wanderings

I didn't participate in yuletide this year. I had this clever plan for what I was going to request for what would have been my fifth year doing it- fandoms I had previously requested. It was going to be fantastic and simplify a lot of my yuletide process, but nominations happened and I forgot the plan and then made the call not to sign up because I was busy. I'm glad I didn't do it this year; there was a lot of busy-ness.

I did make time for the bandom_holidays exchange, though, because bandomstuffsit was my favorite exchange last year. It was lots of fun this year, too. I received this incredibly adorable Jon/Patrick story wherein they work in television and pine after each other.

Until We're All Found Out by daniomalley
Rating: G | 3,149 words | Patrick Stump/Jon Walker
Summary: Jon loves being a camera operator for CSTV, not least because he gets to see Patrick Stump every day. If only the other man would notice he was alive.

I wrote a Pete/Patrick high school AU for ladyfoxxx.

We're All Sensitive People
Rating: PG-13 | 2,811 words | Patrick Stump/Pete Wentz
When Patrick goes to the next meeting with the AV people he gets a round of applause when he walks in. Gabe tells him that he is "So proud of you, grasshopper, for heeding my advice and spicing up your life and making a difference with music."

I think this might have been the first time ever that I had a title before I finished writing. It was very useful and I liked it.

I feel like all of the bandom people have DJ-ed at some point. One of Tennessee Thomas' sets is online at soundcloud here - it's fun and includes Roller Girl by Anna Karina, which is in the fic but not by name. There's a video of Patrick Stump singing Let's Get It On, a previous youtube posting of which gave the context that this was during a visit he had made to his old high school. The version he did then is very in line with the Marvin Gaye version; Patrick's performed this song since on stage and at radio gigs more in his own style. I spent a fair amount of time poking around on youtube, watching a lot of videos, including Spice Up Your Life, which I hadn't seen before and which appears to depict a grim dystopia wherein the Spice Girls are part of the oppressive government regime?

Title: Victory: Coffee!
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,479 words
Ship: Betty/Kate
Summary: Betty catches her singing little snippets to herself sometimes, overhears her when she's wiping down tables, and it makes Betty smile.
Notes: Part of the New Year's Resolution 2013 Collection, written between the first and second seasons for calvinahobbes, posted early today for More Joy Day. Thanks to readbystarlight for the beta.

Victory: Coffee! (AO3)

Title: Who You Gonna Call?
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,436
Ship: Chelsea/Chloe/Peaches
Summary: Chloe, Peaches and Chelsea investigate a haunting.
Notes: Written for amaresu for femslash12. Many thanks to readbystarlight for betaing. ♥
AO3 | femslash12 | ( here )

Title: Hotel Night
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 618 words
Pairing: Annie/Tennessee
Summary: Annie catches a flash of black out of the corner of her eye and glances up to see Tennessee sliding the glasses onto her face and becoming Georgina. Oh, she thinks.
Notes: This story was inspired by a quote in 6degreesforbandomfemslash's Tennessee Thomas profile: "When I put aforementioned granny glasses on, Annie calls me Georgina. Georgina is very approachable and amicable. Georgina's great to have around when things get tense. She drives Z crazy! Georgina is like that librarian that finally breaks down. She's slightly out of her mind, manages to distract us from what is actually going on, and her insanity always makes us smile. It's great because even when we forget to invite her she ALWAYS manages to find out where we are."

Many thanks to calvinahobbes for beta reading.

AO3 | ( here )

Title: 'Til the End of the Night
Fandom: American Idol RPF S8
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 438 words
Pairing: Adam/Kris
Notes: Written sometime after midnight two weeks after I posted a prompt on kradamadness.

This story can also be read at kradamadness and on the AO3. Many thanks to calvinahobbes for beta-reading and title consultation.

( 'Til the End of the Night )