- via deepad and various others, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the dangers of a single story [transcript here]:



- for the Remus/Sirius folks: Common Woodbrown, which i encountered via woldy (thank you, sweets! &hearts). this was much more Remus-centric than it was shippy, but it is so utterly, heartbreakingly gorgeous, you guys. definitely give it a read.

- for the orig-fic lovers, Bang*Bang 21 is up! i haven't worked my way through all of the latest stories yet, but i've found that bb_shousetsu generally makes for excellent reading. give it a go, you might find something you like! :)

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Some quick notes, since I'm supposed to be haring off to do things in a bit:

- rs_small_gifts signups are open! :D Yeah, Remus/Sirius folks, I'm looking at you.

- I forgot to say that I'm doing choc_fic's 100 Days of Color! Saving Face (because this is apparently the Year of Pimpage for me), February 8th. \o/

- camelot_fleet party post is open for business!

- The deadline for submissions for the 4th Asian Women Blog Carnival is coming up! NOVEMBER 1st is... next weekend, omg. Where did October go??

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so. uh. i am not even done with the last of my dogdays, and i have at least two other things i'm supposed to be writing right now, but. have a scarvesnhats snippet, because today's prompt was just too tempting:

title: yesterday was blue
rating: pg
summary: for scarvesnhats prompt day 5.

( The sky is overcast, a fragmented grey that only appears before a thunderstorm. )

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Coworker's played-list so far today has gone something like this: Lady Gaga --> Mary J. Blige --> Daughtry --> LOTR soundtrack (just another normal day in the lab...), therefore I give you meme responses. What? Randomness makes me think of random things.

OTP-meme answers so far:

heather11483 & eumelkeks asked for ( Merlin: )

such_heights and woldy asked for ( HP: )

ruffwriter asked for ( Havemercy-verse: )

moshesque asked for ( Saiyuki: )

I am totes willing to keep answering if you guys keep throwing fandoms at me! *g* I have LOTS of them. Also, have a rec! Via secretsolitaire: Between the Bars by hollycomb [Reboot; Sulu/Chekov; R]. IT IS GLORIOUS. GLORIOUS, I TELL YOU.

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SGH:SLDKFJ FINALLY, OMG. just two left, bbs!

title: the fair in the park by the sea in the dark
rating: pg
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 29. also, apologies for any discombobulated-ness! /o\ (i wasn't originally planning to do this one; it sort of snuck up on me!)

( Sirius bounces impatiently, craning his neck to watch the (agonizingly slow) progress of the queue. )

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V IMPORTANT PS:
1. bigbangblackout is UP AND RUNNING, BBS! &hearts come and get your dose of Sirius.
2. fortassetu is BACK, Merlin ladies: A Remedy to Cure Something That Wasn't Ill In the First Place. GO FORTH AND SHOWER HER WITH LOVE, for lo! YE OLDE SEX POLLEN: Camelot now has it. xD

title: colder seas behind
rating: pg
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 31. (no, i am not done yet; earlier prompts are still in the works!)

( He emerges from the sea at sunset, a bedraggled, salt-encrusted mess of black fur. )

title: just can't find the words
rating: pg-13
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 15.

( Remus wakes as Sirius rolls out of bed, eyes tracing the familiar line of Sirius's back over the edge of his pillow. )

I hereby declare today a Good Day. I have lemon blueberry pound cake with lemon coconut rum glaze, courtesy of the FABULOUS whymzycal (thank you, sweets!), and copperbadge/sam_storyteller has posted the remainder of the Laocoon's Children notes. I'm so glad for the closure, even as I wish LC had been the Harry Potter series that was actually published.

And now I shall put off dogdaysofsummer prompts, Carnival thoughts, and Havemercy/Shadow Magic rereads so that I can bask in Stealing Harry-verse once more. The best things in life are bittersweet. &hearts &hearts

title: lord knows it would be the first time
rating: pg-13
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompts 6 & 7. title borrowed from The Smiths' "Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want."

( Remus wakes to sunlight, nudging insistently through the half-drawn curtains. )

title: light dissembles the sky
rating: pg-13
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 1.

( Past midnight, and they're outside, climbing awkwardly onto the roof of Remus's dad's car, an island in the tall grass. )

title: summer haze
rating: g
summary: for dogdaysofsummer, prompt day 5. i'm terribly out of practice; sorry! :S

( summer haze )

I was thinking of locking this post for a while, but what the hell; John Cho deserves more pimping. So, a link for future reference: the (awesome) interview I am thinking about writing about, when I'm not so raw.

I've been reading dogdaysofsummer and wanting to write, but at the same time, that giant lump of tired from IBARW hasn't worn off, and the peace (piece?) of mind I need just isn't there yet. Soon. Soon I'll have words again. (staraflur and lizardspots are in town this week, which may accelerate the rebound. :D)

Which reminds me, it's time to do my remix repost.

Title: Tesserae (the Missing Pieces Remix)
Author: glass_icarus
Summary: Post-PoA. Sirius is picking up the pieces, but putting them back together requires help.
Rating: PG
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Original story: When Love Took a Train Headed South by gryffindor_j
Notes: To my beta/babble/think-tank crew- reddwarfer, avendya, ineffabili_tea- thank you so much. &hearts you all!

( There are still twenty minutes before Remus is due to arrive, and someone’s abandoned the crossword section of today’s paper. )

I am back from Maine! I was/am still afflicted with skin woes (which seem to be getting worse D:), but it was still a lovely, relaxing weekend. Picspam to come, when I manage to upload everything!

In other news, it's Remix reveal time! I wrote Tesserae (the Missing Pieces Remix), with the help of a small village. *g* Many thanks to reddwarfer and ineffabili_tea for the hand-holding and advice/commentary through my insane babbleteims plotting sessions, and to avendya for the most excellent running beta! &hearts &hearts Also, extra thanks to ineffabili_tea for the Latin grammar-picking, which was most helpful. :D

I will do a proper repost/recap soon, but that is... not going to happen today.

ETA: Also, everyone should go reread the way back to grace (moving on, moving up) and shower lyras with love. :D Thank you so much for the lovely remix! &hearts

i am going away to Maine this weekend & will not be back until Sunday night! therefore, lovelies, i leave you with some multifandom Remix recs- other than my remix, that is. :D (also i admit that i beta'd two of these, but i would have recced them even if i hadn't, so.) &hearts!

Wild Adapter:
- Inclination (Might Get What You Need Remix), by reddwarfer

Saiyuki:
- Mindful Suffering (Karma's Not Always a Bitch Remix), by inksheddings

Good Omens:
- Brightness (Extraordinary Holiday Remix), by ineffabilitea
- Fever Dreams (The Five Times Remix), by irisbleufic

Harry Potter:
- Dreams (The We're All a Little Canine Inside Remix), by escritoireazul
- Secrets and Lies (The Ignorance is Bliss Remix)
- Sailed on Shooting Stars (Three Weddings and a Funeral Remix), by woldy
- Drive Away the Dark of Doubt (The Song of Life Remix), by inksheddings
- Sacrifice (The Fifth Wheel Remix), by vr2lbast

HP/GO crossover:
- We Come and Go (The Angel in the Outfield Remix), by krabapple

Merlin:
- Fairytale Romance (The Happy Endings Remix), by aralias
- Free Range Subjects (The Scientific Method Remix), by suaine
- Hormones, Alcohol and Other Non-Magical Complications (The Twelve-Step Program Remix), by such_heights

Star Trek Reboot:
- Whore (Standard's Not My Native Tongue Megamix), by zvi
- Matched Set (The Clothes Make the Man Remix), by igrockspock

so that i can still feel relatively accomplished as i withdraw for the night!

Title: pas de deux
Rating: G
Fandom: HP (Remus/Sirius, as always)

( Every morning, they shuffle sleepily to the kitchen, trading off the responsibilities for tea and toast. )

*snoozes*

hi guys! i am finally back post-film-shenanigans (i actually skipped out on them today as i overslept & also figured they didn't need me for much else, as i can neither film nor edit), and dear god but that shit is exhausting.

i haven't been online properly for the last couple of days, but i've been lurking about imochan's Remus/Sirius love post quite a lot, and ( OH MY GOD, you guys. )

anyway, all babble aside, i managed to write a couple of drabbles! :D i am really kind of rusty, but have a repost anyway:

Title: to the waters and the wild
Rating: PG
Summary: Written for prompt 2 over at the R/S love post.

( Some nights, Remus gets restless waiting for the moon to rise. )

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Title: love letters to (in) literature
Rating: G
Summary: Written for prompt 3 at the love post.

( Sirius likes to steal Remus's books. )

this is just a quick note to say that i will probably not be around much this weekend, if at all; i am helping a friend shoot a video (?!?!), which promises to be... interesting. by which i basically mean cracky funtimes ahoy!

some updates on the fannish front, before i disappear:
- i finished one of my springkink stories! \o/ my first attempt at Junjou Romantica, ahaha. it is very short, mostly because i am still stuck on the other fic i owe (which i am contemplating rewriting, once again... *headdesk*).
- the lovely inksheddings wrote me an R/S ficlet! i am a bit late on the pimping, but it's sweet and quietly hopeful, which is just what i needed. (Remus breaks my heart a little bit, but that's par for the course in this fandom, really.) oh, HP, i don't think i'll ever truly quit you. &hearts &hearts &hearts
- i might be watching Anne Hathaway perform in Twelfth Night (Shakespeare in the Park! \o/) on Sunday night, and thus may not be able to a) watch Merlin D: & b) host this weekend's squee-fest. this is v. disappointing, but i am (alas!) unable to be in two places at once. next weekend THERE SHALL BE SQUEE again, i promise! &hearts

SUPER-SPECIAL ETA: Remus/Sirius love post!! go, go, GO! &hearts :D

[Part 1]

05. Shrieking Shack, the morning after [HP; Remus/Sirius; G/PG] for secretsolitaire
( Remus wakes curled around a soft black warmth, fingers tangled in the dusty sheets. )


06. clearly (not) the brains in this relationship [BBC Merlin; Arthur finds out that Merlin is actually smarter than he is; G] for archaeologist_d
( Sitting in council at his father's side, Arthur thinks that he may have underestimated his manservant. )


07. 21st century Merlin [BBC Merlin; Merlin & Arthur; G] for tacitus_3
( Centuries later, Merlin's stopped looking. )


08. ducks and margaritas [Good Omens; Aziraphale/Crowley, on holiday; PG] for vanishing_cake
( This wasn't what I was thinking of when I said 'holiday.' )


09. creme de cassis [Antique Bakery; Tachibana's latest girlcrush; G] for karanguni
( Tachibana's customer service manner is dialed all the way up, which is never a good sign when he's talking to attractive women. )

[Part 3]

Last repost! :D

Title: (I'll be) home for Christmas
Fandom: HP
Rating: PG
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Summary/notes: Sirius pays Remus a holiday visit. Written for crooked in the rs_small_gifts exchange; three wishes were: 1) Scarves! Woolly hats & mittens okay, too; 2) First post-Hogwarts Christmas; 3) spiked eggnog.

( You're late, you twat. )

Title: every little thing (is gonna be all right)
Fandom: HP
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Rating: G
Summary: For secretsolitaire's birthday prompt! :) "R/S, it's okay." This... totally didn't end up the way I thought it would, and I am considering expanding it, but I hope you like it anyway, sweets!

( on first meetings )