So, So Sleepy - TV Roundup

I'm exhausted. I've been on my sister's couch for a couple of days now, and I'm not sleeping well on it. Which isn't surprising, because it's a couch, and it's winter. But I'm heading home today!

Last night I watched last season's season finale of Heroes. It was good. I mean, I wasn't all caught up in suspense, because I've seen this season, but it was still good. And Petrellicest-tastic.

I also ended up finally watching an episode of Supernatural. I like it. I like it quite a bit. I need to go back and see the first two seasons. But I wasn't lost - it was apparently a stand alone episode - and I found the writing and acting very entertaining.

And I caught the premiere or Viva Laughlin. I really didn't know what to expect, but I was intrigued because music + casino drama + Hugh Jackman. So I checked it out, and I really enjoyed it. I was sold as soon as Hugh Jackman stepped off that plane to Sympathy For the Devil. I'm easily wooed with music. ;)

Speaking of, I got a ton of music last night. The soundtracks for seasons 1 - 5 of Scrubs, a couple Guns N Roses CDs, the Rock Album Soundtrack for Supernatural... they use a lot of damn good music in that show. Lots of Blue Oyster Cult, lots of CCR, I highly approve.

Death Note premieres tomorrow night on Adult Swim. I know a lot of my Flist is cringing over this fact, but I'm excited. In fact, I'm going to be recording it. I promise I'll put any squeeing under a cut. :D

I'll be posting my responses to the letter meme later today, when I'm back home.

A Collection of Halloween Fics!

Good god, I am so ridiculously uninspired right now, it isn't even funny. I don't know what it is, but I cannot write. I keep trying to and I just draw a blank. I can't even work on the damn meme, my creativity is so sapped. Maybe it's just Friday, or something. Maybe I've ODed on horror. I have been watching a crapton of X-Files all week, and listening to horror game OSTs. But I am doing so for inspiration! And yet I am as dry as the Sahara. Go figure.

Ah well. Maybe I'll just do what some folks have been doing, and repost a bunch of my old Halloween stuff.

You know what? That's exactly what I'll do.

Halloween Fic From Days Gone By

The Island of Kulshedra: FMA, Hohenhiem-centric, pulp-fiction homage, PG-13. Hohenheim had only wanted a small trip to the Eastern Islands, to put some distance between himself and problems at home. But a sudden storm plunges him into a nightmare the likes of which the alchemist had never imagined...

Flesh for Flesh, Bone for Bone, And The Devil Held Sway Over All: FMA, Hohenhiem and Family centric, R. There was a time when alchemy was an arcane process, with little to do with science. Hohenheim still clung to those old ways. The old traditions, the old rituals, the old holy days...

The Truth of Alchemy: FMA/Lovecraft, PG-13, Hohenheim-centric. It began with the discovery of a strange German text in the library at Miskatonic University. From there, Professor Hohenheim Elric embarks upon a journey of unspeakable horror as he delves further into the truth behind the power of Alchemy and seeks a way to return his son home.

Old Magic On a Moonless Night: HP, Severus/Remus, school era, NC-17, costumes, sex magic. Severus has a special way to celebrate All Hallow's Eve. (RP inspired)

The Graveyard Dare: HP, Remus/Severus, ghost stories, school era, PG-13. Remus ends up spending the night in a haunted cemetery on a dare.

Potter Ruined Everything: HP, James/Lily, Snape/Lily, Snape/James. Halloween, public sex, voyeurism, NC-17. Severus follows James and Lily when they slip away from the Halloween Feast and catches them in a passionate embrace.

Fic: Another Sleepless Night; Matt/Mohinder; PG-13

So, I fell back on my usual last resort for inspiration, and this happened. Don't look at me, I don't know where it came from, either. I guess it's been sort of forming since a friend of mine posted a very good essay on the pairing. Anyway....yeah. I've never written this fandom, these characters, anything before.

Title: Another Sleepless Night
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Matt/Mohinder
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2113
Spoilers: Full Series So Far
Warnings: Homophobia?
Genre: Drama, Angst
Summary: Matt Parkman could face villains and criminals and the possible end of the world. He could even face the man he shared his home and life with. But he couldn't face himself.

( Another Sleepless Night )

I've Been Saying I Got Heavy Gay Vibes From Dumbledore Since I Read The Book...

I don't mean to spam, but I need to post this while it's fresh in my mind.

So JK Rowling has revealed that Albus Dumbledore was, in fact, gay. And in love with Grindelwald. I won't spam you with the link to the Newsweek article on it, since I'm sure you've seen it a dozen times already, but...

I hope that other fantasy authors take this as a lesson. Dumbledore's sexuality was never an issue, never a selling point of his character. It wasn't even revealed until someone asked about his love life. It was just one small aspect of the character that the author had decided on to flesh him out and make him 'real'.

Maybe now we'll have less of the 'ZOMG LOOK HOW PROGRESSIVE I AM! LOOKIT MY GAY CHARACTERS! SEE HOW GAY THEY ARE? LOOK AT THEM HAVE GAY SEX BECAUSE THEY ARE GAY AND I AM WRITING THEM BECAUSE I AM SO EDGY AND COOL!' crap that is so prevalent in fantasy fiction.

I also hope more children's authors will see that having a character who's gay isn't a bad thing.

And besides all that, it's really awesome to have this brilliant, amazing, iconic character... who also happens to be in the queer camp. ;)