Hello writing journal, gosh it's been a long time. This is sort of a writing ramble but it's unlocked because the first part may apply to people who aren't friended here.

Very first thing to say: I am sorry for all the comments not replied to, and I'm sorry again because they probably won't get replied to. There are a lot, and they take a lot of time to respond to, and some I just don't want to revisit, so my apologies but if you commented on any fic in the last couple of months, in all probability you will not get a reply. I did read them, though, thank you. It's just not been a good couple of months.

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Hello, still no writing, sorry. I now have some weird mutant cold, the universe pretty much never wants me to write again and I'm too tired to fight it. But I do bring something pretty! Maes hiding behind his daddy from Read All About It, the only view most people ever got of Maes before he was about five. He has his daddy's . . . eye ^^;

Thanks to dragonimp for the impossible cute, thank you honey ^^ I know this combination of genetics was always going to produce something pretty but you made him *adorable*, thank you =)

If anyone's been wondering where the hell I've been for the last two weeks and more, I'm dealing with a sudden bereavement, haven't written anything in the entire time and when I do think about writing all I feel is queasy. I don't know when I'll be back, I'm struggling to function on the most basic level of things I *have* to do, fanfic stuff has seriously gone on the back-burner.

I'll reply to comments and otherwise deal with the admin stuff I seem to rack up on this journal if I ever get the energy back. Until then, look after yourselves, and enjoy the new anime, I guess =)

I'm leaving this one unlocked because it actually matters for once. I'm typing it in a very cold Yorkshire kitchen with an absurdly cute retriever pawing at me for attention on a nasty little MacBook keyboard so it's going to take a while and may be very typo-riddled, apologies in advance, but this is important, so.

The last piece I posted, the charity fic, I didn't expect the reactions it got! But they're important and valid reactions and so here we will be discussing noncon, dubcon, fanfic, rape, squick and no. Feel very free to skip if you don't want to read it =)

[edit: have now disabled comments because we're really not discussing new territory anymore and it's just exhausting me, this isn't a community or anything guys, this is my journal and every one of these comments goes right to my inbox and it's kind of putting a hole in my holiday! I'll renenable them or whatever in a few days if you want to read the discussion. If you *genuinely* have something to say, email me (I'm on gmail, and I'm rainjoy, as always). If not, read or not at will. Thanks.]

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Homecoming, charity fic for sky_dark. Her prompt and now her story, you read with her permission =) In the end, between bids and donations, they made £10,150.22 for charity. I don't even need to tell you guys how awesome that is, fandom, you could not be more amazing ;_; (yes you could you could give me good Doctor Who slashfic argh but let's not go there right now) Thank you again everyone who bidded and donated money or time and talent, it's brilliant what we all managed together, it's well-deserved group hug time!
Beta'd by dormantdrake, thank you as always, honey. You remain fabulous as ever ^^
Rating: R, for swearing and mentions of sex
Disclaimer: Sky's prompt, Hiromu Arakawa's characters, you can't blame me for any of it!
Warnings: Post-movie so expect vague spoilers, but set in a future timeline containing Ling. Worry appropriately. Also: angst =(

Summary: Three months is a long time.

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*hums, drinks wine, posts*

The Secret Diary of Maes Elric-Mustang chapter 2 from the mpregverse that was never meant to be.
Unbeta'd, if anyone spots anything let me know ^^ (and if my beta's reading, I'm sorry I am so shit with Closer ;_; I've pretty much given up on getting the next chapter how I want it so if you have the time can I just send it along as is? And would you maybe mind looking at some charity fic for me too? It's an angstball but . . . it's for charity ^^;)

Rating: this chapter R, overall NC-17 for smut, cussing, violence, and anything else you'd like to name so I can try to shoehorn that in there too!
Disclaimer: The bain's Ed's, the OCs are mine (that's how a tautology works!), the significant and interesting characters are Hiromu Arakawa's.

Summary: Two telephone calls, three dreams, and two confrontations on a school playing field.

Chapter one . . .

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Pas de Deux part III, the conclusion
Unbeta'd, and scribbled in some very odd chunks . . .
Rating: Hard R? Really not so explicit
Disclaimer (knew I'd forgotten something!): Characters and world belong to Hiromu Arakawa, and I hope she knows I'm grateful =)
Warnings: Series and movie spoilers!

Summary: The same old song.


Note: Not convinced this is my best writing but I need to get it out of the way because I got bought! I belong to sky_dark now, until further notice, so I'm posting this quick before she prompts me. I know I've been whining but honestly honey, thank you =) It's going to be downright terrifying but I'll do my best (but my otpeeeee ;_;). And thank you everyone else who bidded (bidded!) and donated and generally was lovely in the name of a good cause, fandom is really one of those things where the sum of us can do really, really big things. Everyone feel all fuzzy and warm for a bit before I unleash my angststorm on you, okay? ^^

And while I'm here here's parts I & II and Padam, Padam, the piece that started it.

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The auction finishes at midnight tonight tomorrow night (thank you beautifulfic! Working through the whole weekend and onward I have lost all sense of days ^^;), if there's anyone on there you know you want that you still haven't bid for!

*wants Sky. Suspects Bri of having Tactics, doesn't even dare go there*

I am off to drink tea and pretend not to be terrified that I ever signed up, hope everyone else has a good evening ^^

I almost didn't pimp this because I've been writing like a woman possessed, I've barely glanced at the internet, all I've done in days aside from things work and nature require of me is write. Also that explains unanswered comments, ahem, sorry. But!

I am for sale! Again. Or I am after midnight. I'm not the only FMA writer on there either, flick through and you may see names you recognise. Okay, so, I did this a while ago but this is the last auction there's gonna be and anyway it was fun! People actually bid money, which surprised me, and in the end I wrote two short stories out of it and I really hope the people who received them were happy (for the record, they were the untitled Rurouni Kenshin piece for bakaryunate and Thread for sister_coyote. This time it's just the one piece because I seem very time-poor this year).

The story is basically thus, very simple: it's a charity auction. The charity in question is a worthy one even if it's not active outside the US as far as I can work out. So, we all like helping charities, right? So you bid for your writer/artist/dude they have everything on there, and if you win then said artist/writer/whatever makes you something. I've offered a short story (the exact length of 'short' is negotiable, depends on what plot or prompts I get ;) to the winning bidder. I would really, really appreciate it if *someone* bidded, it's just embarrassing if no-one does. Um.
[edit: I did read through that and think, 'bid', 'bidded' is not a word. But then bidded struck me as so much awesomely fun to say so I left it there in the hope that the internet will pick it up and take it to its heart and it will become a legitimate part of the English language. Bidded, bidded, bidded. Croak it, people!]

I think that's all I have to say, I signed up again on impulse and now I'm faced with actually being auctioned off I'm kind of horribly nervous, oh dear. Going to put my headphones on and write more (and more and more) and pretend it's not happening. But for now - thank you for sitting through my rambling. And if the auction tempts you, charity = good, you only live once, and custom-made fic is always nice, right . . . ? ^^

The Secret Diary of Maes Elric-Mustang Aged Eleven and One Half chapter one
From the mpregverse that was never meant to be.
Rating: NC-17 overall and very much this chapter.
Disclaimer: There are a fair few OCs in this, but if you know and love the character already, it won't be mine. It'll be Hiromu Arakawa's or else Ed's.
Warnings: Series spoilers! If you've seen up to halfway through, you'll probably have no surprises, though. (if you've only seen halfway through, um, watch the rest of it, obviously, it's awesome.)

Summary: The growing pains of Maes Elric-Mustang, and his parents since they still have plenty of their own growing up to do. Prepare once more for author's note of doom.

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50. Fever
Rating: PG-13? Haven't reread yet but I imagine Ed cusses ^^;

Summary: Unfortunately it's not the 'when you kiss me, when you hold me tight' variety.

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49. Regime
Rating: Light R - nothing explicit but yes, they are.

Summary: There's more than one type of workout.

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48. Music
Rating: G!

Summary: Birdsong.

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I was trying to work out some fic to post and settled on this - a chunk of Family Album pieces. The next chapter of Closer is in pieces across two Works documents and one notebook, Pas de Deux is being an enormous bitch, and Maes at eleven I'm stewing over quite happily and quite happy to keep stewing for a while. Plus it doesn't have a title yet, ahem. Also have a fic for my beta that's still . . . kind of not, yet. These are the only things I've actually finished in forever, so, pointless snapshots ahoy ^^;

47. After the Ball
Blanket disclaimer: the characters are Hiromu Arakawa's babies, except for Maes who's Ed's baby. I got nothing.
Rating: R - post-sex, nothing too naughty

Summary: Ed can sharper than he's given credit for, and Roy can be dumber.

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Pas de Deux part II
Unbeta'd, read over until I want to claw my own eyes out
Rating: R just because I always seem to end up on R ^^;
Disclaimer: Honestly guys, the only thing I can claim are a handful of words. World and characters belong to Hiromu Arakawa, and we're very grateful to her for it.
Warnings: spoilers for the series and movie!

Summary: Set after Padam, Padam and part one is here. The rest of your life, whether you're ready for it or not.


[Edit: One more part to go, guys! 2/3, if I can batter part three into a single volume. Should've said that earlier, I guess ^^;]

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Closer part LXVIII
(I tend not to notice how long this series is getting because I'm working in Roman numerals and somehow it doesn't count. When I translate the numbers it's like . . . *very, very quietly* fuck.)

Beta'd by dormantdrake - thanks so much, honey. At least I know that it's not completely nonsensical, that's the main thing ^^
Rating: R - nothing explicit, but adult happenings . . . happen.
Disclaimer: I don't even own the grief, we've all been here before.
Warnings: Series spoilers still. Watch that first? They did it better anyway.

Summary: Through the valley of the shadow of death.

All previous parts can be found in my memories.

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Pas de Deux part I
A sequel to Padam, Padam that I'm sort of nervous about posting . . .
Disclaimer: Even French!Roy is merely a variation on someone else's work - I don't own a thing =(
Rating: Hard R/NC-17 light
Warnings: Post-movie, so will contain spoilers!

Summary: Two years after the movie, three years after Padam, Padam, and you can't dance with three.

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46. The Daily Grind
Rating: G! Ed managed to keep his tongue under control in front of Maes ^^

Summary: There are reasons you get out of bed in a morning.

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45. Romance
Rating: PG-13, mentions of sex

Summary: Roy is very straightforward, for once.

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44. Sorry
Rating: PG-13, bit of swearing
Warnings: Series spoilers!

Summary: Ed-centric again; you never quite grow out of an Elric Guilt Complex.

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