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Out of Left, Part 1

2010-07-20T00:28:13Z

Title: Out of Left, Part 1
Summary: Warrick and Greg are a happily not-quite-married couple. They are living together and raising their daughter Kayla when something, rather someone comes out of left to disturb their happy little life.

Author's Note: Fair Warning - This is a WIP, 7 chapters have already been written, and I'll be posting every week. Also this story is full of schmoopy family/kid!fic goodness.
Rating: PG

( A year and a half year later and the thought of going home to Warrick still made him smile. )

CSI Fanfic Awards...A Day Late and a Dollar Short

2010-07-15T05:35:18Z

So...apparently two of my fics won CSI Fanfic Awards in 2007 and 2009. I had no idea. Just goes to show how much time I don't spend on LJ.

2007 CSI FanFic Award Winner: Because I Said So

2009 CSI Fanfic Award Winner: Vegas Native Rule #1

Definitely not my best work and I'm pretty sure I won these because the pairings I wrote were so rare at the time, but yay me! Unfortunately, 2007 banners are no longer available, but below is the 2009 one.

RL is a bitch in the best way possible.

2010-03-18T22:47:31Z

OMG, it's 6:30pm and I'm home! I'm not at the office wrapping up the one millionth project of the day. I don't think I've left work before 6:30 in a couple of weeks. These last few weeks have been insane. I've been so busy. But I've been busy and tired and stressed in the best way possible. I got a little promotion, I'm getting more work. I "manage" ~~people~~ a person now. So, yeah, life's been a bitch in the best way possible.

It sucks because I get home and I usually put in a few more hours of work instead of doing what I really want to do...which is finish my epic CSI Greg/Warrick kid!fic and begin on my epic Sanctuary Will/Henry first time AU scifibigbang submission. I'm in love with the plots for these two stories. If I ever complete them, they are going to be sooo good. I also have a few small QAF and Criminal Minds fics in the works...nothing worth mentioning though.

Alright, I'm off to write...

15-Word Fic Meme

2010-02-25T05:51:24Z

Gakked from geonncannon: Give me the name of a character. I need ten. Preferably a character that I at least know what show it's from. Then I'll write a fic of fifteen words or less for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers.

Like geonncannon, I just chose the characters myself.

1. Brian Kinney
2. Justin Taylor
3. Warrick Brown
4. Greg Sanders
5. Derek Morgan
6. Spencer Reid
7. Will Zimmerman
8. Henry Foss
9. Nick Stokes
10. Ben Bruckner

FIRST TIME: #4 & #6:
Their first time is sweet...and awkward, so awkward Spencer swears it'll be the last.

ANGST: #7: Will isn't sure he made the right decision...isn't sure he can live without him.

AU: #1 & #8:
Brian hunted creatures like Henry. He hadn't planned on ending up in bed with him.

THREESOME: #3, #6 & #9:
"Ready to get this party started?"

"Is he always this enthusiastic about sex?"

"Pretty much."

HURT/COMFORT: #5 & #10:
He stays by Ben's side during those last days.

They remember.

They mourn.

They accept.

CRACK: #1:
When Brian wakes up with boobs and no dick he has a small panic attack.

HORROR: #10:
Ben enters the room of his sleeping boyfriend with knife in hand. He will kill.

BABY FIC: #5 & #9:
Two average guys with a baby in the burbs. The normalcy kills him.

DARK FIC: #2 & #8:
Henry looks after him, and Henry's the one that brings him back to life.

ROMANCE: #4 & #7:
Greg's an obvious guy and he's always been about obvious clues.

Will doesn't do obvious.

DEATH FIC: #2 & #3:
Warrick arrives at the scene to find his boyfriend battered and bloodied on the cement.

Killing off Characters for the Hell of It

2010-02-21T18:42:54Z

I just don't understand how/why these TV shows are just killing off characters for the hell of it. It's like show writers/producers/whatever don't want us to get attached or become comfortable. Killing off and writing off characters like Warrick Brown and Sara Sidle on CSI made sense. Gary Dourdan had drug issues and Jorja Fox had salary drama. But...

Agent Charlie Francis on Fringe - Charlie was just a side character. He was expendable. But, in killing him, they totally got rid of the average person perspective. He was the only character that would take things at face value, he wasn't quick to jump into the conspiracy theories. The show is less realistic without him.

Ashley Magnus on Sanctuary - Killing off one of three title characters at the end of the first season makes no sense. While the way they killed her off was definitely interesting, it wasn't worth it. And it's kind of silly that they essentially replaced her with Kate, when Kate isn't special in any kind of way. Every other character on that show has some special ability. Kate's just an average fighter with a slightly above average knowledge of abnormals.

Rita on Dexter - Why? Again this is another one where the producers felt they had to do something big to keep watchers entertained. Season 5 will probably be interesting, as Dexter deals with the kids on his own. But I still feel like there could have been an alternative story they could have gone with that wouldn't involve killing one of the main characters. Actually, I wouldn't have minded if they had killed off Debra...so annoying.

Owen, Tosh, and Ianto on Torchwood - Torchwood is the biggest offender. Why not just cancel the show already? Seriously, Jack is so hammy and Gwen is so annoying, it'd be best if they just put an end to it. I think that's secretly the goal of Russel T. Davies. "Hey, maybe if I kill off two characters, they'll cancel. No? How about another for good measure."

To me, it seems the writers/producers don't understand the difference between plot-driven and character-driven storylines. Sanctuary, Torchwood, and Fringe were meant to be plot-driven, but the writers have dug so much into the personal lives of the characters that they've become a blend of plot-driven and character-driven. So, when you kill off a character, it SUCKS.

Dexter was made to be a character-driven story, but the producers wanted to "up the ante" (plot-wise) for Season 4, so they killed off one of their main characters. Stupid.

A purely plot-driven show is Law and Order. No one cares when a character gets killed off or written off on Law and Order. No one watches that show for the characters. They watch it for a good 45 minute story. And that's why L&O has been on for 20 years.

There's usually not a good way to kill off a character from a character-driven story. I think Supernatural has done it the best. They started out with two characters that likely won't be killed until the very end, and over the years they've weaved in new characters for half-season - multiple-season story arcs. When these new characters die, we care, but not as much as we would if the characters had been there from the very beginning. Never kill off the original characters.

*le sigh* I'm done ranting. I'm just sick of seeing shows kill off main characters. Every show I watch has killed off a character recently with the exception of Bones, Supernatural, and Leverage. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed for these three.

Sanctuary Fic: Healthy Relationships

2010-02-20T19:29:18Z

Healthy Relationships
Summary: Henry and Will have been in a relationship for 4 months when they go on their first date.
Author's Note: Written for tiwtin.

( Dude, kid with wings flying around the city? That'll be on Twitter before it hits the news. )

QAF Fic: Brian's Boyfriend or Whatever of 13 Years (A.K.A. Justin Taylor)

2010-02-19T06:08:48Z

Brian's Boyfriend or Whatever of 13 Years (A.K.A. Justin Taylor)
Summary: Justin turns 30 and takes an objective view of his life and the characters in it.
Author's Note: Written for qaf_challenges.

( The night before his 30th birthday, Justin gets fucked up on tequila and ecstasy. He has sex with a 17-year-old in the backroom of some club that isn't Babylon and can't help but feel an odd sense of deja-vu. )

Criminal Minds Morgan/Reid Comment Fic

2010-02-16T03:02:48Z

More comment_fic...

http://community.livejournal.com/comment_fic/115086.html?thread=27010446#t27010446

Criminal Minds Morgan/Reid Comment Fic

2010-02-15T02:03:05Z

I just discovered comment_fic, which is a pretty cool community. I responded to two Criminal Minds prompts for Morgan/Reid.

The "fics" can be found at the below link. They're both 300-500 words. Kid!Fic and Early Relationship!Fic.

http://community.livejournal.com/comment_fic/124560.html?thread=26943120#t26943120

Anyone been to Comic-Con?

2010-02-13T16:23:19Z

So, I'm seriously thinking about going to Comic-Con in San Diego this summer. The tickets are cheaper than I thought they would be. And right now I'm regularly watching quite a few Comic-Con worthy TV Shows - Supernatural, Fringe, Sanctuary, and Bones.

Has anyone on the flist gone before? Did you enjoy it? Is it worth it if you're only into a few specific shows/comics/etc?

qaf_challenges Fic

2010-02-04T03:07:41Z

I just finished plotting out my qaf_challenges fic. Very excited about it. I actually used a technique I read about at ficfinishing, where you write out the detailed mechanicals - or exactly what needs to happen in every scene. I'm usually not big on plotting. But, now with everything plotted out and the detailed mechanicals written out, I feel pretty confident that I won't run into any snags when I actually begin writing it.

SPN RPS Rec: Malibu Jared - Serious Fic w/ Cracky Premise

2010-02-03T01:09:27Z

Reading Chapters 1 and 2 of this made me late for work today. That's how awesome it is. I just finished the last chapter minutes ago and realized I had never looked to see who the author was. Turns out it's _mournthewicked, B/J shipper turned Jared/Jensen slasher.

If you like good AU Jared/Jensen, go read.

Malibu Jared

Rejoining Fandom

2010-01-27T01:49:12Z

So, I'm going to write in this bitch everyday, starting today...unless I miss a day, which is likely because I suck at making promises to myself.

I've signed up for the latest qaf_challenges. I haven't written B/J fic since forever. It'll be interesting to try that out again.

I posted this meme in my journal a couple of days ago, but no one has responded. SOMEONE PLEASE GIVE ME A PROMPT. I heart prompts.

I'll even up the ante and say for the first 5 people who respond to the meme post with a pairing and idea of what they'd like to read, will receive a fic of 500 words or more. I've never been a fan of the 100 word drabbles.

1. Henry/Will from tiwtin - Healthy Relationships
2. Brian/Justin, shopping from blueberry_09 - TBD