Absconding With The Tontine Funds

I have things to do today, so naturally I'm updating my LJ instead of doing them. I sort of feel like I have earned a little bit of slacking off, though; this is the first weekend in about a month and a half that I haven't had to spend my Saturday at school or with study groups. We have tomorrow off, too, for Presidents Day, but I still have to go to campus to do things, ugh. How sad that it's only when there's a three-day weekend that I get an actual weekend! But I have gotten to sleep in for two days straight and it's been glorious. On top of that, last night I dreamt I totally made out with Jack Whitehall. Good job, brain! o/\o

In other news, this WSJ article tickles me to no end: It Takes Planning, Caution to Avoid Being 'It' -- Group of Men Have Played Game of Tag for 23 Years; Hiding in Bushes, Cars. Doesn't that sound epically awesome? I've convinced three of my high school friends to do this with me. Hee!

In a fit of nostalgia last night I reread some of the last D/G fic I wrote, Miles to Go Before I Sleep, which I never finished because of reasons (mostly because my computer crashed and I lost a ton of notes and writings). I really wish I had finished, though... I want to know what happens! Lol. I can't believe that was almost four years ago now. Yikes. I've been in fandom for forever. I AM SO OLD.

For the friends who responded to the mail call from a couple weeks ago, I haven't forgotten! I've enveloped and taped and addressed everything, and will get it all sent out later this week!

Saw Warm Bodies last week with sarea_okelani and slitherhither; it was enjoyable, and followed the book fairly faithfully, though lacked some of the depth the book had. I'm not sure how much it was missed if you hadn't read the book. Also I feel a little bit frowny at Nora's casting -- not the actress herself; she did a fine job. But seriously, are there zero black actresses who could have filled the role equally well? That said, I really liked the movie overall; it's funny and fun, and the leads were great together. Nicholas Hoult, as has been established multiple times on my LJ, is such a gem; he's so expressive and I loved the way he moved as a zombie. We also saw a trailer beforehand for Jack the Giant Slayer, which looks terrible, but I may have to see it anyway because he's in it. The following Monday, a classmate mentioned that she had gone to see Warm Bodies over the weekend too, so I was all ready to go YAY, LET'S TALK ABOUT IT but then she said that it sucked and only teenagers would like it, so that was that. Thank goodness for fandom friends. :)

Some of you may recall how much I dread writing porn (A LOT), but a couple days ago I put my head down and powered through, and managed to bang out 2,000 words of sweet, sweet M/A lovin', and I have it on good authority that it doesn't even suck! THIS PLEASES ME GREATLY.

Now if I could only finish the rest of the fic... I swear I will have this thing done by 2016. 2018, tops.

Ahem.

So, I'm gearing up to write some porn for an M/A AU I'm working on. Trouble is, I'm not very good at it, so here's where you come in, f-list! Rec me your favourite porny M/A fics, the dirtier and more detailed the better, so that I may learn from the very best.

I'm dedicated to my craft, is what it is. (Yes, let's go with that.)

Yoinked this meme from accordingtomel and stole away into the night with it. Ominous music!

Post a line or paragraph from one (or more!) of your works-in-progress, and encourage your flist to do the same.

( FYI, I may have gone overboard )

So, as per the meme rules, this is me encouraging you, the flist, to gank this meme for yourselves. Do it!

Hello all, would anyone be willing to beta a Bradley/Colin fic for me? It's ~8k words and NC-17 (or possibly PG-13 depending on whether the porn is worth keeping).

I have two one Dreamwidth invite codes to give out, so if you or anyone you know would like to get in on that action, give me a holler.

Unrelatedly, I hate writing kissing scenes. Sometimes they are necessary, and most of the time they are an exercise in wretchedness. I can make people banter until the cows come home, but get them less than one foot away from each other and my muse runs screaming. Blargh.

MERLIN/ARTHUR

Title: The More Things Change
Summary: Severely incapacitated, Arthur has no choice but to watch Merlin commit treason to save his life. He's not best pleased about it.
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: References to 1x11 The Labyrinth of Gedref
Word count: ~ 2,700
Genres: Gen; Pre-slash

Title: Four Things One Should Know About Merlin (and One Thing Nobody Knows About Arthur)
Summary: (See above.)
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Word Count: ~3,100
Genres: Fluff; Pre-slash

Title: Lemon Meringue
Summary: Arthur exiles Merlin for his own safety, but even from afar Merlin manages to make his presence felt anyway.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Word Count: ~3,300
Genres: Fluff; Humour; Romance

Title: Three Little Words
Summary: Arthur gives Merlin a promotion. It comes with somewhat dubious benefits.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: References to 1x04 The Poisoned Chalice
Word Count: ~1,500
Genres: Established relationship; Fluff; Future!fic; Humour

Title: What Ails You
Summary: In which Arthur is sick, whinges a lot, chivvies Merlin into a serious conversation, and talks of forever.
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Word Count: ~2,500
Genres: Angst; Humour; Pre-slash

Title: Leave
Summary: As far as decisions went, this either ranked as the stupidest thing he'd ever done, or the most inspired.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Word Count: ~1,400
Genres: Angst; Humour; Romance

Title: Fools of Us All
Summary: Merlin accidentally makes everybody in Camelot fall in love with him. Everybody except Arthur, that is.
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Spoilers: If the rating didn't tip you off, there are swears and sexytimes in this fic. Also, a very minor reference to 1x07 The Gates of Avalon.
Word Count: ~11,300
Genres: Fluff; Future!fic; Humour; Porn 
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Title: Neither fish nor fowl
Summary: Trusses of flowers, personalised letters and whole roast chicken had always been sure-fire ways to win a person's heart, at least in Arthur's experience. Merlin's heart, however, was an entirely different story.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings/Spoilers: General references through S2
Word Count: ~11,400
Genres: Fluff; Future!fic; Humour

Title: Before the Sun Breaks Another Day [WIP] [Link goes to melting_pot_inc ]
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Co-author: accordingtomel 
Summary: Three months after her disappearance, Morgana returns to Camelot with a hidden agenda, but she's not the only one keeping secrets, and a series of unintended revelations forces her, Merlin and Arthur on an intertwined journey of revenge, redemption and love.
Pairings: Merlin/Arthur (elements of Leon/Morgana, Uther/Morgana, Arthur/Gwen)
Rating: PG-13 (eventual NC-17)
Spoilers/Warnings: Everything up to and including 2x13
Genres: Angst; Drama; Romance


RPF: BRADLEY/COLIN

Title: Five Times Colin Fell In Love With Bradley (the Bradley James version)
Summary: (See above.)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~7,300
Disclaimer: Everything contained herein is purely fictional, and should be taken seriously by absolutely no one.
Genres: Established relationship; Fluff; Future!fic; Humour

Title: It's Always Funny Kissing Your Mates (Except When It's Not)
Summary: "One day," Katie declares, "I swear, one day, Angel and I will personally engineer your comeuppance. And it'll be epic. Epic."
Rating: light NC-17
Word Count: ~ 8,100
Warnings: If the rating didn't tip you off, there are swears and sexytimes in this fic.
Disclaimer: Everything contained herein is purely fictional, and should be taken seriously by absolutely no one.
Genres: Fluff; Humour


DRABBLES

Title: (untitled RPF drabble)
Summary: After Colin's taken to hospital, Bradley develops a foolproof plan to save him from himself.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: Lies, all of it.

Title: (untitled RPF drabble)
Summary: The boys get up to shenanigans instead of attending the October 09 London Expo.
Rating: G
Disclaimer: More lies.

Title: Trust Me, I'm A Physician's Apprentice
Summary: Arthur irritates Merlin into dispensing some sound medical advice.
Rating: PG

Title: Diamond Dust (Vacuumed From Out of My Lungs)
Summary: In which Arthur ~*sparkles*~
Rating: PG

Title: To Be King
Summary: Uther reflects.
Rating: PG
Notes: Post-S1, allusions to Merlin/Arthur relationship

Mmrr. I don't like it when a fic comes highly recommended and then I can't read it because the author hasn't figured out how to punctuate dialogue correctly, and poor SpaG usage sets my teeth on edge. I mean, on the one hand, yay interesting plot, and on the other, why can't you apply punctuation rules you should have learned and mastered as a wee child?

In all likelihood, I am being overly picky and need to calm down. But I'm going to see this instead as a one-woman crusade against bad punctuation. (It's a very silent crusade.)

Also, happy earth day, everyone.

Whoop, I haven't posted for a while, eh? It's probably because I haven't been doing anything remotely noteworthy, and holy crap, I need a job. Thanks, tanking economy.

I have been doing a bit of fic-writing, though. xalexandriamis reading and betaing a fic for me currently, so hopefully a) it doesn't blow, and b) she can help me with the ending because I have this problem every time, in that, if I don't know exactly how the final scene plays out, it takes me forever to finish the fic, and then people leave sad, anxious reviews full of exclamation marks, and I feel terrible, and it makes me get more writer's block. This is why I now try not to post anything unless I've finished writing the fic first. It's probably less stressful for all involved, except maybe for Mia, who last had to beta 65 pages at a go. (*waves* Thank you, Mia.)

Anyway, in the spirit of the Halloween season, here's a drabble I wrote yesterday. I originally began it with the intention of making it a D/G, but it doesn't want to be written that way at the moment. Oh well.

Title: The Warrior
Rating: G
Characters: Ginny, George
Summary: George helps Ginny's Halloween decorations discover their true calling.

( The Warrior )