Embryo of Philosophy

Right, this is just a little late.

Right after b_hallward convinced me to sign up for remixthedrabble, I was struck by a frightening thought. What if if I was assigned to remix her? That would be bad. I would fail. Utterly and completely. Bad.

So, I just hoped that luck and random chance would be on my side. The assignments were sent out... and I got phoebe_zeitgiest. And then I raged at the unfairness of the universe. The whole idea of the remix is "If you wrote this fic, what would what it be like?". The problem is that writing wise Phoebe's and my brains work very differently. I simply never would have thought to write anything like the majority of her stories. Plus there's the whole "Fuck, this is brilliant; what if I mess it up?" thing.

I made a big angsty post about it, and who should comment but Phoebe. This lead to a conversation that was both comforting and rather awkward on my end.

Choosing what to remix was the first hard part. I was both drawn to and repelled by And Not Your Yellow Hair. On one hand, it's one of my favorite stories and I knew it would fascinating to remix. On the other hand, I also knew that it would be really freaking hard to remix. The Way We Weren't seemed the most logical choice. I ship Muraki/Ukyou/Oriya, and it was a subject I knew I could work with. So, there was no reason not to do it. But I felt ashamed for not trying And Not Your Yellow Hair. Was I afraid of a challenge? Was I a coward? I felt like I had to at least try. (Veleda: like a shounen hero in some ways.) So, I did both.

I finished with plenty of time (for once), and asked Dorian if she would beta. She said yes, and I sent the drabbles off. Or so I thought. She never got them. Yeah, my email provider sucks mightily. So, the day before everything was due, I finally worked up the courage to email her again, freaked when I realized the problem, I emailed the drabbles again.

So, Dorian liked them, Phoebe liked them, and I didn't have to kill myself or flee to the Sierra Nevada. Happy ending!

Dorian, would you like to make a drabble request for helping out, especially on such short notice?


Here they are:

Title: And Not Your Yellow Hair (You Yourself Alone Remix)
Pairing: Hisoka/Muraki
Rating: PG-13
Orginal Fic: And Not Your Yellow Hair

( And Not Your Yellow Hair (You Yourself Alone Remix) )



Title: And the Way We Are (Gilded Cage Sampling)
Pairing: Muraki/Ukyou/Oriya
Rating: PG
Original Story: The Way We Weren't

( And the Way We Are (Gilded Cage Sampling) )

I have so much fic floating around that needs to be posted to my journal.

Title: Fractured
Fandom: Count Cain/Godchild
Pairing: One sided Michaela/Cain
Length: ~1500 words
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Michaela knew her life was a fairytale. However, she forgot that fairy tales aren't always nice.
A/N: If for some odd reason you haven't read the original Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", do so now. This story will make more sense. Spoilers for volume seven.

( Once upon a time, there lived a princess... )