I wish I was a mermaid and was friends with all the fish

I am not procrastinating, I am taking breaks. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it.

A couple of recent topics from fannish5 (with some spoilers for the relevant fandoms):

Five (canon) couples that seemingly came out of nowhere

( Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place; The Vampire Diaries; The O.C.; Veronica Mars; Buffy the Vampire Slayer )

Who are your five favourite female characters of colour?

( Battlestar Galactica, Wizards of Waverly Place, Andromeda, Greek, The Office )

qldfloodauction is holding a charity auction to raise money for those affected by the floods in Queensland. (I'm down in Melbourne, so I'm not affected, but I do have friends and family up there.) Right now, you can go check out other people's offers at the community, or sign up to offer something yourself.

I'm offering at least 3000 words of fic, with a minimum bid of $5. Het, femslash, or gen, AUs and crossovers are fine. You guys pretty much know what I can write, but here are some details anyway, and I'd be happy to answer any questions.

My thread is here.

Fandoms/characters/pairings I've offered to write:

[Better Off Ted] Ted/Veronica
[Covert Affairs] Annie/Auggie
[Diplomatic Immunity] Leighton/Leilani, Kirsty/Leilani, Leighton/Kirsty
[Disney RPF] David/Selena, Demi/Selena, Chelsea/Nicole
[Doom] John/Sam
[Gilmore Girls] Chris/Lorelai, Finn/Lorelai
[Greek] Ashleigh/Rebecca, Evan/Casey
[The Guild] Codex/Fawkes
[Hawaii Five-0] Danny/Kono
[JONAS] Joe/Stella, Nick/Stella, Stella/Macy
[Legend of the Seeker] Cara/Kahlan, Richard/Cara, Richard/Kahlan/Cara
[Make It or Break It] Sasha/Payson, Payson/Kelly
[Miss Match] Adam/Kate, Michael/Kate, Kate/Victoria, Nick/Victoria
[The O.C.] Ryan/Taylor
[The Office] Ryan/Kelly
[The Office RPF] BJ/Mindy
[Princess Protection Program] Carter/Rosie
[She's The Man] Olivia/Viola
[Snow White: A Tale of Terror] Will/Lilli
[Sonny With a Chance] Sonny/Tawni
[Tin Man] Cain/DG
[Valentine] Danny/Phoebe
[Veronica Mars] Lamb/Veronica
[Wizards of Waverly Place] Justin/Alex

I'm more than happy to write gen in any of those fandoms - particularly ensemble fic, or fic that features the characters listed. I can work with a specific scenario, a prompt, or whatever you feel like providing. If you're interested in a fandom, character, or pairing that isn't listed, just ask and I'll let you know what I can do :)

Fandoms written in 2009

Andromeda, Arrested Development, Battlestar Galactica, Brothers & Sisters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CW RPF, Dark Angel, Dead Like Me, Disney RPF, Dollhouse, Doom, Farscape RPF, Firefly, Glee, Gossip Girl, Greek, Heroes, Legend Of The Seeker, Merlin, One Tree Hill, One Tree Hill RPF, Psych, Star Trek, Veronica Mars, Wizards Of Waverly Place, plus a couple of crossover fandoms.

( End of year fic meme )

( 2009 fic masterlist )

I posted four fics in February, in four fandoms; two I'd written in before (Battlestar Galactica, Veronica Mars), one I'd only written as part of a crossover (Gossip Girl), and one completely new fandom (Legend Of The Seeker).


Mutiny, I Promise You (Battlestar Galactica - Lee/Racetrack - R - 1653 words) Galactica's lack of privacy wasn't exactly news to Maggie. Spoilers up to episode 2:4 - Resistance.

Elevator Love Letter (Gossip Girl - Jack/Blair - NC-17 - 1335 words) She's well bred, cultured, and she has a good education. It's not that hard. Spoilers up to episode 2:15 - Gone With The Will.

Destroy Everything You Touch (Legend Of The Seeker - Richard/Kahlan - R - 1522 words) This isn't just dangerous, it's potentially catastrophic. Spoilers up to episode 1:8 - Denna.

Down Again (Veronica Mars - Lamb/Veronica - PG-13 - 29,290 words) When one of her sorority sisters is killed, Veronica's second year at Hearst promises (threatens?) to be just as exciting as her first. Sequel to What Goes Down. AU from episode 3:2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week; potential spoilers up to the end of season three.


As for the next few months ... well, purimgifts is due in a few days, which is awesome. And after that, I've signed up for two Big Bangs: thelittlebang (She's The Man, Olivia/Viola) and boxofmagic (Merlin, Arthur/Morgana). I know, crazy, right? But in my defense, the minimum word count for both challenges is only 15,000 words, which means I've signed up to write at least 30,000 words in three months. And since my fics posted this month add up to around 34,000 words ... I'm not really worried. I didn't take advantage of February to plot and ouline my thelittlebang fic like I planned to, so I'll have to do that over the next few days, but I'm very excited. Yay, epic rom-coms!

Title: The Sting
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairing(s): Lamb/Veronica
Word Count: 4236
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Veronica enlists help to take down Doug, and there's a startling development in the case.

Notes: Sequel to What Goes Down. Sixth in the Down Again series. AU from episode 3:2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week; potential spoilers up to the end of season three.

Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5

( Game on )

Next: Part 7

Title: Case Of The Ex
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairing(s): Lamb/Veronica
Word Count: 4110
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Lamb and Veronica are still at odds, and she can't seem to escape high school.

Notes: Sequel to What Goes Down. Fourth in the Down Again series. AU from episode 3:2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week; potential spoilers up to the end of season three.

Previously: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

( Every rose has its thorn )

Next: Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Title: Answers And Questions
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairing(s): Lamb/Veronica
Word Count: 4108
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Wallace needs Veronica's help. Meanwhile, the Theta Betas are having a crisis, and Veronica clashes with Lamb over her involvement in the case.

Notes: Sequel to What Goes Down. Third in the Down Again series. AU from episode 3:2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week; potential spoilers up to the end of season three.

Previously: Part 1, Part 2

( The afterlife of the party )

Next: Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Title: The Woman In The Refrigerator
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairing(s): Lamb/Veronica
Word Count: 4647
Rating: PG-13

Summary: Three parties. One murder. No waiting.

Notes: Sequel to What Goes Down. First in the Down Again series. AU from episode 3:2 - My Big Fat Greek Rush Week; potential spoilers up to the end of season three.

( Just when I think I'm out, they pull me back in )

Next: Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

I ended up writing three fics for oxoniensis' Porn Battle VII, none of which fit into a single comment. Um, oops? But I did have a lot of fun, plus I got to practice writing smut. So, yay!


Elevator Love Letter (Gossip Girl - Jack/Blair - NC-17 - 1335 words) She's well bred, cultured, and she has a good education. It's not that hard. Spoilers up to episode 2:15 - Gone With The Will.

Picking Winners (Veronica Mars - Lamb/Veronica - NC-17 - 2576 words) Who wanted to be indoors studying when the alternative was spending an hour or two watching the fine men of the Balboa County Fire Department? Spoilers up to episode 2:13 - Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough.

Try This Trick And Spin It (Veronica Mars - Lamb/Veronica - NC-17 - 3077 words) "Veronica Mars is smarter than me." Spoilers up to episode 3:12 - There's Got To Be A Morning After Pill.


Two days until J and I go up to Sydney for his brother's wedding, which is turning into a complete mess. Well, not the wedding part, but the getting up there part. His parents are (supposedly) organising everything, and ... well, let' just say it's a good thing they're not organising the actual wedding.

Title: Picking Winners
Fandom: Veronica Mars
Pairing(s): Lamb/Veronica
Word Count: 2576
Rating: NC-17

Summary: Who wanted to be indoors studying when the alternative was spending an hour or two watching the fine men of the Balboa County Fire Department?

Notes: Written for oxoniensis' Porn Battle VII. Spoilers up to episode 2:13 - Ain't No Magic Mountain High Enough. And many thanks to talumin, for talking to me about baseball.

( Take me out to the ballgame )