Journal of Mistress Kat

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Wow Kat, what's that sound? Well, glad you asked. It's the sound of me SMASHING through my 75k getyourwordsout goal! BOOM! We're currently >78k and there's still a day to go.

*smug*

Much of the words came from a) co-writing done with dreamersdare and b) because I churned over 24k for Spooktober fics/ficlets, even if some of that churning happened after Christmas lol. Posting most of them back-to-back was a really interesting experience actually and I have some reflections.

( (under the cut, it's all very self indulgent) )


I was always going to do a Spooktober Masterlist for my own amusement. I know I'm about to list all of these for the 2023 Fic Round Up soon (well... Sometime in Jan?) anyway but there everything will be by fandom so let me just induldge my love of lists *pets the list* so, here, Spooktober Fics in posting order (links will take you to AO3 but if you prefer DW for reading, everything is under the spooktober 2023 tag.

( List under a cut due to length! )

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I have signed up getyourwordsout again because I love their spreadsheets. I've gone for the 150k optimistically even though I've never achieved that. It's good to have goals or something?

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Finally, I wanted to flail about being podficced!!

The lovely pezzax_podfics podficced under his wing (TXT, Choi Soobin/Choi Yeonjun) and turned a tiny ficlet into a full-blown audio drama with music and sound effects and it is so, so extremely cool I absolutely lost mine when listening. Also, please appreciate the cover art! (akdkjsj wings!)

The most awesome pieces0fstars podficced Volcano (Stray Kids, Han Jisung/Lee Minho) and holy shit the emotional impact the recording packs... Look, I obviously had a lot of emotions about the concepts which I wrote immediately after the song dropped. But the thing is, I wrote the fic so I knew what was in the fucker and yet, YET, I was absolutely choked up, clutching my heart, because the performance got that exact frayed, desperate edge I tried to convey in words and... Yeah, please listen.

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Bandom

A little sincerity is a dangerous thing - Gerard/Mikey. Angsty schmoopy waycest written for me! This is a lovely fic, mapping the slow shift in the brothers' relationship from realisation to acceptance.

And the Painted Ponies - Frank/Mikey, AU. A thoroughly enjoyable AU where Mikey is a fashion model and Frank is the unlikely (but deadly!) bodyguard assigned to protect him. The concept works well and doesn't even require much of a stretch of imagination to see how things could have gone this way. Mikey in this is particularly great, but all characters are used well. The romance made me tingle happily and there's enough drama and action to keep things interesting.

Everyone Comes To Pan’s - Frank/Gerard, Mikey/Ray, AU. A delightful AU that plays well with the faerie mythology and weaves some interesting magic as Frank discovers that he's not quite what he thought he was... There is also a sequel Pan Goes A Courting (Patrick/Pete) that is much more tongue-in-cheek and meta-laden, but very cute.

Merry We Are - Alex/Ryland, AU. A troubadour AU, and a long one, with one of my favourite but sadly very rare pairings! Oh the rejoicing! This is a lovely tale of magic and music, just wonderful.  

wherever i'm with you - Ryan Luciani/Nick Scimeca, other background pairings. If the pairing makes you go 'who??' don't worry about it. This is perfectly accessible to read as an original fic as it is essentially a story about a group of friends, two of whom take some time to sort their shit out. Painful and realistic look at unrequited love (which then turns out to be all requited because c'mon, you know I love happy endings). Don't think the writing style - loose, meandering, almost stream-of-consciousness - is for everyone, but it is one I really enjoy even though I lost the plot (such as it is) at times. Very enjoyable read.



Doctor Who

Seventeen Things That Happen to Rory Williams, After - Eleventh Doctor/Rory. Author's summary works well: "In which Amy dies and Rory, eventually, keeps going." This is heart-breaking and heart-warming in equal measure, a great story that encapsulates the quirky humour of the show as well as its darkness and ever-present hope.



Robin Hood (BBC)

but surely, sheriff, don’t you see; that you can’t take the sky from me? - Gen(ish), Firefly fusion! Oh gosh, such nostalgia for the glory days of Robin Hood fandom *thinks wistfully of tree!porn* Anyway! This was a wonderful, seamless fusion of the two worlds. Readers familiar with both canons will get the most out of this as there are a lot of subtle little nods that filled me with delight.



Sherlock

At Least There's Football - Lestrade/Mycroft, background John/Sherlock. If you are eyeing the main pairing with askance... then stop, and give this fic a chance, I guarantee you won't regret it. This is long, like 'prepare to lose a week' long, and utterly, utterly brilliant. Told from Greg's pov, the fic maps the relationship development slowly, taking time to fully flesh out both main characters, as well as create some wonderful original ones. Greg's family, particularly his two nieces, come to life so vividly I am left wanting to read books and books about them too, not to mention Anthea. Engrossing, un-put-downable storytelling that sweeps you along. I cannot rec this enough.



Star Trek (Reboot)

One Time Spock Walked In On Bones and Kirk Having Sex, and Five Times He Didn’t - Kirk/McCoy, Spock/Uhura. In turns hilarious and heart-breaking, this is essentially a lovely exploration of friendship.



Top Gun

Kings of the Air - Iceman/Maverick. Oh c'mon, like you haven't thought about it, Top Gun being the gayest not-actually-a-gay-porno movie there is. This fic, however, manages something that the movie itself never did; it makes these characters real and gives them actual depth. It's a brilliant, hot, and unexpectedly meaningful story with some great commentary on the (now thankfully obsolete) American military rules.

Drabble Fest 3/12 – for acetamide. Fandom and pairing/characters as requested.


Moirai – Robin Hood – Gen or implied Much/Robin – PG
Prompt: History


( Moirai )

So, finally got around to watching the last two episodes of Robin Hood. I'm pretty sure spoiler period has expired but ( lets put these comments under cut anyway. )

Gah why did I think watching Robin Hood (yes, yes I'm only catching up now) would make me feel better? ( I have some serious fucking issues with )

So, a long time ago I did the meme where I asked people to...

Comment with a story I've written, and I will tell you one thing I knew, learned, or wondered about while writing the story that didn't make it onto the page.

And, um, I’m now getting to the answers. Ooopsies?


pushkin666  asked about Five Things about Hustler!Sam (Supernatural, hints of Dean/Sam, R)

( In which Sam has control issues )



trialia asked about Moth (Firefly, Inara/River preslash, PG-13)

( In which River also has control issues although she deals with them differently )



zeitheist asked about if you are the rhyme and i the refrain (Robin Hood, Much/Robin, NC-17)

( In which there are no happy endings )

 

sadiane asked about The One With The Scratches (but Absolutely, Definitely, Positively No Talking) (Supernatural, anywhere_road ‘verse, Andy/Ash, PG-13)

( In which I meta like a mofo )

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Huh, well that killed a couple of hours. Really, my morning has been spent writing that, transferring Gossip Girl episodes (I can feel you all judging me) onto Gabatini and drinking tea. Now I'm going to go and clean the bathroom. Fuck yeah my life is interesting.

Hello bbs!

I’ll be mostly absent for this week as my mum is visiting. However, let me leave you with some fic recs.

I may have mentioned all the awesome fic I got for my birthday and how I was going to link you to them once they were posted elsewhere... Well, here you go (fucking finally I know, sorry for the delay):


KAT – moth2fic  – Stargate Atlantis – Radek/Rodney
Oh god, this made me laugh so hard! Rodney and Radek stroke investigate an ancient artefact they name KAT (for C(K)o-dependent Ambience Transmitter). It purrs. Also there is accidental touching and Wizard of the Oz. Entirely awesome and very, very funny.


He Doesn't Do This Often and Friends Like These – slash4femme  – RPS (actors), Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, Rober Sean Leonard (and combinations thereof)
Guilty, guilty pleasure. Stephen is my favourite. The voices sound scarily genuine.


The Old Ways - entangled_now  - Robin Hood – Much/Robin
Aches like a healing wound. The show will break my heart but fic like this can mend it again.


Absolution - fledge  - Supernatural – Dean/Sam
Nnnggghhh and ouch, all in 200 words. Gorgeous.


Untitled ficlet - sateenmusta  - Bandom – PaTD genish
Ahahahahaha, Ryan teaches Brendon some truths about women. Made me laugh in the best way possible. Awesome.


Let go of the things you can't change - redsnake05  - Bandom - Frank/Mikey/Bob
Oh, oh, delicious h/c with a slice of d/s and spanking. Mikey needs to be taken care of, Bob and Frank got it covered.


Snow-White and Rose-Red – pushkin666  – Bandom – Patrick/Pete, Bob/Gerard
pushkin666  takes a well-known fairytale and gives it a decidedly Bandom-twist. Sweet and fluffy and happy-making. Features Andy the angry dwarf!


And not written for my birthday but I’m pimping anyway...
Heart Pusher, Love User – pushkin666  – Bandom – Patrick/Pete
Mind the warnings on this one. Kinky AU fic where Pete is a junkie whore and Patrick is his pimp/owner with a penchant for school girl outfits... Features broken!Pete, dark!Patrick, and more angst than you can shake a teacher's cane at. Not an easy read, but if you want a change from the fluff Bandom usually serves, then you won’t be disappointed.

Do you know that’s been well over a year since the end of season 2 and my last episode review? Call me a sap (because I am) but I’ve missed Robin Hood Saturdays more than I thought possible!  I’ve missed the squee and the tree!porn and the comment-ficcing and the OH MUCH and god, more than anything I’ve missed all of you! RH remains the fandom of my heart, largely because this is the fandom where I met some truly shiny people who went from fellow fangirls to friends in less time than it takes Allan to pick a tight pocket.  So excuse me for being a little emotional... *wipes surreptitious tear*

*pulls self together*

Okay gang! Hoist your bows, unsheathe your swords, tighten your bandannas and lace up those leather pants!  Everyone ready? Let's go then. Because...

( and I need you now tonight, and I need you more than ever... )

Title: permit yourself anger and permit me mine
Authors: Ginny / ginnystar and Mistress Kat / kat_lair
Fandom: Robin Hood
Pairing/Category: Guy/Robin, angry!sex PWP \o/
Rating: NC-17
Word count: ~ 2900
Disclaimer: Not ours, only playing
Summary: What if that fight in episode 2.03 Child Hood had ended a little bit… different?

Author notes: This is a story that we wrote simply to amuse ourselves, exchanging sporadic comments in an episode reaction post and often abandoning it for weeks at a time. Yet it somehow managed to evolve into a fully-grown fic, which seemed worth sharing with the wider (and allegedly porn-starved) audience of RH fandom. We hope you have at least half as much fun reading the story as we had writing it. Many thanks go to our amazing betas lolabobs and telynmurali who helped to whip the fic into shape. The title comes from the poem Is/Not by Margaret Atwood.

permit yourself anger and permit me mine