Jumping rope in zero gee

I came here to follow some of my favorite Kurt/Blaine authors. They seemed to be posting to tumblr and not LJ. Now I find a lot of them love spoilers (I don't). So I'm not following nearly as many people as I thought. I also don't like GIFs much -- I am a fic whore. (I know. Boring, right?) If I don't follow you back, it doesn't mean I don't love you. It means I am too inept to manage my dashboard. Ask me Stuff!

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Kissy ‘keets

The parakeets have been fighting all night, but now they are feeding each other and being al kissy-face with each other.

I finished reading my first Sherlock fic, a trilogy by pennin-ink called The Swan Triad. And an LJ friend recced a list, so I’m excited about that. But as much as I want to stay up all night reading fic, I have to go to bed. Tomorrow is a work day, The last two weeks have kicked my ass.

But first, I’m going to watch John Watson ask Sherlock Holmes to be his best man in S3:E2.

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alwaysbemygirlfelicity has brought to attention a major case of plagiarism affecting the Arrow fandom, and unfortunately it applies to the Klaine fandom as well. I’m separating this post out from the excellent detective work they’ve done so...

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This pisses me off.

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quick unofficial survey, reblog this and put the first fandom you read/wrote fanfic for, and how old you were, in the tags

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I’m reading a lovely Sherlock fic I found at Epic Recs on Dreamwidth called The Swan Triad by pennin-ink. Is Sherlock going to be my new fic obsession?

Today made jambalaya with barley instead of rice. YUM.

Do you have any Sherlock fics to rec?

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Only when it comes to writing am I ever this masochistic

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oddbonesstuff:

In other words - I just signed up to write three big bang fics.  

In other other words - Odd is an idiot.  

How do people find out about this stuff? Is there some central (yes, my love of bureaucracy is showing) site that lists upcoming exchanges and fests and what-have-you? Do you google "glee fic exchange," or what? I feel so out of it.

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Rattle My Bones

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kurtblainefanfic:

Title: Rattle My Bones Author: shia_labeouf Rating: NC-17 Word Count: 7,600 (on the nose!) Summary: Kurt gets his comeuppance for wheedling Blaine into fooling around when adults were in the house. Hudmels + Blaine family time, pseudo-exhibitionist!Blaine, and the inside of Kurt’s walk-in closet. Sequel to At Your Leisure. 

HELL YES. Sooooo much love for this. Hudson-Hummels, fun in the kitchen, adorable boys and scorchingly hot sexytimes. Read At Your Leisure first, though.

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Dalton Men (Def!verse side-story, 535 words)

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hedgerose:

  Hiiiii new followers (and old followers)!  This is not a new chapter, but at least it’s something?

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It’s the first day of what would be Blaine’s junior year at Dalton, and all of the Warblers are there except for him, which is strange, because Blaine’s supposed to be their lead soloist this year.  

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Found this on the kurt_blaine weekly rec post. I loved it. Thank god somebody besides Kurt and Quinn care. This was incredibly heartening, even though it was sad. Why is this not on your LJ, hedge?

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hedgerose:

For those of you waiting for the next chapter of (Def)inition, this is why it's taking so long. 

Yes, it's Blaine's file.  No, it's not complete.  I will probably (likely) make changes before I post the whole thing.  BUT HERE'S SOME OF IT!

And, er, sorry for the bad iPhone photos.  I'll use an actual scanner next time.

This is the most amazing post of amazement my amazed eyes have ever gazed upon. Do you always work like this? I started re-reading (Def) again today. It's unhealthy, how much I love that story. Especially since I'd rather re-read it for the third time than work on my own story. (Not precisely true; I can do both.) I've been trying so hard not to think about it. This may be the WIP that cures me of ever reading a WIP ever again. (I haven't started reading any new ones, I'll have you know.)

IDEK.

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gameboycolorfic:

modernepitaph:

On the long ride back to Dalton, Kurt feels miles away from sleep. He pulls his blazer over his head, hiding the shame he feels. He knows it isn’t his fault they lost, but he can’t shake the image of Blaine’s eyes boring into his, trying to work out...

Holy crap. The premise isn't something I'd normally be eager to read, but the writing? The writing is fucking fantastic. *sobs* You gave a new author to stalk. Why? I'm not fangirling enough people already?

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on my list of things to write

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Snipped for length (but the original is soooooo awesome, go read)

blueb1rdwrites:

so you guys can see how nuts I am.

In the Planning Stages

Kurt & Blaine as counselors at a summer camp that is a lot more outdoorsy than Kurt expected

Vague Ideas

Kurt attends and graduates NYADA but the only acting job he lands is as a face character at Disney Land where he runs into Blaine, his ex, who plays one of the princes. Shenanigans ensue.

So much love for these ideas. So, so, SO much love. Follow where the muse takes you, of course, but man, I hope she takes you there.

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flowersbeforesex:

I have to watch the rest of Citizen Kane and figure out what the hell is happening. I also have to be ready analyze angles and types of shots in class. This movie is just, idk…it has a lot of talking and a lot of shadows. I don’t really know what I’m supposed to be getting from the camera angles, though I’m not paying as much attention as I probably should be. 

I usually hate people who say, "Oh, you've got to see that on the big screen," because it just screams of pretentiousness and snobbery most of the time. But there are two movies I would definitely recommend seeing on the big screen: Citizen Kane and Lawrence of Arabia. CK was never one of my favorite movies, but if someone invited me to see it at the theater this weekend? I'd go in a heartbeat. It's qualitatively different when seen large. More human, I think. I think the camera angles were technically significant (as in, no one had ever done that kind of thing before; like Hitchcock's Rope).

Lawrence of Arabia is one of my all-time favorite movies. I'd watch it on the big screen, small screen; I'd watch it multiple times a day.

*I am not now nor have I ever been a film student. I just grew up in L.A. and dated a film writer for many years.

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apartofsomethingspecial:

that I am announcing the end of this project.

There have been a number of issues with people not having their pieces ready in time, and this week, only one person turned something in. I’ve made a number of attempts to try and get things back on the rails, but I’m only one person, and I simply...

I'm so sad to learn this. There were some incredible stories. Everybody go read before it all disappears.

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kurtblainefanfic:

Title: For Fate to Turn the Light On Author: idoltina Rating: PG-13 Genre: AU, angst, romance Spoilers (if any): 02x16 Original Song Warnings (if any): Language, mentions of character death, homophobic language, violence, and very light sexual situations Word Count: 14,985 ...

This looks awesome (no pun intended) and I can't wait to read it WHEN LJ COMES THE FUCK BACK UP. Imminence of (Def) posting has made me brave. :-)

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onnovember8thiwilllosemyovaries:

this couldn’t be any mmore accurate

I laughed SO HARD at this!

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SO UNSURE WHAT TO FEEL: (DEF)INITION

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hedgerose:

The next chapter of Def is done and waiting for beta (and for LJ to get its act together, because seriously).  It contains:

Phone calls

twenty-two hours of driving (or thereabouts)

hugs

5611 words.  It’s the longest chapter since the first one.

I will hopefully be posting tonight, if my betas get back to me in time.

I just got home and plugged in all my electronics (we were supposed to have thunder and lightning today) and everything booted right up. (Always a concern when everything has to be shut down.) I couldn't get on LJ  :-(  , so I was all, "YAY, TUMBLR!" Then I read this and was all, "shitshitshitshitSHIT!" To know it might have been posted and I can't get to it? *headdesk*

I can't remember the last time I was so worried about a fictional character. The image of Blaine sitting next to the couch has haunted me. I dreamed about it one night. I've tried to continue the story in my own mind, trying to inject some hope, and I just can't. If I could, I probably wouldn't be jonesing so hard for the next chapter.

I've been trying to figure out how this story has gotten under my skin so deeply. I think its the sheer hopelessness of it. I'm not particularly triggery, and suicide and self-abuse (food disorders, etc.) don't tend to disturb me excessively (I'm in a "mental health" profession, and I have a number of friends with alternative lifestyles, so I do my best to stay as non-judgey as possible in most of my life), but abandonment triggers me like whoa. I was a sobbing mess during AI, when the little kid got left in the forest by his "mom." Abandoned and starved/ hoarded animals trigger me like crazy: when someone isolates and abuses a person or creature, I'm pretty triggered.

So in Ch1 of this fic, I was 100% on Blaine's side. No equivocation. In most fics where Blaine has self-injury issues, he's surrounded by people who want to help him; who may even be able to help, if he'd let them. All he has to do is reach out. But in this fic? He's been surrounded by people who want to exploit his helplessness. People who don't care about his well-being at all. He's lost hope. I don't think he has the capability to reach out even if he wanted to, and he doesn't seem to have the capability to even hope for or want redemption. The thread tying him to life is so tenuous, and his life is so meager —

It's killing me. It's just freakin' killing me.

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I need fluff.

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Fic: I Put Away Childish Things (6/8)

Title: I Put Away Childish Things (6/8) Author: pushplaytobegin Rating: NC-17 this part Spoilers: S1-S2 Warnings: none Word Count: 6,829 this part Summary: When Burt learns that Kurt and Blaine are doing more than just chaste kisses — in fairly public places — he decides it's better if they're active under his roof than someplace where they're potentially at risk, but it's not what you'd call a smooth transition for any of them.

A multichapter birthday fic for oddwritesstuff for one of her prompts. Beta by LJ user shia_labeouf (and for her to put up with the last three chapters of this; IDEK how to thank her, so I'll just rec her stories like crazy. Go read ALL her stuff, people. Her Practical Demonstrations is one of my favorite fics ever. She's amazeballs).

Read at LJ: Chapter 1 - Chapter 2 - Chapter 3 - Chapter 4 - Chapter 5

Chapter 6