armoured light
pg-13; ~5600.
athermal effects AU: ivan, svetlana, yuri, in the coup of 1762 (in which catherine the great deposes her husband, peter iii)
a/n: SO. this was for vega_ofthe_lyre for the AU commentfic meme, prompted as "kgb three, any imperial court, no length restrictions" and, like the most obvious self-fulfilling prophecy ever-as you can see-it got ( Read more... )

Was up until 4 writing about Russian spies, fucked up reservations in Paris, sun currently trying to melt an inappropriately black dress into skin, feel like am going to die. Not in a bad mood, per se, just on the brink of physical collapse. Would sell soul for a Bellini even now in the afternoon, am procuring more coffee instead, have broken shame ( Read more... )

Just came home after a long and semiproductive (~800 words of a fic about a certain character, falalala) train ride-and can I just say, nothing's lonely like being in TOTAL ARTISTIC SWOON by yourself in public? Before boarding, I spent a straight hour-plus listening to "Welcome Home, Son" by Radical Face (aka the song at the end of Skins, which I  ( Read more... )

I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT WHAT I CHOOSE TO BE SOMETIMES.

God. Only for you, Emma. (IT'S HER FAULT, YOU GUYS. I MAKE HORRIBLE PUNS ABOUT TEENAGE DREAM AND SHE SAYS THINGS LIKE "BUILT A FORT OUT OF SHEETS" AND THEN, SOME 800 WORDS LATER...)

this is a crack-founded existence, my brain hurts, I need to write a letter because that is my essay homework ( Read more... )

Guess who's marathoned the Song of Ice & Fire series this week? Guess who's got flail, feelings, and fervour? HI IT'S ME. Several hearty servings of prolix ahead-I need to catch up with myself here, and then, oh, then I've got thoughts.

SPECIFIC AND SPOILERY THOUGHTS~

A Clash of Kings
( I love these books so much, you guys. )

Whilst I wrangle my fic into submission (have crêpe, will travel), une meme stolen from a whole bunch o' people:

List fifteen of your favorite characters from different fandoms, and ask people to spot patterns in your choices, if they're so inclined

Angelo (Measure for Measure)
Thomasina Coverly (Arcadia)
Mary Crawley (Downton Abbey)
Jaime Lannister ( ( Read more... )

designatus
R. ~10K
King Lear/The Pillars of the Earth
The life and times of Regan of Cornwall, later Regan Hamleigh.

NOTES: There is probably so much medieval fuckery in this. I am very, very sorry. That this exists. That this is a goddamn mess. That I stan medieval rulers possibly (probably) even harder than the POTE writing room, which does NOTHING ( Read more... )

This morning was not a good morning-woke up to the sound of the smoke detector after 7 hours of sleep, and somehow acquired bruises on my thighs and feet-this evening, however, is taking a turn for the all right. Watched Narnia to stan for Susan, currently watching Tangled and pondering Secretary next. No dissonance there at all. Also writing King ( Read more... )

So, ah-I was writing my Yuletide, the great Twelfth Night genderfrolic, which was fabulous fun any way you shake it; however, the author requested no sex and my perverse and perpetually-Borgiacest-dwelling brain was all hoooold up, WHAT. So I wrote the thing and couldn't shake the desire to actually be writing all the sex because this is the play ( Read more... )

This is a short fiction evening, aka: I am starting to get back into my Borgia Theatrical headspace with a vengeance, and/but there are three different Huge Things I want to write and I went into shock/crisis/overwhelm earlier in the evening when trying to figure out what to do with my life, with them. In any case, though, I'm in a passion of a ( Read more... )