Aletheia

one of pure evil, not some creepy pervert with an underwear obsession.

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I usually try to save my babbling for LJ, because I don't think all Internet and sundry need/want to see it. But DDoS attack, blah blah blah, so here goes:

1. I've been relying heavily on picowrimo for my cheerleader/support system as I post 100~ word snippets of my current original WIP, "The Proper-False"* [ 1 | 2 | 3 ]. LJ being down --> no support sytem for me** ._.

2. For whatever reason, I prefer to write directly in LJ "post entry" box instead of MS Word. So that was another teensy annoying hindrance to my writing.

3. In (as-yet-unposted) part four, 1270 words are spent entirely in the kitchen *facepalm*
And it's not because they're creatively misusing whipped cream/butter/olive oil/whathaveyou. They're just having CONVERSATION after CONVERSATION. And there's only one innuendo*** in the whole thing.

4 a. ...It feels like this fic exists solely for N and A to banter with each other. Which is true to a certain extent. But still.
4 b. I want to fastforward to plot points**** but the characters want to chat some more (!!!)

5. Not gonna project/estimate how long this fic is going to be, because I foresee tears of frustration =_=
asfjdvkvckkvcxjjl I just wanted to write an m/m Harlequin plot T_T


* I initially referred to it as Chinese Waiter Dude and East Coast Jerkwad, but Adrien is nowhere as jerk-ish as I first envisioned him to be, so for now it's subtitled: "How Nicholas Goh met the Cartwrights" If there's a sequel it'd be "How Adrien Cartwright met the Gohs" =P
** YES, my writing is more important than the Russian 2012 Presidential election or whatever it was that prompted the DDoS attack.
*** Okay, and one implied past sex act. And a brief start start of a fantasy. And one implied fantasy. But it doesn't change the fact that it's all conversation conversation conversation! Over cakes! And hot chocolates!
**** As much as a Harlequin plot can be considered as plottish.


P.S. I guess x-posting is currently not working, even to IJ? ETA 07/31: It did x-post, it was just slow. *only noticed now* *fails*

1. Truth in the Dark by Amy Lane

His beauty...oh gods, it was so unfair. The children were singing in the streets about a beast, but he was beautiful enough to eclipse the sun. How could a creature who walked like a man and spoke like a man and had the head and fur-covered body of a beast achieve beauty, whereas I, who was supposedly a man, could only wallow in my own beastliness? I glared at my mud spot again and tried not to let my throat grow thick with a boy's aching disappointment.

( My short review and links )

1 a. Sorta related: K.A. Mitchell's Life, Over Easy ( Read more... )

2. Other novel and novella that I like by Amy Lane:
2 a. Keeping Promise Rock. Bad things keep on happening, interspersed with uplifting moments. I loved every second of the emotional torture journey.
2 b. If I Must, 66 pages. Sweet =)

3. Counterpoint: Dylan's Story by Ruth Sims
3 a. I immediately followed that up with The Phoenix.

Don't read two Ruth Sims in a row. I should've taken a few days' breather in between. (Fanfic angst is more bearable than origific angst, because I can immediately self-medicate with happy happy fluff funny fanfic.)

Counterpoint is more w00bie, The Phoenix is more hurt/comfort, but light on the comfort part.
Those who want warnings, ask me in the comments.

4. Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine and a Miracle.
I kept on biting my tongue so I didn't cry when reading this children's book (I was in the middle of a bookstore.) Nubs ;_;

5. Gwen-centric Merlin/Arthur/Gwen fanvid:
Make Something Good by sweetestdrain

Several of my post titles since April are quotes/snippets that have compelled three of you to wonder, "Who's Simon?"

Simon 'Templar' Drake is from Shadow of the Templar series, which some of you probably have heard about from sansa1970's rec last year. The series follows an FBI team and a world-famous jewel thief in a series of cases. The main pairing is Simon Drake (FBI team leader)/Jeremy Archer (thief). Banter, random geekery...oh and Archer is British =P What's not to love? ;-) ( Read more... )

Simon Drake aka Templar 29 y.o., 6'3", team leader, defender of the free world, an all-American middle-class boy from the Midwest.
* Good-looking and knows it >=D
* Repeatedly tell Archer point-blank that his job and his team members are way more important than him. Ouch. IDK why Archer doesn't just dump him. Oh right, because he is SO FINE.

Jeremy Archer aka Shadow aka 'James Crown', and dozens other aliases
27 y.o., 5'10", criminal, adversary, pain in the ass, British. ( Read more... )

Nathan 'Nate' Waxman aka Specs 28 y.o., 5'9", tech (hardware), bomb disposal, all-around mascot, a nice Jewish boy from New Jersey.
Has a crowbar with "Speak Friend And Enter" etched down the length of the grip. ( Read more... )

Michael 'Mike' Takemura aka Honda aka 'that crazy bastard' aka 'the loose cannon'
27 y.o., 6'1, undercover work, combat/tactical driving, general muscle, crazy
The Brooklyn-born son of a first-generation Japanese-American father and a mother of Hispanic descent.
* I just LOVE that his nickname is Honda. Not as bad as Toyota, but still. ( Read more... )

Sandra 'Sandy' Leone aka Springheel 28 y.o., 5'7", second-in-command, undercover work, general muscle
Came from old New England money. The best martial artist on the team. Have kicked Mike's ass so bad on numerous occasions.
* The only woman on Simon's team, but she doesn't feel like a token female character at all. ( Read more... )

Jonathan 'Johnny' Pilgrim aka Texas 33 y.o., 6'0", weapons wrangler, general muscle
Started his law enforcement career with the local police force.
* I like his interaction with Specs, mostly. So awesome protective =3 Like his jibes at Honda too. ( Read more... )

Richard 'Rich' Story aka Specs Two, 30 y.o., 5'6", tech (software), hacker-of-all-trades
A computer genius par excellence (and a nerd in the most classic socially-awkward sense). Native Seattleite.
* Total jerk to Archer, but you can't help but like him. ( Read more... )