When in desperate straits, meme

[thisbluespirit]

I think it's fair to say I'm pretty depressed right now & it is about time to cease the wallowing in despair and things, really. Shall we try a meme?

Give me a number and a pairing & I'll write a drabble or ficlet!

1. glad you came
2. team
3. don't lie
4. i'm coming home
5. story of my life
6. falling down
7. clarity
8. counting stars
9. wake me up
10. safe and sound
11. lose yourself
12. in the sun
13. the monster
14. burn
15. sweet nothing
16. i'm with you
17. we believe
18. thanks for the memories
19. anything could happen
20. little talks
21. the pretender
22. by the way
23. sanctuary
24. paradise
25. where is my mind

(Any two characters will do if you don't want a pairing, just use an '&'. Not that if you apply a '/' romance will necessarily happen, because this is me. But I do try. Any fandom you think I know is fine. I shall just say if you come up with anything I don't know or really can't do.)

Comments

[vilakins]

8: Vila & Avon

[whuffle]

#8 and im going to ask you to just pick any form of folklore, religion, or myth that you are comfortable with and love?

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, thank you. I don't think I am comfortable with ficcing for any of them, though, not like this. ♥

[romanajo123]

10. Fifth Doctor & Nyssa

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you for the prompt! Sadly, this is an abandoned meme from May now. If I had more brain this week, I'd attempt it anyway, but sadly I don't. There will be other memes and prompts, though, because I adore them! I hope you'll give me one then again. :-)

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

1 - Harry/Ruth
5 - Silver/Liz Shaw
8 - Sapphire/Steel
13 - Sapphire/Steel/Silver
18 - Eighth Doctor/Martha
25 - Clara Oswald/Twelfth Doctor

Harry/Ruth, glad you came, 183 words

[thisbluespirit]

Ha, I don't know if I can promise them all, but that's a very pretty bunch of prompts! ♥

*clings to you on this wretched day*

***

Harry kept a watchful eye on the door, not that the VIPs he was talking to would have noticed. Harry knew how to be discreet. He was expecting someone else to arrive, someone who was far more important as far as he was concerned, but he wasn’t quite sure she’d turn up.

One further glance, though, and there she was, not the casual Ruth of the grid, but a distractingly elegant figure in a long black dress. He hastily excused himself to cross the room to meet her.

“Harry,” she said, sounding breathless. “Is this all right? I’m not overdressed – too formal -?”

“Perfect,” he said, and took her arm. “I’m relieved you could make it. The difficulty back at the – ah – office is finished?”

Ruth nodded. Then she leaned towards him and gave a sudden, quicksilver smile; there and gone again. “So, which one is Price?”

“Ruth!” he said, feigning shock. “Don’t tell me you don’t know that already.”

“Well, it is best to make absolutely sure before ruining someone’s life. Isn’t it?”

Harry gave her a grin. “Oh, I don’t know...”

***

[justice-turtle.livejournal.com]

Aww. I don't have any ideas (I'm not really awake), but *hugs* ♥

[thisbluespirit]

*hugs back*

[doreyg.livejournal.com]

*Also slightly depressed hugs* life smells sometimes. :/

19 for Sapphire + Steel

[thisbluespirit]

*hugs back*

prompt

[learnsslowly.livejournal.com]

20. Please, Hercule Poiret & Ginty Marlow (Or any other Marlow, or failing that, Martha Jones.)

[john_amend_all]

I'll try not to be entirely evil...

15. Ace / Susan Q
16. Adam Adamant / Georgina Jones
21. Flashheart / Servalan

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

1. Sarah & Harry

or

9. Ian & Barbara

I hope you feel better soon

Sarah & Harry, glad you came, 390 words

[thisbluespirit]

It was raining. Not that that was the worst thing, but it was, thought Sarah, the icing on the cake, the straw that broke the camel’s back, and the outside of enough. Possibly other things, too. Wading through mud to try and escape from very angry lizard-creatures had been bad enough and discovering that there were worms or some alien equivalent living in the mud was even worse. Large, very slightly purple raindrops landing on her head just seemed to finish everything off.

“Drat,” said Sarah, which was inadequate, but she had gone past inventive swearing already. “Well, this is the day I really wish I’d stayed in the TARDIS. It’s nice and warm in there. And dry. And nothing tries to kill you.” She thought about that. “Well, not very often.”

Harry turned his head. “Come on, old girl. It’s not that bad. I had a camping holiday once in Devon and it poured the whole time, then everybody got sick. Ten times worse than this, I promise you.”

“Liar,” said Sarah, but it was strangely cheering nonetheless. She could recall a similar venture with friends from uni that had been equally disastrous, and at least they had some hope of finding the Doctor if they could reach the settlement ahead.

“No, really,” Harry said. “All we need is a postcard. The weather’s lovely – wish you were here, and it’d be exactly like a proper British holiday.”

Sarah had to grin. “Aren’t you glad you came?”

“Not sure I’d go that far,” said Harry, beginning to sound a bit rueful himself. “I think something just bit me.” Then he turned. “Oh, I say, Sarah – watch out!”

As something fired over their heads, he pushed her down into the mud.

“Harry,” she said, once they’d re-emerged and it was safe to speak without swallowing a mouthful of the rotten stuff. “I suppose I should thank you, but if you dare do that again –”

He was beside her, equally muddy. She had to stifle a sudden snort at how ridiculous they must look – a couple of mud monsters prowling about!

“I know, old thing,” he said, and gave her a pleased grin as he tried to wipe more mud from his face. “But look at it this way – at least now we’ve got a reason to be grateful it’s raining.”

[swordznsorcery.livejournal.com]

Sorry. :( We tried! I think there's a lot of us who have been feeling pretty depressed today, but I appreciate that it's worse for those of you who are ill. I was feeling pretty optimistic yesterday! There's this story here at the Guardian (http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/may/08/election-2015-stuart-heritage-nine-reasons-to-be-cheerful) which might raise a smile. And here! Cute animals! Playing with hidden cameras! https://www.thedodo.com/animal-gopro-video-1128860562.html It's just a minute long, and it's quite nice.

What a day...

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, I'm not blaming anyone! But it is a bit depressing and I've been here by myself all day, really. I did see that post - it was pretty amusing, although a little desperate! ;-)

[paranoidangel]

I found the perfect cure for being depressed about the election - I saw the Spooks film. So now I'm depressed from that instead. But watching old Spooks, so please can I have 10 (safe and sound) with Dimitri & or / Erin.

[thisbluespirit]

:loL: That sounds like a drastic measure to take!! And I'd love to oblige, but i've watched the last seasons of Spooks so little that I just don't think I could quite manage to get a handle on Dmitri and Erin. Would you like someone else?

♥

[sevanatwonights.livejournal.com]

12th Doctor/ Tegan Jovanka number 15 lol

Take care!

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! (And, aha, Twelve/Tegan! ♥ I just couldn't un-tred myself in time. Next time!!!)

[ravenskyewalker.livejournal.com]

{{hugs}}

19 - Twelfth Doctor and... Leela. Why not?

20 - Seventh Doctor and Ace, though it's pretty obvious what any little talks of theirs would be about. ;-)

Seven & Ace, little talks, 228 words

[thisbluespirit]

(As you say, what else could it be about? ;-D ♥)

***

“Ace,” said the Doctor. “I think that now might finally be the time to have that little chat about safety precautions – and in particular, the importance of timing.”

Ace coughed, currently crouching beside him underneath the sturdy, old table that had saved them from being buried under a pile of rubble. She’d done as he’d asked and blown up the great hall with that nitro 9 she wasn’t carrying and nailed those giant slug things, so she didn’t see why he had to be picky about twenty second timers that turned out to be more like eight seconds.

“Professor,” she said, sounding hurt. “It worked, didn’t it? Anyway, your timing’s pretty naff, too. You said it was going to be 1872 and it was 1760.”

He waved an impatient hand. “The TARDIS was knocked off course by external forces. I can’t be held responsible for such things!”

“Well, something like that probably knocked my timers off a bit, too, then. Hardly my fault.”

“Ace.”

She wasn’t really listening any more, distracted by surveying her handiwork. Half the castle seemed to be in ruins around them. Her smile grew, almost beatific as she looked at the destruction she’d caused and found it good. Like she’d always said, it was an art, wasn’t it?

“Wicked,” she said.

“Just be more careful next time,” said the Doctor, and grinned at her.

***

[evelyn-b.livejournal.com]

Give me some Ninth Doctor/Rose or Nine & Rose, counting stars! or 16, I'm with you, since Counting Stars is taken.

Or ANY DOCTOR and ANY COMPANION; I haven't actually seen them all yet but I am 100% confident at this point that I will love them all. <3

I'm sorry you've been feeling depressed. :( I hope things get brighter soon.

Two, Jamie, & Zoe, i'm with you, 173 words

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, I am just very down, because I'm tired and ill & not dealing with the election results well! It's all v silly, really, but also my friend is moving away and *waves hands* So! Meming to do something instead.

And, er, I was going to try and write you some Rose & Nine, but then accidentally I was looking at the bit where you said any, and this happened. I hope it is a least a little bit comprehensible to you, and I will try to do the Miss Marple and Hastings one.


***

As they slammed the cell door on the three of them, Jamie turned. “Well! How d’you like that? What made them turn on us? Pack of rascals!” he added, yelling the last out through the bars of the door. “Just you wait till we get out of here!”

“I’m afraid,” said the Doctor, “that Zoe’s been irritatingly clever again, and now they’re blaming all of us by association.”

Zoe sighed. “Well, I am sorry, Doctor, but honestly, they showed me their Sacred Problem of Eternal Mystery, and asked had I seen anything like it before, and I said, well, actually I had as a matter of fact and it was a classic example of Hywel’s Theorem and the formula was quite easy when you know how, so I solved it.”

“Thus destroying a centuries old religion in less than five minutes. You really should be a little more careful.” The Doctor thought about this, and couldn’t resist a grin. “Well, I suppose one must admit it is quite an achievement. Well done, Zoe!”

***

[evelyn-b.livejournal.com]

Ooo ooo, can you also give me a #2, team, with Arthur Hastings & Miss Marple? No worries if not!

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

5. story of my life

This, to me, sounds like such a Vila thing. It's just him - sighing to himself about how something didn't work out. So...

5. Vila & Avon

19. anything could happen
19. The Doctor with Linda from Press Gang. (I hope crossovers are okay!)

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I feel pretty depressed too. How could they be voted back in?

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, I can understand it - nobody seemed very inspiring, and they've been very thorough with all their "labour caused the global economic crash!" propaganda, and people hovering in the middle often favour the status quo. You only know the worst if you've seen it directly, and even then people sometimes blame the wrong person.

But it is rather daunting to have to face 5 more years of worrying exactly what they'll dismantle next. :-/

Still, weather it we will! ♥

[astrogirl2.livejournal.com]

Memeing is, indeed, better than wallowing in depression, even when it's totally justified. And these are fun! Here, have another prompt:

5 - Emma & Regina (or, if that one's been requested too much, how about 13?)

[thisbluespirit]

It is another pretty meme, isn't it? And thank you! I am a little miffed with myself for doing it now & running out of time and energy on it - but there'll always be another. And it did its job of cheering me up. Thanks! ♥

[a-phoenixdragon.livejournal.com]

17) We believe - Amy/Rory

[p-m-cryan.livejournal.com]

You cheered me recently, and I'd like to help to cheer you.

All friendship-fics, please, no pairings.

a] #17 - We believe... Liz Shaw and Harry Sullivan.

b] Not sure if you know the fandom, but I'll venture this for #8 - Counting Stars... Rise of the Guardians, North and Pitch Black

c] #25 - Where is my mind... Cally and Dayna

[thisbluespirit]

Thank you! ♥

I love the idea of Liz & Harry, so I'm sorry I could not un-tired myself enough in the end. But thank you! These were cheering. (I don't know Rise of the Guardians yet, though - but shiny new fannish things are always lovely!)

[elen_nare]

8 - Titty Walker /& either of the Callums (is this cheating? I just liked the prompt for both pairs... or even for all three of them if you go for "&" and that's what tickles your fancy :) )
18 - Lucy Penvensie & Mr Tumnus

(My dad was watching the election results come in, so I watched some of it too... he used to vote LD when he lived in England, so, yeah.)

[thisbluespirit]

Oh, dear, no, it was not a good night for the Lib Dems - everyone was rather annoyed for their behaviour in the Coalition and they got the brunt of it.

And I'm sorry, but it's been far too long since I've read either series of books to pull off even a ficlet for them, especially S&A. (I must re-read S&A sometime, but that won't help with this meme.)

Would you like to pick another?

[pedanther]

capriuni posted some cheering videos recently.

[thisbluespirit]

♥ (It's a locked post, but I appreciate the thought!)

[oonaseckar.livejournal.com]

11. Chrestomanci/Millie
8. Leela/Daleks (this is all the old Who I know, does it show?)

What's up girl? *uncertain pat* Anyone/thing need boshing with an anvil?

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! It was only the election on top of some other things, but there we are. Sorry I didn't get to any of your prompts! ♥

[aralias.livejournal.com]

agreed.

arnold rimmer and kryten - falling down.

[thisbluespirit]

*nods* It's not like it's the end of the world, but five years is a long time. *hugs*

Ahaha, Red Dwarf! Where things can always get worse, and usually to Rimmer. :-)

[liadt]

Sorry you're down:/ I guess nobody wanted a coalition again. I reckon all the pencil marks were rubbed out and remarked on the wrong box;p

#5 Simms and Georgie
#21 Emma Peel/John Steed

(N.B have you seen any Tara King yet (it does get better!)? Watching any color Avengers is cheering though: it's colour p0rn!)

[thisbluespirit]

Somehow, I doubt a conspiracy. It's just life, as they say in that kind of 70s TV! ;-)

I am going through my recorded Avengers quite slowly, so I haven't reached Tara King yet, though I have finally got to the colour, and it is, really, isn't it? I don't know if I will hold out okay minus Emma, but we'll see.