Nectary the Third

Title: Reeling
Pairings: Hotch/Reid, Prentiss/Rossi
Rating: PG
WC: 1315
Summary: Hotch and Emily are both shaken up by their encounter with the Fox. Coda to "Out Foxed".
Notes: Betaed by resolucidity. SPOILERS for "Out Foxed".

Series: This is part of a series of Season Five episode tags I've been writing.
1. Not So Alone
2. Weeping Endures for a Night
3. The Blink of an Eye
4. Trust and Regret
5. Something Pretty Wonderful
6. Hope and Bourbon
7. Shaking Things Up
8. Cementing
9. Life Goes On


( 10. Reeling )

( spoiler cut )

Because I'm getting nowhere on my Big NaNo ComebackTM tonight and the mess in my room is driving me nuts, I am going to clean until 8.

( Photographic evidence of the mess )

I'll post a set of after shots in 40 minutes.

... or so the song goes. Actually, the difficulty is that life careens on no matter whether I'm paying attention or not, which means I'm nowhere near unpacked, I'll be sightsinging 11 pieces at tonight's rehearsal (and learning one by ear; the remaining two I've sung before), and I'm daunted at the necessity of getting my house company-ready by Monday.

Also, I ache all over, and I'm not sure if it's residual jetlag, residual-falling-off-a-horse-in-Jordan (I did get back on, go me), climate shock (I wore a bikini top in Tel Aviv last Saturday; today, I'm swaddled in my fleece robe and flannel nightgown, and I'm still cold), resuming my acquaintance with Tennessee Valley allergens, or if I'm succumbing to one of the many colds lurking around me (the BYM has been complaining of a scratchy throat). I better not be - I have high notes to hit! - but I've had to defer catching up with people, just in case, and that's a bummer.

Mopiness and munched-up-by-obligations-ness aside, HI! (For those of you just tuning in, I was in Israel for a month - primarily to attend a friend's wedding in Tel Aviv, but also to indulge my wanderlust while I have the legs and flextime to give it rein. There are more details and photos at my general journal.) I couldn't help but think of y'all while I was over there - there was a sushi restaurant in Jerusalem with a manga-styled girl in its ads; cartoon crustaceans on subway walls; shiny, shiny beach structures and a gorgeous library at the Israel Supreme Court, both of which made me miss marginaliana like you wouldn't believe (and so did seeing the Sesame Street stream of Google-logos (November 4-10) every time I hopped onto google.co.il to figure out buses, trains, and other logistics); and a Woodpigeon cover of "Lay All Your Love Down on Me" that had me remembering geoviki's lists.

(I have been unnaturally obsessed with that song for the past nine days - the Information Society version happened to be playing while I was at the Japonika in Haifa, and somehow rooted itself into my system before I was done with my coffee, and the plane home had the ABBA original in its database, so I ended up playing it over and over from Turkey to Quebec in tandem with dance mixes of "All Out of Love" and "Don't Leave Me This Way." It was weirdly soothing to doze to, although the teenage girl in the seat next to me probably thinks I'm a sad, sad freak. I'll just have to riff on it for My Poem Rocks or some other venue - something in my psyche wants its turn on the dancefloor...)

Um, so, yeah, lots going on, and lots more to say, but I've definitely exceeded my babble quota for the day. Plus, lunch to make and cards to send and files to edit and submissions to assemble. Speaking of the last, there are now poems scheduled to appear at Strange Horizons and Dead Mule in the near-ish future, and just a couple hours, qarrtsiluni went live with both the text and audio versions of I am waiting for the right instant to say your name. (For what it's worth, I feel this is my best reading to date of anything I've written, so I'm extra-pleased about that.)

*hugs you all, bounds off to terrorize the mailman* *eg*

Written for the 2009 startrekbigbang

Title: For The Greater Good
Author: Meri
Artist: votaku
Fanmixer: votaku
Series: ST XI
Characters/Pairings: Ultimately Kirk/McCoy but Kirk's got to get there first. Kirk/Uhura and Kirk/Spock happen along the way. Kind of. Spock/Uhura.
Warnings: There are issues with consent.
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: +/- 28,000
Beta(s): regan_v, bethbethbeth, and gnomad
Disclaimer: I would not presume to suggest that I own anything connected to Star Trek. I'm using the characters without permission and I'm not making any money on them.
Summary: Aliens make Kirk think he's had sex with three members of his crew. Much to his surprise, the person it meant the most with was not the person he would have guessed. Now all he has to do is convince that person he's serious, deal with the other two people with whom he shared this experience, and negotiate with the aliens who did this to him. No problem.
Note 1: As you can probably tell, the scene in the bar in Iowa is a paraphrase from the novelization of the movie. I'm using it without permission.
Note 2: Vokau is Vulcan for remember.
Note 3: Special thanks to Neotoma for answering my questions on genetics.


For The Greater Good

Art and Fan mix by Votaku

Title: Career Suicide
Authors: innerslytherin and severity_softly
Pairing: Rossi/Prentiss
Rating: PG-13
WC: ~5200
Summary: Dave and Emily break the news about their family plans to Ambassador Prentiss.
Notes: Thanks to resolucidity for the beta job!
Series: This is the fifth installment to our Change of Plans series, which is an AU from the What Happens In Vegas universe. Other Change of Plans installments can be found at this tag.

( Career Suicide )

Title: Ignis et Ignoscentia (Fire and Forgiveness)
Author: iulia_linnea
Pairing: Lucius/Charlie
Rating: NC-17
Warning (highlight to view): For biting, bondage, cock restraints, dominance-play, (magical) fire-play, and object insertion.
Word Count: 5050
Summary: Charlie is used to dealing with passionate, dangerous creatures, but he's never before experienced Lucius Malfoy during mating season.
Disclaimer: This piece is based on characters and situations created by J. K. Rowling, and owned by J. K. Rowling and various publishers, including but not limited to: Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended by the posting of this fic.
Author's Notes: Written for leela_cat during the 2009 run of fall_fantasia. Thank you, eeyore9990, fodirteg, reddwarfer, shiv5468, the_minx_17, and unbroken_halo, for various acts of beta'ing and encouragement. *smooches all of you*

( Ignis et Ignoscentia {Fire and Forgiveness} )

Title: Life Goes On
Pairings: Hotch/Reid, Prentiss/Rossi
Rating: PG
WC: 1414
Summary:Dave and Hotch spend some time over whiskey and cigars, and Reid isn't as oblivious to the world as he seems. Coda to "The Performer".
Notes: Betaed by resolucidity. SPOILERS for "The Performer".

Series: This is part of a series of Season Five episode tags I've been writing.
1. Not So Alone
2. Weeping Endures for a Night
3. The Blink of an Eye
4. Trust and Regret
5. Something Pretty Wonderful
6. Hope and Bourbon
7. Shaking Things Up
8. Cementing


( Life Goes On )

That was so freaking AWESOME, the way you totally FORGOT to sign up for the 2010 medical FSA before the open enrollment period ended. Of course, this wouldn't be such an issue if the Human Resources people actually, say, did their own work instead of making you sign up on the fucking internet, but way to go anyway. Now you'll go another year without seeing the dentist because you won't budget the money if it's not taken out ahead of time, and you'll have to scrimp and save for new contacts, and you'll never know if you can afford to renew your Effexor and Yazmin from one month to the next. You see how fucking AWESOME that is? GO YOU.

Dumbass.

Title: Kitchen Craft
Author: iulia_linnea
Pairing: Ron/Hermione
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 400
Summary: Ron lures Hermione home with four portions.
Disclaimer: This piece is based on characters and situations created by J. K. Rowling, and owned by J. K. Rowling and various publishers, including but not limited to: Bloomsbury Books, Scholastic Books, Raincoast Books, and Warner Bros., Inc. No money is being made and no copyright or trademark infringement is intended by the posting of this fic.
Author's Note: Dedicated to Shog—he knows why.

( Kitchen Craft )