Not gonna lie, it was definitely an up-and-down week to be a 1D fan. On one hand, all the great Harry/Niall from the charity football match; on the other hand, that video and the non-response from the band overall.

So, I wrote a silly fic about it. As you do.

This is also on AO3 if you want to read it over there.

( Aftermath. PG; Liam/Louis, OT5 if you squint; One Direction) )

Managed to stop in on the monthly Sydney fen gathering this afternoon and much loud, enjoyable squeeing ensued! (as always :D)

Using LJ as noticeboard for various things discussed and that I promised to link to others:

( further musings on genderswap (with recs) )

OK, so back in 2003 (...god, look at the time!) Ro posted this idea about looking at moving the music industry in a different direction, and instead of having the same tired argument of pop stars not being real musicians, blah blah blah, actually seeing it as entertainers in the music industry "producing the same type of product (CDs/records) but ( Read more... )