my name is colin and i write derivative fiction.

[behindthec]

...if, hypothetically, ryan were to suddenly reveal the results of his piano lessons (which he mentioned he was taking, years ago in interviews), what do you think he might like to play that brendon could walk in on and see? atm i'm leaning toward this. anyone who's seen the truman show will appreciate.

link me to your youtube choices? doesn't have to be classical, but i'm thinking something gentle and romantic. btw, chapter 1 of pccf is underway and i maybe kind of love it a lot. \o/

before i go, a few recs, which i never bother with unless i don't think they've been publicized as much as they deserve.

Reinvent Love by my dearest new friend ella; i'm proud to say i've been helping inspire her, supposedly, since chapter 5-ish. it's almost done; by the time you catch up, the last chapter might be up. it's a classic ryden chronicle without being cliche; she's only been writing slash two months and she's off to a great start, just made a masterlist too, so check it out. the italy!fic she's writing me, omg. ♥ also, the elf!fic series by moku_youbi, which i meant to rec awhile ago; specifically the jon/spence/ryan, is possibly my favourite thing i read all last year; so proud to have been the beta. also, becca's vampire!fic, the only het i've been able to read in the past five years and actually love. she worked long and hard (lolz) on it and it was all worth it.

also, thanks to everyone for all the great bits of conversation on my last post, about fic theory and genderswap and whatnot. some of the comments are really interesting if you care to read. my new friend j_plash says lots of cool things (like calling fanfic "derivative fiction," which is the awesomest term ever and i'm going to go around telling everyone i know that i write DERIVATIVE FICTION, because it sounds SO COOL). it's really nice that we can all talk like that, express differing opinions in respectful ways, instead of arguing like stupid internet drama queens. hah. thanks guys.

p.s. this is why we have been friends for six (seven??) years. jesus. also, another cheer from my boss. also i do an interpretive dance. no, really. and then because that wasn't embarrassing enough, i came home and keri and i made this.

happy friday!

Comments

[lolab.livejournal.com]

DERIVATIVE FICTION FTW.

OMG YOU'RE WRITING. OMG. okay, you must send me everything as you write it. or i will nag you and nag you. ask anyone; it's how i roll. :P if i know you're writing, i must have it all the time.

yeah, plus i love the truman show myself, and i can see it being the sort of movie ryan would fangirl, and why he might choose it. i am running my laptop on its battery right now so if i go to your youtube selections it will die on me in like 3 minutes, but i will totes check them out when i get back to my charger (i can't be assed to get out of bed atm lol).

i'm thinking... not too melancholy, because he's not sad when he's playing it. LOL I DONT REMEMBER THAT INTERVIEW, but oh god, that is so something he'd say. ryan is such a lame romantic at heart. although that particular quote was probably ref'ing moulin rouge, because he's such a MR fanboy it's ridiculous. how so ghey, ryan.

i don't know that i've ever heard them mention classical composers, but brendon's playing liszt in my fic and it's not even an option. XD originally i was going to have him do hungarian rhapsody #2, but it gets too...jovial? toward the end, so i switched him to la campanella. he plays it when he's very confused, frustrated, and lost, and he explains to ryan that it felt fitting; the notes are always chasing each other, like they can't quite catch up, like they're searching.

[j-plash.livejournal.com]

Oh, Ryan would so fangirl the truman show. And rightly so XD Agree 100%.

The fact that Ryan is not sad makes me happy :D :D :D

And that last line of yours/Bden's there made me full on fangirl sigh *swoons*. I am going to loooove this cabin!fic of yours a very great deal, methinks :)

[lolab.livejournal.com]

:D happy!ryan, becca once told me, is even better than porn.

YAY. i do hope you like it. i do already.

[j-plash.livejournal.com]

Yes, yes it is. Happy!Ryan *and* happy!Bden is even better. Early Panic is so full of sad Bden :( They both need happiness and love and sex and comfort and wonderful. With each other ;D