Undecided on which trope I like better for a Harringrove relationship reveal: everyone knows but them, where all their friends and loved ones catch on to the fact that they have non-platonic feelings for each other before Steve and Billy are willing to admit it to each other, or the opposite way where everyone thinks they're Still Just Friends (or maybe friends with benefits at most) while they've been exclusive for awhile.
Both have such good potential for angst (insecurity in thinking they're not good enough or that it won't last so they better enjoy it while they can) that it's hard to decide which I love more.
Okay so what if someone from the Star Trek universe had the same abilities that Mo has in Inkheart. And that person read Una out of her story. And what if Una had that same gift, but she realizes it only much later. She's a great storyteller, like, you would feel the story come alive around you, but she would refuse to read even a single word from a book or a padd. Not even when Chris begs her to do it because he likes her voice too much.
What if it was La'An who read Una out on the Gorn ship because she was so scared and wanted Una to save her? And Una kept her alive until whatever ship Chris was on at the time would have come to pick them up. The downside is that La'An's brother got exchanged for Una.
And Una's gift is revealed when a crew member disappears and a creature from one of the stories shows up all of a sudden.
New Plot Bunny Genres—Purple Prose, Cyberpunk, and Smut
Whether your writing is full of flowery language, neon and computer code, or steam and spice, here’s three new genres of Plot Bunny available at Painting Dragon Feathers—Purple Prose, Cyberpunk, and Smut. The High Fantasy Plot Bunnies have also gotten an updated color scheme.
These guys will be fluttering to Balticon this weekend, but you can also find them in the Painting Dragon Feathers online shop.
I'm still sad that there's essentially no Shortland Street femslash fic. There were a smattering of Nicole/Harper stories back in the day, mostly on the pit of voles (fanfiction.net).
There's a tiny set of Nicole/Maeve stories on AO3 now, and an even tinier bit of Leanne/Rosalyn. There's no Samira/Francesca, even though I know there are other people like me that loved them and were so sad when that storyline went south so fast. There was so much scope for writing fic for them. This is the heartbreak of tiny fandoms.
I want to read Samira and Francesca's conversation at the wedding reception. I want extensions of all the episodes to give them more time together.
I want Francesca taking Samira on a jetboat ride while they're at the conference because Samira has never been to Queenstown before.
And oh boy do I want fixit fic: Francesca doesn't leave, Samira goes after her, they meet again in several years time. Francesca has taken that job at Central and they're quietly continuing their relationship during Samira's later episodes but Samira has had enough of the gossip wheel so she's not telling anyone. Any fixit will do.
Samira and Francesca both start working at Seattle Grace at around the same time but their paths don't cross straight away. To confuse things people keep referring to "the new surgeon from New Zealand" without realising there are two of them.
And then this year, where was the Rebekah/Maeve fic? That was so sweetly done for such a fucked up relationship.
Give me Rebekah and Maeve on the run together fic. Unhealthy Maeve trying to be everything for Rebekah fic. Future fic where they live somewhere very quiet far from everything.
Give me your headcanons where Rebekah didn't have Scott kill Wilder, she really has been trying to do her best and it's just all gone wrong along the way.
Give me redemption fic - Rebekah admits it, does her time and finds Maeve in the end.
Give me a crazy prison AU - Rebekah goes to prison for Scott's murder, but the nature of hearsay, proof and what can and can't be included in evidence means Maeve still gets convicted for Wilder's. And they end up in prison together. Maximum angst.
And where is the longform Nicole/Maeve fic trying to make Watsonian sense of their crazy Doylist on again off again relationship and sudden character changes?
Where is the fluff fic that ignores it all?
Where is my everyone is gay fic that pulls in every possible Shortie character?
Where is my future fic that ignores Wilder's death and has all three of Nicole's stepsons working at the hospital, while Pele is a trouble making teenager?
Where are the AUS?
And my younger self would love fic about Meredith and Annie, or Caroline and Laura.
Tell me what fic you wish for in the comments. Share your headcanons! Or please write some!!!
I’m not into restoration and construction, so I’d probably never do this... maybe someone has done this, but...
In a story, there may be more than one way to deal with a haunted house.
Some people dehaunt houses by goodwill, blessings, or unlicensed nuclear accelerators. But it’s possible that sometimes, none of these quite work. So if the house is still standing... it’s time to call in the Contractor.
No, not that kind of contract, stop panicking. There’s nothing infernal involved. There’s not even anything remotely supernatural involved... unless you consider the Power of the Oblivious Bystander.
I picture the Contractor (possibly also called the Renovator) as a kind of average guy in a paint-stained t-shirt and jeans. Hair maybe a bit thin, with the eyes of a man who’s Seen It All....
And chalked all of it up to the hangover.
The Contractor’s seen terrified families, no doubt. But more often he’s seen baffled pastors, exhausted scholars, and way, way too many lawyers and real estate agents trying to make the best of an unwise purchase or abandoned inheritances before the property taxes eat them alive.
Well, whatever. Time to get to work.
Creaky doors? Order some squeak-proof hinges.
Cold spots? Modernize the heating system. And insulate! Sheesh, too many places were built when they thought electricity would be free....
Moans and wails? Might look into a white noise system.
Flickering lights? Electrical systems check. Put in some surge protectors.
Hallucinations? Check for gas leaks.
Odd thumps, creaks, doors sticking or swinging without cause? Alright, we need to look at foundation and settling issues. And probably clear out the spiders down there....
Plants withering? Check the irrigation systems. Maybe see if there are some better-adapted local landscaping varieties. Heck, check with the local extension office. Odds are there’s some botany or landscaping undergrads rattling around looking for a class project. Free help!
...Okay, maybe not free, they run on soda, chips, and the occasional takeout. But cheap help.
(I can picture a specter eventually dissolving out of sheer frustration!)
I’m not sure you could make a whole book out of it. But as a short story or subplot... free to good home!
I found the notes where I had started writing dialog. Use if you want because, again, I'm never going to write it.
This is for the 3rd plotbunny I believe.
Link: "Fairytales don't exist, only a world where we're all just pawns to those in power."
King Rhoam: "You bring this blasphemy to me?"
Zelda: "Should I not? Shouldn't I trust my father to have my best interest in mind? Link has been nothing but loyal to his duty and this country. Should he be punished for only being human?"
Rhoam: Tell me, what are your feelings towards my daughter?
Link: "She is a member of the royal family, one I have sworn my fidelity to, Your Majesty."
Rhoam: "A safe choice of words, my boy, but I'm not looking for false words."
Link: "I would have laid down my life for her easily, even before she found her inner power."
Rhoam: "And now?"
Link: "When the time comes for her to take over the crown I will continue to fight for Hyrule. Not just for my loyalty to this land and its people, but because Hyrule will prosper greatly under her leadership."
Today's dumb daydream starts in a post-canon, Yunmeng Shuangjie reconciliation era in which Jiang Cheng and Lan Wangji get into a semi-public not-duel that's mostly friendly, in a deeply passive-aggressive way.
Jiang Cheng can't beat Lan Wangji in a straightforward, strictly legal match, so after losing a couple bouts he mentally goes 'fuck it' and verbally points out that LWJ has clearly forgotten who it was who kept up with WWX in all his exploits as a kid
While LWJ is puzzling over where the hell this is going, JC reengages in the sparring but, rather than ducking away at a particular moment, he instead slips inside LWJ's guard and just, like, fuckin licks him across the cheek or something, not in a sexy way but in a very "sibling determined to Win" way
(if you have siblings, you Get It)
LWJ is Horrified, his crops have completely withered, his ancestors have abandoned him
But it's enough for JC to get the upper hand and finally win a bout
WWX, who's been hollering and catcalling this whole time from the sidelines, can't decide if this is HILARIOUS or an Absolute Outrage
Someone is clearly going to end up shoved into a river before the end of the day
