you can't take the firmament from me

Even though this is written more like the traditional posts you see on gorgeousnerd/cho_malfoy, I'm putting this on firmament because of LJ post character limits. (I could just post it in gorgeousnerd and not crosspost, but whatever, this is how I roll.)

Anyway! I took fic commentary requests here, and sylvaine requested Dying Embers, my werewolfbigbang story from 2010. And there's two things you should know before I start this:

1. This is a Twilight story.
2. Most of my interest in Twilight is from a snarking/rebuilding perspective. But not always.

If you hate Twilight and the occasional admiration of certain elements bothers you, this post isn't for you. And if you love Twilight and don't want to hear any criticisms against it, this post also isn't for you. I also talk a bit about Sunrise in Winter, so if you haven't read that story, I recommend you give it a try first because it's one of those experience-is-half-the-fun stories.

Ready? Let's do this!

( Fic commentary: Dying Embers. )

Title: A piece of chicken
Fandom: Bandom (MCR) and actor RPF
Rating: PG.
Length: ~700 words.
Characters/Pairings: Mikey Way/Ian McKellen.
Disclaimer: While based on more reality than a lot of my RPF, this is still very very not real.

Summary: Fuck, Mikey was getting The Look from Magneto.

Notes: This is based on a quote from an Alternative Press article: "Toro and the rest of the band also watched as an actor (known to play an all-powerful wizard) eyed Mikey Way 'like he was a piece of chicken'." The real world is more cracked-out than I could ever be.

Also on AO3 and LJ.

( A piece of chicken )

December 2011

Fic

Cap and Gown (AO3 | DW | LJ)
Supernatural, PG, 1660 words, with Dean, Sam, and John.
A tale of two graduations.

Year-end summary

Fic in review: 2011. Includes a list of all 30 fanfics posted in 2011 and a meme with my thoughts on the stories.

( Recs. )

( January 2012 and beyond. )

Title: Cap and Gown
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG
Length: 1660 words.
Characters/Pairings: Dean, Sam, John.

Summary: A tale of two graduations.

Notes: This is a combination graduation/Christmas present for my mom (really!). The biggest thanks in the world to puchuupoet for the beta work; you continue to be a superstar.

Also on AO3 and LJ.

( Cap and Gown )

Title: This Universe
Fandom: Bandom
Rating: G
Length: ~1470 words.
Characters/Pairings: Brendon/Patrick.

Summary: Patrick blinked. "I just normally get some kind of 'bigger on the inside' comment first." (Doctor Who AU.)

Notes: This is what happens when you're procrastinating from NaNo work on Tumblr and you stumble upon brilliant fanart like this (which is also where the title comes from). I wrote the story with katienyc in mind since we've both been itching for Brendon/Patrick. It might not be the Jesus!Brendon/devil!Patrick story knocking around in my head, but I'll get there!

Also on AO3 and LJ.

( This Universe )

Title: Substitute
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: G
Length: 100 words.
Characters/Pairings: Sam and Dean.

Summary: The store doesn't have Dean's Halloween candy. Sam improvises.

Notes: The last of the October 2011 drabbles. This one's for katienyc! (Also on LJ and AO3.)

( Substitute )

Title: Costume
Fandom: Supernatural
Rating: PG
Length: 98 words (apparently, bah).
Characters/Pairings: Various Sams, Lucifer, Dean.

Summary: Sam is never alone.

Notes: The second of drabbles I sent in my October 2011 holiday cards. This was written for probing_grays! (Also on LJ and AO3.)

( Costume )

Title: Why don't you just drop dead?
Fandom: Bandom: Panic! at the Disco, with Fall Out Boy and The Academy Is... (and more!)
Rating: NC-17
Length: 23k.
Characters/Pairings: Brendon/Spencer.
Disclaimer: None of the people on whom these characters are based drink blood in real life. (To my knowledge.)

Content notes: (unspoilery): (skip) Major and minor character death, violence and gore, underage drinking and drunkenness, abduction, captivity, mentions of torture, cursing, sexy stuff.
Content notes: (spoilery) (skip) Only unnamed characters stay dead.

Summary: Brendon wanted to be a rock star just like Pete Wentz. Spencer wanted to help Ryan out of his self-destructive cycle. Instead, they both end up undead and in the middle of an extremely dangerous clique war. Can they save their city from being torn apart by vampires and look dapper while they do it? (A Little Less Sixteen Candles AU.)

(Also on LJ and AO3.)

Fanart and mix

Master post - creepylicious

( Author's notes. )

( Why don't you just drop dead? )

September 2011

Fic

"Giving Up the Ghost" (LJ | DW | AO3)
My Chemical Romance, NC-17, 26,300 words, Bob/Gerard
For bandombigbang Wave Two

Summary: Bob Bryar - also known as Spit Fire, the fifth Killjoy - should've died in the desert after Korse shot him in the head. But death isn't permanent in the zones, and rescue's nearly as ugly. When the fate of the resistance rides on Bob's shoulders, can Bob stop the mysterious enemies who anticipate his every move and cope with the mess Better Living Industries made of his life?

"It's what's for dinner" (LJ | DW | AO3)
Fright Night (2011), NC-17, 1400 words, Charley/Jerry/Peter
For kink_bingo

Summary: Most vampires bite hard, but Charley remembers. He wonders if he's the only one who does.

"The Better Deal" (LJ | DW | AO3)
My Chemical Romance, R, 2100 words, Frank/Gerard
For kink_bingo

Summary: Frank wants to shave his head. Gerard wants to help.

"Sleepover" (LJ | DW | AO3)
Vampire Diaries (TV), PG-13, 1160 words, Caroline/Elena/Bonnie
For kink_bingo

Summary: Caroline doesn't do things by half.

( Recs. )

( Memes. )

( October 2011 and beyond. )

Title: The Better Deal
Fandom: Bandom - My Chemical Romance
Rating: R
Length: ~2100 words.
Characters/Pairings: Frank/Gerard.
Content notes: (spoilery) (skip) Blowjobs, boners, and bad language.

Summary: Frank wants to shave his head. Gerard wants to help.

Notes: Written for the shaving/depilation square on my kink_bingo card. Also on LJ and AO3.

( The Better Deal )

Title: Giving Up the Ghost
Fandom: My Chemical Romance (with appearances from members of Black Cards, Fall Out Boy, and Cobra Starship)
Rating: NC-17
Length: ~26,300 words.
Characters/Pairings: Bob/Gerard, secondary Pete/Mikey
Disclaimer: Look up the word "fiction" in the dictionary.

Content notes: (unspoilery) (skip) Major character death, self-harm, drinking and drunkenness, depictions of pill use and medical situations (both forced and voluntary), depictions of addiction, depictions of mental health disorders, violence, bad words, bumping uglies.
Content notes: (spoilery) (skip) Only background characters stay dead. The self-harm's in the form of attempted suicide, but it stays an attempt.

Summary: Bob Bryar - also known as Spit Fire, the fifth Killjoy - should've died in the desert after Korse shot him in the head. But death isn't permanent in the zones, and rescue's nearly as ugly. When the fate of the resistance rides on Bob's shoulders, can Bob stop the mysterious enemies who anticipate his every move and cope with the mess Better Living Industries made of his life?

Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content

Fanart:
Art by clandestine_fey

Fanmix:
Mix by desfinado

Author's notes:
For bandombigbang 2011, Wave Two. (This is my second story for this challenge; the first was Crash.) I wrote and posted this before the third Killjoys video release, but well after SING.

Because I always love playing around with presentation (particularly where Big Bangs are concerned), each site gives a different reading experience: LiveJournal has each part in its own post, Dreamwidth has the master post and all parts of the fic in one entry, and AO3 gives the option between chaptered reading and a single page. And then, because the story has special formatting and AO3 can screw that up in their premade ebooks, I made my own: .mobi, .epub, and .pdf.

If that seems like too much? Just pick your favorite site and go. Or stick with the LJ version: I really like the way it looks.

( Thanks. )

( Giving Up the Ghost )

Title: Crash
Fandom: Bandom - My Chemical Romance (with appearances from members of Fall Out Boy and Panic! at the Disco)
Rating: NC-17
Length: ~26k.
Characters/Pairings: Mikey/Frank, secondary Ray/Gerard and Pete/Patrick.
Disclaimer: So, so fictional.

Content notes (unspoilery): (skip) Dub-con, violence, drinking and references to addiction, pills and references to medical situations, vaguely naughty language, sexy times.
Content notes (spoilery): (skip) Characters in heat!

Summary: In a future version of Seattle, Frank Iero's a lot of things: bike messenger, cage fighter, sometimes thief, Ray Toro's roommate. Mikey Way's also a lot of things: record label owner, co-heir to his grandmother's fortune, younger brother. Neither are normal. But they don't know just how far each other's abnormalities go until Frank's past and a secret of Mikey's unexpectedly shove together. (Dark Angel AU.)

Full story
LJ | AO3

Author's notes: For bandombigbang 2011, Wave Two. Thanks to turlough for reading this over in advance (especially while doing BBB art!), crowgirl13 and puchuupoet for their encouragement, astolat for the fantastic OpenOffice macros, and especially rahnekat1 for the cheerleading, the title, and the kind DVD loan (this is your fault). Anything weird left over is my doing, particularly the fast and loose way I played with Dark Angel canon. You shouldn't need knowledge of the show to follow the story.

Bonus Tracks/Enhanced Content

Fanmix:
Built Beyond the Archetype by seimaisin