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two spoilery things
May. 6th, 2019 10:19 amI am normally a pretty laid-back viewer these days. For example, I didn't like ( this spoilery thing that happened in Endgame ) but I could see how the writers got there, and ultimately it didn't interfere with my enjoyment of the rest of the movie.
I wasn't even particularly upset when my cousin spoiled me for the Big Important Deed that was done at the end of last week's episode of Game of Thrones -- he had guessed who would do it correctly and was just so proud he had to post about it in giant facebook letters.
So I was very surprised to find out that my reaction to ( another spoiler that hasn't even happened yet on Game of Thrones ) was a very visceral I-don't-want-that, and the feeling that it would actually ruin my enjoyment of the series as a whole. ( Further ranting under the cut )
I wasn't even particularly upset when my cousin spoiled me for the Big Important Deed that was done at the end of last week's episode of Game of Thrones -- he had guessed who would do it correctly and was just so proud he had to post about it in giant facebook letters.
So I was very surprised to find out that my reaction to ( another spoiler that hasn't even happened yet on Game of Thrones ) was a very visceral I-don't-want-that, and the feeling that it would actually ruin my enjoyment of the series as a whole. ( Further ranting under the cut )
Multifandom Drabbles
Apr. 2nd, 2019 10:42 amThe Multifandom Drabble fest is shaping up to be my favourite exchange of all -- it's both low-stress and challenging, and also a lot of fun! And I really love writing drabbles.
Last year I did a pinch-hit and wrote some treats, but this year I participated properly and it was amazing! I got SIX GIFTS!!!! I was expecting to be lingering on the treatless list, but no! It was great! And my gifts were all great too!
Two were for Star Wars (OT):
Turn of the Screw (100 words) by Filigranka -- an AU of Leia turning to the Dark Side (my favourite AU ever, and this is a great version of it).
Horizons (200 words) by Penknife -- The summary is "Luke and Leia, growing up and watching the stars," but it is equally about their parents, and parental love. A really beautiful example of a double drabble.
The other four (four!) were for my prompt for a crossover between Star Wars and Game of Thrones:
Her Castamere (300 words) by Artemis1000 -- Cersei as the Princess of Alderaan. She is so amazingly herself here -- completely in character despite the very different setting. I am definitely rooting for this Cersei!
Honour by the devilchicken -- Arya becominbg a Jedi knight. I could read a lot more of this AU, but what I particularly loved was the glimpse of Arya as a youngling.
like a tide or a mighty force (403 words) by meme_inspired -- this is also one where Arya becomes a Jedi, but what really stands out is the way the worldbuilding of the two universes has been merged.
and finally, Some Galaxy, Somewhere (100 words) by Fairleigh -- a little bit of hysterically funny meta. It turns out that Luke and Jaime don't have everything in common!
I also wrote some things, which I will describe in a later post.
Last year I did a pinch-hit and wrote some treats, but this year I participated properly and it was amazing! I got SIX GIFTS!!!! I was expecting to be lingering on the treatless list, but no! It was great! And my gifts were all great too!
Two were for Star Wars (OT):
Turn of the Screw (100 words) by Filigranka -- an AU of Leia turning to the Dark Side (my favourite AU ever, and this is a great version of it).
Horizons (200 words) by Penknife -- The summary is "Luke and Leia, growing up and watching the stars," but it is equally about their parents, and parental love. A really beautiful example of a double drabble.
The other four (four!) were for my prompt for a crossover between Star Wars and Game of Thrones:
Her Castamere (300 words) by Artemis1000 -- Cersei as the Princess of Alderaan. She is so amazingly herself here -- completely in character despite the very different setting. I am definitely rooting for this Cersei!
Honour by the devilchicken -- Arya becominbg a Jedi knight. I could read a lot more of this AU, but what I particularly loved was the glimpse of Arya as a youngling.
like a tide or a mighty force (403 words) by meme_inspired -- this is also one where Arya becomes a Jedi, but what really stands out is the way the worldbuilding of the two universes has been merged.
and finally, Some Galaxy, Somewhere (100 words) by Fairleigh -- a little bit of hysterically funny meta. It turns out that Luke and Jaime don't have everything in common!
I also wrote some things, which I will describe in a later post.
Game! of! Thrones!
Jan. 7th, 2019 11:59 amAre there any active fannish comms on DW for Game of Thrones or ASOIAF? I remember having trouble finding anything a few years ago, and that's how I ended up on tumblr, and as far as I can tell there is still a lot of activity there but...
There is about a second of new footage! Which, because I am out of step with fandom in general, leaves me shipping Sansa/Daenerys; I remember thinking that it bwould have made much more sense to send Sansa to talk to Dany than Jon, and now I dream of all the shipping I could have done in that AU...
There is about a second of new footage! Which, because I am out of step with fandom in general, leaves me shipping Sansa/Daenerys; I remember thinking that it bwould have made much more sense to send Sansa to talk to Dany than Jon, and now I dream of all the shipping I could have done in that AU...
SO here I am, posting new fic for the first time in years. I had an excellent ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
crossovering exchange. I wrote TWO stories, and I received something really amazing in return. First, my gift:
a wolf age ere the world falls (10031 words) by wnnbdarklord
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor (Marvel), Bran Stark, Ned Stark, Lyanna Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Background & Cameo Characters
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Infinity Gems, Memory Alteration, Memory Loss, Time Skips, Background Character Death, Canonical Character Death, references to canon typical violence and sexual assault
Summary:
The boy in the weirwood dreams of another world, where heroes exist that can help save them all. He reaches through and pulls. Blue light fills him as the universe tears apart. The world changes.
I have wanted some version of this crossover for years, and this was wonderful beyond my wildest dreams. Everyone in it is perfect, especially Tony, but really, everyone. It is perfect!
Meanwhile, I wrote a SPN/SW story as my assignment, which was a lot of fun, but also challenging because I've never written SW (barring some 30-year old Mary Sue drawerfic) and it's been a long time since I've written SPN, and I really didn't want this to be like the last time I wrote Winchesters in Space. Also, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that in this universe Sam and Dean would name their spaceship Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell.
Paved with Bad Intentions (The Road out of Hell) (7815 words) by Vaznetti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Supernatural
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sam Winchester, Han Solo, Dean Winchester, Chewbacca (Star Wars)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Action/Adventure, Pre-Star Wars: A New Hope, SPN S3
Summary: Sam finds a way to save Dean from Hell; it involves sending them both to a galaxy far far away. Set in SPN Season 3, and some time before ANH.
I also wrote a very last-minute treat crossing over Game of Thrones and the Vorkosigan books, which in the way of last-minute treats was very well received, and now I might have to write more of it.
Winterfell Tales (2615 words) by Vaznetti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV), Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ekaterin Vorsoisson Vorkosigan/Miles Vorkosigan
Characters: Miles Vorkosigan, Ekaterin Vorsoisson Vorkosigan, Sansa Stark, Armsman Roic, Tyrion Lannister
Additional Tags: Crossover, crossovering treat, Game of Thrones spoilers
Summary: It's like something out of an old story, Miles thinks: a Betan's idea of what Barrayar was like.
crossovering exchange. I wrote TWO stories, and I received something really amazing in return. First, my gift:a wolf age ere the world falls (10031 words) by wnnbdarklord
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), A Song of Ice and Fire - George R. R. Martin
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Characters: Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Thor (Marvel), Bran Stark, Ned Stark, Lyanna Stark, Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Natasha Romanov (Marvel), Background & Cameo Characters
Additional Tags: Crossover, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Infinity Gems, Memory Alteration, Memory Loss, Time Skips, Background Character Death, Canonical Character Death, references to canon typical violence and sexual assault
Summary:
The boy in the weirwood dreams of another world, where heroes exist that can help save them all. He reaches through and pulls. Blue light fills him as the universe tears apart. The world changes.
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An MCU/ASoIaF crossover where the Avengers are pulled into Westeros to help with their White Walker problem. Except they get overshot and get sent farther back than intended. What else is Tony Stark going to do but build his way out?
I have wanted some version of this crossover for years, and this was wonderful beyond my wildest dreams. Everyone in it is perfect, especially Tony, but really, everyone. It is perfect!
Meanwhile, I wrote a SPN/SW story as my assignment, which was a lot of fun, but also challenging because I've never written SW (barring some 30-year old Mary Sue drawerfic) and it's been a long time since I've written SPN, and I really didn't want this to be like the last time I wrote Winchesters in Space. Also, it took me an embarrassingly long time to realize that in this universe Sam and Dean would name their spaceship Meatloaf's Bat Out of Hell.
Paved with Bad Intentions (The Road out of Hell) (7815 words) by Vaznetti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Star Wars Original Trilogy, Supernatural
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Sam Winchester, Han Solo, Dean Winchester, Chewbacca (Star Wars)
Additional Tags: Crossover, Action/Adventure, Pre-Star Wars: A New Hope, SPN S3
Summary: Sam finds a way to save Dean from Hell; it involves sending them both to a galaxy far far away. Set in SPN Season 3, and some time before ANH.
I also wrote a very last-minute treat crossing over Game of Thrones and the Vorkosigan books, which in the way of last-minute treats was very well received, and now I might have to write more of it.
Winterfell Tales (2615 words) by Vaznetti
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Game of Thrones (TV), Vorkosigan Saga - Lois McMaster Bujold
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ekaterin Vorsoisson Vorkosigan/Miles Vorkosigan
Characters: Miles Vorkosigan, Ekaterin Vorsoisson Vorkosigan, Sansa Stark, Armsman Roic, Tyrion Lannister
Additional Tags: Crossover, crossovering treat, Game of Thrones spoilers
Summary: It's like something out of an old story, Miles thinks: a Betan's idea of what Barrayar was like.
A book on Thursday, and some other things
Sep. 7th, 2017 12:40 pma. I stopped reading The Power for a little, and started to read Neil Stephenson's SevenEves, which proceeded to keep me up at night because it was so completely depressing and horrible, but in the compelling Neil Stephenson way. I read it very quickly because I just skimmed through all the stuff about physics and spaceflight, and have finally reached part 3; A suggested that I would really like the last 200 pages or so of the book, so I am somewhat hopeful. I am also perpetually interested in Stephenson's ongoing attempt to write female characters who are more than their cup sizes (see earlier comments on Cryptonomicon, Anathem, and Reamde; I bounced off the Baroque cycle). I guess I find it interesting because on the one hand I admire Stephenson for trying, and think he should be given credit for doing so. He doesn't have to: there's a perfectly good market for books in which the female characters are basically walking brassieres. But also because I think his failures are interesting. As A put it here, he is trying really hard here to prove that he can write lots of different female characters, and mostly succeeds until he suddenly reduces them all to archetypes. And I find the limits of what he thinks possible interesting, too -- as with pure theory in Anathem, for example -- because here is a guy who is actually very imaginative, but htere are still really clear limits on what he is capable of imagining. And there are things here about women and power that I don't like, but again, I find it interesting that Stephenson can't escape from certain ideas about women and femininity.
It will be good to get back to The Power after this, because of the ways that book does understand gender as a social construction, and power as ungendered.
b. I am 2000 words into my crossovering story and... the main characters have met, at least? I can see that this will be a story where I have to get that very rough first draft written before I can go back and add in the emotional stuff that will make the whole thing work. I hope!
c. I have thoughts about the last season of Game of Thrones, mostly to do with pacing and plot logic. Here is one thing about the Winterfell plotline: ( under the cut )
4. On a completely different note, my Florida cousins, whose usual hurricane preparedness involves vodka and junk food, are clearly a little worried about this one. So I am too, on their behalf.
It will be good to get back to The Power after this, because of the ways that book does understand gender as a social construction, and power as ungendered.
b. I am 2000 words into my crossovering story and... the main characters have met, at least? I can see that this will be a story where I have to get that very rough first draft written before I can go back and add in the emotional stuff that will make the whole thing work. I hope!
c. I have thoughts about the last season of Game of Thrones, mostly to do with pacing and plot logic. Here is one thing about the Winterfell plotline: ( under the cut )
4. On a completely different note, my Florida cousins, whose usual hurricane preparedness involves vodka and junk food, are clearly a little worried about this one. So I am too, on their behalf.
And now, in fannish news...
Jul. 18th, 2017 01:37 pm1. I am pleased about the new Doctor -- as much as I am ever pleased by cast changes on Doctor Who. Normally I spend about half a season not sure about the new Doctor or Companion and then decide that I love them. I will certainly miss Moffat and his addiction to ridiculous time travel shenanigans and Time Lordish female characters, but I expect that Chibnall will be fine, and will bring something new and interesting to the show.
2. I am, as usual at this point in the challenge, eying thecrossovering tag set and wondering about signing up for it. I haven't yet, but who knows, maybe this will be the year for it! There are certainly many interesting possibilities there. The problem with crossovers is that there are stories I want, but I want them in a very specific way.
3. GAME OF THRONES IS BACK!!! ( and I am feeling all the love )
4. I am still rereading old XF fic. Thank goodness, there is a lot of it, and a lot of it is still worth reading. I do miss Krycek, that cranky, violent, uncooperative asshole (to quote a friend). He was fun to write. (On which note, self, do not write your Thomas Nightingale/Alex Krycek crossover idea. It is not a good idea. No one will read it.)
5. A crossover people would read: Tony Stark and the Westeros Starks. In New York? In Westeros? There is a lot of good crossover potential in the MCU/ASOIAF thing.
2. I am, as usual at this point in the challenge, eying the
crossovering tag set and wondering about signing up for it. I haven't yet, but who knows, maybe this will be the year for it! There are certainly many interesting possibilities there. The problem with crossovers is that there are stories I want, but I want them in a very specific way.3. GAME OF THRONES IS BACK!!! ( and I am feeling all the love )
4. I am still rereading old XF fic. Thank goodness, there is a lot of it, and a lot of it is still worth reading. I do miss Krycek, that cranky, violent, uncooperative asshole (to quote a friend). He was fun to write. (On which note, self, do not write your Thomas Nightingale/Alex Krycek crossover idea. It is not a good idea. No one will read it.)
5. A crossover people would read: Tony Stark and the Westeros Starks. In New York? In Westeros? There is a lot of good crossover potential in the MCU/ASOIAF thing.
Next season: war of five queens?
Jun. 22nd, 2016 06:09 pmI posted this on tumblr, but have actually no idea how to make people see things there!
( at this point, we already have Ellaria Sand, Daenerys, and Asha/Yara -- and my guess is that after the final episode we might also get Sansa in the North and Margaery in King's Landing )
( at this point, we already have Ellaria Sand, Daenerys, and Asha/Yara -- and my guess is that after the final episode we might also get Sansa in the North and Margaery in King's Landing )
Bastard bowl? I don't think so
Jun. 20th, 2016 09:42 pmMore Game of Thrones, under the cut.
( because that was not what the episode was about at all, was it? )
( because that was not what the episode was about at all, was it? )
Game! of Thrones!
Apr. 26th, 2016 10:46 amI suspect that, as with The 100, no one likely to see this is actually still watching the show. But now that I no longer have a book canon to compare GoT to, I am really interested again. It can go be its own thing. Still too much (talk about) rape and not enough Frey-related cannibalism, but otherwise it was enjoyable.
( Spoilers obviously under here, for books and new episode )
( Spoilers obviously under here, for books and new episode )
