In case anyone wants to read an academic paper written around 2 AM - 10 AM after an evening of pure crack.

( Fanwank and Flameward: The Breaking of a Utopian Ideal )

“/”: Used as shorthand to link two (or more) characters in a romantic relationship.  The standard example is, of course, Kirk/Spock, but it can be used for any combination of characters: Harry/Ginny, Ben/Kate/Sawyer, Sweeney Todd/knives and so on. Also see: Slash.

Pairing: A romantic relationship between two characters.  Many authors will ( Read more... )

Hello flist and new friends! I'm putting out a call for fannish help - please pass on!

Backstory: My good friend ( Read more... )

Guys... I never rec fics. I just don't. I don't do unsolicited recs. Not even for The Torchwood Lolcat fic (that was read and positively remarked upon by an actors). Not even for the Old Spice Guy/Sassy Gay Friend fic (that was commented upon and loved by the Sassy Gay Friend himself).

This fic breaks my streak. It's a Merlin fic, only not. It's an ( Read more... )

Dear Magical Wonderful Yuletide Writer,

First off, thank you so very much for writing for me! *claps gleefully* I cannot wait. This is my second year participating in Yuletide, and I am such a chronic lurker on the interwebs that I actually created this LJ a bit ago with the intent of using it for Yuletide. So secondly I suppose, I'm sorry that ( Read more... )

Currently, I go out of my way to watch two TV shows: Nikita and Glee. Glee is kind of self-explanatory, I'm girl who has grown up in and around music and musicals.I like watching people sing, and the "let's break into song" convention never bothers me. Although the lack of mention of a tech department kind of does. It's overdone and sometimes ( Read more... )