| Somewhere Less Than Super |
[Apr. 13th, 2008|06:08 pm] |
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Title: Somewhere Less Than Super
Author: ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sara_lakali
Wordcount: 1540
Rating: PG for some language and slight suggestiveness
Warnings: none
Characters: fictional versions of myself and various people from my rl, mentions of Power Girl, Wonder Woman, Superman, Supergirl, Mary Marvel, Black Canary, Zatanna, the Justice Society, Justice League and Teen Titans
Continuity/Timeline: generally post-COIE DC comics, timeline arbitrary, but sometime before Mary Marvel got evil
Disclaimers: Anything recognizable as an intellectual property of DC Comics is owned by that entity and the creators of the individual characters, afaIk. No copyright infringement is intended and no money is being made from this work. This is a work of fiction. Although I freely admit that some characters are based on real people, they are used here fictionally and my interpretations are my own and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts and opinions of those individuals.
Summary: An ordinary day in the ordinary life of an ordinary person in a super universe.
Author's Notes: Written for the DC Day in the Life Challenge.
Somewhere Less Than Super |
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[Nov. 22nd, 2007|03:34 pm] |
Title: The Quest For Power
Fandom: DCU
Characters: Me, Bart, Tim, Barbara, Dinah, Batman, Superman, Dick, Steph, Cass, Anita, Cissie, Kon. Mentions of Barbara/Dinah and Cassie/Kon. Bart/Tim hinted.
Prompt: 96. Writer's choice for ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) fanfic100 . 27. OMG we forgot__ for wtf27 . Because I like to multi-task.
Word Count: 4,991
Rating: PG
Summary: I really, really want superpowers. And I go to superhero theme party.
Author's Notes: Written for dcdailylife 's self-insert fic where the writer is not a Mary Sue contest. Beta'd by my wonderful beta, julius12 . Takes place in my special, personal canon where Young Justice is around when all of the people are in high school and everyone is alive. And I exist. So extremely AU. This is a little late, I think, but better late than never, right?
“The JLA has been notified. However, it is the official policy of American Airplanes to review the Villain Safety Protocol in the event of an emergency.” |
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| Trifecta! |
[Nov. 10th, 2007|12:40 pm] |
I wanted to apologize for not reading and commenting on everybody's stories yet. I will catch up someday, I swear! Anyway, here are my efforts thus far:
Title: Party Crasher
Characters: Superman, myself, and various school chums.
Rating: PG-13 for language
Word Count: 537
Disclaimer: Superman belongs to DC Comics. I am making no money.
So what are you dressed as, a hooker?
Title: The Preterite: Prologue
Characters: Batman, the Scarecrow, myself, and various fictitious college students
Rating: R for language and violence
Word Count: 733
Disclaimer: Batman and the Scarecrow belong to DC Comics. I am making no money.
And they say that sometimes, late at night, you can still hear their voices echo through the gym...
To be continued...
Title: GQ in the DCU
Characters: Bruce Wayne, Alan Scott, Zatara II, The Spirit, Booster Gold, Batman, Martian Manhunter, Captain Marvel II, Plastic Man, Mr. Action, Mr. Terrific, and Guy Gardner
Rating: G
Word Count: 813
Disclaimer: I did not create these characters. I am making no money.
This is the *expanded* edition! Yay! Sparkly!
Exclusive interview with Bruce Wayne! Mr. Terrific's costume: hot or not? The five best (and worst!) dressed superheroes!
Yeah, he's a moron. But he has great hair.
If you read only one of these, make it the last one. |
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| Fic: Research Request |
[Nov. 5th, 2007|09:10 pm] |
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Title: Research Request
Author: wabbitseason
Words: 1198 words
Rating: G
Characters: Me, references to Batman, Superman and the Justice League
Continuity: Animated universe through "Divided We Fall"
Disclaimer: DC Comics owns.
Summary: One night a cataloger comes face to face with just another researcher. Sorta.
Author's Note: Not exactly what I intended to write, but, it's pretty close to my usual day.
( Research Request ) |
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| Fic: Facets of Truth |
[Oct. 18th, 2007|08:26 pm] |
Fic: Facets of Truth
Rating: PG-13 maybe?
Characters: Me, mentions of Batman and Superman.
Disclaimer: I still don't know if I belong to myself... I know I don't own Batman or Superman!
Verse: Comics
Auhtor's Note: Not a very happy fic. Me being very honest with myself.
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| Midwest Surprise |
[Oct. 15th, 2007|06:41 pm] |
Title: Just Another Set-Up
Characters: Me, Flash III
Rating: G
Word Count: 559
Continuity: Comics-ish
Disclaimer: DC Comics Owns
Notes: Written for the dcdailylife event
( Just Another Set-Up ) |
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| "Unlikely Heroes" |
[Oct. 15th, 2007|05:12 pm] |
Title: Unlikely Heroes
Characters/Pairings: Me (hiding behind a pseudonym), Dick Grayson
Rating: PG
Summary: A college professor deals with a student who missed his final assignment.
Disclaimer: I often belong to myself; Dick Grayson belongs to DC.
Word count: 1800
Continuity: Pre-Crisis, or whichever one Dick went to Hudson University in. |
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| Fic: Just a Kid (DCU - *ME*, Superman) 1/1 - R |
[Oct. 13th, 2007|10:56 pm] |
Title: Just a Kid
Author: Saavikam
Fandom: Superman Returns
Characters: *ME* (oh, Gods...), Hector (a *fictional* student), Superman
Rating: R - for violence and language
Word Count: 2,685
Summary: Kids make mistakes, so do superheroes.
Warnings: This is not a happy, fluffy fic. This is a violent fic that deals with a painful topic: school shootings. I've never been personally affected by one, thank Gods, but living in Va, how could I not be affected by the ripples from the Virginia Tech shooting? One of the students killed there was a former student of the school I teach at. If you have had any kind of personal experience with a school shooting, I recommend you not read this. Please.
Disclaimer: DC and WB own it all. I own nothing.
Author's Note: This is my first fic written in present tense and from first person POV. I hope the stream of consciousness writing isn't too jarring. :/ I'm not teaching full time right now, but I have had my own biology classes in the past for a brief time. The abbreviation ESOL stands for "English as a Second Language". Also, I'm *not* posting this to my own LJ. It just feels too personal. This scenario has occurred to me several times over the last year or so, Superman included, and the very thought that a similar scenario *could* happen makes me very sad. Not sure what made me write this, but I just... felt compelled.
Ahem! Sorry for rambling. Here's the fic...
( Just a Kid ) |
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| I Put Most of My Skill Points in Blather (And I Put the Rest in Knowledge (Booster Gold)) |
[Oct. 13th, 2007|01:02 pm] |
Title: I Put Most of My Skill Points in Blather (And I Put the Rest in Knowledge (Booster Gold))
Characters: Yours Truly, Booster Gold
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1,018
Spoilers: Various events in 52, and one very small, convoluted, not actually spoilery reference to something in Booster Gold #3.
Warnings: Self-insertion?
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em.
A/N: Done for dcdailylife. 100% fun, insubstantial, 1st-person blathering. Seems I'm rather good at that. I kind of had to fudge my own time line a bit to make it work, but, honestly, give it a year or two, and this will fit absolutely perfectly into canon. Huzzah for the sliding time line!
( I moved to Metropolis about mid-August of last year. ) |
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| Fic: Beautiful Gems |
[Oct. 13th, 2007|08:54 pm] |
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Title: Beautiful Gems
Rating: PG
Characters: Selina Kyle, Me!
Disclaimer: Do I own me? I know I don't own Selina. ;)
Verse: Erm... Comics, I think.
Author's Note: Quite short, I'm sorry!
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| Fic: "Things Wikipedia Didn't Tell Me About Canada" |
[Oct. 8th, 2007|09:46 pm] |
Title: "Things Wikipedia Didn't Tell Me About Canada"
Rating: Uh... there's some swearing?
Characters: randomredux, Kal-El and yours truly.
'Verse: None, really...
Okay, so I read the instructions on the label of this community very carefully before throwing out the box and reassembling the parts according to my own design (though it's been okayed by jen_in_japan). The end result is something I know you've all written your own versions of at least once, even if it was only in your head; what would you do if one day your life was interrupted by fictional characters...? |
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| Fic: Breathe |
[Oct. 8th, 2007|12:09 am] |
Title: Breathe
Author: in_excelsis_dea
Rating: PG-13. Swearing and some violence/abuse.
AN: This was hard for me to write, because I've basically taking different situations that actually happened in my life and have put them together, and then added on, with little embellishment. I'll probably do a more upbeat, happy "day in the life" later on, but I wanted to get this one out, because...I needed to. So, I present to you the times in my life I truly wished superheroes existed...
( I'm going to die. ) |
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| Gothamites. |
[Oct. 6th, 2007|08:45 pm] |
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Before you read this, there’s something I need to explain.
So. This community has been open for only a few weeks, and already it’s getting to be… can I call it touching?
My own entry turned out to be amongst the more humorous ones –I have no trauma or pain to speak of and for that I’m grateful. And… then I saw other entries. I know for a fact that most, though not necessarily all, of the fics here are going to be self inserts.
Somewhere out there a woman understands Barbara Gordon’s hell. Someone else misses a brother like Hank Hall. Watched their parents shot down. Someone else is stuck nightshift at McDonalds and has had more than a few customers she might well want to smack.
When we read an entry on this site, what we’re reading is a fictional story based on truth. We’re reading but a fraction of the writer’s real pain and past. Understanding it in a way we otherwise might not. And… in some ways it makes me understand how and why we relate to these fictional beings. What of our real lives we put into them.
I’m nota survivor. I’m nothing special, not even in the DCU where everyone, it seems, has a purpose and meaning. But I have watched these things happen and… I guess, even if on only the most simple, basic, unconnected level, I understand too, a little.
But only a little.
So… yes. This is technically a sequel to: Loglines, and it’s not intended to be nearly as humorous. Details under the cut, because there’s no room here.
( I’m not a patriot. But I’ve met the queen. She’s kinda cool. ) |
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| And I thought Ohio could be bad... |
[Oct. 6th, 2007|01:38 pm] |
My response to the DCU self insert challenge. You can find it here http://community.livejournal.com/dcdailylife/
Title: Why did I ever leave Ohio?
Rating: PG at most
Summary: A not so great day in the life of Dick Grayson's lab parnter. Also featuring the superhero... old...whats his name?
Verse: More Toon verse just pretend Dick went to University in Gotham and is already Nightwing.
Words: Around 1,000
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| Fic: I Hate Cyborg |
[Oct. 5th, 2007|03:33 pm] |
Title: I Hate Cyborg
Fandom: DC Comics
Rating: G/PG
Word count: 621
Notes: I'd planned on making this a longer screed, but I'm a sucker for using pretty girls to cheer up my protagonists. Also, I spell checked and proof-read this myself, but there's no promises I caught everything.
( I Hate Cyborg ) |
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| Fic: Storytime |
[Oct. 5th, 2007|08:55 pm] |
Title: Storytime
Fandom: DC Comics
Rating: G
Notes: Thanks to merfilly and derryderrydown for their help. And, for reference, this is almost exactly how my day went at work today. Without the hot superhero, of course :)
( Storytime ) |
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| Ms. Edison's Day Out (Batman: TAS) 1/1 |
[Oct. 5th, 2007|12:05 am] |
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Title: Ms. Edison's Day Out
Fandom: Batman: The Animated Series
Disclaimer: Not mine, claim no credit.
Pairing/Characters: *squeaks* me. Dick Grayson. Batman.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1731
Summary: I look at Batman, fully expecting to be arrested for child endangerment. "Really, I didn't mouth off at him. I might've sniped a bit, but I'm Canadian. Our idea of a supervillain is the Hamburglar."
Writer’s Note: This is not my fault! SERIOUSLY! This? This is marag and jen_in_japan's doing. And Mara encouraged me! This was ostensibly written for the self-insert (seriously) community dcdailylife. Basically, you take you and your job and drop yourself into the DCverse. Anyone who knows me in RL? This would pretty much be my luck.
Ms. Edison's Day Out |
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