When it comes to fic, I personally prefer not to spoil in my warnings for non-triggery things, but I've also been conscious lately of how emotionally invested some people are in Needs Must. Which is awesome – I'm totally honored. But it also means I'm torn on the subject of Things That People Sometimes Warn For That I Have Chosen Not To.

The compromise I've decided on is to post a general (very general) outline of upcoming events that people mind find upsetting here.

( I actually recommend you don't spoiler yourself if you don't need to, but click if you do. )

I've been lured to the dark side.

so, obviously I haven't been too present in livejournal lately, and I guess it's because I haven't had a whole lot to say. plenty of fannish enthusiasm, though, so I've decided that multimedia microblogging is where I want to be.

so you can find me at mel the magpie on tumblr, if you wish - given that it's a collection of shiny objects and less pervy than just plain fannish, I figured it fit. though I was kind of surprised it wasn't already taken.

it's pretty evenly split between my inner geek (all flavors of biology, with other disciplines making guest appearances) and my inner fangirl (mostly focused on Suits and RDJ these days, but CW et al is also represented), with a smattering of Useless Things I Find Amusing.



also, I realized I never posted an announcement of my latest fic here. still a wip, but I'm an average of 4 completed chapters ahead of anything I post, and it's growing to be a monster.

Title: needs must
Pairing: NC-17 Mike/Harvey AU (Suits)
Length: ~25k posted, ~52k written
Summary: Whenever Mike's needed a lot of money fast, he's picked it up through one-off jobs as a paid submissive. So when Grammy needs an upgrade in care, he calls his agent and takes a job he's been refusing for a while - a long-term, full-time contract. He expects it to be like every other job, where the submission comes easy, but he doesn't get off on it. He expects his client to be a sadistic asshole. He's wrong on both counts. (you know, I should probably post this summary on AO3. heh. the summary there right now is probably pretty useless)
Warnings: prostitution, of a sort. D/s, mostly very light, relatively speaking. and way more romantic/schmoopy than hookerfic probably should be.

mskatej has been handling the beta and doing an AMAZING FREAKING JOB.

new chapters every Tuesday on AO3



speaking of mskatej, she wrote this smoking hot Harvey/Rachel fic that I've already reread about 2 trillion times. she totally sold me on getting these two naked in the same room together, and as a bonus, they're both thinking about Mike while they fuck *flail* but not in an angsty way, because they're totally into one another. gah. just. read.

Man in the Middle by mskatej at AO3

(ohai, long time no see)

so, I realized recently I've been on a multifandom vid spree lately – not just finding new vids, but coming back around to some old favorites. And there are a slew that I've been fangirling so hard that I figured I ought to share recs.

I said once, a long time ago, that a good vid is like fucking magic to me, and it's still true. There are some vids that always give me an energy boost, help me see new angles on canon, and just generally fill me with squee.

( my current obsessive favorites under the cut )

swear to god, Jensen just looked confused for most of that sex scene. I'm not sure what he was intending to emote, but for me it mostly said, omg secks with girls?

uh, so, I finished that Thing I started, which now has a title. And then I started writing another Suits fic which has turned into 25,000 words of D/s AU and is still growing.

so I have a new fandom, I think? ...yay?

fyi, I think AO3 is going to be my primary posting place for fic from now on. I'll probably just pop over here to let you know when I start & complete something, the way I did with this.





Title: a day too early (still a couple dollars short)
Author: thatotherperv
Pairing: NC-17 Mike/Harvey
Length: ~11,000 words
Summary: Harvey picks up Mike in the pilot instead of Miss Eat-It-Off-My-Stomach. Mike isn't easy, in any sense beyond the obvious.

complete now at AO3

sometimes I love Christian Kane so much it's painful. that moment was gold.

heh. so, I was really being sarcastic when I said the thing about crossovers being my gateway to a new fandom, because I've been so barren lately on the writing front that any time I start something, I just assume the interest will pass.

but um. this has apparently actually possessed me. I did this weird little drabbly what-if of an alternate meeting, and then I couldn't help thinking how Mike and Harvey's relationship would change if, A) Mike didn't owe him for his job, and B) Harvey hadn't quickly acknowledged Mike's genius.



Title: not one yet, actually...
Pairing: Suits - Harvey/Mike
Rating: NC-17
Length: a little over 3,000 with more to come
Summary: canony AU. instead of barging into Harvey's interview, Mike takes the place of the not-really-hard-to-get waitress in the pilot.

posted over at AO3

....I guess it's time to find some sort of Suits icon, huh?

ummmm...I dribbled drabbled. I don't even know where it came from, but I do know that crossovers are my gateway drug. does this mean I'll be writing actual Suits fic next? *facepalm*

untitled crossover drabble can be found at my AO3 (which...I've had for a while but was empty until recently)

eta: untitled drabble now comes with a title...not creative, but fitting enough from multiple angles that i'm not sure why I didn't see it before I posted.

goddamn, Christian Kane is sexy when he's all damaged and fucked in the head. <3

anybody watch Suits? I'm a woman possessed. I kind of want to lock Harvey Specter in a room with Brian Kinney and watch the self-protective egotism splode.

when I watched 105, the one about his driver, all I could think was...oh, so Harvey is only friends with people he employs. followed inevitably by, there's a hooker AU to be had, there.

sometimes I'm so predictable it pains me.