Mainly fic

[thisbluespirit]

1. I'm beginning to feel like my entries here are heartlessly ignoring everything in rl, but they're not. It's just I have nothing useful to contribute to that conversation right now (and, anyway, I'd get upset and angry again, and that only leads to being less well instead of more well), so I shall just continue as I am, and at least be cheerful. But it's not meant as heartless I'm All Right, Jack stuff, or relentless Pollyanna-ness, I swear.


2. I wrote another Edward/Julia AU ages ago (I have a list of 15 prompts that are all destined to be such; I realise now this was a bad idea, but I won't stop till they're all done nonetheless), and finally edited it this weekend, now that my Yuletiding has calmed down a little. (If mostly because of sad lack of brain this last week, but still.) (I am writing meme ficlets too. Just slowed by sad lack of brain, as ever.) Anyway, here is a very frivolous 1960s AU that was mostly written so that Edward could be pained by modern music (and Julia pained by his inappropriate clothes; it's a trial):

Even the Bad Times Are Good (Teen, 10,491 words. Edward Iveson/Julia Graves, Christy Graves. 1960s AU.) In which dating is complicated, Edward can’t stand modern music, and Julia can’t stand Edward’s clothes.

Comments

[lferion]

I am here, reading along happily with the family history and the James Maxwell squee and all the other happy fluff. There is Too Much real-world appallingness. Your entries make me smile.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw, thanks. I'm glad! ♥

[evelyn-b.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't worry about it. I'm grateful for the happy fluff, too.

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! *hugs*

These things are a big shock and knock you out of orbit. Having done that with Brexit, I'm still in orbit, but not entirely sure the world is... But i'm glad the cheerfulness is, well, cheering and not too annoying!!

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Ugh. Ignore the real world stuff as much as you can. It's all DIRE and GRIM!

*squishes*

[thisbluespirit]

Except when it's got to the point where it starts to feel completely surreal! *hugs back*

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

True!

[flowsoffire.livejournal.com]

Happy things can only be helpful, dear ♥

Love you!

[thisbluespirit]

Well, sometimes they can be annoying or alienating, but I usually like them too. :-)

*hugs you back*

[justice-turtle.livejournal.com]

The cheerfulness is nice. When large matters are completely hopeless, there is still a photograph of tiny baby James Maxwell in the world, and people playing sports have been absurd and related to other people, and... even if the world doesn't continue to exist, there has been a lot of small good things in it, you know? *snuggles you* It's comforting, and it doesn't feel heartless at all.

[thisbluespirit]

Aw. Very true! And my comedy sport-playing great-grandad (if it was indeed him) was illegitimate and spent an awful lot of his childhood in the workhouse and was poor all his life - so if he can have fun with rugby and make people laugh, I think we can all still have some good things too. :-)

*hugs you*

[liadt]

There's enough rl stuff to be glad of a break from it <3

[thisbluespirit]

Rl does tenhd to be like that, especially these days! ♥

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

I enjoy your posts. They're a nice refuge from real life crap. ♥

[thisbluespirit]

Thanks! And, talking of real life crap, you may be the first to know that I managed to rescue my bin this morning!

♥

[dimity-blue.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is exciting! *feels flattered and proud*

I hope it was an undercover operation involving CI5, MI6, the CIA and a rogue operative from Sweden?

[thisbluespirit]

:-)

It was a daring solo mission! I went in alone and was totally undercover - I had my hat AND my scarf!

[lferion]

Yay for successful bin retrieval!

[thisbluespirit]

It's mine, all mine, for at least two weeks before I have to endanger it again. :-)