greetings from the left coast

So, I finally wrote my intoabar story, featuring Ted from Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure and Paul the Pedantic from Midnight in Paris. Mostly it just features Ted.

It's over here on AO3 if you're interested. I have to say, this was one of the more difficult pieces of fanfiction I've written, and I thought it would be a breeze. It took some finessing, and there are things I would've done if I'd wanted to make it longer or more detailed, but sometimes enough is enough.

Ok.

I wrote a little story. 414 words.

OK so I committed 4 BSG ficlets from prompts.

1. Set the World on Fire for lostinapapercup. Ellen Tigh. Spoilers for The Plan.
2. Kick Back and Relax for rirenec. Kara Thrace. Spoilers for 2x15, Scar.
3. Waking Up for silveraspen. Felix Gaeta. Spoilers for 4x05 (The Road Less Traveled), 4x06 (Faith), and 4x07 (Guess What's Coming to Dinner).
4. Imagine for woodwind. Sam and Kara. Spoilers for 4x14, Blood on the Scales.

Thank y'all so much for the prompts. I couldn't have done any of it without you.

batyatoon asked me for a Battlestar Galactica fic: Five times someone petted / fed / played with Jake the Dog on New Caprica (before or during the Cylon occupation), and what they were thinking at the time. I've been turning over the possibilities in my brain since she left the prompt. Here goes.

( Five Portraits with Jake )

Title: Eros Day
For: lostinapapercup
From: in_the_blue
Canon: Battlestar Galactica
Word Count: approx. 2150
Summary: A little bit of pre-canon AU nonsense, no angst, nothing serious. Written for the prompts "Eros Day" and "Atlas Arena" on pyramidofdreams.

( Pure fluff. )

I'll try to make it three for three, batyatoon, as soon as I figure out who exactly Jake is going to torment. In the meantime, two stories:

Balance (1390 words) by blue
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Baccano!
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ennis/Firo Prochainezo
Characters: Ennis (Baccano), Firo Prochainezo
Summary: They balanced each other.

Settled (1627 words) by blue
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Battlestar Galactica (2003)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lee Adama/Kara Thrace, Lee Adama/Anastasia Dualla
Characters: Lee Adama, Anastasia Dualla, Kara Thrace
Summary: Lee on the Pegasus in the year before the Cylon occupation. (Full-series spoilers.)

Clearly, I'm working on the B fandoms. Thanks for the prompts: ceitfianna at ineedmyfics for the first, lostinapapercup for the second.

Listening is a lost art. Since it was lost, looking for it seemed the thing to do. Not anywhere exotic, just around.

The raccoon who guards the front door and sleeps like a puppy with her head on her paws is a very good listener, or at least has very good ears. But the only feedback she gives is to run away. That's okay. She's wild and shouldn't grow to trust people.

The chickadees frequenting the bird feeder have great ears. They're also brave to a point. One actually landed on my hand, probably because of inertia and good listening. It squawked and flew off, out of reach, and sat and watched. I tried to understand, but I don't speak chickadee. That's never stopped me from trying.

When I call his name, my cat listens. Mostly, he's just interested in preening and catching my hand with his paws and teeth. That's a language I understand, because I know he likes it when I pet him. This is what the hand-in-paws gesture means. He's taught me a lot about communication.

The cat, the birds, the wild creatures: they're easy. It's humans who have the most problem with listening. We interrupt, we rush to finish thoughts for each other. Maybe if we just slow down, breathe, and attend when other people speak their words, we'll learn more from each other than the cat's taught me.

But he is a pretty smart cat.

I got... kind of sentimental and wrote a Lost fic. It even convinced me put up a new prompt at 815survivors, so I might link it there too.

It's all about the survivors. Isn't it always?

Spoilers, naturally.

( An Isle in the Water )

I haven't done one of these in a long time, and it just seems like a good idea.

TIME FOR A WRITING CHALLENGE!

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Rules:

Fandom: any fandom.

Word count: Let's say a minimum of 300 words, just to give it a little substance.

Main theme: Someone Else.

Ratings: No restrictions.

Duration: Challenge opens now (October 22) and runs for 2 weeks. Closes at the end of day Thursday, November 5.

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The inspiration from this comes from ashavah, who's currently working on a series of sketches of one character as seen through the eyes of someone else. Brilliant, Jess! And so I steal it, but with a twist. You don't have to write about someone through another person's eyes. Just write whatever the theme "someone else" suggests to you.

Post your fics as comments to this entry, or post them in your own journal and link to your story below. Feel free to do as few or as many as you want, and if you see one you really like, be sure to leave a review or a comment. Everyone's welcome. HAVE FUN! I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.