meredith's fiction

Dear Spacer

Mon, 06 Jan 2014 01:42:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Hello! Hi! I'm really excited for space_swap, and I hope that my request(s) and the details below the cut make you excited too! :DDD

In general, there are a few things I'm always interested in:

LADIES. Female characters hanging out, having adventures, being friends enemies and everything in-between. (I'm not always good at writing it, which may be part of why I look for it so much in requests.)

~*~Crossovers~*~ If you can find a way to make two of my requested fandoms meet (which, considering three are canonically related, probably wouldn't be too hard), that would make my day. Fusions, where characters from Canon A coexist with characters from Canon B in Canon B, are also some of my favorite things.

Genfic. I'm not at all interested in sexual content in my fic, and my interest in romance is mostly relegated to the oblivious/pining trope and related pre-relationship UST and misunderstandings. Canon pairings existing in the background is fine, but I'm not interested in an A-plot romance unless otherwise stated.

( As for specific fandoms... )

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ladiesbingo!

Mon, 16 Sep 2013 18:56:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

UPDATE: Dreamwidth mirror!

Official bingo period ends January 19.
Official amnesty period ends June 17.
Minimum word count is 500 words.

FORMAT
unfilled prompt	filled during official bingo period	filled during official amnesty period

( Last updated 1/17/14. )

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well, I can reveal the 'surprise' now - my scifibigbang fic is

Fri, 30 Aug 2013 12:59:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Title: The Concatenation
Author: gladdecease
Beta Reader: creepylicious
Artist: ghostbones
Fandom: Star Trek: Alternate Original Series/Star Trek: Generations
Characters/Pairings: James Kirk, Spock Prime, some OCs, with appearances by most major (and many minor) Enterprise officers as of STID; background Spock/Uhura and Kirk Prime/Spock Prime
Rating: T
Warnings: (skip) Canon-level (well, TOS-level) non-consensual use of telepathic/memory manipulating powers.
Word Count: ~17,000
Summary: concatenation /kɑn.ˌkæt.ɪ.ˈneɪ.ʃən/
— n
1. A series of links united; a series or order of things depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a succession.
2. The application of these series of links.

Synonyms: chain, connecting, continuity, integration, interlocking, link, linking, nexus, series, succession, uniting

An easy mission gets complicated for the crew of the Enterprise, and a whole mess of concatenations start popping up: to the future, to each other, and to that other universe, the one that started everything, too close and not near enough simultaneously.

Story on AO3 | Mix on AO3

Well, here's what I've been working on all summer - an expansion of an idea I first tinkered with four years ago! The end product is in a lot of ways not even remotely what I expected when I started - it was supposed to be 3rd Person Limited, but Kirk just refused to let anyone else take over the narration, so I gave in and let him have 1st Person. It was supposed to be much more about K/S versus prime!K/S, where they are and how they deal with each other, how they feel about seeing this future that didn't, can't happen, but, and I don't even know how this happened, that got sidelined for OCs angsting about their lost lives. (My mental image of Carvalho is essentially Gina Torres, btb. Orlan I had no particular inspiration for, but she's got a skin tone falling in the Middle East~South Asian range. Because I can, dammit!)

It was also supposed to end happy, but midway through outlining I realized that my attempt at technobabble required that Kirk go back not remembering anything. That made me feel a little terrible and a little cruel, but I couldn't deny the necessity once I realized it, not for the sappy ending I'd had in mind initially.

If I could go back and change some things, I don't think I'd change anything plot-wise? I might have forced Kirk to shut up, so I could actually get into other characters' heads, make things explicit that I'd tried my hardest to imply. (Like, Spock isn't insulted by the idea of Kirk as t'hy'la, he's baffled by the idea of having t'hy'la at all. It's an archaic concept, very romantic for Vulcans, and not something he'd ever considered a possibility for himself.) (Also: Spock Prime's flicker of emotion? Hope, followed by horrified despair.) I'd've gotten that conversation between Guinan and Chekov on screen, rather than tossing it in as an anecdote from McCoy. Probably the same for Soran's family.

I wouldn't have tried as hard to conceal the identities of the El-Aurians the readers should know stay in the Prime universe. It would've been more suspenseful to make it clear to the reader who they are and what must happen, and allow the suspense to develop from waiting for the characters to learn that themselves.

But what's done is done! Unless I get an idea that blows the redo up to ten times the original's length (again), I won't be changing things up anymore. It may not be the best possible telling of this story, but it's the one I was capable of writing.

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But while I'm on the subject of updating, can I interest you in some actual writing updates?

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 02:06:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

I think there's been six or seven short fics added to the DS9/SPN universe masterpost? Highlights include two snippets of "The Wire" adaptation, "Profit and Lace" going slightly different (and not in Quark's favor), and Kira-as-Jimmy Novak!

Also I wrote Welcome to Night Vale fic? Which is also a crossover with Magic School Bus because once the idea that Carlos might be Carlos got in my head it found it liked it there and decided to never leave.

Also there was a queer_fest fic involving NCIS? Stressful to write, a little clunky (imo) to read, but it does exactly what I wanted to do with the prompt, so I'm satisfied.

Also way back when STID came out I wrote a character study comparing TOS Carol to AOS Carol. I still really like it.

I think that's about everything that people have responded to positively of late. (Though of course there have been other things. Including one that technically shouldn't be on AO3 yet, but I clicked "post" instead of "preview" and was so tired of editing I just went SCREW IT. But shh, you won't officially know about that until Friday.)

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100_fairytales

Wed, 28 Aug 2013 01:31:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

UPDATE: Dreamwidth mirror.

4 / 100 fics. 4% done!

There is no time limit.
There is no minimum word count.

( Last updated 5/10/14. )

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Far Beyond the Morning Stars

Sat, 09 Mar 2013 01:37:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

What's this about? Ben Sisko: husband, father, Marine. When the first is no longer true he quickly realizes the last can't be either, and convinces his superiors he can best serve his country by retiring. Moving with his son Jake to a tiny landlocked town far from any military base, he vows to make their lives from now on as normal as possible.

But between the angels that save their lives before they've even moved into their new house, the cryptic destinies they keep insisting Ben and Jake have, and the bizarre assortment of non-human beings showing up in this little town, it's quickly becoming clear that "normal" isn't exactly on the menu anymore...

No, seriously, what? Think DS9 characters in a Supernatural setting, with certain alien species becoming certain non-human species, certain DS9 characters taking on roles familiar to long-time Supernatural viewers, and some DS9 plotlines getting brought in too. And who knows, maybe some Supernatural characters will show up along the way.

And you've got this post on livejournal because...? Because AO3's series pages are really frustrating to use if you're not writing everything in the order you intend it to be read - and almost everything I've written so far is out of chronological order. Once I get most of the early stuff written, I might start an AO3 series, but for now you're stuck with this.

So what order are we supposed to read this in?( Well... )

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almost forgot to crosspost since I don't link to wips over here and've been writing nothing but

Fri, 28 Sep 2012 00:17:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Two fics written for prompts over at teenwolfkink. One crossover about loss, one fic about asexuality.

you can only feel it (1116 words)
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV), Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Derek Hale, Tenth Doctor
Summary:

"I've met werewolves before, you know."

Derek, who was staring at the ceiling of their cell and trying to ignore the disconcerting quadruple beat of his alien cellmate's heart, had not known, nor particularly cared.

Q&A (1481 words)
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lydia Martin/Stiles Stilinski
Characters: Stiles Stilinski
Summary:

Here's the thing: when Stiles doesn't get stuff, he asks questions until he does.

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crossovers100 Teen Wolf general series

Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:38:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

UPDATE: Dropped the challenge. Sorry, Twoof, but it's not me. It's you.

5 / 100 fics. 5% done!

There is no time limit.
Minimum word count is 100 words.

( Last updated 4/19/14. )

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'fury' gave me a lot of feelings, okay

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:33:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

my furied heart (505 words)
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Derek Hale, Dr. Deaton
Summary:

Deaton takes one look at Derek and sighs. "I take it things didn't go as planned?"

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and also:

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:34:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Fancasting (560 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall
Summary:

"I'm just saying, man, if I was Nightwing? I'd go with the red color scheme, but keep the fingerstripes, those're cool."

there's something dark inside of me (3383 words) by gladdecease
Chapters: 4/?
Fandom: Teen Wolf (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warning: Author Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: (TBA)
Characters: Stiles Stilinski, Scott McCall, (others TBA)
Summary:

Stiles gets possessed on a Thursday.

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as per my arbitrary "if >10 kudos, crosspost" rule:

Thu, 12 Jul 2012 05:29:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

No Disguise (4260 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Green Lantern: The Animated Series
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aya/Razer
Characters: Razer, Aya, Hal Jordan, Kilowog, Saint Walker, Ghia'ta
Summary:

Razer hides it the best he can. Which is to say, not terribly well.

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hala kahiki (pineapple) [wishlist_fic 1/9]

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:42:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

hala kahiki (pineapple) (531 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0 (2010), Psych
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Steve McGarrett, Danny "Danno" Williams, Shawn Spencer
Summary:

This pineapple-loving, allegedly psychic detective is going to give Danny an ulcer.

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I posted this one in October, but forgot to crosspost; I like this one better than inoa but ymmv

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 20:18:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

moe hohonu (deep sleep) (2078 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Steve McGarrett, Danny Williams, Kono Kalakaua, Chin Ho Kelly, Lori Weston, Mary McGarrett, M.E. Max Bergman
Summary:

A selection of several one-sided conversations Steve McGarrett didn't hear.

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I'm going with "if in 2 days, kudos ≥ 10, then crosspost," though I dare you to find any logic to it

Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:22:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

inoa kapakapa (nickname) (839 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Steve McGarrett/Danny "Danno" Williams (pre-slash)
Characters: Steve McGarrett, Lori Weston
Summary:

An attempt to explain to Lori how things work gets promptly tilted on its side.
(Post-ep for Ka Iwi Kapu.)

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a sharp, clean thing

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:03:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

I, uh. Huh. Haven't had any original fic in awhile. There's probably a reason for that: I couldn't tell you half of what's going on under the surface here.

It's for prompt_in_a_box, round 43, for the prompt "rain". I was walking to my car earlier and found myself reflecting on what I think smells clean, and it somehow turned into this.

( He opened the door of his apartment for me, turning on a light. )

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wishlist_fic

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 09:15:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

I'm participating in Wishlist 2011 this December - details are here - and the first step to the process is to invite prompts.

I'll be taking twelve in total, and thought I'd be more likely to get enough prompts if I spread the offer around. So the first twelve prompts I receive, between my livejournal, fic community, dreamwidth, and tumblr, will be the ones I write for.

Any prompt format will be accepted, provided I'm familiar with the fandom (for those not in the know, I've previously written these fandoms, and am a big fan of crossovers), but it might be easier for me to write you something if you provide characters and a situation or phrase for me to build on.

Thanks for the prompts!

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trope_bingo cards

Sat, 01 Oct 2011 12:56:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

UPDATE: lj sucks, therefore dreamwidth mirror!

Official bingo period ends June 1.
Official amnesty period ends December 31.
Minimum word count is 500 words.

FORMAT
unfilled prompt	filled during official bingo period	filled during official amnesty period

( round 3 )

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suddenly, commentfic!

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:14:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

All of them for the "6 Words" theme, and I'm still deciding if I am so meticulous in my archiving that I want to post those to AO3. On one hand, six words. On the other, I have lost some fondly remembered fic to "the host of the day has since deleted their account, and with it went their commentfic post". So, we'll see.

In the meantime, link round-up!

Glee, Karofsky + Kurt/Blaine, jealousy
Glee, Kurt, fight or flight
Glee, Mike/Kurt, dancing (mild 3.02 spoilers)
Glee, Kurt, legend
NCIS, DiNozzo/McGee, prank war
SPN, Castiel/Dean, the words that make Dean realize Cas is still alive in there (spoilers for 7.01; actually a ~~did I serious write series as serious~~ series of six word segments of a story)
Star Trek XI, Sulu(/any), nightmares of falling
Star Trek reboot, Chekov/Sulu, second language
Stargate SG-1, Sam/Jack, Baby blues
SGA, Elizabeth Weir, Her reaction to John Being Tortured during "Common Ground"
Doctor Who, Alfie, He wonders how that strange man knew his name was "Stormageddon"
High School Musical/Glee, Karofsky/Ryan, Dave's got a type
DCU, Stephanie Brown, Stepsister's Lament (wrote two responses for this one)
Glee, Kurt/Karofsky, style police

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eleven kudos in two days makes me think it's not half bad, so I'll leave this here for you to judge

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 20:34:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Half the Secret Itself (972 words) by gladdecease
Fandom: Sherlock (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Additional Tags: Community: au_bingo, Trans Character
Summary:

"Oh," Sherlock says one afternoon out of the blue, "that's different."

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announcing podfic!

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 22:00:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

eosrose asked a few weeks ago if she could podfic a Jumanji comment fic I wrote a year ago, and today she posted the product. It's over here: The Hunt Begins. Check it out! She's got a great voice, and it's only three minutes long.

/takes this opportunity to inform any interested parties that I have an open policy on transformative works, provided you inform me/add a link to the original work

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help_japan

Mon, 14 Mar 2011 08:48:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

I'm offering a fic (gen or crossover) at help_japan on LJ and DW, here and here. Bid where you like.

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Pilot

Tue, 04 Jan 2011 16:53:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Title: Pilot
Challenge: prompt_in_a_box Round #34: prompt from dropsofviolet, Round #23: There's too many things I haven't done yet, too many sunsets I haven't seen. (Many The Miles, Sara Bareilles)
Word Count: 701
Rating: K
Notes: Avatar/Firefly fusion! I blame the Firefly quote prompts from June and July that I've been wanting to work with since then. More short fics like these should be coming in the next few days.

( The far side of the city resembled nothing so much as a waterless port. )

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Dissension in the Ranks

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 22:51:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Dissension in the Ranks
Supernatural/Death Note(/Discworld)
034 - Not Enough (crossovers100); mini_nanowrimo Day 23
For stjee04, who prompted SPN/Death Note.

( Three things Death does after the Devil no longer owns him. (PG, 191 words) )

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Grocery Shopping

Sat, 20 Nov 2010 00:20:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Title: Grocery Shopping
Challenge: 059 - Food (crossovers100); mini_nanowrimo Day 19
Word Count: 444
Rating: T
Notes: I'm feeling rather silly today. Spoilers for tonight's episode of Supernatural. Also, not the first fic I'd intended for the other fandom. Not any fic I'd intended at all, honestly.

( Dean was making the usual difficult decision between various brands of alcohol when Sam came running down the aisle of the grocery store. )

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not failing as he fell

Thu, 04 Nov 2010 00:50:00 GMT

Posted by: gladdecease

Title: not failing as he fell
Challenge: 28 - lines 24-25 of Falling and Flying (spn_30snapshots); mini_nanowrimo Day 3
Word Count: 751
Rating: T
Notes: Takes place during the equivalent of "Sympathy for the Devil" in a Supernatural AR I'm using this challenge to develop. I intended to write another one before this, but it's not coming just yet. Maybe I'll add it in later.

( Sam gasped for breath he couldn't get. )

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