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::back from trip home, full of momhugs and refreshed for another month of school::

::thankfully roommate is somewhere else tonight so no drama::

::staring at Naruto episode 105 download and wondering why the frell it's taking so long if its really going the 65k/Sec it says it is::

an interesting website

http://www.coversproject.com

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What's the outfit called that Shigure is always wearing? It's not a kimono or a gi, I don't think. But it's very similar to a gi. Anyone know?

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Random snippet writing for potential Fruits Basket romantic comedy with Shigure in it, which is, for the moment, being known temporarily as Potential Fruits Basket Romantic Comedy With Shigure In It.

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[Hatori just witnesses Shigure torturing Mit-chan with yet another elaborate practical joke to get out of meeting his deadline.]

"Don't you think you're a little old for this sort of behavior?" Hatori asked as they both sat down for one of Tohru's pre-prepared lunches. Shigure waved his chop sticks in the air dismissively.

"You heard the decibel levels of that last shriek-- no one is too old to appreciate this."

"She's only your editor, not your boss. Why don't you stop the playground flirting and just ask her out?"

Shigure choked on a pickle, then spent a few seconds hacking violently while his lifelong best friend and accomplished doctor waited to see if he would choke to death or answer the question.

"Wait," he gasped, trying to regain his composure. "You don't mean my editor, do you? You mean some other editor."

"I believe the woman who ran out of here slamming doors hard enough to break them and threatening to sue you for breach of contract is your editor."

"Hatori, she wears suits. Daily."

"Your point?" Shigure looked at his friend like he was wondering why he'd ever secretly thought the man was smarter than him. Then he looked down at his robes.

"I wear a [yukata].* We are inherently incompatable people. It's the mindset."

"Stupid."

"I'm serious. I've read about this stuff. I've written about it."

"You don't expect me to believe that you actually believe everything you've written."

"Of course I do, Ha'ri! Truth is a writer's medium. That's why stories write themselves, as they say-- the truth is there, it just needs someone like me to bring it out. A real writer speaks from his soul, and the soul cannot lie! In fact--"

"Your soul is as untrustworthy as a prostitute's hair color."

"--the idea that you would question my own faith in my work hurts me, old friend! My books are more stastically valid than a newspaper. I write about worldly truths, and life lessons, and great moral dilemmas. Every word I type is backed by years of experie--"

"When was the last time you went on a real date? And I'm not talking about one-night-stands with impressionable young fans."

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*see this post

FMA thoughts

I've been thinking about why Ed/Roy fic for FMA never sits right with me-- why I was so surprised to learn that that was the most popular fanon slash pairing, and why it still doesn't seem in character to me.

I finally reasoned it out. It's because, in the way I interpreted the show, Roy represented aspects of a father figure to Ed and Al, but especially to Ed. Specifically, he and Hughes combine to represent different sides of the symbolic father, very similar to the way that Ross and Izumi were mother-figures.

Let me lay out my thoughts in a more orderly fashion ( spoilers for Full Metal Alchemist anime, up through episode 43 )

These are the dynamics I was seeing when I watched the series. Over the course of the series the brothers cross paths with many parental figures, male and female, from when they're 11 and 12 to when they're 15 and 16. In the end of the series---

--- ( spoilers for up through episode 49 )

So you can imagine how much I have to twist my brain cells to believe that the idea of Roy/Ed even exists, much less contemplate taking the pairing seriously. It just clashes with everything about my perceptions of the two characters. The end result of which is that I end up skipping a lot of quality fan-art and a lot of fic recs.

Now, other slash pairings I can see as less of a stretch-- pre-Gracia Roy/Hughes, for instance, I can dig. Even makes me wanna cry for the beautiful angst. And even Ed/Al incest, though it squicks me and is also physically impossible, seems more believable to the characters to me because the brothers are so emotionally close. Of course my new favorite fanon slash pairing is Kimbly/Roy-- it's like the train wreck that keeps on wrecking.

Anyway, I just wanted to share some thoughts and have fun with analysis. This series is so ripe for it-- there's layers upon layers and it makes me one happy puppy just to think about it.

The jaina is my secret pimp, I must do as she commands and pretend it was my idea

1. Tell me one thing you love about me.

2. Tell me two things you love about yourself.

3. Look through the comments ~ when you see someone you know, tell them three things you love about them.

4. Do this in your journal so I can tell you what I love about YOU - and if you've already done it, tell me so, so that I can go back and give you some love. (Optional, of course.)

I just love this author's style- the words are almost tangible

cross-posted to fma_recs

I want to do that. The fierce knot of want burrowed into the boy’s chest, pulsing hotter than his own heart. I bet I could learn to destroy everything. Just like that.

A wicked Kimblee backstory fic: Firsts, by Luc Court


Military march was the surest way to undo Roy Mustang’s arrogance.

A somewhat-Roy/Riza fic that seriously deserves more reviews: Trick of the Light, by Luc Court, with one of my favorite last two lines in FMA fic; so simple and yet so weighted.


“Wrath does not need to be given anything. It can be angry on its own, and that is why you must watch out for it, Liza. It can be the most dangerous vice of all.”

This fic almost gave me the creeps: Vice, by Luc Court