Hurt by anonymous. (Original post.) Mark/Eduardo. Hauntingly beautiful, just like the song. AKA: Ow, my heart. There are some really lovely moments with the clips vs lyrics. (Song: Hurt by Johnny Cash)

HAPPY HAPPY. tsn_springfest has started posting! And if that wasn't awesome enough, it's pouring down rain tonight and that will alwaysalwaysalways be my favorite time to read fic, especially TSN fic. It's just so fitting, for the sad ones and the incredibly sweet, comforting ones. Anyway, I'm still working my way through 'em (thankfully only a couple a day are being posted at a time) and I got to read and fall in love with a few and OMG ALL MY FEEEELS. All are anonymous yet. I'll edit in usernames once they're revealed.

Or Somewhere In Between | Part 2 Mark/Eduardo (& Chris/Dustin) | R. I could make an infinite string of ♥♥♥♥♥!!!!!!!!!!! and it still wouldn't adequately express my love for this fic. The writing is stellar, the characterization spot-on for everyone, wonderfully satisfying ending. Just bee-you-ti-fulllllll! *gushes* It starts with Mark's death, but that's just the beginning and oh, god. For those wanting spoilers in case the warnings are making you uncertain whether or not to give it a chance: ( SPOILERSCollapse )

Tête à Tête Mark/Eduardo | PG-13. Mark and Eduardo end up talking things out in a police holding cell with their own pop soundtrack.

The Last True Romantic Mark/Eduardo | R. Their first Valentine's Day together. Sean gives Mark advice. Yeah, exactly lol.

A Ginger Sling With A Pineapple Heart RPS AU | Jesse/Andrew (& Joe/Emma) | PG. Andrew is a struggling actor working at a bakery; he lives for Tuesdays when Jesse, the bike messenger, comes to deliver their order forms. So fun and sweet, like pink lemonade cupcakes! :X

01. My feelings on the Megaupload/Filesonic/Fileserve/Etc debacle are thusly:



It's still a suckerpunch whenever I run across/think about something else that's been reduced to nothing but a dead link now. I feel like I need to wallow in one of those In Memoriam compilation vids a la the Oscars with all the names of the fallen sharing sites and comms to a song by Celine Dion. And like, all of fandom could applaud after each logo appeared, even the ones with really shitty download time, just so we don't feel guilty later about playing favorites. And then we'd get drunk and party. I NEED CLOSURE OKAY.

02. a) Speaking of... rawr_caps <---HOLY CAPSLOCK WHAT HAPPENED. D: I only just discovered it was missing last night. I noticed grande_caps has sprung up to fill the gap (YAY!), but I'm still bummed. I found a tumblr statement about the deletion, but it, er, didn't really clear up anything for me? I think because I maybe missed a good-bye post/warning. By the time I arrived on scene, everything from their LJ to the website and tumblr was gone. So I'm assuming it had to do with the whole Megaupload clusterfuck above.

b) fuckyeahmarkandeduardo is gone. NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I'M LEGIT DISTRAUGHT AND SHIT ABOUT THIS YOU GUYS. I FELL MONTHS BEHIND AND MISSED SO MUCH AND NOW IT'S GONE FOREVER AND I'LL NEVER GET TO CATCH UP AND I FEEL LIKE POST-DEPOSITIONS!WARDO RIGHT NOW I NEED A HUG OKAY. :((((((((

c) And the hits keep on coming. Oh my god, alexoloughlinrocks.com is closing. I'll be the girl latched onto its leg, trying to not let it leave as it drags me across the floor. It's too early! I'm not used to sites vanishing so soon into a series! Maybe--MAYBE--I'd be more stiff upper lip about it all if this were happening five years after the show's end and even then I'd still have separation anxiety (hi, billion QaF sites I still miss), but omg. We're only on S2! (Well, I'm still catching up with this season, but that's not the point here aldkjfa.) I'M NOT PREPARED FOR THIS. D: (I totally understand/respect her reasons, btw.) Aw, well. I shall miss you, AOLR. ♥ At least now I know what I'll be doing this weekend. *readies external HD and right-click finger*

03. So, Chuck ends tonight and, dude, talk about not being prepared. I've been ridiculously attached to this show for FIVE YEARS and this season has been so much fun and has made me lololol 239843986761 times and I love everybody and I'm just not ready to say good-bye and not have Chuck and Sarah and Casey and Morgan and Awesome and Ellie around any more for new adventures. :'(

04. Roger lost the other night at the Australian Open to Rafa and, okay, to be fair, I knew going in that no matter who won that semi, I was gonna be super sad for the loser and super happy for the winner, cos that's how I roll with these two, but still wasn't prepared for how sad I would be. Roger's little :( face as he walked off the court and just. Man. It was hard. In other news, THE FEDERERBBS ARE SO BIG AND CUTE OMG.

And Rafa is still the most adorkable thing ever cos when asked what advice he'd give Murray to help him beat Djokovic, he said it was to play more aggressive than normal--and then laughed, "That's my advice, but my advice is not worth very much because I lost the last six matches against [Djokovic]. :DDDDDD" ILU RAFA. ♥

05. Oscars snub Fassy; are officially dead to me too, dammit. I was actually awake when the live announcements were being made and was happily waiting for his picture/name to pop up during Best Actor--AND THEN IT DIDN'T. What the fucking fuck, man. Charlize not being on there either is making me grouchy. Granted, I haven't seen Young Adult yet, but when I wanted her to get nommed just from seeing the previews, I'm pretty sure that means she was robbed, yo.

In conclusion: HAI HAI HAI, 2012! WAY TO SUCK SO FAR, SHINY NEW YEAR.

FIC

The Giraffe Notes by jeyhawk. RPS AU | Jesse/Andrew | NC-17. I am in love. Pure, buy-out a whole flower shop type of love with this fic. I'm kinda overwhelmed right now, to be honest. MY EMOTIONS. Starts in high school then jumps 8 years and, not gonna lie, I burst into v. messy happy tears at one point. You'll know when you get there. I want to live in this 'verse forever, guh. Bonus: The sweetest little giraffe and mouse note drawings in existance. Plus Emma Stone, Joe Mazello, Justin Bartha (and Timberlake, sorta). And don't miss the mini-fics in comments: One & Two.

Pieces From My Heart | Part 2 by indecentexposed. Mark/Eduardo | PG. Mark gets drunk, watches the video of the depositions, and comes to some startling realizations. So freakin' fabulous and satisfying and guh. Everyone is written awesome. Bonus: Dustin and Chris getting some of the best lines. And there are e-mails! I love when TSN fics have e-mails. /e-mail slutty

Pangaea | Part 2 | Part 3 by princewardo. AU | Mark/Eduardo | NC-17. JURASSIC PARK AU YOU GUYS AND IT IS DINO-RIFFIC AND MADE ME AWWWW AND LOL AND IS JUST AWESOME. *FLAILS*

Mulligan | Part 2 by oflights. Mark/Eduardo (Eduardo/OMCs, Eduardo/OFCs, and Mark/OMC) | NC-17. In which Eduardo discovers he's kind of an asshole, breaks his own heart a few times, breaks Mark's heart, and then has to fix it. So many layers of complexity and beautiful writing and really great characterization of mah boys. Like I told oflights, she was completely responsible for breaking my heart and then putting it back together again. ♥

VID

Lonely Souls by bubbleforest. (Original LJ post.). Mark/Eduardo. Oh, man. The mood of this one. It's got this dark, ominous tint to it while painting the story and just yeah. The editing and scene transitions blow me away. The vid will sometimes actually pulses in time to the beat. I KNOW RIGHT. My only qualm (after OMGILOVETHIS) was that it might have too many elements (filters, film jumps, text, dialogue) jammed together, but I've watched it a few more times and it's all just working for me. (Song: Lonely Soul by Unkle)

FIC

Any Measure Of Peace by manic_intent (Original LJ post). X-Men: First Class AU | Charles/Erik | NC-17. There's no beach divorce, aka AU where USA and Russia do not suddenly have a collective case of stupid by firing missiles at people who can lift submarines out of the water. This is 20K words of PERFECTION. Follows the what if of Erik and Charles leaving the beach together. Awesome plot and characterization of the whole gang. Bonus: Logan (Wolverine)!

Seeing Is/Not Believing by pr_scatterbrain. The Social Network | Mark/Eduardo | R. The story of how Mark got a dog. This is a xover with the TV show Wilfred. You know, the one where everyone sees a dog and Elijah Wood sees a snarky guy in a dog suit. Now imagine Elijah = Mark and the dog is Eduardo's. I DIED. It's just so perfect.

Ctrl Alt Delete by screamlet (Original LJ post). Star Trek Reboot | Kirk/Spock | R. Rocks fall; Kirk dies. I cried, you guys. MANY TIMES. This sucker is just epic. Epic and clever and even if you don't like death fic, consider giving it a try. You won't be disappointed, I pinkie promise you.

VIDS

The Future Seemed So Bright by Brevanna03. X-Men: First Class | Charles/Erik. This was the first vid I found after seeing the movie and it broke me so hard. I can't tell you how many times I've watched it since, but there would be a lot of digits involved, yo. There are so many 'oh my heart' moments to the lyrics. But that moment at 2:07? Yeah, made me cry. :(((((( (Song: Love The Way You Lie Part 2 by Rihanna)

The New Kid and Growing Old by mitsucat2010. The Social Network RPS AU | Jesse/Andrew. As I squealed to pixiebullets, who first recced this to me: THIS VID. SO MUCH JOY IN MAH HEART. It's the two of them meeting in school and growing up together and falling in looooove, all using various film sources. It's short, but so happy and makes me bouncy, eeeeeee. (Song: You and I by Ingrid Michaelson)

How To: Hitch a Breeder by sakesushimaki. QaF AU | Brian/Justin | NC-17. It's done, it's done! This is the WIP I was reccing awhile back and then I fell behind, woe. But! Just finished it tonight and I'm still bouncing. The boys are amazing like only Sake can do. ♥

Cryptography For Beginners by thedeadparrot. (Original LJ post.) / (Original DW post.). The Social Network. | Mark/Eduardo | NC-17. A few years after the depositions, Mark sends Eduardo an e-mail. Now Eduardo just needs to figure out what it says. THIS BLEW ME AWAY. SO BEAUTIFUL AND GENIUS AND YOU MUST READ THIS. (Still working on my mega-TSN rec list, but this one couldn't wait asldkfjas.)

Can I Have Yo Numba (Can I Have It?) by ohladybegood. Hawaii Five-0 | Steve/Danny | R. Steve goes away. At first Danny's cool with it. Then he's updating his phone plan to include Everything Data and has developed a compulsion to check his phone every five seconds. Guuuuuh, so good. I don't know what it is about my fanfic texting kink, but this one makes me so v. happy with the spot-on characterization and lol moments. Boys and their texts. ♥

AKA, the laziest fanmix ever, lol. But I did rearrange the playlist into one POV interpretation of their story and stuff! Cos basically this CD is the official-unofficial soundtrack for the TSN fandom and Mark/Eduardo and I haven't been able to get it outta my head all these months. Plus, okay, I desperately just wanted a reason to create coverart while shamelessly pimping out TSN fandom and M&S alfkjask. I ADMIT IT OKAY. For they are both awesome and have pretty boys like whoa. ♥ And now hopefully I can finish my other TSN mixes now that I've got all this M&S outta my system. Fingers crossed, yo.

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It makes me and at the same time.

COS YOU GUYS WARDO SO THINKS HE'S THE OLD ATARI AND SEAN IS ALL SMUG IN HIS SHINY X-BOXNESS AND DRIVING AROUND TOWN WITH THE BOY WARDO LOVES AND HE REALLY HATES SEAN'S ASS RIGHT NOW.

OH WARDO.

(HIS TINY FISTS OF RAGE AND HEARTBROKENNESS IN THAT CAP KILL ME.)

I'm still catching up on a slew of shows (including my big gay Hawaiian show, I misssssss youuuuu), but did randomly marathon about a month of Glee. And now I'm so confused how the Super Bowl ep could be so awesome and then the rest make me want to stab puppies. :|

ALSO SAW THE SOCIAL NETWORK 500 BILLION TIMES AND THIS HAPPENED:
Jesse Eisenberg + Andrew Garfield. I know it's hard to see Jesse because of HOW HE'S BURIED HIMSELF INTO ANDREW'S NECK ALKFDASLJ, but truuuust me. They are possibly the most precious human beings in existance. Solo interviews? WHY YES THEY WILL GUSH LOVE ABOUT THE OTHER. Interviews together? OH THEY ARE TWO ENDS OF A GAY RAINBOW WITH LOTS OF GLITTER IN THE MIDDLE. So adorkable. Srsly. The flirting, oh my god, the flirting. They're trying to kill me.

Ditto with Mark and Wardo. I love them so much. And want to knock their heads together. UGH WHY DON'T BOYS TALK ABOUT THEIR FEEEEEELINGS AND THEN LIVE HAPPY EVER FOREVER. UGH BOYS UGH. I knew I was in deep when on my way out of the theatre, I passed a little old woman in the back row sneering to her friend, "A genius and still so weird." and I got offended on movie!Mark's behalf adskfjasklj.

OSCARS THIS WEEKEND. You'll never guess who/what I'll be rooting for. :P