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melannen ([personal profile] melannen) wrote2015-07-01 05:35 pm

Important notices!

Remix!
I did remix this year, thus fulfilling a long-held ambition to be the kind of person who can do remix! And as a reward I got a marvelous remix of my story One Warm Line - that one was about how Ray Kowalski from Due South came to Winter; the remix tells Benton Fraser's version of the story. The original was a Dresden Files crossover that brought in that fandom's Winter magic, but the remix (mostly) sticks to Due South sorts of magic, so if you avoided the original just because of the Dresden Files part you should read the remix.

You should also read the remix if you like Due South at all. ^_^

A Land So Wild and Savage (Love Ballad Remix) (1465 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: due South, The Dresden Files - Jim Butcher
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Benton Fraser/Ray Kowalski
Characters: Benton Fraser
Summary:

Many years later, Ray would meet the Winter Lady and tell how he fell in love with Winter. This is the story of how Ben Fraser loved her first.



Iceland!

So on Friday I leave for Iceland to visit my sister (And hopefully also some puffins.) It will be my first time outside the US so I hope I survive! I have no idea what sort of internet access I will have while there, or what sort of time/energy I will have to be online as opposed to doing more exciting stuff, but it will be smartphone wifi only either way, so probably not much. Until then I have thirty-six trip-prep todos to tick off in habitrpg...

Before I go, though:

-If anybody wants a postcard from Hella, Iceland, they should PM me their address in the next 48 hours (yes, even if I theoretically already have it, I am terrible at saving those things). It is not guaranteed that I will manage to send them but I will try.

-Somebody should rec me a couple of solid tropey a-t-g longfics I can put on my phone just in case I start jonesing for fic and can't get online.
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[personal profile] stellar_dust 2015-07-01 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I just took another look at your itinerary and you are in for some L-O-N-G days of driving after you leave me ... google driving times are low estimates, if you drive slightly faster than the speed limit and don't stop at all. I don't think we have ever done the Reykjavík-Sauðarkrokur trip in the 3.5 hours google claims ....
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[personal profile] stellar_dust 2015-07-01 10:42 pm (UTC)(link)
the problem is all the places are scenic. D: Well, just make sure you stay alert, especially for that twisty bit in the east where the road is between the mountain and the sea!
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[personal profile] sophia_sol 2015-07-01 11:16 pm (UTC)(link)
some atg longfic recs for you:

Another Mask Behind You by lettered, harry/draco fic where Draco is a high-end sex worker hiding his identity.

in the territory of the dragon king by curledupkitten, kpop fic, baekhyun/kyungsoo, with great sense of place and great character relationships.

THE MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS by spicyshimmy, kirk/spock, royalty arranged marriage au, the first part is epistolary

The Same Deep Water As You, by haikuesque, jpop, jin/kame, in which Jin is a sex worker and Kame is a musician. This one is REALLY long.

The Least of All Possible Mistakes by rageprufrock, bbc sherlock, mycroft/lestrade, rule 63 for Lestrade

Chosen Man, by Sineala, eagle of the ninth, esca/marcus, au where they're both in the Roman army.

Steinway!verse by toomuchplor, inception, arthur/eames, where Arthur is a pianist and Eames is a lyric baritone

The Student Prince, by FayJay, merlin, arthur/merlin, modern au where they both attend a posh university together

Let me know if these don't suit or you want more! This is just the best of the atg-ish fic over 100k words in my bookmarks, so I can go into the 40k-100k category too if need be.

ETA: also, I hope you have a great trip!
Edited 2015-07-01 23:16 (UTC)
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[personal profile] sophia_sol 2015-07-01 11:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Excellent, glad I can help! I'll go take a look in my 40-100k category and give you some of what I find.
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[personal profile] sophia_sol 2015-07-01 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Tea And No Sympathy by who_la_hoop, harry potter series, harry/draco, in which Draco is stuck in a one-day timeloop

Carve His Name With Pride, by commedhabitude, hockey rpf, kaner/tazer, mpreg

No Homo, by RemainNameless, teen wolf, derek/stiles, college au friends-with-benefits

Tony Stark Meets an Extremely Unimpressed Time Traveler, or, Thomas Barrow Makes a Surprisingly Good 21st Century Butler, by Alex51324, downton abbey/avengers crossover, thomas barrow/tony stark, does what it says on the tin

In Other Words, Baby, Kiss Me by primroseshows, teen wolf, derek/stiles, space au!

If Through A Door, by jibrailis, avengers, tony/steve, marriage of convenience and amtid kind of - they get married so that Tony can be brought home after accused of alien murder

Close to Home, by ieska, dcu, tim/kon, pretend boyfriends, identity issues, murder mystery, high school

Advanced Ambulatory Ichthyology, by gyzym, community, troy/abed, idk, no particular tropes, but adorable romance

Carrying Dangerous Goods, by novembersmith, generation kill/temeraire, brad/ray, basically the gk characters in the temeraire setting

Amuse-boucheForever Can Never Be Long Enough, Or The Earl Of Epsom Takes A Husband, by torakowalski, the social network rpf, andrew/jesse, regency marriage-of-convenience au

Crash Into Me, by lc2l and paraka, american idol rpf, kris/adam, semi-accidental bonding and pretend relationship

All the Stars and Bleeding Hearts, by torakowalski, the social network rpf, andrew/jesse, notting hill au (in which one owns a bookstore and the other is a famous actor)

Run, by mrsronweasley, bandom, frank/gerard, high school au where Frank is a secret werewolf

Never Marry for Money (You Can Borrow it Cheaper, by alexthegreat, the social network, eduardo/mark, woke-up-married

If Music Be The Food Of Love, by sunsetmog, bandom, brendon/spencer, high school au

Drastically Redefining Protocol, by rageprufrock, merlin, merlin/arthur, modern au where Arthur's a prince and Merlin's a doctor

In Search Of, by toft, mythbusters rpf, adam/jamie, end of the world, babyfic

Counting the Steps to the Door of Your Heart, by annella, supernatural rpf, jared/jensen, au, in which they're nerds and one of them even has a dalek costume

Topspin, by lazy_daze, supernatural rpf, jared/jensen, in which they're tennis players

Lost and Found, by kellie matthews, man from uncle, illya/napoleon, idk stuff happens but it's really good!

The Neighbourly Detective and the Tragic Woobie Widower, by elayna, sga, rodney/john, au, does what it says on the tin

OKAY HOW'S THAT
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[personal profile] stellar_dust 2015-07-02 12:05 am (UTC)(link)
:P you will be fine, just really tired!
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[personal profile] sophia_sol 2015-07-02 12:31 am (UTC)(link)
you're very welcome! I'm bored at home recovering from a surgery so it's like YAY SOMETHING HELPFUL I CAN DO WHILE LYING FLAT ON MY BACK
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[personal profile] umadoshi 2015-07-02 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
No fic recs, but I hope you have a marvelous time! *^^*
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[personal profile] lady_ganesh 2015-07-03 02:15 am (UTC)(link)
Have fun in Hella! And the rest of Iceland.