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Title: Bugged
Fandom:  Superdictionary
Pairing/Characters: Lex Luthor
Notes:  I wanted to write something with some humor in it for vigilante_wake 's birthday.  Unfortunately, my sense of humor is not as good as hers.  Written also for fortycakes  challenge #6--"Jail."  fortycakes --your one-stop shop for fanfic based on the Superdictionary!
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 137
Summary: Lex Luthor contemplates his condition.


( Lex hated being in jail. )

I'd been kind of avoiding this meme because...well, once I get talking meta there's really, really no stopping me. I'm an academic, it goes with the territory. But I commented on anthraciteowl's wonderful analysis of why she loves Tim Drake and she gave me five things and...I could no longer resist.

If anyone hasn't done this meme, or would like to do it again, let me know and I'll give you five things I associate with you! Feel free to comment without asking for five things as well, I won't slap you with it unless you specifically ask for it, and I always love to talk meta. :)

Lots of burbling below the cut!

( Bruce Wayne )

( Clark Kent )

( identity porn )

( Krypton )

( AU stories )

For obvious reasons (*coughscans_daily cough*) I'll be flocking any scans posts from now on.  If you friend me and have commented on my LJ or have an LJ with content on it, though, I'll friend you back...

One of the best parts of writing "The House of the Earth" (if by "best" one means "most agonizing") has been doing research on slavery in America and in general.  I was reminded of that when I came across this news story about Jefferson Davis' slave, who was a spy for the Union, and other slave spies.  There's a whole book out called Black Dispatches on the topic that I'd love to get my hands on.  It's amazing--people didn't see slaves as anything but furniture, so they talked freely about strategic secrets right in front of them.  That seems so... karmically fair, somehow, that their own ignorance and inhumanity could be turned against them.  And I'm always awed and humbled and amazed by stories of what people under such impossible conditions will do to fight for their freedom.  No fictional story could do them justice.

Pick 10 people and give them the "you make my day" award.

I kind of didn't want to do this because it's  TOO DAMN HARD.  But it made me happy to read what other people said about all the wonderful folks on my flist, so I decided to bite the bullet and spread the love.  This is a literally right-off-the-top-of-my-head list, so please rest assured I agonized over keeping it at 10!

arch_schatten , for having a Bruce!muse that's the big brother to my Bruce!muse and who taught him everything he knows about having a sense of humor and being loving and brave.
bradygirl_12 , for running challenges that get fandom fired up!
fictionalknight , for general awesomeness and beautiful fic that can wring the heart.
hitokaji , for gorgeous art and a kind heart (and the most adorable Krypto in existence!)
icarus_chained , for a love of beauty that shines through everything she does.
merfilly , for setting the tone for the whole DC fandom of inclusiveness and fun.
rai_daydreamer , for inspiring me and bringing S/B to life for so many people.
saavikam77 , for being caring and creative and encouraging others while making wonderful fic herself.
sasha_anu , for being evol when it's necessary and a total sweetheart when she thinks she can hide it.
starsandsea , for fic that's delicate and beautiful and quietly powerful--like she is.  :)

Title: Let No Man Put Asunder
Characters/Pairings: Kal/Bruce, Lex Luthor, Lara, Jor-El, Zatanna
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Kal is summoned to a meeting and discovers all is not quite as it seems on Krypton.   A continuation of the From This Day Forward series.
Word count: 2000

( ...and this latest act by Nightwing and Flamebird shows that the two vigilantes are unlikely to be giving themselves up anytime soon. For the Kryptonopolis News, I'm Kal-El reporting. )

--min_taiwan has some beautiful Arthurian Trinity art up!  They all look so gorgeous (I love the way Kal's curl dips below his crown, eee!)  Check it out!

--arch_schatten  shared this page with me:  Crying Men.  Basically it's for a photo exhibit, they asked various actors to cry for the camera and the results are incredibly striking.  I'm especially taken with Willem Dafoe's sort of "Wait, don't take my picture now when I'm actually racked up, wait until I'm crying attractively" look, and Laurence Fishburne, OMG.  Also, I want to cuddle Jude Law and take him home and feed him cookies.  Tim Roth, Sean Penn, Robin Williams, Paul Newman, Daniel Craig (who looks like he's been crying for hours, "Take his picture already!" said arch_schatten )...  it's a really visually amazing thing.  We spent much of the afternoon debating who was being sincere, who was "faking it," who was proud of producing a Single Emo Tear (I'm looking at you, Kristofferson and Christiansen!), and what kind of sad each of them was aiming for.

Title: We Are Gathered Here Today
Characters/Pairings: Kal/Bruce, Lex Luthor, Lara, Alfred
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Bruce takes Kal to Earth for a weekend while Lex plots.  A continuation of the From This Day Forward series.
Word count: 3700

( He could feel the strange pale radiation glancing off his skin, making his nerves tingle: an unnerving but not entirely unpleasant feeling. )

Title: Cruising
Characters/Pairings: Clark/Matches
Rating: NC-17
Summary:   Clark finds himself summoned to an assignation with Matches Malone.
Word count: 1100
Continuity:  Toonverse
Notes:    Continues from Eel O'Brian's Very Strange Night and A Midnight Tryst.

( Clark stuck his hands in his pockets--and found a piece of paper that hadn't been there a moment before. )

Title:  Prima Facie
Fandom:  Rocket Science
Pairing: Ben/Hal
Rating: PG
Summary: Hal's still searching for words, but he seems to have found Ben in the meantime.
Word Count: 337
Notes:  Rocket Science is a little indie movie about high school debate and a boy with a stammer who tries to become a debater.  I saw it over Christmas break and just had to write a little bit for it--cute geeky debaters make me squee, apparently.  Put up here merely for archiving and completeness's sake...I found a total of one other story in this fandom on the Internet.  *grin*

( Like he's tasting words, sweet and delicate. )