slybrunette

- I want to thank everyone for their lovely comments to my last post. I am definitely feeling the love from you all right now.

- Since I know I have a ton of fans on my flist, my very talented friend [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] made a breathtaking ensemble video for The Vampire Diaries. I don't watch the show but I got to see this vid from start to finish and, man, it gives me chills. You should check it out here.

- If anyone's not following [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] over on tumblr, they really should be. And I don't just say that because she made these gorgeous arts inspired by my last Chuck fic. She's multi-fandom and multi-talented and above all that a really great person.

I'm posting this here since everyone on Tumblr seems to have figured it out on their own so I figured I would share.

I beta now. A hell of a lot more than I used to. So, some ground rules.

I am of the belief that there are various levels of betas: Level 1 being grammar/spelling/formatting. Level 2 being word choice, characterization, etc. Level 3 being tear this shit apart. I'm not so hot on Level 3 unless we're really good friends. Like I've betaed for you before and I feel comfortable enough to tell you 'this scene in no way works at all, take it out now'.

So.

I will Level 1 beta (i.e., check spelling/grammar) for anyone (even if we're not flisters), in any fandom -- even if I don't know it, and [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com] can attest that I've looked over her TVD fic before with no problems -- for any pairing, regardless of my feelings on it.

I will Level 2 beta for FLISTERS ONLY, any fandom that I am familiar with (check my userinfo), for any pairing within those fandoms, regardless of my feelings on it.

My email is slybrunette@gmail.com. You can contact me here via PM, on Tumblr via my ask, and on Twitter. My username is always slybrunette, wherever you go. You can also find me on gchat. I take .docx, .doc, and GoogleDocs. I use track changes but if that's not cool with you, we can work around it.

Finals week is coming up but after May 6th, I should be more or less available for the duration of the summer. I am more likely to get back to you in the afternoon/evening. I'm going to try for a 24 hour turnaround but if it's a 10,000+ word fic, that may take a while. This post will be stickied to the top of my journal, for future use.

Anyways, feel free to hit me up :)

Title: You Make Me Lose My Buttons
Fandom: Chuck
Characters/Pairings: Casey/Sarah
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 2,460
Author's Note: For gigglemonster who made the wonderful GIF, which inspired this fic.
Summary: She knows he’s looking. This is a very well fitting dress and he can play the all-business spoilsport who craves nothing more than a gun in his hand but it's a front that she can see right through.

( i don't like my clothes anymore )

People, DO NOT, under any circumstances, tweet a link to my fic -- or anyone else's for that matter -- to a WRITER or a PRODUCER on the show said fic is for. That is a stupid, stupid plan, not the least of which being that it's A) annoying to them, and B) they CAN'T read fic because it opens them up to legal issues. Just. Don't. They're not there to be harrassed and I understand that I am probably meant to take it as a compliment but I don't. You know what I take as a compliment? A comment reading hey, this was good. But don't tweet. Don't be stupid.

I am saying this now because this apparently happened while I was gone and, as someone who's seen this happen in TBBT fandom and become an ~issue, this shit is not kosher with me.

I'm leaving tomorrow to stay the weekend at George Mason and go see Cold War Kids in concert, and probably won't be around again until Monday. It'll be a nice opportunity to clear my head because I've had a horribly stressful last week and a half (this is why I took prompts and have yet to post fic -- I can't seem to finish anything), and I'll be spending it with bebitched which is always a bonus.

Anyways, I won't have much internet so if I miss any posts directed at me/posts of importance, just drop me a line here. Depending on what I finish, there might be a filled prompt or two tomorrow before I leave, so I'll catch up on comments with that after I get back.

Have a good weekend everyone!

(There's a chance I'll also be back post Grey's to rant/rave, but I highly doubt that.)

Title: Chuck Vs. The 'F' Word
Fandom: Chuck
Characters/Pairings: Ensemble. Eventually Bryce/Chuck(/Carina) and Casey/Sarah.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 10,014
Author's Note: Part two of my AU Series, beginning with Chuck vs. Uncle Sam. If you haven't read that, this probably won't make a whole lot of sense. I owe everything to my wonderful followers on Tumblr who don't mock me when I liveblog my writing woes but mostly, as always, to gigglemonster.
Summary: Black and white. Good and bad. Don't kid yourself; society's moral code is more complex than that (or the girl with the gun is telling lies again. maybe there's two girls. maybe they're mixing their lies with truth. maybe that's the dangerous part. here's some truth for you: this whole mess is the dangerous part and safety is a tale best saved for schoolchildren).


( i used to sleep at night, before the flashing lights settled deep in my brain )

Title: Coup de Grâce
Fandom: Grey's Anatomy
Characters/Pairings: Meredith + Lexie. Pre-ship.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1,804.
Author's Note: For the What Should Have Happened Ficathon at meredith_lexie. foibles_fables wanted a redone 2x18 (the episode where she slept with George) with a Mer(+/)Lexie twist.
Summary: Meredith just needs a few shots of tequila and a warm bed, warm body optional.

( and your voice calls out for the coup de grace and the lights go out )

Friends cut.

If you think I cut you for the wrong reasons/wanna try again/etc, leave a comment. If you're just here for fic, then by all means continue to be here for fic (now if I would just actually write some).