Rubyfruit's Fanwork Tree

(meta_roundup, do not pick up. :3)

I did not know that Saiyuki was one of those fandoms where numbers represent people in ships.

Because I saw "10K" and thought of something else entirely, because Kingdom Hearts does that weird "Numbers = People in ships" thing with the Organization-plus-Namine, which makes fourteen, so I instantly thought of Luxord/Kairi, and I would've been able to say that I've seen Kairi paired up with all thirteen members.

Then I realized it was a Saiyuki fanfic, and I was sad because I've been out of that fandom for a long time, so I had no idea what the hell was going on.

And then there is Gundam Wing. I love Gundam Wing and its algebraic equation ships. :D

But one thing bothers me. There's the five pilots, plus Zechs, and that's six. Then there's Noin, so we skipped seven and eight and get nine. Then we skip all the other numbers and go all the way up to thirteen 'cause of Treize. Poor numbers ten, eleven, and twelve. No one likes them. :( No one likes seven or eight, either.

And then there are the name-squish pairing indicators, and a lot of fandoms do it. I haven't been in a fandom that hasn't. Buffy does it, KH does it, FF8 does it, and so does FF7 and...fuck, I forget. All I can say is saying "CloTiRis" out loud is fun. :D TRY IT!

But wait! There's more.

In what other fandom than Pokemon do you see (letter of person A's name)A(nd)(Letter of Person B's Name)L(ove)? It's a great indicator of Shit I Don't Wanna Read. I will happily avoid AAML fics because they tend to suck and Ash is magically buff and hot and Misty is a wibbly damsel. Hey, that sounds familiar...

Or (random word that relates to one, the other, or both parties in the ship)shipping? I like that system. More fandoms should do it. :D Keyshipping can be Sora/Roxas! :D

But yeah. Ship indicators can be fun. They can be a little weird. And if the same fandom uses a similar system, it can get a little confusing.

Because depending on the fandom you're in, it can be irritating to type out their whole damn names, especially if you have limited character space on archives like FF.net.

Title: When You Say Goodbye
Fandom: Weiß Kreuz
Genre: Romance
Rating: R (sexual themes)
Characters: Aya, Sakura
Pairings: Aya/Sakura
Summary: Things aren't perfect, and sex is no exception. Still, Aya can say that he is thankful for Sakura's love.
Notes: This was written for springkink's Kink Meme 2008, and the prompt is "awkward, unpleasant first time sex - Aya gives up and dates Sakura once, just for the sex, so that he can get his virginity out of the way." Enjoy!

( When You Say Goodbye )

Unfortunately, it looks like I'm the only one who posted anything. :-(

Title: (untitled)
Rating: G
Fandom: Devil May Cry
Char/Pair: Kyrie
Prompt: Hymnal
W/C: 864
A/N: Original hymn lyrics, no offense intended by my re-working of them. Set post DMC4.

Had a bad headache yesterday, due to a summer thunderstorm appearing out of nowhere and deciding that my neighborhood was the best place to have a target practice session with it's lightning. Still very groggy and out of it today.

( Cut to spare the f-list my insanity and minor game spoilers )

In between playing Okami and wondering where the heck the rest of my books are...

Title: Not What a Savior Is
Rating: G
Fandom: Devil May Cry
Char/Pair: Nero, Dante, others
Prompt: Savior
Spoilers/Warnings: Spoilers for Devil May Cry 4
W/C: 248
A/N: Game script from http://www.devils-lair.org/

Title: Fortune in Life
Fandom: Weiß Kreuz
Genre: Romance, light angst
Rating: PG
Characters: Tot, Sakura, mention of Nagi and Aya-chan
Pairings: Tot/Sakura
Summary: Tot is grateful that she is alive, especially when she meets two girls at a flower shop.
Notes: This was written for 10lilies, and the prompt is #5 - lucky. Enjoy!

( Fortune in Life )

Title: (untitled)
Rating: G
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Char/Pair: Hojo
Prompt: Alchemy
Spoilers/Warnings:
W/C: 136

Not sure how many more... I put together a bookcase, and now my hands are killing me. :-p

Woo-hoo~!! My shiny prompt comms that I cannot resist.

Title: Bitter Victory
Rating: G
Fandom: Devil May Cry
Char/Pair: Dante
Prompt: Bitter
Spoilers/Warnings: Spoilers for end of Devil May Cry 3
W/C: 104

Likely more to come.

Title: Model Girl
Author: Rubyfruit Pixie
Status: In limbo--should it be written or scrapped?
Number of arcs: 4
Number of chapters within the arc: 5, with exception of the last arc, which will contain 4
Total projected number of chapters: ~20

( The Summary for each arc )

Title: Limenitis Archippus
Author: Rubyfruit Pixie
Status: In limbo--should it be written or scrapped?
Number of arcs: 4
Number of chapters within the arc: Variable
Total number of chapters: 15~20

( Summary tiem yey. )

What does Madonna have in common with the Dixie Chicks?

Or No Doubt and Kotoko?

Or Ali Project and Ani DiFranco?


All these artists and more will be featured on the Big Fat Kairi FST. :D

Whoo-hoo~!

Anyone else get a notice from them that they're having "shipping problems"?

There's a tonne of stuff about reading preferences. There are polls and entries, and surveys about it.

And I was wondering. What do you like to write when it comes to fanfiction?

Do you write more guyslash? Girlslash? Het? Gen?

Is there subject matter that you absolutely Will Not Write? Stuff that you can't write enough about?

Do your reading preferences reflect your writing preferences, or are they two different creatures altogether?

And finally. How do you keep motivated when the bunnies just ain't in the warren anymore? Or worse, if you have bunnies crowding the warren and you just can't pry a specific bunny out without having them all attack you?

~Jordi~

Thankfully, not as epic this time. Much weirder in many ways, though.

Title: Memories, Piled On
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: character death, sex
Word count: 1804
Prompt: World Tour #28, Alien Planet

Birthday Meme: Look up your birthday in Wikipedia. Pick 4 events, 3 births, 2 deaths, and 1 holiday.

Hmmm, here are the more interesting ones for September 10...

Events:
506 - The bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde.
1776 - American Revolutionary War: Nathan Hale volunteers to spy.
1846 - Elias Howe gets a patent for the sewing machine.
1963 - 20 African-American students enter public schools in Alabama.

Births:
1801 - Marie Laveau, American Voodoo practitioner
1852 - Alice Brown Davis, Seminole chief
1941 - Gunpei Yokoi, Japanese inventor and video game designer

Deaths:
210 BC - Qin Shi Huang, first emperor of China.
1604 - William Morgan, Welsh Bible translator

Holiday:
Gibraltar - National Day

Springkink is having a porn_battle style drabble-a-thon, and I've made one contribution so far.

Title: How AVALANCHE Afforded Explosives
Fandom: Final Fantasy VII
Characters: Whomever wants to play, or gets drug in kicking and screaming. :)
Kink: My blood runs cold/My memory has just been sold/My angel is the centerfold
A/N: Completely worksafe

Might try for one or two others, but I've finally started my second roads_diverged prompt, which does take precedence.

From Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End:

Barbossa: The world used to be a bigger place...
Sparrow: The world's still the same... there's just less in it.

Quoted because it's the fucking truth.

click to go to bbtp_challenge

Been in a funk for the last week or so, so even though it's only 100 words it's 100 more words than I've written in a while. :-p

Title: (untitled)
Character: Seifer
Word count: 100
Prompt: Poison