Fiddle-Dee-Dee, Said Scarlett

So, last night I was taken by the impulse to write Across the Universe fic. I just wanted to write a little trippy Max/Jude smut, that's all. Then I realized that if there was a fandom for the movie, then that's probably what made up most of it. So today I went looking!

Well, there is a fandom for it, and not a tiny one either. I assumed that since trippy Max/Jude smut wasn't a difficult scenario - PTB have confirmed a Max/Jude/Lucy love triangle - good fic wouldn't be hard to come by!

I should have remembered my original experience with the movie. Long story short, I ended up writing some trippy, dirty, psychedelic boy smut. :D

Title: September in the Rain
Fandom: Across The Universe
Pairing: Max/Jude
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Recreational drug use
Word Count: 1,567
Summary: Max loves the life in New York City, knows he was made for it and it was made for him. The sex, the drugs, the music...and Jude.

( September In the Rain )

Despite a shaky start to things Monday and the fact that my hip is experiencing epic problems, yesterday turned out to be a pretty good day.

summoneddestiny dropped by after work to hang out for a little while. We spent most of our time on our favorite subject: authors! And, subsequently, writing. I actually did overcome my writer's block a little to get some fic written last night. But mostly we discussed the ever-popular Mercedes Lackey - dissection of the specific cultures she's clumsily and ham-fistedly appropriated - and a hilarious comparison between Anne Rice and Stephanie Meyer. Interestingly enough, when dissecting their work side by side, there are some glaring and detailed similarities that can be eyebrow raising.

We grabbed a quick dinner, went into the square to take some pictures, and just had a relaxing afternoon. Then N came over for a little while, and we hung out on the porch having one of those meandering, deep thought type conversations. We somehow managed to start out on a very introspective discussion comparing and contrasting the philosophical schools of Jainism to Carvaka and end up on the archetypal symbolism of supporting characters in The Venture Bros.

I love my friends.

Then there was just vegging in front of the TV until nijawial got in and I very, very much needed to get to bed.

I've been hearing a lot about the new FMA series, but haven't been able to watch any of it. My computer doesn't have sound. I consider this a mixed blessing situation. ;)

I also got the bathroom entirely cleaned! And got to creep people out my showing them the effects of my deformed hip. :D It's just gotten to the point where my right leg is now significantly shorter than my left. I have to bend my left leg to stand properly, and when I straighten up I only stand on one foot. This amuses me - except for the pain in my hip, but I have stuff for that.

And...more fic! I don't know what's gotten into me, but my creative juices are flowing. A pity I have to go to my nephew's birthday party today, I think I could make some serious headway on my fic backlist!

Anyway, this was born out of two parts. Last night, as I was enjoying my Friday night pain relief, I ended up listening to a lot of David Bowie. (Which prompted other writing adventures, but I'm afraid those can't be shared.) Anyway, his cover of 'Across the Universe' came on. To my ears at that point, it sounded like bad karaoke. I mentioned this to nijawial while we were cleaning the porch, and made a joke about David Bowie getting drunk and performing bad karaoke, and she demanded a fic. It...turned out a lot different than I'd intended.

Title: Being For the Benefit of Phantom Limb
Author: theladyfeylene
Pairing: The Sovereign/Phantom Limb
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Season 2 and 3 spoilers
Warnings: N/A
Word Count: 1059
Summary: Sometimes, Phantom Limb needed to rethink his philosophy of doing anything to ensure his place at the Sovereign's right hand.

( Being For the Benefit of Phantom Limb )

Why does this always happen? I have deadlines for original work, and when the plot ideas and story snatches come, it's for fan fiction. I'm positively buzzing with ideas this morning.

I watched Prisoner of Azkaban again last night, because it was on. nijawial was home this time, and watched it with me, and we had hilarious running commentary. And then, when we broke out the wine coolers, I dug out my Sirius Black poster and he's now looking over the living room from the prime spot above the couch. (Though once we find something else to go there, he's going to move to next to the front door, to be on a darker surface as Nija suggested.)

I have this bunny for a Silent Hill fic. It's just one that's going to take some thinking and tweaking to work, since it relies heavily on Henry getting stoned, and my general consensus for Henry re: drugs is: tried it a little in college, never really got into it, doesn't bother with it anymore.

But I was reading about people sharing their experiences with THC induced hallucinations, and got to thinking how that could really be something interesting to work with. Especially in a Silent Hill context. Which means it doesn't have to be Henry, he's just sort of my default when it comes to Silent Hill. ;) But I've never written Heather, and James is more of a booze hound than anything else.... (And I'll spare you my listing of every major SH character and my thoughts on them and drugs.)

On the other hand, I do have an idea for something I need to get submitted in April. Which means this is going to be another rush, but this will need rush editing. So I've got to bust my little butt on it. It only needs to be about 5,000 words, though.

Yay Monday.

So I asked for a Naomi yuri pairing, and speaky_bean gave me Naomi/Sachiko. And because I love strange, bizarre pairings....

Title: A Beautiful Girl
Fandom: Death Note
Pairing: Yagami Sachiko/Misora Naomi
Prompt: yuri_challenge drabble prompt: 'Suddenly I See'
Rating: PG
Word Count: 300
Warnings: None
Summary: Sachiko finds herself watching the woman every day, wondering who she is and why she makes the housewife feel so giddy and strange....

(A Beautiful Girl)

Some of the fics I wrote yesterday! I wrote many more, but these three I am particularly proud of! Busy, busy, busy today!

Title: When Life Hands You Lemons...
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: FMA
Character: Winry
Prompt: 078, lemon
Pairing: Havoc/Winry
Rating: Hard R
Word Count: 1009
Summary: Summers in Central were deadly, but there were plenty of ways to beat the heat...

(When Life Hands You Lemons...)

Title: Sunday Morning
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: FMA
Character: Gracia Hughes
Prompt: 048, sing
Rating: PG
Spoilers: None
Summary: Sundays were lazy days in the Hughes household...

(Sunday Morning)

Title: Strawberries and Cream
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: FMA
Character: Winry Rockbell
Prompt: 076, strawberries
Pairing: Winry/Sheska
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 413
Summary: Winry liked seeing Sheska blush...

(Strawberries and Cream)

Title: Morgan Le Fay In Chains
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Character: Eckart
Prompt: 038, obsession
Pairing: Eckart/Noa
Warnings: Dubious consent
Spoilers: Movie Spoilers
Rating: R
Summary: If one looked closely at the legends, it was the women who held the power. Even brave Lancelot fell to the trickery of Morgan le Fay.

( Morgan Le Fay In Chains )

lacidiana is to blame for this. Technically this takes place in my Leyna-verse, but I do not consider it canon. Er... if that makes any sense. This is crack.

Title: Suburban Jungle
Author: theladyfeylene
Character: Lust
Prompt: 041, wealth
Pairing: Scar/Lust
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Uh... movie?
Summary: The dangers of Amestris and the complexities of Central City politics were nothing on the catty, vindictive wars of wealthy American suburban mothers....

( Suburban Jungle )

Title: Not That Kind of Girl
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: FMA
Character: Maria Ross
Prompt: 039, conceal
Pairing: N/A
Rating: PG-13
Word count: 1036
Summary: Was the idea that a woman didn't want a husband and children really that difficult a concept to grasp?

( Not That Kind of Girl )

From zinjadu's prompt: Unbent, Unbowed, Unbroken.

Title: Every Winter Evening
Author: theladyfeylene
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Character: Pinako Rockbell
Prompt: 072, Winter
Pairing: N/A
Rating: PG-13
Spoilers: Full series
Summary: Time had a way of creeping up on a person, dragging all its changes behind it. But that was alright, because Rockbell women could handle anything time felt like throwing at them.

( Every Winter Evening )