Grub Street
This is the Tower of Murder and it's where I hang out.
27 August 2020 @ 06:49 pm
09 August 2011 @ 12:31 pm
08 August 2011 @ 03:13 pm
Hoo boy, the Barnaby hate in the Tiger & Bunny fandom. It's like Shinji Ikari all over again.
Jeez, people, give the kid a break. Yes, he's a dick, but it's not as if his personality flaws aren't understandable. He's been treated like a pampered pet and groomed for stardom all his life - so, while he might be superficially charismatic and a consummate performer, he can also be surprisingly childish, and his people skills suck. Throw in his other considerable issues, and you've got a hot mess with fabulous hair.
God, if nothing else, look how cute he was in a Santa hat:
How can you hate that? You monsters.
Also, the vitriol directed at Kaede weirds me the fuck out. She's a 10 year old girl! Who lost her mother at a young age! And her flaky Dad always breaks his promises and hardly sees her! Clearly in some people's eyes that makes her a NASTY BRAT BITCH WHORE but god man I don't even know.
I get the impression that people underestimate just how badly losing a parent (or two) as a child can mess you up.
Jeez, people, give the kid a break. Yes, he's a dick, but it's not as if his personality flaws aren't understandable. He's been treated like a pampered pet and groomed for stardom all his life - so, while he might be superficially charismatic and a consummate performer, he can also be surprisingly childish, and his people skills suck. Throw in his other considerable issues, and you've got a hot mess with fabulous hair.
God, if nothing else, look how cute he was in a Santa hat:
How can you hate that? You monsters.
Also, the vitriol directed at Kaede weirds me the fuck out. She's a 10 year old girl! Who lost her mother at a young age! And her flaky Dad always breaks his promises and hardly sees her! Clearly in some people's eyes that makes her a NASTY BRAT BITCH WHORE but god man I don't even know.
I get the impression that people underestimate just how badly losing a parent (or two) as a child can mess you up.
01 August 2011 @ 10:42 pm
Oh my word how come I am the last person to know about the Engrish-tastic Tiger and Bunny pilot?
BRING YOU THE TEARS.
I'm unspeakably glad they didn't go with that costume design for Blue Rose. She looks like chorus girl Sonic the Hedgehog. (As opposed to her canon costume, which makes her look like, uh, a sexy waitress?)
BRING YOU THE TEARS.
I'm unspeakably glad they didn't go with that costume design for Blue Rose. She looks like chorus girl Sonic the Hedgehog. (As opposed to her canon costume, which makes her look like, uh, a sexy waitress?)
01 August 2011 @ 07:58 pm
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t_and_b_anon here:
Sort of inspired my The Spiderman Musical.
Sky High has a musical made about him. It's a total disaster with many stunt men getting injured, the plot doesn't make any sense and all the costumes look like rejected Lady Gaga outfits.
All the Heroes have been given front row seats to the abomination.
Anon, you have a beautiful, beautiful mind.
t_and_b_anon here:Sort of inspired my The Spiderman Musical.
Sky High has a musical made about him. It's a total disaster with many stunt men getting injured, the plot doesn't make any sense and all the costumes look like rejected Lady Gaga outfits.
All the Heroes have been given front row seats to the abomination.
Anon, you have a beautiful, beautiful mind.
28 July 2011 @ 11:04 pm
Fandom: Discworld
Beginnings
Word count: 736
Author: Wasuremono
Death was not used to having no dominion.
It was one of the small perks of the job, after all: that wherever he went, there would be something for him to do. His work was everywhere, from the emperors to the lowliest crawling thing, and in every footstep he could find some small creature that had finally decided to make an end of its existence. It was strange to force himself away from it -- to take a holiday, as his son-in-law had suggested not so long ago, and as he had duly considered and discarded. It simply was not his way.
Thankfully, though, he had just made himself a small diversion. As the stove began to heat up, he set to work on the tiny lives swarming within the kettle's water, releasing them each as it came closer and closer to boiling.
It was easier to make tea when one considered all the deaths required.
Death becomes a grandfather.
-
Verity Pushpram's Diary
Word count: 3326
Author: Virtuella
My back has been itching like crazy today. Had to resolve to rubbing against a lamppost when nobody was watching. Fortunately not terribly busy today. Nobby Nobbs came round in the afternoon, not like he ever buys anything. Trying to stick his hand into the cashbox again, more likely. Strange little man. Asked me to choose a cobble stone, then squeezed one of his spots and hit that cobble. It was really disgusting, I don’t know why I laughed so much about it. Had to hit him with a haddock to get rid of him.
Nobby Nobbs/Verity Pushpram. YES.
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Stay, Don't Go
Word count: 4487
Author: thereisafire
Kyouko's finishing the last of the demons off when she feels the presence of a new magical girl. There aren't many that hunt for demons in this area - they're either too scared of Kyouko to stay, or they've disappeared. It suits her fine, anyway, she isn't here to make friends, and less competition means there are more demons to hunt.
She turns around, and it's a blonde girl. She looks a bit older than Kyouko, but it's hard to tell, with magical girls. She's wearing a frilly white and yellow outfit, and her hair is twisted into corkscrew curls. She doesn't look like much of a threat, but she's holding a rifle in her hand and staring at Kyouko, so Kyouko decides to test her skills.
"What's your name, newbie?"
"Tomoe Mami." Mami's perceptive enough to detect the shift in the air and prepare herself for battle - most magical girls would assume that they could talk things out, but Mami seems to be perpetually on guard. Good instincts, for someone new. A pity that Mami will have to leave the district after this fight.
"Tomoe Mami, when you lose, you leave this district to me. Got that?"
Lovely Kyoko/Mami fic set after the series, with just the right amount of sad and sweet.
Fandom: Ex Machina
Nothing Man
Word count: 8587
Author: destroythemeek
Mitch himself only visited once. The conversation was stilted, awkward; Mitch had never done sentimentality well, and neither had Rick. They both knew what Rick had sacrificed, but it wasn’t something they were going to talk about. Mitch told Rick that he was a hero, that when he got out of there he’d have people lining up to meet him. That he deserved the praise and the limelight that Mitch had been hogging. Rick just let him talk, pressing his hand to the glass between them. Mitch mirrored the motion with his own hand, mumbling some bullshit about Star Trek that he had to know Rick wouldn’t get. They said goodbye, and Rick knew he wouldn’t be back.
Oh goddammit Rick Bradbury. This fic. I have something in my eye.
Beginnings
Word count: 736
Author: Wasuremono
Death was not used to having no dominion.
It was one of the small perks of the job, after all: that wherever he went, there would be something for him to do. His work was everywhere, from the emperors to the lowliest crawling thing, and in every footstep he could find some small creature that had finally decided to make an end of its existence. It was strange to force himself away from it -- to take a holiday, as his son-in-law had suggested not so long ago, and as he had duly considered and discarded. It simply was not his way.
Thankfully, though, he had just made himself a small diversion. As the stove began to heat up, he set to work on the tiny lives swarming within the kettle's water, releasing them each as it came closer and closer to boiling.
It was easier to make tea when one considered all the deaths required.
Death becomes a grandfather.
-
Verity Pushpram's Diary
Word count: 3326
Author: Virtuella
My back has been itching like crazy today. Had to resolve to rubbing against a lamppost when nobody was watching. Fortunately not terribly busy today. Nobby Nobbs came round in the afternoon, not like he ever buys anything. Trying to stick his hand into the cashbox again, more likely. Strange little man. Asked me to choose a cobble stone, then squeezed one of his spots and hit that cobble. It was really disgusting, I don’t know why I laughed so much about it. Had to hit him with a haddock to get rid of him.
Nobby Nobbs/Verity Pushpram. YES.
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Stay, Don't Go
Word count: 4487
Author: thereisafire
Kyouko's finishing the last of the demons off when she feels the presence of a new magical girl. There aren't many that hunt for demons in this area - they're either too scared of Kyouko to stay, or they've disappeared. It suits her fine, anyway, she isn't here to make friends, and less competition means there are more demons to hunt.
She turns around, and it's a blonde girl. She looks a bit older than Kyouko, but it's hard to tell, with magical girls. She's wearing a frilly white and yellow outfit, and her hair is twisted into corkscrew curls. She doesn't look like much of a threat, but she's holding a rifle in her hand and staring at Kyouko, so Kyouko decides to test her skills.
"What's your name, newbie?"
"Tomoe Mami." Mami's perceptive enough to detect the shift in the air and prepare herself for battle - most magical girls would assume that they could talk things out, but Mami seems to be perpetually on guard. Good instincts, for someone new. A pity that Mami will have to leave the district after this fight.
"Tomoe Mami, when you lose, you leave this district to me. Got that?"
Lovely Kyoko/Mami fic set after the series, with just the right amount of sad and sweet.
Fandom: Ex Machina
Nothing Man
Word count: 8587
Author: destroythemeek
Mitch himself only visited once. The conversation was stilted, awkward; Mitch had never done sentimentality well, and neither had Rick. They both knew what Rick had sacrificed, but it wasn’t something they were going to talk about. Mitch told Rick that he was a hero, that when he got out of there he’d have people lining up to meet him. That he deserved the praise and the limelight that Mitch had been hogging. Rick just let him talk, pressing his hand to the glass between them. Mitch mirrored the motion with his own hand, mumbling some bullshit about Star Trek that he had to know Rick wouldn’t get. They said goodbye, and Rick knew he wouldn’t be back.
Oh goddammit Rick Bradbury. This fic. I have something in my eye.
27 July 2011 @ 06:06 pm
Fandom: Bioshock/Bioshock 2
Narcosis
Word count: 1721
Author: Wallwalker
Today a reporter somehow managed to find and accost me as I was enjoying an otherwise lovely dinner with Diane, and demanded that I share with all of Rapture my opinions about the new Narcosis Clubs that are sprouting in dark, hidden places like tumors in my city.
I said nothing, of course. I have no desire to speak of such sordid things. I find them utterly distasteful, and I say that it is a horrid display of all of the worst qualities of mankind that in the face of complete regulatory freedom they see fit to esbablish dens of hedonism that make Eve's Garden look like a child's playground. I know nothing about what is within them, and I have no desire to know.
I said as much to the reporter, who of course reacted with surprise and suspicion. I of course had to have her taken away; Diane was beside herself. It was... necessary that I save face.
Sinclair runs a vice den where plasmid-fueled tentacle sex occurs. As far as I'm concerned, this is practically canon.
Fandom: The Wire
Brains
Word count: 610
Author: evilhippo
The beacon was strongest in a certain condominium complex, but the buzzer proved too complex. He squinted at it hopelessly, drooling slightly before beating his head against it in defeat. Bunk took it upon himself to pound on the window, summoning the doorman to their aid. Instinct dictated that, when met with confusion, he was to hold up his badge. It was enough to get the doorman to open the door.
His brain had a slight rum and coke aftertaste.
The 'one word investigation scene', but with zombies.
Fandom: Tiger & Bunny
The Hare-Raising Adventures of Kotetsu Kaburagi
Word count: 8514
Author: Ardwynna
Kaede ran along the river bank with Barnaby for a while, always circling safely around the tree. When they finally grew tired and sat down, Kotetsu was napping. Barnaby hopped closer and nudged Kotetsu’s knee. Kaede sank down beside him, studying her father. “Want to know something?” she said, reaching out to stroke Barnaby. “He uses a stencil for that beard.”
During an unfortunate encounter with a young NEXT, Bunny gets turned into a bunny. Hijinks ensue. This fic is so cute. I just. Augh.
Last but not least, I'm in love with the Ask Sky High and Ask Tiny Teegur tumblrs. So. Cute. Hnnnghgh.
Narcosis
Word count: 1721
Author: Wallwalker
Today a reporter somehow managed to find and accost me as I was enjoying an otherwise lovely dinner with Diane, and demanded that I share with all of Rapture my opinions about the new Narcosis Clubs that are sprouting in dark, hidden places like tumors in my city.
I said nothing, of course. I have no desire to speak of such sordid things. I find them utterly distasteful, and I say that it is a horrid display of all of the worst qualities of mankind that in the face of complete regulatory freedom they see fit to esbablish dens of hedonism that make Eve's Garden look like a child's playground. I know nothing about what is within them, and I have no desire to know.
I said as much to the reporter, who of course reacted with surprise and suspicion. I of course had to have her taken away; Diane was beside herself. It was... necessary that I save face.
Sinclair runs a vice den where plasmid-fueled tentacle sex occurs. As far as I'm concerned, this is practically canon.
Fandom: The Wire
Brains
Word count: 610
Author: evilhippo
The beacon was strongest in a certain condominium complex, but the buzzer proved too complex. He squinted at it hopelessly, drooling slightly before beating his head against it in defeat. Bunk took it upon himself to pound on the window, summoning the doorman to their aid. Instinct dictated that, when met with confusion, he was to hold up his badge. It was enough to get the doorman to open the door.
His brain had a slight rum and coke aftertaste.
The 'one word investigation scene', but with zombies.
Fandom: Tiger & Bunny
The Hare-Raising Adventures of Kotetsu Kaburagi
Word count: 8514
Author: Ardwynna
Kaede ran along the river bank with Barnaby for a while, always circling safely around the tree. When they finally grew tired and sat down, Kotetsu was napping. Barnaby hopped closer and nudged Kotetsu’s knee. Kaede sank down beside him, studying her father. “Want to know something?” she said, reaching out to stroke Barnaby. “He uses a stencil for that beard.”
During an unfortunate encounter with a young NEXT, Bunny gets turned into a bunny. Hijinks ensue. This fic is so cute. I just. Augh.
Last but not least, I'm in love with the Ask Sky High and Ask Tiny Teegur tumblrs. So. Cute. Hnnnghgh.
20 July 2011 @ 02:47 pm
16 July 2011 @ 03:32 pm
Okay, these are the some of the ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=88.8)
falloutkinkmeme fills I'll admit to having written:
Liquor Jugs
Butch/F!LW. Alcohol. Tits.
Before You Judge A Person, First You Must Walk A Mile In Her Panties
Butch/F!LW. No sex, just poor underwear choices.
Rough Justice
Butch/F!LW. Spanking.
The Other Sort of Doctor-Patient Relationship
Unrequited Butch/James. Because why not.
Also, GLaDOS/Yes Man: I Have No Cake And I Must Scream
falloutkinkmeme fills I'll admit to having written:Liquor Jugs
Butch/F!LW. Alcohol. Tits.
Before You Judge A Person, First You Must Walk A Mile In Her Panties
Butch/F!LW. No sex, just poor underwear choices.
Rough Justice
Butch/F!LW. Spanking.
The Other Sort of Doctor-Patient Relationship
Unrequited Butch/James. Because why not.
Also, GLaDOS/Yes Man: I Have No Cake And I Must Scream
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