promethia

*dusts the cobwebs off this place* Hello, all! I've missed you. I've missed fandom. I've missed staying at all up to date with my flist. And I've missed things being normal and boring and quiet the past few weeks. Isn't Christmas supposed to come with a vacation? Sheesh.

Word of advice, children: I can't really recommend proper employment as a life choice, so study hard and stay in school. And fail all your tests so they can't make you leave.

Anyway, would like to find a way to both keep myself in coffee and rent money and to stay moderately active online again, and then realized that this is why they have those fandom challenge things, isn't it? There is a Doctor Who-ish one going around right now, but that is so clearly for actual Doctor Who fans and not people like me who are Moff-Who fans who also enjoy making fun of Rusty recreationally in their spare time. So the Fandom Snowflake Challenge it is.

Also: hello to various new people! Please stop in. I shall endeavor to be at least a bit entertaining for you, so you may feel the friending worthwhile : )

( Day One )

Am actually feeling like I would like to get back into make Doctor Who stuff again, but not sure that what I want to say about this fantastic complexity that the show has become (or the emotional labyrinth that is the Pond family) is really gonna fit into words. I think . . . I might . . . feel a vid coming on? How do I vids, anyway? *scratches head* Is there a Vidding for Dummies post somewhere?

HIMYM I LOVE YOU, LET'S NEVER FIGHT AGAIN!

Title: Tied Up
Fandom: himym, B/R
Length: 3,252 words
Rating: R for artsy, metaphor-laden sex and emotional trauma
Spoilers: Through "The Possimpible"
Summary: Barney and Robin negotiate the very beginnings of a relationship.
Disclaimer: HIMYM is not mine :-(
AN: So, this is an epilogue to "The Great Picspam Caper," which I haven't actually finished yet, but you should be able to follow this anyway.  My muse whispered in my ear that I should write a nice, funny, smutty bonus for the end of the Caper that might be suitable for entry in the Great Smut Duel.  My muse then proceeded to tie me down for an entire weekend and torment this out of me.  I am now scared of my muse, so if anyone else wants her, help yourself.

Previously in our story:
Everything: Lily tricks Barney and Robin into slow dancing and then takes pictures of Robin enjoying the chance to cuddle up.
The Great Picspam Caper, Part One: Lily, Marshall, and Ted kidnap Barney and Robin and tie them to chairs in the apartment.  Lily reveals Barney's secret love and says some mean things about Robin.
The Great Picspam Caper, Part Two: Still not written.  Lily picspams the captive Barney and Robin into admitting their love for each other.
Tied Up: Barney and Robin are left alone in the apartment to escape their bonds and decide how to proceed.  A radical departure in tone from earlier parts--deal with it.


( Oh, I think you two will have more fun if we let you figure that out for yourselves. )

Title: Dealing With It, Part Three
Fandom: HIMYM, Barney/Robin
Length: ~1,600 words for this section, 5,300 total so far
Rating: PG-13/R-ish for pregnancy angst and sexuality
Spoilers: For all aired episodes.  Set several years in the future.  Slightly AU after "Not a Father's Day."
Summary: Robin gets pregnant and then unpregnant.
Disclaimer: If I owned HIMYM, the "Kokomo" bartending scene would have lasted the whole episode.  Sadly, I do not.
AN: So, I owe everyone an apology for how *hideously* long it has been since I last updated this fic, especially since it's so jump-around-y.  For anyone who still cares but forgets everything that's already happened, here's part one and part two.  Either one or two parts left, depending, but I'm guessing two.


( It's just the responsible thing to do, right? )

Title: Red Christmas
Fandom: HIMYM, Robin, Marshall
Length: ~2,000 words
Rating: R for violence and some language
Spoilers/Summary: Episode follow-up to "Little Minnesota"
Disclaimers: There is really no good way for me to apologize for this fic, so you will have to make due with a warning: graphic violence and tasteless comedy ahead.  If you are squeamish, possessed of a sense of morality, or display any other signs and symptoms of basic human decency, do not read.  This is a parody.
AN: When I saw Robin pull on that hockey mask at the end of the last episode, I knew I had to write something like this.  Special thanks to idioticonion  for setting my mind down dark paths.  Spot the B/R!


( Let's go to the mall . . . )

Title: Friday Night
Fandom: HIMYM, Barney/Robin
Length: 700 words
Warning: Weirdness ahead.
Legalese: If I owned HIMYM, I would not decorate with Chinese checkerboards.  Sadly, Bays/Thomas own all and did not choose to consult me.
AN: Delayed reply to this prompt by 1angelette in the last drabble-a-thon.  Naked man!


( Um, Robin? Menu? )