Drabbles offered to good homes

[jadesfire]

I am immensely chuffed today as "Coming Back" has been recced on crack_van. It's so lovely - the list is full of great writers and I always bounce to see my name among them! My Housefic "They Also Serve" was recced there a while back, so I'm feeling rather proud of myself :) Now all I have to do is write a Criminal Minds one to match them... ;)

In a burst of creativity, I'm offering drabbles/ficlets to all requestors. Any fandom (see my interests list), any pairing. I'm rather bouncy as The Wandering Years stopped wandering and started behaving themselves so come share the bounciness! I don't promise they'll be the same quality as fallen_arazil's, but I can try. :)

Also, rivers_bend told us to consider ourselves tagged...



1. I can play both the descant and the treble recorders (not at the same time) to a fairly decent standard.

2. I can't wash my hair in the shower because I've got horribly sensitive skin and the shampoo makes me itch.

3. I used to be able to say thank you in 45 languages. I think I'm down to about 25 now.

4. I can type around 80 words a minute.

5. Baked beans make me feel sick.

6. I own a Beanie Buddy duck called Mr Pond, who lives on my computer hard drive at work. He was a 21st birthday present.

Like river, I hate tagging people, but love random facts, so post away!

Comments

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

I used to work in the kitchen of a university department, so I 'collected' the thank yous from our various customers - it's what you do when you're a bored language-obsessive :)

And the drabble...ok, it's a little weird, but since that's never bothered me before, I'm not going to let it now! Will see what I can do.

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

When we were watching the Dickens episode my friend told me that the actress who played the maid was Gwen in Torchwood. I have no idea if this is true, but I became strangely obsessed with the idea of Gwen meeting Rose and having a past life memory for some reason.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Yup, it's the same woman. RTD has a thing about casting the same people again and again. Apart from Gwen, Tosh and Martha were both in earlier episodes. Usually, there's an explanation, but there never has been for Gwen...

*working on drabble...*

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

It's been quite a while since I saw the episode, but hopefully this makes sense.

Dreams

She sees yellow hair. It's always there, glowing in the dimness of the house that smells of gas and soap and death. It's a constant part of the dream that is as vivid as a memory, sharp and clear, dark as nightmares. There are faces and voices and light, glinting on the blonde hair of a girl who cannot understand and the man whose calm, ancient eyes know more than she does. And she gives herself over to the lights.

There is pain.

Gwen wakes with hope in her mind, screaming with the agony of a woman who isn't her.

[rivers-bend.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!! Thank you :D

Rose's hair glowing in the dimness of that house is just perfect. I think you captured the feeling of it really well.

And I absolutely adore House and Wilson playing symptoms top-trumps. I don't know if they have TT in America, but I've the Buffy and Angel ones, and I've played Hammer Horror ones, and Truck ones as well since moving here.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*is relieved* You're welcome!

Apparently it works even if you don't know TT, so that's ok... I confess to having used the idea in my Torchwood story Truth or Dare, but I figured a good idea's a good idea, right? ;)

I have the Marvel comics ones, which are great fun (apart from the fact that Apocalypse pretty much trumps everyone and they got Gambit's powers totally wrong and...*shuts up*)