Prompt Me!
Jun. 2nd, 2011 12:57 amI was going to do this around Valentine's Day, but real life got in the way! So... I've been planning to write a song-fic set for my favorite QT pairings, and I thought... why not make it a present for Sounis!
I've got ten spots (I'll take up the count if there's more of you who really want a fic), and I'd love for you to leave me a song and a pairing. I will then write a short song-fic to match your prompt, much like what is featured in my other sets, Play With Fire and Black Roses.
RULES
One fic per person, please; but... feel free to leave me more than one song, if you want me to pick which one I like best.
I will write fic for Gen/Irene, Sophos/Helen, Costis/Agape, Minster of War/Gen's Mom, and I might even write Magus/Helen if you bribe me with magical cookies. I'm not really interested enough in any of the other pairings to write fic for them. I am, in the end, beholden to my muse.
Please, leave song title, song artist, and (not necessary but much appreciated) a YouTube link, so I can listen to the song and make sure I have the right one.
You don't have to leave love/romantic songs. I can get inspiration from most anything.
Please, do not prompt me with a song I've already used in my other song-fic sets.
If you'd like to further elaborate on your prompt (i.e. offer a timeline setting), feel free to do so.
If you're drawing a blank on a song, feel free to pick something from either me personal QT playlist or the official Sounis mix.
WHAT TO EXPECT
I hope to have all your little ficlets written and posted by the end of the month. I will post them all at once on
Alright! Prompt me! Once I have ten, I will close requests. Oh, and have a great summer, Sounis!
Edit: Requests will be closed on Thursday the 9th, so if you've already requested a fic, feel free to request a second one, as I still have four spots open. Thanks, Sounisians!
Edit 2: Alright! Requests are now closed. Thanks, Sounisians! Elle and Styrom, I'm going to need your song selections fairly soon, as I am working on writing this set at the moment. Thanks for your interest you two!
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Date: 6/2/11 06:46 am (UTC)I may have to think on the song for a day or two, mostly because I'll be traveling tomorrow and won't have access to all my music, but this is an awesome offering. Thanks so much, Lady Jane! *huggles you*
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Date: 6/2/11 06:54 am (UTC)Heh... *huggles you back* My pleasure. You guys always deserve presents!
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Date: 6/5/11 09:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/23/11 09:17 am (UTC)I'll try to have one for MoW/Gen's Mom to you in a bit.
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Date: 6/23/11 09:27 am (UTC)I still have a few more to write, so you've got a bit. Thank you!
Mow/Gen's Mom
Date: 6/23/11 10:13 am (UTC)Copper & Malachite (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCmaU6Lvi_o) by Ben Sollee. (sorry about the video; couldn't find another one for this song. Ben Sollee isn't that well known, I don't think).
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A Moment Changes Everything (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gf0oU8rmRAI) by David Gray
Re: Mow/Gen's Mom
Date: 6/25/11 04:51 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/4/11 04:04 am (UTC)Check Yes Juliet by We The Kings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CUyWJ7UINM
Any of the pairings, whichever inspires you the most :)
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Date: 6/4/11 06:18 am (UTC)I'm seeing Gen/Irene for this one. Thanks! This song also makes me think of Doctor/Rose, but that's probably just me!
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Date: 6/5/11 04:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/5/11 08:49 am (UTC)Hmm... I think its the references to running, forever, as well as the idea of leaving home behind with the one you love without looking back that makes me think of Rose and the Doctor. The MV is also very cute. I'm so tired of creepy MVs these day, this one was very re-freshing!
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Date: 6/6/11 04:06 am (UTC)True. The line 'they'll tear us a part if you give them a chance' also screams backstory and makes it work even with complicated pairings like Gen/Irene. Oooh and I second your opinion on the MV. It's like a lot of videos these days are just made to make the viewer feel heavy so they'll have a hard time forgetting the video and the song.
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Date: 6/6/11 05:08 am (UTC)And don't even get me started on Lady Gaga. Dancing as an expressive art form has been lost.
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Date: 6/7/11 12:14 am (UTC)That video was fun to watch. I didn't realize she played the cheerleader too until I watched a behind-the-scenes thing.
What has the world come to...
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Date: 6/7/11 02:05 am (UTC)Lady Gaga's MV SCARE me. Between the sparkly alien communication devices and the weird dancing... Who directs them? Martians?
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Date: 6/8/11 05:31 am (UTC)I stopped trying to watch Lady Gaga videos after I tried watching the one for Bad Romance and was assailed with images of Lady Gaga and a man doing...things that must only be done under Eddisian sheets, away from the eyes of innocent children.
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Date: 6/8/11 05:49 am (UTC)...under Eddisian sheets...
Dahahaha! Never seen that (thank god). I've only watched PokerFace, well... More like the first 20 seconds, after which my eyes had gone wide at the glowing disco ball on her head, the creepy dalmatian aliens, and the pool that was there for reasons undisclosed. The video was immediately closed, and I found a Leverage fanvid in order to listen to the song! XD I'll take Eliot and Parker over dalmatian aliens any day!
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Date: 6/8/11 05:59 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/8/11 07:28 am (UTC)The world now makes sense!
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Date: 6/8/11 04:52 pm (UTC)OKAY, I'm going to go crack up in a corner now.
*suddenly motivated to watch the Poker Face video*
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Date: 6/10/11 03:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/11/11 09:07 pm (UTC)*is sticking to her alien theory*
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Date: 6/12/11 12:47 am (UTC)"How do you make Lady Gaga cry?"
"Poke her face!"
*is going to pretend she did not find this funny*
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Date: 6/12/11 04:57 am (UTC)Dalmatian/cow suit + lewd dance moves= not very seductive. 'Tis the truth. Unless she was aiming to seduce the dalmatian/cows but I think that's unlikely...
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Date: 6/13/11 06:26 am (UTC)Unless she was aiming to seduce the dalmatian/cows...
Dahaaa! You never know with Lady Gaga...
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Date: 6/4/11 11:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 6/4/11 11:20 am (UTC)Okay, the lyrics are there too, I hope. Thanks Lady Jane! You rock!
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Date: 6/4/11 07:28 pm (UTC)Thanks for your request, TG, and the wonderful song. It's my pleasure. :)
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Date: 6/4/11 07:24 pm (UTC)http://youtu.be/WHnpUz3WlVg
How about doing this song from Gen and Irene's perspective? I'd love to see it from QT time frame, I'm reminded of Irene telling Gen that she listened outside his door and she's been living with his grief, rage, and pain ever since (pg. 359). And and and her reaction when she thought he was dead. And of Gen telling Helen he dreams of Attolia. I'm just percolating thinking about it!
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Date: 6/4/11 07:53 pm (UTC)Okay, so Gen/Irene set during the QoA. Alright, do you want dual perspective on the same scene, say when Irene thought he was dead, or dual relation fic (my own term) in which I draw parallels between two different scenes. The parallel, in this case, being that they feel haunted by the other. For example, when Irene thought Gen was hiding in the shadows and when Gen was dreaming about her. (Yeah, something about Taylor Swift inspires me.)
Your fic, so your rules! :)
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Date: 6/5/11 08:27 am (UTC)Wow, I feel so powerful. I think I'll wave my magic fic wand and conjure up a dual relation fic, do I need any magic words? How about "long live the queen?" or "Lady Jane, I love you to Feria and back." If I could I'd put a purse and an impossible dream in you hands. Thanks for you offering!
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Date: 6/5/11 09:23 am (UTC)Anyway... I have pretty broad tastes in music, and there are few genres I don't like. My own interests are quite strange, so I would hardly be one to talk.
Keh... I shall work on your fic, and I have just the thing to go with that lovely song. Hmm, I think I'm the one with the magic fic wand (pen/keyboard). You have the genie bottle which you can rub and make me write whatever you wish! Oww, long live the queen. I like it... *needs a new icon*
Also, all you guys are free to make a second request if all ten spots are not filled by Tuesday. It's already Sunday, and I've still got six empty spots! Whatever shall I do? So feel free to give me a second prompt. I'll use it, if I have a free spot.
It's my pleasure. ;)
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Date: 6/6/11 10:10 pm (UTC)Well Gen and Irene's love IS practicaly a battle field in QoA
Magic youtube link!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suPlYwJ3YvM
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Date: 6/7/11 07:18 am (UTC)All's fair in love and war. XD