So I obviously smoked some serious crack before going to bed last night, because my dreams were a multifandom extravaganza.

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Yesterday, I finally got fed up with Trinity's intensely irritating library and went to see if I could find a good used bookstore. For a city that trades so much on its literary reputation, used bookstores are not thick on the ground here in Dublin. Everyone talks about Books Upstairs, which is right across the street from campus, but I've been in there twice and--how can I put this delicately?--it sucks. It has, like, four books in it, and three of them are by Dan Brown. (The fourth is some pretentious piece of literary theory--gag me.)

Anyway, I had heard that Abbey Street had a couple of decent places, so I took the long way 'round, mostly to avoid crossing the River Liffey at O'Connell Street--it's always horribly congested. I ended up in Temple Bar completely by accident, and, I think, stumbled across U2's recording studio there. I think. I didn't look too closely. *is resolutely Not A Stalker*

I started out with a list of ten books, and on Abbey Street I was able to find three of them. Two were at Chapters, which has a decent, if horribly organzied, used section. (What is with bookstores that insist on dividing fiction into "Literature" and "Fiction" sections? It's not only pretentious, it's stupid--you end up with the same book shelved in multiple places, and nobody can find anything. Chapters was even worse--I stumbled across The Great Gatsby in "Literature," "Fiction," and "Classics.") The third was at a bargain store that basically looked like a room where somebody had emptied a carton of books out onto the floor--and not in a good way. Then today I managed to pick up two more at Hodges Figgis, which almost wins Favorite Bookstore on name alone--it sounds like it should be located in Diagon Alley. ;-)

In case anybody's curious, these are the books I was looking for:

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Seven are for class, three are potential pleasure reading. Anyone who can guess which three (or which one of the others I've actually read previously) will impress me deeply, and probably knows me better than I know myself. ;-)

(Oh, and in case anyone is in terrible suspense: I found the Haggard, the Hogg, the More, the Stoker, and the Wolfe. You can rest easy now. *g*)

ANYWAY...none of this was actually the highpoint of the day. That was my discovery of what I think must be the only Mexican restaurant in Dublin. It's called Taco Taco, it's in a food court off Abbey Street, and it's really not that good. But MY GOD--I ate a quesadilla yesterday, and it was the best thing I had ever tasted. I think I must've been experiencing salsa withdrawal. Bless you, Taco Taco. Bless you.

About a year ago I wrote a Buffy the Vampire Slayer/His Dark Materials fic that is, as I said at the time, really less of a crossover and more a “Buffyverse with dæmons” story. It was good fun, but it’s not something I’ve thought about much since.

Then liviapenn created the sga_fusion challenge, and my thoughts immediately turned to my favorite, tragically underutilized fandom: His Dark Materials. I realized that I not only could write an SGA/HDM fusion story, I absolutely had to.

Unlike the Buffyverse story, which was basically a re-writing of the episode “Beneath You” (plus dæmons!), the SGA story grew and grew and grew...and now I have this odd beast: a piece of fanfiction that is, in my opinion, the most romantic McKay/Sheppard story I’ve written...but that’s based around a concept from another fandom altogether. So with that handicap in mind, I’ve prepared a little HDM/dæmons primer which I hope will enable those who are interested to give this story a try.

( Everything You Never Knew You Wanted to Know About Dæmons and Therefore Didn’t AskCollapse )

Hopefully, that should be all you need to follow this story. And hopefully, at least somebody is still hanging around to read it!

On to the actual story!
Dæmonology

Because seriously, how cool is this?

Also, there totally needs to be Rodney/Anya fic. Like, now.

I'm dead serious. If someone writes me Rodney/Anya I will...well, write whatever cracked out thing they want, that's for sure.

Mmm...Rodney/Anya/John.

I've been meaning to do this for a while, and as I'm now no longer even pretending to not be in fandom, it seems like the right moment. So here's a list of all the fanfic I've ever written,* organized by fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel the Series, Father Ted, Good Omens, His Dark Materials, and Stargate: Atlantis. I'm linking to this post as my "website" in my userinfo, and I'll update it whenever I write new fic--a frequent occurrence, I hope!**

BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER/ANGEL THE SERIES

Afterglow
Cordelia/Lindsey, AU AtS S5, PG
“You still don’t get it, do you?” Lindsey says. “There are no sides.”

But I’m a Superhero!
Spike/Buffy with teases of lots of other pairings, Post-Chosen, R
Double the amnesia, double the fun. Or: The further adventures of Randy Giles. Long.

deus ex machina
Spike/Angel, Post-NFA, PG
I make it all better. Well, somewhat better.

Fifteen Years On
Spike, Futureficlet, PG
Sometimes the strangeness of it all hits him.

‘Fifteen Years On’ Sorta Sequel
Spike/Other, Futureficlet, PG
The call comes in the middle of the night.

The Greatest Love Story Never Told!
Andrew/Avril Lavigne, Spike/Buffy, R
Yes, you read that correctly: Andrew/Avril Frickin’ Lavigne. C’mon, you know you want it!

Hate and
Spike/Angelus, AU AtS S5, NC-17
Spike has never been the leaving kind.

The Last Temptation
Spike/Buffy, William/Cecily, Chosen, PG
It doesn’t have to be this way.
(Note: I actually wrote this, unspoiled, BEFORE “Chosen” aired. Because I am teh psychic.)

Like God Made Adam
Drusilla/Warren, AU BtVS S6, R
Dru 1st Person POV (why yes, I am a lunatic). You like to make things, don’t you? I like to make things, too. Oh, what fun we’ll have, once I’m finished making you.

Lust For Life
Spike/Faith, AU AtS S5, PG-13
“I stole Angel’s car and kidnapped you.” Faith shrugged. “It was Giles’s idea.”

Men of Good Fortune
Sequel to deus ex machina
Spike/Angel, Post-NFA, PG-13
It’s a beautiful day. Don’t let it get away.

Mind/Fuck
Spike/Riley, BtVS S5, NC-17
I keep trying to summarize this, but all I can think is: Dude, I wrote Spike/Riley!

Nostalgia
Spike/Angel, AU AtS S5, NC-17
It’s just like it was.

Puppets & Strings
Spike/Faith(/Lindsey), Lindsey/Eve, AU AtS S5, NC-17
“So you’ve got the hero, and you’ve got the quirky sidekick,” says your assistant, drawing a sharp fingernail down your spine. “You know what’s missing, don’t you?” You nod, and she nods with you. “The girl.”

Rerun
Wesley/Faith, Andrew, AtS S5, NC-17
Kisses bestowed outside of sex were promises she couldn’t afford to keep.

She’s Like a Rainbow
Spike/Tara, AU BtVS S4, NC-17
She comes in colors, everywhere.

Sleeping With Ghosts
Wesley/Faith, NC-17
“Let’s not play games,” says Wesley.

Summer of the Snake
Spike/Tara, Dawn, Post-The Gift, NC-17
Sometimes Dawn likes to pretend that Spike and Tara are her parents.

These Shoes
Spike/Buffy, BtVS S6, NC-17
Buffy, Spike, evil shoes. Humor.

Untitled
Fusion with His Dark Materials
Spike/Buffy, AU Beneath You, PG
There was something wrong with Spike’s dæmon.

What We Keep
Spike/Buffy, Xander/Anya, Post-Chosen, PG
There are the things she remembers, and the things she doesn’t.

FATHER TED

Major Ted
Fusion with Stargate: Atlantis
Crack, PG
Elizabeth bit back a sigh. “Major Crilly, as you know, there have been some problems with your team in the past.”

GOOD OMENS

Vaguely Downwards
Crowley/Lilith, Pre-Book, NC-17
He’d been an angel once. He hadn’t meant to Fall. He’d just hung around with the wrong people.

HIS DARK MATERIALS

Dæmonology
Fusion with Stargate: Atlantis
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, PG-13
They had always wanted to fly; John couldn’t fly; Nioke flew for him.

Five Futures That Will Parry Never Found
Will/Lyra, Will/Mary, Will/OFCs, Post-TAS, PG
Parry among the women.

Untitled
Fusion with Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Spike/Buffy, AU Beneath You, PG
There was something wrong with Spike’s dæmon.

STARGATE: ATLANTIS

And Time
McKay/Sheppard, PG
dar_jeeling was saying that the Wraith aren't scary. She's right; they're not. But they should be.

The Bang and the Clatter
Fusion with Good Omens
McKay/Sheppard, PG
Heaven and Hell’s North American representatives have an Arrangement, too.

Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You!
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, R
“You’re not the least bit disturbed by this?” John asked. Rodney shrugged. “Well, I’d have preferred a Coffee Bean, but...”

Consilience
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17
Sometimes Rodney's brain scares him.

Control (These Hands)
Control (Bring Her Down)
McKay/Sheppard, through Trinity, PG-13
John, Rodney, control: the perfect ménage à trois.

Dæmonology
Fusion with His Dark Materials
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, PG-13
They had always wanted to fly; John couldn’t fly; Nioke flew for him.

Dissonance
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, NC-17
dis•so•nance n.
1. A harsh, disagreeable combination of sounds; discord.
2. Lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony; conflict.
3. Music. A combination of tones contextually considered to suggest unrelieved tension and require resolution.

Down From Mt. Olympus
McKay/Sheppard, post-Sanctuary, NC-17
The force is strong with this one.

Eight Ways John and Rodney Gave Themselves Away
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, PG
Nothing is secret which shall not be made manifest.

French Class
McKay/Sheppard, through The Long Goodbye, PG
For smallbeer: ‘John and Rodney have to explain some wacky Earth custom to Ronon.’

The Hollow Men
McKay/Sheppard, through Trinity, PG
He held his hand.

Horses Over the Hill
McKay/Sheppard, R
I’m in you, more so when they put me in the ground.

Hounds of Lurve
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, R
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle meets Kate Bush meets cracked-out 19th Century pastiche. Or: “Colonel, is there a reason you’re humping my leg?”

Human Vacillation
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17
He had seen something that he was not likely to forget for a long, long time.

Inhibited
McKay/Sheppard, Sanctuary, PG
"This...is...cool," he says. "Also, it kinda tickles."

Learning Curve
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17
For luthien: 'The second time...'

Little Things
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, NC-17
In paradise everybody’s happy forever.

Looking for Lamour
McKay/Sheppard, PG
suzy_queue asked for a road trip: “Don’t be silly,” John says. “You’re Bob and I’m Bing; now get in the car and let’s go find ourselves a Dorothy.”

Magic Marker
McKay/Sheppard, vague Season 2, PG-13
John’s eyes were wide with horror. “You’re telling me that I walked around all day with ‘Property of Dr. Rodney McKay’ written on my ass?”

Major Ted
Fusion with Father Ted
Crack, PG
Elizabeth bit back a sigh. “Major Crilly, as you know, there have been some problems with your team in the past.”

Mixing Memory and Desire
McKay/Sheppard, R
Written for the Badfic Summary Mini-Ficathon, in response to neery's summary: When an AMNESIC Raawdney is sold to Jon as a slave(!1!), he is TERRIFED of Being RAPED(!) by this MysteriouS, DangerouS, DarK stranger!!!1! Will there be a happy ending for my OTP??? Will John earn Rodeney's trust? Will Rawdeney regain his memories?

A Monologue for Two Voices
Fusion with His Dark Materials
Prequel to Dæmonology, PG
tardis80 wanted something about Rodney and faith or Rodney and Tyk. This is both.

Playing Tag
McKay/Sheppard, R
Dog tag porn.

Pleasure Principle
McKay/Sheppard, Conversion, R
‘Conversion’ missing scene(s). Three ways it might’ve gone.

Pony Up
McKay/Sheppard, PG
For godofwine: 'John buys Rodney a pony.'

Realm of Dryads
PG, for the picfor1000 challenge
“They’re in the trees?” he asked.

Revelations
McKay/Sheppard, NC-17
AU. John is a priest, Rodney is sin, and I am so going to hell.

Saddle Club
Sequel to Pony Up
McKay/Sheppard, PG-13
astolat said: "How about TWO ponies?"

Sexual Healing
McKay/Sheppard, R
“Okay,” Rodney said. “So basically, you’re trapped in a crappy--oops, that’s redundant--a pornographic version of Pay It Forward. No sex is definitely not an option, so what can we do here?”

Sliding Scale
McKay/Sheppard, McKay/Sheppard/OFC (sorta kinda), NC-17
It suddenly struck him: for two guys who were enthusiastically balling each other every night (and after lunch, when convenient) they certainly spent a lot of time talking about women.

Something Wicked
McKay/Sheppard, Weir/Zelenka, through Aurora, PG
Faustian bargains were so passé.

Tactics
McKay/Sheppard, post-The Tower, PG-13
‘The Tower’ tag. “I didn’t, you know.”

Teeth
McKay/Sheppard, through Conversion, PG
Drabble. Rodney dreams of teeth.

Truth, and Other Literary Endeavors
McKay/Sheppard, through The Tower, R
Rodney is writing his autobiography. John has some constructive criticism.

The U.S.S. Indianapolis
McKay/Sheppard, through Epiphany, PG
What’s that one, there, on your arm?//Oh, that’s a tattoo. I got it removed.

We Have Lingered
McKay/Sheppard, post-Grace Under Pressure, PG
‘Grace Under Pressure’ tag. “We have to go back,” he says.

*Okay, not everything I've ever written. There's some Buffy fic that I wrote when I was 17 that I'm not so proud of anymore, and I'm leaving that off the list. (Yet this is the fic I still get the awards and nominations for. Explain that one to me.) And don't even get me started on the X-Files fic I wrote when I was 14. *shudder*

**Yes, I know most of these are posted under a different LJ name. That's either because a) There's some sort of creepy Single White Female thing going on or b) They're both me. You decide!

I have the day off from work, so I slept 'til eleven, didn't change out of my pajamas, and am sitting around drinking tea and doing memes. I bet you wish you were me.

These are pretty entertaining, though.

From claire, the iTunes Eight-Ball meme: Put your iTunes on random, then ask it each question before going to the next song.

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From about a zillion people, the Icon Paring Generator meme: about which all I have to say is, curiosity may not have killed the cat, but you can bet it seriously disturbed it. I started doing this meme just to see what I got, and the results were, unsurprisingly, terrifying. ( But the truly shocking bit was that I immediately started thinking of ways I could make these cracked-out combinations work.Collapse )

Now if only I could think of some way to do Rodney/the huge lemon from my “She wore lemon” icon. Before, that icon was supposed to represent the intangibility of desire (and other equally deep things); now it’s just kinda funny. Poor Rodney.

Speaking of which...I now have multiple ideas for completely cracked-out SGA fic. At least one involves aphrodisiac dog slobber. I need help.