sirona_fics | Entries tagged with christmas-time baby

fdkjfghfljkghfldhg I have spent THE ENTIRE DAY up to my elbows in flour and butter and chocolate and batter. I have made five batches of muffins and an enormous cake (sponge now in the oven). I am shattered. My back hurts, my feet are killing me, and I am generally a fucking wreck from allllll the baking + babysitting baby Nicky. UGH. I'm gonna take a couple aspirins before bed or I might not be able to get up tomorrow. DDDD:

Meanwhile, this thing sounds spectacular:

It's right up my street, and

delicatale is right -- it speaks my language. I'm all for us loving ourselves, and celebrating just how fucking awesome we all are. I would be more enthusiastic in my endorsement if I had the slightest bit of energy left in me. Rest assured I'm giving this THE HUGEST THUMBS UP, and I will definitely be participating.

An aside note on transforming my work -- the short statement here is that I WOULD BE BEYOND HONOURED. I am an enormous fan of podfics, and I can only dream that someone would find my things worthy of recording. Likewise art -- seriously, if anyone wants to do anything for them, I would mostly be floored that anyone thinks them worthy of prettying up. So there is that.

Current Mood: exhausted
Crossposts: http://sirona-gs.livejournal.com/103506.html

All right, first time cross-posting! :D Which I will be doing from now on, because UGH, otherwise I have to re-post all my entries here, which, PAIN IN THE ARSE OR WHAT.

Right, okay. Look, indulge me. Please. I have been thinking about COULSON BAKING since yesterday (all day), and now I would like ALLLLL THE BAKING/BAKERY/COOKING AUS EVER, PLEASE AND THANK YOU. Rec me stuff. Things you've loved reading, I don't particularly care in which fandom, I WILL READ THEM ALLLLL.

Writing has been mostly /fail these few days -- only 10K or so overall on X-Pride II, which for me is a bit lame. STILL, PROGRESS HAS BEEN MADE. \0/ \0/ Pretty much half-way done now, with the plot sorted out for the rest of it, which is almost half the work done! :D :D Charles is about to find a puppy on his way home, when he gets caught in a rainstorm. :D :D ALLLLL THE FLUFFFFF. <3

But otherwise, the cop!Erik AU is almost completely finished!! \0/ \0/ It's now been passed to my gamma readers, who will tell me if it is actually readable as it is. <3 THANKS, YOU GUYS. Sooooo there ought to be a 43K Charles/Erik adventure romp posted in the next couple of days! \0/ \0/ \0/

Speaking of, MY

secret_mutant GIFT IS UP!!! AND IT IS THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, GLORIOUS THING EVER. afdjhjlfkhldfhdfh LOOK AT IT. JUST LOOK. AJAHLJHGLJFHLDFHGDFH ALLLLLLLL THE FLUFFY ~FEEEEEEEELINGS!! ♥__________♥ sfjghfdjgh I CANNOT EVEN. I AM SO BLESSED. :')

And now a meme! :D (I foresee a few of these in the coming days, what with end-of-year and all.) Stolen from

amcw177.

Give me a character or a pairing (or both) and I will tell you three tidbits of my personal headcanon for them.

GO ONNNN, YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO LET ME RAMBLE AT YOU TILL THE COWS COME HOME. <3<3<3

Current Mood: loved
Crossposts: http://sirona-gs.livejournal.com/101638.html

I am right this minute sucking on a candy cane, having a glass of the red wine we make ourselves every year from the vines in my grandma's yard (which is seriously hardcore this year, one glass gets me pretty tipsy) and I'm reading a delightful Charles/Erik Christmas fic. I made cheese sauce from scratch tonight, and it was perfect. Seriously, I could have done a magazine photoshoot with it. And even though I didn't have the time to make the cinnamon swirls that I'd planned to for breakfast, life is good. :D

I am heading off the 'pretty tipsy' and into the 'nicely drunk' territory now, admittedly. So this post is going to sport the #what not to do when drunk tag, but I just, you guys. I keep saying I love you, but the truth is, I don't know that I can do this thing without you. You have kept me going this year in ways you cannot even imagine. I honestly, some days I don't think I'd still be here if it wasn't for each and every one of you, all your support, all your generosity and love. I am truly blessed to have you in my life. I hope Christmas is wonderful for you, and your family isn't driving you insane. I'm pretty lucky this year -- it's been pretty casual for me, practically no drama. In fact, it's barely registerred that it's Christmas -- except for shorter working hours and even more peace and quiet in which to write. Got a massive bottle of perfume for Christmas, and a lovely bra from my mum (I am excessively picky about bras, it's awful), a fabulous mother-of-pearl-inlaid Charles Dickens pen from my dad, and that's about it. Had more fun giving presents than receiving this year -- but that's okay. We're all pretty strapped for cash, especially my sister, what with the baby. The important thing is that we're together, and healthy, and whole. <3

This has especially been thrown into contrast by some news we got today. Those of you who have been around here for a while will remember that time when I was covering double and triple shifts at work because one of my coworkers was diagnosed with cancer -- well, she lost the battle last night. She was a wonderful person, so generous of spirit, so dedicated to helping others. She will be sadly missed. So tonight, all I can think of is, thank [insert deity here] that we're all of us still here, and that even though it's been a tough year, we've stuck it out without falling apart. That's something.

Anyway, moral of the story -- stay awesome, guys, and know that I love you. <3<3<3

Bonus points: Doctor Who special tomorrow. \0/ \0/ \0/ Nicely done, RL.

Current Mood: loved

Okay, so notice how I COMPLETELY FAILED to leave my

dream_holiday gift until tomorrow? YEAH.

Thanks for the Wings by

foxxcub.
This was going to be his last Christmas with his best friend, and Arthur could hardly stand it.

BASICALLY THIS IS THE STORY OF MY HEART. I can't even tell you how many times I teared up to this, and then grinned like an idiot; it made my chest ache, and my eyes leak, and my heart grow approximately fifteen sizes. IT IS THE BEST THING, AND IT IS ALLLLLL MIIIIIINE. *________* MY HEART, I CANNOT EVEN. I can't remember the last time it's had this much exercise. <3<3<3

Current Mood: loved

If I have to stare at the computer screen for even five more minutes, I might throw up, that's how hungry/tired I am. I actually not here at all; no, I'm signing off my shift and going home to watch baby Nicky rip apart his first Christmas present that I specifically gift-wrapped so he could have something to tear~! :D :D

In other news, I wrote 7K of Regency Domestic Marriage Fluff (a.k.a. X-Pride II) today, and I am all set to write the scene that rolls the fic over to half-way done tomorrow. HUGE scene. HUGE. Like, it'll probably end up being at least 4K just by itself, I should think. As of now I'm about 300 words off 30K, which, JESUS. Just under half-way done. Breathe, Neve.

Also also my

dream_holiday fic got posted today, AND I JUST ABOUT PASSED OUT FROM EXCITEMENT. YOU GUYS, MY AUTHOR IS

foxxcub. I MEAN. ♥________♥ I SWEAR, I DON'T KNOW HOW I'LL GET THROUGH TONIGHT WITHOUT SAYING BAGS TO THE LOT OF THEM AND HOLING UP WITH MY LAPTOP TO READ IT ASJHFAKHFDKJLGHSLDGH *____________*

Lastly, Happy Holidays, everyone, however you celebrate! ♥ I LOVE YOU ALL, SO MUCH. I leave you with this, because it just gave me the biggest smile, and I hope it makes you smile, too. ♥ (Ganked off

nikibee)

"It ís a time-honored tradition at Navy homecomings - one lucky sailor is chosen to be first off the ship for the long-awaited kiss with a loved one. On Wednesday, for the first time, the happily reunited couple was gay." Picture, video.

Right, I'm off to rip packing paper and eat alllll the food.

Current Mood: accomplished

I rec this every year since it first posted and I read it, what, three years ago now? And it remains one of my most favourite fics of all time. So I thought, hey, lots of new people around here, TIME TO SPREAD MOAR JOY.

Make the Yuletide Gay, by

aggybird.
--In which we find romance, angst, a dash of mystery, bad puns, and Santa Jr.

aggybird is one of my favourite original slashers out there. Every fic I have read by her has been sheer delight, and filled me with unspeakable joy. And this is a fic that I read every year, at least once as Christmas approaches. Yes, my icon is from there, and yes, it's hilarious and heartwrenching and happy-making in equal measures. And god, it contains some of the best, BEST pining that I have ever read in. My. Life. That scene, you'll know when you get to it, and the couple scenes following, my stomach clenches in a ball of aching hopelessness and desperation every time, even when I KNOW full well that it will allllll be fiiiiiine. So, SO fucking good.

And so. If you love good writing, if you love puns and fairytales and boys in love and pining and fluff, this is the fic for you. I adore it more than I can say. I hope to make at least one of your Christmases, like this makes mine! :D In fact, I rather think I shall read it now. At just under 16K, it's the perfect length for a treat. ♥ I can only hope that some marvellous, talented person can do the same for the, say, Avengers fandom, because then my life would be COMPLETE.

Current Mood: happy

THE HAWAII FIVE-0 CHRISTMAS TROPE FEST

FILLS

This is the post where I will compile all the fills everyone writes and links me back to (you can either PM me or leave a comment with the link to this post). I will update the categories as and when we get fills for the prompts -- or even just Christmas-themed fics! :D

( GEN )

( STEVE/DANNY OR GEN )

( STEVE/DANNY )

( STEVE/KONO )

( DANNY/KONO )

( OTHER )

Current Mood: happy

Oh my god. *collapses* Christmas shopping is now done. I have spent so much money. /0\

Well, okay, it's not that much, and I bought a fuckload of stuff, but it was kind of all at the same time, and it seems outrageous. I do this every year; I set aside one day in early December and just spend like three hours at the mall and go to all the shops and cobble together a few gifts each for mum, dad and sister (and this year, baby Nicky). I HAVE BOUGHT ALL THE BOOKS. Seriously, there were these gorgeous picture books, and Neil Gaiman's illustrated issue of Instructions, and a Winnie the Poo collection (Nicky adores them), and I bought my mum one of them large travel books, and a CD of Anna Netrebko performing live (she loves her), and I got Robbie Williams' Swing when you're winning for my dad, been meaning to give him this for years, and I got GNeil's Fragile Things for myself (I consider this tattoo research, okay, my next tattoo is going to be a quote from the selfsame story), and a silly paranorma romancel book that has nothing to recomment it but the fact that it's set in Oxford, and I just couldn't resist. I remember faffing around Broad Street and thinking up something remarkably similar to this plot in my head (only mine was so much more complicated in terms of mythology, Jesus, I am a nerd).

And all the while, I was thinking of the Phil Son of Canton theory, which, WHAT EVEN. /0\ And also about Phil Vs Christmas. I can't decide whether Phil effin' hates it, or he secretly loves it and only pretends to hate it because people expect him to (and Clint somehow finds out, because he is one observant bastard whatever his other personal failings, and IDK, starts secretly smuggling gingerbread men into Phil's office and leaving the plate on his desk, and Phil's face when he sees it), or he just as unflappably and calmly as always decorates his office with mistletoe and pine branches and ornaments and shit, and gives everyone a heart attack when they see it and think the Avengers have finally driven him round the bend. #happy place

And now I'm sat at Starbucks, recuperating; I've straight out inhales my gigantic toffee nut latte and am as I type trying to talk myself out of having another. In other news, my cousin is dragging me to see Breaking Dawn tonight, fucking hell. It's a good thing I love her. /0\

So there. That was my day so far; the only thing to make it more bearable apart from mentally constructing Phil's origins story was this awesome Clint/Phil fic, Jesus, what is it about this pairing that makes me all hot and bothered yet strangely mushy-hearted? IDEK.

Right. I'll be putting up the Christmas Trope Fest post in a bit, while trying to talk myself out of writing either of those two fics out in full. /0\ It is not being a good day about my self-control.

Current Mood: tired

How It Falls by

littledust_fic
Charles decides that the X-Team should have a day trip to New York City. Erik disagrees, but ends up shopping and ice skating anyway.

YOU GUYS, THE STORY OF MY HEART. TRUFAX HEARTS IN EYES OVER HERE. HOW SO DELIGHTFUL, AUTHOR, HOW. ♥_______♥ My favourite part was EVERYTHING.

Current Mood: besotted

THE HAWAII FIVE-0 CHRISTMAS TROPE FEST

PROMPTS ARE OPEN FOR CLAIMING!

The prompts below are compiled by pairing. There is no limit on how many times a prompt can be claimed. Help yourselves, be respectful, and have ALL THE FUN!! Just don't forget to link me to your stories when you post them sometime between 1st and 31st December! :)

( GEN )

( STEVE/DANNY OR GEN )

( STEVE/DANNY )

( STEVE/KONO )

( DANNY/KONO )

( OTHER )

Current Mood: excited

THE HAWAII FIVE-0 CHRISTMAS TROPE FEST

LAST CHANCE TO LEAVE A PROMPT! Prompting will close TONIGHT AT MIDNIGHT EST. We've already got a good bunch; if you want to sneak in your idea tonight, go for it!

PROMPT POST

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THE HAWAII FIVE-0 CHRISTMAS TROPE FEST

PROMPT POST

After pondering this for a while, I've decided not to screen the comments to this entry. There isn't a limit on how many times a prompt can be claimed, and people can get ideas about what to prompt when they see what other people are doing. Everyone can submit as many prompts as they can think of. On 1st November I will compile all these and make a list of prompts by pairing, which I will post on this journal.

Post your prompts as comments to this entry!

Here's an example of how to submit a prompt:

Subject: Steve/Danny (warnings if applicable)

Danny happens to be walking past Steve's office when he looks inside and sees Steve sucking on a candy cane. Rating up to the writer/artist.

Please make sure you have read the Rules prior to leaving a prompt!

THE PROMPT POST WILL STAY OPEN UNTIL MIDNIGHT EST ON 31ST OCTOBER.

Current Mood: excited

Hey, guys! So, with one thing and another (and excellent enabling by a bunch of amazing people), I would like to announce:

THE HAWAII FIVE-0 CHRISTMAS TROPE FEST

1st - 31st December 2011

RULES:

1. This is a fandom-wide fest, so all prompts/pairings/scenarios are welcome.

2. Therefore there will be no character bashing tolerated. Please be respectful of everyone's feelings and preferences. If I see an instance of any kind of derision or bullying of anyone by anyone, the offending party will be banned from the fest (and very likely from this journal as well). This journal is a fun and safe place for me, and I want it to be one for everyone who chooses to drop by also. Any prompt which does not conform to these rules will be disregarded.

3. The only iron-clad rule that I will enforce is no underage sex. All parties engaging in sexual intercourse must be over the age of 16 (because that is the average age of concent in most places).

4. If you want to prompt for any heavy kinks, make sure you include a warning in the subject line. Same goes for warnings for character death, non/dub-con, etc. I don't think we'll be getting many of those, what with it being Christmas Tropes and all, but if you would normally put it down as a warning in a fic you write, then include it, please.

5. Please include the pairing you're prompting for in the subject line, for ease of compilation later on. After the last day of prompting I shall compile a list of prompts by pairing and put it up on this journal, referenced to in the

h50_noticeboard and

h50_fic comms.

6. This fest is open to both fic and art, so please make sure you note whether you're hoping for fic or art, or you don't mind which.

7. All prompts and fics/art should be Christmas-themed. Other than that, go wild! If you need an idea of what Christmas Tropes entail, you can check out the Christmas Tropes page on TV Tropes.

8. When posting starts on 1st December, some time before midnight on 31st December all participants will post their fics on their own journals and comment to the designated post/email/pm me with a link to their fics, and which (if any) prompt they wrote them for. At the end of each day I will put up a post with all the links to everyone's fic and promote it on

h50_fic. You may feel free to post it to whatever other comm you like, and I will make a collection on AO3 you can post it to as well. This fest is very laid back, so all I ask is that you link me to your stories when you post them!

9. There is no minimum or maximum word count -- except that fics should be over 100 words long.

10. There is no maximum number of times a prompt can be claimed -- as many people as want to can write or make art for one prompt. You don't have to comment with which prompt you choose, but if you only know one thing about me it ought to be that I love chatter and squeeing above all things, so I will not mind at all if you do! :)

11. HAVE ALL THE FUN! <3

Dates to remember:

Prompt post goes up: 27th - 31st October
Compiled prompts go up: 1st November
Posting dates: 1st - 31st December

Any questions you have go here! Please comment to this post with anything that comes up. If anyone wants to make a banner for this, I would be extremely grateful and send you 6 dozen internet cookies. <3

If anyone would like to promote the Fest on their journals and other comms, please use this code:

ETA: PROMPT POST IS NOW OPEN!

Current Mood: excited

So VH1 is playing Bon Jovi's Please Come Home For Christmas, and I'm struck all over again by how fucking hot the young Jon Bon Jovi is. I say again, because I used to have the worst crush on him as a teenager, seriously, I used to have all his/their albums, knew (still do, in fact) all the lyrics, god, I was obsessed. It's one of the reasons I love Danny so much -- in their very first music cargument with Steve Jonathan Bon Jovi was the first thing Danny said.

So of course this got me to thinking. And you just know younger Danny crushed on JBJ so hard, I mean, the man was nnnnnngh fit as fuck (still is, but let's focus on the young JBJ right now), and I am certain Danny went to see him live and was all jafjghjghflgsjhg WOW and starry-eyed and uncomfortable in the pants deaprtment and all that, as it should be. I mean. That mouth, JFC.

And now I want Steve finding out about that somehow -- maybe he sees Danny perving over a video of that someone's playing as a Christmas-spirit kind of thing, and Danny's all *______* nnnngh. And then Steve rips the piss out of him.

And while we're at it, I got a couple candy canes the other day, and fuck, I'd forgotten what eating one entailed, AND NOW I WANT DANNY CATCHING STEVE EATING ONE AND ALMOST PASSING OUT AS ALL THE BLOOD FROM HIS HEAD HEADS SOUTH.

Basically the closer we get to Christmas, THE MOAR I WANT ALL THE CHRISTMAS CLICHES. Should we maybe have a H50 Christmas Trope fest? What do you guys think? It would make me pretty darn happy, I won't lie. :D :D :D

( Thus, a poll! )

In other news,

andrealyn seems to have infected me with her Steve/Danny You've Got Mail idea AND NOW I CAN'T STOP THINKING ABOUT IT GAH. It would be epistolary-type, made up of emails and text messages and it would be Steve/Danny and ensamble. AND I SHOULD STOP THINKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE I STILL HAVE TO WRITE THE FAKE HUSBANDS AU. /0\

Current Mood: chipper

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