angelgazing | no, stop it, I mean it this time

I am posting this and then closing all things LJ until after my homework is done. No, no, I mean it. I cannot keep getting distracted by Inception fic. No, not even random comment fic I may be attempting to write where Arthur just kind of likes to have his hair played with. Whatever. You can't prove anything.

I'm sorry if I owe you comments, but first I must do this programming and biology homework so that I don't fail out of school and end up unemployable and miserable. Or, well, unemployable. I'd probably still have too much Inception fic to read to be miserable.

Look! Recs!

PASIV/ACTIV by

jibrailis. You guys, you guys, the PASIV MADE THEM DO IT. I love this fandom. ♥♥♥
I wrote you a story, the PASIV said slyly during the third job. You might even call it an erotic story.

the pistol of a flower is its only protection against insects by

stachelyjohnson.
Arthur is an assassin with lawn care problems. Eames... Really just creates a new set of problems. It should also be noted that I've never met a pun I didn't like.
"Do you understand what it takes to kill a cactus?" Eames asks, horrified. "It takes a man who is significantly less hospitable than the Sonoran Desert. It takes dedicated neglect to kill a cactus. No wonder your hedges are screaming."

Also, if you haven't seen them yet,

aredblush drew INCEPTION MY LITTLE PONIES. These are legit the most adorable thing in existence.

Now that I've buttered you up, a question!

Let's say--hypothetically--that Eames were to woo Arthur through the love letters in the form of, say, crossword puzzles. And, because he is a brilliant and complex man, he would like to use many references to Romantic poets and poetry. Where, do you think, would be a good place for him to start?

::coughs::

Look! A meme!

As last seen with

musesfool.

I've made a list of 15 characters. Give me wacky situations in the form of "1 and 3 are on a road trip. Where are they going?" and I will respond when I've got several requests.

Okay. Really now. Homework. ::is stern::

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I cannot keep getting distracted by Inception fic.

So I can link you to this really hot Sirius/James fic I found? :D

MEME:

• 4 and 15 get trapped in an elevator when it breaks down. They experience no discomfort (hunger, etc.) other than being REALLY BORED. How do they pass the time?

• It's 12's birthday. Does 13 get them a gift? If so, what is it?

• 1 and 7 find themselves under mistletoe at Christmas. What do they do about it?

• If 5 and 9 were roommates at college, how would they get along?

• 2 is plotting revenge against 10. For what reason? And should 10 be running for their life, or will they just be waking up with filthy words written on their face in Sharpie?

IS THAT WAS IS IN MY INBOX? I WAS AFRAID TO CLICK!

YES. CLICK IT. :p

BABYSITTING! ::whines::

CLICK IT WHEN YOU'RE NOT BABYSITTING.

eee, thanks for the rec! (and for the comment on the fic itself!) I am staring at you with hearts in my eyes! ♥♥

For Romantic poets, you can't go wrong with Keats. Or Blake, though his position as a Romantic poet is up to debate. OR (and this is my personal favourite of that era), Mary Shelley, who wasn't a Romantic poet but was married to one, and who wrote Frankenstein at age 18. I mean, what. // goes on and on, to the boredom of all, I'm sure.

As for the meme: Character 2 and 9 have a dance-off. Who wins?

Thanks for writing awesome fic, omg. ♥♥

Oh, man, so last semester, I had a class where we went over Shelley's Frankenstein. I was horrified when my professor gave a hand out to everyone telling them which pages they should just skip. Then I was doubly horrified by everyone who just watched the movie to write the report. /o\ Lack of appreciation for literature makes me so, so very sad.

But seriously, Mary Shelley was awesome. It was a dark and stormy night and she PWNED all the menfolk with her scary story writing skills! How do you not appreciate that?

Meme soon! That prompt is hilarious.

1,3,5,7,9,11 and 13 are an extraction team - who is the point man, the architect, the forger, etc.?

2 and 12 are secretly married. How do 4 and 6 respond when they find out? Who on the list knew it all along?

13 and 10 are secretly mutants. What are their superpowers?

Bwahahaha. Four of my 15 are Inception characters, and you managed to only get one in the Inception prompt. That takes skill, I think.

I am awesome!

Have some more scenarios:
Who are 8, 14, and 15's favorite superheroes and why?

3 and 12 are babysitting. How do they respond?

6, 7, and 10 are doing a three person triathlon - who runs, who bikes, who swims?

1 is throwing a dinner party for 2, 5, 7, 14, and 9. What does s/he cook? What are the seating arrangements? What do they talk about at dinner? Who goes home with whom and who ends up staying the night with 1?

OH MY GOD, DUDE YOU HAVE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE IF YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THE ROMANTICS. THEY ARE LITERALLY MY AREA OF EXPERTISE. WHAT DO YOU NEED TO KNOW????? Ask away, I will answer anything.

BUT. For Eames, BYRON. GET ON THE BYRON. Specifically, 'She Walks In Beauty', because it is so innocent but in a lying and filthy way because HEY, WE KNOW WHAT BYRON WAS LIKE. Byron would probably be Eames's hero. This is good wooing shit. Also, some John Clare, 'I Am', Arthur would appreciate its brutal moodiness and actually, I think Eames would totally dig its identity confusion. Shelley is a safe bet, maybe 'Love's Philosophy'. Probably leave out Wordsworth, he is too twee for both of them, but some Keats ('Ode To A Nightingale' has some nice references to waking dreams) and Blake should work JUST FINE.

Also, God, what is it? YES. 'La Belle Dame Sans Merci', by Keats. Which is about the bad things love can do to you. It is thoroughly beautiful.

I AM SORRY IF THIS COMMENT IS A BIT OUT OF CONTROL BUT YOU DID ASK AND I AM DRUNK RIGHT NOW, SO.

No, no, no, I totally asked because I want to learn! Seriously, POETRY YAY!

Basically, I, uh, am considering writing a fic where Eames writes the crossword puzzle Arthur does every day, and after they meet-cute and Eames decides he's utterly charmed by Arthur's ridiculous and uptight, well, everything, he basically starts using the daily crossword puzzle as a giant love letter, and Arthur is, like, the last person in the world to figure it out. I don't even know. Apparently I'm just going to write things that are, like, pining and sunshine and puppies. I don't know where to start! I want to know it all!

Thank you for the help and the poems you gave me as a starting point. And seriously, you are welcome to talk poetry to me ANYTIME. :D

That sounds like an adorable idea for a story, I love it.

To be honest, you might want to consider branching out from the Romantics to other poems/lit because actually, a lot of Romantic poetry is not about romantic love (the name of the movement is a little misleading).

BUT, if you would like, I have a very basic power point introducing the Romantic movement in English poetry (basic, like, made for children) and also, somewhere (I think) another intro that I made for a uni seminar. You are welcome to have those.

But, yo, clues. I can help with those (I loooove crosswords). And pretty quotes. I can help with pretty quotes! :)

Oh! No, absolutely. It was just a starting point. There would also be ridiculous terms of endearment, and romcom references, and... I honestly don't even know. It's all a bit ridiculous, and more about how it reads afterward than the actual clues and answers. There would possibly even be an almost Sleepless in Seattle-esque side plot where everyone is trying to figure out WHO THE PUZZLES ARE FOR, and Arthur's just grumpy about the entire thing and how it messes with his routine.

Though, really, I'm just starting basic research, in order to try and figure out what I'm going to end up needing. So, I would totally love those power points! Because I love learning new things! Well, as love as I don't have to learn it. If I have to learn it, I'm typically much less enthusiastic about the entire thing.

Thank you for the help! And, wow, I will almost certainly take you up on the offer of help with clues, when I get to that point, too. :D

I HAVE MADE A POST FOR YOU. NO NEED TO THANK ME. IT IS MASSIVELY SELF-INDULGENT.

Actually, I can prove everything. But whatever, I'll let you get away with it today...

What are you doing reccing that craziness? I'll end up changing my username to "thatponynerd".

MEME!
6 and 13 go to the movies. 1 is the main character. What kind of movie is it?
9 asks 2 out. What is 15's reaction?
Where does 4 keep his/her/its chocolate stash and does 5 knows?
12, 7, and 3 are in the queue at the train station ticket booth. Where are they going and why?

Shhh let me have my terribly coded delusions!

ALSO, SHUSH YOU, THAT IS PURE GENIUS I AM RECCING. PURE. GENIUS. EVERYONE THINKS SO!

no, stop it, I mean it this time

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