sabrina

alright, you won

lupinlicious — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 18:43:15 GMT

Title: Alright, You Won
Characters/Pairings: Oliver Wood/Cedric Diggory
Rating: R?
Word Count: 237
Summary: A celebration after a tie Hufflepuff/Gryffindor quidditch game.
Notes: Um, what? Porn? What journal is this? (First fic in over a year! Porn isn't really my forte, but y'know, I tried. Critiques more than welcome.) Also located at harry potter kink meme round 2.

"Fuck," Cedric grunted as his head collided with the door, unable to suppress the sound he had many a time concealed during prefect patrols the previous year, shoved against the wall of a broom cupboard begging, as if Oliver would ever deny him.

Oliver pushed him father back, trying desperately to press their bodies closer (as if that was possible). Their uniforms clung tight to their skin, sweat-drenched from the tied game. He pushed his mouth against Cedric's, the pressure almost bruising and a tongue sliding into another's mouth and what was that?

"Lions won," the Gryffindor had said, almost inaudibly for the mingling of heavy breaths.
Cedric retorted, between bites on the other's neck, "S'not true. It was a tie game, would've won had Weasley not knocked out one of my chasers." He tugged both of their shirts of, suddenly aware that they had on too many clothes.

Wood didn't reply, only took in the sheen of his skin and the ripple of muscles beneath his hand.

A hiss - the noise of bliss, of Oliver's painfully chapped lips closing over his aching cock, hand gripping the base, tongue working circles around his slit, and - oh.

Oliver rose, taking with him the warmth of his mouth and tongue, but returning it to Cedric's own, allowing the Hufflepuff to taste himself. He pulled back, smirking, each other's sore lips touching still.

"Shut the fuck up, Wood."

dreamwidth

lupinlicious — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:49:39 GMT

Comments will be disabled for any private/friends-only on LJ. Any fic posts (should I get an idea + time to write and post anything) will be open for commenting.

ETA: Graphics will still be located at subtractlove

my dreamwidth

Fic: First Glance, First Kiss, First -

lupinlicious — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 16:31:44 GMT

Title: First Glance, First Kiss, First -
Rating: PG-13?
Word count: 177
Summary: "To them, nothing else matters, not the voice of the storm above, not the knowing of war rising all around them. It is just RemusandSirius."
Notes: Written for Day 1 of dogdaysofsummer. I haven't written anything in so goddamn long. Hope it isn't too bad. Also located here.

They kiss, gray clouds and the green leaves of the big oak tree swaying above them. The sky may be gloomy, but they are anything but.

This tree is theirs, one they have shared everything under – first glance, first kiss, first –

The thunder sounds and Remus looks up, briefly, and sees the world as he hasn’t for years – not since before Sirius was taken away. This feeling has been gone for so long, buried in the depths of his heart. But now, now he has never felt so alive, so free; with Sirius showering his uncovered skin with butterfly soft kisses and whispering sweet nothings into his ears-hair-skin.

His shirt is gone, cast aside for now, and he is trying to wriggle Sirius’ trousers off, too loose from thirteen years of Azkaban.

They are both undressed, caressing one another, same as the first time, but with an underlying sense of want-need-missedyousomuch. To them, nothing else matters, not the voice of the storm above, not the knowing of war rising all around them. It is just RemusandSirius.

food for thought

lupinlicious — Mon, 11 May 2009 23:57:53 GMT

A life lesson: heels are dangerous.

Masterlist of Fics

lupinlicious — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 22:53:25 GMT

(Organized by pairing and/or character (and then alphabetically) because era seems completely irrelevant in my stories.)

Pairing

Marlene/Gideon

Marilyn, pg-15
"She looked like Marilyn Monroe. And that, Gideon suspected, was part of the problem."

Remus/Sirius

Hands Remembering, pg
"I can't remember your body. But my hands do."

Let's Talk About Spaceships, pg
"They talk about anything but that."

Promise, pg
"Still crying you breathe, "Don't leave me again." He takes your hand, squeezing lightly. "I won't, Remus. I promise.""

Character

Anonymous Character

*M.Y.O.B., pg
"Did you ever stop to think that maybe, just maybe, it was none of your damn business?"

*(I really don't recommend reading this, because it sucks. Badly.)

Ginny Weasley

Pink, g
"Ginny Weasley hates pink.

Poems!

lupinlicious — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 18:15:29 GMT

Kind of like haikus, but not really.
X's are links to their inspirations

x

child says "hi" to bear,
   bear eats child
bear isn't sorry.

x

vines intertwine with branches
   i try to climb and fall
sun sets overhead.

x

flower unfolds its petals
invites the bees inside
can't wait for next spring.

holding hands in silence
   perfect companionship
snow melting beneath out feet.

blur moving through the sky
   having trouble staying upright
bird learning how to fly.

man plays his accordian
hears gentle clapping
looks up and smiles.

we draw pictures in the sand
   only to have them washed away.
time to start again!

in an aeroplane
   looking down at the ocean
hoping you don't crash;
can't swim!

Love, What Is Love

lupinlicious — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:18:25 GMT

"LOVE - what is love? A great and aching heart;
Wrung hands; and silence; and a long despair.
Life - what is life? Upon a moorland bare
To see love coming and see love depart."

- Robert Louis Stevenson

Fanfiction Terms: A Glossary

lupinlicious — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 20:11:20 GMT

General Terms
canon: the "official" source material upon which fanfiction is based.

fandom: a group of people that share interest in the same media (ie: story– harry potter, character– sirius black, etc.).

fanon: facts or situations that are widely used and accepted by fanfiction writers and readers.

fanzine: a collection of fanfiction produced as a magazine.

filing off the serial numbers: making a piece of fanfiction of copyrighted material suitable for publishing by removing any specific references to canon. (This might happen with extreme AUs.)

Abbreviations/Acronyms
AU/AT (Alternate Universe/Alternate Timeline): story that makes major changes to canon storyline or premise, such as killing off a major character or placing the characters in a high school.

A/N (Author's/Note): created when the author wants to explain something.

Gen (General): gen fics tend to lack a specific focus/genre (ie: angst, humor, romance).

H/C (Hurt/Comfort): where one character experiences pain (physical or emotional) and the other character offers comfort.

IC (In Character): the behavior of characters which seems logical, given what canon has supplied.

OC (Original Character OR Other Character): character created by the author of the fanfiction.

OTP (One True Pairing): two characters that the author is sure are destined to be together. This often goes against canon.

POV (Point Of View): perspective in which the story is viewed or written.

PWP (Porn Without Plot OR Plot? What Plot?): indicates that the story contains little or no plot. These stories are often (if not always) pornographic in nature.

R&R (Read & Review): encouragement from the author for the read to read the story and review it afterwards.

RPF (Real Person Fiction): written about real people– actors, musicians, athletes.

SI (Self-Insertion OR Self-Insert): a story in which the author writes him- or herself into it.

TWT (Timeline? What Timeline?): used when the author has no particular timeline that the story takes place during.

UST (Unresolved Sexual Tension): the lack of of full or partial resolution of sexual tension in a story.

WAFF (Warm And Fuzzy Feeling(s)): applied to stories which are intended to invoke those feelings in the reader (ie: "feel good" stories). Also referred to as "fluff."

Subgenres based on relationship to canon
alt: stories that are alternate versions of a specific section of canon. If the story was written before the book came out, it is referred to as "Pre-[Section of Canon]." If the story was written after the book came out, then it is considered to be a form of alternate universe; stories like these are sometimes written because the author dislikes what happened in canon, such as the death of a favourite character.

crossover: either characters from one story exist in or are transported to another story's world. Characters from two or more stories interacting is more common.

dark: plots which introduce elements such as death, violence, and betrayal.

movieverse: the film adaptations of books, games, etc.; the term is used to mark stories which are exclusively based on the movie.

pastiche: fan-produced parodies of published established works (ie: Hardware Wars, Troops)

uberfic: kind of alternate universe in which characters or events are portrayed closely to canon, but in a different time period (ie: ancestors, descendants or reincarnations of canon characters).

virtual seasons: usually a collaborative effort to produce a compliation of fan stories or scripts portraying espisodes of an entire season for a television program. This happens often with shows that have been canceled or no longer air episodes.

Subgenres based on character relationships
alternate pairing and "shipping": centered on characters who are not involved or seen as involved in canon. Pairings are also known as "ships."

het: a romantic and/or sexually explicit work focusing mainly on a heterosexual relationship.

lemon: stories without much plot other than sex. Also referred to as PWPs.

lime: stories that have sexual themes but are not necessarily explicit.

slash: term referring to same-sex pairings, sometimes exclusively male/male pairings. Lesbian pairings are often referred to as "femslash" or "femmeslash."

Other subgenres
crack!fic or acid!fic: characters are put in random or nonsensical situations, most often acting out of character.

fluff: a story that is devoid of angst and gives a light-hearted mood on romance.

religious fic: the primary character or characters experience an emotional crisis and adopt religious beliefs not mentioned in canon, usually those of the writer.

songfic: author take an exisiting song and uses its lyrics to generate the theme of the story or add emphasis to certain parts of it.

Other
name smooshing: alternative way to denote the pairing (ie: Severus Snape/Harry Potter = "Snarry").

If I left something out, comment and let me know!

!

lupinlicious — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 05:04:22 GMT

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Gradient Map Effect In PSP X2

lupinlicious — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:41:58 GMT

I think I have found out how to get a gradient map effect in PSP X2; since PS is horrible and has a zillion things PSP doesn't.
Since I don't have PS, I'll be using the gradient map photo made by grrliz

Original Photo:
Time Machine:
Gradient Map:

1;
Open your image & duplicate it.

2;
Effects>Photo Effects>Time Machine
Click on the preview that is right before '1960' (also, the one before 'cross-processing').

3;
Uncheck the 'photo edges' box.

4;
See the 'intensity' option? Set it to 0 (not 10, not 50, not 100, set to 0!).

5;
Click 'OK',

6;
Set the layer to Colour 100%.

7;
Copy merged layers, paste as new layer, and set to Softlight 100%.

Subtract Love

lupinlicious — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:04:05 GMT

Have I mentioned that I created a graphics community for, obviously, my graphics?

There's really nothing up yet besides a resource list and a layout, because my computer decided to be ~~a bitch~~ not-so-nice and re-start, so I lost a lot of stuff I had.

subtractlove

Fic: Hands Remembering, Harry Potter

lupinlicious — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:59:11 GMT

Title: Hands Remembering
Characters/Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Rating: PG, maybe.
Word Count: 191
Summary: I can't remember your body. But my hands do.
Notes: Why is it so impossible for me to write anything happy? WHY? (Also, this is set, in my mind at least, in GoF ~ "Lie Low At Lupin's" type era-thingy.)

I can’t remember your body.

But my hands do.

They shake slightly as they trace the forgotten lines of your body; a curve here, a dip there.

You have new scars; both physical and emotional.

(Were they my fault?)

Many more grey hairs and a few wrinkles, but you’re still so beautiful; even more than I imagined you would be.

My hands slip a bit lower and you make the same noise you used to – half between a growl and a whimper.

(That sounds silly, doesn’t it? It’s true, none the less.)

We fall back onto your bed, the old springs in the mattress making a slight creaking sound.

We whisper sweet words in each other’s ears; mine of apologies and yours of forgiveness, both screaming of love.

It’s better than I can remember it ever being.

(Reunions were always the most passionate for us, weren’t they?)

You look radiant when we’re through, your smile alluring.

I almost want to cry, for all the time we’ve lost, but I know I can’t. I have to stay strong for you and for anyone else I have left.

I can’t lose you again.

Fic: Let's Talk About Spaceships , Harry Potter

lupinlicious — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 18:34:05 GMT

Title: Let's Talk About Spaceships (Or Anything Except You And Me)
Characters/Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Rating: PG
Word Count: 160
Summary: They talk about anything but that.
Notes: Title from Say Hi To Your Mom's "Let's Talk About Spaceships".

They talk about anything but that.

The soft, gentle kisses and the rough, hard ones. Lust filled looks throughout the day that no one seemed to notice (well, except that one time, but that’s a different story). Staying behind just a little longer than they should for a snog (or a shag -- there are no limits to what they’ll do).

They talk about anything but that.

Silences that aren’t quite awkward but not comfortable either. Biting tongues and looking away because, oh Merlin, one of them just showed a strap of skin that should definitely not be showing in public (you don’t think Professor McGonagall would appreciate them ravishing each other in her classroom, do you?). The hint laden looks that Lily gives him because, oh shit, she knows.

They talk about anything but that.

And Remus silently thanks the gods for this unspoken rule because then Sirius won’t have the chance to tell him it was all a mistake.

Tutorial #18

lupinlicious — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 01:17:09 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.
Requested by shayshayemoryu

1;
Duplicate your base and set to Screen 100%.

2;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #05011f and set to Exclusion 100%.

3;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #cbb797 and set to Multiply 100%.

4;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #eefee6 and set to Burn 100%.

5;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Colour Balance
Midtones: 0, 0, 20
Shadows: 0, 12, 20
Highlights: 0, -10, 0

6;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
RGB: point one - 150>179
Red: point one - 133>150
Green: point one - 113>118
Blue: point one - 117>124

7;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 120, -70, 30
Green: -18, 100, 20
Blue: -20, 30, 100

8;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: 20
Contrast: 8

9;
Duplicate base, drag to the top, and set to Softlight 100%.

(If your image turns out too red, create a new h/s/l layer, go to 'reds' and set the saturation to '-20'.)

Other examples;

Tutorial #17

lupinlicious — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 23:46:31 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 125, -70, 30
Green: -18, 100, 20
Blue: -20, 30, 95

2;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Blue: -20, 30, 95

3;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #97c7db and set to Burn 100%.

4;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #01041f and set to Exclusion 100%.

5;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #1f0107 and set to Exclusion 100%.

6;
Duplicate base, drag to the top and set to Luminance (Legacy) 100%.

7;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Blue: -20, 30, 100

Other examples;

Fic: Promise, Harry Potter

lupinlicious — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 01:27:35 GMT

Title: Promise
Characters/Pairings: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Rating: PG
Word Count: 105
Summary: Still crying you breathe, "Don't leave me again." He takes your hand, squeezing lightly. "I won't, Remus. I promise."
Notes: None.

"Kiss me too fiercely, hold me too tight. I need help believing you're with me tonight. My wildest dreamings could not forsee: lying beside you with you wanting me."
-- Wicked

He whispers your name in the darkness.

It can’t be him, you think.

You reach out, inviting him closer. But not daring to believe that he’s there.

He crawls into bed, pulling you close to him. Holding you too tightly he murmurs, “I’m back.”

You release a breath you hadn’t realized you were holding.

He reaches up to wipe something off your cheek. A tear.

And then he’s kissing you, almost too fiercely. Burning your lips. Sending shivers down your spine.

It’s over all too soon.

Still crying you breathe, “Don’t leave me again.”

He takes your hand, squeezing lightly. “I won’t, Remus. I promise.”

Tutorial #16

lupinlicious — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 21:03:53 GMT

to or
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
RGB: point 1 - 87>78; point 2 - 119>120
Red: point 1 - 129>123
Green: point 1 - 99>109
Blue: point 1 - 19>96; point 2 - 127>150; point 3 - 175>195

2;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 120, -10, -30
Green: -16, 95, 18
Blue: -8, -4, 104

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 14, 22, 100
Shadows: 24, 28, -16
Highlights: -8, -8, 8

4;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #76ceec and set to Softlight 100%.

5;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Cyans: 0, 20, 0

6;
Duplicate base, drag to the top and set to Softlight 100%.

7;
(optional - effect #2)
Paste one of these:
by yunhe

(I suggest 1 for people, 1-2 for stock) textures as a new layer and set to Multiply 100%.

8;
(optional - effect #2)
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: 50
Contrast: 12
(if you used both textures, put 80 for brightness, 30 for contrast)

Other examples;

Tutorial #15

lupinlicious — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:48:17 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 120, -70, 20
Green: 0, 95, 0
Blue: -30, 50, 114

2;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 200, -100, 0, -10

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: -20
Contrast: 8

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 40, -20, -100

5;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 0, -20, -40

6;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Reds: -20
Yellows: -20

7;
Copy merged, paste as a new layer, and set to Screen 100%.

Other examples;

Tutorial #14

lupinlicious — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 20:32:56 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Duplicate your base and set to Softlight 100%.

2;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
RGB: 98>132

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
Green: 0>140
Blue: 0>192
Set layer to Burn 100%.

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Contrast: 20

5;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #743249 and set to Luminance (Legacy) 30%.

6;
(optional)
Paste this texture as a new layer and set to Softlight 100%.

7;
(optional)
Paste this texture as a new layer and set to Multiply 100%.

Textures by [link] & [link]

Other examples:

Light Texture Tutorial

lupinlicious — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 17:16:17 GMT

Made in PSP 11.

1;
Take a stock image (I usually use the ones on sxc.hu) and paste it into your program. my image

2;
Duplicate it and set to Softlight 100%.

3;
Merge all layers.

4;
Adjust>Blur>Gaussian Blur
Radius: 32.7

5;
Adjust>Blur>Motion Blur
It doesn't matter what you put for this, but my settings were:
Angle: 339
Strength: 30

6;
Adjust>Blur>Radial Blur
Once again, settings don't matter, but mine were:
Blur type: Spin
Blur: Strength (%): 40; Elliptical - checked
Center: Horizontal - 0; Vertical - 0; Protect - 0

7;
(optional)
Effects>Distortion Effects>Polar Coordinates
Click Polar to Rectangular.

8;
Duplicate your blurred image and set to Screen 100%.

9;
Duplicate once more, drag to the top and set to Burn 100%.

Tutorial #13

lupinlicious — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:17:14 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
RGB: Point 1 - 156>212
Red: Point 1 - 192>198
Green: Point 1 - 178>195
Blue: Point 1 - 132>197

2;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #96cadc and set to Softlight 100%.

3;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #2c1202 and set to Exclusion 100%.

4;
Duplicate layer, drag to the top and set to Softlight or Overlay 100%.

5;
Your image will most likely still be a bit bright; so duplicate your base once more, drag to the top and set to Multiply 30-40%.

Other examples;

Tutorial #12

lupinlicious — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:47:08 GMT

to or
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: 10
Contrast: -20

2;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #dddddd and set to Burn 100%.

3;
Layers>New Raster Layer
(effect #1) Fill layer with #000d62 and set to Exclusion 100%.
(effect #2) Fill layer with #003662 and set to Exclusion 100%.

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Shadows: 42, 26, 28

5;
Duplicate base, drag to the top, and set to Softlight 100%.

Other examples:

Tutorial #11

lupinlicious — Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:46:49 GMT

to or
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 100, 0, 0
Green: 0, 66, 0
Blue: 0, 0, -46, -26
Set layer to Normal 28%.

2;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 22, 18, 36
Shadows: 18, 22, 34
Highlights: 12, 6, 18

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Curves
RGB: Point 1 - 255>227; Point 2 - 181>209; Point 3 - 20>42

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Master: 0, -5, 0
Reds: 0, 30, 0
Cyans: 0, 20, 0

5;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Levels
RGB: 0, 117, 233
Red: 0, 110, 255

6;
(optional - for effect #2)
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Check the Monochrome box, and set the layer to Softlight 100%.

*Note: If your image turns out too bright, take out the curves layer.

Other examples:

Tutorial #10

lupinlicious — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 21:14:48 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #6cb20e and set to Darken 18%.

2;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #0962db and set to Exclusion or Normal 24%. (Normal makes it less yellow-y.)

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 22, 47, 36
Shadows: 18, 16, 22
Highlights: 12, 22, 11

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Reds: 0, 12, 0
Yellows: 0, -18, 0
Greens: 0, 30, 0

5;
Duplicate base, drag to the top and set to Softlight 100%.

Other examples:

Tutorial #9

lupinlicious — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 00:28:06 GMT

to
Made in PSP 11.

1;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #f8e3a4 and set to Softlight 100%.

2;
Layers>New Raster Layer
Fill layer with #021a2c and set to Exclusion 100%.

3;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Color Balance
Midtones: 40, 16, 22
Shadows: -18, 12, 22
Highlights: 16, 8, 14

4;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Channel Mixer
Red: 120, -20, -15, 3
Green: 12, 95, -14
Blue: 12, -12, 100

5;
Duplicate base, drag to the top and set to Softlight 100%.

6;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Yellows: -100
Set layer to Normal 50%.

7;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Hue/Saturation/Lightness
Master: 0, 10, -5
Reds: 0, -20, 0
Cyans: 0, 24, 0
Blues: 0, 36, 0
Magentas: 0, 32, 0

8;
Layers>New Adjustment Layer>Brightness/Contrast
Brightness: -6
Contrast: 12

Other examples: