Egotistical meme?

[amatara]

Why, yes, it is narcissistic - but I've never done this particular meme before, and seeing as I'm still not managing any writing at the moment, this would do both my spirits and my ego a world of good:

If you'd like, please quote a bit of my writing at me. Find that one story of mine that you really like, find a sentence or a paragraph that

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[maspalio]

It wasn’t having his mind turned inside out by Refa’s telepath - even though it had left him feeling violated, and physically ill, and sometimes he still sensed what resembled dirty fingerprints on the inside of his skull.
From "The Things with Feathers", because it's an example I still remember of the tiny touches of wonderful imagery you do so well. Those fingerprints inside the skull are a powerful thing.

Albert has left the car and tried to take me back inside. Believe I have just thrown up on his suit jacket, possibly mine as well. Am doing much better sitting down, safely away from the sea snake. Albert seems less fortunate, though I should mention he looks a perfectly stunning shade of green.
From "The Magnificent Tree", one of my favourite stories of yours. Because it's funny, and you can just hear Cooper calmly saying those lines, sounding almost as if sea snakes are a perfectly normal, if slightly inconvenient, experience.

So yeah, enjoy the ego boost. No need to quote back, btw :)

[amatara]

Aw, you're a darling! *beams* And I'm quite intrigued by your choices, I have to say, because neither of them are what I'd consider 'big' stories, or stories that I'd be expecting people to remember for long. But it's a lovely suprise to see you quoting them, and really interesting too, to see the kind of stuff that someone finds worthy of pointing out specifically! In fact I remember the 'fingerprints' line, because I struggled quite a bit getting it to sound more or less right; it was one of my early stories, too, and I'd probably re-write half of it I gave it a thorough read-through at this point. :) But it's very nice to hear that parts of it made an impression nonetheless

[maspalio]

Sometimes it's the little things, you know. I agree that your more recent stories are better written as a whole, but I still love those small details that make them unique, and the characterisation of the older ones.

As for how I've been -well, I've been busy, and expect to be busy for some time. Preparing to move out, searching for a job while still working at the old, depressing one, plus some family stuff to take care of. Nothing bad, but it takes time. So not a lot of writing gets done these days.

[heartequals]

What a good weekend to have read all the Twin Peaks fanfic again!

I have other favorites, but this is the one that came most immediately to mind:

This was just the kind of pointless advice his parents always came up with: to make peace with the past, with himself, when instead all he wanted to do was be angry and stay that way. He didn’t see what inner peace had ever done for him that anger couldn’t, but of course he couldn’t tell his mom that.

I love it. I love it! It's so perfectly Albert. Even ripped from context as it is, it still works a lovely peak into his past and a hint at why he is why is (y'know, if there was no story behind it. But there is and the whole thing is great.) Every time I read this line, I'm always taken aback by how true to character it is.

Also, pretty much every line in The Magnificent Tree.

[amatara]

You read all Twin Peaks fic again? Wow! That definitely is an impressive feat! (And, to answer your other message, please don't worry about that help_japan story! Not about how long it takes you to write it, and not about the story itself, because I'm sure I'll adore it whatever type of story it turns out to be!) I love that you quoted from that particular story because, you know, if I had to pick the stories I'd like most to be remembered for in that fandom, it would probably be the ones where I did Albert's backstory. So yay! :) As for The Magnificent Tree, I had no idea people were so fond of that fic! Thanks! Thanks so much!

[anonymous]

I just happened to be passing through and noticed this post--how could I resist? :)

From Wake Up and Face the Music:

The dark eyes blinked once, focused on him. Flickered briefly with fire or despair or something else altogether, then the next thing he knew there were two hands pressed to either side of his face, and a pair of full lips hovered inches from his. For one heart-stopping second, his world narrowed to a pinprick, blood rushing to his ears so loud it drowned out all the rest. Just Cooper's pitch-black pupils, breath shuddering through those parted lips, and his own hand, digging into the small of Cooper's back--

And then he pulled free, and somehow he could breathe again.

Very difficult to narrow it down to one quote. Yes indeed.

As far as fannish recs? Hmm. There's a decent ongoing fan-novelization of Deadly Premonition, which is a very heavily Twin Peaks influenced video game that I personally love to bits.

--Sossity

[amatara]

Eeee, thanks! :) And how I love that you picked that story, let me tell you! It was my first 'plotty' TP fic and I spent months putting it together, piece by painstaking little piece, so it's great to hear you still remember and enjoy it.

And thanks for the rec, too! I'm not familiar with the video game, but the link looks very interesting indeed, so I'll definitely go and take a peek there.

[mithen]

“Would you believe, G’Kar,” he whispered, hoarse, “that despite us being in a cell, and my people on the verge of war, I have this feeling - these are still the good times? And... they are ticking away.”

If he’d expected some kind of insight from G’Kar, it didn’t come. Instead, the eyes grew their laughter lines again, although this time there was a hint of sorrow too. “You think too much, Mollari,” the voice purred, unfathomable. “Didn’t anyone teach you - not to think when making love?” At which he reached over and, smile still on his face, drew Londo's hand deeper between the folds of cloth.

My love for this ending depends especially on context, how you can take what's basically a PWP and manage to cram it full of bittersweet affection, foreboding, humor and tenderness. You basically never manage to write a simple one-note fic, there are always so many layers and depths and I love it.

[amatara]

Aw, thank you. :) And now I'm getting all melancholy about B5 and Londo/G'Kar again! As for your choice of quotation, well, we both know that these guys, and Londo especially, could never stop talking for long enough to actually keep a PWP plotless, right? In fact they hijacked this fic entirely, it was all I could do to keep up with their snark! :)

[amatara]

Now, I've been thinking which of your fics to quote from (I did promise I'd reciprocate, didn't I?) and while my first thought was of "Wish you were here", which I still love to tiny little pieces, I decided to go for a Star Trek story instead. Because you do a stunning job of capturing not only the characters' voices but the entire mood of the series, even in your short pieces, and that's a rare and precious thing. So I'm picking this one, both because it's pure poetry and because it rings so very true in every way:

Kirk gives the command, feels the Enterprise yearn forward. He can feel Sulu's brief and fleeting smile like a swallow's wing-flick, taste Chekov's eagerness like a rising storm. He can hear the voices of his crew thrum in Uhura's earpiece as her fingers play the console like a harpsichord.

On his left McCoy's presence, a healing guardian. To his right the sword-sharp cool certainty of his First Officer.

Behind them all, now, the dark years apart.

[mithen]

Oh, thank you so much! I've been having some rough fannish times this week, so the feedback means more to me than you know. :)