snowdarkred

1. Yay! After almost a year of hemming and hawing, I finally got a paid LJ account! :D Yay! And I bought space for a bunch of icons, which I am still in the process of filling. And I love icons, so this is a happy day! \o/

2. I am writing a bunch of stuff right now, including the sequels to When the War Fires Fade and Project Super Soldier. I also have a couple of Inception fics and an Inception/Glee crossover thingy. I'm still wondering how that last one happened, but I'm just going to roll with it until this monster is finished. Which reminds me:

3. GLEE! :D I love it. (Disclaimer: I know it has Issues. I am aware of its Issues. I love it anyway.) fjdkla;fjdaklfjdal;afda KURT! BLAINE! QUINN! MERCEDES! SEASON ONE!RACHEL! (I kind of hate her for the first six or so episodes of S2, because it's like she forgot almost everything from the year before and got worse. D: What the hell happened to her character development?) Anyway, I love it, and I'm apparently writing a crossover thingy with it, and I don't even know. I'm just kind of floating at the moment, so.

4. Ugh, you guys, I owe you a huge rant on how much I really hate awkwardly running into exes while shopping with my mother. Because, frankly? It sucks. Especially when it happens multiple times ON THE SAME DAY, WTF.

5. Ha. So. The situation with The Boy. Yeah. It's not going anywhere. I don't think it's going to go anywhere. I am now stuck in this state of 'oh shit, we were kinda sorta maybe dating and now I don't know what to do because I don't want to be anything more than friends and I feel like I was leading him on even though I know I wasn't since I paid for all my own stuff and always referred to him as my friend, not my boyfriend, and I never held his hand or anything, but I still feel guilty, which is a bad feeling, because it probably means that I screwed up and I hate hurting people, even by accident.' *deep breath* WHAT DO I DO????

6. I am broke. Holiday shopping has killed my bank account, and I'm not even done yet. Arg, why did I go and make more friends this year? *headdesk*

7. OMG, YOU GUYS, KURT AND BLAINE SING A DUET TOGETHER AND IT'S ADORABLE, SERIOUSLY, I HAVE BEEN PLAYING IT ON REPEAT ALL DAY, Y'ALL. ALL DAY.



LOOK AT THE ADORABLE. WATCH THE ADORABLE. :D (The bonus is that Blaine is being played by Harry freaking Potter, of A Very Potter Musical fame. And he's hot. Just sayin'.)

Heh. I showed this to my mom, and then we had this conversation:

Mom: So, are they ever going to have PDA, or are they just going to stare at each other adoringly?
Me: *takes a second to remember what PDA stands for* Eventually. Probably.
Mom: I hope they do--
Me: *blinks in surprise*
Mom: --because it would be a bitch move to just do the song but not the dance. If you know what I mean.
Me: *is horrified & amused* Well, considering Kurt just went through hell, I think they're planning on taking it slow.
Mom: Hmm.
Me: I mean, would you rather they built it naturally or just hopped into bed?
Mom: Good point.

In short: my mom is awesome.

PS: Please note that my friending request is still active. If you friend me, please comment.

Title:  When the War Fires Fade
Author: snowdarkred 
Word Count:  ~7000
Pairings: Gen; Sherlock/John pre-slash
Disclaimer: I own nothing. Seriously.
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, magic!AU, violence, swearing, vampires that don't sparkle and are actually supposed to be somewhat scary, gratuitous descriptions
Author's Note: I. Had. SO MUCH. Fun. Writing this. I can't even begin to tell you, seriously. Okay, Sunshine is my favorite book and is pretty much the only current book dealing with vampires that I can stand. So it was only a matter of time before I wrote a fusion/inspired/crossover/thingamabob using it as a backdrop. And guess what? I did! But I would like to assure you that no knowledge of said amazing book is necessary to reading this, since I pretty much just adapted some of the mythology to my own ends. Um. Yeah. Anywho, my thanks to anruiukimi and shanachie_quill  for their encouragement and comments. You rock!

ATTENTION: munchinglunch made a podfic of this for help_japan! You can download it here.

Summary: The Wars turned the world on its head, and in that unrivaled chaos, John Watson was born with a rare gift. Sherlock, naturally, was born with an even rarer one. Years after the Wars end and the Others return to their dark lairs, two men are introduced by a well-meaning mutual acquaintance. And their world is upturned yet again.

( He didn't hear them coming. But then you didn't, did you, when they were vampires. )

Title: one hand over the other
Author: snowdarkred 
Word Count:  ~1.6K
Pairings: Eames/Arthur
Rating/Warnings: PG
Author's Note:  Thanks go to ravenclaw_wench  who slapped me over the head for some of my more obvious typos. This is a fill for the ever growing inception_kink  meme, for the prompt: "Touch deprivation. Arthur is deprived of touch, Eames starts touching him all the time. Arthur doesn't understand why he allows it, or why he secretly even likes/needs it." I could not resist. :D And once again, I fail at writing porn for kink memes. *headdesk*

Summary: It wasn't as if his parents beat him or anything. They were perfectly cordial, in fact.

one hand over the other


( Arthur was an asshole. Even he was surprised by the heights his asshole-ishness reached on occasion.  )

 

1. It has begun! The Weekend of Solitude, AKA I Need to Get Shit Done. I have a ton of stuff I want to work on, from my Inception bigbang - which I am no longer certain is going to be what I thought it was? At this point, I am on the verge of just giving up, Jesus Christ - to the Sherlock!AU, to the next part in the girl!Jensen 'verse to all the other fics that need my attention. I'm kind of failing on the not-being-ADD thing right now. D:

2. Okay, I'm an asshole. I know this. Other people know this. My knee-jerk reaction to things is 'bitchy'. So, there was this prompt, on the inception kink meme, which I shouldn't have been looking at because I have more than enough to do already. But, you see, this prompt was really good, and it was already filled. But it was filled terribly. Like, horrible, overblown angst. And I hate that, you know? When it's obvious the writer has no idea what it really feels like to experience what they're writing about, when they've basically weaving their plot around a bunch of symptoms on a list. When the writing is terrible on top of that.

Like I said, I'm kind of an asshole.

So, instead of just clicking away and returning to my proper work, I did my own fill. I rather like it, actually, even if it's a bit shorter than I want and I had a typo in the last line that I can't fix because I posted anon. But I do plan on claiming it within a week or two, when I've had a chance to clean it up and expand some parts.

Anyway, I'm an asshole because all I wanted to do was message the original filler and say something along the lines of 'Nananana, I did it better than you!' I haven't, obviously, but it was a close thing. It would be really terrible of me if I did it.

I still wanted to. I am, as you know, an asshole.

3. Yes, thank you, Amazon. I was hoping for something more detailed in response to my inquiry as to the location of my goods. "US" doesn't really tell me much, considering the size of the country.

4. I saw Brick for the first time since I saw Inception. I introduced it to my parents, actually. It got a few laughs and winces from them, as well as some plot guesses along the way. They liked it, though they were right in saying that it felt like a really well-done student film (which it basically is). But it is now my head-canon for Arthur's background, because it fits, and I may have outlined a how-Brendan-becomes-Arthur story during work yesterday. The outline is a page long. I have no idea what I'm going to do with it.

I need to stop doing this shit to myself.

5. I have no money. Just, none. Going out every Wednesday with that boy who may, eventually, become my boyfriend is killing my bank account. And now that I've realized the reason I've always felt guilty about my relationships in the past (AKA, I don't feel sexually attracted to anyone, including the people I date) I'm not sure how this is going to go. I mean, how do other manage it. We have yet to even have a conversation about gay rights - which we need to have, seeing as I refuse to date douchebags, and I need to find out if he is one - how the fuck do I explain this to him? I don't want to lead this guy on or anything.

Also, I just realize this the other day: His name is Tyler. One of my exes is Taylor. Ack.

Does anyone have any advice? I mean, the guy is familiar with fandom, as he's a gamer and comic book nerd, but he's shied away from a question about gay rights/civil rights the other day, and it has me concerned. There's also the fact that he showed me where he lived (which is in not-so-good condition) and if I decide that I don't want a relationship with him, he may decide it's because I'm a classist bitch - which I'm not, seeing as I have lived in similar places. Just not anymore. :/

Also, I'm not sure if I trust him enough to hand over my LJ username and all that goes with it. :/

I also may be trying to talk myself out of starting anything at all, but I'm not sure what to do with that.

Title:  sugar doesn't solve problems, dear, you just wish it did
Author: snowdarkred 
Word Count:  ~700
Pairings: girl!Jensen/Cougar
Rating/Warnings: PG. Swearing.
Author's Note: Movie!verse AU. Part of the alive with the glory of love 'verse. *waves* I've haven't forgotten you! I swear! I have a lot I still plan on doing in the girl!Jensen 'verse, not to mention that sequel to Project Super Soldier I have sitting on my computer. I just, uh, got distracted? This takes place after The Blow Job Incident and The Ear Incident, but before The Bolivia Disaster. So Roque is still a bastard, just not a traitorous bastard.

Summary: Jocelyn “Jake” Jensen doesn't want to think of her and Carlos “Cougar” Alvarez as star-crossed lovers, but she is beginning to wonder. Also, there is stress baking.

sugar doesn't solve problems, dear, you just wish it did

 

( Jensen wasn't the kind of girl who stared out a window, sighing as she mused about the state of the universe.  )

 

Title: Disengaging Icarus
Author: snowdarkred 
Word Count:  1.1K
Pairings: gen, none.
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, some swearing and suggestive language.
Author's Note: I wrote more Lie to Me fic when I should have been doing other things, like working on my Inception bigbang. Also, this is probably going to be Jossed when the next episode airs.

Summary: There are many parts that make up a man. Actions, reactions, past, present, future. There is history in every blink, a riddle in every flinch.

Disengaging Icarus

 

( There are many parts that make up a man. )

 

So, I finally picked a plot/idea for my Inception bigbang (OMG I AM SO LAME & LATE, WTF) and I want the title to be in French.

The problem is that I don't speak French.

So, my lovelies, if one of y'all would be so kind as to fess up to some French tongue (er, heh, ignore me) and translate this for me:

it's just a dream, darling, except for all the ways it isn't

PLEASE? I would love you forever and ever and write you fic? (Except that, well, it'd have to wait, because I am determined to churn out at least 10K by the middle of November, and boy, this is going to get interesting, isn't it?)

ETA: According to Google translate, "c'est juste un rêve, mon chéri, à l'exception de toutes les façons, il n'est pas" translates to "it's just a dream, my darling, except in every way, it is not" which is kinda close? IDK, I need help!!!!!

These are some of the incomplete stories sitting on my computer at the moment. I know where most of them are going, but not all, and I just feel like sharing the openings to a few of them to catch what you think. They're for a number of different fandoms; it's almost embarrassing how many I'm involved in. One day, I shall restrain myself. Maybe.

The fics!

I. Inception
words so far: ~150

 

( Of course, things don't go according to plan. )

 

II. Sherlock (BBC)
words so far: ~200

( When he dreams... )

 

III. Supernatural
words so far: ~10,400

 

( His sister's quiet sniffling is what wakes him. )

 

IV. Star Trek/His Dark Materials
words so far: ~3,300

 

( "No," he said, his lips curling in disgust. )

V. Criminal Minds
words so far: ~1,500

 

( They found the girl three miles outside of town. )

Title: the path of a life
Author: snowdarkred 
Word Count:  1K
Pairings: gen, none.
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, some swearing and suggestive language.
Author's Note: God, what is this i don't even. Ack. I swore I wasn't going to write any Lie to Me fic! I said, Self, you have too much to do. Don't go adding another fandom to it. And then this happened. Fuck my LIFE. 

Summary: The twisty life of Eli Loker, human lie detector.

the path of a life


( This is the life of Eli Loker. )

UNTITLED.
WIP.
INCOMPLETE.
STEVE/TONY
~700 WORDS.

I have a problem. The problem is that I have a thousand other things I should be working on, but instead I started to write this. Quick, someone enable me!

 

( When Steve opens the door, the first thing he sees sends him into a swearing streak so wide and foul that his mother stops messing around with her flour in the kitchen and comes over to see what set him off. Tony is standing in the Rogers' doorway, one side of his face bruised, holding his shoulder funny. )