Liz writes lots of fic. Presented by the Beatles.

[lizbee]

So, yes, I finished a fair bit of fic recently.  This isn't the full swag, but these are the ones I'm least likely to cringe over in the future.

(...you know there's nothing worse than reading back over old fics you thought were incredibly clever and brilliant, and realising that you're just an overrated fandom hack with an inflated ego?  That's how I feel, 90% of the time.)

Meanwhile, is there any use to which Beatles lyrics cannot be put?  And don't give me that look; a couple of years back, it would have been Tori songs.  However, I've had "Happiness is a Warm Gun" in my head for weeks, and now I can share the pain with everyone else. 

All links go back to mirrordance.net. 


You were only waiting for this moment to arise.

Frog Prince
Summary: Snape and Lily have a reluctant conversation in their sixth year potions class.
Rated: PG-13
Warnings: Gratuitous tentacles. 
Fandom: Harry Potter
Spoilers: Half-Blood Prince
Notes: I started this, oh, a day after I finished HBP. Took me a while to find an ending.  It is entirely unambitious and uneventful, but I like it.


She’s not a girl who misses much.

Comfort and Joy
Summary: In which Russell greets her aunt's Christmas celebrations with something less than enthusiasm.
Rated: PG-13
Warnings: Minor canon-stretching. Also: Lame.
Fandom: Mary Russell
Spoilers: BEEK, allusions to MREG.
Notes: This is what happens when you leave yourself open to blackmail; that is, you expose cesario to a truly awful, brain-destroying icon, and she demands fic as compensation. What kind of fic? Oh, hurt/comfort Christmas schmoop will do nicely.  *stares*

(So, yes, Christmas fic.  I was going to let it sit until December, but I spent Monday and Tuesday putting mince pies and tree-shaped shortbreads on the shelves at work, and now I'm so damn full of festive spirit that I might explode.)


Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes, and she’s gone.

What River Knows
Summary: River knows a great many things. Here is a random sampling of twenty-one.
Rated: PG-13
Warnings: Mathematical and sexual references.
Fandom: Firefly
Spoilers: Whole series, plus Serenity, plus speculation. That is to say: Big. Damn. Spoilers.
Notes: Inspired by the 20 Random Facts meme on LiveJournal, although with structural liberties taken.


Nothing you can say but you can learn how to play the game

The Art of Self-Preservation
Summary: The games people play to pretend to be normal. House and Cameron are two sides of a coin.
Rated: PG-13
Warnings: Um … Cameron.
Fandom: House MD
Spoilers: Allusions to "Love Hurts", "Three Stories", "Acceptance".
Notes: Real, actual, honest-to-God House fic. *eyedart* Um, also written before I saw "Humpty Dumpty", so the vague thematic similarities are entirely coincidental.


...feedback is delicious and very welcome.  *curtsies*

Comments

[zoepaleologa.livejournal.com]

(...you know there's nothing worse than reading back over old fics you thought were incredibly clever and brilliant, and realising that you're just an overrated fandom hack with an inflated ego? That's how I feel, 90% of the time.)

I feel like that ALL the time. And it's true in my case. *headdesk* In SS/HG I comfort my self that notwithstanding I'm still 900 times better than most of my current competitors. Which is saying nothing whatsoever.

/whinge

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

*patpat*

Cheer up. When the wind changes, and the quality of SS/HG picks up again, you'll still be one of the best.

[hedda62.livejournal.com]

I must be more about Firefly than HP or Russell these days. First two stories were excellent and fit nicely into canon. Third one I loved. (I have to say especially #12, because I am sentimental that way, but really all of it.)

(Didn't read the fourth one, because no knowledge of House as yet.)

Oh, and you're not crazy. Just a bit touched. :)

[hedda62.livejournal.com]

Also #8, #19 (which third indeed), and the juxtaposition of the last two.

[mandysbitch.livejournal.com]

The Art of Self-Preservation

Oh - hello? Awesome! Damn woman, you "House" better than anyone. How cool was this story? Even if it did have Cameron in it (I'm blocking that part - nothappeningnothappeningnothappening...).

I like:

"I don't care if he's house-trained, vaccinated and trained to walk on his hind legs. You can't keep him."

and

That Greg House. He's just so gosh-darn nice.

and

He makes his own fun.

Because that ending's *loaded* - Yeah baby.

And I like that Chase says "arseholes" - heh. Thank you.

Wow. Writing in a fandom I read... how weird... (I will also read the Firefly when I've seen the movie... I am the only person on LJ who hasn't seen this movie yet, right?)

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I apologise for the presence of Cameron. I wanted to see if I could actually write her without my burning hatred bleeding through the screen and making itself obvious.

I'm very pleased you like it. 'Cos ... this is you, and as you say, it's been a while since we were in the same fandom. And someone noticed Chase's Australianism! *dances*

[baggers.livejournal.com]

*sniiiiiiifff*

What River Knows? Fucking awesome. Mal, fucked up though it may appear, is about the only person I could see being right for River.

(now write Zoe/Wash babyfic.)

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

*pokes Zoe and Wash experimentally*

(Thank you.)

(And despite my affection for Mal/Inara, I agree.)

[rj-anderson.livejournal.com]

SO MUCH FIC LOVE. WILL EXPLODE.

Seriously, you have Russell's narrative voice absolutely nailed, you write House like he's really House, which is a rare and beautiful thing, and the Snape/Lily is dead brilliant. If I knew more about Firefly I would be better able to judge the quality of that fic, but it looks awfully good to me.

*is so jelus of ur mad writting skillz!1111one!!!*

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

*FEELS EXISTENCE HAS BEEN VALIDATED BY CAPSLOCK!FICLOVE*

(Thank you.)

(Writing House is v. difficult, not because it doesn't come easily, but then I spend the rest of the day with him in my head. He's not an easy man to live with. Shock horror.)

[sreya.livejournal.com]

*laughing at Frog Prince* Excellent interaction there. I'll have to come back for the Firefly fic after I finallly make it to the theater for Serenity. I've been trying for the last week and life just doesn't like to cooperate.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

And I hope you like Serenity. It's pretty fun.

[musesfool.livejournal.com]

I enjoyed the Snape-Lily, but I really, really love What River Knows. Lovely.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you! On both counts. And I love your icon. Summer Glau is very bendy.

[telepwen.livejournal.com]

2237.640386657337752297769593305.

Just for the record.

I only had time to read one, and it was the Firefly one, as my brain's irrevocably stuck in it since I'm doing a research paper on it for English. (And if it weren't for the fic I'm writing and really want to get off the ground/finish, I'd be seriously falling out of the HP fandom.)

It was fucking fantastic. The tone, the little addendums, it was just so... River. The way she interspersed the random little nothings in with the important stuff. And River/Mal! EEEEEE. Special Hell! And now I want to know about Blue Sun even more and more and more ahhhhhhhh. (This has been a coherent review by Sara.)

I lied. I had to click the House link. I just did. "or an abject lesson shrouded in callous sarcasm" should be object lesson. Just for the record. But it's amazing to watch your language shift from perfect River to perfect House. And the analasys, yeah. It's kind of perfect. 'Cause I've done that, see. Talked about the ways that different suicide tactics would fail. To me, it was purely academic, to them... well, they dragged me to the hospital (only to be looked at funny by a crisis worker since there was actually nothing wrong with me and told to go home, so don't worry, nothing happened). So I really liked this fic.

And now I really, *really* have to go. Meep, you ate up more time than I had to spare. Damn you for being a good writer.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

2237.640386657337752297769593305.

Just for the record.

That's handy to know.

I'm sorry I ate up all your time, but I'm glad you liked the fics. (And thank you for the nitpick re: abject/object; I always make that mistake.)

'Cause I've done that, see. Talked about the ways that different suicide tactics would fail. To me, it was purely academic, to them... well, they dragged me to the hospital (only to be looked at funny by a crisis worker since there was actually nothing wrong with me and told to go home, so don't worry, nothing happened).

I'm glad you said that, because I've never been suicidal, or even thought about it overmuch except in the mental guise of various fictional characters, and I was afraid it wouldn't ring true. Thank you.

[saragoose.livejournal.com]

"What River Know" is awesome. Loved it. I especially love matter-of-factness of it. So you know, I've read it about four times already and I keep finding new things. Yay!

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Wow. Thank you!

[penwiper26.livejournal.com]

All of them, quite delicious. Have to add my particular squee over "What River Knows" -- fecking fantastic.

Heh -- "Oh, that Greg House. He's just so gosh-darn nice." Heeeheheheee.

Really amazing. *envies and fangirls your mad skillz*

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's good to have reassurance over the two fandoms I've not written before. *immensely happy*

[herewiss13.livejournal.com]

Fantabulous. 2, 3 and 4 were all brilliant. You have an uncanny ability to channel the voices of the characters come through just as if they were on the screen or printed page. I'm so glad that House has such an able representative in Fandom.

More, please! ;-)

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I'm representing House now? *looks around wildly, finds self in the Fandom Olympics*

How unexpected. Is there an anthem I should learn?

(Thank you.)

[ladyrazorsharp.livejournal.com]

Yay for Russellfic! and schmoop, pfft. Their relationship is made of moments like that, where the depth of Holmes' concern and regard for her--while remaining utterly himself--takes her breath away. Let's face it, when she first arrived on the scene, Russell needed a lot of this kind of stuff; she'd been ill-used and it took nearly ten years for her to find any sort of healing. Perhaps getting shot and kidnapped and beaten up hastened the healing, oddly enough--for it was during (and after) those times that Holmes was there to help her pick up the pieces, to be her stability. Not her knight in shining armor, per se, but the one thing she could count on. It's a marvel that she was halfway sane during the stint in Palestine when he was gone...

And unfortunately I know nothing about Firefly or House, MD, and my HP is limited. :P But I'm sure they're all lovely (as usual)! ^_^

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Their relationship is made of moments like that, where the depth of Holmes' concern and regard for her--while remaining utterly himself--takes her breath away.

True. But like Russell, I'm never comfortable about writing it -- in fact, I tend to keep most of my Russell fics in a metaphorical box, because posting 'em might Reveal Too Much. (Too much of what, I don't know.)

Perhaps getting shot and kidnapped and beaten up hastened the healing, oddly enough--for it was during (and after) those times that Holmes was there to help her pick up the pieces, to be her stability.

Oh yes, she only deals with her emotions when she's in a crisis. Or in the aftermath. It's one of the reasons I like her as a character; I like it when a female fictional character has to be forced to express her emotions, rather than expressing them all over the place and making me bored.

(Crankiness aside. 'Curmudgeonly' is just Russell's default setting. *grin*

Thank you for your feedback!

[cheyinka]

Whoa.
"What River Knows" was amazingly good. I loved it!

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[kizmet-42.livejournal.com]

I'm no fan of Serenity and won't make any effort to see Firefly, but that was an amazing fic.

The Snape Lily fic was priceless.

Are you channelling Laurie King in your off hours?

Liz-fic. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

I'm no fan of Serenity and won't make any effort to see Firefly, but that was an amazing fic.

Good heavens, I crossed a fandom boundary? Wow!

The Snape Lily fic was priceless.

Thanks! I can't tell you how much fun I had writing it. I was bitterly disappointed when it looked like I would never be able to post it.

Are you channelling Laurie King in your off hours?

...off hours?

I mean, possibly. I do have a peculiar amount of problems writing endings...

Liz-fic. What a wonderful way to spend an afternoon.

Thank you!

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

All good, but I especially love "What River Knows". It has everything to do with the fact that I am currently trying to write River for the first time, and that you nailed her voice and thoughts, and that you gave us such tantalizing glimpses post-movie.

The names Zoe is considering for her child.

(Zoe hasn't told Mal yet. River is holding her tongue.)

(Simon knows.)

(Kaylee suspects.)

I <3 you just for that.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I was originally going to do a whole fic about Zoe being pregnant, but it didn't quite come together.

[loligo.livejournal.com]

So glad to see that I'm not the only one who suddenly sees the special wrongness/rightness of Mal/River after that movie. Lovely vignette (haven't read the others yet, but will after dinner).

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Mal/River is indeed very wrong, but their interaction in the final moments of Serenity just seemed to hint at all kinds of possibilities. Thanks for reading; I'm glad you liked it.

hi there

[livinglaurel.livejournal.com]

Here via vonnie_k -- just wanted to say I loved the River ficlet, which was beautifully done and also v believable (some people tend to make her too knowledgeable about _everything,_ but this was right on target).

Re: hi there

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you! And thank you also for your kind comments in your own LJ, which had me smiling for hours after I read it.

[ljrags.livejournal.com]

I haven't had a chance to read the others, but the Russell fic is quite nice :)

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

*does a dance*

[fourteenlines.livejournal.com]

re: the Firefly one -

I love 12, 16 and 21, and am quite taken with the idea of 7.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I was quite taken with the idea of 7, until yesterday, when I read the shooting script for the puppet play in "Heart of Gold", and realised that it implies that Earth blew up, or was destroyed in fire, or something catastophic like that.

On the other hand, no one else has called me on it yet...

[singer-d.livejournal.com]

Greatly enjoyed "Comfort and Joy" - you captured the voices and the relationship very well. I love their early days together, thank you for giving me more.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love those early days, too; it was a pleasure to write.

[lattara.livejournal.com]

You just *caught* House and Cameron. And it was wonderful.

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

Uh, did my blistering dislike of Cameron come through? I'm hoping it didn't; I tried really hard to avoid emphasising the traits I dislike, and I ended up feeling positively benevolent towards her. But I worry.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

Wheee! Fic!

Frog Prince: OH YEAH. You draw a better picture of Snape's home life in a couple of sentences than I've ever seen. Plus: Lily, not planning on having kids. AWESOME.

Comfort and Joy: Emo Christmas! The only kind to have. Although I admit to being completely confused as to why Russell's Jewish relatives would be having Christmas celebrations... but I suppose we must blame LRK for that, amongst MANY other things. You take lame premises that would turn into absolutely disgusting much in the hands of almost the entire rest of the fandom, and make them enjoyable, and the writing is so good I don't even feel guilty for enjoying it! (I admit to being curious as to the icon, however...).

What River Knows: *is only person on earth who has still never seen Firefly or Serenity* *is lame*

The Art of Self-Preservation: Yay! I'm too afraid to actually try and find Housefic, so I was very happy to find that you had written an excellent one. *doesn't have to leave virtual house* OK, I have tried a little... but AGH. Thank you for taking away the AGH.

[prof-pangaea.livejournal.com]

That was supposed to read as "absolutely disgusting tripe" above, but somehow I forgot to put in the "tripe". Apologies!

[mad-with-july.livejournal.com]

here via singer_d's rec, and very glad.

Holmes/Mary, House and Cameron and what draws him to her and what keeps him away.

Oh, and River. River. So beautifully done.

A.

[aella_irene]

I wander around sometimes, and normally look at your livejournal and was delighted beyond belief to find not one, not two, but FOUR new fics up. Having read all of them about sixteen times in the last two weeks, I suddenly realised that I should reveiw, so here I am.


Frog Prince: Very interesting, a look at Snape's home life and a plausible thing between he and Lily that is, if not love at least not outright hatred. I liked it.


Comfort and Joy: Angsty, but a lovely depiction of the relationship between Russell and Holmes, with a nice description of her family.

What River Knows: Very bittersweet. I loved it.

The Art of Self Preservation: I don't watch House, so I don't think I'm really qualified to comment, but its very good.

And, out of minor interest, whats going on with that WW2 fic you mention on your site?

[lizbee.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed them, and that you commented. (It's always nice to know!)

And if it's the Russell WW2 fic you're referring to (I don't believe I've mentioned any others, but I don't trust my memory) -- it unexpectedly turned out to be a very late entry in a series that is mostly about Russell and her son, who appears in "Seasons". I decided that the fic would be most effective if read in something closer to chronological order.

However, if you're curious, cesario wrote two shorter entries in the series, which can be found on her site here (http://branwyn.mirrordance.net/personalhistory.html) and here (http://branwyn.mirrordance.net/qualitytime.html).

[sreya.livejournal.com]

Came back sine I hadn't read What River Knows before the movie.

12. The names Zoe is considering for her child.

SO glad I'm not the only pyscho who thinks Zoe should be pregnant post-Serenity movie. *grin*

I love this piece all the way around. I can just see River sitting somewhere, quietly thinking exactly this way - in list format, with footnotes of sorts for each item in the list. And in such a completely random, scattered order, too.