In which I take prompts and ponder my own sanity...

[laliandra]

Currently, I spend a deal of time sitting on trains marvelling at the weather and so, as I told twitter, I want to write all the sunshine filled stories in the world. Colline instructed me to write and I can't really say no to her charming Canadian vowels. Plus fandom has been extra good to me of late, and I want to repay. 

It is very likely that I am mad. But I am feeling full of two things that have been sadly lacking in recent months, summery feelings and also writerly mojo. 

Sol! PROMPT ME.

I am going to play a game that I am calling (500) Words of Summer. You guys, I thought of a cool name for it, I cannot back out now. 

This will involve you giving me a prompt and then I will write 500ish words (more likely more because I fail so hard at brevity) for it, probably involving summer days and rays and other things that are fading fast. 

Lurkers and new people and old, dear friends alike, I want your prompts! Er, now may be a good time to remind me if I owe you fic. 

You can ask me to expand on a universe I've already written (From NorthbyNorthwestern to Say I'm the Only Bee In Your Bonnet and everything in between!), or something new in a fandom I've written for or, well, I know a LOT of fandoms. Just ask...

Your wishes are my commands! Or, prompts. 

Comments

[anna-unfolding.livejournal.com]

OMG. Ok. Frank/Gerard steampunk. It can be a drabble, or a glimpse of a story, as opposed to trying to do a "fic" in 500 words. Bonus points for a steampunky explanation of Frank's tattoos. Bonus points for IC Mikey (if you can work it in. 500 words isn't much, so don't sacrifice good f/g for forcing Mikey in there). Scenario? Something is going wrong and they think they are about to die. Gerard finally gets the full story behind those markings on Frank's arms and face that Frank is always hiding (though he can't ever rly hide the ones on his face--we are pretending for your fic that the line eye makeup he likes to wear is a permanent marking). Intimacy ensues. You can make it srius bizness or cracky. Your choice. Pls oh pls!?!?

I will try to add a pic for inspiration. No tats visible, but there is smoke and a train?? Helpful?


How bout those tats?



Eye marking pic, if you want to use that in the fic:


If pix don't work I can email them to you.

[brimtoast.livejournal.com]

SPOILER WARNINGS FOR CLAIRE IF YOU ARE CLAIRE DO NOT HIGHLIGHT THIS OR ELSE YOU WILL BE SPOILED FOR TIN FOREVER.


TIN, one-year anniversary of Harry's death (or of his funeral), your choice of characters(s)

IS THAT BETTER LALEKS?

[miabee023.livejournal.com]

I STILL WOULD LIKE TIFFANY ACHING FIC. Especially with the new book coming out so soon and all. Mostly just her and Roland being AWESOME, though I know that is not a very specific prompt, because THAT IS WHAT THEY ARE ALL THE TIME, but you can include sheep or something, I don't know. (Also, William de Worde and Sacharissa, maybe... trying to put together a newspaper (as per usual), only Ankh-Morpork is being its usual summer-heat-wave self, and it's gross and sticky but they are them and therefore it is SO CUTE. Or something else, whatevs.)

Those are my requests, but, as you know, I will read pretty much anything you post.

[mcollinknight.livejournal.com]

OKAY, SO. DAMN. WE HAVE SO MANY FANDOMS IN COMMON.

BUT FUCK IT, I WANT SUNNY BRADAM. PURE FLUFF. SITTING ON A LAWN SOMEWHERE AND SHOOTING THE SHIT OR WHATEVER AND POSSIBLY EATING STRAWBERRIES OR ICE CREAM. OR TAKING A "NAP" IN THE SUN OR SOMETHING, YOU HAVE THE WRITERLY BRAINS ON THIS ONE.

[cellophane_ria.livejournal.com]

Can I be awful and ask for that Holmes/Watson growing old together in the country? I remember that you had a wonderful snippet about picnics... :)

Ooor, if that is repulsive, Havemercy AU, anything that makes you happy, but with my favourite Margrave, pretty please. He can even be the youngest secretary in the big detective agency in the early 60s, if you want to. :D

[anna-unfolding.livejournal.com]

Havemercy AU!!! Why-oh-why have I never imagined them in an AU world??? [goes to daydream about this for hours]

[cellophane_ria.livejournal.com]

Ah, glad to give you something to daydream about. :)
I have a perhaps unhealthy fondness to AUs myself, and I think that with such strong characters there could be lots of interesting options to explore there...

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

YAY STEAMPUNK :D

Did I ever mention that I have a 50,000 steampunk fic that I am trying to finish? Because, er, I do. Anyway! I have Some Ideas, and I got your email at work and went to a happier, sighier place for a while.

Also, imgur is a good pic uploading website, fyi :)

<3

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

OOO, this would be an EXCELLENT excuse to buy the new book (OUT NOW \o/!). Oh, they are so very awesome. Every time anyone makes a pun me and my Dad say, "AH, a pune or play on words..." Because we are dorks :D

I sometimes fear my own power regarding you reading anything I write O.o

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

Well maybe I will have a Round 2 and you can ask for something else :)

AHAHAHA I KNEW IT I KNEW IT! :D! I am so on this. Also, KRALLISON. Oh, so much love.

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

That is neither awful or repulsive. I am a terrible person for never finishing it! Consider it yours.

OMG, that is so adorable as an idea... I cannot... Even... <3_<3

[laleks.livejournal.com]

Yes. This. Is. Satisfactory.

[cellophane_ria.livejournal.com]

&hearts!!!

I don't know why there is no abundance of Havemercy AUs. So much potential! ^^

[novembersmith.livejournal.com]

Hmmmm. HMMMMM. OH OH I HAVE ONE FOR YOU. A DDG/White Collar crossover! PETER AND HARRY INTERACTING. NEAL AND DRACO EYING EACH OTHER. SUNSHINE SHOULD BE INVOLVED, OBVIOUSLY, SOMEHOW.

...IDEK.

[miabee023.livejournal.com]

OH I HATE THE UK. SO MUCH. Ours does not come out till the 28th, WHAT IS THIS. I am tempted to just order it from amazon.co.uk, since it will actually be pretty much the same price as buying it here. But then I would not have matching sizes. On the other hand, none of my Tiffany Aching books match to start with, so... perhaps this is not such a big deal. SUCH A CONUNDRUM.

I totally think of that anytime somebody makes a pun, but I never say it, because nobody else I know has read the Tiffany Aching books. So, obviously, your dad is awesome.

Okay, the shipping is just ridiculous, so this is not happening. SHIPPING, WHY MUST YOU ALWAYS FOIL ME SO.

Well, just think - if you ever publish a book, you know you will sell at least one copy. I'm sure that will convince any publishing house to take you on.

(Sorry if this comment makes me sound a bit all over the place. Colds make my brain regress to that of a five-year-old, only with a bigger vocabulary.)

[anna-unfolding.livejournal.com]

I know. Frank. That one with their hands!!! THEIR FACES!!! You know, FINISH THAT STEAMPUNK 50K fic before handing out free 500 word summer fic, you crazy woman!

This has been a public service announcement. Have a nice day.

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

THIS REMAINS THE MOST AMAZING PROMPT EVER, OMG. ILU. AND NOW I GET TO WRITE LONDON IN THE SUNSHINE! \O/

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

Their faces never fail to make me happy! My lovely friend shiningartifact does awesome frankspams :)

Well, the epic fic of epic has been stalling for so long that I got all :/ about writing so I am doing this so that I have more writing mojo so that I can actually finish it. :)

I still may be crazy!

[isil-helyanwe.livejournal.com]

Okay, since I'm loving your Inception-fic of late, how about more Arthur-centric fic? THE DILEMMA: how does such a dapper young man deal with wearing three-piece suits in the August heat? Does he retreat into a darkened, air-conditioned room? Does he keep pressed suits in the fridge and change every few hours? RIDDLE ME THAT.

This is possibly a super unhelpful prompt :DD

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

I HAVE HAD THIS TAB OPEN FOR AAAAAAAAAAGES AND MY BRAIN CANNOT DECIDE WHAT IT WANTS. MY LIFE IS HARD, LAL, CLEARLY!

also I can't remember if it was you or my other friend who was writing me Neal/Peter Student-Teacher porn lolol

SO I AM DEFAULTING TO ONE OF MY GREAT LOVES: THE FOOD PROMPT. Fandom of your choice from WhiCo, Inception, AI or (random) + DELICIOUS FRENCH PASTRIES (store bought or ....gasp! HOME-MADE??). Or delicious things in general.

OR WAIT. Now I am thinking about that one bit in WhiCo that had Peter cooking. I WANT PETER COOKING <33

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

HELLO I just had to pop in and say just how AWESOME that prompt is. The mental imaaaaaaaages of Arthur having this giant, walk-in fridge filled with suit after suit, akjsfhkjah ahahaha <33

[anna-unfolding.livejournal.com]

What is your theory about all the fuss about mcr's website today?? EXCITING THING IS EXCITING. It's kinda fun to have a fandom where new "canon" is still coming, and it's all kind of a crazy mystery b/c BOYS, you know???

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

This is a ridiculously awesome prompt! And I'm glad you're liking the fic. Because yours is such an awesome prompt is both the one I'm working on first and likely to be a few more words than 500. Oh brevity, why must your allude me?

Re: This is possibly a super unhelpful prompt :DD

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

I love how this is all the prompts in the word. Seriously.

Yooooooou I am writing now and 700 words in! UGH, there was never really any way I was going to write 500 wards for everything.

[isil-helyanwe.livejournal.com]

Hurrah!

I look forward to it.

[photoclerk.livejournal.com]

Say I'm the Only Bee In Your Bonnet
Yes please? <3 I heart the boys, and I heart your rendition of them.

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

For now, you may be interested in this thread *g* http://bookshop.livejournal.com/1077148.html?thread=39507868#t39507868

And THANK YOU SO MUCH, seriously, can't be said enough

[photoclerk.livejournal.com]

I READ THAT AND FREAKED OUT AND NEED MOAR. That's how I got here actually. <3