melon_moon17

Fic:

melon_moon17 — Fri, 26 Jul 2013 01:29:43 GMT

Title: The Truth Comes Out
Series: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood
Word Count: 3165
Rating: T
Characters/Pairings: Ed/Winry
Summary: Drunk Winry deals with her feelings on Edward leaving for the West.
Warnings: Swearing
Link to Ff.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/9529650/1/The-Truth-Comes-Out

She hadn't meant to get this drunk.

Yes, the plan for her seventeenth birthday was to go to the neighbourhood pub and have a few celebratory drinks with her friends. But Winry had hoped the alcohol would only do so much as to leave her giggling, dancing, and having fun. Instead she now found herself cradling a toilet on the floor of the bar's dirty bathroom with a spinning head full of regret.

For starters, she had not expected so many people, both her friends and strangers, to buy her drinks. Maybe accepting all of them hadn't been the best choice, but Winry had told herself that refusing them would be rude. The truth however, was that she had honestly been enjoying the effects of the drinks immensely, and once the awful taste started to become unnoticeable, there was nothing to stop her. The other truth was that maybe she had felt a little sadder than she should have at the start of her birthday party, and the drinks were doing a great job of cheering her up.

Until suddenly her spinning head started making her feel sick instead of giddy and she almost threw up right there on the bar table when another shot someone bought her was placed in front of her. She could only stare at it while everyone chanted for her to drink it.

That's when Edward Elric had shouted over the cheers that she had had enough, and downed the shot himself before she could so much as reach out for it.

After that she had excused herself to go to the bathroom, and had miraculously managed to stumble there without falling over once. That was when her stomach had decided it had had enough.

Winry groaned as her stomach heaved again. Her forehead was sweaty, and her hair was falling out of its ponytail. She could barely see straight and she was pretty sure there was vomit in her hair. She was a mess.

Breathing in slowly and deeply, Winry fell backwards into a seating position with her back leaning against the door. She held her forehead in her hands and closed her eyes, trying to make the spinning sensation go away.

She wanted to go home, but her stomach dropped when she thought about what her grandmother might say if she saw her stumbling home like this and suddenly sleeping on the bathroom floor tonight didn't seem like such a bad idea after all. Tears started to form in her eyes as she thought of home and all the reasons that had convinced her it was a good idea to keep drinking came flooding back.

Home. Alphonse had already left home a month ago so that he could travel to Xing. And Ed... Ed had told her he was leaving soon too. When the boys had finally come home two years ago she had stupidly thought that was it - that they would be home with her for good now.

She should have known better, she thought as she angrily wiped a tear from her eye. She would always have to wait for them, be worried about them, and be clueless to when she would get to see them again. When Al had gone though, it had been okay. Yes she had been sad the day he left, but Ed was still there. Dealing with Ed leaving again had been a lot harder than her, and Winry wondered if Ed even realised the effect he had on her.

Swallowing, Winry reached out and fingered the diamond on the end of the silver necklace around her neck. Ed had given it to her only a few hours before. Winry wouldn't have thought anything of it normally – he had given her jewelry before (her various earrings) and thanks to his stint at the military he wasn't exactly poor. It was how nervous he had looked when giving it to her that made her question his reasons for the gift.

But if he did care about her like that why would he leave again without so much as a hesitation?

"Winry? Is there a Winry in here?"

Winry jumped slightly at the sound of her name. She didn't recognize the voice and the abrasive sound made her head pound. As she heard her name shouted again she managed a weak, "Yeah?"

"A blond guy outside just asked me to look for you in here," the girl said to her. "Friend of yours or should I tell him to fuck off?"

"Long hair?" Winry asked quietly. "In a ponytail?" Ed.

"Yeah, that's the guy." Winry heard the girl's footsteps coming towards her and she tried to stand up.

"He's a friend," Winry said. She quickly flushed the toilet and then started to fumble with the lock on the stall door. The girl caught her on the other side as Winry stumbled out.

"You okay?" Winry had no idea who this girl was, but she looked concerned nonetheless.

Winry only managed to shake her head in response.

"He's okay to take you home?"

Winry nodded.

As the girl lead her to the exit Winry suddenly realised what was more terrifying than having her grandmother see her like this: having Edward she her like this. Upon realising this she wanted nothing more than to pull herself out of this girl's arms and crawl back into her stall, but she didn't have the energy. Not to mention not being able to stand up straight by herself; the heels weren't helping.

The bathroom door opened and sure enough, there was Edward waiting for her on the other side. His face swam before her eyes and Winry looked down at her feet. She found the floor easier to face.

"Here she is," Winry heard the girl say. "She's not doing so good. You take her home and don't try anything funny yeah?"

"What kind of person do I look like to you?" Edward sounded angry. His raised voice made Winry's head pound and she groaned.

Winry felt the girl leave her side and she swayed on the spot. She grabbed Edward's arm to keep herself from falling and he helped her steady herself.

"You okay, Winry?" Edward didn't sound angry anymore, he sounded concerned and Winry was horrified at the fact that she suddenly felt like bursting into tears.

She swallowed and forced herself to hold back the tears. "No," she said meekly. "I want to go home. Can we go home? Please?"

"Yeah, we can go home," Edward said. "Can you walk?"

"I dunno," Winry mumbled into his arm. She felt Edward slide his arm out of her grasp and move it tightly around her waist. His grip was strong and he kept her close as the two made their way through the thick crowd to the bar's exit. The loud music was making her head throb and the dancing bodies around her were making Winry feel dizzy and sick again. Another wave of nausea washed over her and she started breathing in deeply again hoping it would pass.

Edward must have noticed, because he suddenly said, "If you're going to puke again, can it wait until we get outside?" Winry thought he sounded amused, and she was too tired and drunk to feel angry about it.

"How do you know I already puked?"

"I can smell it on you," Edward said. "You're kind of a mess right now." And she heard him laugh.

"It's not funny!" she groaned into his side.

"It kind of is," Edward said. He was brave when he knew she didn't have the energy to fight back she thought bitterly.

The two of them pushed through the door and the cool air from outside made Winry suddenly feel a lot better. But before Winry could savor it she remembered. "My purse! I left it inside the pub!"

"Relax, I'll go back and find it," Edward said to her. "Here, just sit here on these steps and I'll be right back. Don't move!"

Like she could even if she wanted to, thought Winry. She sat down on the cement stairs and as Edward hurried back inside she took her heels off and placed them on the ground next to her. The grass felt good between her bare toes.

The relief she felt from the cool air was short-lived as another wave of nausea washed over Winry. She dreaded the walk back home, and hoped Edward would get back soon.

xxx

Edward found the purse right where Winry had left it: on the bench the two of them had sat in earlier. A few of their friends were still sitting around the table, drunkenly talking and laughing. Isaac saw him approach and asked about Winry, but Edward just said she was tired and wanted to go home. He didn't really feel like explaining Winry's condition to any of the people here, though he figured they could guess pretty easily.

He pushed his way impatiently through the thick crowd of drunks, hoping Winry had listened to him and stayed put. He was slightly worried about the logistics of getting home with her, given that she didn't seem capable of walking by herself. In Central it would have been easy to call a cab, but they weren't exactly easy to come by in Resembool. He wished Al was here to help him.

Edward mentally started kicking himself for not paying attention to how many drinks Winry had taken. She had never gotten drunk before; she wouldn't have known her limit. Edward also didn't have much experience around drunk people. Winry had seemed fine earlier. She had been more talkative than usual, if that were possible, and more giggly than usual... And when she talked to him she had gotten closer to his face than he was used to, though Edward had convinced himself it was because the music was too loud to hear her otherwise. It was when she had started going quiet and stared at that last shot like he stared at milk he figured it was probably for the best that she'd stopped.

Probably a few drinks too late, Edward thought at he pushed the door to the pub open again. He was relieved to see her in the same place he'd left her though she was puking again. Edward exhaled deeply before walking over to her and sitting down on the step next to her.

"Don't make fun of me," Winry said when she could. "I don't feel well."

Edward laughed before he could help himself. "Yeah, like if it were me getting piss drunk you wouldn't be making fun of me."

"Shut up!"

"I didn't even say anything!"

"Yeah, but I know you want to."

Edward snorted. "Come on. I have to somehow take your drunk ass home. Do you think that's going to be easy? I should be allowed to try to make the best of this situation."

Winry groaned. "This is so embarrassing. Does anyone else know?" she asked, referring to their friends back inside.

"I said you were tired."

Now it was Winry's turn to laugh. "Yeah, like they're going to believe that."

"Are you feeling any better?" Edward asked.

Winry nodded. "I'm cold though." She started to shiver.

Edward didn't remember her bringing a jacket. He pulled off the white hoodie he was wearing and put it around her shoulders. "No puking on it though, okay?"

Winry hiccupped. "Okay," she said, though Edward didn't believe her. He noticed her heels on the grass next to her bare feet and stuffed them inside her purse before slinging over his shoulders.

Edward then stood up and held out his hand. "Come on. We've got a bit of a walk."

Winry was still unsteady on her feet, so Edward quickly gave up on trying to help her walk and hoisted her up on his back while he held her legs. He felt her head slump against his shoulder.

"Winry?" he asked. "Don't pass out on me."

"Mmmm," was all Winry mumbled.

Edward shook his head and began walking. The trip from the pub to their house was about a 20 minute walk, if one were sober and wasn't carrying anyone else on their back. At least it was mostly flat until the last leg.

Winry stayed quiet through most of the journey, until they got to the bottom on the hill that would take them up to the house. Edward's right arm was starting to ache and he was just contemplating taking a short break when he heard Winry mutter his name so quietly that if her mouth was not right next to his ear he wouldn't have heard her.

"You okay?" Ed asked, hoping she wasn't going to puke again.

"Ed," she repeated, a little louder this time. "Why do you have to leave me again?"

Her voice cracked in a way that was all too familiar to him and Edward froze. Yup, this was a good time for a break.

He let her down gently on the short wall that ran along the path and sat down next to her. "I'm not leaving you," he said quietly.

He heard Winry sniff next to him and he felt his stomach drop. "Then what are you doing?"

"Research in the west," Ed replied. "It has nothing to do with you."

"Oh. Okay." Winry said. Ed grit his teeth and held his hands together so tightly his knuckles were white. He didn't want to have this conversation. Especially not now, when Winry was drunk out of her mind. He didn't even know if she'd remember any of this in the morning.

"You know, sometimes you can be a selfish dick," Winry suddenly snapped.

"What?!" Ed found himself suddenly on his feet. All of his earlier unease was replaced with anger. "Are you fucking serious?! After everything I've done for you – for Al – - for fucking carrying you all night to your goddamn house - everything – you have the fucking nerve to call me selfish?!"

And then Winry started bawling and Edward's anger faded away into nothing.

"Y – y- you just tell me you're leaving with no idea when you'll get b-back a week before you go? You say it like it's not a b-big deal?! Am I n-nothing to you?! Do my feelings count for n-nothing?! Why do I bother waiting when it's n-never going to end?!"

Edward just stood there stunned. Winry glared at him through red eyes.

"You're drunk," he said finally. "Come on, let's go and get you to bed."

But Winry refused to move and before Edward had time to process what was going on he was sitting back down next to her and holding her in his arms while she sobbed into his chest.

No words of comfort were coming to his mind and Edward could feel himself start to panic.

"You're not nothing to me," Ed said quietly after a long silence. "Al left me to go to Xing. You think he stopped caring about me? It doesn't work like that."

"I know," Winry said to his chest. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. I don't know why I said that."

They sat in silence for a few minutes. Winry's sobs had calmed down a lot, though with a heavy heart Edward could still tell she was crying.

"I'll be back soon," he said finally, his chin resting on her head. "I promise."

"Ha!" he heard Winry's muffled laugh. "Like I'm going to believe that."

"A month," said Ed. "I'll be back to visit in a month. I promise."

But Winry was still crying. Ed hugged her tighter. "Winry please stop it. You're killing me. You weren't like this when Al left."

He suddenly felt Winry trying to pull away. He let go and was face with the glare of her bright blue eyes, filled with tears. "Al? Why would I be like this with Al?" She looked angry again, but there was more to her expression than that. Frustration? Fear? And then she said something Edward didn't think either of them expected.

"I'm in love with you, you idiot!"

Winry looked nothing short of horrified. Her eyes went wide, her jaw dropped, and she looked like she might be sick again. She looked like Edward felt. He found he could do nothing but stare.

It was Winry who finally broke the silence. "I am really drunk," she said. "I want to go home."

Edward could feel his cheeks burning and it took him a second to respond.

"Yeah... Yeah, okay. Hop back on."

Nothing was said between them for the rest of the walk.

All the lights were off when they got home. Edward was thankful that Pinako was asleep. All that was left to do was get Winry up to her bed. He kicked off his shoes and carried Winry up the stairs as quietly as he could. She had fallen asleep he realised when he sat down on her bed and let her off his back. He laid her down and carefully pulled her blanket over her. She was still wearing his jacket.

Edward exhaled sharply and looked away from her. He sat there for a few seconds, his mind racing with thoughts about what had just happened at the bottom of the hill. He couldn't take it anymore.

"Winry?" he asked quietly.

He got no response, and that gave him the go ahead. "I love you too," he mumbled quickly. "And leaving you is going to be really, really, really fucking hard for me. It's the reason I've waited so long to leave. And I want to come back and spend the rest of my life with you. I just have to do this first. And I'm so scared you won't wait for me again."

Edward paused to breathe. He glanced back at Winry, who gave no sign she had heard any of that. "I will try to tell you when you're awake and sober before I leave," he whispered. He got up off the bed and headed to the door. When he moved his hand to the door he realized he was shaking.

When he got to his empty room he slumped down on his own bed and slammed a fist into the mattress. He had two years to say something. He'd hoped a deadline would help him own up to his feelings but he had a feeling he was more hopeless than that.

Carlos/DA

melon_moon17 — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 20:21:00 GMT

The S.S. Starstuck

Carlos Ramone and Dorothy Ann

The C/DA Starter Kit:

- A model of Saturn (Gets Lost in Space)

- A bucket of sand and a plastic crab to go with it (Gets Eaten)

- A paper mache volcano; vinegar and baking soda included (Blows its Top)

- A copy of DA’s book on volcanos (Blows its Top)

- A copy of "Discovery of Lizard Island" by D.A. and Carlos, or Carlos and D.A. if you prefer (Blows its Top)

- A model of Carlos’ Instrument - (the one he made in "Inside the Haunted House" you perverts! :p) (In the Haunted House)

- A chocolate cake recipe (Gets Ready, Set, Dough)

- A model of an asteroid (Out of This World)

- A prism and a flashlight (Makes a Rainbow)

- A purple (or violet!) book cover (Makes a Rainbow)

- A stuffed falcon doll (In the City)

Why "S.S. Starstruck?"

Because D.A. is an astronomy nut, and Carlos fully supports her with a high five in "Out of This World". Credit for the ship name goes to EverAfter153. Other possible name for this ship: "Chocolate Cake".

Official Ship Color

Violet - no purple - violet! Purple...

Official Ship Animal

The Falcon

Official Ship Bug:

Spider

Official Ship Food:

Chocolate Cake

Ship Quotes:

DA: Carlos, that was the perfect sound! *hugz*

Carlos: DA, you are one brilliant chemist! *hugz*

D.A: Like you and me, they [colour and light] have nothing in common.

Carlos: Says who?

DA: and all because of my purple book!

Carlos: violet Dorothy Ann, violet

DA: *giggles*

Carlos: What would you call it? The "According to My Research Island?"

Arnold: Stop! I can't take it anymore. You HAVE turned into Dorothy Ann.

Carlos: But Arnold, it's all here in this book!

Carlos: According to my research...

Carlos: According to the Shrinkoscope...

Carlos: You mean, Carlos and D.A

D.A: No, D.A and Carlos.

Carlos: CARLOS and D.A

D.A: D.A and Carlos...

Reasons for Carlos/D.A.

01. Because he bet he could jump higher than her, and she leapt at the challenge

02. Because he thinks she’s something juicy

03. Because it’s violet, not purple

04. Because it’s purple, not violet

05. Because he made the perfect sound for her

06. Because she wasn’t afraid to hug him in front of all her friends and family

07. Because he thinks she’s an amazing chemist

08. Because their chemistry is freaking undeniable

09. Because he hugged her

10. Because he thinks it should be Carlos and DA

11. Because she thinks it should be DA and Carlos

12. Because she wanted to go with him in that space pod

13. Because they can reach compromises

14. Because they liked being in each other’s shoes

15. Because they learn from each other

16. Because, like colour and light, they have more in common than they first thought

17. Because, according to our research, they’re just too damn obvious

18. Because when she said "E-road to ruin" he was proud and high fived her

19. Because they go together like sand and a crab

20. Because they hang out together when the Frizz gives them free time

21. Because he grabbed her when the smell of rot was too much to handle

22. Because they "rolled up the ring finger" together

23. Because sometimes she’s the only one who laughs at his jokes

24. Because bickering at that age sooo means they’re flirting

25. Because we all know it was really his idea to get her that star

26. Because he grabbed her leg

27. Because best friends make better lovers

28. Because they got four whole episodes, and then some.

29. Because fighting is their only way to keep their hands off each other

30. Because they challenge each other

31. Because they make each other think

32. Because she cried out his name when he fell down the elevator

33. Because they locked eyes just before they found the source of the sound

34. Because they agreed on "Rot Land"

35. Because he let her experiment with the vinegar and baking soda instead of getting cake ingredients

36. Because she couldn't have made the ant video without him

37. Because, "Stop! I can't take it anymore! You HAVE turned into Dorothy Ann!"

38. Because they were the stars in the chemistry episode

39. Because despite all appearances, Carlos does like reading

40. Because they've already held hands

41. Because Peregrin Falcons mate for life

42. Because Carlos’ reaction to D.A.’s hug was the cutest moment in the entire series

Couples That Remind Us of Carlos/D.A.

Han/Leia - Star Wars

Ron/Hermione - Harry Potter

Carlos/Dorothy Ann ABC's

A is for adorable, which we all know they are.

B is for brilliant chemist, which Carlos knows D.A. is.

C is for crush, which both of these two have on each other, they just won’t admit it yet.

D is for Dorothy Ann, and the nickname D.A. we all know Carlos gave her.

E is for engaged to be married, which they inevitably will be.

F is for the friends they were first and foremost

G is for great chemistry

H is for hug, which Carlos did in the chemistry episode, and DA did when Carlos made the perfect sound for her

I is for inevitable, which these two are.

J is for Carlos’ jokes, which D.A. will eventually admit she loves

K is for know-it-all, which D.A. can be sometimes

L is for leg grab - resolving tension much?

M is for maturing, which Carlos will do eventually and win D.A.’s heart

N is for "nothing in common", which turns out, doesn’t apply to them at all

O is for obvious - who didn’t see it?

P is for the Perfect sound and the lovely things it causes

Q is for quite the cute couple :)

R is for resolved - which we hope C/DA’s tension will be eventually

S is for sweet, which chocolate cake is

T is for together, and when they are it’s too adorable

U is for UST, which Carlos and D.A. have TONS of

V is for volcano, and the discoveries Carlos and D.A. made about each other in and around one

W is for white, which contains all the colours of the rainbow

X is for the X-rated stuff they’re sure to do once they grow older

Y is for young love

Z is for zeal, which they show when bickering with each other

The Carlos/D.A. Music List

01. "I won't say I'm in Love" - Disney’s Hercules

02. "Chemicals React" - Aly&AJ

03. "Toothpaste kisses" - The Maccabees

04. "You and Me" Lifehouse

05. "Over And Over" - Three Days Grace

06. "Come what May" - The Moulin Rouge Soundtrack

07. "I Want To Touch You" - Rob Dickinson

08. "Rocketship"- Shiny Toy Guns

09. "Your Guardian Angel" - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus

10. "My stupid mouth" - John Mayer

C/DA Fanfiction:

Main Pair:

By EverAfter153 (strongly recommended for any new C/DA shipper - these are what got me into the ship):

Revelations by EverAfter153

Swimming by EverAfter153

Notes by EverAfter153

Till Death Do Us Part » by EverAfter153

And So It Begins by EverAfter153

Beneath the Milky Moonlight by EverAfter153

Little Known Facts by EverAfter153

Above and Below by EverAfter153

Under the Influence by EverAfter153

Fear of Falling by EverAfter153

Some shameless self pimping - by MelonRinds:

It was not! by MelonRinds

By the Frozen Pond by MelonRinds

Lessons of Nature » by MelonRinds

Under a Jewelled Sky by MelonRinds

Now I Know There's Something More » by MelonRinds

Of Telescopes and Chemicals by MelonRinds

Sketches of Love » by MelonRinds

Bouquets and White Petals by MelonRinds

By Lianneharmony or Gilrean Narmolanya (same author):

The Most Perfect Girl in the Town of Walkerville by lianneharmony

A Portrait of Young Lovers by lianneharmony (if you want it to be at least ;))

A New Friend by Gilraen Narmolanya

Sight by Gilraen Narmolanya

Peregrine Falcons Mate For Life by Gilraen Narmolanya

Other:

Why Is It? by IceyFreeze

Second Thoughts by Alana Smithy

A Taste of Elation by RedSharpie

Of Fictional Crushes and Grammatical Errors by EstellaB

Obviously Oblivious by Kitty-Euphoria

Car Troubles by Kitty-Euphoria

With No Quarrels by EstellaB

Lightning or Thunder? by WalkingAlong

Peragine Falcons 'N the City by WalkingAlong

Side pair/briefly mention/implied:

Sweet Sixteen by the ultimateSora

The Talent Show by Shimmering Turquoise Feathers

Of Spies, First Crushes and Sandwiches by Dclawed

Better Than Rocks by EverAfter153

Dear Diary by nachoser

This Is The Sound of Settling » by the ultimateSora

That's Who Phoebe Terese Was by the ultimateSora

Perlstein Versus Ramon by the ultimateSora

We Go Out In Stormy Weather » by the ultimateSora

Oblivious Reasons » by Omniskriba

The Life and Times of the Fantasmic 4 » by the ultimateSora

Into the Ordinary » by quirky cricket

Ten Things You Didn't Know » by quirky cricket

On The Dance Floor by Kitty-Euphoria

The Allure of a Cigarette by Kitty-Euphoria

Chapstick, Chapped Lips, and Things Like Chemistry by EverAfter153

June 21, 2008 » by quirky cricket

Contemporary Mysteries » by AudreyBrown

Truth or Dare and Seven Minutes in Heaven by lianneharmony

Gossip Girl in Walkerville » by lianneharmony

Phew - done!

melon_moon17 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 21:53:54 GMT

Meme:
1. Post your top seven MSB ships.
2. Reasons why.
3. Picture of each ship.

SEVEN
Phoebe and Ralphie

“Ralphie, would I ever let you down?”

These two would make pretty babies. And look really good together. Phoebe gets to be in charge in this ship, which she’d find a nice change. I like the potential this ship has, and I like the idea of two friends who are only friends because they share the same friends, ending up actually hanging out alone for once and finding some kind of attraction there, which scares the hell out of them both.

SIX
Tim and Phoebe

“Thanks for drawing me my flower, Tim.”

I don’t think these two are “perfect for each other”, but these two are damn cute and sweet together. I don’t understand the bullshit on how these two just don’t work together – they’re friends, they’re both super nice, and they get along well, but not well enough that they never have conflicts because that would be boring. Also, Phoebe gets to bet the dominant one in this relationship (plane ep) which is a really nice change.

FIVE
Phoebe and Harry Arm

- No quote because the two are just so damn random

My most random ship. IMO, Phoebe doesn’t fit that well with any of the msb gang guys (yes, I find Tim and Ralphie interesting as suitors, but Phoebe can do better) – and OC would be better off for her. A popular notion in the fandom is that she likes gingers – and so here’s Harry, the boy who had 2 scenes in the entire show. In my PC, the two officially meet and get friendly with each other in an environmental club in highschool.

FOUR
Wanda and Ralphie

“Did – did she [Wanda] just compliment me?”

Let’s face it, these two would be freaking hot together. Here is an example where opposites don’t attract, rather two characters very similar in personality. Wanda and Ralphie both love sports, both can have very selfish moments, and are both fairly outgoing. These two would have no problem hooking up in their highschool years for some hot loving.

THREE
Keesha and Ralphie

“Come on Weatherman, think!”
“Keesha... what did you just say?”
“I said, come on Weatherman, think!”
“Keesh... you called me Weatherman!”

My third favourite msb pairing changes all the time, and Ralphie and Keesha keep coming back to claim the spot. These two have some good moments between them on the show, not as obvious as W/A, but had the same bickering/compromise/yourannoyingbutilikeyou factor that C/DA had, which again, made it impossible not to consider them as a future msb couple. The two are cute, with Keesha the nagging realist, Ralphie the lazy ass dreamer, and I think they could totally work together once Ralphie matures and starts thinking of others.

TWO
Wanda and Arnold

“This is really embarrassing Wanda... what if somebody catches us?!”

These two were given the most shippy moments in the show, so of course it was impossible not to consider the possibility of these two dating in the future. They’re polar opposites, yet they can still be best friends who really care about each other (Wanda turning down the show she’d been looking forward to all year just so she could cheer up Arnold on the holidays was uber sweet and made of so much win). The ship is also really interesting to write, because they don’t need crazy situations to cause trouble, all conflict comes from within their characters, and they can help each other learn and grow because of how their personalities fit.

ONE
Carlos and Dorothy Ann

“Carlos, that was the perfect sound!”
“Thanks, DA...”

No surprises here. Carlos and DA were my top msb ship ever since I started thinking about ships in msb. It was their moments on the show that grabbed me first. The two are the only pair on the show to mutually hug, they compliment each other, learn from each other, are able to compromise with each other, and yes, bickering at that age so means their flirting. The two always seem to pay most attention to each other, which definitely means something ;) If it wasn’t for the amazing fanfictions for them though, I probably wouldn’t have gotten this into them. Plus, there’s no doubt Carlos will grow up into a hottie, which is always a plus in my ships.

Meme..

melon_moon17 — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:06:19 GMT

Meme stolen from <lj user="greenhera">

List the first five OTPs that come into your head.
1. Carlos/DA
2. Lily/James
3. Arnold/Wanda
4. Mary/Dickon
5. Monica/Chandler

1. When did you first fall in love with ship number 1 [Carlos/DA]?
When I first stumbled upon the MSB forum and discovered that people shipped it. I thought back to the show and thought - wow, the two ARE obvious and totally meant to be. I then read Everafter's fics on fanfiction.net and I was completely sold. The two were perfect for each other.

2. When did you fall in love with ship number 5 [Monica/Chandler]?
As soon as the show put them together. Something just clicked. The two just worked really well together.

3.What is your favorite moment of ship number 3 [Arnold/Wanda]?
It's a tie between the "Oh Arnold!" olive daydream, the "I REALLY like your rock" in the holiday special, and the cupids. I dunno, I love so many moments..

4. What will the ship be if you take the boy from ship 2 and the girl from ship 1 and mesh them?
James/D.A.? Eh, James probably wouldn't like DA's uptight tendencies too much.

5. Vice versa.
Lily/Carlos? Hmm... sounds kind of hot. But I can't see it.

6. What's your favorite moment for ship 4 [Mary/Dickon]?
The eye chemistry on the swing.

7. How long was there between the time you got into the fandom and the time you started shipping ship number 3 [Arnold/Wanda]?
It was pretty much the same time. My sister got me into A/W right away.

8. When did you start shipping ship number 4 [Mary/Dickon]?
When I was really young and had just seen the Secret Garden for the first time. Uber cuteness! :D

9. Take three random people from three of the ships and create an OT3?
Lily/Carlos/DA

10. Rank your OTPs in order.
Lily/James, Carlos/DA, Arnold/Wanda, Mary/Dickon, Chandler/Monica (the last two are kind of tied).

Harry Potter Meme

melon_moon17 — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:04:13 GMT

Random Harry Potter meme because I'm bored....

01. The character I first fell in love with
Harry Potter of course!

02. The character I never expected to love as much as I do now
James Potter. There wasn't too much about him in the first four books, only huge compliments for his character, which was cool, but a one demensional character is never that interesting. Then I read SWM and fell in love with his character. He was FLAWED. He was three dimensional. He was HOT. I despise Snape too - so that helped a ton ;)

03. The character everyone else loves that I don't
Severus Snape. Complex? He did everything because of one thing - Lily was his motivation for everything. That does not make one complex. The Prince's Tale turned him into a pathetic creep and the "love" for Lily really bothered me. Joining the Death eaters because he thought it would impress her?! Did he listen to her at all during their friendship?! Or respect her? Treating the son she died for like crap?! So yeah, his only "redeeming" thing wasn't very redeeming in my opinion.

04. The character I love that everyone else hates
Well, not everyone hates him, but James Potter gets a lot of unfair bashing. And immature teen that grows up is NOT worse than a death eater (genocide people!) that we know for sure never grows up, no matter which way you slice it.

05. The character I used to love but don't any longer
My love for Harry died down over the last two books, same with Ron. Though if I had to pick one, it would be Remus Lupin. Loved him in the third, could not stomach him in the seventh.

06. The character I would shag anytime
JAMES POTTER. Though if Lily's around, I'd be okay with Sirius. ;)

07. The character I'd want to be like
Lily Evans

08. The character I'd slap
Snape, Lupin, Harry, and Ron.

09. A pairing that I love
Lily/James. Loved the tension in SWM, love James, loved the description of their wedding picture, love the fact we can imagine so much about them, and went "awwww" when James defended her in SWM, despite her humiliating him.

10. A pairing that I despise
If it isn't obvious already, Snape/Lily. Ewww, why? If they couldn't work together as friends, what makes you think they could work as a lasting romantic couple?!

MSB icons..

melon_moon17 — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:54:11 GMT

Yay! Some more crappy MSB icons done by me! :p Most of them of the shipping variety (of course ;p).

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Carlos/Dorothy Ann

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Carlos and DA icons

melon_moon17 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:19:06 GMT

Some of my Carlos/Dorothy Ann icons made over the past year....

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* "Live Action" Carlos - Tyler Posey
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My fanfiction

melon_moon17 — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 20:05:29 GMT

Thought I might try a Livejournal account.

Here is my fanfiction.net profile:
http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1202844/MelonRinds

I pretty much only write Magic School Bus fanfiction - wait, hear me out :p The show was my favorite as a kid and gives eight kids a clear stereotype that's fun to play off of when imagining them as older. I randomly stumbled upon some MSB fanfiction a year or so ago and fell in love with the Carlos/DA (when they're older obviously) dynamic in a couple of stories (kind of reminded me of Lily/James - my other OTP).