Hey guys.

We are not going to talk about the fucking travesty that is the Cold Days sample chapters. I'm doing that enough on Tumblr anyway.

Time for some fic. It'll go up with my Amnesty Kink Bingo square. Yep, I still plan on doing a full bingo, even past deadline.

Title: Diplomatic Resolution
Fandom: The Dresden Files, Dresden/Marcone.
Ratings/Warnings: Explicit for sexual content.
Summary: I don’t usually have much of a head for politics, unless it involves abusing loopholes to keep myself un-executed, but I was pretty sure politicking didn’t usually lead to lazing around in bubble baths. (Decadence Square fill for Kink Bingo)

Here at AO3!

oops I tripped and wrote Eighth Doctor Adventure fic.

Title: with apologies to richard siken
Warnings: Some violent imagery.
Summary: Let's say the Devil is played by two men. We'll call them Fitz. (Eight/Fitz. Take-off of Siken’s “You Are Jeff”)

Notes: Thank you to LJ user lelek for the short-notice beta. 8D

Read it at AO3.

1. So I just spent a full week reteaching myself computer information systems and web scripting after the drama of the move wrecked my college, right? And I succeeded (my teacher says he anticipates a huge recovery in my grade from all my catch-up work) for all intents and purposes.

Basically, Saturday was the first day in three solid weeks that I had to myself. No obligations, no moving, nothing to worry about for 24 hours.

So obviously my period decides to arrive that morning and incapacitate me for the duration.

My luck, guys. My fucking luck.


2. I HAVE DISCOVERED JOHN GREEN'S CRASH COURSE: WORLD HISTORY SERIES. oh my gooooood this shit is fascinating as fuck and hilarious and Green's enthusiasm for history makes it VERY easy to learn. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ABOUT SNAILS! TELL ME MORE, JOHN GREEN! /chinhands


3. I realized yesterday that I haven't visited LJ to do anything but reply to comments in months. So it's gone from my bookmark bar. Do folks still use LJ? Whyyyyy. Come to DW, it's better in pretty much every way.


4. I am excited for Elementary and the next person to claim they are ripping off BBC Sherlock will be fed to a lion. This summarizes my feelings on the matter well:


A tweet by user peasantings saying "I'm really glad Sir Arthur Conan Doyle came back from the grave, and told Mark Gatiss and Steven Moffat 'worry about my brand.'"

Moffat, shut your mouth and go ruin some more female characters or whatever it is you do in your free time.


5. So. Fic. I'm settled in Florida and despite the fact I fucking hate being here and everything about this fucking state (ask my about my grandmother's racism sometime), I am slowly getting back into the swing of writing again. I have a shortish one-shot Dresden fic that is half Binz's fault and half thisfishflies's fault about Harry wearing nail polish.

(Actually it's mostly Binz's fault because if you get her talking about Harry's idealization of femininity, she will give you Ideas about Harry embracing parts of himself he feels he's not allowed to and you will get Feels and it will suck, but seriously, if Binz wants to talk at you about this, let her, it's fascinating and full of feels.)

(Also, the fic is called Hand Jobs, WHICH I WANT TO ESTABLISH WAS BINZ'S IDEA. NOT MINE.)

So that'll eventually get posted. Then it's time for some fucking Matter of Chicago renewal, aaaaw yeeeeah.


6. 100% unrelated to Dresden, I have been slowly writing a Dragon Age: Origins fic that's pretty much me dealing with the game's lack of dealing with issues of anti-elf racism and the fact the City Elf origin revolves around rape and sexual assault. It's not grimdark, but it's pretty serious. Totally unbeta'ed though. For the curious: oh, bring me a love that can sweeten a sword.


7. I don't believe in uppercased letters in titles okay? okay.


8. So on Tumblr for some inexplicable reason there has been a random renaissance of The 10th Kingdom, a miniseries you probably never heard of but it was amazing, okay? It was a post-modern twist on fairy tales and had some really stellar writing and some of the most interesting characters ever. And this 10K renaissance reminded me of my love for the protagonist, Virginia Lewis, and that in turn made me think about the Characters I Have Loved. I came up with four, and I'm going to briefly share them with you under the cut.

( Characters Lucy Has Really Strong Feelings About )

10. Hey, anyone have any advice on getting cheap airplane flights? Or maybe have some coupon codes lying around? Just wondering.

and I don't mean just apologizing for not having written more yet

( Story discussion, some problems I have with the story, and what it means to me as a writer )

So yeah. Those are my thoughts right now. Actual dictionary-definition ambivalence.

The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop is now up on AO3 for your Kindle fanfic collections or whatever. The first two chapters have been revised, though I bet I've missed a few typos. I'll hopefully catch them later.

Next up: Bringing back The Matter of Chicago. :thumbs up:



Also, rented Saints Row the Third, mostly because I've needed something to play.

My advice to y'all: don't. That's eight dollars I'll never get back. Now I just want SR2 again.

Title: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (5/6)
Pairings: Harry Dresden/John Marcone
Warnings/Content: Explicit sex, food porn, past child abuse, oblique reference to self-harm, serious portrayal of a character dealing with past trauma, realistic depiction of a panic attack, and abandonment issues, but now, finally, some romantic fluff. ♥
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
Word Count: 6,732.

Notes: LOOK, THIS WAS TOTALLY GOING TO BE FIVE PARTS, BUT THE CHAPTER BROKE 12,000 WORDS AND BINZ WAS LIKE "just split it dude" AND I WAS LIKE "OKAY". So now it's six.


( Act Five: I feel your taste all the time we're apart )

Title: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (4/legit 5 okay)
Pairings: Harry Dresden/John Marcone
Warnings/Content: OKAY THIS IS GETTING RIDIC. Let's go down the once-again revised list: Explicit sex, food porn, past child abuse, oblique reference to self-harm, serious portrayal of a character dealing with past trauma, realistic depiction of a panic attack, and abandonment issues. JFC, I couldn't fail fluff fic harder if I tried.
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
Word Count: 7,999. Um. Yeah.

Author's Note: oh god, this had all the betas. Polaris, Grene, Binz, and Sam. You guys. Srsly.


( Act Four: what is sweet now turns so sour )

Unrelatedly, for the curious, I'm doing a Dresden Files Fannish Safari on tomorrow's Slash Report podcast. Also, if you aren't listening to the Slash Report, you are missing out on hilarity and great thinky thoughts.

So I am doing much better since my last entry. I had a minor epiphany about myself that will help me in the long run. Thank you, everyone, for the encouragement. So many tears were shed because of ya'll. ALL THE TEARS.

I'm plugging away at the Bakery AU, because it's a fun, relaxing fic to work on. Here's a small sample of the next chapter: ( Pyromania runs in the family )

It gets sillier from then on out. 8D Sooooo many shenanigans in store.


Student loans are coming in next month! I am tres excited. It'll help our financial situation a lot. And there should be about $200 left over after bills are paid. Whoo. I have, like, a list of shit I want to do.

1. Put aside a little money for Mass Effect 3, Saints Row 3, and Journey. Literally the only games I give a shit about this year. I haven't bought a game since Little Big Planet 2. Not a good year for gaming. But I am getting the Special Edition of ME3. Going to sell back a bunch of books and such to pay for part of it. FUN FACT: I don't buy new games. Everything I get is used. Except ME3. I am getting that fucker opening night.



2. Oddly enough, I'm thinking about getting Minecraft. Maybe. It's only $20(?), but I still wish there was a demo. It seems fun but I'm unsure if I'd actually like it. But I wanna try. Maybe. I dunno. I REALLY LIKED MINECRAFT CLASSIC? But. $20.



3. Buy some cloth and learn to sew! It may help me. I don't buy clothes because nothing fits my bust, but if I can sew, I can make shit that'll hold my massive boobs, thus solving the problem. And it's more indie cred to make your own clothes anyway, amirite?

So yeah. But for now: PoliSci homework and Bakery AU.

Also: Brew some tea. Silver sent me some AMAZING SAMPLES. I found a great blend: vanilla rooibos + Himalayan Splendor. Sweet with a bite. ♥

Just realized-- I should just take March 6 though 8 off work to play through Mass Effect 3. You think I'm kidding, but I'm really not. ME is important to me on a level I can't really explain.

Jesus fuck it's hot. It's 5PM and almost 110 degrees here. This is ridiculous.

Also, because the Bakery AU and MoC are not enough for me, I'm starting yet another fill on the kinkmeme.

And Grene has written the first Ghost Story-compliant fill! Four for you, Grenegome, you go Grene! It's very good and very funny. If you've read GS, go look.


God, sometimes it legit shocks me how much I've written in this fandom. Like, I tend to think of myself as a one-trick-pony with MoC, but I've also done a ton of fills. I collected six or so of them on AO3, but when I go through only kinkmeme posts, I keep finding shit I do not remember writing. Weird. I need to eventually go collect all my fills and put them up on AO3.

Ah well. Time to attempt to make a quesadilla. Never tried before, we'll see how it goes.

Title: The Stars and Scones Bakery and Coffee Shop (1/3)
Pairings: Harry Dresden/John Marcone
Warnings/Content: Eventual explicit sex, references to past child abuse (Justin is evil in every AU), and one oblique reference to possible self-harm. (Yes, this is the Happy Fun AU I was talking about. I possibly fail at Happy Fun AUs?)
Summary: In which Harry is the best baker in Chicago, but still ends up starting a few fires along the way.
Word Count: 4998

( Act One: a coffee dessert, yes you know it's good news )