Open Thread: Oracle Hotline

[mithen]

Random life/travel/stress stuff has kept me distracted, but I am back! And actually wrote some fiction! I'm actually having some interesting thoughts about the way I approach canon right now--I have a tendency to put lines and moments together and come up with theories about why characters are doing what they're doing, and people often respond with "But since they didn't SAY IT CLEARLY, it can't be correct." I do think my background as a fanfic writer makes it so I approach the canonical text differently, it hones the tendency to try and read subtext and implications. But, uh, let's just say I don't feel comfortable telling people "Oh, my background of writing characters in non-canonical romances inclines me toward paying attention to subtext," so... yeah.

How goes the writing? How goes life? The question for this week:

--Share a line from your WiP that you think sums up its premise.

Hah, well, I just finished writing the line I picked up the whole story for, cheesy and gushy and on-the-nose as it is, so:

Sami felt a sudden odd rush of utter pride well up in him. “My friend is fucking spectacular,,” he announced. “He’s the bravest, strongest, most self-sacrificing person I know, and I love him with all my heart.”

How about you? What sums up the main idea of your current WiP?

Comments

[me_ya_ri]

:D Hey! You're back! I've missed your posts. Yay for that and for writing getting done. *amused snort* Yeah, I wouldn't tell people that, either, but it sure does work that way, doesn't it?

One line???? *dies* Nope, no can do. Have segment:

"You idiot!" Chikondi bellowed the instant Iseul's head broke the surface. "I thought you broke your neck."

The last spent bits of air burst out of Iseul's mouth as he laughed, gasped, took a nose full of water and laughed while coughing. Chikondi sat on the battered grass at the edge of the pond, eyes too wide. He stared at Iseul. His fingers shook.

"Nope," Iseul said once he could stop laughing, stop coughing. "It's quiet under there."

This is the last short story I wrote, with mercenaries and poisonous leeches about to attack but it's all about their relationship so yeah. I'll go with that.

Of course, now I'm writing a novella with wolf shifters (one deaf and the other with an amputated leg) that's focused on recovery from trauma, shifting personality changes once you have resolution for the trauma, and falling in love with not just each other but your family, too. It's not one I can share a bit of because I'm writing it to submit to a collection call over at LessThanThree Press. Fingers crossed I get in!

Good luck with your totally awesome story because that's seriously a great line for Sami!

[mithen]

Falling in love with not just each other but your family, too is just... mmmm, what a great theme. And what a great snippet! You can tell so much about their dynamic just from those few lines of dialogue and descriptions...

[bradygirl_12]

Darn, I don't have my test handy, but I'll write from memory. The line involves an OC in my Clexian Halloween fic:

The last thing Eckersley Tannen ever did was scream.

Oh, the weirdnesses that live in Smallville! ;)

Ha, yes, we fans tend to read texts with a lotta sub! ;)

[mithen]

Ha, yes, we fans tend to read texts with a lotta sub! ;)

*cough cough* Uh, yes indeed! :)

[luciferxdamien]

Woo! Just went to a convention last week, so I've been busy preparing for that, too. Everything was mostly finished, at least enough to wear so that was a huge stress off. My wife and I had a great time! We just wish we could have seen/talked with Jeff Goldblum in person, but his autograph line was miles long and I frankly don't have that much commitment to stand there for hours. xD (But my wife's steampunk Grandmaster costume was so perfect~)

With some characters and pairings, all you can do is read the subtext! That is definitely how things are with Metalocalypse and Nathan/Charles. Charles doesn't talk much and their interactions are kind of few together but when they are together... There's something there. Juicy, juicy slashy subtext.

Awww, Sami! He seems so gushy and full of new squishy love.

Haha. I have like 9 current WIPs I'm working on, but I'll choose from two.

“Hey… Y’look uncomfortable…” Sanosuke whispered and Saitou looked up from the fire, caring very little how tired and… old he looked.

Ah, poor sad old Saitou... He so badly wants to give into Sanosuke's advances, but his fear of rejection and his fear of Sanosuke one day despising him has kept him from being able to give in for many years, but if he doesn't act soon, he'll have to live with the regret of losing his last chance with Sanosuke~

Saitou was sly and crafty. A twisting, shifting wolf in a wool suit.

This is just smut lol. Just your average Saitou luring Sanosuke into an alleyway for some... well, smut. =D

Time to dive back into writing because I've got a massive pile of things to finish and never enough time to finish. XD

[mithen]

We just wish we could have seen/talked with Jeff Goldblum in person, but his autograph line was miles long and I frankly don't have that much commitment to stand there for hours. xD (But my wife's steampunk Grandmaster costume was so perfect~)

Oh, and I bet he would have loved it, too! But long lines, they are the bane of my existence...

Ah, poor sad old Saitou... He so badly wants to give into Sanosuke's advances, but his fear of rejection and his fear of Sanosuke one day despising him has kept him from being able to give in for many years, but if he doesn't act soon, he'll have to live with the regret of losing his last chance with Sanosuke~

Catching up on these threads has meant getting hit with lots of aging Saitou feels, and I don't even know him, you just are really good at it!