Eden

Fandom: The Dark is Rising
For: Someone's Christmas present
Quality: Barely checked
Characters: Will, Bran

( A little echo )

So, thanks to reading genderswitch fic in the Supernatural fandom, I have this strange bunny for The Dark Is Rising. It starts with Will showing up on Bran's doorstep, still in his male clothes, after some kind of problem to do with his work for the Light -- some mythical artefact, perhaps: I haven't got my copy of the Mabinogion here with me, but somewhere during that, Math fab Mathonwy uses a wand to change someone's shape and gender all at once. So something along those lines. And he's obviously changed gender. Didn't dare go home to his parents -- oh, they'd be kind, he knows that, but they wouldn't understand. Not that Bran would understand, either, really, but it's different with Bran. And he's right, Bran lets him in, somehow knows not to ask too many questions. Makes him a cup of tea.

There's awkward moments at bedtime -- Bran assumes they'll share a room like always, and then remembers, and blushes hard (you can see it so well when he blushes because he has such fair skin, and Will knows he hates it) and tries to make Will have his bed while he sleeps on the sofa. Will says they can sleep just like always, but he makes Bran go out of the room while he changes.

And then, of course, it's been a while and Will's not changing back, and he gets his period and he just wants to die. And Bran discovers that he does have masculine urges about looking after women after all, and he wants to take care of him. And Will snaps at him for this because, fuck, he's not a girl.

And then they make up, and there's hugs, and Bran thought that would make it just like always except he's noticing how soft Will is against him, and even the smell of Will's hair, and oh, god, this is changing everything.

And so on...

[Poll #1274913]

Fandom: The Dark Is Rising
For: eventual Will/Bran untitled WIP
Quality: Briefly checked
Character: Bran, Rhys
Notes: Trying to get me to talk more about this one and expressing interest/confusion/curiosity will all help me actually get going with writing it. I've got about five hundred words so far.

( Thick as thieves )

Yesterday I finally finished my multi-chapter fic, Loyalty (The Dark Is Rising, no real pairings, one semi-OC). Originally when I wrote that the intention was to write something plotty, something I could really sink my teeth into writing. Although if you see subtext there, it's likely no coincidence. >>;

Anyway, as I was finishing up the last chapter, I was wondering about where I thought the characters would go.

( Cut in case you don't want to know )

Anyway, what thoughts? Anyone interested in reading the sequel? I know most people who read my TDIR stuff are either there for the genfic or prefer Will/Bran, though. I should really get round to writing my epic Simon/Will fic and converting some people. Or maybe I'll convert the Simon/Bran/Will RP to fic. :p

Fandom: The Dark Is Rising
For: Will/Bran Christmas fic
Quality: Barely checked
Characters: Bran, Will
Notes: Trying to finish this today. Hoping posting a snippet and saying that will make me feel obligated to do so.

( Something electric )

I love it when a song attaches to a character in my mind. I've only ever made one fanmix -- Blurring The Edges, which was a Seifer/Squall one. My music taste has changed vastly since then, which is why you probably wouldn't see such an abundance of Seether and Epica on it, if I made it now.

Anyway, I'm thinking of doing one for Will and Bran (as in, mostly Will/Bran, but with some plain Will and some plain Bran and some that's more like friendship). I've got four or five songs strongly in mind at the moment -- there are a few others that'll probably jump up and bite me again in future, but for now...

Note: It's more... several different views of them, rather than a series of moments in their lives.

1. Loreena McKennitt, The Old Ways.
Suddenly I knew that you'd have to go/Your world was not mine, your eyes told me so/Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time/And I wondered why
2. Vienna Teng, The Atheist Christmas Carol.
It's the season of eyes meeting over the noise/And holding fast with sharp realization/It's the season of cold making warmth a divine intervention/You are safe here you know now
3. Vienna Teng, Enough To Go By.
Would it be enough to go by/If we could sail on the wind and the dark/Cut those chains in the middle of the night/That had you pulled apart
4. Karine Polwart, Terminal Star.
You're a beautiful trace/Of time and space/You're a thing that once shone/And you still shine bright/In the darkest night/Though you're already gone
5. Vertical Horizon, Goodbye Again.
I'll wait around/Maybe you'll forget you were ever here/Maybe forget you were ever, never here
6. Vashti Bunyan, Love Song.
I love you now as you don't love me/I can't let you know you're too far away/But I wonder now just what did you see/When you looked at me in that loveless way
7. Loreena McKennitt, Dante's Prayer.
Cast your eyes on the ocean/Cast your soul to the sea/When the dark night seems endless/Please remember me
8. Sarah McLachlan, Do What You Have To Do.
I'm ever swiftly moving/Trying to escape this desire/The yearning to be near you/I do what I have to do

Thoughts? Suggestions? I suspect some Sarah McLachlan would make its way into the final cut.

Edit: Added a sixth.
Edit#2: Added a seventh and eighth.

Fandom: The Dark Is Rising
For: Will/Bran fic for darthanne
Quality: Barely checked
Characters: Will, Bran
Notes: This request response might turn out to be a long one, so I wanted to post proof I'm working on it.

( It's already faded )

Fandom: The Dark is Rising
For: Will/Bran oneshot for fanworkathon
Quality: Checked over once
Characters: Owen, Mrs. Stanton, Will, Bran

( Meet the tribe )

Taking a break from FFIII (for which I will have a review later, because I want to get down my thoughts about it) to bring you some recs, since I've been organising my bookmarks into my del.icio.us account. Some of these I've no doubt recced before, but it doesn't hurt to do it again.

I have no idea why most of these are smutfic, but I suppose it's because a good smutfic is a real gem and thus are the ones that I bookmarked in the past. The little teasers are, because of this, not entirely worksafe. My notes on each fic are in places not very useful/coherent, but basically, I suggest you read these fics!

( Fic )

( Art )