Ooh, it's a birthday doodle for spacefragments!

OK Frags - you requested the further adventures of Miss Tonks or possibly some Steampunk!Merlin, so I've combined the two and given you a clash of titans! I decided to draw them about to do battle, because I can't decide who'd come off worst in this fight. :]

(I'll be honest, this isn't as detailed etc as I'd have liked but I wanted to get this posted as soon as possible rather than keeping you waiting.)



( GIRLNINJAS )

So I guess Team AU won! Apparently it was ridiculously close though, and I think that's very fair - I admit I didn't keep up with everything that was posted, but from what I did see the standard was equal on both teams. So well done to everyone who was involved.

Anyway, reveals are up, so I guess I get to talk about my piece, finally. My entry was All possible worlds: Five movements in an endless cosmic dance. The version that was posted on the comm was originally posted smaller than intended, so I've reposted it under the cut at full size (and as such, warning: BIG).

( Also: warning for artsy rambling. )

Firstly, via everyone, a meme that looks like fun:

Name a fandom you know I'm familiar with, and I will tell you:

1. OTP
2. Runner-up pairing
3. Honourable mention(s)
4. Crack pairing(s)
5. Ship everyone else seems to like, but I don't.

Secondly, here are my answers to the Top Fives Meme from the other day the other week fucking ages ago actually. Oops.


( Top five het ships )
( Top five things that I think JKR really nailed in Deathly Hallows )
( Five people Tonks should have hooked up with )
( Top five endings that should've happened in Harry Potter )
( Top five children´s books heroes )
( Top five crossover OTPs )

1) So, those who ever look at my Twitter will already know that I spent all day Friday cooking, as I was involved in doing some of the food for the Underlord's sister's wedding. (It was delicious, thankyouverymuch.) Normally I wouldn't bother posting up this kind of thing, but the place they held the reception was so incredibly, epically made of WIN that I will be picspamming tomorrow or whenever I get around to it. :D

2) Because of the wedding I haven't even seen Merlin 2.02 yet, but ( spoilers abound )

3) However, on a happier note and on the subject of Merlin, the signup post to play Merlin Bingo for episode 2.03 is here, and no I'm not going to stop pimping this one because it's a bit awesome. :P

4) Even with all the cooking and panicking about outfits and things pre-wedding, I managed to get my rs_games assignment finished and submitted. \o/ I don't know that I'll ever take part in something like this again, because oh my christ it was stressful, but it was definitely a good fandom experience. Posting starts on October 1st, and I hope there will be lots of interest and support and voting for Team AU because we are the best for all the lovely fic and art. :P

5) Speaking of RS Games and of HP fandom in general, let this be my official notice that I haven't remotely forgotten about, or given up on, the HBP Uberwank. It's just had to take a bit of a back seat of late, due to other fandom commitments (both old and new) and real life stuff (the aforementioned wedding, working on my thesis and so on). I hope this doesn't come across as protesting-too-much, either. It is still there and will be finished, just very slowly.

6) Finally, this is wonderful and beautiful:



Sleep tight.

So I went to see HBP on Sunday, and this is my Official Review Post!

( Spoilers and all that, obviously )

My dear friends,

I am delighted to present you with the third in what would seem to be an ongoing series.



( Don't cross this one )

(Sorry if you saw this twice; I deleted the post I made earlier because for no good reason I hated it.)

❝the HARRYPOTTER meme❞

Click for my thread. Do your worst. :D

Aaaaaaaaaalso, I would appreciate your thoughts on something... I'm setting up an Etsy store, for the purpose of flogging some of my jewellery. I'm trying to make a header for said store. Draft version is under the cut:

( That would be this cut. )

I had my hair cut for the first time in like a year. It's very short. I can't decide if I like it or not. I've been styling it into a sort of fauxhawk (note how almost every result on that page is a picture of a dude) for the time being. I might dye it some new colour - purple? - and see if that helps. :-/

Finally, this morning I experienced a random act of kindness. For reasons too boring to explain, I had to walk further than normal today to get to my office, and take a route I'm unfamiliar with, along the side of the main road around campus. My foot went into a hole I didn't realise was there, and I fell, slipping on the wet ground as I did and twisting my ankle, as well as knocking half the air out of my lungs. Oh, and I grazed my hand. And then the skies opened and the rain came pouring down... Just as I was ready to start screaming "FUCK MY LIFE", a woman in a minty-green car pulled up beside me and leapt out. "Are you OK?" she asked. She helped me up and into her car (which, I feel obliged to mention, was the awesomest little vintage thing - all cream leather and big chrome dials) just as the rain really started to hammer down. Then she insisted on driving me to the back of my building so I could limp safely to my office and not get soaked.

How nice is that? Just when you think you hate everything, someone does something kind and helpful for no reason at all. Thank you, minty-green car lady.

ETA: Ahhh, keep forgetting to share this. Track of the week: Drever, McCusker, Woomble - Into The Blue. Pretty and heartbreaking and folky and gorgeous.

* Where "recently" = within the last six months or so

I've been busy! Until relatively recently I'd forgotten how much I love making stuff; it appears I have rediscovered it with a vengeance. :P

Note: Some of the things I'm posting were originally gifts. If the people whose gifts they were would rather they weren't posted, that's cool, just let me know. :)

OK, so, first, things that are made from ( epoxy resin! )

Secondly, then - felty fangirling! ( YAY FOR CHIBIS )( . )

My dear Ladies and Gentlemen,

Due to your highly unexpected and most graciously received reaction to my last work, I have prepared for you another etching. Once again, I am delighted to present another thrilling chapter in the adventures of the London-based Phoenix Society, an elite organisation dedicated to the pursuit of learning, the invention and creation of steam-technologia to be used in the betterment of the human race, and the eradication of the dark and nefarious deeds undertaken by the infamous Ministry of Evil.

Here we are privileged to be offered a glimpse into the important scientific research that takes place behind the doors of Mr Lupin and Mr Black's private laboratory. While the exact details of the research, and the part that each gentleman plays in making their many great discoveries, is heavily veiled, one is certain that the work they do is vital in the struggle against the enemies of Britain and her allies.

An important announcement! Let it be known that ladies suffering from a frightened disposition, hysterical frigidity, or any other maladies of the nerves should not view the etching, as it depicts a scene which may be found scandalous to those of good breeding.*



( View the wonders! )
* It's got cocks in it

Even if you are really busy right now and you think you don't have time to read a fic or whatever, you should still go and read minnow_53's fic Baby Dear. I am hesitant to give you any details for fear of spoiling it, so I will merely repeat what the header says: this is AU and James/Lily (although the focus isn't on the pairing). Seriously, though, even if that doesn't sound like something you'd read, you should read this. Trust me on this one.

Ladies and gentlemen,

Let it be known that I, Fera J. Festiva of the county of East Sussex, have composed an illustration, depicting two members of the esteemed Phoenix Society of London.

The etching was composed using a Photo-Shop, a fascinating device that can be attached to one's difference engine and thusly used in the pursuit of artistic endeavour.


( The etching can be found beyond )

All my icons in one post, because I don't make enough to be worth making a new post every time.

All are stealable (with credit, just in case anyone else sees them and wants to know where they came from). ^_^

( Harry Potter and related LOLz )( Merlin )( Watchmen )( Other )

Finally, a birthday gift for lefaym. As I so often end up adding to my posts these days, I'm so sorry for how late this ended up being! And I hope you're still in the mood for happy smut – and that this suffices*. ♥

* Frankly, if it's crap, lie to me. Blood and sweat and tears were shed over this one. XD

Title: The work of thy hands
Pairing: R/S
Rating: R
Summary: "I was thinking more of having my wicked way with you, right here by the side of the lake."
Word count: ~1700
Warnings: Overuse of adjectives, really awful title.
A/N: Many thanks to heyorion and - oh god, I have no shame – Mum, for an incredibly helpful beta job each.

( The work of thy hands )

Bored. Uninspired. Writer's block in the first degree. Have a meme!

( Icon meme )

As before, if you want to play, say so in the comments.

I am so hung over today. Utterly my own fault, as hangovers tend to be, but still. Urgh.

Anyway, have some Remus/Sirius about-to-be-a-handjob almost-porn. (And look! It's a preview thumbnail!)



( Rain Street - rated R? )

First, a fandom question: so, what's the deal with Ron/Pansy? Maybe it's just me, but this ship seems to be oddly popular, even though there doesn't appear to be a lot of canon behind it or anything. I don't have anything particularly against it, I'm just wondering where the interest comes from, you know? Anyone?

Moving on, a meme:

Rules
1. Reply to this post, and I will pick six of your icons.
2. Make a post (including the meme info) and talk about the icons I chose.
3. Other people can then comment to you and make their own posts.
4. This will create a never-ending cycle of icon glee.

nuclearsugars picked my six.

( Beats working. )

Catching up on birthdays part 2: this is for matt_writer, who requested:

"Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm . . . how about a magnifique chef-d'oeuvre of epic proportions that thought-provokingly illustrates the many forehead-paining aspects of the profound love and vomit found in R/T in a range of poignant and somewhat blinding colours which, moreover, answers the eternal questions of Why Are There White Mice and What Do People Do When You Ain't Lookin' through means found nowhere else, except maybe in the Mona Lisa and your version of DH's cover."

... Which I took to mean "psychedelic R/T"; this was what came out. This was fun! I learned a shitload of new Photoshop techniques for this. :P Srsly, I am dead pleased with how this turned out (although, as always, I used a ton of references etc).

With apologies to... the 1960s.

( Lysergic acid diethylamide is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family. Its unusual psychological effects, which include visuals of colored patterns behind the eyes in the mind, a sense of time distorting, and crawling geometric patterns, have made it one of the most widely known psychedelic drugs. )

This is a somewhat very overdue birthday gift for the wonderful minnow_53, who requested uberwank outtakes. :D

Minnow, I don't know if this is the sort of thing you had in mind, but I hope you enjoy it anyway. And I'm sorry it ended up being so late. The Other Thing we talked about is still in progress and will be even later, but it is on the way! ♥

( Hurm )

Have some drawings. Three of them. Well, two that are the same as each other but one is mostly black and white and the other is coloured because I couldn't decide which I liked better (opinions welcome); then another one. The first two are sad; the last one is less so. I'll shut up now, shall I?

( No Son of Mine. Sirius, gen, but PG-13 for mild violence. )

( Inappropriate Use of the Slytherin Common Room. Harry/Draco. Rated R for blowjob )

Via lefaym: Post a single sentence from each WIP you have (or as many as you want to pick). No context, no explanations. No more than one sentence!

( One day, some of these might get finished, perhaps even posted. )