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Truly trivial complaints:

My birthday is coming up (the ides of March!!) and it’s a Significant Age, so people are like … you need to make a list so we have some idea of what to give you for the Significant Birthday!

Which is fair, but these days, the things I want are like … “my longtime best friend to live in the PNW again” and “my prelims to be over” and “a book cover for my perpetually unfinished novel” and “Amazon to do well by Númenor” and “a sudden desire to eat vegetables.”

I mean, there are plenty of things that occur to me in passing, but when it comes down to making a list, they all flee my mind and … ???

Tagged: #i know there are things other than money that i want #i just can't think of most of them #and the ones i can think of are prohibitively expensive so i wouldn't actually ask #hmm #hmmmmm #gw2 costumes? i'm not playing at the moment but i love them and am feeling like going back #but it seems a kind of trivial thing #i've thought one of those genetic tests would be fun but a) they're expensive and b) i know exactly where my ancestors are from #seriously though if i could pick any actually-possible thing it /would/ be money for art commissions #not just the novel ... like althea and logan or fíriel and éowyn or lucy and vader or the aasimar au or my d&d warlock ororor #this is what comes of having art ideas but no ability lol #but i can't really ask the people in my life for that #uhhhh #i don't want to read anything rn so the old reliable of books/bookstore gift cards is kind of out #cooler dice? i don't know!!

Current Location: Washington
Current Music: The Show Must Go On (Queen)

So I started half-a-dozen scraps of things!

Here's some early canon-compliant Darcy:

The first time Darcy saw Elizabeth Bennet, he noticed almost nothing about her. He was in an ill humour that evening, and would rather have attended one of his uncle’s dreadful theatricals than a village assembly full of strangers. He disliked both forming new acquaintance and dancing at the best of times—and this was far from that. He heard the barely-whispered gossip about the Bingleys and himself, he felt the gazes of the sparse crowd fixing on him, and he saw few signs of sense, fashion, or beauty anywhere.

Bingley, predictably enough, gravitated towards the only handsome woman in the room, a young lady who looked like a painting and to go by her placid, unwavering smile, seemed about as interesting a conversationalist as one.

Here's a bit about my headcanon for Elros's wife, early on:

Ithíriel lived long for one born in Middle-earth, who had only come to Númenor as a young woman. In the new land, her years passed slowly and peacefully as she gathered what records she could find, and took down more.

She was one among six other archivists entrusted with recovery and oversight of the records of the Edain. It was a great task, and would have been impossible without the patronage of their half-Elf king. But Tar-Minyatur had a great value for lore, and withheld nothing from the archives.

Even on Númenor, though, time passed. By the point that Tar-Minyatur could pause his labors long enough to see the archives for himself, a decade after Ithíriel’s arrival in Númenor, she had more lines about her eyes than he did. She always would.

Here's some Mass Effect!Shepard!Elizabeth:

Just about everyone in the Alliance, and plenty of those outside it, knew what Elizabeth Bennet had done at Torfan. But they didn’t understand. Nobody did, really, not even Admiral Gardiner, who’d defended her to the tribunal.

Elizabeth knew what people called her behind her back. The butcher of Torfan.

She’d long ago resigned herself to that. When Elizabeth could do something about a problem, she acted; when she couldn’t, she let it go. And she couldn’t do anything about the past.

Least of all when she didn’t regret it.

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Peace of Mind (Boston)

I've gone from "ooh, Logan POV Althea fic!" to "wouldn't Logan make a spectacular disaster lesbian" in the space of 24 hours and regret pretty much nothing. Only two people have unfollowed on Tumblr, too, which is ... honestly surprising.

Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Fear Not This Night (Jeremy Soule / Kyle Landry)

I'm too invested in my original fic stuff to usually request or commission fanfic scenes ... but if I had endless money and could choose moments from my fanfic to commission, they would probably be

- Logan Thackeray laying his hand on the shoulder of my Ascalonian human noblewoman version of the Pact Commander (though just the Hero of Shaemoor at that point, since I'm thinking of the "Missing Sister" storyline)

or

- the library scene in The Jedi and the Sith Lord where Lucy ( spoiler!! )

Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Can't Go Back (Audiomachine)

I crossposted Chs 22-28 of pro patria, with some footnotes:

Ch 22 notes:

1) Logan had to bend his head down every time he spoke to me: an exaggeration, but not by much; this is Althea with Logan.

2) a thin, worn, sharp-featured face, like a skritt’s: skritt are an acquisitive, rat-like species.

Ch 23 notes:

1) exploded my clones: this is less violent than it sounds like; clones are illusionary duplicates of yourself that will attack your enemies but can be voluntarily shattered for various effects, not … uh, actual people.

Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Proud to Serve (Epic Score)

This has multiple dates because I did a writing meme, and I figured I'd compile the responses into one post.

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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: Washington
Current Music: All This and Heaven Too (Florence + The Machine)

I knew the danger of the Risen. I’d killed hordes of them. But until that moment, I hadn’t truly grasped the power of Zhaitan, the totality of the threat posed by the dragons. I just—I hadn’t understood.

Looking at him now, I did. I would never forget this, as long as I lived.

title: pro patria (85-91)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Logan Thackeray, Agent Ihan; Corporal Kellach, Countess Anise, Ailoda Langmar; Althea & Logan, Althea & Ihan
stuff that happens: Althea, Logan, Ihan, and Anise confront Kellach and deal with the aftermath, and Althea goes home.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42, 43-49, 50-56, 57-63, 64-70, 71-77, 78-84

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Master of Shadows (Two Steps From Hell)

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“Advocate,” she said earnestly, “join us. You’d make a fine member of the Vigil, and I’d be proud to fight by your side.”

Wait, what? Me, serving in the Vigil? Me serving anything but Kryta and Ascalon?

title: pro patria (78-84)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Agent Ihan, Logan Thackeray; First Mate Gaets, Captain Barnicus, Crusader Hiroki, Scholar Josir, Countess Anise; Althea & Ihan, Althea & Logan
stuff that happens: Althea extracts the identity of the mysterious Seraph from the pirates and gets the chance to join one of the Orders and head him off.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42, 43-49, 50-56, 57-63, 64-70, 71-77

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Fear Not This Night (Laura Platt)

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“It’s your decision, my friend. I know you’ll make the right choice.”

I appreciated the faith, but I didn’t trust myself nearly as much. I’d have liked at least some input from the queen’s representative.

But no—Logan had come to observe, and likely to prevent any fights from breaking out—and perhaps because he was my closest ally and friend. I was the queen’s representative.

title: pro patria (64-70/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Agent Ihan; Lionguard Keene, Scholar Josir, Crusader Hiroki, Logan Thackeray, various Divinity's Reach residents; Althea & Ihan, Althea & Logan
stuff that happens: Althea and Ihan track the missing Seraph and discover his connection with a dead pirate seer, and Althea has to decide how to pursue the lead. In the meanwhile, she takes a soothing walk around Divinity's Reach that quickly turns troubling.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42, 43-49, 50-56, 57-63

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Current Mood: satisfied
Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (Jefferson Starship)

“How is it that a civilian like you sees more combat than any ten soldiers I know? You’re making us look bad, my lady.”

I laughed. “That’s simply not possible—you Seraph are the real heroes.”

Most of them, anyway.

title: pro patria (57-63/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Crusader Hiroki, Agent Ihan; Tactician Sarrena, other Vigil soldiers, Scholar Josir, Logan Thackeray; Althea & Hiroki, Althea & Ihan
stuff that happens: Althea helps Hiroki and the Vigil protect children from the undead, and decides where to go from there.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42, 43-49, 50-56

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Current Music: Nightfall (David Lanz)

For all my lifelong pride, the Althea of a year ago could never have imagined this—me, a hero of Kryta recognized on sight, walking into the throne room in answer to a personal summons from the queen. Gods, where would I be in another year?

What would I be?

title: pro patria (50-56/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Logan Thackeray, Countess Anise, Queen Jennah; Crusader Hiroki, Agent Ihan, Scholar Josir, various residents of Garrenhoff; Althea & Queen Jennah, Althea & Logan, Althea & Anise
stuff that happens: Althea's dissatisfaction with her normal life is quickly interrupted by a summons from Queen Jennah.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42, 43-49

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Current Mood: sleepy
Current Location: Washington

I've always thought of my "yay" at height differences being a shipping thing, but:

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Current Location: Washington

“I can’t say you look well, but you do look alive!”

I smacked the side of Faren’s head.

“What?” he said. “Alive is the thing, isn’t it?” He turned to my sister. “I’m very glad you’re not dead, Deborah.”

title: pro patria (43-49/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Deborah Fairchild, Logan Thackeray; Queen Jennah, Ailoda Langmar, others; Althea & Deborah, Althea & Logan
stuff that happens: Deborah and Althea get a taste of normal life, and make plans for the future.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35, 36-42

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Current Music: United We Stand (Matias Puumala)

“Minister Arton’s not guilty; someone was framing him to take the fall if this treason was ever discovered.”

Logan nodded thoughtfully.

“It’s got to be someone else in the Ministry—someone with money, power, and ambition.”

“That doesn’t exactly narrow it down,” he said.

title: pro patria (36-42/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Logan Thackeray, Deborah Fairchild; Ailoda Langmar, others; Althea & Logan, Althea & Deborah, Althea & Ailoda & Deborah
stuff that happens: Althea and Logan track down the enslaved survivors of Falcon Company.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28, 29-35

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Current Music: A Hero Rises (Epic Score)

“We need real Seraph here in Queensdale, not politicians.”

Logan considered him in silence, then simply shrugged and strode past him, leaving the man flushed and glowering.

Softly, I said, “Watch your tongue.”

title: pro patria (29-35/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Logan Thackeray, Captain Tervelan; Queen Jennah, Minister Arton, others; Althea & Logan
stuff that happens: Althea and Logan confront Tervelan.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21, 22-28

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Current Music: Legacy of the Lost (Audiomachine)

“You have to think this through,” he added.

I appreciated the concern, but there wasn’t much left to think about at this point.

“I’ll do whatever it takes to find my sister,” I told him. Dead or alive, shackled or escaped: I would find her, no matter what I had to do.

title: pro patria (22-28/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Captain Tervelan, Sergeant Bigsby; Logan Thackeray, others; Althea & Deborah, Althea & Logan, Bigsby & Deborah
stuff that happens: Althea begins her investigation of Falcon Company's loss by paying a visit to their former commander.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14, 15-21

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Fear Not This Night (Jeremy Soule ft. Asja)

“Ascalonian, eh?”

“Our father was from Ebonhawke and our mother’s a Langmar,” I said, and he looked surprised all over again.

With a quick laugh, he said, “Then get out there, little sister, and make our ancestors proud.”

title: pro patria (15-21/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Lord Faren, Logan Thackeray, Countess Anise, Julius Zamon; Minister Caudecus, Ailoda Langmar, others; Althea & Logan, Althea & Faren, Althea & Deborah
stuff that happens: Althea and Logan take on Zamon in court, and Logan recruits Althea into a new investigation—one that touches her own family.
chapters: 1-7, 8-14

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Ghost Brigades (Two Steps From Hell)

He snapped his fingers. “Lady Althea—that’s it!”

“Althea,” I said firmly.

On a whim, I extended my hand. He didn’t kiss it, thank the gods, as Faren or his companions would have done in his position, just clasped his fingers about it in a strong grip.

“Logan,” said Captain Thackeray.

title: pro patria (8-14/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic
characters/relationships: Althea Fairchild, Lord Faren, Countess Anise, Logan Thackeray; Julius Zamon, Madeline Zamon, Reth, others; Althea & Faren, Althea & Anise, Althea & Logan
stuff that happens: Althea questions the guests at Minister Wi's party.
chapters: 1-7

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Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Seeds of Promise (Audiomachine)

... the Guild Wars 2 fic!

This one is ... different, apart from being for a fandom that I think maybe three of my friends are involved in, because instead of writing a one-shot in the Chaucer meme format (seven sections of seven sentences each), I've written an entire 35k+ fic that way. Each chapter is precisely 49 sentences long, which makes for a lot of very short chapters, so I'm bunching them up into groups of (of course!) seven.

title: pro patria (1-7/?)
verse: Ascalonian grudgefic (i.e., a fic inspired by my grudge over GW2 doing everything possible to de-legitimize anger over the Searing, a genocidal attack on the Ascalonian people in the original Guild Wars that has been followed by generations of war and conquest)
characters/relationships: PC (mesmer / human / noble origin / missing sister [Ascalonian]), Lord Faren, Minister Ailoda, Deborah, Countess Anise, Logan Thackeray; PC & Ailoda, PC & Deborah, PC & Anise, PC & Faren
stuff that happens: a young Ascalonian woman grows from a sheltered aristocrat in Divinity's Reach, to a hero rushing into danger to help a nearby village, to the investigator of a series of mysterious abductions and thefts tied to the Ministry itself.

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Current Mood: accomplished
Current Location: Washington
Current Music: Leaps and Bounds (Elijah Bossenbroek)

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Tumblr crosspost (23 February 2021)

I really want to finish something

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Tumblr crosspost (3 April 2020)

Tumblr crosspost (14-16 October 2019) - writing meme

GW2 fic, 85-91

creeps back to GW2 fic that almost nobody reads

[crosspost] March 7-9, 2019

GW2 fic, Ch 64-70

GW2 fic, Ch 57-63

GW2 fic, Ch 50-56

height difference!

GW2 fic, Ch 43-49 (7x7x7x7!)

GW2 fic, Ch 36-42

GW2 fic, Ch 29-35

GW2 fic, Ch 22-28

GW2 fic, 15-21

GW2 fic, Ch 8-14

also wrt the GW2 fic