Hello...is there anybody in there? Just nod if you can hear me.
I've never been very active in fandom as far as interaction or creating things. I do have a habit of coming up with fic plots that I'll never write, though. I had one back in Panic! fandom about Ryan Ross, son of a crime lord, who inherited his father's mafia empire. Spencer and Jon were his muscle, and Brendon was his right hand man. It was a dark story. At one point in it, someone attempted to gun down Ryan, but Brendon was the one who got hit. Ryan sat vigil by his side, while Spencer and Jon got revenge. Everyone in the criminal world was afraid of Jon. He seemed like a good guy, is the thing. He was pretty friendly, and if you didn't know better, you'd think he was just a normal guy. But the people who'd crossed him (or any of Ryan's men) knew better. It wasn't just that he'd hurt you. It's that he'd do it with a fucking smile. He'd tell jokes and play around, never get in a hurry. He approached inflicting pain the way he approached everything - with a playful smile. It was fucking disturbing. Spencer, on the other hand, most people seemed to think was just for show. Jon always joked that Spencer was the really dangerous one, but no one really believed him. Jon wasn't kidding, though, is the thing. He'd seen Spencer lose it only once, but that had been enough. When Brendon gets shot, though, the revenge Spencer takes makes everything Jon's ever done look like-like he was rewarding them. Brendon recovered, and he and Spencer declared their love, and they faked Ryan's death and retired to some island paradise. I do like happy endings. I loved the idea of the morality of the characters being so grey. They lived by a code that they believed in, even though they lived a life of crime. I'm sad it will never be written, honestly.
Lately, now and then, I throw out fic ideas to prettykitty_aya about her One Direction boys. Harry Styles looks like an elf prince to me, for some reason, or faerie. I like the idea of him being sad and lonely and then finding love and friendship with the other four. Preferably with dangerous trials thrown in.
There was also the INCREDIBLY AU story loosely based on Tangled in which very, very sheltered and innocent Prince Harry Styles lives in a castle with his crazy overprotective parent(s) and never gets to go outside the castle. He's made friends with his squire (is that right? the assistant dude? I don't read much castle-y type stuff) Louis, and one of the knights, Liam. Louis says things that Harry doesn't get, mostly, though he knows they're dirty things. Liam mostly kicks Louis, and then stares at him a lot when he's not looking. Harry's also made friends with the stable boys, Zayn and Niall. At some point, Harry convinces his friends to sneak him out to the marketplace to see what it's like. Louis and Niall think it will be a grand adventure, Zayn is terrified and only agrees to be a lookout, and Liam vows to keep Harry safe. But (dun dun DUN) while they're out, Harry gets distracted by something and wanders off and gets LOST! And the boys are all distraught! Harry is a little freaked out, of course, but he meets a charming gent who shows him around (I guess this is more Aladdin) and makes him laugh. Harry's boys find him after just a few hours and whisk him away home so they can all keep their heads attached to their bodies. The gent from the market figures out who Harry is, of course, and sneaks into the castle to spend more time with him. Love ensues. Originally this was going to be the story of how Nick Grimshaw corrupted (AU, remember) sweet, innocent Harry Styles with rimming, but it kind of evolved into all of the above.
So that's how my brain rolls, apparently.
In other news, I've been reading the ASOIF series, and it's SO HEAVY. It's like the longest H/C in the world, and the Comfort never shows up. I am about a quarter of the way through A Storm of Swords, and I honestly don't know that I'll finish it.
I also took a drawing class a while back, and while I'm still not good, I've discovered that drawing is a very zen thing for me to do. So today I picked up Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and I'm excited to start trying it out.
Lately, now and then, I throw out fic ideas to prettykitty_aya about her One Direction boys. Harry Styles looks like an elf prince to me, for some reason, or faerie. I like the idea of him being sad and lonely and then finding love and friendship with the other four. Preferably with dangerous trials thrown in.
There was also the INCREDIBLY AU story loosely based on Tangled in which very, very sheltered and innocent Prince Harry Styles lives in a castle with his crazy overprotective parent(s) and never gets to go outside the castle. He's made friends with his squire (is that right? the assistant dude? I don't read much castle-y type stuff) Louis, and one of the knights, Liam. Louis says things that Harry doesn't get, mostly, though he knows they're dirty things. Liam mostly kicks Louis, and then stares at him a lot when he's not looking. Harry's also made friends with the stable boys, Zayn and Niall. At some point, Harry convinces his friends to sneak him out to the marketplace to see what it's like. Louis and Niall think it will be a grand adventure, Zayn is terrified and only agrees to be a lookout, and Liam vows to keep Harry safe. But (dun dun DUN) while they're out, Harry gets distracted by something and wanders off and gets LOST! And the boys are all distraught! Harry is a little freaked out, of course, but he meets a charming gent who shows him around (I guess this is more Aladdin) and makes him laugh. Harry's boys find him after just a few hours and whisk him away home so they can all keep their heads attached to their bodies. The gent from the market figures out who Harry is, of course, and sneaks into the castle to spend more time with him. Love ensues. Originally this was going to be the story of how Nick Grimshaw corrupted (AU, remember) sweet, innocent Harry Styles with rimming, but it kind of evolved into all of the above.
So that's how my brain rolls, apparently.
In other news, I've been reading the ASOIF series, and it's SO HEAVY. It's like the longest H/C in the world, and the Comfort never shows up. I am about a quarter of the way through A Storm of Swords, and I honestly don't know that I'll finish it.
I also took a drawing class a while back, and while I'm still not good, I've discovered that drawing is a very zen thing for me to do. So today I picked up Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and I'm excited to start trying it out.