Aug 28 2010

Susception

It’s a nice change for Arthur to not have to worry about where his next paycheck is coming from and who’s trying to kill him. Cobb is back in America, with his kids. Saitou has offered him a room in a private hotel in Kyoto and Arthur isn’t one to turn down free luxury, especially if there’s the chance for solitude with it. He’s impressed by the space between rooms on his floor. His room is at the far end of the hall, which means he won’t have to worry about noises from people coming and going from their rooms. He opens the door and stops in surprise as Eames smiles at him from across the room.

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Aug 28 2010

Reception

Things are different between them after the Rabat job. Arthur had spent the majority of two days passed out with Eames in a run-down motel before Cobb had joined them and they got the hell out of Morocco. He didn’t remember much from those two days. Shock and exhaustion, Eames had said. It wasn’t the first time Arthur had been shot at, but it was the first time he’d come that close to actually getting shot and the first time an operation had gone that far south. He could have died. They could have all died, except for Eames who seemed to have some magical ability to dodge bullets in the midst of a firefight. They would have been dead without him, and the whole situation had led Arthur to drastically revise his opinion of Eames.

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Aug 28 2010

Conception

“You,” he hears Eames say from far away, “are a very lucky man.”

Arthur can’t quite figure out why he’s so lucky, not when he’s covered in blood, most of it not his own, and his ears are ringing so bad he can hardly hear. He’s injured. He’s self-aware enough to know that, but not much beyond that. The exact where is eluding him, though it must not be that badly or he’d be with Cobb and… Vincent… Edgar? The other man’s name escapes him, but if his injuries were worse then he’d be with them, getting patched up, not… here.

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Aug 28 2010

Perception

He runs into Eames again in a dive bar about half a mile from the hotel they’re staying at, the night before their third con together. Eames has changed little in the year since he’d first met him – still far more suave than any man has a right to be, still cocky, still capable of getting under Arthur’s skin and making him reevaluate all he thought was true. Arthur’s seated at a table near the back of the bar, away from most of the crowd. It’s hardly quiet, but it’s the closest thing to private he can find. He sees Eames walk in, tries to pretend he doesn’t notice Eames noticing him, and debates escaping into the bathroom when Eames heads his way. Leaving, however, would mean giving up his table and he’s not prepared to do that just yet.

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Aug 28 2010

Deception

He first meets Eames on a job in Mumbai. Cobb had worked with both of them previously, but never together and Arthur finds the uncertainty of this new element on their team unsettling. He finds Eames unsettling, from the first moment they set eyes on each other and Eames turns to Cobb and says “You didn’t tell me he was handsome” in that thick accented voice that does strange things to Arthur’s insides.

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Jul 21 2010

Otakon 2010

Otakon schedule is finally up! Ashcat and I will be presenting Beyond the Basics: Fanfiction from Start to Finish Friday at noon in Panel Room 1. We’ll be discussing writing tips for making strong openings and endings, as well as general writing advice. Previous panels (this would be our third) are available here.


Jul 05 2010

Tension

Hiroki’s face hit the pillow with a resounding thwack. “Uuuuugh. I think I’m going to sleep for a week.”

Shuffling feet near the doorway signaled Nowaki’s approach from the kitchen. Even with his eyes closed, he knew there was a sappy, sweet smile on Nowaki’s face as he stood there in an apron. There was a faint sound of rustling cloth. Nowaki was probably drying his hands off with a hand towel after doing the dishes.

“Finished grading finals?”

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May 27 2010

Anime North Panel Schedule

Friday 5PM – Getting Into Yaoi
Friday 8PM – Torchwood
Friday 9PM – Lightbulbs & Corn: Strange Fetishes in Yaoi
Friday 10PM – Fangirl Logic

Saturday 11AM – Yaoi Novellas – NaNoWriMo and Big Bangs
Saturday 2PM – Beyond Yaoi
Saturday 7PM – Rise of the Kink

All panels are in the Collingwood room of the Sheraton hotel (formerly the Renaissance). Feel free to stop by and say hi. I’ll be the chick with purple and black hair, and a Staff badge that says ‘Gryvon’. (To make things all easy…)


May 15 2010

World Made Anew

Arthur stared up at the sky through dense foliage that hadn’t been above him moments ago. Aftershocks from the explosion made the ground tremble. The forest, or wherever he was, was far too quiet. All Arthur could hear was a faint ringing that slowly fell away until he could make out his own breathing, hard and heavy as if he’d just run a mile.

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Feb 16 2010

After Ascent

Mikael had wings. The wings themselves were not exceptionally new, but he still caught himself sometimes marveling at the fact that they were there, attached to his back like they’d been there all along. He’d passed the phase where they were an odd, sometimes uncomfortable weight on his back that made him trip over himself like the gangly teenager he’d once been, and technically he still was but the gangly part had at least fallen mostly away. He was on the tail end of the phase where the mere sight of his own wings was a distraction, but the novelty was slowly wearing off. He actually went some days with them concealed.

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