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(Damn, Your Fandom Is Good At What You Do Fest)

Oct 26, 2011 09:36

( Have you noticed how many posts I start with 'So'? Because it's a lot. Whatever, I am the boss of me. )

-fic in comments, -y'all are cool, -conning people into writing with/for me, -promptfest needs a catchier title

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H50 – music & bookstore AU. Steve/Danny, eventually. 1/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 08:44:37 UTC

This is my loving tribute to a shop where I worked part-time for five years. It sells CDs (jazz, world music, local artists, and the biggest classical selection in my country), high quality books, and DVDs. It’s an iconic establishment, run by the same family since 1948, and it was a truly wonderful place to work.

Mamo’s Books and Music, est'd 1968. Proprietors: S. McGarrett & C.H. Kelly.

A customer approaches the desk where Steve’s pricing newly-arrived paperbacks. Steve looks up and says, “Yes, sir, can I help you?”

“Hey, man,” the young guy says, “have you got any Romeo and JulietSteve has been in retail nearly ten years now, so he can maintain a professional demeanor in the face of idiocy far worse than this ( ... )

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU. Steve/Danny, eventually. 1/? leupagus October 27 2011, 08:48:23 UTC

This is awesome! And I love how you're using fandom to correct the past - very nice.

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU. Steve/Danny, eventually. 1/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 08:58:41 UTC

Thanks so much! I should add that Steve is not a Mary Sue, despite this instance of wish fulfillment - I resisted the temptation to write an analogue of myself into the story.

This AU fest of yours is fantastic, by the way! The idea for this story bit me this morning, when I read your post, and I've already written 2,000 words and counting...

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU. Steve/Danny, eventually. 1/? leupagus October 27 2011, 10:49:50 UTC

Oh, Steve definitely reads true, don't worry (and we could probably have a long talk about how Steve McGarrett is, himself, Peter Lenkov's Mary Sue) and I can' twait to read more of this.

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU. Steve/Danny, eventually. 1/? deepbluemermaid October 28 2011, 04:35:32 UTC

Heh, thank you. Part 4 is now up, and Danny is scheduled to make his belated appearance in part 5. I'm actually not sure how I'm going to get them together, after that, but hopefully inspiration will strike!

H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 11:16:57 UTC

In the music section, old Mr. Anderson is comparing multiple versions of Porgy and Bess at the listening station. He calls out a too-loud question to Chin, a mistake most people make while using the headphones. Nearby, two jazz students are arguing about which Thelonious Monk album to buy ( ... )

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Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 22:01:49 UTC

Hee, thank you! The next part is up now :)

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? perspi October 27 2011, 19:58:29 UTC

*joins space in thralldom*

THIS IS FANTASTIC OMG WANT MOAR

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 22:01:28 UTC

Thank you so much! Upon re-reading, I've noticed certain unintended similarities with 'Bespoke' - I hope you don't mind.

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? perspi October 28 2011, 00:07:55 UTC

WHY WOULD I MIND THIS IS FANTASTICALLY AWESOME!?! *g*

Seriously, sweets, don't fret--I am enjoying the hell out of this, and hurt!Steve pushes my buttons like whoa, so, yes, very much, to everything. Keep writing, pleeeeease?

*sends cookies and Danno over to encourage you*

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 2/? deepbluemermaid October 28 2011, 04:36:21 UTC

Aww, thank you :) Part 4 is now up, and part 5 should be done soon.

H50 – music & bookstore AU, 3/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 21:58:16 UTC

The painkillers have kicked in, now, so standing up is bad but not agonizing. Steve grabs the cane propped against the desk and walks around the main floor for a while. Chin watches him go, lips pursed in sympathy, then calls for Kono to come downstairs and mind Steve’s desk.

Steve limps in a familiar circuit, tidying shelves, putting new or eye-catching books face-out, and re-arranging table displays. As usual, he saves his favorite corner of the store for last: children’s literature.

The picture books are in a mess, so Steve sits on the carpet with his right leg stretched out and starts imposing alphabetical order again. As his hands follow the simple routine, his mind is free to wander ( ... )

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Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 3/? jen4850 October 27 2011, 23:32:08 UTC

If I couldn't work there I woudl want to shop there.
I'm a lbirarian who loves reading shelves so It'd be tempted to push steve aside and alphbetize the books myself but I really would not do that.

Re: H50 – music & bookstore AU, 3/? deepbluemermaid October 27 2011, 23:48:04 UTC

Hee, a kindred spirit! I'm a librarian too, or used to be, and I often fix displays in bookstores and libraries. But yeah, God help you if you interfere with Steve's domain :)

Part 4 is imminent, and Danny is waiting in the wings...

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