This spring, I undertook a campaign to "smarten up" my LiveJournal by posting more entries of a non-fannish nature. Despite this, I have since twice succumbed to the temptation to participate in fannish exchanges, the fruits (ha!) of which are recorded here:

( The Arc of History )

Title: The Element of Surprise
Author: penhaligonblue
Team: Canon
Prompt: Turquoise picture (Bedroom at Arles, Vincent van Gogh)
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,528
Genre: Romance, though the ardour is as much for the city of Oxford as for anyone else.
Summary: In the summer of 1995, Remus receives an unexpected visitor.
Notes: Many thanks to comrade_sir for the beta read. ( Read more... )

Just dropping a line to tell my handful of friends from the Harry Potter fandom that I'm a participant in this year's rs_games. I'm on Team Canon, though the title of my contribution must remain a mystery. If the mood strikes you, head on over, read, and vote!

Everyone else: I'll outgrow it eventually.

My annual excursion back into the wilds of Harry Potter fandom. This is by far my longest fanfic to date (though my oeuvre is admittedly miniscule).

Title: Strangers on a Train
Author: penhaligonblue
Recipient: maraudersaffair
Prompt: Both are Muggles on a train, coming home from a joyless holiday.
Rating: PG-13 for sexuality
Word Count: 2,829
Notes: Many thanks to comrade_sir for the ( Read more... )

By some miracle, I managed to complete my fic for rs_small_gifts before the deadline. At just over 500 words, it's the longest fic I've ever published (yes, I tend to be rather... succinct). Here's the link:

Title: The Cruelty of Words
Author: penhaligonblue
Recipient: oddsbobs
Prompt: Trying to fall in love (or find each other again) during war time
Rating: PG
Notes: Many thanks ( Read more... )

Title: To the Manner Born
Author: penhaligonblue
Characters: Sirius Black/Remus Lupin
Rating: PG
Word Count: 218
Notes: My gratitude to mlleelizabeth for the beta read. Comments of any kind are welcome. Everything belongs to Jo.

( Sirius had believed his parents’ assurances of his superiority to others, not least because he had so far encountered nothing to contradict them. )

Title: A Stranger Gained
Author: penhaligonblue
Prompt: A friend is lost, a stranger gained in you.
Characters: Remus Lupin, Sirius Black
Rating: PG-13 for language
Word Count: 174
Notes: My gratitude to mlleelizabeth for the beta read. Comments of all shapes and sizes (criticism included) are much appreciated. Everything belongs to Jo.

( The War turned friends into enemies, schoolboys into soldiers, infants into orphans. )

Title: One Simple Light
Author: penhaligonblue
Characters: Remus Lupin/Sirius Black
Rating: A rather low PG-13
Word Count: 461
Notes: My gratitude to mlleelizabeth for the beta read. I have not derived any profit from this story. I’ll read any comments like a grown-up, and gladly take criticism. I mean that: please don’t be shy. Title from Dante's Paradiso, Canto 33.

( It was the picture of a charming old farmhouse, from the large soapstone sink in the kitchen to the uneven floor in the dining room. )

In the name of ending linguistic imperialism in the world of fanfiction, last week eloiselovelace created the Cunning Linguist Foreign Language Slash Challenge, in which she asked fellow slash fans to write a fic in a language that was 1) not their native language, and 2) not English ( Read more... )