amelia_petkova

Opened my inbox this morning to find that an anonymous reader(s) had left kudos on four of my stories at AO3. A good way to get the morning going.

I've seen this meme multiple times but most recently it comes from netgirl_y2k

Pick a story I've written, and comment to this post with it. I will then give you a DVD commentary on that fic: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what's going on in the character's heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you'd expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

The change I made is that I'm impatient and didn't feel like waiting for responses, so I went ahead and chose to write about "A Lost Child in a Forgotten Tale", my El laberinto del fauno/Labyrinth crossover. Feel free to pick any other fics for me to do commentary on, if you feel like it.

( thoughts on Ofelia's story, Labryinth, and fairy tales )

Title: Weapon of Mass Destruction

Fandom: Golden Girls
Summary: Rose makes lutefisk.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Rose or Dorothy.
Author’s Notes: I have never tried lutefisk and I don’t plan to. Lutefisk is a traditional Scandinavian dish. It is said to have a strong odor and is the topic of many jokes. The title comes from some of the jokes that can be found in the Wikipedia article.

( traditions from St. Olaf do not always cross cultures )

That meme where you post excerpts from your current Works In Progress

The Decemberists
The landlord’s daughter sank to the bottom of the stream. The robber tucked her underneath the roots of a willow that hung over the water. Between the tree and its shade, she wouldn’t be easily seen. Such precautions were likely unnecessary as the area was secluded, but caution was always a good idea. Should anybody spy her, he would be far gone by then. And in any case, these things happened. Wealthy women should know better than to go walking alone.

El laberinto del fauno/Revolutionary Girl Utena
At the end of one hall there was a narrow, curving staircase. Something bounced down the steps and halted against her foot. It was a wooden spindle. Ofelia peered into the dark staircase. The rhythmic noise was coming from above. Holding the spindle, she climbed.

At the top of a great many stairs, she found a windowless room. In the center of the room, a dark-skinned woman wearing a scarlet dress and a gold crown sat at a spinning wheel. Piles of unsheathed swords surrounded her.

Bloody Jack
If she is honest with herself (and she tries to be), Amy Trevelyne is not entirely surprised that Jacky leaves a fair bit of Boston burning when she rides out of town just ahead of Constable Wiggins. It briefly puts Amy in mind of Paul Revere's famous ride before the Revolution, although Mr. Revere never committed accidental arson. For Amy is sure that it was an accident--Jacky never intends to be a harbringer of chaos, though chaos happens all the same.

Title: Doctor’s Orders
Fandom: Princess Tutu
Genres: Humor, Hurt/Comfort, post-canon
Summary: Ahiru is sick and Fakir makes soup.
Word Count: about 220
Disclaimer: Fakir and Ahiru are the property of Princess Tutu. (Well, they’re Drosselmeyer’s property, but anyway.)

Author’s Notes: I stayed home sick from work today and watched several episodes of Princess Tutu. Things progressed to the natural conclusion. ( more notes containing spoilers for the series end )

( Fakir really should pay attention to detail )

( additional author notes )

Title: A is for Adoption

Fandom: W.I.T.C.H.
Summary: A fix-it fic for the “let’s not tell the evil princess who she really is” plotline.
Word Count: approx. 1,700
Disclaimer: I do not own W.I.T.C.H.
Author’s Notes: Spoilers through 1.14 “Parents' Night.” Also, in this fic Cedric-as-bookseller has been referring to himself as “Rick” around Elyon instead of telling her his real name. You’ll see why later. I also can’t remember if it says exactly how old the main characters are during the series, so I’m going with thirteen unless I find out otherwise.

( and it all starts in a library )

I just went ahead and finished the last 6 episodes today since I had time and couldn't stop thinking about it. (Now I'll supposedly be able to concentrate on things like my novel and the job hunt.)

I'm still going along with periodic observations since too many major things happen in this season for me to say everything I feel. There may be more once I get around to watching the rest of the audio commentaries.

( spoilers through end of series )

( fan fiction musings and desires )

Title: Revolution, Take Two

Fandoms: Gilmore Girls/Revolutionary Girl Utena
Word Count: approx. 960
Summary: End of the World’s decision to move the duels to Chilton wasn’t his best idea.
Disclaimer: I don’t own either Gilmore Girls or Utena.
Author’s Notes: Timelines: takes place post-Utena anime series and during Season 3 in Gilmore Girls (senior year at Chilton).

( those rings really don't go with the Chilton uniform )

Title: Trial and Error

Fandom: Labyrinth
Word Count: approx. 600
Summary: A “five things that never happened and one that did” fic. Jareth’s attempts to divert people with food haven’t always worked.
Disclaimer: I don’t own Labyrinth.

( now you know why I was asking about the five things fic )

Title: The Rose Summoning
Fandoms: The Keeper's Chronicles by Tanya Huff/Revolutionary Girl Utena
Genres: Crossover, Crack
Word Count: approx. 440
Summary: Diana and Sam have to close a hole in Japan
Notes: This goes back to a discussion with ryfkah about how Utena is one of those fandoms that can seemingly be crossed over with anything. Technically contains spoilers through the end of The Keeper Chronicles but it's all out of context.
Disclaimer: I own neither The Keeper's Chronicles or Utena.

( this ended up being far more logical than it deserves )