So, yesterday, a thing happened to me...


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Dear DIVA:
One Does Not Simply Justify Biphobia
Last month, DIVA Magazine, which advertises itself as one of the leading magazines for queer women, ran a feature in which they examined biphobia in the queer community. Seeing as this is the magazine which, not so long ago, listed Lady GaGa in an article entitled 'Top Ten Women We Wish Were Gay' ('... ( Read more... )

Title: What Lies Within Us
Author: mercury_pheonix
Fandom: EastEnders
Characters/Pairings: Christian Clarke/Syed Masood
Spoilers: Follows directly on from the 6/01/2012 and chronicles what may have happened in the weeks they were offscreen.
Rating: M - because it's Chryed and they're making up -_-

Summary: Christian and Syed love each other. But the unbreakable has ( Read more... )

Title: What Lies Within Us
Author: mercury_pheonix
Fandom: EastEnders
Characters/Pairing: Christian Clarke/Syed Masood
Spoilers: Follows directly on from the reunion of 6/01/2012 and chronicles what may have happened in the weeks they were offscreen.
Rating: M - because it's Chryed and they're making up -_-
Summary: Christian and Syed love each other. But the ( Read more... )

I know it's been a while since I posted anything on LJ, but my friend nagged me into posting this here. To all my LJ Lovelies - I am sorry for my prolonged absence, and I come bringing PWP to accompany aforementioned apology.

Title: Creature Of The Night
Author: mercury_pheonix
Rating: M
Spoilers: None

Summary: "I'm sure it's just about the plots," Christian licked ( Read more... )

This is a poem I wrote very quickly, without much analytical thought; I wrote it on paper, made a few quick edits and then typed it up, editing as I went. It was one of those rare breeds of creative work that happens in about ten minutes, a short burst of sudden intense creativity which needs very little changing at the end of the process. Usually ( Read more... )

You probably don’t want to hear about my love life.

But you’re probably even less keen on hearing about my lack of a love life.

Today, I was asked the question: ‘are you single?’ This seems to be a question that is perfectly normal, culturally and socially, to ask - so I answered it truthfully. What else was I to do? To discuss one’s love life is ( Read more... )

Words are spears; sharp points
Shrouded
In a comfort blanket.

Blood is drawn.
It trickles
Down.

Serrated edges kiss the flesh,
That caress I wish I had had,
Distorted: better than nothing.

My eyes are dry.
New tear ducts, gouged out
By syllables:

I love you

Elation; heart swells.

As a friend.

Implosion; too far swollen.

A knife at the throat of my femininity.
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Title: When The Walls Come Tumbling Down
Author: MercuryPheonix (Your Angel of Music)
Rating/Warnings: M - sexual situations.
Spoilers: Right up to Black Friday.
Summary: Before new foundations can be built, old walls have to be demolished. Following their explosive argument and reconciliation, Christian and Syed still have a lot of issues to resolve ( Read more... )

A few weeks ago, I was set a challenge. violentfemme, a member of Chryedville (also known as WFCTGIO - or 'Waiting For Chryed To Get It On') asked forum members to come up with their top eight Chryed scenes. The scenario, we were informed, was that these had to be the scenes that we would take with us should we find ourselves stranded on a desert ( Read more... )