Top Five?

Oct. 15th, 2008 08:57 am
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From [livejournal.com profile] july_july_july, because it sounded like fun:

Sometimes it's ok to pimp yourself out. Post a list of your top five fic-favorites you've written, regardless of fandom or the reason you love them. This isn't about the BEST things you've written, but what you LOVE most. Then tag five other people to do the same.

Wow. How do I chose only five? My first 'Net-published fic went up in 2000. This is like choosing your favorite child or something. But here they are, in order of fandom involvement:

1. All's Fair in Love and War (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, no longer publicly available on the 'Net) After coming to the rescue of a woman in a tavern, Iolaus finds he must keep a sibling rivalry from getting out of hand. This was my first 'Net-published fic, in my first heavily involved fandom. And it was a hoot to write. Actually, it sort of wrote itself. I wrote it in a script format, with snarky editorial comments and dated cultural in-jokes and it just felt like an episode. It's also one of, if not the longest fic I've ever written. And it has the only truly successful fight sequence I've ever written in a story, imo. I've pondered posting it here; I've just never gotten around to it. If there's an interest, that might decide me.

2. Sandburg and Me/An excerpt from Act III, scene i of The Story of Ellison, Sentinel of Cascade (The Sentinel) The days I wrote these were days flowing with filk and honey. Okay, so maybe it's cheating to include two pieces in one entry, but they really are companion pieces of sorts. And again, they wrote themselves. I love it when a filk comes together.

3. Reciprocal Function (Numb3rs) My first foray into N3 fiction, this one, again, pretty much wrote itself. I'm very proud of this one, as I enjoyed exploring Charlie's reactions to Don's job-related injuries. Written mid-2nd season, iirc.

4. Inequal Expressions (Numb3rs) Pre-series fic? WT??? No, I don't make a habit of writing pre-series fic, but this one had to be done. My first time playing both sides of the same conversation.

5. What Am I Supposed to Do? (Supernatural) Again, it had to be written. I wanted to explore what day-to-day life would be post-NRftW. Even though this has been Jossed into AU oblivion, and we now know that Sam actually did do a lot of things I don't have him doing in this fic. And he didn't do some of the things I have him doing.

I might also include Dark Side of the Moon and The Song Remains the Same because these three are a trilogy of sorts. WAIStD? explores Sam's days, DSotM explores his nights, and TSRtS is after all of it, readjusting, you might say. But of the three, I like the first one best.

Honorable Mentions:

1. Said and Done (TS) An experiment in style, an exploration of relationship, a possible explanation for Jim and Carolyn's break-up.

2. Domestic Disturbance (N3) Because the ending surprised me as much as anyone.

3. Claddagh (N3) I've always loved the friendship dynamic between Don Eppes and his 2IC Megan Reeves. Imo, the show never did play that up enough. Here's how I think Don and Megan related to each other when no one else was looking.

4. Independence Variable (N3) Because a rescue scene in "Hot Shot" would not have gone amiss. In fact, I think they shot one that never made it to the final edit. I used a scene from another, never-will-get-written fic for this one. I was pleased with how well it adapted. (Btw, the ep, "Hot Shot"? One of my very favorites in that it's a character study of Don through Charlie's eyes.)

4b. Four Days (N3) Latent h/c tendencies? Who, moi?

5. Basium Angeli (SPN) It comes from the heart, from a real place. Can't really say much more than that.

I don't usually tag, but I'm curious as to what [livejournal.com profile] izhilzha, [livejournal.com profile] kalquessa, and [livejournal.com profile] kerravonsen have to say.

Date: 2008-10-15 04:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] izhilzha.livejournal.com
HA. I'm fine with being tagged, because although I did this meme once, that was a couple years ago and I have no problem doing it again. *g*

Also? Reading this entry made me nostalgic like you would not believe. I badly want to come over to your house and watch some TS or something. Seriously. *hugs u across a continent*

Date: 2008-10-15 04:15 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kalquessa.livejournal.com
One day you and I will journey to VA, and after I have dragged you all over Fredericksburg looking at Civil War monuments we will retire to Fee's house, and you guys will use your combined powers of awesome to convince me of TS's merits.

Date: 2008-10-15 04:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kalquessa.livejournal.com
For some reason, I keep forgetting that you have all this N3 fic I haven't read, still. Must go through them and read several more now that I've seen more of the show than the last time I spun through your ff.n page. *ties string around finger*

Also, "What Am I Supposed to Do" could be sort of canon still, for the early days after NRFTW, maybe. *clings to it* I love it so!

Date: 2008-10-16 02:28 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] feliciakw.livejournal.com
Actually, I believe you're good to go on all my N3 fic. The last ep-related one that I wrote was post-"In Security," which is the one about the woman in Witness Protection. Have you seen that one?

Date: 2008-10-16 03:44 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kalquessa.livejournal.com
I...don't think I've seen that one. *strains* It's been forever since I've seen any N3...I think I only saw the first four eps of S4. But will be seeing the rest sometime soon, because Sarah has DVDs for me to borrow!

Date: 2008-10-15 09:35 pm (UTC)
kerravonsen: Kerr Avon, frowning: Character is PLOT (character-is-plot)
From: [personal profile] kerravonsen
Yes ma'am! Will ponder this.

Also, I'm with [livejournal.com profile] kalquessa in forgetting you've written N3 fic, as everyone else was all into N3 ages before me, and I'm all behind. I should probably do a post where I ask my flist to remind me what N3 fic they've written. At some point. Not now, I have other things I need to be doing.

Date: 2008-10-16 02:36 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] feliciakw.livejournal.com
I've written quite a bit of N3 fic, actually, more than I realized, I think. I'll gladly reply to your post, when you get around to it. Or I've put a link to my fic at the top of my LJ.

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