Second star on the right

I have watched some of the Australian vids, and it became clear to me last night that Jared Padalecki has half the awesome in the universe. Sorry, universe, but you can't have it back. It's only half because Jensen has the other half. Trufax.

Clearly, this means they must be together, and so, I have written fic. Also, this is the result of the first deal that backfired with angelgazing. You'd think I'd stop making them.

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To Be Continued
by luzdeestrellas
Jared/Jensen, 1,712 words, "That's the difference between you and me. You are a man of words. And I, my friend, am a man of actions."

For Nichole, I suppose. Thanks to merryish for the beta and the title.

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( They wrap season four just after three on a Wednesday )

So, officially, this was meant to be fic for Pi Day. But I am obviously a slacker, so, um, happy week anniversary of Pi day?

Title: Pi
Author: luzdeestrellas
Wordcount: 1,638
Rating: G
Summary: "They have a day to celebrate pie now?"

Notes: Thanks to merryish for the handholding. And thanks to musesfool for the beta; this is niether birthday nor Christmas fic, but this one's all yours.

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( Pi )

I am spamming, I know, and I linked to this yesterday, but well, if I don't archive now while I remember, I probably never will.

Also, please, stay tuned for the next installment in Jared and Jensen's beautiful story: Love's Eternal hope. *nod*

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Title: Love's Eternal Fire
Author: luzdeestrellas
Pairing: Jared/Jensen

Summary: He does what they've both seen coming for months now.

Notes: Thanks to merryish for the beta and for titling so hilariously helpfully. All remaining mistakes are mine.

( Love's Eternal Fire )

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Aw, guys, thank you so much for all the birthday wishes yesterday. You all totally rock, and you all made me really, really happy. Seriously, it genuinely did mean a lot.

I had a lovely day yesterday. I spent the evening with friends (friends who bake! This means cake for me, which is never, ever a bad.), and today I had an excellent dinner with my family. Possibly, there will be more cake later.

Also, there was fic, too. The fabulous dotfic wrote me what I very sincerely believe to be the best drabble ever, and when I work out how she did it, I am going to sell her secrets for a boatload of money. It's called Refusal, and you can--must--read it here. If you don't say oh, Dean and oh, Sam, I will probably have to conclude you aren't actually human.

the lovely merryish wrote Surrender Dorothy, in which there is near-death by weather, and more importantly, kissing and so much love and joy that it makes me giddy. Possibly, I am a little bit in love with it. But plese not to be telling her. It's Sam/Dean, for those of you who are not into that kind of thing.

And last but never, ever least, my girl musesfool wrote Somebody's Going to Emergency, Somebody's Going to Jail. There is shirtless sparring! And snuggling! And because obviously vic is talented, or something, there is also determined!Sam, and a whole lot of brotherly love and banter and Dean being so awesome it is barely legal.

*hugs all three of you* I am the luckiest girl in all the world, and don't go thinking I don't know it.

Oh, and also! Nichole, once again, keeps flailing all across the internet about how much she loves me. It's enough to make even a heart as cold as mine melt. *sniffle* It's okay, sweetheart. I understand that sometimes, you just have to let it out.

Title: Plan for Nothing But Sunlight
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: PG
Word count: 4,442
Summary: Sam's gotten pretty good at catching him these days.

Notes: Title from Joshua Ware. Beta thanks to musesfool, who also puts in more hand holding than can reasonably be quantified, and to merryish, who is awesome and still bravely crusading against the run on sentence.

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( Plan for Nothing But Sunlight )

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Feedback is adored.

I sort of hesitated to make this post, but, well, no, I still love my show. I still love it a lot.

( spoilers for SPN 3.12 )

So, um, yeah. That's kind of where I'm at, and where I mostly hope to stay.

I forgot to do this last night, but if by now, you haven't, you should absolutely go read North of Wednesday by merryish. I don't really like her all that much, but she writes good fic, and even just thinking about this one makes me all achy in the chestal area. The writing is beautiful, and there is so much Sam and Dean love you could drown in it. Spoilery for 3x11, in case you hadn't guessed, and it's Sam/Dean.

Seriously, there are parts of this story I probably know from memory now. I want to live in it for, like, three million years.

Sigh. Oh, boys.

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And speaking of boys, how cute is Jensen wearing the watch Jared gave him on TV? Cute beyond description, I believe, is the answer.

OMG, so tired. Wah!

*The part about not liking her might be a lie, but you totally can't prove it.

I have to go and do--I don't know, things with people and, no, I don't even know anymore--but I. I. I. I.

*flails*

OUR SHOW LOVES US SO MUCH. AND I LOVE OUR SHOW SO MUCH! I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS MUCH AWESOME. OMG!

I thought maybe I was too excited, but, no. That was not even a possibility. OMG. Did you see? Sam? Dean? Did you see that? did you see how much they love each other?

OMG!

I might maybe one day string some more sentences together, but right now, I can only say, oh, Sam! Oh, Dean! Oh, god, boys.

How did their love turn out to be even more epic than I thought. What?

Guys, I love my show! If you do not love my show...I am going to try and find it in me to forgive you.

( I still am having trouble with the words (spoilers for SPN 3.10, obv) )

I expect to die from excitement in the next week, because if next Thursday's ep is not fantasticly awesome, I will cry forever.

There are other things I keep meaning to post about, but I think we can all agree this is the most important.

In honour of the excellently momentous Giants victory (which I am completely responsible for, btw), I am here to tell you that Victoria's list of awesome fic has been updated.

You can thank me any time you like, darlin'. *beams*

Okay, I have writing to do, and maybe at some point an end of year fic round up thing (I suspect that might be done next year, but whatever), but first, the begging part of this post.

These are not for me, but if you have any of them and you wouldn't mind sharing, my friend, who is currently somewhere drunk, I imagine, in australia, would be very happy, and I would love you a lot:
John Butler Trio - Better Than
Maroon 5 - Wake Up Call
Babyshambles - Delivery
Palladium - High 5
Anthony and the Johnsons - Hope There's Someone

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And now the awesome part of my post. My spn_holidays story went up yesterday, and apparently, somebody somewhere likes me, because it's really very excellent, and if you're a Sam/Dean fan, I think you'll love it, too. It's Punxsutawney by astolat. It's got a very cool set up, and a Dean voice I completely adore, and a Sam/Dean relationship that utterly melted me. Really, it's everything and more I could've wanted when I signed up, sweet and occasionally hurty, and full of so much Sam and Dean love I can't textually render it. I keep rereading parts of it and being delighted all over again.

And also, because astolat is obviously awesome, when you're done with that, you should totally go read Winter, which is an absolutely lovely and sweet Sam/Dean first time story, with snow and a cabin, and again with the superb Dean voice. Sigh.

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Now, maybe I will finish my own story, and fit getting ready to go out in there as well. Or maybe I'll go find the cake I know is around here somewhere, instead.

Happy new year, guys.

Seriously, where has The Lies of Locke Lamora been all my life? I am completely enthralled, but I'm going to put it down any minute now. I can feel it.

However, despite it's goodness, and believe me when I tell you it's good, that is not the point of this post. No, the point is... I MIGHT GO SEE BRUCE IN MAY! Excuse me while I take some time to flail about this. We were in the pub the other night, and S was like, "Oh, yeah, I would maybe quite like to see him. I nearly phoned you to tell you, but I thought you already knew." To which, naturally, I spluttered indignatntly, because, really, if I'd known, like we wouldn't already have tickets. Anyway, now C's coming to, and maybe we'll go to Manchester or Cardiff. Or Barcelona, if I can convince them of the awesomeness of that plan.

OMG, BRUCE!

Title: The Wake Up Call
Author: luzdeestrellas
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 5,578
Summary: it doesn't make it any less weird when he wakes, from the kind of sleep that's more like a coma, and finds Sam sliding into bed with him.

Notes:Written, slightly very belatedly for The Supernatural-West wing title Challenge. Beta thanks to merryish who is awesome, even factoring in her weird aversion to run on sentences, and to musesfool, who made this a much better story than it was, and who put up with a lot more whining than anyone only mortal should ever have to, and who is generally delightful and delicious.

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( It happens somewhere between Tennessee and South Carolina )

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Feedback is treasured.

I have an announcement. It's a very serious one.

Ahem.

merryish is always right. I was very, very wrong to doubt her, even for a second, and I will never do so again as long as I live.

Thank you.

Man, FNL is still awesome. It really, really is. This ep didn't exactly make me happy, but it almost universally worked for me.

( spoilers and some babbling )

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Stardust was pretty awesome. I didn't love it like I did the book, and I don't think it's as good as The Princess Bride, but it was still funny and enjoyable and sweet. I actually now see where some of the gender complaints were coming from, though I am pleased to see that most of what bothered me were changes from the book.

( vague spoilers )

I have only very brief thoughts on SPN 3.03. Mostly, they could be summarised like this: OMG MY SHOW! OMG, I LOVE MY SHOW!!!11!

Or Alternatively: ( spoilers )

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Possibly, I will see Stardust tonight. In the meantime, I have FNL to watch, and Dirty Sexy Money. Not a third viewing of SPN. That would just be unnecessary.

*dies* So I resubmitted my Yuletide form, and I'm kind of tired and was maybe in a bit of a hurry. I've just received the email. Dude, I have written requests like a crazy person.

The requests themselves are fine (or at least, I hope they are), but the writing, um, is not. I look like I have still to discover the concepts of sentence structure and...sense.

Sorry, magical secret santa, if you end up reading this. I'm normally only this stupid every third day or so.

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Also, it's Thursday. I am nervous excited.

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Now, I'm going to preview this entry, which hopefully means I'll only need to edit it three times.

Insta!rec

20 Hours in America "> by [Bad username: musesfool"]
Sam/Dean. An hour at a time, for each hour Dean has left.

This is Dean's last day before the deal comes due, and I can't praise it highly enough. It's overflowing with Sam and Dean love, all these absolutely lovely, brotherly moments, and it's so incredibly sad, and yet peaceful, too. I've read it three or four times now, and it's still making me sniffly. Without a doubt, one of the best stories dealing with this period of time I've read.

He's got an electronic copy of the owner's manual (found during some late night Googling he's pretty sure Sam knows about, but probably thinks was for porn) on a flash drive he'll attach to the key ring when he's finally ready to hand the keys over to Sam for good. Bobby will do what he can to keep her running, since Sam's always been indifferent at best to the ins and outs of engines, and Dean knows he's leaving her in the safest possible hands that aren't his. It still stings, though.

"Sam'll take care of you, baby," he whispers, wiping moisture off the mirror with his shirt. "He knows I'll haunt his ass if he doesn't."

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And I was always going to rec this, but now it's even more important. When you're done with the last story, you should move right ahead to read Flesh for Stone, also by musesfool, which is a really excellent take on the tamlane story for SPN. It's not a sequel to 20 Hours in America at all; it stands completely on its own, but it makes me feel better now. The ending is a thing of awesomeness. Seriously. And as everyone knows, determined, would do anything for Dean!Sam, is my happy place.

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Title: Here Today
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,736
Summary: "You were doing what when you ended up with your ass in jail?"

Notes: Written for the Supernatural-West Wing Title Challenge. Thanks to musesfool for the beta.

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( Here Today )

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Feedback is very much loved.

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I have watched the first two eps of Dirty Sexy Money, and it is pretty awesome. I had my doubts, but I am really glad I gave it a shot. Wierdly, it reminds me a little of Veronica Mars.

( spoilers )

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Also, in things that are awesome, Cloud Atlas really is. It was recommended to me years ago--the41st_knight, I think--and I, as is my habit, promptly bought it and left it on the shelf for ages. But I'm reading it now, and loving it. I'm not sure exactly where it's going, but I'm fascinated. It's complex and funny and a nice change from almost anything I've read before. The writing is sharp; I love that each story really does have a different voice, and the way they link is wonderful.

Also, also, because I haven't mentioned it, the new Bruce is fabulous. You have no idea how happy I am to have old school him back. There are guitars! And drums! And sax solos! Gone is the high pitched voice of doom. Um. Yes, I like it. A lot.

I have signed up for Yuletide. I'm sort of scared of it, because it produces so many awesome stories. musesfool is entirely to blame, and you should all tell her that when I crash and burn. I don't think I offered anything I'd really regret if I had to write it, but then again, maybe I only think that because I haven't seen what I'll have to write.

I think I'll sign up for spn_holidays, too, and hopefully that should be everything between now and Christmas. I thought about something for Firefly. I haven't written anything for it in a long time, but I haven't seen anything for it, and I figure I'll take that as a sign.

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In other news, and in things I have been thinking about since Thursday, TV!

First, the SPN premiere. ( Bacon cheeseburgers for breakfast for the win! )

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And then there was FNL. ( Spoilers for the premiere, obv. )

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In conclusion, it is mostly too early to say yet on both of them. I will continue to try to be hopeful, because I don't much like the alternative.

A meme! Those of you playing along at home know this means I'm meant to be writing. Um.


Last seen on merryish's journal, the top 106 books marked as unread by LibraryThing users.

Bold = read it
Italics = started and didn't finish
Numbers after title = number of users who tagged the book "unread"

Clearly, it takes a special level of hate for me not to finish a book. And I have read a lot more Austin than I thought.

( books! )

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So there's this thing happening on thursday; I don't know if any of you know about it. I want to prepare you all in advance. I will be flailing from here on in. Boys! On my TV again! Even my anxiety has to take a backseat to my glee. Because seriously, boys!

"You're my big brother. There's nothing I wouldn't do for you." It's going to be so awesome. It just is.

Man, I am insanely behind on fb, and if anyone has commented and not received an answer, I will get on that this week. I really do appreciate all the lovely comments you guys have left on the last couple of stories.

Anyway, more fic.

Title: Unless Continents Collide
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Wordcount: 1,433
Summary: Sam knows he didn't choose this life, and he knows he wouldn't give it up, either.

Notes: Written for spn_gleeweek. Thanks to musesfool for the beta. Title from Del Amitri.

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( Unless Continents Collide )

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Title: Small Conspiracies
Author: luzdeestrellas
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 4,928
Summary: For a second, everything they need is right there, in curled fingers and tiny brushes of skin.

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( Small Conspiracies )

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I am a moron. A serious, serious moron. I booked Tom McRae tickets, and I was meant to get them for the 9th, except I had it in my head it was for the tenth.

Will Ticketmaster let me change? No. Of course not. Minions of Satan, as I may have mentioned before. People who have seen this before, sorry, but come on, they are so fucking annoying.

Also, the tickets were £12 each. This should be £24. Maybe a little more with booking fees and whatever. If you buy them from Ticketmaster? £32. Because it's important to charge £2.25 delivery for each ticket. Never mind that £2.23 for normal delivery is excessive, anyway. I swear, if I hadn't been so full of rage, I might have noticed I was being an idiot. I mean, probably not, but I like to blame them for everything, so.

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Also, Laura was watching some of the second Highschool Musical when I got there last night. Dude, what? Do I have to be ten to get it, because I am sort of baffled by it. Seriously, it was just...so sanatised, and generic, and sort of...maybe badly made. Confusing.

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Is it October yet?

Notes
Part 1
Part 2

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I Got Me a Nice Little Place in the Stars

( They fell into another pattern after that, working outside in the morning, when it was cooler, retreating to Starbucks and the library in the afternoon for research. )

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Notes
Part 1
Part 3

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I Got Me a Nice Little Place in the Stars

(  "So while I was checking you weren't on the FBI's most wanted list, I came across a few things."  )

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Notes
Part 2
Part 3

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I Got Me a Nice little Place in the Stars

( Sam had known the ranch was a bad idea from the very first )

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Title: I Got Me a Nice Little Place in the Stars
Author: luzdeestrellas
Pairing: Sam/Dean
Wordcount: 25,319
Summary: Sam ran away from everything life as a Winchester promised, trying to find his place in the world, but when Dean showed up at his door, needing a place to stay, he realized that without Dean, no place was home

Notes: AU. Written for spn_harlequin, for prompt 32. Slow Hand Luke. Title from Springsteen.

Thanks to esorlehcar for the advice and for listening to me whine, to merryish for the beta and the encouragement, and to musesfool for betaing and handholding and perpetual awesomeness.

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Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

Before I go to bed at what might actually be a reasonable hour, I have to pimp this.

Drabble-tag

There are prompts, and you write drabbles, and then you get to leave prompts of your own. what's not to love about that? shaggydogstail, once again, provides exactly what fandom needs.

These are mine. Both Dean/Ellen, for the prompt, "You can learn a lot from older women." Really, there are two because sometimes I suck at responding to prompts in the proper fashion.

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( drabbles below the cut )

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The reasons character a loves character b meme has also been delayed because--dude, why do you think?--because Sam and Dean loving each other naturally spawns fic. I will put the others up tomorrow, and Sam and Dean's later in the week. Stupid boys.

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Oh, oh. I nearly forgot. If any of you haven't seen this and you're SPN fans, you should go right now and read this. Untitled John ficlet by ignipes. It was written for me, and seriously, it makes me so achy in the chestal area. I can't praise it enough.

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