR.
A/N: *waves*

( Send a Message )

Oh, a very good day indeed!

I emailed in my mini_fest fic finally (I've had it done for at least a week).

I proof-read gryffindorj's hp_yule_balls draft and she's looking at my snarry_holidays for me.

I deleted over 300 words from my severusbigbang fic but added at least that much again.

And gryffindorj and I are working on a collab for severusbigbang and it's really taken off! (Thanks to her mostly.)

Actual word count for me so far today is near 600 words but it feels like more. :D

I might have had a bit too much caffeine as well.

Oh, and Minxie? Halloween candy is the work of the devil. Pat Robertson was right. ;)

Title: Chasing the Wolf, IX
Challenges: smell snape100, Ministry of Magic lupin100
Word Count: 100
Note: this continues the de-aged Snape plot begun a couple of weeks ago. He is now a teenager physically but still lacks most of his memories.


"Don't you understand?" Severus all but shouted. "The only way I'm going to remember is if you're around! You were the one who took me to the Shrieking Shack - "

" - where you nearly choked on the scent of your own blood." Lupin's collar was open enough to show the Ministry identification tattoo. "You have friends, a home, a fresh start. Why do you want to remember?"

"Because it's my life! You're part of it! I - "

Lupin had gone sheet-white. "No. Maybe before, but not now. Severus - "

Severus grabbed his face and kissed him.

I just read an addme-type post where someone said one of their hobbies was "raping [their] computer". As English is not their first language, I sincerely hope it's a misunderstanding of sorts and not a deliberate attempt to use the word rape in "edgy", "hip", "funny", or "un-pc" ways. Which I disapprove of. *

The world and the people in it are pissing me off in lots of other ways, too, but I'm too tired to even list these. Maybe I should just go back to bed.

* Eta: I've explained my issues with the usage of the word in casual contexts in this IJ comment.