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Part #2 of the still unnamed AU-for-Atonement Minbari angst extravaganza.
( Thank you, Productivity Fairy! )
( Thank you, Productivity Fairy! )
Ficcy stuff.
May. 8th, 2004 07:09 pmSo, I think I'm going to write a three-part thing for the Branmer fic - the one I've already written, the one I'm currently working on with Delenn and Branmer after the surrender order, and then hopefully one during Legacies with Delenn and Neroon talking a few things over. I'm pretty clear on how the second one's going to go, but the third... well, it has Neroon, it'll be fun to write if nothing else.
I'm also really, really tempted to write Lennier fic about That Diary, and just what it was in there that Delenn read as 'He thinks our relationship is a mistake'. As soon as I can get past thefrankly stupid, JMS, what were you thinking? rather weird idea of Lennier having a diary, that is. What would it look like? "Private!!!!! Keep out EVERYONE - this means YOU!!!!!" written on the front? Little White Stars doodled in the margins? "Wednesday, eleventy-first of April. Ranger training - 87% complete. Number of times have received nasty scars on face due to fighting-pike-related issues - 0, v.g. Minutes spent muttering about Sheridan - 27."
Er. Maybe I can't write it seriously, after all.
I'm also really, really tempted to write Lennier fic about That Diary, and just what it was in there that Delenn read as 'He thinks our relationship is a mistake'. As soon as I can get past the
Er. Maybe I can't write it seriously, after all.
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babficathon story...
May. 6th, 2004 08:57 pmTitle: Elements of Consolation
Rating: R-ish.
Pairing: Delenn/Lennier
Disclaimer: All characters, places, and so on, belong to JMS and various networks.
Notes: Takes place just after Comes The Inquisitor.
Given a number of things, not least the time period in which it’s set, I’m aware this might be playing havoc with people’s idea of their relationship. Even now I’m not sure that I’m comfortable with any of this, although I have tried to keep them in-character as I see them. So, for the purposes of actually being able to post it, I’m just going to pretend my evil twin wrote it rather than me. I’ll pass all feedback along to her.
( Fic )
Rating: R-ish.
Pairing: Delenn/Lennier
Disclaimer: All characters, places, and so on, belong to JMS and various networks.
Notes: Takes place just after Comes The Inquisitor.
Given a number of things, not least the time period in which it’s set, I’m aware this might be playing havoc with people’s idea of their relationship. Even now I’m not sure that I’m comfortable with any of this, although I have tried to keep them in-character as I see them. So, for the purposes of actually being able to post it, I’m just going to pretend my evil twin wrote it rather than me. I’ll pass all feedback along to her.
( Fic )
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May. 6th, 2004 01:25 am( Lennier and those Crusade hints )
That's about 75% reasoning with reference to JMS's sneakiness in the past, and 25% clamping my hands over my ears while shouting very loudly "It's not true! It's not!" Which isn't a bad ratio, all things considered.
That's about 75% reasoning with reference to JMS's sneakiness in the past, and 25% clamping my hands over my ears while shouting very loudly "It's not true! It's not!" Which isn't a bad ratio, all things considered.
I don't ever want to look at a bus again.
May. 5th, 2004 09:12 pmOne seven-hour bus journey later, I'm back in Scotland and very very tired. (It started pouring with rain the second we drove past the 'Welcome to Scotland!' sign on the motorway. Funny, Scottish weather, very funny.) I did write fic on the bus, though. I'm a little concerned about this one. It's only half a page so far, and already I think it's going to need a thirteen-paragraph author's note disclaiming pretty much everything. I doubt it'll be necessary - it's not like anyone's going to yell at me for mentioning the less-than-pretty side of the Earth/Minbari war, is it? - but given the subject matter, and given that Branmer's already getting a little emotional about it, I'll feel more comfortable with some sort of note there. For lack of a better word, this feels odd.
Speaking of fics which might need long, detailed and defensive notes, I'm going to take a look at the other ficathon story and see if I'm as happy with it as I was when I looked at it last. I think, with this one, I'm going to end up hitting 'Submit Post' with a hand over my eyes and then running away from the computer.
Speaking of fics which might need long, detailed and defensive notes, I'm going to take a look at the other ficathon story and see if I'm as happy with it as I was when I looked at it last. I think, with this one, I'm going to end up hitting 'Submit Post' with a hand over my eyes and then running away from the computer.
Gacked from babylon5
Apr. 6th, 2004 11:49 pmIt's supposed to be 'choose an artist or band; describe your life based on song titles by that artist', but ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
splagxna did it with B5 episode titles instead. B5 episode titles aren't usually on the cheerful side, but I can live with angst just fine.
( Fun, fun, fun! )
splagxna did it with B5 episode titles instead. B5 episode titles aren't usually on the cheerful side, but I can live with angst just fine.( Fun, fun, fun! )
Minbari castes and fanon musings
Mar. 22nd, 2004 06:01 pmI was looking for the Lurkers' Guide page for Legacies, because... um... er... well... Because I have this new plotbunny for a Delenn/Neroon fic set pre-Earth/Minbari war, and it will not leave me alone. There, I've said it.
I know that has the potential to be the worst fic idea in history, or at least the worst one since my 'What if my parents weren't my real parents, and I was secretly Elrond's other daughter, sent here for my own protection?' idea after reading LOTR for the first time. (I know, hanging head in shame. But I was very very young, okay? And it wasn't a cliche pre-ff.net. So ha.) Still, a plotbunny's a plotbunny, and I'm determined to make this work.
In Legacies, when Neroon and Delenn are arguing over Bramner, Neroon says 'He was warrior caste by right of his father!' Delenn replies with 'And religious caste by right of his mother. You know which takes precedence.' The first time I saw that, as far as I can remember, I understood it to mean that the mother's caste takes precedence. The Lurkers' Guide page, on the other hand, says:
"Membership in the religious caste takes precedence if one parent is in the religious caste and the other is a warrior. (This is ambiguous; Delenn's statement on the matter could be interpreted to mean that the mother's caste takes precedence over the father's.)"
It is ambiguous, now I've read that. But beforehand, I honestly didn't even think there was a possibility of the first interpretation. All the fic I've read which deals with Minbari and castes takes it the same way I did - if your parents come from different castes, then you're automatically in your mother's unless you choose otherwise. I'm still convinced that's what she meant, too.
But. Well. What if I only thought that because of the fanfiction? I know it's a really bad idea to take your ideas about canon from fic, because that way lies writing stories about Elrond's Other Other Other Daughter being an Elemental Elf who's half-dragon and rides a unicorn, and wondering why all those angry Tolkien purists are gathering at the gates with heavy sticks. I get angry when I see authors do this, and maybe I've been doing it myself without even realising. If I didn't even notice the different interpretations of Delenn's statement there, how many other things might I have taken purely from fanfic and assumed were canon?
Eeek.
I know that has the potential to be the worst fic idea in history, or at least the worst one since my 'What if my parents weren't my real parents, and I was secretly Elrond's other daughter, sent here for my own protection?' idea after reading LOTR for the first time. (I know, hanging head in shame. But I was very very young, okay? And it wasn't a cliche pre-ff.net. So ha.) Still, a plotbunny's a plotbunny, and I'm determined to make this work.
In Legacies, when Neroon and Delenn are arguing over Bramner, Neroon says 'He was warrior caste by right of his father!' Delenn replies with 'And religious caste by right of his mother. You know which takes precedence.' The first time I saw that, as far as I can remember, I understood it to mean that the mother's caste takes precedence. The Lurkers' Guide page, on the other hand, says:
"Membership in the religious caste takes precedence if one parent is in the religious caste and the other is a warrior. (This is ambiguous; Delenn's statement on the matter could be interpreted to mean that the mother's caste takes precedence over the father's.)"
It is ambiguous, now I've read that. But beforehand, I honestly didn't even think there was a possibility of the first interpretation. All the fic I've read which deals with Minbari and castes takes it the same way I did - if your parents come from different castes, then you're automatically in your mother's unless you choose otherwise. I'm still convinced that's what she meant, too.
But. Well. What if I only thought that because of the fanfiction? I know it's a really bad idea to take your ideas about canon from fic, because that way lies writing stories about Elrond's Other Other Other Daughter being an Elemental Elf who's half-dragon and rides a unicorn, and wondering why all those angry Tolkien purists are gathering at the gates with heavy sticks. I get angry when I see authors do this, and maybe I've been doing it myself without even realising. If I didn't even notice the different interpretations of Delenn's statement there, how many other things might I have taken purely from fanfic and assumed were canon?
Eeek.
Listening to Meatloaf loudly and singing along, with no shame whatsoever. Ah, the joy of nostalgic playlists!
I got Sinclair for the Five Things challenge, which is... hmmm. Well, I've never written him before, and I never liked the character all that much, but I'm actually quite happy about it. I didn't get one of the ones I was absolutely dreading, like Londo or G'Kar - not that I don't like them, but writing them when there's all that good fic out there? Erk. Also, even though Sinclair isn't a Minbari (I was kind of hoping for Neroon), he's about as close as you can get. In more than one sense. So, I'm okay with it. Better than okay, in fact. Chirpy. This lottery thing is a great idea!
I got Sinclair for the Five Things challenge, which is... hmmm. Well, I've never written him before, and I never liked the character all that much, but I'm actually quite happy about it. I didn't get one of the ones I was absolutely dreading, like Londo or G'Kar - not that I don't like them, but writing them when there's all that good fic out there? Erk. Also, even though Sinclair isn't a Minbari (I was kind of hoping for Neroon), he's about as close as you can get. In more than one sense. So, I'm okay with it. Better than okay, in fact. Chirpy. This lottery thing is a great idea!
Right, then.
Jan. 6th, 2004 02:52 amI still don't dare post this to thefiringline just yet, because although I think it's fine now, I'm bound to find some nitpicky problem with it soon which stops me wanting to show it to anyone. But what better opportunity to get used to the idea of actually posting something?
It's unlike anything else I've ever written. It's 491 words, it's not shippy or angsty or epic in any way, and it's a character that I've never written before. So, currently, I'm justifying my uncharacteristic actions (finishing fic! Posting fic!) by pretending it wasn't me who wrote it.
The story itself is very reluctant to leave the nest, though.
( Get out there, you baby. *prods with toe* )
thefiringline just yet, because although I think it's fine now, I'm bound to find some nitpicky problem with it soon which stops me wanting to show it to anyone. But what better opportunity to get used to the idea of actually posting something?It's unlike anything else I've ever written. It's 491 words, it's not shippy or angsty or epic in any way, and it's a character that I've never written before. So, currently, I'm justifying my uncharacteristic actions (finishing fic! Posting fic!) by pretending it wasn't me who wrote it.
The story itself is very reluctant to leave the nest, though.
( Get out there, you baby. *prods with toe* )
