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Here's part one of my story index (updated Jan 28, 2012, new stories marked with ^NEW). The ones with the little * are the ones I'm fond of myself. Which... doesn't necessarily mean they're good. *coughs*

Fic Index Part 2


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Here's part two of my story index (updated Apr 1, 2012, new stuff marked with ^NEW). The ones with the little * are the ones I'm fond of myself. Which... doesn't necessarily mean they're good. *coughs*

Fic Index Part 1


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Welcome to Night Vale is coming to Europe! *flails*

Cologne, here I come!

Pick a trope from this list and provide a fandom/pairing and I’ll tell you something about the story I’d write for that combination (i.e. write a snippet from the story or write not!fic or tell you the title and summary for the story I would write).

1. genderswap
2. bodyswap
3. drunk!fic
4. huddling for warmth
5. pretending to be married
6. secretly a virgin
7. amnesia please don't
8. cross-dressing
9. forced to share a bed
10. truth or dare
11. historical AU
12. accidental-baby-acquisition
13. apocalypse fic
14. telepathy
15. High School / College AU

(Fandoms you could run with: Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, Sleepy Hollow, Sherlock (including Canon and the Granada version), Inception, Avengers/MCU (I have not seen Cap 2 yet), SGA, Merlin, XMFC)

Meme snagged from sorchasilver because I'd like to be more actively fannish than just staring at the shiny on Tumblr.

This post is for drive-by nuggets of joy about your favorite character! So here we go. Give me your favorite (or a favorite) character's name in comments, and I will tell you one thing (or several) about them that fills me with joy. It can be a fandom I am in, used to be in, maybe mentioned once in a blue moon.

If you know I've seen it/read it, it counts. (Stuffs wot I'm watching right now: Elementary, Hawaii Five-0, Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, Sleepy Hollow, Sherlock, and HitRECord on TV.)

You may find way more fandoms I like at my Tumblr than here on LJ. Sorry. :(

I also may have signed up for the SGA RBB. I hope this'll end up in a big bucket of yay instead of tears.

Hawaii Five-0 - slashiest episodes to watch? I ran out of podfic and downloaded some Danny/Steve, and I sorta wanna watch the source material but not the whole of it.

Thanks in advance!

Many thanks to houseinrlyeh, anmkosk and simboo for the rl presents. Many yays were heard throughout the house (at half-past five in the morning, ahem).

Thanks to iadorespike, neevebrody, debris_k, forcryinoutloud and winkingstar for the profile gifts, and trystings for the sketch on tumblr.

Thanks also to berlinghoff79, trobadora, regonym, mirabile_dictu, elli, kensieg, mrlnpndrgn, kestrel337, velocitygrass, rawa02 and pennyplainknits for posting, messaging, e-mailing, tumblr-asking and otherwise thinking of me, or even gifting and messaging!

You all made me beam stupidly at the monitor. <3

(Did I forget anyone? I didn't forget anyone, did I?) ETA: I forgot hull1984! I'm so sorry, and thank you for thinking of me!

(I also got a birthday hug from my office crush, which also made me beam stupidly for at least an hour after. Yes, it's still unrequited. Yes, it's been about 3 years now. Yes, I really am that hopeless.)

I got into crotcheting this summer (don't ask me how), and I just finished my first Thing that wasn't just for practising. (Look, Bee, I made something!)

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I'm looking forward to wearing this. It's nothing fancy, but I made it myself so whatever. :D

I've also fallen into the trap that is Ravelry, so if you have any hints or suggestions re: not getting lost on there, I'd be grateful.

Next project: Matching gloves!

Title: These Things Happen
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson, Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (background)
Fandom: Avengers/Phantom of the Opera Fusion
Rating: PG
Word count: ~3.500
Warnings/Content: Clint's potty mouth
Notes: I managed to write myself into a corner with my Big Bang fic and got stuck, so I dug out the notebook (the one made of actual paper) and kicked my muse the old-fashioned way. Now my hand hurts. Not beta-read, so beware of tenses all over the place and completely unrealistic depictions of opera goings-on.
Summary: Clint's dancing sucked, but it seems the ghost isn't paying attention anymore.

The Opera Ghost takes an interest in young tenor Steve Rogers. Clint isn't jealous.

At all.

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If not kicking, but I'm getting there.

How've you been? I've recently started watching Suits and am (unsurprisingly, lalala...) developing a Thing for Harvey Specter. Eh. Also Arthur/Eames. Fell into Teen Wolf for a while, but thank god that's mostly over.

So, any fannish news? Reasons to celebrate? Commiserate? Want a hug? I give great hugs.

<3

The year's over but I'm too lazy to edit the questions. I don't usually do this, but since the watch_along crowd didn't run away while I was discovering the AO³ stats at them: let me talk at you about my fic. What little of it there is, anyway; 2012 was not a prolific year.

My best story(ies) of this year:

Catch Your Voice, hands down. I had months to write it, which gave me a lot of time for fiddling, and I'm pretty sure the result is my best work yet, not only in 2012.

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I'd like to thank the academy...

kisahawklin! She made Catch Your Voice so much better and has been an amazing beta reader for years now. I really don't know what I'd do without her.

Also, debris_k for last-minute proofreading! You're invaluable, dear.

Many thanks also to seikaitsukimizu, ladyflowdi and ladyamarra for cheerleading when I was close to throwing in the towel.

And to everyone who left comments and kudos or even just read a story and liked it. You're the best.

I'm having this interesting conversation with kisahawklin about fruit and where to store it. Apparently in her corner of the world, fruit bowls are a fascinating and unknown thing whereas where I'm from, you get them in all shapes and sizes and, well, that's where you put fruit. Cultural differences for the yay!

So! Poll time!



INQUIRING MINDS WANT TO KNOW!

by lavvyan, age mumblemumblecough I LOOK YOUNGER OKAY

- When engaged in conversation, one must use the other's name as frequently as possible. "Do you want more milk, David?" "No, thank you, Norma, I've just eaten the last cookie." "Well, David, if you're sure." "Yes, Norma, I am. Thanks, Norma." "You're welcome, David."

- The moment someone expresses romantic interest in someone else, they're immediately threatened with physical harm by their intended's friends and/or parents. This 'shovel talk' is completely normal and therefore not creepy at all, though the recipient of that speech is always genuinely scared.

- Hot water is a precious, precious commodity and using up the last of it is the height of insults.

- When in doubt, ice cream.

- When you have a crush on someone, you just yank them close and kiss them. Asking for consent isn't customary.

- There is no name too short to be turned into a nickname.

- All the food is kept in the fridge. Yes, all of it. Even oranges.


(I will forever wonder which of these things are actually true.)

Title: The Things You Need to Know
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Fandom: Avengers Movie 'verse
Rating: R
Word count: ~3,200
Warnings/Content: Contains bondage and hints of D/s. Also, the basic set-up can be read as slight dub-con.
Notes: Written for the 2012 Avengers Fest. Many thanks to debris_k for the beta!
Summary: Let's just say that Clint's post-mission sessions aren't rewards as much as they are sweet, sweet torture.

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Title: Winner Takes It All, Or: Five People Who Wondered and One Who Didn't Have to
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Fandom: Avengers Movie 'verse
Rating: PG
Word count: ~ 4,600
Warnings/Content: Some slight references to comic book violence
Notes: Written for the 2012 Avengers Fest (yay pinch-hits! *coughs*). Many thanks to debris_k for the beta!
Summary: Tony can't figure out if Clint and Agent are married or not, so he does the next logical thing: he starts a betting pool.

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Title: As the Story Goes
Pairing: Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski
Fandom: Teen Wolf (yes, really *facepalms*)
Rating: R
Word count: ~1.900
Warnings/Content: no warnings apply
Notes: This is for berlinghoff79, awful enabler that she is.
Summary: No, really. Stiles' life sucks. He's lying in a musty old bed in a musty old cottage, wearing a not-quite-so-musty-after-he's-washed-it-twice nightshirt and nothing else. There was a wig, but he conveniently lost it in the washing water because honestly, it's not like anyone's going to believe he's a little old woman anyway, what with the lack of age and breasts and general womanhood.

Not that it makes any difference to the story, except maybe for the wolf. Stiles is willing to bet that he'll taste a lot better than any old woman when he gets eaten, Brothers Grimm, he hates Scott so much.

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Title: Catch Your Voice
Author: lavvyan
Pairing: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Fandom: Avengers movie 'verse
Rating: PG-13-going-on-R for violence and Clint's potty mouth
Word count: ~14,200
Warnings/Content: Comic book violence, mind control, perceived character death
Notes: This story contains a little bit of dialogue from Thor in pt. 11 and from The Avengers in pt. 15. I'm ignoring the official Marvel Avengers Timeline because no way did all that shit go down in just a week. Also, title nicked from Shakespeare because if you're not making up your own you might as well steal from a popular source. Many thanks to kisahawklin for the marvellous beta and to everyone who kept me from throwing up my hands and abandoning this story to the elements, especially seikaitsukimizu, ladyflowdi and ladyamarra. It really does take a village.
Summary: Clint keeps telling himself he's not obsessed with Coulson. From the way Natasha keeps laughing at him, she's not buying it either. But it's only a crush if you know what the other guy actually looks like, right?

The really important part: This was written for marvel_bang (I failed to fail at a sorta-big bang, whee!) and I'm twice-blessed because I got to work with two generous and talented artists who were a joy to collaborate with. Click on the previews to see their work!

Fanmix by ladyofthelog/verity:



Art by eiirene:



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