sparklers; tumblr resistance is futile apparently; writing; cat!boy Clint

[kellifer]

-> Thank you for the birthday messages and wishes! :D Y'all are lovely.

-> Should I get a tumblr?? Is that where the fannish land is shifting underneath my feet? I know that LJ is going a little quieter these days and that while AO3 is where the bulk of fic is going, I know I'm missing squee and fic not being on the tumblr. I just... FEAR CHANGE OKAY?? Do you have a tumblr? What is it? How does it work? How do you actually read/see all the things. Everytime I go to have a look it looks... complicated. Heh.

-> Writing, writing, writing! Two marvel_bangs, 11k and 6k currently which I'm excited about, Clint/Coulson fake!boyfriends which I was running out of steam on but has been rejuvenated and Thor fic where Thor is pretending to not Get Stuff just to mess with people because he was Loki's brother, he did pick up a trick or two.

Ugh, cat!boy Clint seems to not be grooving in my head though. I was excited about it but I've kinda petered out. Here is a snippet I do actually like, might pry it off the wip backburner some day.


So, the changes aren't entirely cosmetic, which makes Tony laugh so hard Steve starts to look worried about him having a stroke. Clint puts up with the barage of tests, more patient than anyone in medical has ever seen him be because he wants this fixed yesterday.

"Your affliction is magical in nature, I do not believe your healers, no matter how skilled, have the capacity to resolve your... erm, problem," Thor says gently when Clint emerges, scowling and holding cotton swabs to the various places they'd insisted on taking blood. Thor's got this funny look on his face and Clint finally can't take the creepy staring.

"Oh god, what?" he finally demands.

"It is just... can I touch your ears?" he asks finally, eyes fixed and infinitely charmed.

"Are you allowed to touch my human ears?" Clint asks incredulously.

"I have never asked."

Clint's stumped for a second, before he snarls, "No, okay? The answer to any ear touching is no."

Thor looks so tragically disappointed that Clint almost relents.

Almost.

Comments

[delicatale.livejournal.com]

I actually wouldn't advise Tumblr for fannish squee. Tumblr is full of hate and entitlement and drama for no reason besides immaturity and...I don't know. I know I don't like Tumblr - it's only purpose IMO is graphics and images, which it's full of, and that's good. I've seen a tiny bit of fic around but it's really not a platform made for it...

[delicatale.livejournal.com]

Also, I think a number of people here have drifted to Twitter for quick, little moments and conversations about fandom. I know I spend more time on Twitter these days than on Tumblr or LJ.

[kellifer-fic.livejournal.com]

I'm resisting twitter... :) I resisted Facebook as long as I possibly could and still forget to use it half the time.

I'm thinking of maybe just setting one up to follow some peeps I know that post fic there more than anywhere else but I would definitely stick with here and AO3 being my main outlets.

You've definitely made me want to tread carefully though! *hugs*

[delicatale.livejournal.com]

Tumblr can be fun, definitely, but I don't believe there's much of a community sense there. People follow other people without knowing them and rarely try to make friends over there; it's cliqu-y. But there is good things there too! I am ailoveille over on Tumblr btw.

That's why I like Twitter better; Twitter is all about community and communication, and I find that more interesting!