otherbella

Labor. of. love. Oh my hell, this has taken FOREVER.

The AI/Anthemic Kitchen Sink reclist.

These are really just a sampling of my favorites across the American Idol/Anthemic fandom, the stories I go back to again and again or the ones that just stuck with me and wouldn't let go. There are so many GREAT fics out there (Cookleta could easily have one itself) and I will probably be adding to this in the future, but for now, here you have it.

( quite a trip that we never should have takenCollapse )

Earlier today, frackin_sweet asked for some longfic recs, and trawling through my AO3 bookmarks, I came up with these.

Thought I'd post them here, in case anyone else is looking for some good reads. This is Marvel heavy, but several pairings in the universe, and a few bonus fics tacked on the end.

Miss you all, hope your holiday season has been/is going well.( recs recs recsCollapse )

Fourteen years is a long time. I was a teenager when it all started, the first time I saw them was in Smash Hits magazine in 1998, the first time I heard/saw them was in France, the day after my 19th birthday.

There have been others who were close, but no one ever managed to fully capture the place in my heart they filled.

There are a lot of things in my life that wouldn't have happened without them - friends I've made and kept in my life, experiences I've had, adventures crazier than anyone could dream.

Now I'm almost 32 and I'm just about ready to have a baby of my own.

Can't help but think that, all along, this was the way it was meant to wrap up. Not with the end, but with a new beginning.

For all the shows I've seen, the trips I took, the money I spent, the air miles I racked up, the singles I listened to, the stories I wrote, the songs I sang, the hours on yahoogroups we'll never get back, the moments I'll never forget, the tears I cried, but especially the people they brought me -

thank you, Westlife.



Thank you for being a part of my beautiful world.

Get your picture folders open.

Open up your notepad files.

WHY?

We're gonna have a

David Cook appreciation post

up in here.



Because he kicked off this cute little Idol trend, because he's cray talented, because he's moving to Nashville THIS WEEK AND WON'T BE AT THE MWK SHOW, WHATEVER DCOOK, WHO CARES, WE LOVE YOU ANYWAYS.

Get your cute rears in here and play on the long weekend and tell us (or show us) why you appreciate him so much.

Old pics, new pics, rare pics, band pics, Cookleta pics, EVERYTHING.

Spam us with glory and love.

NOT CUTTING THIS.

IDGAF.

YOUR EYES AND OVARIES WILL THANK ME.







His body, you guys.

HIS FUCKING ARMS. I WANT TO BITE THEM.

GO TO THE SOURCE FOR MORE AMAZING SHOTS.

UM HI THIS IS RIDIC BEAUTIFUL.

AND PERFECT. JUST LIKE HIS FACE.



THIS IS MY FAVORITE VIDEO SO FAR. It really - captures him AND the energy of the band, I think, even being a slower song.

hey chain/bandanna, heyyyyy

I was in the middle of an Italian version of the seven songs meme when I dug up this little jewel on youtube.

Let's not even MENTION the fact it is my favorite Italian song, like...ever. And these three women are some of the best voices that Italy has ever seen. and that I love all of them separately, but they are doing this together AND SINGING IT ACOUSTICALLY WITH JUST A GUITAR AND THAT IRENE GRANDI IS USING A FUCKING BULLHORN ON THE BRIDGE.

No. The most important thing here?

I...have never wanted to write femslash so much as I do right now after watching this video.



OH MY HELL LAURA PAUSINI + ELISA, STOP LOOKING AT EACH OTHER LIKE THAT, HOLDING HANDS, BEING PERFECT AND FIERCE AND BEAUTIFUL, SWEET FLAMING COLLARBONES OF SAINTS.

Really, all lusting for their general awesomeness aside, this version of this song BLOWS MY MIND. Their voices, the crowd, the stripped guitar...perfetto.

i still might write it tho.

//late night insanity on five hours sleep. It's just gonna get worse from here, kiddos.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY.

You are wonderful, lovely, creative, and amazing.

I am so very lucky we are friends.

Have a glorious birthday, totally worthy of the fantastic woman you are.

Love you!