Literary Lemming's Journal

Kokoro no Sora PV

literarylemming — Wed, 21 Oct 2015 01:46:35 GMT

So, I'm kind of flailing and dying over the pure awesome that is the latest Arashi PV, "Kokoro no Sora," off their new album Japonism. I mean, I can't even... Just... FLAIL!

A little bit of a "Thor: The Dark World" Spoiler

literarylemming — Mon, 27 Jan 2014 23:20:56 GMT

But if you love Loki, you've got to see this adorable scene. It's in the final movie, too, but... a little different.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=39930

Hobbit crackvid: The Discolation of Smaug

literarylemming — Sun, 19 Jan 2014 04:20:55 GMT

I don't even know. I was in the mood to make a vid but couldn't pick one, so I smooshed them all together. ^_^ There are, of course, spoilers for "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" within, so tread carefully!

And for those who may wish to check out my previous DoS video (Kili/Tauriel 'centric), head on over here!

No no, it's okay, Tom. I didn't need my ovaries anyway

literarylemming — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:29:06 GMT

Tom Hiddleston, you sexy, SEXY bastard.

Hobbit fanvid: Wishing on a Star (Kiliel)

literarylemming — Thu, 02 Jan 2014 21:31:09 GMT

It's been so long since I made a fanvid that I'm sure this is awful, but I just couldn't resist making SOMETHING for these two. I love them so!

Please enjoy!

So I just went to see "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug"...

literarylemming — Fri, 27 Dec 2013 20:09:20 GMT

...and OMG I loved it. It was SO much better than I expected it to be. And daggummit, I want Kili/Tauriel fic like crazy now. *facepalm* Does that mean I'm easily manipulated by my ovaries? Why yes, yes it does. And I DON'T CARE.

You know, between Kili/Tauriel and Loki/Darcy, I'm drowning in ficable coupledom right now. *drowns happily*

Also, the song from the end of the movie? GORGEOUS. I came home and bought the album instantly.

JE White Day Het Fic Exchange sign-ups are here!

literarylemming — Sun, 08 Dec 2013 18:21:50 GMT

It's that time of year again! Head on over to je_whiteday to sign up for this year's exchange! Sign-ups are open til December 18th, so don't be late!

JE White Day Het Fic Exchange

Chu, Yayoi and Teppeki know you want to. ;)

(gif by ohmyghost at Ghosty Graphics)

Because I'm hopelessly addicted to him...

literarylemming — Thu, 05 Dec 2013 22:07:29 GMT

So adorable.

I now return you to your regularly scheduled fandom. Hee!

MANIP: Retropolis - Plastic Labyrinth (Nino/Yoshitaka Yuriko)

literarylemming — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:59:02 GMT

Hi, all!

It's been AGES since I last did any fanart, but for whatever reason this afternoon I felt in the mood to manip.

I've had this idea for a futuristic, dieselpunk Arashi 'verse for a while now, and while I've not been able to kick my brain into actually WRITING any of it, I thought I might try my hand at illustrating it instead. This is hopefully the first of a series of such manips, which I'm going to title "Retropolis."

Nino and the lovely Yoshitaka Yuriko are the stars of the show this time around.

RETROPOLIS: Plastic Labyrinth

(click for full size)

BTW, if anyone feels inspired to write something based on this image, please feel free! There can never be enough post-apocalyptic, futuristic, steampunkish Arashi RPF in the world. ^__^

xposted to mukae_ni_ikuyo and heat_up_je

A Blessed Easter to those who celebrate!

literarylemming — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:26:27 GMT

"Swete Sone" (translated)
As sung by the Mediaeval Baebes

Sweet son, have pity on me,
And break out of your bonds.
For I think I see,
Through both your hands,
Nails have been driven into the tree;
So painfully you hang there.
It would be better if I fled now,
And abandoned all these lands.

Sweet son, your beautiful face
Is dripping with blood,
And your body beneath
Is bound to the cross.
How will your mother's heart
Endure such a sweet child
That was born most blessed of all,
And was the most goodly of all?

How will your mother's heart
Endure such a sweet child
That was born most blessed of all,
And was the most goodly of all?

Sweet son, have pity on me,
And deliver me from this life.
For I think I see
Your death approaches quickly.
Your feet have been nailed to the tree;
Now I may never prosper.
For without you, all of this world
Can never make me happy.

http://www.lyricsfreak.com/m/medival+bbes/swete+sone_20349107.html

Lucky Seven FIC: Watermelon (Shuntaro/Asuka) PG

literarylemming — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 01:43:14 GMT

Title: Watermelon
Pairing: Tokita Shuntaro/Mizuno Asuka (Lucky Seven)
Rating: PG
Summary: Asuka is judging which of the men in the office has the best seduction technique. Shuntaro doesn't think she knows what she's talking about.
A/N: Written for astrangerenters for the 2013 JE White Day Fic Exchange (je_whiteday).

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When Tokita Shuntaro arrived at the Lucky Seven Detective Agency on Monday morning, he found that he'd walked right into the middle of an argument amongst his fellow detectives.

Nitta Teru, his irritating occasional partner, and Mizuno Asuka, his equally irritating desk mate, were standing by Nitta's desk facing Asahi Junpei, who stood alone on his side with a look of abject disbelief on his face. “Say that again?” he was saying as Shuntaro hung up his jacket.

“Nitta,” Asuka responded, clearly repeating an earlier comment. Nitta grinned.

“Eh? Why not me?”

“Because you're old and creepy, Junpei-san.”

“Oi!”

“What's going on?” Shuntaro whispered to Kayano Mei, who was curled up in a chair in front of her computer as usual.

“Junpei-san and Nitta made a bet about which of them would be better at seduction,” the mousy computer whiz muttered in her usual blunt manner. “They asked Asuka to judge their technique.”

“And she chose Nitta?”

“Uh-huh.”

“Shuntaro-kun, get over here and tell these two that I am excellent at seduction!” Junpei ordered.

“Why do you want me to lie, Junpei-san?” Shuntaro asked with an innocent expression as he settled down at his desk.

“Oi!”

“Face it, Junpei-san, you're just not seductive,” Nitta observed, sitting down and kicking his feet up on Shuntaro's desk.

“I don't think you are either, Nitta,” Shuntaro added, shoving the other man's feet away.

“Eh?” Back went the feet onto Shuntaro's desk.

“He's kind of right, Nitta,” Asuka agreed, rounding the grouping of desks on the way to her own chair and stealing Shuntaro's coffee as she passed.

“Give me that!”

“Oi!” Nitta protested, ignoring Shuntaro's flailing attempts to reclaim his coffee from the young woman. “You just said I was good!”

Asuka shrugged, ducking under Shuntaro's arm as he made a swipe for the coffee. “No, I said you were better than Junpei-san. That's not really a high bar, ne, Mei-chan?”

“Hai,” the other young woman agreed. The two gave each other an air fist bump.

“Not you, too, Mei-chan!” Junpei half groaned, half wailed as he slumped into his chair.

“There there,” Asuka soothed, patting the older man on the back. “I'm sure if you were hitting on older women-”

“I'm not old!”

“-say in their fifties or sixties-”

“OI!”

“-your dance card would be full 24/7/365.” She gave him an impish smile and sipped Shuntaro's coffee, then made a face of disgust. “Oh, BLEH! This is awful!”

“No it is NOT,” Shuntaro griped, snatching the cup away from her. “It's premium French Roast, one sugar, no cream.”

“It's like drinking caffeinated mud,” Asuka complained, taking a brightly-colored lollipop from the pen cup next to her monitor and popping it into her mouth to dispel the taste.

“Well next time you can buy your own instead of stealing someone else's,” Shuntaro snapped. “Then you can get whatever frilly, girly, frou-frou crap you want.”

“Spoilsport.”

“Brat.”

Junpei watched the little altercation with amusement. “So Asuka-chan,” he asked, his earlier disappointment forgotten. “What do you think of Shuntaro-kun's seduction technique?”

“I think he's an idiot who should thank his lucky stars any woman would so much as give him the time of day,” she grumbled, glaring across the desk at the man in question.

“You only say that because no one's ever seduced you properly,” Shuntaro argued with a smug smile, leaning forward in his seat and arching an eyebrow.

“Oh, you think so?”

“I know so.”

“Shows how much you know. I've been seduced plenty of times. Part of the job.”

“I didn't say you hadn't been seduced. Just that you hadn't been seduced properly.”

“And you're going to show me how it's done?”

“Yep.”

“Okay.” She sat up straight, lollipop stick protruding coquettishly from the corner of her mouth. “Do your worst.”

He stood up and slowly circled around until he could sit on the edge of her desk. “You mean my best, Asuka-chan,” he purred, his dark eyes warm and wicked. “I don't have a worst.” With an elegant motion he plucked the lollipop out of her mouth and popped it into his own.

“Hey!” she protested, hopping to her feet and trying to grab it back.

Shuntaro caught her hand mid-grab and laced their fingers. “Mm,” he hummed, sucking thoughtfully on the sweet before pulling it from his mouth with a soft pop!.

“Watermelon,” he murmured, and Asuka's eyes widened as he leaned into her personal space until their noses were nearly touching.

“Do you like watermelon candy?” he asked with a soft smile. “It suits you.”

“Don't be an idiot,” she muttered, trying to steal back her lollipop.

He held it stubbornly out of her reach. “It does. Watermelons are colorful. Other fruits are all one color, ne? Raspberries and strawberries are red. Oranges are orange. Bananas are yellow. But watermelons are red and white and green, with black, slippery seeds.”

He tilted his head to nuzzle at the pulse point that fluttered at the base of Asuka's jaw. She swallowed hard.

“Asuka-chan is colorful, too,” he murmured, his breath warm against her throat. “So many different colors. I bet your wardrobe looks like sherbet, or a fresh fruit salad.” His mouth moved closer to her ear.

“Mmm... juicy,” he whispered.

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Asuka shivered, keenly aware of Shuntaro's body very close to her own. “You think that's working?” she snorted. “I'm not feeling very seduced. But I am getting hungry. Way to go.”

He laughed. “That's how else Asuka-chan is like watermelon,” he observed, raising his head to look her straight in the eye. “Once you get through the tough skin, the inside is so, so sweet. But if you aren't careful, you'll go too far and sink your teeth into that sour rind. You have to be careful not to go too far.”

“You're trying to tell me I'm sour? That's your idea of seduction?”

“Are you sour?” he asked in response.

“No!”

“You sure?”

“Stop being an idiot, of course I'm su-UMF!” The rest of her response was muffled when he kissed her.

It wasn't a deep kiss. It wasn't a passionate kiss. It wasn't even a terribly long kiss. But for all that it was not, what it was was so fundamentally good that for a moment Asuka let herself forget that this was just a silly game and allowed herself to enjoy it. It had been a long time since someone had kissed her, let alone kissed her like he meant it instead of as a formality.

She laid her free hand on his shoulder and tilted her head, settling into the kiss on her own terms. As she felt him start to pull away her fingers curled around the back of his neck, holding him in place. A warm pressure at the base of her spine was quickly identified as his hand, pulling her closer to stand between his knees as the kiss continued.

How long this lasted she wasn't sure, but eventually she became aware of someone clearing their throat back in the Real World. “Asuka-chan, I need to borrow Shuntaro-kun.”

Oh God, Fujisaki-san! She pulled away from Shuntaro, stumbling backwards a step and raising a hand to her hair in case it looked as off-kilter as the rest of her felt. “Oh, hai. Hai, boss, sure. Um, we were just... practicing.”

The older woman gave her a knowing smile from the door of her office, her eyes twinkling. “Shuntaro-kun, if you will,” she said, addressing the man in question. “I need your opinion on something.” The chief detective disappeared back into her office.

Shuntaro stood up and Asuka became suddenly aware that she was blushing a bright, burning shade of red. She forced herself to look at him, daring him to mention her flushed cheeks or swollen lips. “Sorry, I still pick Nitta,” she said haughtily, puffing a stray lock of hair out of her eyes.

“I don't,” Mei observed from her computer.

“Shut up, Mei-chan.”

Shuntaro grinned. “Oh well. Guess I have to admit when I'm beaten.” He raised her lollipop between them. “Here, you can have it back.”

“It's got your gross, coffee-flavored spit all over it,” she complained as she took it back.

“Sorry. I'll buy you another one.” He glanced at her collection of lollipops and grabbed a green one from the pen cup. “I like apple best.” He tossed the wrapper in her trash bin and tucked the lollipop into his mouth, then swatted playfully at her dangly earring before turning on his heel to join Fujisaki in her office, closing the door behind him.

Asuka plunked down in her chair and tried to ignore the stares from the two men by the window. She would have killed for Masayoshi-san to be there to say something businesslike and break the tension. But of course their seasoned office manager was on vacation this week. It was like the universe was conspiring against her to give her a miserable day.

“Don't say it,” she snapped when she heard Junpei take a breath to speak.

“You don't know what I was going to say,” he protested.

“I can guess. Don't do it.”

“I need a cigarette now,” Nitta observed.

“Shut up, Nitta.”

“I do, too,” Mei agreed.

“Shut up, Mei-chan.”

She opened her email for something to distract her and began avidly reading the first thing in her inbox, which happened to be from a Nigerian prince who needed her help getting money out of his country.

Idiot, she grumbled internally as her eyes passed over the lines of the email without absorbing their content. The green ones are LIME, not apple.

Shuntaro's fiddling had dislodged the hook of her earring just enough to be irritating. With a grunt of aggravation Asuka reached up to adjust it into a more comfortable position, and her hand froze.

She blinked, then laughed.

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Shuntaro was the last to leave the office that night. Fujisaki had given him a solo assignment to track down information on a family of apparent con artists. The first step was to trace their activities through news accounts, so he'd spent most of his day buried in old news archives online. By the time he shut off his computer to head home the sun had been down for hours already, and the night was lit with dirty orange and harsh white street lamps.

It had been a long, mentally taxing day. All he wanted was to get home, eat a bowl of something, and sleep for a hundred years. His earlier interlude with Asuka was the furthest thing from his mind.

At least it was until he put on his coat.

As he left the office, careful to lock it behind him, he tucked a hand into his pocket and frowned to feel something hard and bulky there. He hadn't left anything in his pockets; his cellphone was tucked in the front pocket of his jeans, as was his wallet. Curious, he withdrew the object to examine what it could possibly be.

His eyes crinkled as he grinned at the dangly earring shaped like a round, rosy apple that rested in his palm.

A slip of paper had been speared onto the hook and he slipped it off. When he unfolded it he saw that it was a note.

Okay. You win.

:3 Asuka

“Told you so,” Shuntaro chuckled, still grinning. “Teach you to doubt me. Baka.”

He tucked the earring and note back into his pocket and went home, wondering if tomorrow would be as good as today.

THE END

The fic I got for White Day

literarylemming — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 02:25:48 GMT

Do you love "Lucky Seven?"

Do you love Shuntaro/Asuka?

Do you love awesomely written fic that kicks so much ass, pirates keep calling to find out what happened to their booty?

Then you NEED to read the wonderful fic I got over at je_whiteday. It's AWESOME! And it's PG-13, so safe for everyone!

Close Company (part 1)
Close Company (part 2)

Go, enjoy, and leave lots of nummy feedback for the author!

So I'm kind of a nerd...

literarylemming — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:43:21 GMT

...and part of me really, REALLY wants to make these shoes.

DIY R2-D2 Heels
http://www.geekologie.com/2013/01/for-the-ladies-how-to-make-your-own-r2-d.php

So I'm kind of in love with Aiba's new drama

literarylemming — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 02:35:51 GMT

Usually I'm not a big medical drama fan, but I'm really, really liking Aiba's new drama. It's a lot like how I've never been a big detective show fan, but "Lucky Seven" totally stole my heart. The characters in "Last Hope" are all so... gah, I can't describe it. I just want to get to know them all! And the fact that Tabe Mikako-chan is in it, too, is just gravy.

By the by, it's also got really great cinematography. Just for fun, here's a gif of my favorite shot from the most recent episode (episode 2).

JE White Day Het Fic Exchange - Sign-ups Extended!

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Sign-ups EXTENDED until December 21!

The Hobbit

literarylemming — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 20:57:32 GMT

Just got back from seeing The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. All I can say is, OMG I can't wait a year for the next one! DAMMIT!

JE White Day Het Fic Exchange sign-ups are here!

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Walking Dead 3x06

literarylemming — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 03:15:38 GMT

NO. I refuse to believe that next week's episode is the midseason finale!

*Huge, overblown, embarrassing Darth Vader "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"*

The Walking Dead 3x04

literarylemming — Mon, 05 Nov 2012 03:09:04 GMT

Three words:

Oh. My. God.

So awful. But... so GOOD.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go curl up in a corner for a few days and rock back and forth in a traumatized fetal position.

In case you have any question about why I adore The Walking Dead...

literarylemming — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 02:58:57 GMT

Get to it, Arashi and Perfume

literarylemming — Mon, 13 Aug 2012 01:31:12 GMT

I'd just like to say that I could watch Arashi and Perfume chatting with each other for hours and never be bored.

Here's a gif of what is, hands down, my favorite moment from the 8/9/2012 episode of Himitsu no Arashi-chan, where Nino and Jun entertained the lovely ladies of Perfume in Share House. Putting it behind a cut, because it's just so CUTE.

OMG THAT IS NEVER NOT FUNNY. I've watched it so many times, and it's freaking HILARIOUS.

PS - I'd like to take this opportunity to recommend to their respective management agencies that Arashi and Perfume need to lock themselves in a hotel room for a weekend and get with making babies. Arashi/Perfume babies would be ADORABLE.

Enomoto/Aoto and Shuntaro/Asuka ponies, as promised!

literarylemming — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 19:23:17 GMT

I'm especially fond of Enomoto and Asuka. Hee!

Tokita Shuntaro and Mizuno Asuka (from Lucky Seven)

Enomoto Kei and Aoto Junko (from Kagi no Kakatta Heya)

Okay, I'll stop now. For a while. ;) Hee!

This is too much fun. Seriously

literarylemming — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 05:42:41 GMT

So rinalin pointed me in the direction of the Pony Creator by General Zoi over at Deviantart, and I've been having oodles of fun over the past couple of hours making ponies. SO MUCH FUN, seriously.

I decided to make pony versions of my three favorite Arashi-related couples, and here are the results!

Sho and Horikita Maki

Aiba and Becky

Nino and Yoshitaka Yuriko

I've got to make an Enomoto/Aoto and Asuka/Shuntaro pair, too. FTW!

Watching the "Face Down" performance on Music Station...

literarylemming — Sat, 05 May 2012 06:58:40 GMT

...has possibly killed me.

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I just... I can't even...

I will let this one gif say everything for me. And what it is saying is

OMG is Ohno made out of an egg noodle or what? HOW SO BENDY?

(Well, it says that and other things, too. But the other things can't be said in polite company.)

The whole performance is made of HOT. And the Nino with the eyes... and the Aiba (OMG the sexy AIBA)... and the NEW JUN HAIR!

That's actually from the "Love So Sweet" performance they also did on this episode of Music Station, but it was such a great shot of sparkly!Jun and his pretty hair. I really like this style on him! In an odd way, it makes me think of Jang Geun Suk. Or no! Lee Min Ho!

Am I alone in this?

Anyway, long story short, I LOVE "FACE DOWN" LIKE OMG SO MUCH

*goes to rewatch AGAIN*

Mikeneko Holmes Ep01

literarylemming — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:50 GMT

So I just finished watching the first episode of Aiba's new drama, Mikeneko Holmes, and I have two things to say:

1) OMG SO CUTE!!!

and

2) My AiBecky 'shipper's heart loves this episode with the heat of a thousand suns. <3 <3 <3 !!!!