Lotrips Remix Challenge

Thank you so much to all our wonderful Remix writers and readers, with a special thank you to v_angelique, our back-up writer. We hope you had a great time and that you will do it again next year!

And now the reveal:

• Brenda (azewewish) wrote the remix of afra_schatz: All Of My Best Memories Are Lies (Harry Sinclair, Karl Urban, Orlando Bloom)
  
• kitty_trio wrote the remix of Brenda: Second Chance (Sean Bean/Orlando Bloom)
  
• afra_schatz wrote the remix of caras_galadhon: Silence is... actually TMI is the new gold (Sean Bean / Viggo Mortensen; Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban)
  
• Dee (cupiscent) wrote the remix of Cesare: Direction (Orli/Dom)
  
• eff_reality wrote the remix of Dani: The One Part (Dom/Ali; Dom/Billy; Billy/Ali)
  
• trianne wrote the remix of Dee: Geography (Orlando/Elijah)
  
• stormatdusk wrote the remix of eff_reality: Binding Reassurance (Billy/Dom)
  
• caras_galadhon wrote the remix of foxrafer: Fragments (Sean Bean/Harry Sinclair (Liv Tyler/Cate Blanchett))
  
• Dani (escribo) wrote the remix of foxtales: Proof (Billy/Dom)
  
• foxrafer wrote the remix of idri_fic: In the Dark (Elijah/Orlando)
  
• savageseraph wrote the remix of kitty_trio: Girl Talk (Miranda Otto/Cate Blanchett, Viggo)
  
• foxtales wrote the remix of sassywitch: Dr. Jones, I Presume? (Billy/Dom)
  
• idri_fic wrote the remix of savageseraph: Emerging (Sean Bean/Viggo)
  
• v_angelique wrote the remix of stormatdusk: Hanging in the Balance (What Is Left Unsaid) (Sean Bean/David Wenham with an appearance by Viggo Mortensen)
  
• Cesare (almostnever) wrote the remix of trianne: Five Movies Elijah Wood Didn't Make (Dom/Elijah)
  

msilverstar & feelforfaith

Index of 2009 Remix stories:

• remix of afra_schatz: All Of My Best Memories Are Lies (Harry Sinclair, Karl Urban, Orlando Bloom)
  
• remix of Brenda: Second Chance (Sean Bean/Orlando Bloom)
  
• remix of caras_galadhon: Silence is... actually TMI is the new gold (Sean Bean / Viggo Mortensen; Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban)
  
• remix of Cesare: Direction (Orli/Dom)
  
• remix of Dani: The One Part (Dom/Ali; Dom/Billy; Billy/Ali)
  
• remix of Dee: Geography (Orlando/Elijah)
  
• remix of eff_reality: Binding Reassurance (Billy/Dom)
  
• remix of foxrafer: Fragments (Sean Bean/Harry Sinclair (Liv Tyler/Cate Blanchett))
  
• remix of foxtales: Proof (Billy/Dom)
  
• remix of idri_fic: In the Dark (Elijah/Orlando)
  
• remix of kitty_trio: Girl Talk (Miranda Otto/Cate Blanchett, Viggo)
  
• remix of sassywitch: Dr. Jones, I Presume? (Billy/Dom)
  
• remix of savageseraph: Emerging (Sean Bean/Viggo)
  
• remix of stormatdusk: Hanging in the Balance (What Is Left Unsaid) (Sean Bean/David Wenham with an appearance by Viggo Mortensen)
  
• remix of trianne: Five Movies Elijah Wood Didn't Make (Dom/Elijah)
  

Title: Five Movies Elijah Wood Didn't Make
Author: Cesare (almostnever)
Original story: Reading The Script by trianne.
Pairing: Dom/Elijah
Rating: PG13 for innuendo & implied sex.
Summary: Elijah considers several screenplays. Dominic has a unique way of helping him decide.
Warnings: No obvious warnings needed.
Post-reveal Notes: Thanks to Kanata/Kyuuketsukirui for spelling/grammar check!

Disclaimer: This is a non-profit, non-commercial work of fiction using the names and likenesses of real individuals. This fictional story is not intended to imply that the events herein actually occurred, or that the attitudes or behaviors described are engaged in or condoned by the real persons whose names are used without permission.

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Title: Hanging in the Balance (What Is Left Unsaid)
Author: v_angelique
Original story: Oh, Brother! series by stormatdusk
Pairing: Sean Bean/David Wenham with an appearance by Viggo Mortensen
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Sean and Dave explore their fantasies. In his head, Sean explores something else entirely-but that isn't them.
Warnings: BDSM. A light incest kink (no actual incest in the story).
Pre-reveal Notes: Since the original was a fun, playful, dialogue-driven romp, I thought I'd play around with using the exact same basic plot but making it a more serious kind of sexy, with some of the blanks filled in (and some new blanks tucked in as well).
Post-reveal Notes: I'll add that in one of my remixes a couple of years ago, I tried keeping the dialogue exactly the same while changing the mood, but this time I wasn't quite able to swing that. I hope it still does the original justice :) Beta and Britpick by the unmatchable rainbowcobweb

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Title: Emerging
Author: idri_fic
Original story: Drowning by savageseraph
Pairing: Sean Bean/Viggo
Rating: NC17 for language
Summary: Sean is clueless. He returns to New Zealand to find two unexpected people waiting for him with unexpected (and unwelcome) news.
Warnings: None
Pre-reveal Notes: The original fic was an improv fic written in 60 minutes! *salutes savageseraph* The original's aim was to tell a story from the point of view of someone who was neither part of the pairing, nor in love with one or more parts of the pairing. This takes a different point of view, yet is very firmly based in the wonderful and insightful original fic.
Post-reveal Notes: With thanks to savageseraph for making her stories available for re-mixing and to feelforfaith and msilverstar for their patience and for their contributions to this fandom via running the Remix as well as everything else they do.

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Title: Dr. Jones, I Presume?
Author: foxtales
Original story: What Was That, Indy? by sassywitch
Pairing: Billy/Dom
Rating: PG at best
Summary: Ordinarily, it wouldn't have been a problem because ordinarily, actors were replaced before principal filming began. Unfortunately for Billy, this wasn't an ordinary circumstance.
Post-reveal Notes: Many and repeated thanks to pippinmctaggart for the beta and hand-holding and to tigg71 for the read-through. Although this has been betaed, I am a compulsive tinkerer and any mistakes are mine.

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Title: Girl Talk
Author: Barbara (savageseraph)
Original story: Singlet by kitty_trio
Pairing: Miranda Otto/Cate Blanchett, Viggo Mortensen/Karl Urban
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Miranda and Cate share their castmates' off-camera performances.
Post-reveal Notes: Thanks to the lovely and wonderful caras_galadhon for her beta.

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Title: In the Dark
Author: foxrafer
Original story: Scenes of Obsession by idri_fic
Pairing: Elijah/Orlando
Rating: R-ish (but mostly PG)
Summary: At times it's too easy to drift apart.
Warnings: For me, this is heavy on the angst
Pre-reveal Notes: Thanks to idri_fic for the fantastic inspiration. I strongly encourage everyone to read her original story first. I kept getting drawn back to it despite all the options available to me. Idrillia, I hope you like this take on your characters. References Orlando playing Steven in In Celebration last year in London; possibly one spoiler but very minor.
Post-reveal Notes: Huge thanks to itstonedme not only for being an incredible beta but also for reassuring me that Elijah is no longer a boy and is therefore allowed to be slashed. :-) I have to admit I tried very hard not to write my first Orlijah of any length, but I kept getting pulled back to this story. It was a challenge but I'm glad I did it.

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Title: Proof
Author: escribo (Dani)
Original story: Present Day AU, here and here by foxtales
Pairing: Billy/Dom
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Billy wasn't always so blasé about killing.
Warnings: references to violence

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Title: Fragments
Author: caras_galadhon (Galadriel)
Original story: Obsession by foxrafer
Pairing: Sean Bean/Harry Sinclair (Liv Tyler/Cate Blanchett)
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A handful of tiny fragments hints at a larger story.
Warnings: None.
Pre-reveal Notes: This story is a bit of an experiment in textual imagery inspired by Foxrafer's wonderfully creepy Obsession. My fingers are crossed that my small offering does it justice. (All artwork obtained from various sources around the 'net; please feel free to contact me for more extensive credits.)
A text-only version of this story is posted here.
Post-reveal Notes: Many thanks to savageseraph and empy for beta work and encouragement.

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Title: Binding Reassurance
Author: stormatdusk
Original story: GRE Vocab: Fetter by eff_reality
Pairing: Billy/Dom
Rating: pg
Warnings: crack, AU
Pre-reveal Notes: I was happy to get to remix you as I especially loved your GRE Vocab series last year!
Post-reveal Notes: Thank you, alliwantisanelf, Italics Goddess Extraordinaire, for the beta.

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Title: Geography
Author: Trianne
Original story: Things Change by Dee
Pairing: Orlando/Elijah
Rating: PG13
Summary: Set during and after the Fellowship of the Ring Premiere in London 2002
Warnings: None
Pre-reveal Notes: Oh, the nostalgia!
Post-reveal Notes: Lovely original story by Dee. Thank you, Claudia603 for the fast and effective beta.


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Title: The One Part
Author: eff_reality
Original story: Beautiful Lie by escribo
Pairing: Dom/Ali; Dom/Billy; Billy/Ali
Rating: R
Summary: Dom and Ali seek answers in each other.
Warnings: Het. Het a-plenty, I'm afraid.
Pre-reveal Notes: Thanks to escribo for providing such an incredible story to remix. You probably have a very specific idea of how this particular scene went "off-screen." This is just my take on it. :)

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Title: Direction
Author: Dee (cupiscent)
Original story: "Glance" by Cesare (almostnever)
Pairing: Orli/Dom
Rating: Adult (themes, language, sex)
Summary: It would be easier if there was someone to tell you what to do, but in the end, you have to decide which way you're facing.

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Title: Silence is... actually TMI is the new gold
Author: afra_schatz
Original story: Patron Muse by caras_galadhon
Pairing: Sean Bean / Viggo Mortensen; Orlando Bloom, Karl Urban
Rating: R
Post-reveal Notes: Beta: kittylass

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Title: Second Chance
Author: kitty_trio
Original story: Fresh Start by azewewish (Brenda)
Pairing: Sean Bean/Orlando Bloom
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A 'chance' meeting for Sean and Orlando at Billy's gig 9 March, 2007, at the Hotel Café, Los Angeles
Pre-reveal Notes: After discovering Brenda's lovely nugget about Sean and Orlando reconnecting at Billy's gig, I wondered what was in Sean's head that fateful evening. Through one section I did 'lift' Brenda's excellent dialogue, not knowing another way to work around it.
Post-reveal Notes: In a way, this really is Brenda's fault. She had to post a shout-out for more participants, she did give me an extra nudge while I debated entering. Of course, I nearly had a heart attack when I received Brenda as my assignment. No way, no how could I ever hope to do justice to her work or pairings she originally made me fall in love with *koffs* Karl/Harry. Thank you for the opportunity to play with Sean, I hope he's close to what you envisioned.

Beta: with some fits and starts, the incomparable 'PoL' committee of lozateazer, lookingglassf1, haldoor and niceandfluffy, thank you one and all, loves.

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Title: All Of My Best Memories Are Lies
Author: Brenda (azewewish)
Original story: Genesis by afra_schatz.
Featuring: Harry Sinclair, Karl Urban, Orlando Bloom
Rating: NC17 (mostly language)
Summary: Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
Post-reveal Notes: Special thanks to the_stowaway for the beta and to Caro for the great fics to choose from. :)

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We will be posting the stories tomorrow.

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This is a reminder that your remix stories are due tomorrow, 7/12, at midnight Pacific time. Please follow the submission guidelines posted here. You should receive a confirmation from us within 24 hours.

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