Fic snippet: Reaper!Bones

[snowdarkred]

Title: Waking Up
Author: snowdarkred
 Rating/Warnings: G, none
Aithor's Note: Doom xover.This is just a tiny bite-sized fic to satisfy my muse, since I'm too busy with my other xover to do the Reaper!Bones concept justice. So I wrote an itty-bitty one instead.

 

 

Waking Up


Reaper woke up everyday in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

No, wait, that wasn't right.
 

John Grimm woke up every morning in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

That wasn't right either.
 

Leonard McCoy woke up every sunrise in Leonard McCoy's bed.
 

That wasn't it....
 

Bones woke up in Leonard McCoy's bed everyday at daybreak.
 

There.
 

He ignored the part of him that whispered that something was still off.

 

Comments

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I had considered putting him in Jim's bed, but I wanted the fic to retain a hint of his wistfulness. XD My others are a bit more obvious towards Kirk/McCoy, but I wanted this to be like a tiny piece of dark chocolate, smooth and a little bitter. :D

I have way too much time on my hands.....

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

My others are a bit more obvious towards Kirk/McCoy, but I wanted this to be like a tiny piece of dark chocolate, smooth and a little bitter. :D

That's one of the things I liked about it. His life is still disjointed and it's not perfect, which probably would've been easier to write. Anyway, if Bones' life wasn't a little bitter (no matter what version he is) would he be as much fun to play with?

I do the same thing with my characters at work. When I'm doing some boring task that doesn't require brain power, I start analyzing my characters and thinking up ways to ruin their lives. ;)

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Another thing I liked was how this made people think It's a pet peeve of mine when people don't want to read something just a little difficult in some way, be it intellectually or emotionally. I've loved the thoughtful responses to my snippets :D (Though I still get people saying stuff like "Wut? This should be longer." It's called a snippet for a reason, duh. *headdesk* Which sounds totally bitchy, so I don't say it. X|

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

LOL I understand. Though as someone that writes epics when assigned a drabble, the idea of a snippet is kind of wild.

It's a pet peeve of mine when people don't want to read something just a little difficult in some way, be it intellectually or emotionally.

I've had fics like that. Ones that people didn't like because they were emotionally different than what was expected. I usually figure them as something to help myself grow and write the next tribble that bites.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I have tons of unfinished epics on my computer, so whenever I feel like a failure at finishing something, I open a word doc and type up a snippet to make myself feel accomplished :D

I think that a good fic touches you in some way (or any story). You may not be comfortable, but it doesn't have to be. I read, and reread, stories that I may not like, but they have a message or a meaning that I can't let go. It's like that with the Dollhouse AU someone did. It makes me uncomfortable, but in a way a can't let go. (And it's an amazing fic, on that is pointed and subtle at the same time. It makes a person THINK.)

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

Great fic whether it's fandom based or published should make you think. Well, I do occasionally like a great read that lets me forget the world for awhile, but the really profound stuff should make you think and hopefully do it without forcing you to. It should just be part of the read.

For me, snippets lead to bigger things. Just like looking at the prompt meme or the doing drabble fests. Like I KNOW that even though I could just write that Reaper!Bones scene it would end up being a larger series or an epic. Which would make it an AU of my AU series. If you do enough AUs of an AU does it eventually go back to the canon? ;)

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I read fluff to. A lot. :D There's absolutely nothing wrong with that. XD I love it, I'm just nearly incapable of writing it. I'm so mean to out boys T.T

I've been toying with an AU of an AU (of a Roman period piece that I've been working on. Jimmy can't decide what to do, and both are very good options). I tend to write long, so another point of the snippets is to learn how to limit myself. XD It's very hard, but I was proud that I got everything I wanted to in this snippet across in nine sentences and 5o something words.

I love love love epics though. XD I love reading them and writing them (even though they're a pain in the ass sometimes). I'm addicted to all of the epic long fics that this fandom produces.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

I read a lot of fluff because I need to unwind, especially after writing the angst that happens in most of my writing.

I keep thinking "Okay, so if I'm writing an AU where Kirk's a girl...and then I write another version of it where Bones is Reaper..." Then I start getting a headache.

I'm working on something that's just about an epic right now. I don't dare to a word count right now. It'd make me cry. LOL

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I usually have a word count so I'll know roughly how much more is floating in my head. My Reaper!Bones has about 2K, but it's going to be at least 13K, most likely more. It makes me want to write more in it. XD But if a fic ends sooner than I thought it would, I don't drag it out. These things must flow naturally.

Have you ever had the urge to write something epic for a tiny fandom, just because? I have been battling this urge for two + weeks. T.T I don't have time for it.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

I never know how much is floating in my head. I figured my big bang would barely make 15K and now I'm at (does the word count *whimper*) Um...if my word count is right, it's 36K. Though that might change when my beta gets it.

Most of the stuff I wrote in the early days was aspects of a large fandom but a very small niche of it. I wrote a couple of longer fics for it and I'm proud of them, though I cringe over some of the mistakes I made. I dunno if I'd do it again. I think it'd depend on how hard the bunny bit me.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I definitely look back at what I've written before and wince. These past few years, I've grown tremendously as a writer, and it shows. My longest fic to date is the Matrix AU (coming in at 15K+ at 4 chapters XD), and my longest completed story is only 13K (only. Phhhft. I'm pathetic sometimes.)

36K sounds awesomely long :D I don't do challenges with deadlines, mainly because the minute someone slaps a time frame on it, my brain shuts down and my muses flee for the hills.

Plot bunnies are evil in their tendency to bite instead of merely wave from afar. Why must they be so violent?

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

36K sounds awesomely long :D I don't do challenges with deadlines, mainly because the minute someone slaps a time frame on it, my brain shuts down and my muses flee for the hills.

Normally I have the same opinion of challenges, but the Trek one was too tempting and I needed something to distract me from real life. It worked a little too well.

I think plot bunnies must actually be some sort of carnivore.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

:( Distractions are sad but necessary. It's my first semester of college, so things are a little stressful, and fanfic helps me vent.

Plot bunnies are definitely carnivores. They lure you in with their cuteness and them BAM. They attack like a vampire (a proper vamp, not a Twilight 'vampire') and suck away you're life force, slowly draining you energy... They're like that bunny from the Monty Python and the Holy Grail movie, only crazier.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

LOL Mine usually look like the one in my icon. I call it my Sam!bunny because I'm sure that all my SpN bunnies look like that.

Then I found Trek and got an avalanche of plot tribbles.

And vampires should NOT sparkle. It's just wrong.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Yeah, vampires REALLY shouldn't sparkle. I'm okay with people stretching the lore and stuff--some of my favorite fics and books do that wonderfully--but sparkling???? WTF?? Plus, the whole, "Eat me, Edward! All you talk about is how you want to rip my throat out! Do it!" Seriously, if a character is going to be that accepting of it, there should be a reason besides 'true love'.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

LOL How bout we move the conversation on Kirk_McCoy here so that person doesn't kill us? LOL

I'm sooo embarrassed but this sort of thing has happened to me before. LOL

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I'm all for that. It'll just make my story look that much more extra special. (I have an ego problem, so sue me.) I have to wonder what they think of it, but hey, maybe WE inspired fic?

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

Maybe we did. Or someone to delete almost everything in their email account. LOL

What story are you working on now?

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeesh, what story am I NOT working on now? Um, *takes deep breath* I've got the fifth chapter of my Matrix AU, another Reaper!Boens snippet, the big Reaper!Bones fic, what was originally going to be an st_respect entry, a horror AU, a His Dark Materials xover, an apple fluff fic, and, um, the Roman AU, a belly dancer AU and I'm going to stop now. Plus the inspiration posts.

And that's just for this fandom. -.- I'm kind of hyper-kinetic, so I can never get my brain to shut up. Which leads to this mess.

How about you? What awesomeness do you have stirring.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

Right now I have fairy tale!AU Big Bang that I NEED to finish this weekend though it seems to have no end in sight. Girl!Kirk epic that could become HUGE. Smaller plot bunnies of crossdressing!Jim, NCIS/Trek crossover fusion, Reaper!Bones/Girl!Kirk (because she wants a chance to be bad ass with Bones), a movie remix, random porn (if I'm brave enough)...

And that's just in THIS fandom. I still have a SpN epic and a couple of J2 fics I'd like to finish.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I support each of those, but especially the Trek/NCIS one. *Points at fics* Look, I write NCIS! :D I actually started working on a fairy-tale this morning, but I'm going to have to wait until I have a bad day to write it fully. It's going to be ANGST filled, because I can't help myself.

I have a lot I want to do elsewhere too, though this is my 'main' fandom right now. :D

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

I'm waiting for the right plot to fall into place for the NCIS one. I have a bunch of scenes, but no plot that feels right for it.

I think that some version of girl!Kirk's going to be my next project since she's been waiting so (im)patiently for me to finish Big Bang. Though I doubt anyone will really like my variation of her.

What fairy tale are you writing?

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I'm sure girl!kirk will be fabulous and badass, and that people will envy her for her awesomeness.

I know what you mean by the jumble of scenes. That's what my horror AU looks like right now. It still gives my the creeps though. I don't even like horror stories.

The fairy-tale is set just after Jimmy drives his dad's car off of the cliff. It's from Winona's point of view. She tells him a story about how a little boy named Jimmy is captain of the USS Hope, and he has two friends, a Vulcan and a doctor and they have wonderful adventures together. And when the story ends, Jim--who had bruises-- says "Ma? I wasn't hurt in the crash." And she says "I know sweetie," and marches off to beat the shit out of Frank. :D I'm going to get a friend of mine to illustrate it.

[selinamoonfire.livejournal.com]

My girl!Kirk is kind of an odd girl. She's buckets of crazy, in love with Bones which makes her mental state worse. I'm not really sure how she'd be in Reaper!fic though. Hopefully more stable since he's going to be giving her guns and telling her to go kill monsters.

Mother bear!Winona sounds awesome. I have to admit that occasionally I fall in that trap of her being a lousy mother and I feel guilty for it. I'm thrilled when she turns out to be tough and smart and cares for Jim.

I've been wanting to write something darker. I've been considering mirror!verse but I want to make it more of an AU where Bones and Jim are pretty much crazy.

[snowdarkred.livejournal.com]

I have mixed feelings about Winona, due to my own absent parent, but I'm pretty flexible about how people write her. Whatever furthers their plot, I'm fine with, to an extent. But I usually only read badmother!Winona from good writers, because they can pull it off.

I don't usually read mirror!fic, to be honest. I think that more canon based stuff can be just as dark without the added complexities of the mirror!verse. But I would so read yours if you decided to go in that direction.

My Matrix story and my horror AU are dark enough for me at the moment. And my Reaper!Bones is getting dimmer by the second. XD I CAN'T HELP MYSELF.