This actually started with a conversation between me and shirogiku about how Smaug got into Erebor in the first place. Like, he would have to smash the roof or something, but in that case, why did the dwarves look specifically for one door? Then we started talking about other weird things (like how did Smaug know Thorin's nickname if he'd been asleep all ( Read more... )

I'm feeling a bit under the weather, and I can't write anything clever (or anything at all), so I thought I'd make a list of characters that annoy me right now and are heavily overrated in my opinion. Standard disclaimer: this is very much an IMHO post. Which means: I am not bashing these characters. I have reasons not to like them but I'm not ( Read more... )

I don't know if anyone here loves the first two Home Alone movies as much as I do, so feel free to skip this post, but I can't keep quiet because Tumblr once again pissed me off. It's weird because I usually only get riled up about my fandoms. Home Alone was by no means ever a fandom for me, but I think it's safe to say that Kevin is one of the ( Read more... )

Title: “Yesterday’s Got Nothing”
Author: Shaitanah
Rating: R
Timeline: post-T4
Summary: When John suspects there is malware in Marcus Wright’s system, he takes it upon himself to fix things. With mixed results. [John/Marcus, canon pairings implied]
Disclaimer: Terminator Salvation belongs to McG, Warner Bros., etc. The franchise belongs to James ( Read more... )

Title: “Doll Parts”
Author: Shaitanah
Rating: PG-13
Timeline: AU!future/post-2x22, “Born to Run”
Summary: The world ends many times. Possibly every day. In the future, a girl from London and a boy from LA play the your Apocalypse is better than mine game.
Disclaimer: Being Human belongs to Toby Whithouse and the BBC. Terminator: The Sarah Connor ( Read more... )

Since I obviously suck, I'm only posting this now. Some of you, awesomest people in the world, have already got their cards; others haven't. But I thought you might want to have your gifts typed up too (since my handwriting is evil, after all))). I'm sorry for all the delays, typos and other issues. You guys are brilliant. May the year 2012 be as ( Read more... )

Title: “Driving Circles”
Author: Shaitanah
Rating: G
Timeline: post-movie
Summary: Erik hates Charles. Honestly, he does. Telepathic foreplay ensues.
Disclaimer: X-Men: First Class belongs to Marvel Entertainment et al. Title from “Your Ghost” by Greg Laswell.
A/N: The creepy vagueness is deliberate. And there’s no future canon for me because from ( Read more... )

Title: “Old Girl”
Author: Shaitanah
Rating: G
Fandoms: Supernatural; Pirates of the Caribbean; Doctor Who; Star Trek
Summary: Behind every great man there is a woman… or a transport.
Disclaimer: Copyright of their respective owners. Nothing here is mine.
A/N: I rewatched SPN 5x22 a few days ago, and it got me thinking about the importance of the ( Read more... )

Title: Monsters on the Telly
Vidder: Shaitanah
Song: The Stupid, The Proud by IAMX
Film: Secret Window, Hamlet
Summary: Insanity is contagious. [inspired by Monsters on the Telly by artsatalex]
Disclaimer: Secret Window (c) Stephen King and Columbia Pictures; Hamlet (c) William Shakespeare and RSC; quotes from Monsters on the Telly by artsatalex.
A/N: My WMM ttly went ( Read more... )

Title: She
Vidder: Shaitanah
Song: Она - Би-2 (She by Bi-2)
Film/Anime: Sengoku BASARA; Heaven and Earth (minor nature shots)
Summary: Kasuga, torn between the two impossible choices. [Sasuke/Kasuga, implied one-sided Kasuga/Kenshin]
Disclaimer: Sengoku BASARA (c) Capcom & Production I.G. Heaven and Earth (c) Haruki Kadokawa
A/N: I really couldn't ( Read more... )