FIC: Last Candle

Title: Last Candle
Fandom: Inception, Arthur/Eames, PG-13
Summary: A tale of of romance, data storage devices and the True Meaning of Hanukkah (that is, guerrilla warfare and setting things on fire).
Notes: Oy vey, Hanukkah songfic. ::hangs head in shame:: Originally written for hermette's winter meme, but seems to have been deleted from there.
- Harey ata mekudash li is a masculine version of part of the traditional Jewish wedding vow, "You are hereby sanctified to me with this ring according to the religion of Moses and Israel", which is said while putting the ring over the bride's finger.
- The song Arthur sings is this one, the hymn Eames refers to is this one.

( אבוי לו מעוקצי ואבוי לו מדבשי, אבוי למבקש נפשי. )

end of year meme, woo

From my past year of writing, what was...

My best story of this year: Going with Allowed, aka Asexual!Eames!fic for this.

My most popular story of this year: Hard to say, because of the way the comments are scattered and the question of whether or not Delicious saves count. I'm going to say either Allowed or Currency.

Story of mine most under-appreciated by the universe, in my opinion: I don't really feel any of the fic I wrote for Inception was under-appreciated. I think the ones that got less reaction were mainly just not as good.

Most fun story to write: Going with The Rube Goldberg Variations. That one was so self-indulgent, you don't even know. There's even a tiny self-insertion cameo bit.

Story with the single sexiest moment: Arthur in the shower from Might Be Laughing a Bit Too Loud, IMHO.

Most "Holy crap, that's wrong, even for you" story: Nothing I've actually written, but let's just say, part of the influence for Allowed came from the fact that I've been thinking about a fic titled 'Algolagnia' for months now.

Story that shifted my own perceptions of the characters: Basically the whole purpose of Tabula Rasa.

Hardest story to write: Can't Catch My Memory, for involving a crapload of angst and a little action, both of which are very hard for me to do well. Or at all.

Biggest Surprise: When people commented on Tabula Rasa. When someone commented on the Ten Songs meme I did ages ago.

Most Unintentionally Telling Story: Not as unintentional as it should be, but a cross between The Rube Goldberg Variations (hello, my RL-fannish side!) and Allowed (Arthur's view of sexuality is far too close to my own).

In conclusion: I haven't written fic in ages before Inception. I don't think I've ever had as much fun writing anything, fanfic or original, as I did in this fandom. Rock on!

FIC: Might Be Laughing a Bit Too Loud

Title: Might Be Laughing a Bit Too Loud
Fandom: Inception, Arthur/Eames, NC-17
Summary: For this kink meme prompt: When Arthur's dressed down, his hair loose and flopping in his eyes; he looks seventeen, sometimes younger. When he's tipsy; he's easy. When he's drunk he'll say yes to anything he says no to when sober. It turns out Eames' favorite thing to do on a casual stay-in Saturday night is get Arthur drunk and then proceed to do the filthy, filthy things to the "drunk high-school virgin" he has in his bed.
Warnings: Drunk sex and underage roleplay, as stated in prompt.
Notes: My eternal thanks to my lovely beta, sirona_gs, and also to abbylee and photoclerk for convincing me to write the last two scenes. Title from Billy Joel's "Only the Good Die Young".

( The tie, now – he likes Arthur to keep the tie, even as he loses everything else, his shirt and his trousers and his coherence. )