#lostmeadowjade

[raeofalbion]

Fic Ask Meme:

Because it’s one of my go to favs: Shatter Albion Series.

Is there any scene that you cut from the main story that you wish you could go back to add? (Or alternatively, tell us about a cut scene that you wish you could have included)

( meme ) -- Thank you! :D <3 And thank you for reading! <3 I'm so glad you like the series.

Y'know, it's funny, cuz this is exactly why I rewrote MoI back in...my goodness, was it 2016? (Surely not that long ago??) There were just so many scenes that needed elaborating and missing bits that needed to be added and it felt necessary to do that before continuing on with the series.

But yes! There are still some I cut and either would like to add back in or might repurpose for later. (Sorry, this is long.)

From MoI:

The first time Victoria and Reaver sleep together. I've tried to write this so many times and it just...doesn't ever work out the way I'm picturing it. There's like...half a dozen-ish cut drafts in a document somewhere. Maybe one day I'll make it work.

The original, hand-written draft of MoI included a scene with Logan questioning Ben after Victoria disappears from Reaver's house, suspicious about why his sister's suddenly not writing him. In the end, it was cut cuz it didn't really make sense to have him go to Ben to find out if Victoria had somehow contacted him, but I still kinda like the idea.

Continuing along the Victoria-running-away track: there's a couple little outlines somewhere for a follow up to the scene where she decides to leave, showing how she got out of Reaver's house. One of them involved her actually shooting Reaver with his own gun; the other involved Reaver essentially stalking her through the house, not interacting or trying to stop her but watching her all the while. In the end, I couldn't make up my mind and I felt like nothing I wrote there would be 100% satisfying to readers, so I chose to scrap both ideas. Not sure if that was the right decision, tbh.

There was a scene before the wedding with Walter and Jasper playing cards in the original draft. Tonally, it didn't work, but I still like it.

There was a scene where Reaver sort of...playfully faux-crowned Victoria in the castle? He's being an ass and very sarcastic about it, and Victoria hates the entire thing, but it was supposed to lead to them having semi-public sex. ...which is also the reason it got cut. What smut I'd written was just...not good. And I never really had the will (no pun intended) to rewrite it, so I scrapped it.

An early on scene where Reaver and Victoria get into a proper row after she walks in on him with one of his...uh...friends. I actually had to check and make sure I didn't add this one back in and I'm not sure why I didn't. Reaver yelling at her about them "pretending to play house" and about how he was never going to choose Victoria above his own interests would've been very 👀👀👀 given how things turn out.

Not something I actually cut, but, if I were to do another rewrite, I'd like to add some more Logan scenes, just for the tragedy angle.

From DoV:

Cut one of the mystery dreams (well, I guess now that we're near the end of Blackout I can just say it: one of the dreams she shares with Scythe, where he's trying to contact her) cuz it was too repetitive.

A couple tiny (very tiny!) scenes with Faraday. Just chatting with him. In hindsight, they were unnecessary to cut.

I've talked about this one before, but the original scene where Victoria and Reaver talk about their relationship was cut and rewritten. Originally, Reaver was going to confess his feelings for her there. But it didn't fee organic and didn't really work and it kinda just pissed off Victoria worse. So instead the scene is -gestures to the story- but the line about the singing fish is as close to confessing as Reaver can get himself at that point.

From Blackout:

Technically the entire first draft was cut because my pc ate it, so I'm sure there's a lot of things on there I would like to add back in. T-T

Cut some flashbacks with the Crawler just for length, nothing really plot relevant, though. (I may come to regret this.)

Also cut some really stupid jokes of Reaver's. (I do not regret this.)

Cut a lot of political stuff that will affect the next story, and I...have begun to suspect this will come to bite me in the ass because a couple things were much more relevant than I thought they'd be. :S SO. I don't know what I'll do about that yet.

The next chapter has a rather large chunk from it that was cut and is in the process of being rewritten. Basically: Reaver and Victoria being horny now that they're reunited. It doesn't fit, tonally or pacing-wise, but I am a little sad y'all won't get to read Scythe interrupting them and Reaver complaining under his breath about not getting off. Maybe I'll turn it into a oneshot.

+ Bonus!

Technically there's an entire story I've cut from Shattered Albion (set between DoV and Blackout) about Reaver and Faraday investigating one of the DLCs together. I would really like to add it, cuz I think it would set up some things for the final book and I think it's fun, but I'm not sure if anyone actually would want to read it.

[atlantis-scribe]

Top Five: John Sheppard Moments

5. Single-handedly taking out Genii forces Die Hard style in The Storm & The Eye

4. Awkward conversation about feelings with Teyla in Sateda. Always a classic.

3. Talking! a Man! into Feeding Himself! to a Wraith! (Miller's Crossing)

2. Alone and bleeding out in a desert in Vegas

1. Sitting in the Control Chair of the Antarctic Outpost (Rising)

[nimuetheseawitch]

🌷What's one of your fics that isn't as popular, but you hold dear?

I've bit my tongue too long to hide the blood I'm covered in. It's not popular because it is the weirdest crossover rare pair (John Sheppard SGA/John Reese POI), but I adore it. The concept would not let me go, and writing it was a hot mess that had multiple starts, and then I decided to do a drabble sequence, and I love the result. It's one of my favorite, most self-indulgent fics. But then, I feel that way about most of my rare pairs.

[halestrom]

Last Line Tag Game

ty @nixie-deangel this is from the road trip fic.

My Mom uh, when she got bad, toward the end, she thought I was him sometimes, you know? I didn’t want to confuse her anymore so I bleached my hair which helped a bit.

zero pressure tagging: @nimuetheseawitch @goddesspharo @hangmanbradshaw @sunmontuewrites @portlandwithyou @lostmeadowjade @spurious and whomever else wants to do this!

[bagheerita]

get to know you better game! answer the questions and tag people you want to get to know better

Tagged by @aintgonnatakethis ❤️️

Last song I listened to: "Summer Skin" by Death Cab for Cutie

Currently watching: Honestly? Nothing. I'm always in a state of "going to watch more Stargate," and I'm about to start season 3 of Star Trek TOS and DS9 in my rewatch of each, but I haven't had the time and energy I want to give to it.

Currently obsessed with: Other than boring things like money (because everything is expensive and RL is annoying) though obsessed is the wrong word, more like stressed, I'm going to say the podfic of iridan's "A Simple Thing." Every time Din is like "oh Boba is cool, I don't know how to define this feeling, we're friends right?" and then Boba has a moment where he dies a little and is just like "Sure, we're friends I won't burden you with the fact that my feelings are deeper than that," and then both of them keep discovering that the things they assumed about the other are completely wrong and they have to come back to the drawing board like, "well this relationship is not as contained as previously thought and is leaking into our working relationship," and then someone calls Din Boba's loyal dog massiff and Din's just like "that's fair, I don't mind it at all," or when anyone insults Boba and Din is like "STFU right NOW or I'm gonna cut a bitch," I'm literally just leaning my head back and screaming. I'm not usually someone who listens to books but this podfic is fantastic, especially because when I read (or especially reread) something I tend to skip over things, especially scenes I know the resolution of (like most fight scenes), but listening to it I have to listen to all of it and I can't skip ahead so I'm finding things I hadn't noticed about the fic before. Every chapter is like 1-2 hours long, it's a mini-vacation I give myself to sit back and listen. 💕💕💕💕

NPT: @lord-aldhelm @galadhir @annwayne @lostmeadowjade @only-in-december @ladyofparchments @darklysnarky @mx-seraph @whenwillshitmakesense @chaniis-atlantis @girlscience

[carsonsweebabyturtles]

I recently discovered the Halo tv show and I'm completely obsessed. I love it. And I love Vannak. I was going to try to do some Halo art and @lostmeadowjade suggested Vannak watching nature documentaries during downtime on his HUD. The art turned into an edit and here we are. Vannak-134 watching penguins from the rooftops with his lil pigeon friends.

The documentary he's watching Sy in the Huddle which is narrated by David Tennant and one of my faves. So if you haven't seen it I thoroughly recommend it. Enjoy.

I know nothing about the game. I have played it for about 15 minutes because the gameplay makes me nauseous. But I love the show and that's that.

[chaniis-atlantis]

Thanks @trainofcommand and @lostmeadowjade for tagging me!

List 7 comfort films and tag 7 people:

The Hobbit: the Battle of the Five Armies - I love the Hobbit trilogy, but this one is my favorite

In the Heart of the Sea - a Moby Dick inspired movie with terrible ratings and a place in my heart

Thor: Ragnarock - my favorite Marvel movie

The Prince of Egypt - every 1997-2004 kids favorite Bible movie

Joseph, King of Dreams (Dreamworks) - for a kid who isn't Christian and didn't grow up it, I went ferral for this thing

The Road to El Dorado - watched it in sixth grade in my spanish class, and my brain rewired

Catch me if you can - fun, catchy, and I love the musical

Npt: @bagheerita @annwayne @ineffableskywalker @colonelshepparrrrd @chaos-monkeyy @massharp1971 @anonmadsci

[stargaterevival]

Hiya haha @geekygumiho here!

I can’t say I have any opinions on ✨whipped cream intimacy✨ because I have yet to be intimate™️ with anybody, but 👀👀 are scenes like that coming to the fic? 👀👀👀 also did y/n have an allergic reaction to something Daniel ate or is that a *River Song’s voice* ✨Spoiler!!✨ 👀👀

- BB

Definintely *singing* ✨Spoiler!!✨

Having not personally jumped into a vat of cream or jelly with another human being (sorry, Deano Winchester!) I can only assume it's not all it's whipped up to be!

That said, whipped cream DOES feature in this story (You and Me Tumblr post, story on AO3) 🍨 I'm not saying that I was paying attention and understood the assignment...

gif by @spockemon

Now here comes The Talk.

For readers with Less Experience™️, this story is rated M for a good reason, SEX, it's gonna happen. (Anyone underage: do not read this story!!! You can ask me for the T rated version) I'm not giving away how far these characters are gonna go but I'm gonna be screaming while I write it, so I hope people are gonna be screaming when they read it.

I haven't rated it Explicit because that's not really my style, no blow by blow. As @lostmeadowjade phrased it, I prefer to "paint it up lyrically". (If you're interested seeing my style in action, I wrote a love scene in my Steve Rogers x OFC romance/mystery What was Lost). This is a gender neutral story anyway so no specific parts will be named in that sense.

All that aside, I can post the lovin' scene as a separate chapter if anyone is uncomfortable with that stuff.

Also, there will be angst, psychological trauma, medical drama, violence, Danny whumping, hurt/comfort, science fiction, alien stuff, you know, the usual. Except politics.

@i-am-morrigans-apprentice @nerualian you may be interested in this question too.

[massharp1971]

🤯 What's a genre you struggle with as a writer (ex. romance, action, etc.)?

Ooh this is a good one, thanks @lostmeadowjade! I think probably I'll go with action as I really have to work at describing actions at the best of times as I live in the head as a writer. So I naturally would write a scene as baddies come into room, hero feels scared/angry, thinks about how he can get past them... it takes effort on my brain to get to yeah but what does he actually do, and then I have the excruciating tasks of describing bodies moving in a space doing unfamiliar things and it's a struggle.

My greatest challenge was writing a space battle in The Wraith War, I think I did okay but it was hard.

[lightthewaybackhome]

Thanks for the tag @walkawaytall!

Rules: answer and tag nine people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with.

Favorite color: Green in almost any form other than neon. I love green. Deep forest greens, kelly green, the green of a hobbit door, grass green, Christmas green. I love green. I love blue almost as much, followed closely by orange, black, yellow, and white.

Last song: Blood Upon the Risers, I think. lol

Currently reading: Just started my Autumnal Re-read, so I've returned to Middle Earth, Hogwarts, and Watership Down for the next few weeks.

Currently watching: Farscape. I started it back in the day and didn't finish it, so I'm determined to finish it this time. It is so good. It's so sill and yet so heartbreaking at the same time.

Currently craving: Cranberry bread or pumpkin bread. I'm just fully caving into the Autumn things.

Coffee or tea? Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon typically.

Hobby to try: I really want to learn to weave with a loom, and I want to re-learn how to sew. I'm not going to get near a loom until I finish the giant Baba Yaga cross-stitch sampler I'm currently working on right now, so it will be a bit. I might talk my mom into giving me some sewing lessons soon.

Current AU: I'm not really an AU person. (Sorry!) So, I'm not reading any right now.

If you want to jump in, @alana-k-asby @sheppardsmckay @lostmeadowjade @auroralightsthesky @stinalotte @larissa-the-scribe

@sunflowerjune @saxifrage-wreath

@lajulie24 tagged me, so here ya go!

Rules: answer and tag nine people you want to get to know better and/or catch up with.

Favorite color: Turquoise? I usually say "blue" -- and I love most shades of blue -- but I particularly love what this site is calling turquoise, so we'll go with that.

Last song: Oh, someone had mentioned something about an early Taylor Swift song called "Cold As You" and I'd never heard it, so I had put that on a few days ago.

Currently reading: I was sick in bed for a couple of days this week and ended up reading a fair number of sickfics because that is just what I wanted to do. Ha...But, I did also start listening to the audiobook for The Princess Bride the other day as well.

Currently watching: Abbott Elementary. Well, and I've been using 30 Rock as background noise again.

Currently craving: I've been on a turkey sandwich kick (specifically with cheese, mayo, mustard, and Ruffles chips crammed on the sandwich)

Coffee or tea? Completely depends on my mood and how I'm feeling, but I drink coffee more often than tea.

Hobby to try: I bought a book that teaches this particular style of embroidery that I really love and I need to pick it back up. I think once Purpose of Heritage is wrapped, I'll do more of that. Oh, also, I started running again, but I haven't been to the gym in like two weeks. But, I'm trying to be more consistent with that.

Current AU: I'm not currently reading any AUs, but I have three on the backburner as far as writing goes that I intend to work on after Purpose of Heritage is done.

no-pressure tags: @lightthewaybackhome, @smallblueandloud, @bookishbrigitta, @bookwormstarwarsfan, @madame-alexandra, @virtie333, @captaincwb, @sififantsyfangirl

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Top Five: Your top five fav posts on this blog in the last... month? (assuming that's a reasonable amount of time to you)

5. Carson is THAT kind of healer (x)

4. Baby Girl vs Poor Little Meow Meow Discourse (x)

3. Siri, why are all the lights on? (x)

2. the Everybody's Parents Are Dorks poll (x)

1. Ra Came Here to Have a Good Time and He's Honestly Feeling So Attacked Right Now (x)

[nimuetheseawitch]

🎭What genre of writing comes easiest to you?

Oh man, I do not think about genre? But probably just plain old romance? I've only recently gotten into playing more with genre. I want to get better at it. I really want to write some horror.

[bagheerita]

Tag 9 people to get to know better

Thanks @chaniis-atlantis for tagging me! ❤

3 Ships

This is literally an impossible question for me.... so I'm going to give you my current three favorite genres of ships. 1. I'll ship Todd with (almost) anyone. 2. I love finding new Stargate rarepairs with amazing fics; my current favorite is Carter/Sheppard. 3. When I'm in a writing mood I don't like to read SGA fic, so I usually go off to some fandom for a show I didn't actually like/never finished, like Merlin or Teen Wolf to read fics that are better than the show. I'm currently working my way through the Chris Argent/Peter Hale tag in the Teen Wolf fandom.

First Ever Ship

First fandom was OG Star Wars. I shipped Han/Leia, though most of the fic I read at that time was more focused on Luke & Han action disaster shenanigans than shipping.

Last Song

"I Spent a Night in the Desert" by Lucy Spraggan

Last Movie

It's been a few weeks since I watched a movie but pretty sure the last one was Polite Society (2023, dir Nida Manzoor). Fantastic movie, highly recommend.

Currently Reading

Stargate Rebellion. It's a novel written after the movie but before SG1 came out. I'm only ten pages in but it's hilarious how wrong different it is from everything they decided to do in the show. Like, the Goa'uld aren't even a concept, Jack's son's name is "Junior"... like wtf 🤣

Currently Watching

Nothing actively at the moment, I don't really watch new shows very often. But the Stargate Rewatch is Eternal. "Siege" is next on my list, and then "Time."

Currently Consuming

Sushi! ❤ Inari sushi is my favorite (of the ones they had available. Unagi is also fantastic)

Currently Craving

time, more of it

Npt: @only-in-december @anomalousrobot @tiltingheartand @ladyofparchments @riftbard @judgeverse @lostmeadowjade @whenwillshitmakesense @potentialproblem01

[lightthewaybackhome]

Thanks for the tag @larissa-the-scribe! I'm going to use Jael McGowan for my answers. She's one of the MCs in my current WIP, Wizard Prison. She just really started talking to me this week, so I think this interview would be helpful.

OC Interview Game

Were you named after anyone?

The twinkle in Jael's one eye said she'd told this story often and still enjoyed it. "In the Bible, there's a woman who drives a tent stake through the head of an enemy of the Jews after she's welcomed him into her tent and fed him." Jael paused. "You know, in our warrior-woman culture, I'm amazed there aren't more girls named after her." She shrugged, "But, she didn't go on to do anything "noteworthy" after that, so that's probably why. Anyway, I'm named after Jael in the Bible."

When was the last time you cried?

"I have a neighbor downstairs going through a hard time. She was telling me about it last night. I'm a pretty sympathetic cryer, so...my Mom always hated that about me. She said it was a weakness. Not appropriate for someone born into the Executioner Guild."

Do you have any kids?

"No." Jael glanced at the floor as if that drip of an answer contained an ocean.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

"No, not really."

What is the first thing you notice about people?

"Everything. I'm an Examiner. I see everything about them..." Jael paused. "Their lips. I notice people's lips. The shape, how easily they smile. I typically notice their lips a split second before I see everything."

What is your eye color? "Dark brown. My one eye is so dark brown people think it's black."

Scary movies or happy endings? "Can I have both? A scary move with a happy ending?"

Any special talents? Jael tilted her head in confusion brandishing her periapt. "You mean other than my Examiner abilities? I can keep house plants alive."

Where were you born? Fort Worth, Texas, in the Executioner Ward at the hospital to be specific."

Do you have any pets? "I'm not home enough for pets. It would be cruel. I have house plants."

What sort of sports do you play? "Sports require a bit more hand-eye coordination than I have." Jael tapped the patch over her left eye. "I'm not a bad shot though. I'm qualified. Just had to take some extra classes."

How tall are you? "5' 8""

What was your favorite subject in school? Jael frowned. "I know I'm supposed to say Executioner Guild history, but really I loved Literature and Home Ec."

What is your dream job? Jael's frown deepened. "Are my mom or grandmother going to hear this? No? Okay, I'd really like a small house with a bit of land where I can grow herbs. I'd like to use my ability," she held out her periapt as an underline to the last word, "to heal, not just to put the pieces of violence and evil together. I'd like to 'examine' beauty for a while, not always ugliness." She sighed. "But that's never going to happen. Don't know why I keep thinking about it."

@alana-k-asby @sheppardsmckay @walkawaytall @lostmeadowjade

@auroralightsthesky @afaroffsong @saxifrage-wreath @dangerously-human

All writers, feel free to jump in!

Finally answering the tag by @onewingedsparrow with the OC interview! Sorry for the delay, I strayed out of thought and time, etc. Also thanks for the tag!

For this, I'll be answering as Agent Jeanne Townford, the protagonist from A Four-Dimensional plot.

OC Interview Game

Were you named after anyone?

Not that I know of. It could have been a family name, but if so no one told me.

When was the last time you cried?

Uh. I'd prefer not to answer that.

Do you have any kids?

No. Which is probably good for the kids.

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

I have no idea what you're talking about/j

What is the first thing you notice about people?

Uh, their eyes, I guess? They tell you a lot about a person. Also their voice. Lots of character hiding in the voice.

What is your eye color?

Brown.

Scary movies or happy endings?

Both? I don't know. Scary movies can be nice sometimes, but I like to know if the characters will be okay. Or the dogs, at least.

Any special talents?

I am a weapons specialist, so I guess that counts? I have a knack for learning new systems and also a good aim.

Where were you born?

At home, actually. We lived out of town, our car was broken, and I came out quicker than anyone expected. My dad used to joke that if the same situation happened again he wasn't calling the ambulance, he'd just burn some dollars instead.

Do you have any pets?

No. I'm out of the house most of the day, which isn't a good lifestyle for most creatures.

What sort of sports do you play?

Not really into sports, actually, though I used to be interested in ice hockey when I was a kid.

How tall are you?

165 cm, last I checked. About 5'5 for any Americans in the crowd.

What was your favorite subject in school?

Does the library count? Otherwise, Mithae. It was the only one that seemed like it could apply to outside stuff. Didn't use much of it, though.

What is your dream job?

One that doesn't want to fire me, I guess. Otherwise, I like most jobs that let me help people.

Tagging @secretariatess, @meadow-roses, @creatively-storm, @lightthewaybackhome, @ethanjhake, if y'all so desire

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OC Interview Game

Were you named after anyone?

When was the last time you cried?

Do you have any kids?

Do you use sarcasm a lot?

What is the first thing you notice about people?

What is your eye color?

Scary movies or happy endings?

Any special talents?

Where were you born?

Do you have any pets?

What sort of sports do you play?

How tall are you?

What was your favorite subject in school?

What is your dream job?

[chaniis-atlantis]

Last Line Tag

Thanks for the tag @spurious !

Rules: Make a new post, post your latest line from your WIP & tag as many people as there are words.

From a fic I'm casually working on, that's unofficially called "Bar-Verse"

He doesn't even twitch when Keller pumps that gallon of fluid into his system.

The context is that Todd is getting an updated retrovirus shot

Okay, 14 words...

@bagheerita @anonmadsci @annwayne @trainofcommand @chaos-monkeyy @mx-seraph @lostmeadowjade @all-mighty-yaoiyuri @massharp1971 @ineffableskywalker @portlandwithyou @blanchlalemur @colonelshepparrrrd @darklysnarky

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10 People to Know Better

Tagged by @darklysnarky :)

Relationship Status: single

Last Song I Listened To: Black Sheep by Metric

Three Favourite Foods: chocolate cake, chicken intestine bbq, & sugar apple

Last Thing(s) I Googled: '[word for sugar apple in my native language] in english' lol

Dream Trip: i've just spent the last couple of weeks arranging this trip next month with two of my best friends to get us hand-poke-tattoed in the mountains. fingers crossed it all goes according to plan!

tagging: @sparrowsarus @itwoodbeprefect @femamerica13 @logicgunn @johnsheppard-assshaker @lostmeadowjade @alienfuckeronmain and anyone else who wants in <3