Flourishing Verdantly

Another unspoken resolution I have this year is to stop being an over-analytical whiner and just write. Which primarily focuses on how I have no pacing for longer stories to save my life and thus don't attempt them. TIMELY EXPOSITION IS MY NEMESIS. I have probably written this chapter over twenty times, posted and deleted it twice, and will likely never finish the story. But whatever, I am posting it now, considering it done, and moving on without constantly re-editing the damn thing this is a lie, I bet I will wake up and fix a dozen things looking at it again.


Title: Flint and Spark (1/?)
Series: Avatar: The Last Airbender
Spoilers/Warnings: Set after the finale, so all canon events are fair game.
Wordcount: 8,783
Summary: Five years later a tenuous balance is on the brink of collapse, ready to send the nations back to war. Toph can stop the conspiracy, but with her only help being the manipulative exile, Princess Azula, her enemies may not be the biggest problem.
Author's notes: If you're brave enough to read this mess, concrit would also be adored.


( Send us a blindfold, send us a blade. Tell the survivors help is on the way. )

Attempt #8 at getting out of writer's block. sob so pretentious Everyone can clearly tell my character biases from this selection. Also spoilers for the finale.


( Sokka. Ritual. )

( Toph. Colorblind. )

( Ty Lee. Thursday's Child. )

( Azula. Your Right Arm. )

( Mai. Nor Iron Bars a Cage. )

( Azula/Ty Lee. Eye of the Beholder. )

( Aang/Katara. Without Doubt. )

I've been trying to write seriously for two weeks now and failing miserably. So I decided to say screw it and go with something dumb. chash, this isn't what you asked for but you're getting it anyway.

Title: A Fine, Fine Line
Series: Leverage/DC comics
Spoilers/warnings: Too dumb for real plot. Technically set in the second season for Leverage. DC has nothing it wouldn't retcon away if they could.
Wordcount: 1,470
Summary: Hardison learns some things even hackers shouldn’t try to get around.



( The internet is serious business )

Okay so I'm starting week nine and sort of dying of finals but this is important to note:

Happy Birthday Prism~

( I'm sure you already know what you're getting )

I continue to be ashamed of my writing in this fandom. Contrite and ashamed.

Title: An Act Too Often Neglected
Series: Avatar: the Last Airbender
Spoilers/warnings: Post-series Fire Nation royalty family issues
Wordcount: 1,323
Day/Theme: from 31_days March 4th—you become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed
Summary: When Zuko became Fire Lord he inherited more than just the throne.


( Apologies to Antoine de Saint Exupéry for everything )

I've finally crawled out of the backlog of all my obligations (okay just some) but the perfect response would be to give myself more work. Everyone I flaked out on before has full permission to smack me here. Yes, even if I'm still working on their other stuff...

The first TEN people to comment in this post get to request a drabble of any pairing/character of their choosing from me. In return, they have to post this in their journal, regardless of their ability level. If you absolutely can't write, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to offer drawings or icons or something instead.

1. silverprism - Static Shock: Virgil and Richie
2. wonderseal - AtLA/Mulan: Azula and Mulan
3. synergic - Princess Tutu: Mytho/Ahiru(ish)
4. starsofnite - DC/AtLA: Impulse and Toph
5. calophi - TricK: Ueda/Naoko
6. lady_ganesh - DC comics: Impulse and Brainy
7. etherealprey - Adventures of Sinbad: Maeve/Sinbad
8. skyebanshee - Merlin: Merlin/Arthur ...sort of?
9. timmesque - Princess Tutu: Mytho/Rue
10. Congratulatory short story of stupid for me for finishing this one for once

starsofnite drew me wonderful Avatar art that ruined her dignity so I had to make up for it. By writing terrible Azula/Toph that stomps on characterization and my writing dignity. But it was fun and...

( Too bad I'm already shameless )

Stolen from people on my f-list: "When you see this, post an excerpt from as many random works-in-progress as you can find lying around. Who knows? Maybe inspiration will burst forth and do something, um, inspiration-y."


( [Gokusen] Shin and why he went to Africa )

( [TricK] Ueda conducts an experiment with some unwilling subjects )

( [Nodame Cantabile] I swear I'll finish this for Komi soon )

( [Enchanted/Princess Tutu] ...I swear I'll finish this for Chash some day or she can beat me senseless. )

( [Avatar] Ty Lee post-series dealing with things )

( [Avatar] Post-series Azula and Toph having aaaaawkward trust issues )

Clearly I need to work on not falling behind in my schoolwork if only to complete some writing prompts for my own sanity and so the people I need to write for don't hunt me down for flaking on them.

Title: Greek Study
Series: My Boss, My Hero
Spoilers/warnings: After series and dirty humor?
Wordcount: 1,007
Summary: Sakurakoji Jun tutors Makio in ancient cultures with current motivations.
Dedication: HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY peroxidepest17!!



( Aristotle said, 'We cannot learn without pain' )

Okay I haven't bought a comic from Top Cow since...probably that Batman/Darkness miniseries you can judge me for it, but you have to admit it was better than any of the other DC crossover titles at the time. But they have this awesome contest where six series get a first issue published, then the two titles that get the most votes by their readers go on to be produced into full-length series.

The nominees are fun. Some are relative newcomers, to Eisner nominees, to the president of Top Cow. There's standard fare for the company (that is hilariously on the bottom of the poll), some slice of life/supheroics, crime drama, sci-fi pulp and my personal favorite: Urban Myths.

That link takes you to the full first issue, fast and fun to read. The world is a mix of mythology and city living, where people in the present still believe in Greek gods. With good reason, since their presence is in obvious cohabitation with the normalcy of present day life. The little throwaway mentions of consumerism with these myths made me scrutinize each page for in jokes. Oh and I forgot to mention the main character of the story is the son of Medusa. And it's amazing how the offspring of someone who could turn people to stone manages to look kinda cute about it, even with the metal mask.

Jack Medusa manages to work the hard-boiled supernatural detective angle familiar if people read Hellboy, but at the same time keeps a lighthearted personality. A lot of it is from the art, which is gorgeous and vibrant without being excessively cartoony. Urban Myths stays far away from getting too dark or too absorbed in its quirkiness to work, which a real pitfall in this genre. I was surprised how simple the story is but wonderfully balanced between the plot at hand and the greater implications about the world and how Jack fits in it. It was the only one of the bunch I not only wanted to vote for but wanted to buy if it won, and that's exactly why I'm exhorting people to read it and then make sure it stays in first place. Because winning means more issues and more issues mean a greater chance of seeing Jack Medusa having to rescue adorable Greek myth-based kittens.