vagrancy's writing journal.

moved--> betokens

Long story short, I've got a huge ego and the popularity of some of these fics has brought me to a creative standstill. I feel an overwhelming pressure to perform, which, of course, means nothing gets written. I haven't written since August--I'm out of practice, and no longer as good as I was over the summer. I need to work back to that point, but I can't if I keep comparing what I write now to what I wrote when I wasn't, you know, so rusty.

So! I'm starting over new. __kirisaite will still be here to house all my old fic, but everything I write from now on out will be at betokens. Feel free to friend it if you want to stick with me! I'm going to work my skills back up from the bottom.

Thank you, guys! ♥ ♥

Title: and everything we've lost disappears
Fandom: Neon Genesis Evangelion
Rating: R
Pairings: Mostly gen, but contains Shinji/Rei, Shinji/Kaworu, Kaji/Asuka, etc.
Genre: For the most part: dark, angst, genfic
Word Count: 3007
Warnings: Violence, disturbing content, spoilers, nongraphic sexual situations.
Notes: 24 Evangelion drabbles/vignettes done to a themeset consisting of the tracknames from the Silent Hill 3 OST. Jumps all over series and EoE canon. I hate this fic so much because it's bad and caused me to lose copious amounts of sleep. Title is from "Mono" by Fightstar.

( Staring at Shinji, a thousand pictures of destruction flash across the red of her eyes.Collapse )

Title: For want of
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Dark, angst, genfic
Word Count: 1824
Warnings: Spoilers for the end of the series.
Notes: Shinigami!Light, post-series. Kind of, sort of AU.


( This stinking gray world and its hollow shells of what used to be sinners, this is the last thing the church of Kira needs.Collapse )

Title: and the guillotine laughs again
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: R
Genre: Dark, genfic
Word Count: 1806
Warnings: Spoilers for the end of the series. Dark. Gore.
Notes: Loads of religious references. Sort of a 'what if' idea.


( Some mornings, Misa, she wakes up with her bed covered in blood, her shape traced out and singed into the mattress.Collapse )

This place is starting to look pretty lonely and grim. I don't have the inspiration for longer fics anymore, it seems, so I might just start posting drabbles here. Would anyone mind?

Title: Today is the day
Fandom: Gurren Lagann
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen, fluff
Word Count: 386
Warnings: Slight language, but nothing, otherwise.

( Simon, he can't help but feel that nights above ground, they're darker than the ones he's used to.Collapse )

Title: Between the idea and the reality
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: R
Genre: Gen, angst
Word Count: 2,063
Warnings: Spoilers for the entire series. Swearing. Some gory details. Implied Light/Misa.
Notes: Second-person post-series fic. Everyone and the end. Title is from "The Hollow Men", by TS Eliot.

( What they say about how death makes celebrities out of everyone, well, it's true.Collapse )

So I totally haven't posted anything in...a ridiculously long time. But, in my defense, I'm at school again, and that just eats up my time (because technical theater is surprisingly serious business). Not that that matters/you care. :) I haven't written anything in a long time, so, y'know, this probably seems awkward (wait until summer, I'll get my groove back then!). Onto the drabbles.

Title: The Science of Scent
Fandom: Shaman King
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst, romance
Pairings: Faust/Eliza...FROM BEYOND THE GRAVE.
Warnings: Implied necrophilia, but not the kind I usually do. Possible spoilers about what Faust's goal in the series.

( Eliza's remains, they still smell of grave-soil and maggots, of the mahogany and velvet-lining in her coffin.Collapse )

Title: Coping Mechanisms
Fandom: Shaman King
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst
Pairings: None; Faust-centric (okay, slight Faust/Eliza hints)
Warnings: A look at Faust's morphine addiction, so, drug use. Slight gore. Slight spoilers for the Yoh/Faust fight.

( What's in the flask at his hip, she thinks it's whiskey.Collapse )

Title: Confronting
Fandom: Silent Hill 4
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror
Pairings: None. Henry-centric.
Warnings: Gore. Some spoilers for the apartment hauntings.

( Henry tries to ignore what's happening, sometimes.Collapse )

Title: Telephone Psychics with Fake Accents
Fandom: House of Leaves
Rating: PG
Genre: Drama
Pairings: None. Johnny-centric.
Warnings: None; however, there's an homage to Silent Hill 2 in there, and whoever finds it first wins a request drabble.

( Zampano, he left phone numbers on napkins, scrawled in the spidery script of someone who's lost control of sight and nerves long ago.Collapse )

Title: Shred of Dignity
Fandom: Kingdom Hearts 2
Rating: G
Genre: Humor
Pairings: Implied Seifer/Hayner.
Warnings: None. :D
Requested by: pedosaurus. Prompt: "sexual tension".

( They don't ask about Hayner's black eye.Collapse )

Title: Instinct
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: PG
Genre: Macabre?
Pairings: Light/Mikami
Warnings: Spoilers for...~70+? Spoilers for Mikami, basically. Also, allusions to butchers.
Requested by: taskemus. Prompt: "method".

( It is calm and he is calculated, every movement deliberate and smooth.Collapse )

Title: A Leg Up
Fandom: Pita-Ten
Rating: G
Genre: Romance, fluff
Pairings: Takashi/Shia
Warnings: Nothing, just cute.
Requested by: momusu.

( Kotarou doesn't give her roses, but he does, and maybe that'll mean something.Collapse )


Title: Disposable Cameras
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: G
Genre: Angst
Pairings: Matt/Mello
Warnings: Law-breakage. Spoilers for post-58.
Requested by: ruriruri. Prompt: "window".

( They'd learned to drive, together.Collapse )

Title: Luck
Fandom: Bleach
Rating: G
Genre: Um. Mediocrity?
Pairings: Ichigo/Chad
Warnings: Set around chapter 7. Oh man, this drabble sucks so bad. I'm sorry!
Requested by: uninformed. Prompt: "unlikely".

( Scratches and scrapes and broken fingers, and he's becoming a regular customer.Collapse )

Title: Repairs
Fandom: Bleach
Rating: G
Genre: Total fluff.
Pairings: Ishida/Chad
Warnings: Nothing.
Requested by: wing_of_grey.

( Ishida pushes up his glasses, looking expectant.Collapse )

Title: Physical Limits
Fandom: Shaman King
Rating: Hard PG-13
Genre: Dark, angst
Pairings: Taocest (Tao Jun/Tao Ren) <--the world needs more of this
Warnings: Tao En's physical abuse, dubcon, implied smut, incest

( Ren guides her shaking hands to his hips, drags her fingers over his chest and stomach, presses her palms to the cuts and bruises.Collapse )

You know, if you ever want to make me really happy? Um. Gimme some Taocest smut, and I will absolutely love you forever and heap gift!fic upon you.

Title: El Torrente
Fandom: Death Note
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst, Gen
Word Count: 1,053
Pairings: None; L-centric.
Warnings: Gory crime scene details. Some bad language.
Notes: Pre-series about L's rise to being, well, L. Full of speculation. I also assume that there was a K.

( He tells rooms of sharp-eared policemen who’s guilty and who’s not, voice high and computer-scrambled, Wammy standing in for him, and this is how you save a life.Collapse )