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-20:57
Woke up early this morning. Bad mistake - I really shouldn't do that. It's just not clever.
Saw some friends today though. And I played volleyball, although technically there wasn't a net, so I'm not sure what it was. Whoever-Keeps-It-In-The-Air-Wins?
Found some old photos on facebook that I've been meaning to find. I hate when you go on long trips with people and there are too many goddamn photos in their albums to consider going through all of it, but although they tagged her, in every one, they neglect to tag me, which means I'm trolling around looking for these bloody, beloved pictures-
Speaking of goddamn, I'm currently reading Seymour, An Introduction, by J.D Salinger, completely out of order. If you haven't read any of him, I recommend it, but do not read it in the same order I did. If you want to understand the Buddy-Seymour-Franny-kid relationship thing read them as so:
1. Raise High the Roof-Beam, Carpenters
2. Seymour, An Introduction (these are found together in one book)
3. A Perfect Day for Bananafish (Nine Stories)
4. Franny and Zooey
Also if you aren't a. religious (like me) or b. interested in religion (unlike me) you will probably get not a whole lot out of these books. Of course, they're still absolutely fasinating stories, my favourite characters being the wonderfully wise Zooey and the happy bubbling deaf and dumb father's uncle.
However, the main storyline of this family goes with the idea that all the children are incredibly smart, having been on a radio show when they were all children (there were 7 in all). The main study they learned was religion, which the eldest brother Seymour was horribly fasinated in.
-21:24
I'd love to rec a story now. It's brilliant and amazing, and really, really just an amazing piece of work. It follows Scorpius, and Draco, and Astoria, through their crazy turned lives.
There is nothing like this Scorpius, childish and human and fragile and beautiful. And there is nothing like this Draco, evil and harsh and torn apart by a war. He's bitter and cruel and there's an amazing bit where Fenir makes an appearance. This is the first part in what is sure to be a great little series.
Title: For the Sins of the Father
Author: august_monsoon
Rating: R
Word Count: 7, 200
Warnings: domestic violence, child abuse, language, mentions of torture
Pairing: Scorpius, Draco, Astoria, OC (gen)
Summary: Scorpius' childhood is far from idyllic. Trapped by a father who is by turns charismatic and terrorising and subdued by a mother who is desperately in love and hopelessly, painfully in denial, Scorpius struggles to understand what is right and what is good. When he's kidnapped for ransom by a tortured woman hunting for her father's killers, he is forced to confront his Malfoy identity.
Author's Note: I like to think of this as quite 'Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'-esque, there's an element of something very dark seen through innocent, slightly brain-washed eyes. Comments, con-crit both very much appreciated!
For the Sins of the Father Part One
Woke up early this morning. Bad mistake - I really shouldn't do that. It's just not clever.
Saw some friends today though. And I played volleyball, although technically there wasn't a net, so I'm not sure what it was. Whoever-Keeps-It-In-The-Air-Wins?
Found some old photos on facebook that I've been meaning to find. I hate when you go on long trips with people and there are too many goddamn photos in their albums to consider going through all of it, but although they tagged her, in every one, they neglect to tag me, which means I'm trolling around looking for these bloody, beloved pictures-
Speaking of goddamn, I'm currently reading Seymour, An Introduction, by J.D Salinger, completely out of order. If you haven't read any of him, I recommend it, but do not read it in the same order I did. If you want to understand the Buddy-Seymour-Franny-kid relationship thing read them as so:
1. Raise High the Roof-Beam, Carpenters
2. Seymour, An Introduction (these are found together in one book)
3. A Perfect Day for Bananafish (Nine Stories)
4. Franny and Zooey
Also if you aren't a. religious (like me) or b. interested in religion (unlike me) you will probably get not a whole lot out of these books. Of course, they're still absolutely fasinating stories, my favourite characters being the wonderfully wise Zooey and the happy bubbling deaf and dumb father's uncle.
However, the main storyline of this family goes with the idea that all the children are incredibly smart, having been on a radio show when they were all children (there were 7 in all). The main study they learned was religion, which the eldest brother Seymour was horribly fasinated in.
-21:24
I'd love to rec a story now. It's brilliant and amazing, and really, really just an amazing piece of work. It follows Scorpius, and Draco, and Astoria, through their crazy turned lives.
There is nothing like this Scorpius, childish and human and fragile and beautiful. And there is nothing like this Draco, evil and harsh and torn apart by a war. He's bitter and cruel and there's an amazing bit where Fenir makes an appearance. This is the first part in what is sure to be a great little series.
Title: For the Sins of the Father
Author: august_monsoon
Rating: R
Word Count: 7, 200
Warnings: domestic violence, child abuse, language, mentions of torture
Pairing: Scorpius, Draco, Astoria, OC (gen)
Summary: Scorpius' childhood is far from idyllic. Trapped by a father who is by turns charismatic and terrorising and subdued by a mother who is desperately in love and hopelessly, painfully in denial, Scorpius struggles to understand what is right and what is good. When he's kidnapped for ransom by a tortured woman hunting for her father's killers, he is forced to confront his Malfoy identity.
Author's Note: I like to think of this as quite 'Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'-esque, there's an element of something very dark seen through innocent, slightly brain-washed eyes. Comments, con-crit both very much appreciated!
For the Sins of the Father Part One