Aletheia ~ Veracious Reality

"You're such a romantic," Jeremy said, straightening up.

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Fic-changing meme gacked from herohunter:

Pick one of my stories and tell me a point in the tale that you'd change -- something tiny or big -- and I'll tell you how that one difference would have altered the course of the entire story.

Most of my fanfics are AU anyway, but have at it! =D

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ST: XI recs:

1. Fanart: GQMF Colour by jbadgr
Spock inna suit MMmmmmm <333

2. Star Trek - I Love the World, Boom de yada yada fanvid by BigMamaG
Kirk's "I love real dirty things" & Nero's "I love arachnids" = X-D

3. Your mom is illogical...
Aaaaa Chibi Trek *_* Chibi Sulu (& Chekov!) is soo cute (read: suave and good-looking), but not as ADORABLE cute as Chibi Spock! =DDD

3*. Ahahahahah kappa!Spock X-D

4. Eyes Like An Impossible Storm by waldorph [@ LJ]
2,108 words, slight Kirk/Spock, PG, angst, outsider POV (Winona Kirk)
Summary: "She thinks that maybe in another universe, one where ships didn't come out of lightning storms in space, she would have had a brown-eyed, steadier child"

5. Vid: Circus (Star Trek XI; Kirk) by butterfly
You have to d/l it, but it's worth the effort.

[ LJ | IJ | DW ]

( The rest of Maria Mena's 'I'm in Love' lyrics )

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In that new HBP trailer, what's that thing Draco holds up to the light? A dust mote? =O
Am referring to the cabinet scene.

Also, yay for pretty straight-haired brunette Katie! =D (Mainly for Drop Dead Gorgeous visualization purposes)

That unicorn-in-captivity tapestry in the background of Harry/Ginny? Totally on purpose. Because their love is SO PURE and some such. James, Al and Lily were products of immaculate conception MWAHAHAHA.
For some reason, I had a flashback to the second Matrix movie when I saw that scene.

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1 a. Am so crazy-obsessed with this fanvid:
Merlin - The Dance (LJ post) by mamoru22
Merlin/Arthur vid to Maria Mena - I'm In Love

1 b. Untouched by solanyxe
PG-13, 'Untouched' by The Veronicas, 00:02:55
Summary: Arthur and Merlin both feeling 'untouched'

Motivational posters by andropovka:
2 a. Ventriloquism: "Ooh yes, Arthur you're so strong!"/ "Mmm, Merlin, I need you now!"
2 b. Sweet: Son, men do not give each other flowers.
2 c. Kingship: We built this city on rock and roll. And dead magic people.
2 d. Unwise: When dealing with an aerial foe, get into a target-shaped-formation
2 e. Arthur fanboy: the lights are on but there is no one home. Mmm muscles...

3. otempora42's Ep. 1x05 picspam: I love how everyone just stands around while Arthur does all the fighting. Makes you wonder why it's so important to be of noble birth when you're just going to be Arthur's cheerleader.

seperis' listfics:
4 a. Three things that Merlin doesn't know about Arthur, but will do, eventually.
4 b. Five magical creatures Arthur didn't kill
4 c. Five ways Arthur almost found out about Merlin, but didn't.

5. Awesome personification of emotion as laid out in 1 Corinthians 13:
Of Anger and Love by Ras Elased
Summary: Anger is a false thing. It is never alone. Anger lies like a harlot with a multitude of other emotions, shrouding them in her bed linens to hide them from sight...Love, when it is true, is always alone.

X-posted @ LJ

1. Miss The Train Before by fahye (1/? WIP, modern-day AU, currently PG)

"I'd like to see you lift a wallet."

"What?" Merlin's throat seized up.

Gaius gave him the look from the previous night, the one which questioned Merlin's intelligence. "We're in a crowd. The conditions are ideal. Surely Hunith taught you…" He trailed off at the look on Merlin's face. "Or not. I revise my earlier opinion; your mother is either very stupid, or even smarter than I thought."

"Hey!" said Merlin, and then, "What?" again.

"Very sneaky of her, to stick you under my nose and flaunt your lack of basic education." Gaius waggled a plastic cup at him sternly. "I most certainly did not intend to spend my retirement running a school for amateurs, but I suppose I have no choice now. Very well. Watch closely."

It started in SINGAPORE guys. And Gaius runs a Chinese herbal remedies shop X-D
And it's all Mission Impossible-like, except hacker!Merlin is hired for a job to steal EXCALIBUR =DDD
There's Gwen and Lancelot (to come) and what more do you want?

2. Merlin Superhero (Lupin III) by solanyxe
Or, the fanvid that made me start this category.

Lupin III is a classic 1970s anime and that's all you need to know, really.

The fanvid has plot! (Summarized from vidder's description)
Merlin, Gwen, and Morgana are making plans to steal Arthur's sword. As Merlin ends in the jail, Gwen and Morgana steal around. Arthur tries to get his sword back, but he accidentally becomes Merlin's fangirl. Merlin returns the sword in the end, and Arthur joins the thieving group.

morrighan_sai, I totally spied the link from your comments section.

Just added #4 and #5 to The Ones Where Arthur is Vicious (But It's All for Merlin)

Next Installment:
- The Ones Where Uther Scares Merlin Like a Very Scary Thing
- The Ones Where Merlin and/or Arthur is Dark/Evil

And here's where I ask you for your Thief!Merlin recs =) (Or, you know, Thief!Arthur if such fics exist. *makes grabby hands*)

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Happy Hina Matsuri, F-list \o/
Yesterday, I made uni sushi and it was good NOM NOM NOM. I would've bought sakura mochi but I don't like it enough to justify the price. Also, not my cultural tradition, haha.

X-posted @ LJ

I signed up for armer_gayms here because I couldn't resist the horrible manips D:
It's eight challenges over eight weeks for points, and you don't have to participate for every challenge =)

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1. Colin is a Pterry fan! =DDD

If they ever make a film of Terry Pratchett's Mort, I want to play the character of Mort. He’s death’s apprentice.
[...]
I’ve got loads [of favourite books]. Right now I’m reading One Hundred Years of Solitude by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I like most of Terry Pratchett’s books, and I also like The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time and The Life of Pi.
--20 Questions With … Colin Morgan, 4 February 2008

Life of Pi is awesome! Everyone should read it! \o/

2 a. Merlin and Arthur 02 in forest by ~DYKC
Pretty manga style \o/
2 b. Another modern!AU. Arthur thinks he's slick by trolleys (Merlin/Arthur fanart, G)
2 c. Children's Games by givemethebook (PG, Will and Merlin, Merlin/Arthur, 100 words)

3 a. 45 s of Sex Magick *_*
Vidbite : 'Need' (Arthur/Merlin)
Plot: It's all about the longing and the lust.
3 b. The Sword In The Wizard: The fanvid that will make you believe in the possibilities of Gaius/Merlin X-D
Also features Arthur/Merlin and Gaius/Arthur date rape I'M SORRY D:
Unbeknownst to many viewers, the BBC TV series "Merlin" was merely a testbed for the latest fantasy gay romance movie; "The Sword In The Wizard".
3 c. Merlin/Arthur fanvid: Reach out and touch me X-D
LOLOLOL Hilary Duff's voice AHAHAHA 's too funny
Warning: Metaphorical shooting of unicorns in a homoerotic context.

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Comment!fics I love:
✔ Similar, Crossover, Dr Who/Merlin, Jethro/Arthur, now
✔ Keys to the Kingdom, Sweeney Todd, Anthony/Johanna, locks.
✔ So Kind, A Bit Of Fry And Laurie, Tony/Control, coffee
✔ Iron Man, Batman: Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne.
✔ Sandman/House: Delirium as clinic patient.

X-posted @ LJ

Guess what's complete? =D
[Insert annoying glittery font here]

\o/ Drastically Redefining Protocol by rageprufrock (Arthur/Merlin, NC-17, Complete)
Summary: In which Prince Arthur meets Merlin and all hell breaks lose.

I'm so charmed by this story, not least of all by the nifty multimedia details!

( The story is in the details [SPOILERY fangirling] )

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DRP Fanarts by spaggel:
:♥: Lets Play King and Wizard (PG)
Warnings: Tiny wee Arthur and Merlin
Tiny people crossdressing =P

:♥: Based of off Drastically Redefining Protocol Where Merlin cannot SHUT UP ABOUT RAPING NINJAS.
NWS >=D

DRP Trailer by zoetrope here.

X-posted @ LJ.

ETA 5:35 p.m.: The Administration books just arrived via UPS Ground! *makes clappy hands*
Nice cover and font. I wish there isn't half a nekkid man (at least no hairy chest?) in the back cover, and hope nobody in rl looks too hard at the rope bondage in the third cover, haha. I can say they're playing cat's cradle? X-D (with rope?)
*reads*

:♥: duckling!Bradley James snippet by svmadelyn X-D

:♥: rps_makeyousmile by fabella (LJ post)
I...I...this vid makes me want to read Bradley/Colin RPS. LOTS and LOTS of it.
*downloads Merlin DVD extras*
( Calling You lyrics )

:♥: Merlin - 10,000 Nights of Thunder (LJ post)
Adorkable Merlin is adorkable
:♥: The Bitch Prince --click "watch in high quality" (LJ post)
Close-ups of Merlin's eyes = pretty *_*
:♥: And the video response: Merlin&Arthur - ever the same
Flaily Merlin is flaily. Princely Arthur is princely.

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Day 3/8
1. Post about something that made you happy today even if it's just a small thing.
2. Do this everyday for eight days without fail.

+ See above!111 asdsagdhgf <333
+ jordangrant updated "Owned" (H/D) \o/

+ syllic finished "Three Tasks" (Arthur/Merlin)
+ The existence of harlequinmerlin X-D

+ Cushiony baby cheeks

X-posted @ LJ

And if the vampire turns someone, even if it’s only once per book, extrapolate that back for however many centuries or millenia vampires have existed, figure out about how many vampires there probably are in the world, and escalate the problem accordingly. Even the occasional Van Helsing with a satchel full of stakes isn’t going to be able to hold back that particular tide — how long before the human population dwindles to the point where the vampires are all going to starve to death?

--"Building Your Own World," May 9th, 2008 by Angela Benedetti

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1. Last day to post requests at hallowedmoments.
For some reason everyone's been asking for gen and canon pairings. Go request some fanon pairings, why don't you? Rules for requests are here.

2. Submit D/s and BDSM prompts for thematic_hp round 10.

3. Claim your Malfoycest Day prompt.

4. Lucius in Azkaban uniform looks so much like buttfacemakani's fanarts X-D
For some reason the image link in that article is broken. If anyone wants the large sized image I can upload it.

5. Another video of Tom Felton playing the guitar:
Feltbeats - Time well spent medley
I prefer when he's not singing and just playing (Silhouettes in sunsets), but the dork boy's having fun *g*

X-posted @ LJ

1. The cuteness = almost universe-imploding *_*
British Shorthair kittens dancing. I bet you can't mimic their head movements X-D
Must be done by lights/laser pointer, y/n?

2. MOAR cat dancing to music: Lucky Samba

3. leochi's Cat Boy Half-cat!Draco/Harry

4. leochi's Sleeping Crookshanks

5. Yarny/Bally: Hugging or Death Grip of Hateness?

10th. Link seen at erastes: asafsdkfks cute <333
Now if only they sell matching old skool glasses...

Haha, I finally had the chance to use my Dr Who icon.

X-posted @ LJ

1. Konbini's song (full version)

Konbini = Convenience store
This is a v. cute song, even if you have no idea what's happening.

Here's what I understand: ( Read more... )

2. Arashi's "Happiness" ~ Lyrics

3. Anyone watched Matsumuto Jun's Boku wa Imouto ni Koi o Suru yet? (I am in love with my younger sister)
I've read the first manga volume, IIRC. I can't quite picture Jun in an angsty role, but he's pretty enough, and the girl playing his twin sister looks believable enough to be related to him.

How does the manga/movie end anyway? People dying?
They don't magically turn out to be not related by blood, do they? X-D

(X-posted @ LJ)

1. Trying to Communicate by sams_cafe (PG, hints of Jack/Ianto)
There's an alien in the Hub, and it's trying to communicate. This borders perilously on crackfic.

"There's a cat," Ianto said. "On my back."

"Hello moggie!" Owen said. "Where'd you come from?"

"IM IN UR BASE -- "

"And it's talking."

"SITTIN ON YANTOE."

( SPOILERS for 2.07, Dead Man Walking )

2. Ferret (Loki) Steals Wallet

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(Because I saw benebu's pimping *g*)

On days when your muse is hiding, try out writing_game!
Pick a fandom (or choose to write original), select a prompt or two or three, write a 50-200 words fic snippet, earn points, then move forward on the board.

writing_game is especially ideal if you:
a) are trying out new fandoms, new characters or new pairings.
b) have the attention span of a flitting butterfly (like me)

It's low pressure, and if you're not particularly proud of what you wrote, just don't post it on your journal ;-)

This week's board is here. Come and join the fun! =)

I'm currently writing "His Right-hand Man", First Year of dracolives (BoyWhoLived!Draco).

(X-posted @ LJ)

So Draco Malfoy was secretly Sirius Black's underage lover, and he was being all angsty in the library of Malfoy Manor because he couldn't see his cousin, who was confined at Grimmauld Place.

In comes Snape with his black robes whipping behind him, telling Draco that "the fool Black" had gone to the Department of Mysteries and fell into the Veil.

Draco shed a perfect teardrop. Snape tried to console him.

Sixth Year happened. Voldemort (who's now all pretty and young again thanks to some awesome elixir Snape brewed up) loved to taunt Draco about Sirius, Lucius and Narcissa.

Seventh Year. War, blah blah blah. Harry was going to hold Draco's wand ransom until Draco would agree to shag him. To his consternation, Draco could not be found anywhere.

One day, Harry was ogling pretty figure skaters on TV when he noticed that the slim French Canadian skater had the same Sectusempra scars that Draco had.

To be continued...

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P.S. Written yesterday for Rabbit Hole Day,
I did it last year here ;-)

P.P.S. The cracktastic plotbunny above is inspired by this AWESOME Harry Potter fan anime video. (Don't you wish it's a real anime? D:)

P.P.P.S. I've submitted more prompts over at Phoenix_Flies @ IJ:
- Schizophrenia/Possession
- Malfoy blond: Blondes are going extinct!'
- Figure-skater!Draco

(X-posted @ LJ)