OTP: To be honest I don’t think there was anyone on Destiny who was suitable. That could be because Chloe was so inconsistent as a character. Sometimes she was alright, but sometimes she was whiny and I can’t ship anyone with whiny. I know she was pretty settled with Scott on the show but I don’t think he was good enough for her. Oh, he’d charge blindly into danger to save her but I don’t think he was good at the whole supportive relationship thing. So yeah don’t have one.
BrOTP: Eli for sure. I know Eli wanted more but Chloe never saw him as anything more than a friend, so I could never ship the two of them, they only worked as friends.
OT3: Don’t have one.
NoTP: I think the problem with Chloe is I don’t feel strongly enough about her to really care. I guess if I would say anything then probably Chloe/Rush (even though I’ve read Worry’s fics. Worry’s a good writer and they had Rush in ok) because I like Rush, and I’m only ever lukewarm about Chloe on a good day.
Urk you know I said Grissom wasn’t the best character? I said that because I didn’t ship him with anyone really so I thought my answers would be rubbish. Young I loathe. So I’m just going to be really sarcastic here, I’m sorry.
OTP: Young and his ego, there’s no room for anything else.
BrOTP: Young and any of the yes men that tell him he’s a good commander and a hero, when he’s actually an incompetent idiot, a disgrace to the uniform and a murderer.
OT3: Well I don’t know, I might enjoy watching Young take his ego for a little walk in the vacuum of space.
NoTP: Young and everyone else. Young and my television screen.
Honestly I don’t generally loathe characters because once I can understand them, and why they do things, I can’t hate them for it. Young is literally the only character that I out and out despise. I have never shouted so loud at the TV than I did when Young left Rush behind on the planet in Justice. I could rant about that, and how it went against everything the SGC stood for, all day. In fact I did, I was so mad I went and wrote a 5k blog post immediately afterwards because I had to scream at something.
Wow non-Once cool! 🙂 You know I was just thinking I should rewatch some CSI the other day. I haven’t seen it in ages. Got to be honest Grissom isn’t really the best character to pick for me, so I hope these answers don’t disappoint.
OTP: Grissom and Work. Oh I know, the proper answer is Sara and yeah I know they loved each other but I never shipped them.
BrOTP: Catherine or Brass, hard to choose between them. I think Catherine at the end of the day. She always had his back, from saving his life in the season one finale, to doing his paperwork.
OT3: Don’t have one.
NoTP: Catherine, it’s a bit of a theme with me I guess. If I like them as a BrOTP then they are a NoTP because I just can’t see it as romantic.
OTP: Rumbelle of course, kinda goes without saying 🙂
BrOTP: Probably not a popular answer but got to be honest – Regina. I love those two working together.
OT3: Don’t have one. Well not unless either Rumple or Belle split themselves, or their counterparts from an alternate reality come to town. I could see Belle/Rumple/Lacey, or Gold/Belle/Dark One!Rumple or you know any variation thereof because it’s still Rumbelle at the end of the day.
NoTP: Anyone but Belle to be honest but especially GoldenQueen. I love Rumple and Regina working together as frenemies, family though Henry, former mentor and student etc. but romance just no, no, wrong, very wrong.
Finished my Rushbelle marriage of convenience fic for Rumbelle Order in the Court! I’ve been absolutely desperate to write that for the past two weeks, but I didn’t let myself because I had other fics that had higher priority. Well, maybe holding out on myself is something I should do more often. It clearly worked in terms of getting it finished in record time.
Anyway, I don’t think I’ve ever finished anything so far from the deadline before but it’s no matter. One down, three to go! I’ve got a Lachacy and two Rumbelle ideas left for Rumbelle Order in the Court. I think I should probably write my May Day Menagerie fic first but after that I’m not sure. One of the Rumbelle ideas has the potential to be multi-chapter (as does the Lachacy to be honest) so I should probably start on that to at least get a feel for the length.
I know this productivity isn’t likely to last, it never does, but for this brief shining moment, it’s a good feeling 🙂
Started my Rushbelle marriage of convenience fic for Rumbelle Order in the Court, you know the one I’ve been desperate to write for the last couple of weeks. I thought maybe I’d earned it for finishing another WIP. Plus I can’t write smut unless I’m alone in the house, and I have the house to myself until late tomorrow so I figured make the most of it right?
Well I’m 2500 words in and Rush and Belle haven’t even met yet. I might have got a teensy little bit carried away describing the colony of Misthaven. This is not helping me get to the smut /headdesk
Oh FFS. Sorry I know I shouldn’t give commentary on the writing process, it’s probably extremely boring for everybody. It’s just I’ve got nearly 4k of this fic now, there’s still no smut and my hands are getting tired. However, Rush has just agreed to marry Belle so at least there’s progress!
You… are kidding, right? Half the reason I joined Tumblr was to see everyone’s writing process. Half the fun of writing is knowing others struggle through it as well!
No I’m not kidding. I always feel if I make a personal post then everyone’s going to get instantly fed up with me, I’m going to be unfollowed on mass and lose the respect of everyone I like in the fandom. I know, that’s not really logical and probably not true but anxiety. Anyway, I try and restrict my rambling about writing to an occasional thing. The number of posts I write and then click ‘never mind’ instead of ‘post’ is ridiculous, and I always feel like I should apologize if I do succumb to clicking post. I’m sorry, that’s just me I’m afraid.
Anyway, the latest report on this Rushbelle fic is it now stands at 5.7k, and the nerve on my left elbow is complaining loudly but I think I might have finally reached the smut. I just wrote this:
With the dark robes they were all wearing, they’d never looked more like judges. Rush tightened his grip on Belle. This wasn’t just the council chamber for the leaders of Misthaven, as he’d always suspected this was a courtroom, but how the hell could they sit in judgment on his marriage? What possible evidence could be presented as to whether he and Belle were shagging or not? Short of pregnancy, and the lack of that was the whole reason for this little drama, there was no way to prove it.
I think you can probably guess what happens next 🙂
Edit: I lied it took another 1000 words before I reached the smut. Honestly with 6.5k of setup, is anybody even going to care at this point?
They’d never even kissed and now they had to shag in this alien courtroom, and there wasn’t even a bed.
Anyway, I think the smut might have to wait until tomorrow, my brain is fried. I’ve written nearly 8k today. I guess maybe really, really wanting to write a fic for weeks, using it as a bribe, and then finally saying ‘go for it’ has some advantages. The words have just poured out.
I’m kinda sorry though as it seems everyone else has writers block. I didn’t mean to steal all the words I swear!
Synopsis: Belle French lives alone and she likes it that way. She’s lived alone ever since the terrible car accident which killed her mother and claimed her eyesight. Belle spends her days painting, in complete solitude, until one day she wakes up and hears movement outside. Somebody has moved into the cottage next door. She had grown comfortable in her solitary existence until Mr Gold crashes into her life. Now her future is uncertain, like a blank canvas, waiting for her to apply the paint and decide what kind of story she is creating.
Note: Banner by the awesomely amazing @rowofstars who has very kindly and patiently beta read this chapter. Thank you so much! In this chapter there’s a prompt from @rowofstars for a reenactment of the deleted mirror scene from Skin Deep. This fic was voted TEA Best Drama and I’m still utterly overwhelmed and so grateful for the support. Thank you all! I hope that you enjoy this chapter! 🙂
Time alone,
after something happened, was Belle’s enemy. Her head became a very dangerous
place and she couldn’t run from herself. She was afraid of her own mind, and
the negative spiral of thoughts she couldn’t escape. Sometimes it was hard to
remember a time when this hadn’t been her life. Still, despite the lack of
conflict for the last couple of years, Belle knew how best to manage it. She
had to try and distract herself enough that her subconscious could process what
happened, so that by the time she consciously thought about it again, her brain
didn’t proceed to torment her.
That was the
idea anyway. Everyone needed time to process events, it just took her longer
than it did for other people. Not wanting to be alone with her own thoughts was
why she had clung to Nick and asked him to come for dinner. Neither of them had
been in the right frame of mind for company, and that had proved disastrous.
Belle was fairly sure it ranked in the top five of the worst days of her life.
Their talk the morning after had been more positive but just as monumental, and
that time Belle hadn’t made a mistake. They’d finished their tea, and parted on
good terms and that was enough.
Baby steps. I’m glad that they’ve decided to make a change but also that they’re taking it slowly. I think that Belle certainly is a very impulsive character and tends to jump into things, and then ends up overloading herself and being back at square one, or worse. They’re treading very carefully and considering the issues they both have, that’s the best way. I’m really enjoying watching these two unfold and trust each other more and more. 🙂
Yup that’s Belle all over and she knows that about herself, so she’s trying hard to keep herself in check. With this slow is the only way to go because fast would be a mistake and I want them to have a happy ending, well a happy ending of sorts. This was a happy chapter, nothing broke, but we’ll have to see what happens next. With things like this it does tend to be two steps forward, one step back. I’m glad you liked it! Thank you so much for commenting 🙂
Just finished Fall All Over Again and I know I shouldn’t smirk at my own work because it’s egotistical, but I managed to work in a really good ‘we are both’ moment which made me happy.
“Fuck off,” Lacey snarled, unsteadily standing again. “He’s mine! I’ll never stop fighting for him.”
This fic is such a guilty pleasure of mine. On one hand I’m pleased it’s finished because now I can write other fics, but on the flip-side I’m going to miss it a little bit. I think the only remedy for this is write another GoldenLace fic 🙂
*snorts* I know I’ve been doing shitty in the writing stakes when I look at my word count calendar and see I’ve doubled this months word count in the last five days /headdesk. Anyway, I’ve nearly finished the final chapter of Fall All Over Again – another WIP finished yay! but my arms hurting now so I’ll have to finish the last scene tomorrow.
So I started the month with four WIP’s and I’m ending it with two (well and a prompt verse). Still definite improvement 🙂 Oh and you know that bowling prompt I agreed to take earlier? Well I now have 1500 words of just planning notes, as plot happened. Can we say oops? Still I’m feeling quite positive about this trajectory. If I can continue writing more like the last few days (and less like the beginning of the month) I might stand a chance of getting back on track.
#i’m in a rare good mood#it’s actually been a productive evening
