Prompt me?

[psuedo_catalyst]

All I seem to want these days is to write short little meme answers. Everyone was doing this one a few weeks ago, I've no idea where it started.

Tell me about a story I haven't written, and I'll give you several sentences from that story.

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[just_ann_now]

You've written a little bit about Richard and Alec on Kyros, but not nearly enough. Tell us a bit about an ordinary day for them there.

[psuedo_catalyst]

(...I may have gotten a little carried away? This is a bit more than a couple of sentences. I think I got the tenses all straightened out right, though, so at least there's that.)

Alec, who has never really liked the outdoors, the wilderness, not when there are taverns, drawing rooms, lectures or parties, not when there are people to watch or books to read, is suddenly and passionately enamored of the beach.

That first day there, he’d looked down at his own feet, pale and knobbly and strange against the tiny pebbles pounded smooth by the surf which blanketed the expanse. He’d felt almost relieved that Richard would not (could not) look down and see the same, notice how odd and out of place they looked against the landscape. Richard has seen most of Alec’s vulnerable places at one point or another, and of all the things which had made him go, once, those have never seemed to make the list. Still, Alec is coming to know, as he grows older, there is no harm in minimizing risk

[just_ann_now]

GET CARRIED AWAY. GET CARRIED AWAY. IT'S ABSOLUTELY FINE.

Wow. This whole thing is just brilliant; there are so many bits I want to quote back at you but it's basically, the whole thing. How did you do that that fast? I could whip out a drabble, sure (I've had lots of practice) but something like this would take me a week and lots and lots of rewriting (and angsting.) Wow.

The whole first paragraph *chortles with glee* That is just so, so Alec. Wonderful.

And then when he's surveying his unlovely feet, "pale and knobby" - there I go again, drowing in waves of chortle. But then I go all *sigh* at Richard has seen most of Alec’s vulnerable places at one point or another, and of all the things which had made him go, once, those have never seemed to make the list. But then, that Alec can still find something to be shy about with Richard! It's lovely.

Richard, ah, Richard. Well.Richard had stepped forward, moved away, and he never moves like he cannot see, never hesitates, and that time had been no different, he’d stepped forward

[psuedo_catalyst]

I really have trouble with drabbles--I have a tendency to get kind of wordy--but prompts like this about characters I love so much, especially without the pressure of trying to fit it into an actual narrative structure, is really just fun. Especially when I'm writing for someone who responds so much--seriously, you can prompt me any day, specific feedback is my biggest weakness.

Thank you so much for all your kind words! When I have some free time I really need to round up these Swordspoint dribs and drabs that've been popping up, edit them till they're pretty for AO3 and post to the riverside comm again. Thanks for getting me back into this universe again!

[surexit]

Sisky and Butcher pining in spaaaaaace.

[psuedo_catalyst]

"So make it work!" Bill said, and Sisky would tease him for watching too many prehistoric reality series, except that what he was basically saying was that they had no chance of getting a new generator any time before the Golgi system, and the old one had been pretty much held together with spit and rubber bands before the impact with a meteorite ("Just a small one," Chiz had said, sounding frantic).

Sisky is sure that at some point, for some reason, learning to repair ships because Bill wanted to be a pirate captain had been a good idea. Of course, that time was probably before either of them hit puberty, so that's not saying all that much. Sisky sometimes commiserated with Mikey about it via comm when their ships passed close to each other--he'd made pretty much the same stupid life choice, though they were both pretty happy about it most of the time

[surexit]

Sisky in spaaaaaaaace, omg. Mikey and Sisky's stupid life choices! Chiz sounding frantic! Bill the pirate captain! This is FLAWLESS AND ADORABLE AND I LOVE IT.

[psuedo_catalyst]

Thank you, and happy New Year! Also:

The Butcher is awesome because he understands Sisky's pain--he is Sisky's soul brother, only with more inappropriate wet dreams. Sisky never had those kinds of dreams about his actual brothers. And continues to not have them! Except occasionally about the Butcher, who must have the very best nickname for a weapons engineer ever.

So maybe he'd objected a little when Bill decided they needed a weapons engineer specifically, in addition to Sisky, but that was largely because he hadn't known that Bill's choice would be The Butcher, who was apparently willing to stay up for twelve hour straight, even exhausted, helping Sisky nurse his baby through the sky, even though she's limping along now, needing constant care, not buzzing with that rhythmic purr that means everything's going to be alright.

(I've had a little champagne and a bit more of another drink, so I'm not entirely sure if any of that made sense, but I'm kind of loving this 'verse, so I may drabble in it again soon, if you're still

[zeenell]

the one whe re eduard o ais sating arthur from inception

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"It's the third level that's going to be tricky," Ariadne is saying, gesturing vaguely at the diagram. It's the third time they've run through the plans that night, and they all want to be done and get some actual, non-dream-focused sleep. Arthur won't let them leave till they have a plan, though, and he's right--their deadline is approaching, and if they're not ready, they could really mess this one up.

"As we've discussed," Ariadne goes on, "There are a couple of different--"

She's cut off by the sound of a phone ringing, an unfamiliar, businesslike ring tone Ariadne swears she hasn't heard from anyone on this team before. She's surprised to see that the ringing seems to be coming from Arthur's pocket, even more surprised when he checks the screen, holds up a finger in a 'just a sec' kind of gesture that seems absurdly casual for Arthur, and then walks over to the doorway out of their workspace, gazing out the window as he says, "Hey, is everything alright?"

[zeenell]

HE ONE WHEEERE MIUKE ROSS AND RYAN ARE ACVCVIEDNETLY MARRIED. OR JUST M,ARRIED

[psuedo_catalyst]

Ryan starts wearing suits not long after Mike does. Mustard yellow, sherbet orange, icing pink. Mike thinks Harvey would probably have a conniption of he saw them, or, indeed, saw much of anything Ryan wears. There's a reason Mike's boss doesn't know he's married yet

[gala_apples]

I've only watched a few episodes of Suits, but I've watched enough to know that that is LOVELY. And yes, I doubt Harvey would appreciate the magic and wonder that is Ryan Ross.

[psuedo_catalyst]

Thanks so much! The problem with this meme is that it sucks me in and then I'm supposed to just be done with this universe, and I'm left really wanting to see Ryan and Harvey interact eventually. Not quite enough to embark upon the epic that would be necessary to justify this AU, though.

I haven't seen more than a couple of episodes of Suits, either, which is another reason why I can't write this for reals. It's too bad, though--there are so many potential ideas.