Sweetness, I Was Only Joking

[redbrunja]

gacked from boosette :

Give me the title of a story I've never written, and feedback telling me what you liked best about it, and I will tell you any of: the first sentence, the last sentence, the thing that made me want to write it, the biggest problem I had while writing it, why it almost never got posted, the scene that hit the cutting room floor but that I wish I'd been able to salvage, or something else that I want readers to know.

(Bonus points if you do not specify a Naruto fic I did not write. Internet cookies if you choose some of my more obscure fandoms. Not that you have to, of course. If we only have one big fandom in common or you really want to hear about a fic I didn't write in that fandom, it's totally fine.)

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[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

Fandom: Soul Eater (hey, it's not Naruto *grins*)

Title: To Freely Bloom

Pairing: Tsubaki/Mifune (can I have internet cookies for a rare pairing choice?)

What I love about this story is pretty much what you're trademarked for: simple, effective lines and description. It's elegant but not overdone. I adore how much you say about their relationship through the little details.

*grins* This was a fun one!

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

You totally get an internet cookie.

First line: Tsubaki was three days past her sixteenth birthday when Black*Star died.

Last line: Mifune turned away from the sunset filling the windows, his eyes seeking out Tsubaki's form, her body shadowed and hair falling free.

The biggest problem I had writing this was figuring out which characters were relevant to Tsubaki's and Mifune's arc, especially once Black*Star was out of the picture.

This almost didn't get posted because I really wallow (almost fetishize) Tsubaki's youth in relation to Mifune. I hesitated before I posted.

[qualapec.livejournal.com]

"Big Damn Heroes" ~ Dresden Files. I liked the dialogue best.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

First line: Sleeping under her desk did nothing to improve Murphy's mood.

Last line: She stretched her feet across Harry's lap and waited for the next catastrophe to come knocking on his door.

The biggest problem writing this was switching from Harry's very distinctive first person voice to a still clearly Dresden-files 3d person.

This almost didn't get written because TDF is such a small fandom, sometimes I don't have internal motivation to write fic for it.

[hungrytiger11.livejournal.com]

"No Good Deed"- No Rest For the Wicked

Can I just say, there is so much love for this webcomic and your story was just so nice since the series has been discontinued/gone on haitus (understandably, but still, seeing these characters again just makes me happy!)

I just love the Cat and November. They are too cute! But my favorite part was your mention of the girl with no hands. It was nice to see a (semi) outsider's perspective on the characters, and while not something totally new from you, something I haven't read in a while.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

First line: November slept like the dead the morning before her wedding - in fact, it took three handmaidens, a drum, and a bucket of water to get her to wake.

Last line: The Cat licked into her mouth and the world spun around November in perfect synchronicity – until the wound on her side reopened and her legs buckled, a sailor in the crow's nest shouted "warship approaching!" in a panicked voice and it started to rain.

The biggest "problem" was rereading the entire comic so that it was fresh in my mind.

This almost didn't get written because I was afraid my homage to The Princess Bride would slip right into plagarism.

[amaiko.livejournal.com]

*applauds* I love No Rest for the Wicked and I really need to go back and catch up/re-read one of these days.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Me too. But I'm going to wait a while longer until I forget most of it, especially considering it's unlikely to be continued.

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

hmmidty hmmidty hmm

if you don't write this fandom, I understand (as that usually happens when I pick obscure fandoms off your list :-b), but after browsing, I'm going for it:

Fandom: Sunshine, Robin McKinley

Title: My Chocolate Sauce Runneth Over

I love the little details you use to explore Con's emotions, and how well you do the crazy trainwreck of Sunshine's mind.

:-)

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Sadly, it has been too many years since I read that book to comment accurate. Sorry.

[fairest1.livejournal.com]

Probably that No Rest for the Wicked/Fables crossover where Red and Snow dueled with axes after Red nearly reacted on instinct after seeing the cubs running around.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

First line: Red heard howling.

Last line: Snow dropped the bloodstained shovel.

It was a pain in the ass having to reread Fables to get the voices right, but getting to write the incredibly self-indulgent ax vs shovel fight made up for it.

Why this almost didn't get posted: I wrote this on a zip drive that got wipe, and had to rewrite all of it.

[plural-entity.livejournal.com]

Title: The Little Moon.
Fandom: Tortall/Tamora Pierce.
Pairing: I don't know if you've read Terrier or Bloodhound yet, so I'll say George/Alanna. But if you've read either of the Beka Cooper novels, totally Rosto/Beka.


Personally, I loved all the little details. The way you describe even the mundane makes me feel like I'm really there. And with just the tiniest of phrasing you really say a lot about their relationship. Plus, you have a way of just making the pair seem so sexy together without it always being about sex. (=

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

First Line: Rosto had told himself that being his lover would give Beka advantages in her line of work, and that he was the one who would need to be more careful. As Beka's blood dripped down his wrist, he was confronted with how very, very wrong he was.

Last line: Goodvin shoved him against the wall, leaned close. "The next time I see you, I'll take your damned ears myself."

Why I almost didn't post it: I worried that with Beka off-stage most of the time, the relationship between her and Rosto wouldn't have the weight it needed.