*tap tap tap*...is this thing on?

*yells out into the terrifying abyss* "HELLO, LIVE JOURNAL!"

I have no barely any idea how to act in here, so please bear with me. I probably won't be very active, because will probably be more active than I'd thought; LJ has been pretty damn welcoming so far :) I'm pretty happy with the set-up I've got going between twitter and AO3, but I kind of really wanted to try my hand at submitting some art for a Big Bang, so I had to make my account official in order to do that. I think that's the first logical step at least...

So anyway, here I am. All my profile info is straight from twitter (because it seemed like the most comfortable way to dip my toes into the big, scary LJ, by logging in from that account), so take it for what you will (I added a bit; guess I can step out of my twitter shell after all ;)). To update it a bit [more]: I love Supernatural; I am a fairly recent fan (I started watching on Netflix a few months before season 10 first aired), but I am neck-deep in fandom now and I love that, too.

As I mentioned, I'm also on AO3. Mainly, I spend my time there reading, but I also beta for a few friends (mainly non_tiembo_mala, gluedwithgold, and sometimes whispered_story - all amazing authors; definitely check them out if you don't already know them) and occasionally post fic of my own.

I also like to draw/paint/sketch/whatever, but I rarely do in the interest of doing those other things. But I like to take opportunities when I can to flex those skills, try to keep them from getting too rusty. (For an example, check out the drawing I did for non_tiembo_mala's "Upon A Painted Ocean", here. You should also definitely read the story, because it's SO GOOD.) Thus, my motivation for joining, like, officially joining, LJ - to (I hope, if all goes well) participate as an artist contributor in the 2016 Big Bang. I'm going to go sign up now, so wish me luck!! (I'm gonna need it!)

Here's to you, Live Journal. Please be gentle with me - I'm new. ;)

Love,
Amanda aka @Dancing_Adrift

[edited March 28th to keep info current while maintaining this as a suitable introductory post to stick at the top of my journal] :)

Fic Rec: Beauty & the Beast Inspired Fic

So, there's been a lot of chatter lately about Disney's new production of Beauty and the Beast coming out soon (?). You know, the non-animated one with Emma Watson and that dude who was in the Hobbit, and Ian McKellan. That one.

There's been some fuss about the fact that the movie is going to include a gay character. *gasp!* Some people are ecstatic, others aren't super thrilled about the choices made, and some *ahem*bigots*ahem* are outright boycotting the movie. ANYhoo. I'm pretty sure every one of my followers on here at least have nothing against homosexual relationships, lol.

To get back to my point - Beauty and the Beast is my favorite [animated, classic] Disney movie. I'm not really sure how I feel about them 'remaking' it, but all the hubbub has been reminding me that there are some most excellent SPN/SPN RPF fics that have drawn inspiration from this great movie. I've listed the ones I know below. I highly recommend them all, so you should definitely read them, and show the authors (and one artist!) some love. And if you've got any similar recommendations, I'd love to hear of them!

Try the grey stuff, it's delicious!

Er, I mean, I hope you enjoy the recs! ♥
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Art: If Only My Kiss Could Break the Spell (Masterpost)

Title: If Only My Kiss Could Break the Spell
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Characters: Dean Winchester, Sam Winchester
Summary: Art for If Only My Kiss Could Break the Spell, written by backrose_17 and created for the 2016 spn_reversebang challenge.

READ THE STORY!
AO3 | LJ | DW

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Fic: Season of Love (Gift for peggy_lane) (MASTERPOST)

Title: Season of Love
Rating: PG-13, Teen
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Characters: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Genevieve Cortese, Chad Michael Murray, Christian Kane, Sandra McCoy, Steve Carlson, Danneel Harris, other minor rpf characters
Word Count: ~10.5k

Summary: Jared and Jensen don't really know each other, yet their paths keep crossing over the holiday season. After a few random encounters, they decide to start meeting on purpose.

Based off the prompt ”Strangers who randomly run into each other again and again."

Author’s Note: A gift for peggy_lane as part of the 2016 spn_j2_xmas exchange. Sorry to make you wait so long! I’m a chronic procrastinator. Trying to get better about that, but… :-/ Thank you to the mods also for their patience.

Fic is not [yet] fully beta’d, but thank you to non_tiembo_mala, gluedwithgold, alyndra and akintay for their varying levels of support during the inception and creation of this.

Merry [belated] Christmas to you all! I hope you like the fic. ♥


PART ONE | PART TWO | AO3



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Art: Wireless Connection (Masterpost)

Title: Wireless Connection
Rating: G (PG-13 for Fic)
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared
Characters: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki

Summary: Art for Wireless Connection, written by the amazing lotrspnfangirl, and my second entry for the 2016 j2_reversebang!

Jared finds stress relief in Twitter as a second-year nursing student. Over summer break, he becomes friends with Jackles @profjackles, aka Jensen. He doesn't even know what Jensen looks like, but he can’t help from falling for the man he met online anyway. Their relationship changes unexpectedly when Jensen accepts a new job at Jared's university. Nursing school is not nearly as hard as discovering that the guy you've fallen for is actually your professor.


READ THE STORY!
AO3 | LJ
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Fic: Forever As I Am (Masterpost)

Title: Forever As I Am (on AO3)
Rating: R, Mature
Fandom: Supernatural RPF
Pairing: Jensen/Jared, brief Jensen/Tom Welling, background Danneel Harris/Christian Kane
Characters: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki
Word Count: ~ 18.7K Full Version on AO3

Summary: Jensen has always wanted to attend Harvard Law School, and he's not about to let anything stand in the way of fulfilling that dream. When Jensen meets Jared, he learns that his dreams don't have to change in order to become even better than he'd ever imagined.

Author's Note: J2 AU inspired by the movie Legally Blonde, written for the spn_cinema challenge. Due to time constraints, the story is currently only available on AO3. Thank you for reading!!

THANK YOU...

...non_tiembo_mala, among much else, for staying up far too late with me, holding my hand until the very last sentence. Hope you got a good night's sleep! ♥
...gluedwithgold for the ongoing beta and for never being afraid to give the tough criticisms. I don't always like it, and I don't always listen, but I always appreciate you and your input ♥
...akintay for the cheerleading, and for helping pick me up when I wanted to fall apart. I hope you enjoy the ending ♥

...to the mods of spn_cinema for putting together such a fun challenge, and for enabling my procrastinating ways. I hope this is a worthy addition to your collection of fics!

...and last but not least, to readers (and fellow writers) like you! Some of you went out of your way to encourage me here, on twitter, and elsewhere during this process, and I appreciate it probably more than you may know. THANK YOU! ♥

#Inktober - Week Three!

Another week has come and gone, and October is just flying by!

In case you've missed them, you can see the rest of this month's drawings here:
#Inktober - WEEK ONE!
#Inktober - WEEK TWO!

Or, follow me on twitter and see them as I post them daily :)

Anyhoo, please enjoy this week's doodles! ♥
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Day 21 - "First Kiss"
This drawing is outside of the cut because not only is it technically fanart, but it's fanart that comes with a fic rec! The fic this was inspired by (and I say 'inspired' because, if it was directly done for the fic, I would have actually been looking at the fic when I drew/colored it and made sure the details actually *matched* the fic (they don't, not exactly, lol)) is by the amazing __tiana__, and I enjoy reading it often. So yeah. This image of bartender/drummer!Jensen and mechanic/artist!Jared is from the first scene of "Don't Go Mistaking Paradise" (which I just re-read last night, and you definitely should go [re]read now too, if you're at all a fan of J2 AU fic :)). And I hope you like my art, too, lol XD



That's all for this week, folks! I'll be back next Saturday to post even more. Thanks for taking a look! ♥