sometimes falling apart is beautiful

Multifandom Sharknado Challenge: More Sharks, More Nados

2016-04-15T17:39:21Z

Sharknado your faves or create your own hybrid force of nature. The choice is yours, and a Sharknado POP Vinyl figurine could be, too.

Sharknado 4 will be released during the summer of 2016. Your moderators saw the news and thought: why stop there?

There are two avenues of participation in this challenge: Sharknado Your Faves or It's Hailing Llamas. In the first, you bring the tried and true Sharknado to your favorite characters or world. In the second, you create your own mind-numbingly amazing force of nature and apply it at will.

Stories must be at least 1500 words. The challenge runs from 15 April 2016 to 30 June 2016. You have that long to complete and submit your story to the appropriate collection in order to be considered for the drawing.

Every story submitted will be counted as one entry into the drawing. Two winners will be chosen at random the end of the entry period. Multiple entries are allowed; if you want to Sharknado every fandom you've ever been in, we salute and welcome you, friend.

Feel free to use this post as a place to brainstorm or chat about your stories, or to throw out ideas for others who might want to run with them. Go forth and Sharknado! Or Tarantusoon. Or Zombcano... you get the point.

holiday cards 2015!

2015-10-15T16:41:38Z

it's that time of year again! well, it's almost that time of year again. it's getting close. but i like getting a jump start on my holiday cards, so i'm putting this up now. if you'd like a holiday card - or a general "happy winter" card - then fill out the google form. (why google form? because i cannot lose a google form. i have lost addresses in the past and it makes everyone involved sad. help me, google.)

we do not have to know each other well for me to send you a card. we don't have to talk a lot. we don't have to be mutual followers. you don't have to follow me at all - heck, go ahead and signal boost this, because i'm 100% fine with sending cards to total strangers. i just really like sending cards, okay.

if i have sent you a card before: please give me your address again! i cannot find my holiday cards address book. i'm assuming the move ate it. i do not have a single address, so please fill out the form!

and, last but not least, i love getting cards, too. if you're sending out holiday cards, i'd love to get one, so please let me know :) also, if you have sent me one in the past and would like to do so again, i will be the happiest - but ask me for my address, because i moved, so cards going to the old address sit in my mother's kitchen for two months until she remembers to give them to me.

yay holidays!

fic: The Next Food Network Star

2014-12-08T14:49:50Z

Title: The Next Food Network Star
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Tim Drake, Jason Todd, Dick Grayson
Word Count: 1,531
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Notes: Dedicated to everyone who saw my tumblr post begging for someone to stop me from writing this and ignored it and/or laughed at my plight, but especially redundantthinking and ephemeraltea, who outright encouraged it.
Summary: "I hate him."

Dick snorts from his seat on the sofa. "You can't hate him, Jay, you've never even met him."

"I can and I do," Jason insists, slapping the magazine he's been holding down onto the counter. "Food & Wine thinks he's better than me! Look!"

The Next Food Network Star, posted on AO3.

Holiday card time!

2014-11-05T19:14:18Z

Hey, so, I send out holiday cards every year. I love doing it, I don't expect anything back in return, and I want to send you one. Yes, you. Whoever you are. We don't have to be mutuals, you don't have to follow me at all. We might never have even spoken. You might be browsing tags at random and just chance upon this. I just enjoy sending cards out, so if you're seeing this, chances are 100% good that I want to send you a card!

I'll send anywhere in the world, so don't shy away on that account. I default to Christmas cards, but if you'd prefer a Hanukkah card, or a generic "happy holidays" or "nice winter we're having here" card, or something else, that's totally fine. Just let me know.

If you want a card, email me: somehowunbroken@gmail.com. If you want to send me a card too (TOTALLY NOT REQUIRED), let me know in the email and I'll send you my address. I'm US-based, so if you want to send me a card, keep that in mind :)

HOLIDAYS, THEY ARE UPON US, I AM THRILLED. Let me send you a card to celebrate. :D

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Dear Yuletide author:

2014-10-26T08:22:36Z

Hi! Thanks so much for writing for me - I'm excited to see what you come up with :)

Things I like: pretty much all of the really tropey tropes, but especially the fake dating/fake married one. Found families. Slice of Life. I love angst and happy fic equally. I like kidfic if that's the direction you want to go but it's by no means required. I love AUs and canon-compliant fic equally. Pretty much if it's not a dislike it's something I'll enjoy.
Dislikes: noncon/dubcon (if you're not sure if what you're writing is non or dubcon, please skip it). Power play within relationships. There are a few fandom-specific ones that I'll talk about below.

Request 1: Batgirl (Comics)
Renee Montoya, Kate Kane, Cassandra Cain

I would love fic about any of these ladies! mMy dream come true for this fandom would be to have Kate/Renee and Cass talking to them (about relationships? about crimefighting? WHO KNOWS) but anything you want to do involving any combination of these three (or just one of them!) would be amazing. I'd also love fic about any combination of these ladies, or a piece about any of them on their own. Please don't include Joker-related stuff, even as a mention.

Request 2: Captain America (Comics)
Sarah Rogers

Sarah. Sarah and her baby, Sarah and her job, Sarah and anything. There needs to be more Sarah Rogers fic in the world. I am totally okay with you breaking my heart if that's how the spirit moves you, but I'd also love happy stuff with them. Anything Sarah, basically.

Request 3: Demon Knights
OH GOD anything. Anything. If you write me something Demon Knights related I will be so happy. I love everything about this comic. I love all of the characters, any ship you can come up with, any storyline. Gen is great too. If you want to write about one of the characters that wasn't listed in the tags here I'm totally fine with that too.

Request 4: Rat Queens
Anything. Adventuring, hanging out in town, shipping, gen, anything. Rat Queens, okay, that's it. I love Dee and Hannah the best, but it's only by a very little bit. Sawyer is also excellent. And the Daves. Gary as comic relief is great too. Like I said, anything goes here.

Request 5: X-Factor (Comics)
Shatterstar, Julio Richter
These two. Just. Please. I love them, okay, and their whole entire team. I would love a glimpse at them at any point, or an exploration of what they're doing after the end of volume 3, or an AU, or anything. They're really great.

Request 6: Forever (TV)
Henry Morgan, Abraham, Abigail

I really, really want something that explores their familial relationship and how it has evolved over time. I know that could get long and involved, so if you'd rather just do something shorter, that's fine too! I'd also love something that looks into the past, so a snapshot of Abe growing up would be fun too.

If you're struck by some sort of idea that doesn't really fit with what I blabbed about, that's totally fine! Those are just ideas in case you want somewhere to work from. If you have something in mind for one of the fandoms, I'm sure I'll love it as long as it doesn't fall into the dislikes category. Thanks so much for writing for me, and happy Yuletide to you!

Fanmix for Hellfire by taichara

2014-10-18T14:46:27Z

Title: Hellfire
Author name: taichara
Beta name: eliyes
Characters: Inferno, Saturn Girl, Computo, Cosmic Boy, Lothar St. Maixent, others
Fandom/Universe: Legionnaires (SW6 Legion of Super-Heroes)
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 11, 210
Warnings: Author chooses not to use warnings
Summary: The people of New Earth are still trying to pick up the pieces after the planet's destruction; even with the aid of the Legionnaires, it's been rough going, between the hijacking of desperately-needed convoys, the need for reconstruction, and the lingering aftereffects of the Dominator control of Earthgov.

When people are placed under stress, they tend to lash out -- and when one of the Legionnaires is the young image of a man seen as having sold out the people of Earth to the Dominion forces, he makes a convenient scapegoat.

"I've sold out every memory / I have borrowed, I have bought from you"

download from mediafire || 62.75 MB || 13 songs || 1 hour 2 minutes

fic: ghosts in the rearview

2014-09-06T07:08:55Z

Title: ghosts in the rearview
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: MCU
Characters: Howard Stark, Maria Stark, Bucky Barnes, Steve Rogers
Word Count: 1.896
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: major character death
Notes: Written for a prompt that was floating around tumblr by midnighttypewriter. Thanks to queercap for enabling and for reading it through. You're a star <3
Summary: Howard brought his ghosts home with him. They're not real, he knows, except for when they are.

ghosts in the rearview, posted on AO3.

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fic: Cards Against Certain Avengers

2014-04-29T06:02:38Z

Title: Cards Against Certain Avengers
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: MCU
Characters: Steve Rogers, Clint Barton, Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov, Tony Stark
Word Count: 2,210
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Written for a prompt that was floating around tumblr by bonzai-bunny. Thanks to queercap and the-lost-amazing-city on tumblr for enabling the hell out of this, and to ariadne83 for beta reading all of my crack.
Summary: Cards Against Humanity is not a good game to play with the Avengers, just not for the reasons that Clint was expecting.

Cards Against Certain Avengers, posted at AO3.

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fic: read between the lines

2014-04-08T22:45:33Z

Title: read between the lines
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Tim Drake, Dick Grayson (Tim/Cullen in the background)
Word Count: 2,201
Rating: PG
Notes: Written for queer_fest 2014: DC Comics, Tim Drake, he's bisexual and at no point was he ever really in the closet. Is it his fault everyone just assumed? Thanks to defcontwo for the prompt and to ariadne83 for beta work.
Summary: It's not like Tim was hiding. Dick just chose not to see, and now Tim has to deal with the fallout before coffee.

read between the lines, posted at AO3.

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fic: we are always war zones

2014-04-05T11:12:03Z

Title: we are always war zones
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: MCU/Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Characters: Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers
Word Count: 803
Rating: PG
Notes: CONTAINS CAP 2 SPOILERS. Read at your own risk.
Summary: The Winter Soldier is a tool. The objectives are never a challenge.

we are always war zones, posted at AO3.

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A chat for Claire

2014-04-05T01:31:08Z

In case you haven't heard, we're hosting a chat room in Claire's honor tomorrow afternoon.

The details:
-Go to ChatStep
-Room name: Claire2014
-Password: davidparrish
-Pick a username (I'll be there as somehowunbroken for sake of ease)
-Come on in and chat

If you have memories or stories or anything you want to share, or if you want to remember her in other ways, you're more than welcome to stop by. Everyone is welcome. We'll be there at least three hours, and I'm prepared to be there longer if people want to stay.

somehowunbroken @ 2014-04-02T02:50:00

2014-04-02T06:50:11Z

happy birthday, claire. <3

fic: Soliloquy

2014-03-31T10:42:45Z

Title: Soliloquy
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Jason Todd
Word Count: 4,800
Rating: G
Notes: Written for the Fluff War on tumblr.
Summary: Jason's doing it for the cash, or so he tells himself.

Soliloquy, posted at AO3.

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somehowunbroken @ 2014-03-13T23:13:00

2014-03-14T03:13:28Z

is anyone familiar with denver and the surrounding area? my sister is considering moving there, and is trying to figure out a decent place to live that's safe but not ridiculously expensive. anyone have a clue?

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fic: best laid plans

2014-03-07T05:58:06Z

Title: best laid plans
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Tim Drake/Damian Wayne, Dick Grayson/Jason Todd
Word Count: 6,232
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "Tim, this is why revenge dating should never be a thing," Steph chides. He can hear her smiling through the phone. "You never know what'll happen."

"It was supposed to be funny," he says, frowning.

Steph snickers. "Oh, have no fear. It's totally hilarious."

best laid plans, posted at AO3.

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Rest well, Claire.

2014-02-11T19:02:38Z

For those of you who knew her and haven't heard, clwilson2006 passed away a couple of days ago after a long battle with illness. I've only just heard, and am still struggling with the news. Claire was a wonderful person, never shy about giving her opinion or cracking a dirty joke, and her love and passion for the characters she adored is part of what drew me so fully into fandom. Her caring, friendship, and spirit touched me again and again, and I know that my corner of fandom would be a very different place were it not for her.

Rest well, Claire. I miss you already.

cotton candy bingo

2014-02-04T08:05:24Z

I'm hoping a big fluffy table will make me want to write more. We'll see, I suppose.

Dream car / house / etc.	Power outage	Telepathy / Mental Connection	Someday	Mirror
Easily amused	Locked out	Universe	Night	Annoyed
Stuck together – literally	Imitate	WILD CARD	New	Scared
Deciding to have / not have children	Unicorns	Dark	Intoxication	Night out
Personalized	Fair / Amusement Park	Evening	Good luck charm	Soft

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happy 2014, everyone!

2014-01-01T05:13:00Z

may it be your best year yet.

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fandom stocking :)

2013-12-17T03:00:16Z

quick note: fandom stocking is a thing again this year, and signups for stockings close this wednesday. if you don't have one yet and you want one, fill out the form before wednesday night!

and here's mine, if you want to say hi :)

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Holiday cards!

2013-11-05T04:56:36Z

I'm doing holiday cards again! If you want one from me, I'd be happy to send one. Leave your name and address on this post and I'll get a card in the mail to you. Comments are screened, so only I will be able to see it if you leave your name and address :) If you want me to send it to your username or an alias, that's totally fine - I'll send it to whatever name you want me to. Anon commenting is turned on, too, since I have some people from tumblr who wanted cards as well and didn't have an LJ account.

I default to Christmas cards, but if you'd like a card for a different holiday or just a generally winter-themed card, just let me know and I'll send one of those!

I'd also love to get cards - if you're sending them out and are willing to send one to me, let me know that and I'll send you my address in return :)

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dcu_bang 2013: After the Storm

2013-10-30T08:37:55Z

Title: After the Storm
Author name: ariadne83 and somehowunbroken
Beta name: camshaft22 and shinysylver
Characters/Pairing: Jason Todd/Tim Drake, Damian Wayne, Talia al Ghul, OCs
Fandom/Universe: goes AU post-Red Hood: Lost Days
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 48,629
Warnings: offscreen minor character death of two characters
Summary: Jason is getting ready to start his reign as the Red Hood when he overhears a conversation that will change his life. He ends up giving up his plans for revenge and taking on a new identity so he can raise the son he never thought he'd have. When his safety and anonymity are threatened by the Wayne Foundation 's representative, Tim Drake-Wayne, all Jason can do is keep his head down and hope for the best - but he may have to redefine "best" in order for that to work out.

Fanworker name: tee_sama
Type of fanwork: traditional art
Link to accompanying fanwork master post

Fanworker name: chibifukurou
Type of fanwork: traditional art
Link to accompanying fanwork master post

dcu_bang 2013: myths wrongly interpreted

2013-10-21T13:19:07Z

Title: myths wrongly interpreted
Author: somehowunbroken
Beta: camshaft22
Artist: kitsunebaba (art masterpost here)
Characters/Pairing: Tim Drake, Damian Wayne (gen)
Fandom/Universe: Gotham-verse; DCnU/Batman Inc. 8 fix-it fic
Rating: R
Word count: 12,232
Warnings: major character death (but he gets better), violence
Summary: Tim has lost enough in his life. He isn’t going to lose anything - or anyone - else, not if there’s a chance that he can fix it.

Spoilers for: Batman Incorporated 8, Teen Titans 18 (and vague Teen Titans happenings to this point); the Death of the Family storyline; vague Demon Knights through 18 to be safe (but you don’t have to be familiar with it at all); Tim Drake’s pre-reboot history

Author’s notes: I knew I was going to have to write fix-it fic for Batman Incorporated 8 before I even read it. I didn’t expect the story to develop quite how it did, but I definitely accomplished what I wanted to here. By and large, I mashed Bat-canons together at will, because trying to figure out where Batman Incorporated fits into Gotham at large is a headache for someone much more devoted to canon than I.

Title is from Without Mythologies by The Weakerthans, which is one of the Robin-est songs I’ve ever heard, no matter who’s filling the short pants at the time.

If you’d like more specific warnings, or more info on what exactly is spoiled, message me! I’m happy to explain.

Dear Ladystuck letter!

2013-10-12T07:15:51Z

Dear Ladystuck fanworker,

Hi there! Let me start by saying that I will love either fic or art for any of these. Some of them probably sound more like fic requests, but that’s only because I’m a writer myself, and wouldn’t know how to properly word a request for art. If you’re an artist, though, feel free to interpret any of these as you will – I’m sure I’ll love it!

Request 1
Alpha Jade Harley
I love the idea of Nanna Jade being exactly as awesome as young Jade shows us she could be. I'd love to hear things about her backstory!

Nanna Jade was clearly tough as nails, and I would love to hear more about her. How did she get involved in fighting against the Condesce? What were her plans? How did little Jake fit into her life? Really, anything about Jade being amazing and badass would be great :)

Request 2
Latula Pyrope, Terezi Pyrope
I'd love some Latula and Terezi interaction! Really, I'd enjoy anything from them hanging out to something NSFW. I just want to see them together :) Please no dub-con or non-con.

I will love anything with these two in it, I promise. If you want to do canon-ish shenanigans, or something completely AU, or something off the wall, or them bonding over making fun of various Vantases they have known, I will adore it. If you want to make them friends, that’s awesome! If you’re leaning towards making it angsty, bring on the pain! It can be shippy or not – whatever strikes your fancy :)

Request 3
Aradia Megido
Anything Aradia would be great, but if you'd like to investigate the differences between ghost/robo-Aradia and alive again-Aradia, I would certainly love it :)

I also like adventures with Aradia, or the idea of all the poor doomed robo-Aradias having some sort of interaction.

Request 4
Terezi Pyrope
If you’re in the mood to for an AU, I'd love Terezi as a legislacerator. Any type or setting would be great - a no-Sgrub verse, or a post-Sgrub world, or some sort of combination of humans and trolls, or really anything!

Let me just sigh a little about how awesome Terezi is, okay? I adore her, and her interactions with both the other trolls and the humans are some of my favorite things to reread. I’d love to see her getting her biggest pre-Sgrub wish fulfilled. It could go any way you want – it could be everything she’s dreamed of, it could go horribly awry, it could bore her to tears in its reality. I’d just love to see it!

...though if you have something else that’s Terezi-centric that you want to write, I’ll love that, too. Seriously. I just love her so much.

In general, I like... quite a lot of things! Fluff, angst, schmoop, humor, AU, canon-oriented things, it’s all good in my book. I enjoy pretty much ALL of the tropes, so if you’re struck with inspiration for suddenly-acquired-a-wriggler Terezi fic, or somehow-magically-telepathic Aradia, I’ll adore it. I’m fine with explicit material (as a focus, or as just a part of a larger story) except in cases of dub-con or non-con. I’m not a fan of D/s play or BDSM, because they often deal with power play and lead into issues of consent, but other than that, I’m pretty much up for anything if you’re feeling like creating something kinky!

I like that Homestuck gives us a lot of different options. There’s a lot of the past that can be explored; there are the futures that the kids all thought they’d have but clearly won’t now; there are limitless possibilities for the future, once they get the new universe(s) set up and get things going. The characters are all defined really boldly, and seeing them interact with each other is great. I’m really into character-driven things, and while the plot is definitely not completely about the characters, it really does depend on them and what they do and how they interact. I’ve just fallen in love with Homestuck in general, really :)

Finally, please have fun! Don’t worry about sticking to the very letter of one of my requests if that’s not what you’re feeling inspired to do. As long as it has some resemblance to what I asked for, I will adore it, I guarantee you that.

I hope that you get a gift that’s as amazing as the one you’re making for me!

-somehowunbroken

fic: Conversations Over Leather

2013-09-17T20:33:44Z

Title: Conversations Over Leather
Author: somehowunbroken
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Stephanie Brown/Jason Todd
Word Count: 2,297
Rating: PG-13
Notes: Written for the "negotiation" square of my kink bingo card. There is naked time; all sex is off-screen.
Summary: Jason and Steph are having an interesting night in when they trip across something that they should probably discuss.

Conversations Over Leather, posted on AO3.

Artists needed!

2013-09-01T14:12:24Z

marvel_bang needs artists! If you make any kind of art - traditional, digital, vids, fanmixes, or other things - and like the Marvel universe, please consider checking it out. There are still more than 50 awesome stories waiting to be claimed!