You know I'm totally going to be envisioning those lessons now. ::goes to a happy mental place for a while::
It just makes me wish more people would upload on MU or Mediafire or box.net, or, well, anything that would let me do multiple downloads.
I can't help what anyone else does, but I'll stick to MU for you. =)
They do! I think Claire should just run away with a Manatee and make a happy, happy life for herself.
Heh. Much less femslashy goodness would be possible then, but, hey, if it makes her happy.
I am going to delete them all RIGHT NOW YAY.
Now, that's some fic-sharing incentive! Thank you.
There are all kinds of sections that I like, but many need the surrounding text to work well. I can't quite narrow out an exact drabble's worth again; this unpolished bit is 150 words. Your icon housekeeping quite possibly deserves even more of a reward, so, I'll see what other selection(s) I can make after this.
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The stretch of moving like this pulls together new muscles, both in Luke's lower body and in the combination of his and Noah's. He sucks a breath between his teeth.
It whistles out as Noah's lips graze the tendons of Luke's throat. Luke closes his hands around Noah's forearms. "What are you doing?"
"Touching you," Noah says into Luke's ear. He bites the lobe. "Making progress with you."
"More like making time. Don't stop." They take another step, and another, Luke testing his footing like an explorer crossing a frozen lake. The ground doesn't crack open beneath him.
He does wobble when Noah's hands drag inward, across his abdomen. Shivering at the light pressure, he turns slowly and raises his eyebrows.
Noah gives him a wide smile full of mischief. Luke doesn't think or even breathe before tilting his head, licking his way into that mouth with such wicked potential.
You know I'm totally going to be envisioning those lessons now. That icon of yours isn't hurting my ability to envision them. JEEBUS. ATWT is lucky its fans have a good imagination, the way they keep stringing us along :P
Much less femslashy goodness would be possible then, but, hey, if it makes her happy. True dat, true dat. Probably best to send off all the lovely ladies off with the manatees, and the boys can stick with their waffles, and everyone will live happily ever after in their orgies, because that's the one thing Heroes needs more of.
Alas, I didn't succeed in deleting them *all*. I kept one of myself, my yay turtle, and the Yuletide one, but I still did pretty well!
Ooooh. *big eyes* Fiiiiiic. And not required by any means, but me turn down more hot snippets? Not likely. *g*
"Touching you," Noah says into Luke's ear. He bites the lobe. "Making progress with you." OH JESUS LOSING ABILITY TO SPEAK.
The ground doesn't crack open beneath him. Oooh. Oh. That is perfect.
You'll have to excuse me while I wander off in a daze to contemplate where Noah's hands went. *whimpers*
That icon of yours isn't hurting my ability to envision them. JEEBUS.
Hee! Yeah, when I saw that moment captured by superherofan, I could not resist making the icon.
ATWT is lucky its fans have a good imagination, the way they keep stringing us along :P
Oh, no kidding.
Probably best to send off all the lovely ladies off with the manatees, and the boys can stick with their waffles
Sounds like a plan.
Alas, I didn't succeed in deleting them *all*. I kept one of myself, my yay turtle, and the Yuletide one, but I still did pretty well!
Well enough for me!
I'm not going to quote each of them, because I'd be saying the same thing after each: I'm utterly tickled at your reactions. =D I've sent the fic to beta (finally, at almost 7,000 words, which is insane for me), but it'll probably be another couple days before I can post it all officially. In the meantime, have another drabble-ish bit.
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Luke opens and closes his mouth, caressing, dampening the warm flesh under his lips, sucking and stroking with his tongue. When he bites again, Noah undulates against him.
Shaking, Luke leans back, still in Noah's arms. Luke brushes Noah's closed eyelids with his fingertips. "Hey."
His lips pursed, pupils blown wide with desire, Noah looks at Luke. "Hey."
It's the same hot syrup tone Noah used on the phone that night. Luke wants to kiss him so hard they both drown. His gaze drifts between Noah's mouth and shoulder, the flushed skin glistening in each place Luke has tasted. I did that, he thinks.
Yay beta! I'm glad you found someone. I was so tempted to volunteer, but I just know I would have ended up keeping it for weeks (or longer o_O) because I'm such a slow beta, meep.
Luke brushes Noah's closed eyelids with his fingertips. "Hey." Oh, I love the tenderness of this. OH BOYS. ♥
It's the same hot syrup tone Noah used on the phone that night. Naughty Noah voice. *whimpers* There's just something about Noah talking like that, it... nnnnngh.
I did that, he thinks. I can't even explain why I like this so much. If this were a standalone drabble, this would be the perfect note to end on. Then again, I kind of have a general kink for people being aware of the effect they're having on their partner, so long story short?
I'm twitchy after only having waited 3.5 days for the beta so far. Weeks would probably kill me. I feel like I've bought special chocolate and just stuck it in the freezer while waiting for a taste-tester to deem it safe. I know it's there; I know getting it out will bring pleasure to me -- and others, I hope, when shared; I know I have other significant chocolate to buy and consume in the meantime; but trying not to touch this particular chocolate is almost painful (and makes me craft elaborate yet unimportant metaphors). I told the beta she could take her time, and I mean(t) it, but the craving . . . ::chews on her own fingers::
Oh, I love the tenderness of this. OH BOYS. ♥
I'm so glad that translated and worked for you. I want to maintain how hot and sweet they are together in canon.
Based on the rest of your comment, I'm pretty sure you're going to like the plot -- inasmuch as there is such a thing in this story -- a lot. That probability earns my very first personal usage of this symbol: \o/
I'm totally the same. If I want to post a story I can't handle waiting long for a beta. And yet I'm the slowest beta ever if I'm doing a line by line, heh.
Mmmmm, that metaphor just made me hungry. For your story and sweets!
Oh, I popped your Hiro arms cherry? That calls for another. \o/ And, mmmmm, yeah, I'm sensing I will agree with you :D
I waited over a week and wasn't hearing anything back, so, I went ahead and sent the fic to the woman I'd initially asked who had said she couldn't get started on it until around the 17th. I figured, if I ever got the first beta back, it's not like two would be a bad thing.
And, of course, the first woman who'd been silent for the week up and sent me her beta about a day afterward. ::facepalms:: I'm sure the woman to whom I just sent the story, though, has already started her beta, and I can't tell her, Oh, nevermind. Besides, I'd been disappointed not to go with her as sole beta in the first place, and I do really want her opinion. So, I'm still waiting. My impatience worked against me to make me have to hold out longer.
I used to be a slower beta than I am anymore. Now I've been in too many high-pressure situations with fic challenges, and just become too familiar with that itch to post when I'm on the other side of the situation. I've made myself get faster, albeit still not as fast as some.
It entertains me to see what different people call that symbol. I first really encountered it among due SOUTH fans, who call them "Paul Gross arms." Some people use a more generic 'arms of win'-type name, and, obviously, to others they're the Yatta!
I can be a quicker beta for fast turn-around challenges, but I prefer to be more thorough if I can, and that usually takes me at least two read-throughs with some time in between them.
Hee, me too. I've actually mostly seen them referred to as Paul Gross arms, but I couldn't resist adopting the Yatta! phrase because I adore Hiro. And didn't actually know who Paul Gross was until recently. *g* Arms of win is pretty appropriate, too. I especially like how it's gotten to the point where people can type YAYARMS or something and I know exactly what they're talking about.
Hee! Yes. I got the other beta's comments just before midnight last night and thought, 'I haven't had enough sleep all week, and this will still be here in the morning; I should go to bed now.' And, of course, I instead spent the next four hours editing so that I could finally post.
I do two read-throughs with a slight break between just by virtue of when I'm usually fitting in betas in my schedule. I print out the story -- recycling or reusing when I'm done, or I wouldn't be able to forgive myself for the waste of paper -- and make notes by hand amidst other things, like, say, answering calls at my library's information line. Then I review as I'm typing up the notes. Only rarely do I come across additional issues that I didn't already notice the first time, though, and some of those times I wind up not mentioning the issues because that lack of initial notice proved them not too significant.
There seems to be some contention among dS fans as to whether "Paul Gross arms" was coined because of the dS scenes in which he did semaphore or because of the points around the 2- and 3-minute marks in his "Voodoo" music video. The funny thing is, in neither of those cases is he particularly expressing jubilance with the gesture, making the Hiro reference more logical for conveying the actual meaning people ascribe to the symbol.
. . . This kind of post is how I remind myself how overanalytical and long-winded I am.
Wooow. Your self-editing is impressive! No wonder your fic comes out so polished. *g* I remember back when I had writing morals I would edit my fiction. I miss those days, awww.
I wonder how the arms became a symbol of jubilance. They're so very widespread now that it seems like it would be impossible to track that down. Ahahahaha, now I'm thinking about Hiro picking up the gesture from the internet without even having any idea where it comes from!
(I smiled so hard reading this comment. I love your analytical mind! I think thoughts like this all the time and have deleted so many paragraphs in comment responses because I assume that people aren't interested. It's so cool to see someone else having the same processes going on. I'm on a mission to self-censor less this year and you are an inspiration!)
I really had to fight the urge not to reread your original entry and our whole thread, because I remember how much I enjoyed it all before.
Wooow. Your self-editing is impressive! No wonder your fic comes out so polished. *g*
I appreciate the compliment, but to clarify in case I've caused confusion (just as I've now caused way too much alliteration): while my first paragraph in the previous comment was about editing my own story, the second paragraph was about my process for betaing for other people. Thinking about it, I did wind up doing a lot of the same kind of work on "Love the Way You Make It Sound," but most of my stories don't go through quite that level of self-editing anymore, without prompting from my own betas. I used to be better about it and miss those days as well; maybe the LtWYMIS work is a good sign. ::crosses fingers:: I'm absurdly proud of that story, which also makes it kind of daunting to write the next one.
Ehehehe! Analyzing Jake and Van mannerisms is one of my favorite past times. And the recent interviews have been KILLING me, oh, man.
Ooooh, okay. I did get a little mixed up in there. I've definitely done the same thing for betas, though lately I've found that do get anything done in a timely manner I have to just stream-of-consciousness it in a Word Document or it'll take me months to get back to someone, which seems like an awful betaing practice even if I am incredibly thorough.
You have good reason to be proud of the story! I can sympathize, actually; I've been daunted trying to write anything since completing my Claire/May story. But I have faith that the story will help your next one, rather than hinder it :D The saying about practice makes perfect is so cliche, but so true for me; the more I write the easier writing gets, and the more I write stories I like, the more I can write stories I like without as much work. Maybe the same can be true for you!
I don't have much of a follow-up here, other than to say to the last non-parenthetical paragraph that I hope you're right.
The snowbank porn is in my head, but even with the added boost of that third Photoshoot of Hotness image, not much is letting itself be translated to the page.
You know I'm totally going to be envisioning those lessons now. ::goes to a happy mental place for a while::
It just makes me wish more people would upload on MU or Mediafire or box.net, or, well, anything that would let me do multiple downloads.
I can't help what anyone else does, but I'll stick to MU for you. =)
They do! I think Claire should just run away with a Manatee and make a happy, happy life for herself.
Heh. Much less femslashy goodness would be possible then, but, hey, if it makes her happy.
I am going to delete them all RIGHT NOW YAY.
Now, that's some fic-sharing incentive! Thank you.
There are all kinds of sections that I like, but many need the surrounding text to work well. I can't quite narrow out an exact drabble's worth again; this unpolished bit is 150 words. Your icon housekeeping quite possibly deserves even more of a reward, so, I'll see what other selection(s) I can make after this.
~
The stretch of moving like this pulls together new muscles, both in Luke's lower body and in the combination of his and Noah's. He sucks a breath between his teeth.
It whistles out as Noah's lips graze the tendons of Luke's throat. Luke closes his hands around Noah's forearms. "What are you doing?"
"Touching you," Noah says into Luke's ear. He bites the lobe. "Making progress with you."
"More like making time. Don't stop." They take another step, and another, Luke testing his footing like an explorer crossing a frozen lake. The ground doesn't crack open beneath him.
He does wobble when Noah's hands drag inward, across his abdomen. Shivering at the light pressure, he turns slowly and raises his eyebrows.
Noah gives him a wide smile full of mischief. Luke doesn't think or even breathe before tilting his head, licking his way into that mouth with such wicked potential.
Note to self: spell-check is your friend. Oy.
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That icon of yours isn't hurting my ability to envision them. JEEBUS. ATWT is lucky its fans have a good imagination, the way they keep stringing us along :P
Much less femslashy goodness would be possible then, but, hey, if it makes her happy.
True dat, true dat. Probably best to send off all the lovely ladies off with the manatees, and the boys can stick with their waffles, and everyone will live happily ever after in their orgies, because that's the one thing Heroes needs more of.
Alas, I didn't succeed in deleting them *all*. I kept one of myself, my yay turtle, and the Yuletide one, but I still did pretty well!
Ooooh. *big eyes* Fiiiiiic. And not required by any means, but me turn down more hot snippets? Not likely. *g*
"Touching you," Noah says into Luke's ear. He bites the lobe. "Making progress with you."
OH JESUS LOSING ABILITY TO SPEAK.
The ground doesn't crack open beneath him.
Oooh. Oh. That is perfect.
You'll have to excuse me while I wander off in a daze to contemplate where Noah's hands went. *whimpers*
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Hee! Yeah, when I saw that moment captured by superherofan, I could not resist making the icon.
ATWT is lucky its fans have a good imagination, the way they keep stringing us along :P
Oh, no kidding.
Probably best to send off all the lovely ladies off with the manatees, and the boys can stick with their waffles
Sounds like a plan.
Alas, I didn't succeed in deleting them *all*. I kept one of myself, my yay turtle, and the Yuletide one, but I still did pretty well!
Well enough for me!
I'm not going to quote each of them, because I'd be saying the same thing after each: I'm utterly tickled at your reactions. =D I've sent the fic to beta (finally, at almost 7,000 words, which is insane for me), but it'll probably be another couple days before I can post it all officially. In the meantime, have another drabble-ish bit.
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Luke opens and closes his mouth, caressing, dampening the warm flesh under his lips, sucking and stroking with his tongue. When he bites again, Noah undulates against him.
Shaking, Luke leans back, still in Noah's arms. Luke brushes Noah's closed eyelids with his fingertips. "Hey."
His lips pursed, pupils blown wide with desire, Noah looks at Luke. "Hey."
It's the same hot syrup tone Noah used on the phone that night. Luke wants to kiss him so hard they both drown. His gaze drifts between Noah's mouth and shoulder, the flushed skin glistening in each place Luke has tasted. I did that, he thinks.
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Luke brushes Noah's closed eyelids with his fingertips. "Hey."
Oh, I love the tenderness of this. OH BOYS. ♥
It's the same hot syrup tone Noah used on the phone that night.
Naughty Noah voice. *whimpers* There's just something about Noah talking like that, it... nnnnngh.
I did that, he thinks.
I can't even explain why I like this so much. If this were a standalone drabble, this would be the perfect note to end on. Then again, I kind of have a general kink for people being aware of the effect they're having on their partner, so long story short?
YAY HOTNESS! :D
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Oh, I love the tenderness of this. OH BOYS. ♥
I'm so glad that translated and worked for you. I want to maintain how hot and sweet they are together in canon.
Based on the rest of your comment, I'm pretty sure you're going to like the plot -- inasmuch as there is such a thing in this story -- a lot. That probability earns my very first personal usage of this symbol: \o/
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Mmmmm, that metaphor just made me hungry. For your story and sweets!
Oh, I popped your Hiro arms cherry? That calls for another. \o/ And, mmmmm, yeah, I'm sensing I will agree with you :D
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And, of course, the first woman who'd been silent for the week up and sent me her beta about a day afterward. ::facepalms:: I'm sure the woman to whom I just sent the story, though, has already started her beta, and I can't tell her, Oh, nevermind. Besides, I'd been disappointed not to go with her as sole beta in the first place, and I do really want her opinion. So, I'm still waiting. My impatience worked against me to make me have to hold out longer.
I used to be a slower beta than I am anymore. Now I've been in too many high-pressure situations with fic challenges, and just become too familiar with that itch to post when I'm on the other side of the situation. I've made myself get faster, albeit still not as fast as some.
It entertains me to see what different people call that symbol. I first really encountered it among due SOUTH fans, who call them "Paul Gross arms." Some people use a more generic 'arms of win'-type name, and, obviously, to others they're the Yatta!
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I can be a quicker beta for fast turn-around challenges, but I prefer to be more thorough if I can, and that usually takes me at least two read-throughs with some time in between them.
Hee, me too. I've actually mostly seen them referred to as Paul Gross arms, but I couldn't resist adopting the Yatta! phrase because I adore Hiro. And didn't actually know who Paul Gross was until recently. *g* Arms of win is pretty appropriate, too. I especially like how it's gotten to the point where people can type YAYARMS or something and I know exactly what they're talking about.
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Hee! Yes. I got the other beta's comments just before midnight last night and thought, 'I haven't had enough sleep all week, and this will still be here in the morning; I should go to bed now.' And, of course, I instead spent the next four hours editing so that I could finally post.
I do two read-throughs with a slight break between just by virtue of when I'm usually fitting in betas in my schedule. I print out the story -- recycling or reusing when I'm done, or I wouldn't be able to forgive myself for the waste of paper -- and make notes by hand amidst other things, like, say, answering calls at my library's information line. Then I review as I'm typing up the notes. Only rarely do I come across additional issues that I didn't already notice the first time, though, and some of those times I wind up not mentioning the issues because that lack of initial notice proved them not too significant.
There seems to be some contention among dS fans as to whether "Paul Gross arms" was coined because of the dS scenes in which he did semaphore or because of the points around the 2- and 3-minute marks in his "Voodoo" music video. The funny thing is, in neither of those cases is he particularly expressing jubilance with the gesture, making the Hiro reference more logical for conveying the actual meaning people ascribe to the symbol.
. . . This kind of post is how I remind myself how overanalytical and long-winded I am.
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I wonder how the arms became a symbol of jubilance. They're so very widespread now that it seems like it would be impossible to track that down. Ahahahaha, now I'm thinking about Hiro picking up the gesture from the internet without even having any idea where it comes from!
(I smiled so hard reading this comment. I love your analytical mind! I think thoughts like this all the time and have deleted so many paragraphs in comment responses because I assume that people aren't interested. It's so cool to see someone else having the same processes going on. I'm on a mission to self-censor less this year and you are an inspiration!)
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Wooow. Your self-editing is impressive! No wonder your fic comes out so polished. *g*
I appreciate the compliment, but to clarify in case I've caused confusion (just as I've now caused way too much alliteration): while my first paragraph in the previous comment was about editing my own story, the second paragraph was about my process for betaing for other people. Thinking about it, I did wind up doing a lot of the same kind of work on "Love the Way You Make It Sound," but most of my stories don't go through quite that level of self-editing anymore, without prompting from my own betas. I used to be better about it and miss those days as well; maybe the LtWYMIS work is a good sign. ::crosses fingers:: I'm absurdly proud of that story, which also makes it kind of daunting to write the next one.
Hiro would totally do that.
(::loves:: I'm interested!)
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Ooooh, okay. I did get a little mixed up in there. I've definitely done the same thing for betas, though lately I've found that do get anything done in a timely manner I have to just stream-of-consciousness it in a Word Document or it'll take me months to get back to someone, which seems like an awful betaing practice even if I am incredibly thorough.
You have good reason to be proud of the story! I can sympathize, actually; I've been daunted trying to write anything since completing my Claire/May story. But I have faith that the story will help your next one, rather than hinder it :D The saying about practice makes perfect is so cliche, but so true for me; the more I write the easier writing gets, and the more I write stories I like, the more I can write stories I like without as much work. Maybe the same can be true for you!
(<3!)
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The snowbank porn is in my head, but even with the added boost of that third Photoshoot of Hotness image, not much is letting itself be translated to the page.
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