lanerose

I haven't posted in a while, so I figured I should let people know I'm still alive. ^.^;;; I just am in the midst of several projects, and started a new job, and such, so I haven't had anything fandom to post. Well! Let's fix that! ^.^

I found a Fullmetal Alchemist fic today that, for the first time in a very long time, didn't make me want to tear my eyes out. With the exception of my f-list, I've been avoiding the fandom like a plague for the past year or so, but I found a fic through someone's favourites list on FFN that surprised me by being totally awesome. It's RoyEd, which I'm not normally a huge fan of. It features female!Ed, which is also something I don't usually go for. And in spite of all that, it may be the best FMA fic I've ever read. It's called Returning Echoes, and it's not finished yet, but I'm looking forward to more of it in a way that I can't remember looking forward to something FMA in a looong time.

I've currently got four stories in the work. Two of them have to be blind items because they're for gift exchanges. I'm enjoying my

fifthmus fic, but I'm a little nervous because the character set I'm working with isn't where I'd normally go, and the pairing isn't one that I usually jump for. Please note that this is entirely my fault because I had an easier prompt with characters I know better, but I really like the idea of this one, so I'm trying it anyway. And if it sucks, I've still got three weeks to write the other one. I'm hoping I'll finish this one soon enough to steal a beta and see what they think first. (

lithele,

ladylore, I may be looking at you as I type this. Also, Saa, I'm so sorry about Friday and how badly I sucked at executing plans! My brother stole my laptop to do much needed repeairs, but still. XDDD We seriously need to work on this.)

The Tutu one is interesting to write, but it's also one of those I-like-it-but-it-makes-me-nervous stories. I'm starting to wonder if I write anything but that these days. XDDD Anyway, I think my gift-recipient will like it. I hope. I'm trying to figure out a way to throw something in that I know she would love, but I'm not sure how yet. I'll figure it out, though! ^^;;;

Dodge Roll continues to crawl along. I've got the revisions I want to do plotted out, and now all I really need is to execute on them. The other thing I'm working on is the original thing that might have been my Nano. My protagonist, Beks, went and evolved on me. I like her better now. Also, I may have finally nailed down my villain, and my magic system. All of which is good.

And I feel strangely inclined to write Grey's Anatomy fic, not just because there's nothing good out there and I'm desperate, but also because I really, really want to give Meredith and Derek a happy ending. The two of them are totally at the point where everything should be coming together. But because Shonda sees the culmination of their relationship as the end of the series, she's about to do something that seriously mutilates the characters. At least, Derek's character as I have read it to this point. And I could be reading it wrong. And really, I hope that I am. But I'm pretty sure Derek's about to have some sort of fling with Susie-new-character (the anesthesiologist), and of course that's going to mess up the whole relationship. But seriously? Any man who can tell a woman he wants to marry her and grow old with her and then in a matter of weeks start dating someone else deserves no respect. And I don't want to see it. But the train wreck is a-coming, unless I'm massively wrong. Grrr.

Also, a shout out and much love to

bard_linn, who is generally awesome. ^.^