crimson and clover

You are so smart to get that started while your list is still manageable. I wasn't that wise...

Gabrielle

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Well, you SAY manageable, but it took a long time. I just don't write very much chaptered work, which was an absolute GODSEND.

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I know how you feel, believe me.

Gabrielle

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Yeah. I had basically forgotten everything I'd written that wasn't on lj or in the last two months. I looked at the finished thing and couldn't quite believe how much was there. I was like "And when, exactly, did I write forty fics?" The sheer amount left me speechless.

I'm glad I'm not the only one whose had catalogue frustration. We should start a club.

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We should.

Here's the link to my catalogue portal.

Gabrielle

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Thanks! As soon as I get some time I'll take a look.

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I've been ficcing for nine years, so it's a bit... lengthy.

Gabrielle

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Lengthy is no bad thing, just means there's more of your wonderful writing to catch up on. Maybe when I get a spare year I'll read the whole thing. x

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snogged.livejournal.com

I'm proud of you for being so organized.

I wish I had done that years ago. Probably would have made my life a lot easier.

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Honestly, I'm a little proud of me too...

Now it's just a matter of remembering to update the bloody thing.

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chasingdemons.livejournal.com

This is an impressive list! And I really like the look of your dreamwidth page too!

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Thanks. I don't remember ever writing that much, I was a little surprised when I got to the end.

And as for the dreamwidth page... The design's really nice isn't it? I wish I'd designed it myself, just to take the credit. But, alas, I'm not that good. x

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How did I not respond to this before? Reading your reactions to Buffy, Faith, Willow, Tara, YOU OWN MY SOUL. Just, everything, all of it. (including the reaction to the boys. And Riley -Where's that damn shovel Rosenberg?)

And it's been about a year-and-a-half for myself as well; you've summed up why I love the 'verse and these characters more eloquently than I ever managed to do. And you're one of the reasons I'm happy and content that I entered fandom now, not "back in the day" or 2008-10.

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This is a pretty new thing, so you probably never saw it before.

The girls are my heart, they changed my life, and I feel so lucky to have found these people - fictional or not - who could inspire and help me so. Plus they kick ass.

Where's that damn shovel Rosenberg

I died. I mean - nope. Dead.

This? Eloquent? Nah, pure gushing.

But I'm glad your happy to be in the fandom now - and that I've contributed to that. Now's as good a time as any. Years may go by, but Buffy ain't going anywhere (thank God). I feel like if I'd have been in the fandom before I would have been so caught up in the shipper hype that I wouldn't get across the things I get to now. I've grown up so much.

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I died. I mean - nope. Dead.

*dusts off hands* That was pretty much my reaction when I watched it (the one time and never again - except for the two scenes between Buffy and Spike: "Tell me you love me." Oh god break my heart now. [Bad username or site: gillo said it best in '09: <i @ livejournal.com]"But her desperate search for proof that she exists when she turns to Spike isn't just hot, it's emotionally powerful and authentic." http://gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com/160997.html?replyto=4840677

And at the time I was happy when she walked out into the sunlight - yeah I CHEERED for her. Sue me.)

It could have been a brilliant episode, but "probing psychological truth" isn't exactly on offer here. Sometimes the show does that very very well and when it doesn't? EPIC fail.

But I was watching the whole Riley blah blah blah and actually thinking that "Hand me the shovel Willow...ok any time now...where's the shovel Rosenberg?" And then buffy apologizes to him (YUCK) and I threw up my hands. There may be a picspam here. that would totally work.

Weirdly enough, the show Bones - BONES! - **SPOILERS for "THE WOMAN IN THE PHOTO" S6** -
did a much better job with the concept of "the protagonist's current depressed mental state is skewing her concept of reality".
**END SPOILERS**

Did you ever read Gabrielleabelle's parody meta of that episode?
http://gabrielleabelle.livejournal.com/160997.html
'cause you CLEARLY do not have enough to reading to fill your empty hours *LOL*

This? Eloquent? Nah, pure gushing.

1) "Eloquence" and "gushing" are not mutually exclusive, hon. It is perfectly possible to gush eloquently. 2) At the risk of sounding arrogant , I know when something is sincere, passionate, when it speaks to me AND is well-written. This is all of that. Trust me.

I feel like if I'd have been in the fandom before I would have been so caught up in the shipper hype that I wouldn't get across the things I get to now.

When I first heard the terms "shipper wars" or "Spike wars" (which I think had to do with the souled/soulless debate, I'm not sure; and I don't have a dog in that fight) my reaction was "HUH?" (And I've seen how passionate people are still, how angry about "their side".) Then there was the 2008-10 revival because of the comics but that also became very fraught and angry sometimes; a lot of people abandoned the comics in the end.

Maybe a slower, more peaceful place is a good place to be?

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I just read a recap of AYW and I wanted to smash their faces. They were all, "isn't Riley's appearance so helpful? She can FINALLY start coming out of her depression" and shit. I was consumed with "NO". And the thing is, I used to enjoy their re-caps, I still like the Angel and Firefly ones, but I don't think I can read any more of the Buffy because they pissed me off so much.

And they REALLY hate Spike atm.

Ugh. Anger.

Oh, and in case you're interested :
http://www.snarksquad.com/2013/10/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-s06-e15-honey-im-home.html

I'll get to reading the parody meta - you won't be content until you've linked me to every corner of the fandom, will you?

And yeah, I think now is a good time to be. It's less scary.

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I actually enjoy some of their recaps to be honest; for OAFA they LOVE awesome of Tara ("sassy-pants"); are hard to Spike when he's being a dick. Their DT recap tends to be a bit 'simpler" re: the alley scene; I think it's a lot more layered than they have it. but they do remind me of the fact that there is a lot wrong with the relationship, that it is unhealthy, which is what I thought first watching it. And sometimes they just remind me of what I felt about the show or what I still love about it; so I think it can be good sometimes to dip into another perspective. BUT the fact that they go with the writers' interpretation of Riley? Um, no. that's just - no. NO NO NO I couldn't stand watching Buffy being humiliated over and over in that episode (flirting openly withe Riley - the dude who cheated on her and then dumped her) being utterly clueless and incompetent and THEN apologizing? (Actually that's pretty much the way Buffy's been portrayed in the comics, but to an even more exaggerated extent.) And he doesn't even say when she's flirting "Look I'm married"? How is that not dickwad behavior? How is that even acceptable? Now like I said I did cheer a little when Buffy walked into the sunlight in the end; I didn't ship her with Spike, and I wanted her to be happier and "get better" even though I know "better" is temporary thing with depression. It's a constant up and down and I SHOULD know better. After that though I was really aware of the way they were taking it, that Buffy just needed to "pull herself up by her bootstraps. I wrote about it a little a while back in an early meta; now I'd be more far more critical of it. I know that buffy needed to be the one to end things in S6 because Spike never would be able to. He couldn't; so the view that she's a bitch because she's breaking his heart etc leaves me cold. BUT I'll be damned if I wasn't fuming at her apologizing to Riley. When I watched ITW I thought oh no you can't have meant what I think you mean; AYW just utterly confirmed that: Oh crap, that is exactly what you meant. EPIC FAIL. you won't be content until you've linked me to every corner of the fandom, will you? NOt every - but if I can clear the path for you a little bit, why not? that's what I do.

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Like I said, I have enjoyed a lot of their re-caps, but this one pissed me off so much - I had no words for it.

A lot of what they say is insightful and funny and does remind me of my initial reactions to the show, but sometimes it's just "no." I feel like they missed the point entirely - then again, who's to say my view is the correct one. I'm all open for alternate interpretations but the AYW totally took the biscuit.

Oh, and the path-clearing is approved.

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then again, who's to say my view is the correct one.

You are? I constantly try to concede that we all have our own interpretations and I'm more than open to new ideas - except when I know that I am right and they are wrong-wrong-wrongedy-wrong-wrong.

the path-clearing is approved

Of course!

BTW - if I did a post with an icon dump of some of the Moulin Rouge icons I made a few years back would that be of interest to you? Some of them are really lovely.

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Dump away! Moulin Rouge is one of my favourite movies of all time - I'm glad I can share the love with someone!

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spikesredqueen.livejournal.com

I adored reading about your views on the BTVS characters and how the fandom allowed you to see things in life differently. Such a wonderful way to get to know you. I would love if we could share our love of fandom and add one another as friends!

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Wow, it's been a really long time since i read through this, and longer since i wrote it, but yes, i'd love to add you as a friend and get to know you!

I'm afraid i'm not around as much as used to be at the moment, but i'm here when i can be! *squishes*

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ladymercury-10.livejournal.com

Hi! I love your ficathon prompts and it seems like we have a lot of fandoms in common. Can we be friends? :)

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babe, yes of course!!

(I'm not on lj v often, though, because my browser hates it for some reason, but I'm almost always around for ficathons and I totally encourage you prompting stuff purely with the intention of me ruining them with fic)

lovely to meet you bby!

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ladymercury-10.livejournal.com

Lovely to meet you too! :) Adding you now.

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NINE IS YOUR DOCTORRRRR

i have had your intro post open in my web browser for literal months (lol?) but i keep telling myself hmm no i'm not active enough to friend anybody woe is me and postpone and every single time i see you comment over at kelsey's/doris' i think DAMNIT I STILL HAVENT DONE IT where did the time go etc etc ~~also your writing is amazing and you like all the right characters aka girls~~

~~also n i n e~~

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...........what is this comment +__+

um, i guess what i'm trying to say but forgot to say is : hi, i'm éléonore, let's talk or something and i'll try to be good at replying and maybe friendship will happen IDK IDK

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tbh, you had me at nine (NINE !!!)

~~im never active on this hell website either but dammit more friends for me~~

HI I'M LUCY AND I RARELY EXIST HERE BUT WHEN I DO I ENCOURAGE COMMUNICATION THROUGH YELLING BC IM THE WORST. GIRLS ALWAYS. I MISS EVERYTHING AND THEN STALK JOURNALS TO SEE WHAT FRESH HELL I NEED TO CATCH UP ON AND ITS ALWAYS HORRIBLE AND I ALWAYS ENJOY IT ~~also ficathons are my 1st love so drag me to any that you find pls & thnks~~

nine ♥

~~this comment was a worse mess than yours, also hi, in soft lowercase~~

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YELLING!!!!

hello lucy helloooooo

I AM SO THRILLED WHENEVER NINE IS SOMEBODY ELSE'S DOCTOR BECAUSE THE QUESTION OF WHO IS YOUR DOCTOR IS A DEFINING ONE TBH LIKE OTHER PEOPLE SIMPLY DO NOT UNDERSTAND

also i'm so excited because now i can finally barge in on your stuff and it's not random anymore god bless YOUR DAWN TARDIS FIC IS LIFE HOW DO YOU WORD ETC ETC

- constant screaming
- being the worst
- girls
- missing everything always
- STALKING

...intro post, tbh

in conclusion : YAY!!!

Edited Date: 2015-09-30 01:13 am (UTC)

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NINE SHOULD BE EVERYBODY'S DOCTOR. HE WAS TOO GOOD FOR US ~~also 10 kinda pisses me off so~~

YOUR DAWN TARDIS FIC IS LIFE HOW DO YOU WORD ETC ETC

THAT FIC WAS AN AWFUL ALL MY DAWN FICS ARE AWFUL AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AWFUL BC I CANNOT BE STOPPED

conclusion: eternal YAYAYAYS

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lolololol do not get me started on my enraged ten apathy. it's like i'm totally NOCURR about his vibrant manpain, but also it enrages me to no end that everyone else is not. ~~how can he be the fan favorite, when he came after nine i mean~~

related : let's never talk about how much i anti-ship rose/ten because every day that passes i am pressed about how the beauty of rose/nine had to become rose/ten AND LIKE OK I KNOW THAT'S THE SHOW AND THAT THE DOCTOR HAS TO BOTH ~EVOLVE AND ~STAGNATE WHEN HE GETS MORE ALIEN YEARS ON HIS BACK WHATEVER but why did it have to be such a disappointing succession w h y :( i wanted so much more for rose (and bb martha, but at least got to get out of this mess) AND YET THIS IS SUCH A UNIVERSAL OTP WHY DO YOU THIS TO ME FANDOM??? (at this point i should probably inform you that i am this in the middle of season 6, so just saying i am not at all up to date)

yep, never stop being awful

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ROSE/NINE(/JACK) IS A VERY IMPORTANT THING AND TEN DOES NOT COMPARE, HE DOES NOT DESERVE MY WOLF-GIRL

like, okay, i get ten, and i get him with donna especially but his manpain is dull after more than 12 seconds and i do not understand prettyboy knight templar shit?? i do not know, i do NOT

~~martha saved herself and i am both forever grateful and forever sad that she never actually got enough screen time or appropriate doctor-ing to be the badass she is~~

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i want to add on to this comment, but like it all boils down to LITERALLY THIS COMMENT

((i have epic feelings about ace+poly ot3 of love aka rose9jack the holy graal of pure shipping nobody touch it *hiss hiss*))

ten/donna is the only thing i'm here for. the ultimate platonics. donna is everythingggg. i have this theory that the only reason i ended up liking eleven is because i loathed ten's face so much lol. ~~but also performative asshole manipulator, i simply couldnt resist his fucked up headspace~~

yep, martha is the bae and feel so robbed that her life post-doctor isn't a spin-off because that is all i needed from this franchise (MARTHA AND MICKEY MY TWO BOOS REUNITED TO BE HEROES /AT ALL COST/ I JUST ;;;; MERCY PLS BUT ALSO GIVE IT TO ME I NEED THIS SHOW RIGHT NOW)

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((i have epic feelings about ace+poly ot3 of love aka rose9jack the holy graal of pure shipping nobody touch it *hiss hiss*))

this is the most beautiful thing i have ever read

~~lollolremember when i was young and naive and wrote bad ot3 porn that was really bad and needs to be scourged but also there is never enough of them so i cant bring myself to do it~~

Donna is the best thing to happen to anything ever. she's irritatingly complex like nothing about her character is easy and she just flat out will not deal with the manpain he can suck his own dick when she is not there to watch, tyvm.

WE ARE ALL WHORES FOR A BABYFACED CHESSMASTER its why we do what we do

martha is my main bae forever and i need her in everything. SPINOFF OF DOOM!! WHERE IS IT??!! WHERE?!! WHY CAN WE NOT HAVE NICE THINGS ??

/this comment was a disjointed mess and im glad

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PRAY, WHERE DO YOU HIDE THE OT3 GLORY? I DEMAND LINKS.

ikrrr about donna, i will never be over how little she cares about the doctor's brooding masculinity crisis and only gives him slack when he sincerely needs a friend (and not an ego boost in form of a girl smh). nobody has ever grounded the manchild so freaking effortlessly, while chasing for the stars. she's unreal.

WE ARE ALL WHORES FOR A BABYFACED CHESSMASTER its why we do what we do
what's that. suddenly i cant read.

/beautiful

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im flat-out pretending this doesnt exist and that i never gave it to you bc its not just porn but bad porn and if i rewrote it which i will not it would be nothing like this at all and rose&jack would probably fuck whilst the doctor watched and called them pretty

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vergoldung

excuse me i'll just be over there screaming because THIS ENTIRE THREAD

can you spell nostalgia for me pls ;----;

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upupa-epops.livejournal.com

Hiii! I hope you don't mind me friending you. You see, I am absolutely desperate to befriend every Bellamy/Raven shipper I meet ;).

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