Progress? What Progress? and some drabbles

[such_heights]

Progress? What Progress? Or, where I mock the status of the things I'm currently working on.

dw_cross story:

Doctor: Oh how I like my TARDIS, la la la.

Crossover Fandom Characters: La la la, we are oblivious to all things Who.

Me: I am fairly sure this is not what they call crossing over.

TARDIS: Due in 10 days, get your act together!!

Me: *headdesk*



the what if Remus wasn't a werewolf? story

alt!Remus: I am as fit as a fiddle!

Me: For now. There will be angst, and betrayal, and woe to come.

alt!Remus: ... excuse me?

Me: But of course! It will show all sorts of Meaningful Things about how canon!Remus is the way he is!

alt!Remus: I do not like the sound of this!

Me: I don't care. Now come on, time for your first year at Hogwarts, hop to!

alt!Remus: *sulks* I'm going nowhere. You can't make me.

Me: *headdesk*



the Ginny/Luna story

Luna: D'you know what, I'm rather tired of fic writers constantly making me into an Artiste - what if I don't want to be a writer?

Me: Oh go on, do it for me?

Luna: Hmph. Maybe.

Me: Thank you! Now then, see pretty, red-headed girl over there? Name of Ginny?

Luna: What?

Me: Go on, she's nice, isn't she?

Luna: Sssh. I am busy being an Artiste. I do not care for your red-headed girls.

Me: *headdesk*



the one where it's all a bit Shakespearian

Sirius: Hey, do you know what would be really fun?

Me: Sirius, I've got quite enough to be writing at the moment, go away.

Sirius: *sulks*

Me: *sigh* All right fine, what is it?

Sirius: Well. How about if I was betrothed to Lily, but she eloped with James, and her best friend Remus (who was completely in love with me, obviously) told me and we all romped off into the wood for capers, and Peter can be a fairy or something?

Me: Um - have you been reading your Shakespeare anthology again?

Sirius: Why yes! Remus is so proud.

Remus: I am not! Why do I have to be Helena, anyway? You're much more likely to trail around after me anyway, you soppy git.

Sirius: But I'm so much more eligible for the fair Miss Evans to be married off to!

Remus: Oi!

Me: Sort it out amongst yourselves, would you? And I have not got time just now to deal with you all.

Peter: *pouts* I want to be a fairy!

Me: *headdesk*



Individual characters are also harassing me at the moment, witness:

Lily: Hey, you! You owe me fic!

Me: *hides*

Lily: Now come on, I can see right through that lampshade. But pretty 7spells prompts + pretty me, there is no bad here, right?

Me: But... time! Time I do not have! Anyway, you're going to get all changed in a month anyway, I know it.

Lily: *sulks*



Martha: Hi there.

Me: Ooh, hello!

Martha: My programme's eating your brain at the moment, yes?

Me: Yes!

Martha: And you think I'm awesome, yes?

Me: Oh yes!

Martha: So write me fic, now!

Me: *whimpers* Um, err...

Martha: *glares*

Me: All right, all right - ooh, how about I make my femgenficathon story all about you, will that do?

Martha: *preens*



Mary Malone: He--

Me: Oh don't you start. I know, I know, I'm meant to be writing a story about you too.

Mary: It's ok, I'm in no rush! Catch me saying hello in future, God.

Me: Oh. Um. Sorry?

Mary: S'ok. I'll just be over here.

Me: Thank you! Someone with a sense of patience.



My poor, poor brain. Ugh. Still, soon there will be lots of time to deal with all of the above, hurray!

And now, for completeness, four drabbles I wrote for faeriemaiden's birthday a few days ago:

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Autumn
Regulus always mourns the death of summer, but Sirius never understands why. Autumn means the roar of a steam engine, and chocolate frogs, and conspiracies tucked away in rattling carriages. Autumn means new syllabus that will perhaps grab Sirius' attention for a little longer this time. There's Hogsmeade and butterbeer, the chance to exchange this repressive house that is no longer a home for living, almost breathing stone. Explosions and headlong days await, as he exchanges his inadequate blood relatives for a family of Remus, Peter, and James.

Yes, autumn is good. He packs his scarf into his trunk, beaming.

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Fairy Tales
"Shall I read you a story?" Ted asks, swinging his little girl onto his knee. She claps her hands together excitedly, eyes enormously round and blue today. "Okay, let's see what we've got – oh, wow, look at this, it's Aunty Susan's book of fairy stories!"

"Fairies?" Nymphadora pulls a face. "Fairies are boring, they don't do anything!"

"Oh no, these are special fairies, fairies that can do magic!"

"Like me?"

"Yes, that's right, darling." Ted opens the book, resting a page on her knee, where the pictures his sister so loved as a child lie waiting. She frowns at their stillness, and he quickly taps the edge of the book with his wand. They dance enticingly across the page, and she leans forward, swept away. Ted doesn't think he need bother with the words.

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Cathedrals
Remus stands at the back, watching the service progress with wonder. The intricate rituals, the reverence with which the congregation receive bread and wine. It is something he has never been able to fathom. Lily used to come here sometimes, he knows, and so he is an onlooker today, in her memory.

The vaulted ceilings arch away almost out of sight, and sunlight pours in leaving rose-tinged patterns on the floor. Hymns are raised in exultation of something Remus barely understands, but unbidden his lips move too, in some half-forgotten melody, and when the church-goers bow their heads, he prays.

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Daydreams
They lie on their backs, all four of them, gazing at their castles in the sky.

"Keeper for the Tornados 'til I'm twenty five," James declares, "then onto become Minister for Magic."

"Quidditch commentator," decides Peter.

Remus pauses for a moment. "Rock star," he concludes.

Sirius grins. "Pah, I don't need a career. The Doctor's coming for me any day now."

There's a chorus of groans that Sirius barely registers.

"Just you wait – there'll be that whooshing sound, and bam! I'll be gone." He sits up slightly. "If you're lucky, I'll bring you back an alien's head each."

The others exchange glances, but Sirius lies back again, trying to find the cloud that looks most like a phone box, humming what sounds suspiciously like the theme tune to himself.

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eta: And, err, LJ hates me? Now edited so that three of those don't all end with the same last line, because, you know, that makes no sense and I'm not quite sure how that happened anyway. Grr.

Comments

[magnetic-pole.livejournal.com]

Lily: Hey, you! You owe me fic! ...

Me: But... time! Time I do not have! Anyway, you're going to get all changed in a month anyway, I know it.

Too true!

Enjoyed the drabbles. Surprising, liked the last one enormously, though I don't know a thing about Dr Who. I think the "rock star" bit won me over. *smile* Well done! Maggie

[such_heights]

Mmm, indeed! Let's hope nothing too drastic, eh?

And thank you! I'm quite taken with the idea of Remus the rock star myself.

[topaz-eyes.livejournal.com]

Your characters aren't talking to you either, when they should? They're just too damn stubborn, heh.

Your drabbles are beautiful. Each one--the images are perfect. Sirius as the Doctor's companion--heee!

[such_heights]

Ugh, they are so irritating sometimes, aren't they?

Thank you very much! And yes, I'm very smitten with that idea at the moment, hee hee.

[avendya.livejournal.com]

If it makes you feel any better, dw_cross's deadline has been extended a week, due to Eurovision Week. Also, I'm the bloody mod, and I haven't started my dw_cross fic.

Also, know the feeling about progress. My writing list is several miles long, and I'm trying to avoid writing HP fic until next month. So much for catching up on writing over the summer.

[avendya.livejournal.com]

Also, love, love, love the drabbles. Sirius and Doctor Who is definite WIN.

[such_heights]

Thank you! And yes, I rather agree! It's all Noldo and Banui's fault, really. =D

[such_heights]

Yes indeed, that is something of a relief! And actually, on that note, might I be annoying and ask if you've seen an email I sent to the mod address a few days ago? I could use a bit of help! *smiles winningly*

Ugh, yes exactly. Damn you, Deathly Hallows, getting in the way of my fic-writing.

[avendya.livejournal.com]

Yep. I negleted my modly duties over the last couple weeks, which may have caused a few problems, but I have asked your recipient.

I want to see how JKR ends the series, but I don't want my fic Jossed, damn it.

[such_heights]

No problems at all! Many, many thanks. =)

And yes, exactly. Can't she just write bits of it to our specifications? Because I think that would work out all round.

[melandry.livejournal.com]

I hope this means you are compassionate and understanding about my total failure to provide birthday fic yet. :)

[such_heights]

Considering the above, yes I should think so! Not of course that I wouldn't be anyway. =)

[wanderlight.livejournal.com]

OMG SIRIUS AND THE DOCTOR. :DD

Also -- that first drabble. Oh, poor Reg; Sirius really doesn't get it, does he? ♥

[such_heights]

YOU KNOW IT MAKES SENSE. =D

Hee, trust you to pick out the Regulus bit in that - no, he doesn't get it, not really.

[ressie-noldo.livejournal.com]

eee, the drabbles are awesome. and re. the fic and its refusal to show up, I sympathise -- my spn_gaiman is not cooperating, and Sam & Richard Mayhew are just bitching at each other in my head.

[such_heights]

Thank you! And yes, ugh - crossovers are often especially bothersome, I find, they never all quite get along the way you'd thought, do they?

[ressie-noldo.livejournal.com]

Indeed not, annoying people. Dean is getting very bored now, and Sam is being a grumpy snit, and I am ready to fling my hands in the air and GIVE UP ON THIS. [sighs]

also I want to write Ten/Martha fic damn damn damn.

[such_heights]

Damn you, Winchester boys!

D'you know what, I'm going to be kind, and not comment on that. Because you know what my response would be. =D

[ressie-noldo.livejournal.com]

THEY ARE AWFUL YOUNG MEN TRULY.


I think I know exactly what your response would be. I HATE EVERYONE AND AM GOING TO GO AND LIVE IN A CAVE.

SO THAT MAYBE I CAN ATTEND A HERMITS UNITED MEETING.

[such_heights]

... LJ hates me today! *glowers*

Anyway.

YES THEY ARE. No appreciation for your efforts!

Glee! =D =D Oh my God that was the most wonderful thing in the history of wonderful things.

[crooked.livejournal.com]

first: ahahaha you are so cute with your rebellious characters! ♥

second: SIRIUS & THE DOCTOR OMG. WIN!! and rock star!Remus is just about the most awesome thing ever. XD actually, i really like all of those drabbles. i felt bad for poor Reg in the first one because it must suck to have such an oblivious brother.

third: ♥

[such_heights]

Noooo they are mean to me! They gang up on me =(

YES! YES YES. And thank you!

&hearts =D We must stop running into each other like this!

[crooked.livejournal.com]

aww! well in that case, i will shake my fists angrily at them until they start treating you right. *angry fists*

i would pretty much not object AT ALL if you ever decided to expand upon that Sirius & The Doctor drabble. :D

hee! it's becoming something of a habit, isn't it? :3

[such_heights]

Hurrah! Perhaps our combined fury will help matters.

Ohhh, it is on the cards. Along with a stupid amount of other things, but most certainly present.

Yes indeed! :-*

[crooked.livejournal.com]

i can intimidate fictitious people with the best of them so here's to hoping! :D

omg YAY! i'll try to be patient in my waiting for it since i know how it goes to have 3858976945 fic ideas bouncing about at once.

♥!

[trowicia.livejournal.com]

These drabbles are great! Hee, rock star Remus--fantastic. *g*

[such_heights]

Thank you! Yes, I rather thought so. =D

(And hello there, almost-birthday girl!)

[trowicia.livejournal.com]

I can so picture him saying something like that. :P

Hello to you! ;D ♥

[lyras.livejournal.com]

Hee! I love Sirius singing the Doctor Who theme tune.

That first one is gorgeous: happy and bittersweet and autumny.

I sympathise re all the fics you're trying to write - but I love the way they're all in character when they speak to you!

[such_heights]

=D I am rather pleased with the image too.

And thank you!

Oh dear, my mind is a rather odd place a lot of the time. But, you know, in a fun way, occasionally.

[secondsilk.livejournal.com]

Sirius and waiting for the TARDIS. Oh, yes! Delightful. And Remus as a rock star!

Everything else, too.
Cathedral was particularly moving.

[such_heights]

Hee! I thought it was rather fun.

And thank you very much!

[mindabbles.livejournal.com]

The mocking was most entertaining - and familiar. Remus is sulking on me at the moment too and being generally uncooperative. Your brain sounds like a happening place to be.

Loved the drabbles as well. Wee Tonks is was adorable; echo the 'rock star' love; and for some reason I found Peter's future goals a little heart breaking.

[such_heights]

Oh, isn't it awful? And my brain's certainly a slightly weird place to be, anyway.

Thank you! And yes, poor Peter, really. =(

[glass-icarus.livejournal.com]

*giggles* i'm in much the same state over here! crossovers can be a PAIN, can't they? i've had plans for a Riddlemaster/HP cross for months now, but it hasn't materialized yet... not to mention the Pan's Labyrinth fic for smallfandomfest, which is stalling out on me, or your birthday fic, or any number of GGKay bunnies and prompts from ages ago (i think one of them is Rita's; i'm surprised she hasn't killed me by now!)... um, yes. *facepalm*

also, Mary Malone! &hearts &hearts i've been checking on the prompt claims from time to time in hopes of guilt-tripping myself into writing SOMETHING, and i realized, hey, you've got my prompt! so squee for that, at least... :D

[such_heights]

Ugh, they really can! Glad I'm not the only one suffering.

Oh I didn't realise that was yours! Should have guessed, though. =D Mmm, when I do finally get the time I'm really looking forward to having a go at that.

[minnow-53.livejournal.com]

Ooh, this is just a generally all-round great post! :) I love your rebellious characters, and Sirius and autumn, and rock star Remus, and just the whole damn lot, really! :)

[such_heights]

Hee hee, why thank you! =D