Fic of DOOOM!

[trinityofone]

amireal's and my fic of dooooom is finally done! (As many of you probably already know since it was posted yesterday, but...)

Title: And Be One Traveler
Authors: amireal and trinityofone
Rating: NC-17 for sexual situations and adult content
Length: 69,294 words

The link above goes to Ami's fic journal, where she has an excerpt and an explanation of the many exciting ways you can access the story in all its length and mightiness.

Enjoy!

Comments

[amireal.livejournal.com]

I didn't want to be all pimpy and whorelike and announce this, but there's an open invite to host and thumbnail and advertise any artwork/icons/banners/whatever. I kinda want to make it a multimedia extravaganza. *grin*

So I don't have to keep poor Siriaeve on the spot! (I nagged and nagged till I got that cover! *grin*(

[siria]

And nagged. And nagged and nagged and nagged and nagged...

[amireal.livejournal.com]

You know you liked it wench.

[siria]

I've got IM evidence! I submit to the court:

amireal: So-- oh mistress of photoshop... *bats lashes*
siriaeve: I am not the mistress of Photoshop
amireal: You are!
siriaeve: I am Photoshop's bitch, perhaps
amireal: I BELEIVES IN YOU
amireal: Either way, wanna start poking and prodding?
siriaeve: But I's no good, Ami!
amireal: icons, banners, book covers
siriaeve: Poking and prodding what?
siriaeve: Eep.
amireal: mood themes?
siriaeve: A mood theme?

See! Poking! Prodding! THREATS OF VIOLENCE.

[amireal.livejournal.com]

IT WAS GENTLE POKES!

METAPHORICAL EVEN!

*sniffles*

[siria]

I still bear the bruises!

[amireal.livejournal.com]

I DID NOT EVEN TOUCH YOU!

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

What Ami said. With additional "squee!"s. ;-)

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

Checked it out. It's Real Person Fic, yes? I appreciate the snippets and the warnings to read the snippets, although - please take this in the constructive spirit in which I intend it - I'd rather you'd just gone ahead and said it was RPF in the index page, right up front, rather than making me read the snippets to find out.

It seems you were deliberately vague on this "RPF" point. Why? Is RPF not normally warned-about? Or would it have ruined the "punch" of the story to warn up front?

No one else seems to have been bothered, so I suspect it's just me. But thing is, my husband's an actor. So are all our friends. The idea of someone RPF-ing one of them squicks me on a grand scale. And yet I suspect it may be out there. It's one thing for someone online to call one of his friends "hot" or for a fan to oogle him on the street - which happens, sure. But RPF? Of someone I know? That's just...

My attitude there flows into RPF in general. I prefer to avoid it, so I appreciate when people warn.

God, I can be long-winded. :rollseyes at self:

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Oh man-- how to answer the question.

We talked about this and by we, I mean many of us.

The thing is, in the end, to us it wasn't RPF so much as a HUGE METAPHOR. It sort of transcended the line and so while on a technical level it IS RPF, it sort of wasn't. Which is why the warnings and headers were structured like that. So that people could get a feel before/as they figured out it was on that line or over it. But we still wanted the fact that it did, on it's basic level, conform to the rules of RPF available for those who simply couldn't read it for various reasons.

I (and I'm sure Trin does as well) totally understand why some people will skip over the story and I'm glad that you took the time to read the headers and I hope it was convenient enough for you. Just remember there are people on the otherside of the line, who have expressed their appreciation for being obscure. We tried to balance everyone's preferences and hope we hit almost everyone.

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

Speaking of metaphors - you know there's always gonna be one sour apple in the barrel. This time, it's me!

[amireal.livejournal.com]

Hey, it's not everyone's cuppa ;)

I'm just glad the people who are in your camp are being polite and nice and understanding. *is still in her fireproof suit* *g*

[trinityofone.livejournal.com]

Um. I don't really remember why we chose to do it this way, although it was discussed at length and this seemed like the best way to satisfy everyone (as best we could).

I understand how RPF can be squicky. I have relatives who are actors, and family friends who are actors in shows I have actually been fannish about (that was embarrassing...) so I can certainly understand the discomfort. But then, I like RPF too, in other contexts. So...um, I guess what I'm basically saying is: I hear ya! And I hope what we did was, if not perfect, then at least adequate?

[roaringmice.livejournal.com]

If it was the best you could do without giving the whole thing away, then it was the best you could do. I wouldn't add the explicit warning if it gives something away, or takes something from the story.

You were fannish about shows with actors you knew in them? That must have been weird. For me, everytime I see a friend in a show or film, it throws me right out. Instead of enjoying the film, I'm, "Woah! Joan!" for a moment. And don't get me started on the love scenes. Those just make me giggle.

[dancink.livejournal.com]

I'm totally gonna comment on the perfection of this once I get my brain back online, ok? Because you two totally broke it.

[dancink.livejournal.com]

Ok, now that I've had a few minutes to pace around my room (walking the angst off!), I have thoughts. Semi-coherient thoughts, even (ok, they're really not that coherient. I'm just gonna babble on for a bit instead of actual feedback.)

Oh, it just aches... Poor David. As a general rule I can't stand rpf, especially porny rpf, because I don't really enjoy the intrusion into their own, private lives. Plus I tend to ignore actors anyway (David Hewett? Who is this David Hewett person you speak of? It's Rodney McKay, damn it!) But I read this because it was you (leading me down the garden path to hell, you are!) and amireal, and the snippets were all lovely and fourth-wall breaking, which is always gonna tempt me, plus, you know, long engrossing porn with plot + day off = still in pj's at 4:31pm, which is pretty much my most favorite thing in the world.

Did I mention you broke my brain? Right-o, moving on then...

John is so utterly John in this. Even in fic, John can be so very two-dimensional, because he's such a closed, hidden person. This is possibly one of the most fleshed-out Johns I've read. And we *still* don't get a good explaination for that damn wristband. Or poor Not!Chuck.

Rodney. You know how as a fan, even if you love both members of a pairing, you still seem to identify with one more than the other? I identify with Rodney, so Shep and David's little game of poker just hurt (although, I too would have loved to have seen the look on Cadman's face). That fear of being replaced would have really eaten at him.

And David... oh gods. That ending killed me.

Gods that was fantastic. I hate you both. Please, ma'am's, can I have another?

[sandalstrap.livejournal.com]

Oh my god. Oh my god. The fic of doom project you've mentioned before was really that one snippet I have been obsessed with ever since I read it the first time???

I'm so happy, you don't even know. God, I've been dreaming about this idea, actual while-I-sleep dreams. I just - wow. This is amazing. You two are so, so cool.

[nemesina77.livejournal.com]

It'a amazing and gut-wrenching and heartbreaking and just beautiful. And the Rodney + David = massive *guh*

Having to deal with the idea that their entire life is controlled by a bunch of writers just winging it, and David basically feeling after his return that their world was more real than his feels anymore.

Oh, and David accidentally calling Joe John and being all "it's not you, I swear" when Joe sees the look David sends him.

This just killed me, but in all the right ways!