Playground Scribbles

So kasugai_gummie and butterflycages have dragged me into a new fandom.

Title: The Practical Art of War
Author: Reston
Summary: Icarus and Mikael, plus Icarus’s idea of pillow talk. Non-canonical campaign, mostly written to service the scenario—forgive me?
Warnings: Suggestions of sex. This is actually pretty tame for me. *g*

( “What would it take to make you join me?” Icarus had said. )
408 words.

kasugai_gummie totally told me about the Gintama kink meme two days before a major exam, so I spent valuable study time producing the following.

She's such a jerk. Really.

Thus, in the order written (but clearly not in the order of cracked-out-ness):

( Kyuubei/Hijikata - strap-on )

( Shinsengumi orgy )

( Hijikata/Okita - bondage )

( Gintoki/Hijikata - mayosicle )

You know, it honestly bewilders me that all of these include Hijikata. Believe it or not, he's actually not my favorite character in Gintama—that title belongs to Gintoki, who has comforted me through many a cold and lonely night spent slaving over my orgo textbook. Gintoki and I, we have history.

It's probably because Hijikata's relatively sane. *g* He makes such a nice foil.

So! The July 2007 obscurefandom challenge! I sincerely meant to have my fic done before July, but then I bought Final Fantasy XII, and I got severely distracted, to say the very least.

For those who are interested:

The terms of the challenge.

( And the bingo card. )

And the actual fic:

Title: Building Resistance
Author: Reston
Summary: Gray and Ur (and Leon), in a snow shelter, re-warming.
Warnings: None, really. Gen. Extra credit to anyone who knows what musical the name of the lake comes from. *g*

( When Gray was eight years old, he fell through the ice on Berger Lake. )
968 words.

I've noticed recently that I've been writing quite a bit of porn. However, there is someone to blame for this.

kasugai_gummie, I hope you're happy now.

On the other hand, I think this is the fastest I've ever written something in my life.

Title: Half of All That Philosophy Crap is Stupid, Anyway
Author: Reston
Summary: Hijikata follows Kondou.
Warnings: Herein lies explicit sex. Be warned.

( And whoever said that a lifetime of service is a lifetime well spent has no idea what he’s talking about. )
366 words.

Title: Kinks
Author: Reston
Summary: Hijikata hates it when Okita screws around on the job.
Warnings: Innuendo. Okita being inappropriate.

( So, this all starts with some half-naked chick, right? )
500 words.

Having four exams in the next 10 days makes me want to avoid work.

This is (again) entirely the fault of kasugai_gummie, who claims that this doesn't count as part of our ongoing fic/pic exchange, but she is lying through her teeth, yes she is.

Title: Boys Who Can't Cook
Author: Reston
Summary: Musashi and Hiruma, kitchen.
Warnings: completely aimless PWP, of the just-short-of-smutty variety. Pre-slash.

( I’m convinced that takeout is the easiest thing in the world for Hiruma, because he has all the numbers for the local places on speed dial, and whatever he orders tends to spontaneously materialize on the menu while he’s on the phone. )
228 words.

See, the thing with me and kasugai_gummie is that I drag her into new fandoms kicking and screaming (usually in glee), and she gives me more plot bunnies than I know how to handle.

Like, more plot bunnies than I know how to handle.

Title: Crazy
Author: Reston
Summary: Gintoki and Hijikata have sex. PWP. Part of a pic/fic exchange with kasugai_gummie, her half of which is (unfinished but) over here. (ETA: FINISHED.)
Warnings: SEX.

( Anyway, my point is that this is so totally not my fault. )
967 words.

I was re-reading the Devilbats vs. Aliens game, and this kind of ambushed me. So, no real structure, no real point: just me trying to get back into the habit of writing.

Title: Pigskin Pals
Author: Reston
Summary: Homer and Panther. Gen.
Disclaimer: My writing; someone else’s characters.
Warnings: None, really. PG-13 for language (teenage boys acting like teenage boys).

( Mostly unrelated snippets. )
910 words.

New fic. Long fic. Otherwise known as the masticating my brain into itty bitty pieces and spewing bloody chunks all over the inside of my skull fic.

So. *cough* I'm writing it. Really. Before I die due to lack of functional grey matter. And I'm aiming for 25,000 words this month.

2,960 / 25,000 (11.8%)

*g* Clearly, I haven't gotten very far.



ETA (11/19): Well, that failed. Whoops.

Title: Five Things that Never Happened to Hiruma
Author: Reston
Summary: The title really is self-explanatory. Five could-have-beens.
Disclaimer: Oh, I wish.
Warnings: PG-13. Some violence, some suggestiveness. If you haven’t read every manga chapter, then some of these might not make as much sense as they otherwise would, plus you run the risk of getting spoiled.

( Remember, these are all things that never happened. )
2,538 words.

This is going up, mostly because finals are looming and I. am not. doing this. anymore. So there. *flips off plot bunnies*

Title: Post-Game Festivities
Author: Reston
Summary: After the Seibu game, Hiruma and Musashi head to Hiruma’s apartment to “talk.”
Disclaimer: Nope, not mine.
Warnings: Spoiler for the Seibu game, as in who won and who lost. Also, pre-slash. By a margin of about, oh, five seconds.

( Okay, so they don’t actually get much talking done. )
332 words.

Opening post, first fic in a new fandom. Go me.

Title: Disengagement
Author: Reston
Summary: Musashi leaves. UST ensues.
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be.
Warnings: MusaHiru. Spoilers for chapters 132. Also, minor playing around with of canon timeline.

( Hiruma had assumed that Musashi would be back eventually. )
1,724 words.

Note to self: I owe kasugai_gummie my first born chid more MusaHiru fic.