pour encourager les autres

Updates and posts in general have been getting more infrequent. And while probably very few of my AO3 readers actually read this journal, I'll just put it here for general consumption that all my fanfic progress has been going slower this year. Luckily for me, it's for good reasons and other things I enjoy. Unfortunately for my small number of readers, that doesn't show any sign of changing soon. Right now my hope and plan is to finish one other project in the next couple of months, which should free me up to put some focus back on the Portal/Terminator crossover, which is still my main interest -- not to mention the post-Predator story from Anna's perspective, the epic Xena wank short sequel that focuses on side characters instead of the main ones, the Knight Rider reboot pilot episode screenplay, and maybe even the semi-original City of Heroes story.

Fingers crossed. Thanks for your interest in my humble creations.

After too long, finally an update. Hopefully the next will be sooner.


Title: Last Resort
Fandom: Portal / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical
Characters: GLaDOS, Chell, Sarah Connor, Undisclosed Characters
Relationships: GLaDOS/Chell, Undisclosed Relationships
Rating: Mature audiences
Tags: Time travel, artificial intelligence, emotional baggage, consent issues, angst and feels, angst and fluff and smut, apocalypse fix-it, enemies to lovers
Status: Incomplete (15,904 words)

Being a hyperintelligent supercomputer, it doesn't take GLaDOS long to realize she's made a mistake. The solution may involve more than trace amounts of time travel. But it's a simple plan.

What could go wrong?

Post-"You Wouldn't Know" / post-2x22 "Born To Run" with some changes to canon.

In this chapter: Leaving Los Angeles. Arriving at Aperture. And a little bit of a flashback.


(AO3 link)

Which one of you little monkeys kicked off this fad of writing fanfic about the United Health Care assassin? And calling him "The Adjuster"?

Step up, now. And I'd better not be hearing any smart remarks about Spartacus.

[To ruin the joke by explaining it, the best aspect of this is that the fanfic preceded the arrest of the current person of interest.]

At least one other person has written a Portal/Terminator crossover, so I'm not the first, but that one was kind of jokey -- nothing wrong with that, but this is trying to be serious. The plan is to go for moderate to occasional heavy smut and put more emphasis on the emotions and actual story. This is only the second time I've started posting something with very little prewritten or even planned out in advance, and Portal is a very new fandom for me so I'm not as super knowledgeable on the lore. Finally, regular and frequent updates for this will likely be the exception and not the rule, unless it really takes off and I set the keyboard on fire from typing so fast. So with all that said, as always: Share, and enjoy.

(Oh, and: We value your feedback. Seriously.)


Title: Last Resort
Fandom: Portal / Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles / Portal 2: The Unauthorized Musical
Characters: GLaDOS, Chell, Sarah Connor, Undisclosed Characters
Relationships: GLaDOS/Chell, Undisclosed Relationships
Rating: Mature audiences
Tags: Time travel, artificial intelligence, emotional baggage, consent issues, angst and feels, angst and fluff and smut, apocalypse fix-it, enemies to lovers
Status: Incomplete (2,689 words)

Being a hyperintelligent supercomputer, it doesn't take GLaDOS long to realize she's made a mistake. The solution may involve more than trace amounts of time travel. But it's a simple plan.

What could go wrong?

Post-"You Wouldn't Know" / post-2x22 "Born To Run" with some changes to canon.


(AO3 link)

But now I want to see a Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles video to the tune of "Want You Gone".

Dexter: Devil's Dance has marvelous new artwork by DJSpaceInvader:

( Deb and Faith )

Another first time fandom, with a scene I hope we get in canon before it's over. Also, I am the first person on AO3 to write Vera. Go me.



Title: Mothers and Daughters
Author: frogfarm
Fandom: Alfie (webcomic)
Characters: Vera Tolman, Ozge
Rating: T
Status: Complete (1,731 words)

The reunion with her runaway daughter was a complete disaster. Vera Tolman discovers that things can always get worse.

Post-chapter 18 of ALFIE. Vera POV. Rated T for one use of a swear.

heartbreak, family, meeting the parents, crying, emotional hurt/comfort, angst and feels

(AO3 link)

Happy spring! This being my first new fic of the year, as opposed to a continuation of an already existing story.

The idea's a few years old at this point, but once I finally got off my duff and put my nose to the grindstone it was every bit as fun and easy as I knew it would be. I hope you have as much fun reading it as I did once I was done writing.



Title: The Show Must Go On
Author: frogfarm
Fandom: Galaxy Quest
Characters: Jason Nesmith, Gwen Demarco, Fred Kwan, Tommy Weber, Guy Fleegman, Laliari, Alexander Dane
Rating: T
Status: Complete (3,772 words)

The crew of the NSEA Protector gather to hear the final words and wishes of Alexander Dane.

Post-movie. Assorted POV's. Unabashed tribute to Alan Rickman.

(AO3 link)

From fucktheg0ds. Mostly to distract me from this old school D&D story for which I've outlined eleven chapters, because it would make a far better anime than prose, and it's amazing and frustrating that I can't find any existing anime with this kind of story.

Instructions:

• Bold all of the following TV shows of which you've seen 3 or more episodes.
  
• Italicize a show if you're positive you've seen every episode.
  
• Asterisk if you have a physical copy of at least one full season.
  
• Exclamation mark if it's an all-time fave.
  
• Add up to 10 additional shows - the list is old! - but keep in alphabetical order.
  

Added: Absolutely Fabulous, Ash vs Evil Dead, Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Brisco County, Daria, Dollhouse, Kolchak, Sledge Hammer and Yes Minister. I'm watching Shogun, but I'm not putting it on this list because it's a mini series, not a "show".

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Via snickfic.

2022 was a big year, mostly because I posted the third and longest novel in a trilogy. In comparison, 2023 was quiet and unassuming. But when I succeeded in writing something, I was always unequivocally happy with the resulting work.

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First Buffyverse Top Five decides to call it a day. Now Femslash Kink is saying that without a few volunteers, there won't be a list this year.

I can understand Buffy being considered a dying fandom, and F/F has always been the least popular. But if I were looking for something to blame other than humanity in general, it's the post-Livejournal fragmentation of fandom. No matter what walled garden you gravitate to, there's no critical mass anywhere.

I am incredibly pleased with the illustrations for book 1 of the Dexter/Buffy trilogy. I'll be scanning them on flatbed once I get the physical prints, but in the meantime a photo should give you a good idea. This artist is seriously good and all five drawings went incredibly smoothly with little to no revisions needed.

Darla, Astor and Lumen (click for larger version)
art by Caleb Ady

GALAXY QUEST.

As is the case for at least half the fics in this fandom, it will be deliberately meta.

Theme?

"The show must go on."

Skimming old posts, bemoaning the inevitable dead links, revisiting past thoughts and opinions to see what else might have changed.( listen betty, don't start up with your white zone shit again )

At one point I was responsible for 60% of the femslash on AO3 tagged "Bechdel Test Fail". It started as a combination of things; just trying to be accurate, being amused, and making a number of subtle observations. Just posted two more in this category, so I rechecked and despite that I'm still down to 50%. That's eight out of sixteen total, though I'm sure there are plenty more that would qualify if they were properly tagged and categorized.

I was going to go through the list, but it's almost always portrayed in the context of foreplay or full-blown sex, and as a friendly teasing and/or topping where a partner's attraction to some guy is acknowledged briefly in passing. Only two exceptions, both negatively shown: One has a flashback with a woman being sexually involved with a guy she doesn't even know, let alone have any romantic interest in; the other has a woman mind controlling another because she's gone mad from grief over the death of a man -- not her partner, but a guy she knew all her life and had a childhood crush on and who was basically her best friend, uncle and big brother in one -- and she partly blames this woman for his death, and says so.

So I may be overly liberal with my use of the tag, but if nothing else I think it's good to be accurate. Also, I just realized I need to go back and tag some Faith the Vampire Slayer with this.

Second fill for the 2022 Annual Femslash Kink Meme. How in the world am I only the second person on AO3 to write this pairing? And this story wouldn't even exist if I hadn't decided to read the prompt list for the first time in two years.

Thanks to TheRedPoet for able assistance on canon and character details.


Title: Training Daye (aka Fine Print Among the Fair Folk)
Author: frogfarm
Fandom: The Dresden Files
Category: F/F
Pairing: Mab/Molly
Characters: Molly Carpenter, Queen Mab
Rating: E
Words: 6,500
Warnings/Tags: Orgasm Delay/Denial, Bondage, Virginity, Anal Sex, Oral Sex, Consensual Non-Consent, Nipple Clamps, Cunnilingus, Weirdness, Plants, Fae & Faeries, Fae Magic, Bechdel Test Fail

Fine Print Among the Faire Folke or On ye Gorey Details Regarding the Ruthless Seduction of the Maiden Margaret by ye One and Only Qveen of Aire and Darkness MAB, Employing Any and All Meanse At Her Disposal Both Faire and Foule.

AKA: Every new Winter Lady has her first day of training. In hindsight, Molly's hard pressed to say she didn't see it coming.

Post-COLD DAYS. Molly POV.

Belated fill for the Annual Femslash Kinkmeme, 2022. Prompt: Dresden Files, Mab/Molly, agonising tease and denial followed by epic orgasms.

(AO3 link)

Still feels weird using AO3 drafts that expire in 30 days instead of editing local files on my own computer, but it's been good incentive to not dawdle. Posted the one Femslash Kink fill, got the outline finished for another and ready to start on writing, and there's one-maybe-two more prompts that look like enough fun to be worth tackling. Once I finish the FKM fills it's back to the other pieces I recently mentioned, although so far the only one that's getting attention and much thought is the Dexter/Buffy family dramedy with Newer Darker Astor and her Newer Darker Scooby Pals, where I'm mulling over whether the story could use a bit more substance to balance out the fluff.

Over the last week as I wrote the Flash Gordon piece, I've been finally getting various ideas out of my head and transcribed to become actual Works In Progress. So if you're not interested or you'd rather be completely surprised when they get finished and posted, avoid the cut.

( mild spoilers for fandoms, characters and concepts )