have been unavoidably detained by the world

From a bunch of people, but most recently pocky_slash.

I currently have 48 works archived at AO3*. Pick a number from 1 (the most recent) to 48 (the first thing I posted there), and I'll tell you three things I currently like about it.

*And there are at least a dozen short fics floating around LJ/DW. Sorry? In the unlikely event you are planning on requesting a specific fic and you legit want them, just give me what you can remember and I'll dig it up for you. /guilt.

The other night my roommates and I tried to watch Bronson (mostly for Tom Hardy.) I kinda liked it and wanted to finish, but it didn't make it past the "half-hour test" for the others -- to artsy and WAY too violent. I'll get back to it when I can.

So instead I convinced them to watch Four Brothers with me. Four Brothers! That's another one I came to via fandom. There was a lot of crossover writers with The Outsiders fandom back in 2007 when I was obsessed with S.E. Hinton, so when I finished reading everything in The Outsiders section on ff.net (YEAH. THAT OBSESSED) I wandered over to Four Brothers.

Rewatching it, I realized how badly it fails the Bechdel test, but it did inspire me to dig up this one fix-it I never finished.

I forgot the rules of finding decent fic on ff.net -- you start by finding one good writer and looking at who they favorite and who favorites them and start branching out. Normally it takes a really long time before you explore one entire bundle. (And only go through the actual fandom page if you're empty-handed and desperate.)

And now I'm browsing through a Four Brothers bundle. Let's be honest -- it hits the "brothers who will do anything for each other" AND "families of choice" buttons. (It is only now, while I'm in a canon with a very blatant family of choice, do I realize how many Inception fics stapled "Family of Choice" onto the Inception team. It's arguable, I guess, but their connection was far looser than some fics made them out to be. Huh.) Any day now I'll have to check what all the actors have done in the last few years.

Happy Fics Roundup II

So, when I'm feeling particularly down, I like to ask for prompts for no-pressure fic. It's a fun exercise, and I enjoy writing for prompts, so it all works out in the end. The first time, I organized my fics and edited them slightly before posting them here. I finally organized my fics from my second prompt call, and cross-posted them to AO3, so here's the official roundup!

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Title: So Many Times
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Notes: Written for hab318princess who requested, "any Jack/Ianto."
Summary: It was hard to catch Jack sleeping.

( Jack always fell asleep first. )

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Title: We All Have Our Reasons
Fandom: Harry Potter
Rating: G
Characters: Regulus Black, Barty Crouch Jr.
Notes: Written for anglophile09 who requested, "Something concerning Regulus Black and Barty Crouch Jr.? I'd like to see them interact, in any way."
Summary: Regulus Black and Barty Crouch Jr. were technically part of the same clubs.

( Of course, you weren't supposed to know anyones name, hidden behind masks and hoods and charms. )

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Title: Just Another Day for Some
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating: G
Characters: Jack Harkness, Ianto Jones, Gwen Cooper
Notes: Written for iceshade who requested, "Jack/Ianto, one of them gets bitten by a nostravite."
Summary: Just because you know the risks of dealing with a Nostrovite doesn't mean you're always careful.

( Gwen and Ianto looked at each other, then at Jack. )

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Title: You Know They Went to Cardiff Castle at Least Once
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating: G
Pairing: Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Notes: Written for fiwen1010 who requested, "Jack/Ianto doing your favourite thing to do in Cardiff."
Summary: A rift spike in the Castle should definitely be a good excuse for an afternoon off.

( The third Marquess was still living here when I got to Cardiff,' Jack said. )

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Title: Before the Hearth
Fandom: Torchwood
Rating: G
Pairing(s): Jack Harkness/Ianto Jones
Notes: Written for analineblue who requested, "some Jack comforting Ianto after a rough day at the office... "
Summary: Jack made Ianto tea.

( Jack made herbal tea, steeping it too long and over-sweetening it with too much sugar. )

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Title: The Ones You Can Talk To
Fandom: The Outsiders
Rating: G
Characters: Ponyboy Curtis
Notes: Written for senmut who requested, "Ponyboy, prompt of aftermath."
Summary: Ponyboy is leaving for college soon.

( Ponyboy lit his cigarette, then flipped the lighter closed absently )