Yep, that's exactly how I am. The problem at the moment is that I have all these plotbunnies and projects, and I can't seem to focus myself enough to work on any of them. I was going to tonight but...ugh. Nothing.
Well, the Sparrington was going to act more as a bridge between Fake a Smile and the next story in the OUAT-arc. Sexual tension and flirting maybe, but no smut - Jamie belongs to Drew and Teddy. It would be more about resolving where their relationship/possible friendship stands, in regards to the bond they share from Black Cat...and what could have been, if things were different. But again, I seem to be stuck. It's always this way after I finish a big fic. :(
Butter cream frosting may be a go, afterall. Even though, to tell the truth, I'm not a big frosting fan, either! :) But when I started thinking of birthday fics, my Teddy!muse started getting (kinky) ideas. I've been watching Coupling all night trying to cheer up, and I've got a few new ideas regarding the birthday fic, so we'll see. The frosting could always get traded out for chocolate or something...wonder if they had whipped cream back then *goes to research*.
Actually, I have two storylines thought out for the OUAT series, but I'm a lot like you right now...they're angsty, and I don't think I can handle it at the moment. And I totally understand about Black Cat...I went back to reread a few chapters myself, when I thought I was going to start on the Sparrington, just to get a feel for how I'd written their interactions, and I couldn't do it, it was too depressing.
So...maybe I do need to write something unabashedly silly and fun. :)
Yah, I'm having the same problem, actually- but I guess before this, over break at at the end of last semester, I didn't even have any viable plotbunnies, if bunnies at all. Now I have more, not as many as usual, but no actual ability to work with them. Though one may be promising- a continuation of a Lovers100 story, Gillington, with a reclusive!Andrew and a jealous!James (of Teddy, of course.). Working on that one, anyway.
Coupling- lolz. I told myself that maybe I'd by it for myself as a Christmas gift... And then I forgot. Still on the maybe list.
I haven't even been able to come up with an answer to my own challenge. There's plenty of stuff out there... I just... haven't... don't have focus, I guess. Too much stuff going on in teh rl, I guess. Stupid rl, taking away from my fantasies!!! *shakes fist*
Oh right! I remember something about the Sparrington flirting/tension thing in the series... I look forward to that. But I agree- James just does belong to Andrew and Teddy. At least in that arc- now, as I tend to do, is in a totally different world... *cackles evilly* Because I like way too many pairings to make sense of stuff. :P
Perhaps we should both write something totally random and funny and silly. Maybe it'd break the mood. Or just... be something totally random, funny and silly. With the Navyboys. I'm not exactly seeing how this could go wrong, really. :P
Random and funny and silly...you're on. :) I think I've got the perfect plotbunny I can dust off for just such an occasion. *evil grin* And I can even make it comply with the food challenge.
*claps* yay! Now I've got to come up with something- shouldn't be too much of a hardship. And perhaps I'll be able to work in the food challenge criteria as well. :P
As usual with my plotbunnies, the story I'm planning has expanded. ;) And it does fit into the OUAT-verse, so it's not so random. But with none of the OUAT angst, so yay! I hope funny and silly and deviant will suffice.
Give me a few days...or maybe by the end of the week, knowing me. :)
I was having trouble- I couldn't even figure out an answer to my own challenge... But then after re-reading some old fics I finally came up with a viable plotbunny. It's borne of a series of comments from one of Mrs. N's fics (hammock!sex), and involves James's bed seeing some major action... while he's not there.
So maybe at some point I'll throw in food. Or just write a total PWP smex plot involving the the boys and food. Probably both. :P
There's some kind of... semi-angst, but not really bad. Just James being James... and Andrew ends up laughing at him for it. So it can't be that bad, right? ;)
Hee, my Jamie!muse would throw a fit over that...someone finally has sex in his bed, and it's not him. PWP smex sounds excellent, too. Please, by all means feel free to write them both. ;) I can't wait to read them!
Ah, good ol' hammock!sex. Mrs. N is the best source of inspiration, I swear. I mentioned that my fic had taken a deviant twist...let's just say it's Gillington, and takes place on the Turners' wedding day. Most of the plot is mine (Timeline wise, it's about a month after OUAT) , but the idea for the sex scene came from Mrs. N during an IM conversation earlier tonight (yes, from the wonderful woman who brought us James and Andrew having sex in Elizabeth's marriage bed.) And I'm not making any promises, because nothing will ever top that...but it's close. ;)
Of course, weddings mean receptions and receptions mean cake, so food shouldn't be a problem. Weddings also mean Jack, who will be putting in an appearance.
As far as angst goes, in my opinion wherever James Norrington goes, angst follows. It's only natural. Mine will assuredly have some too, though it won't be OUAT!level angst. More like Andrew being jealous and possessive angst.
I know- I kind of feel bad... But, really, the first time Andrew and Theo got it on in James's bed, it was sort of an accident.
As soon as you said the words "Gillington," and "Turners' wedding day," I immediately thought of Mrs. N's involving the marriage bed... Now I'm just picturing the pair of them underneath the cake table or something. A la groomsmen and maiden of honor or something.
...And a plotbunny is born. Well, add me to the list of defiling the Turners' wedding day with Navyboy smut. :P
Angst does follow James around, doesn't it? I swear, that's a challenge itself, write a fic without angsting!James, in some way shape or form... But it cane be toned down, and channeled, as I've discovered. Channeled leads to wild and crazy sex with Andrew, Theo or both. Or Jack. ;)
Hee, underneath the cake table should be fantastic.
Mine...well mine's even more risque than that. One might call it sacrilegious, even. It's a good thing I don't go to church, otherwise I might be afraid God was going to strike me down for this one. Though I might start attending if I really did find James and Andrew having wild sex in the church closet with Teddy guarding the door. ;)
Navy!boy wedding day church!sex has got to be a first, right? I'm taking a break from it at the moment but...maybe by the end of the week. *crosses fingers*
James and Angst go together like peanut butter and jelly. But you're right, it can be toned down. I finally managed to write some honest-to-god PWP smut, and there's very little angst so far, if any. ;)
*jaw drop* Okay- wow. I would *totally* go to church come rain or shine if that were going on. When I first started reading, and saw the word "sacrilegious" I was just like... OMG... Because where my mind when was even more risque than that... unless of course you mean your navyboys are going at it during the ceremony, cause nothing could top that. But I don't think even Andrew with his hatred for Elizabeth would go that far... (He would know James would want to be at the service).
...So now I have to write two Navyboy wedding day!sex fics... one of them church!sex.
I'm still working on my PWP and my other ones... I have to be in the mood, and today I'm not so sure about. Tomorrow is going to be loooong, so doubtful. Though I do want to write. Hmm... Peanut butter and jelly- so true. That could seriously be a good modern-day AU food fic or something. I think I'm just going to keep that challenge open. See what comes up over time. :P
See, this is what happens when Mrs. N and I have IM conversations. You wouldn't believe some of the crack!bunnies we've spawned. ;) In this case it was almost a dare though. She joked that they get it on in the church closest, and I was all, "Okay!" I mean...who could resist?
As for going at it doing the ceremony, well...*hedges* Not exactly. But they're not acting on their best behavior during the ceremony, either. ;) I wrote a couple of drabble series last summer, one of which is basically the seed this wedding!fic grew from.
I finished the PWP I started last week. I didn't work any food in, but there is James licking brandy off Andrew's chest. And desk!sex. So I feel accomplished.
Oh wow, now I really can't wait to read this! I need to work on my own as well, but my Muse keeps being fickle- she's there, then she's not, then she is, then she's not... I get ideas and then she disappears. Or I stare at the word doc and the blinky line and nothing happens, for what feels like hours, but's probably only minutes.
And I very much enjoyed the PWP. I haven't gotten to reviewing yet, but oh yes- I needed some of that, too. :P
Suddenly I'm feeling like you, I and Mrs. N need to do an AIM chatroom or something- imagine the insanity *that* would produce. The world trembles at the mere thought... *laughs*
I know the feeling- wanting to finish something, and it doesn't even matter what. Most of the time my Muse is on overdrive, and I just write-write-writewritewrite.... but sometimes, like now... grrr.
My AIM is just alienstars2004. So original, I know. :P It actually means something, kind of... stars because I love the stars and the sky and such, and alien started with this old-school MP3 download service, I can't even remember the name of it, pre-Napster, even. Space-themed. And I graduated high school and turned 18 in 04'.
I could go for a nap right now... or rather bed, since it's 11pm... but a nap just sounds better. :P
*looks around... dives headfirst into Navyboy Nap pile*
Well, the Sparrington was going to act more as a bridge between Fake a Smile and the next story in the OUAT-arc. Sexual tension and flirting maybe, but no smut - Jamie belongs to Drew and Teddy. It would be more about resolving where their relationship/possible friendship stands, in regards to the bond they share from Black Cat...and what could have been, if things were different. But again, I seem to be stuck. It's always this way after I finish a big fic. :(
Butter cream frosting may be a go, afterall. Even though, to tell the truth, I'm not a big frosting fan, either! :) But when I started thinking of birthday fics, my Teddy!muse started getting (kinky) ideas. I've been watching Coupling all night trying to cheer up, and I've got a few new ideas regarding the birthday fic, so we'll see. The frosting could always get traded out for chocolate or something...wonder if they had whipped cream back then *goes to research*.
Actually, I have two storylines thought out for the OUAT series, but I'm a lot like you right now...they're angsty, and I don't think I can handle it at the moment. And I totally understand about Black Cat...I went back to reread a few chapters myself, when I thought I was going to start on the Sparrington, just to get a feel for how I'd written their interactions, and I couldn't do it, it was too depressing.
So...maybe I do need to write something unabashedly silly and fun. :)
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Coupling- lolz. I told myself that maybe I'd by it for myself as a Christmas gift... And then I forgot. Still on the maybe list.
I haven't even been able to come up with an answer to my own challenge. There's plenty of stuff out there... I just... haven't... don't have focus, I guess. Too much stuff going on in teh rl, I guess. Stupid rl, taking away from my fantasies!!! *shakes fist*
Oh right! I remember something about the Sparrington flirting/tension thing in the series... I look forward to that. But I agree- James just does belong to Andrew and Teddy. At least in that arc- now, as I tend to do, is in a totally different world... *cackles evilly* Because I like way too many pairings to make sense of stuff. :P
Perhaps we should both write something totally random and funny and silly. Maybe it'd break the mood. Or just... be something totally random, funny and silly. With the Navyboys. I'm not exactly seeing how this could go wrong, really. :P
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Can't wait to see the results.
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Give me a few days...or maybe by the end of the week, knowing me. :)
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So maybe at some point I'll throw in food. Or just write a total PWP smex plot involving the the boys and food. Probably both. :P
There's some kind of... semi-angst, but not really bad. Just James being James... and Andrew ends up laughing at him for it. So it can't be that bad, right? ;)
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Ah, good ol' hammock!sex. Mrs. N is the best source of inspiration, I swear. I mentioned that my fic had taken a deviant twist...let's just say it's Gillington, and takes place on the Turners' wedding day. Most of the plot is mine (Timeline wise, it's about a month after OUAT) , but the idea for the sex scene came from Mrs. N during an IM conversation earlier tonight (yes, from the wonderful woman who brought us James and Andrew having sex in Elizabeth's marriage bed.) And I'm not making any promises, because nothing will ever top that...but it's close. ;)
Of course, weddings mean receptions and receptions mean cake, so food shouldn't be a problem. Weddings also mean Jack, who will be putting in an appearance.
As far as angst goes, in my opinion wherever James Norrington goes, angst follows. It's only natural. Mine will assuredly have some too, though it won't be OUAT!level angst. More like Andrew being jealous and possessive angst.
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As soon as you said the words "Gillington," and "Turners' wedding day," I immediately thought of Mrs. N's involving the marriage bed... Now I'm just picturing the pair of them underneath the cake table or something. A la groomsmen and maiden of honor or something.
...And a plotbunny is born. Well, add me to the list of defiling the Turners' wedding day with Navyboy smut. :P
Angst does follow James around, doesn't it? I swear, that's a challenge itself, write a fic without angsting!James, in some way shape or form... But it cane be toned down, and channeled, as I've discovered. Channeled leads to wild and crazy sex with Andrew, Theo or both. Or Jack. ;)
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Mine...well mine's even more risque than that. One might call it sacrilegious, even. It's a good thing I don't go to church, otherwise I might be afraid God was going to strike me down for this one. Though I might start attending if I really did find James and Andrew having wild sex in the church closet with Teddy guarding the door. ;)
Navy!boy wedding day church!sex has got to be a first, right? I'm taking a break from it at the moment but...maybe by the end of the week. *crosses fingers*
James and Angst go together like peanut butter and jelly. But you're right, it can be toned down. I finally managed to write some honest-to-god PWP smut, and there's very little angst so far, if any. ;)
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...So now I have to write two Navyboy wedding day!sex fics... one of them church!sex.
I'm still working on my PWP and my other ones... I have to be in the mood, and today I'm not so sure about. Tomorrow is going to be loooong, so doubtful. Though I do want to write. Hmm... Peanut butter and jelly- so true. That could seriously be a good modern-day AU food fic or something. I think I'm just going to keep that challenge open. See what comes up over time. :P
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As for going at it doing the ceremony, well...*hedges* Not exactly. But they're not acting on their best behavior during the ceremony, either. ;) I wrote a couple of drabble series last summer, one of which is basically the seed this wedding!fic grew from.
I finished the PWP I started last week. I didn't work any food in, but there is James licking brandy off Andrew's chest. And desk!sex. So I feel accomplished.
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And I very much enjoyed the PWP. I haven't gotten to reviewing yet, but oh yes- I needed some of that, too. :P
Suddenly I'm feeling like you, I and Mrs. N need to do an AIM chatroom or something- imagine the insanity *that* would produce. The world trembles at the mere thought... *laughs*
Eek, class soon! *scurries away*
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Glad you liked the PWP! :) I wasn't sure about it, but I was kind of at the point where I just wanted to finish something, anything.
I can only imagine what kinds of plotbunnies that would spawn. ;) My AIM name is phoenixsong, if you ever want to chat.
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My AIM is just alienstars2004. So original, I know. :P It actually means something, kind of... stars because I love the stars and the sky and such, and alien started with this old-school MP3 download service, I can't even remember the name of it, pre-Napster, even. Space-themed. And I graduated high school and turned 18 in 04'.
I could go for a nap right now... or rather bed, since it's 11pm... but a nap just sounds better. :P
*looks around... dives headfirst into Navyboy Nap pile*
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