Snippet/procrastination party!

Oct 04, 2009 15:35

I think university is great, EXCEPT when I have to do work. Not that I have to do a ton, but you guys should help me procrastinate anyway ( Read more... )

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nightanddaze October 12 2009, 16:24:00 UTC
Algiers, 1943

Nate joined up in 1940, when he was barely nineteen years old. He’s not sure what he meant to get from serving, but his father had smiled and his mother had held his cheeks between her palms when he told them.

His friends joined for adventure or because they loved America. Nate just wanted to do something different with his life, something with more meaning than being a farmer.

Africa’s different, even if Algiers has a majority of white French people. They’re still people from France though, slippery French tangling with clunky English in cafés and the little shops full of things too expensive to sell ( ... )

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fourfreedoms October 12 2009, 16:54:36 UTC
If I'd been carrying my computer around I would've dropped it! OHMYGOD, thank you for getting what I meant. I was afraid to be like 40s AU or script it too much, because you've been churning out such amazing fantastical stuff with very little to go on. I am in awe!

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nightanddaze October 12 2009, 22:11:34 UTC
Thank you for such a good prompt. This might be my favourite snippet out of them all!

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prysmicdork October 12 2009, 17:21:19 UTC
What a cool, completely unexpected AU! (baby!farmboy Nate *dies*)

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nightanddaze October 12 2009, 22:15:02 UTC
Thank you! Baby farmboy!Nate/Slick as ice Shopkeeper/Black Marketeer!Brad is such a fun pairing!

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jujubinha October 12 2009, 19:23:43 UTC
Aw, Nate is Brad's farmboy-turned-military!boytoy! I love this more than I should. Damn, I love this young, fresh Nate so much, and Brad! All silky and charming and utterly irresistible!

The "Nathaniel" part was just cruel, you have no idea how much I love when Brad calls him that, and in this AU it fits a thousand times better! And now I'm really dead. :D

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nightanddaze October 12 2009, 22:34:45 UTC
Between Eric/Nate and this, I am very intrigued by baby!Nate. He is really interesting to play around with.

I also love this waaay more than I should, considering I wrote it, which is kind of damn damn damn, since there is a Fandom To Do list that I must adhere to. Eeeeep.

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jujubinha October 12 2009, 22:49:55 UTC
I also love this waaay more than I should, considering I wrote it,

YAY! I think you should go with your feelings, you know? Embrace the love. Embrace baby!Nate and silky!Brad. They want you to.

*grins innocently*

Actually, it's kind of unfair, because there's so many freaking AWESOME ideas in this post... It's all your fault, of course. You give us all these snippets, and we just end up wanting more because they're brilliant.

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alethialia October 13 2009, 07:55:31 UTC
“At what is he looking, I wonder,”

Eeee! Fabulous. And really, who wouldn't look? Brad's...Brad.

Lovely little peek. So much fun. You = awesomesauce!

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nightanddaze October 13 2009, 22:25:06 UTC
Brad is the best thing in that shop. Priceless!

I'm really glad you liked this! It's waaay fun to write!

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busarewski October 13 2009, 10:16:08 UTC
Oh my god. I didn't know where to start commenting. Reading one snippet led me on to the next and just.. WOW! What a collection of great stories this post contain. But THIS, it just killed me. What an AU, how utterly beautiful and compelling. The stories behind this. Such an intriguing idea. I adore you to bits for all these stories, and the Eric/Nate ones where goegeous, but this one topped it all I think..

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nightanddaze October 13 2009, 22:30:13 UTC
This one is my favourite, too!

Thank you for such a lovely comment!

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ex_trolleys October 13 2009, 21:39:42 UTC
(here via amberlynne)

Omg, historical AU is my happy place and this scenario is just awesome. And Brad speaks French! *swoon*

Lovely, every word of it :)

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nightanddaze October 13 2009, 22:31:01 UTC
*catches you*

So glad you liked it!!

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amberlynne October 19 2009, 17:58:01 UTC
I never officially commented to tell you this is awesome so.....THIS IS AWESOME! :D

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oxoniensis October 31 2009, 09:49:36 UTC
What a fascinating background for them - I'm in awe that you've created this whole little universe in so few words.

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