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bronze_ribbons) wrote2008-09-28 05:10 pm
bronze_ribbons) wrote2008-09-28 05:10 pm
Wimsey rec; Yuletide brainstorming; FAKE mini-manifesto
Nineveh-uk has posted another bit of Sayers-inspired brilliance, this time featuring Bunter and tissue-paper. Work-safe.
Marginalina linked to the Yuletide brainstorming post; I clicked. That crashing sound you hear in the background is my resolve to stay out of fests this year colliding with the possibility of prompting some good FAKE fic. More on that in a sec.
My original shortlist + runners-up is on page 7 of the comments therein, but I had a three-hour drive earlier today, which meant I had time to ponder what I really want. So the fandoms I currently plan to nominate are looking more like this:
1. FAKE - Sanami Matoh
2. Haru wo Daiteita - Youka Nitta
3. Copenhagen - Michael Frayn
4. Muppets
5. Chicago Manual of Style
6. Vicky Bliss - Elizabeth Peters
Some thoughts (in reverse order) on fic I'd like to see, whether via Yuletide or some other panfandom challenge or me-writing-it-myself-during-some-future-bout-of-insomnia (and yes, this is partly so I don't forget all this when it's time to write my "Dear Yuletide Santa" letter -- although it'll definitely need trimming so as not to scare whomever's assigned to me out of her or his gourd). I guess I should cut for spoilers for some of these...
6. Schmidt gen. Preferably post-series, but the off-stage scene in Night Train where he tells John to get his arse back to Vicky would be nifty, too.
5. CMOS - oh, the possibilities. CMOS/MLA bondage or hatesex, CMOS/APA, two CMOS rules together, one single CMOS rule... mwahahahahaha. I really am not kidding when I say that 17.169 would lend itself nicely to an extended exploration of UST.
4. Muppets. Heh. Coming up with potential guest-stars (which may or may not violate the "no crossovers" guideline - I'm just brainstorming here) was a welcome mental break. Possibilities, in rough order of preference:
3. Copenhagen. More discussion and/or flashbacks among those involved.
2. Haru wo Daiteita: Yoshizumi or Shimizu gen; Iwaki/Katou PWP...
1. FAKE - some possibilities:
Things that turn me on and things that drive me nuts:
(I should add that there are quite a few fics I like in spite of the stuff I kvetch about below, but yeah, I've been stewing over some of these. And as I reread the list, some of these definitely reflect my fic preferences in general (there's one fic I read recently where Dee tells Ryo it's really creepy how Ryo presents a calm front even when he's really angry, and I pretty much leapt out of my chair and shouted "fanon Lupin sighting, yay!" *sheepish*))
Ok, that's more than I meant to say... and I'm not done yet. Some other day. The to-post list also includes a delightful German translation of "Those I Can Save" (courtesy of LJ:incapability87), a couple of audiofics (once I stop coughing long enough to record them), some recs of FAKE fics (especially ones not in the usual archives), and the ever-floating raft of to-writes (once they're written, heh). But for now it's back to the comma mines. *hugs to all who wants 'em*
Marginalina linked to the Yuletide brainstorming post; I clicked. That crashing sound you hear in the background is my resolve to stay out of fests this year colliding with the possibility of prompting some good FAKE fic. More on that in a sec.
My original shortlist + runners-up is on page 7 of the comments therein, but I had a three-hour drive earlier today, which meant I had time to ponder what I really want. So the fandoms I currently plan to nominate are looking more like this:
1. FAKE - Sanami Matoh
2. Haru wo Daiteita - Youka Nitta
3. Copenhagen - Michael Frayn
4. Muppets
5. Chicago Manual of Style
6. Vicky Bliss - Elizabeth Peters
Some thoughts (in reverse order) on fic I'd like to see, whether via Yuletide or some other panfandom challenge or me-writing-it-myself-during-some-future-bout-of-insomnia (and yes, this is partly so I don't forget all this when it's time to write my "Dear Yuletide Santa" letter -- although it'll definitely need trimming so as not to scare whomever's assigned to me out of her or his gourd). I guess I should cut for spoilers for some of these...
6. Schmidt gen. Preferably post-series, but the off-stage scene in Night Train where he tells John to get his arse back to Vicky would be nifty, too.
5. CMOS - oh, the possibilities. CMOS/MLA bondage or hatesex, CMOS/APA, two CMOS rules together, one single CMOS rule... mwahahahahaha. I really am not kidding when I say that 17.169 would lend itself nicely to an extended exploration of UST.
4. Muppets. Heh. Coming up with potential guest-stars (which may or may not violate the "no crossovers" guideline - I'm just brainstorming here) was a welcome mental break. Possibilities, in rough order of preference:
anyone from Tenth Doctor Who or Torchwood (actor or character) Cthulhu or Hastur from User-Friendly (and dudes, current storyline involves the Large Hadron Collider. Whee!) anyone from Haru wo Daiteita anyone from Neil Gaiman's Sandman series Lord Peter Wimsey. Bonus for scenes showing Bunter dealing with the insanity Irene Adler Jonathan Papelbon
3. Copenhagen. More discussion and/or flashbacks among those involved.
2. Haru wo Daiteita: Yoshizumi or Shimizu gen; Iwaki/Katou PWP...
1. FAKE - some possibilities:
Ryo/Dee hurt/comfort Dee and Jim Campbell friendship fic Ryo's early twenties - answering questions from Dee, Carol, and/or Bikky about his time in the Army (if that's what he did), or Dee mulling over how Ryo's Army habits/skills show up in his current habits, or how Ryo met his bomb-making friend (if it wasn't via the Army) Ryo and Dee discuss and compare their knowledge of bombs Kai and/or Louise (second season) - what are their stories? The 27th precinct heads to Bikky and Carol's wedding. Craziness and crises meet them there. Kai thanking Berkeley for the interesting subordinates
Things that turn me on and things that drive me nuts:
(I should add that there are quite a few fics I like in spite of the stuff I kvetch about below, but yeah, I've been stewing over some of these. And as I reread the list, some of these definitely reflect my fic preferences in general (there's one fic I read recently where Dee tells Ryo it's really creepy how Ryo presents a calm front even when he's really angry, and I pretty much leapt out of my chair and shouted "fanon Lupin sighting, yay!" *sheepish*))
I have a very strong preference for established relationships and happy endings. That said, I am hugely ambivalent about the second season and "Like Like Love" and am perfectly happy to ignore their existence. I love seeing both Ryo and Dee pushed to the point of losing their tempers. I love seeing Ryo masking his emotions, and Dee seeing through him. A pet peeve: Bikky calling either guy "Dad." He regards them as his dads, sure, but he's always gonna call them by their first names. That's how it is in canon (at least in the English translation). Another pet peeve: Ryo chiding Bikky for swearing. I really don't see this happening. See complaint about uber-domestication of the guys in next item. A squick: The guys getting married. The guys hyphenating their names. The guys adopting more children. Yes, I'm a black-hearted mountain troll, and the squick doesn't even make all that much sense since I'm totally cool with marriage/hyphenation/etc. in real life ... it's probably partly a reaction to skimming too many fics that ineptly try to cram Ryo and Dee (plus Bikky and Carol) into an uber-domestic paradigm, partly because I don't believe marriage is for everyone (and get twitchy when I feel like I'm among people who can't imagine not wanting to get married, no matter how well-intentioned), and partly because the Ryo/Dee dynamic somehow reminds me more of the couples I've known who decided marriage wasn't for them but have been solidly together for over twenty years. I don't see any canon evidence for Ryo being less interested in sports than Dee. Yes, it's Dee who takes Bikky to a Bulls-Knicks game, but there's plenty of reasons Ryo might have asked Dee to take his spot that time. Ryo and Dee are guys. They have outbursts (and how!), but they are not emo-eloquent about their love for each other, to each other or to anyone else. Again, I find it much more convincing and moving when they're in the grip of such a strong emotion that it bleeds through whatever they're doing and saying, rather than them volunteering the info.
Ok, that's more than I meant to say... and I'm not done yet. Some other day. The to-post list also includes a delightful German translation of "Those I Can Save" (courtesy of LJ:incapability87), a couple of audiofics (once I stop coughing long enough to record them), some recs of FAKE fics (especially ones not in the usual archives), and the ever-floating raft of to-writes (once they're written, heh). But for now it's back to the comma mines. *hugs to all who wants 'em*
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