Wtf: Because Even I'm Not That Crazy...

[black_sluggard]

Every now and then my brain comes up with an idea so bizarre even I wouldn't touch it. Case in point: Earlier today, my brain threw out the idea of combining two of my fic 'verses into one. How you ask?

(or for the sake of this entry, I assume you do)

Ages ago I wrote this story called Free Fall, told from Jenny's point of view, where Javier wound up in a coma for two weeks after being pushed off of a fire escape. A lot of people said I should continue it past its ambiguous ending, but I really couldn't think of anything else to do with it.

I'm not really good with the serious drama, that's why I write zombies and shit...

Anyway, looking back at some of my old fics, I could imagine if I had written a continuation it would probably read a lot like Quality of Life. Er, you know...minus the cannibalistic nightmares. And don't ask me how, but the thought occurred to me out of nowhere...

What if the Life 'Verse itself took place in Javier's head while he was in that coma?

I very briefly considered actually writing this story, Javier waking from his difficult but happy life as a post-vital...to pain in the hospital bed, and Kevin's still with Jenny, and their entire relationship was just a dream. But then life begins to echo fantasy when Jenny and Kevin separate, and Kevin is right there to help him through the pain while his body is mending...

So, yeah. I've written some pretty cruel, cracked stories but I'm not going to write that. I mean it's a cool idea and all, but it would be nothing but gratuitous heartbreak undermining the other stuff I've written. I just don't know where my head is at these days...

Anyway...

In other news, this site is clearly broken:

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So, black-sluggard, your LiveJournal reveals…

You are… 2% unique (blame, for example, your interest in the smoke trilogy), 3% peculiar, 25% interesting, 39% normal and 31% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy writing). When it comes to friends you are normal. In terms of the way you relate to people, you are wary of trusting strangers. Your writing style (based on a recent public entry) is conventional.

Your overall weirdness is: 12

(The average level of weirdness is: 28.
You are weirder than 24% of other LJers.)

Find out what your weirdness level is!

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I have to assume that support for porn about zombies will be included in later versions of their code...

ETA: Not three minutes after posting this, I found out about this series coming up on NBC. Detective crime drama, and alternate realities... Just, Jesus, could that be more perfect for me?

Ten bucks says I start working on a Roach-based version of this concept before the show even airs... :/

Comments

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

Just so you know, I would totally read the SHIT out of that, especially if it had a happy (for Kevin and Javier) ending.

[black_sluggard]

Yeah, but I'd hate resigning my zombie AU to "just a dream" status. :/

That's why it's so funny I found out about that new show just after writing this down. Because my reaction was basically "Or I could just write that..."

But I have too many WIPs as it is. :(

[coffeebuddha.livejournal.com]

I definitely understand that. Maybe you could do an AU of your AU where it's a dream, but the official status is still that it's real? (Does that makes sense? I'm kind of on some really good [and completely legal] drugs right now.)

I feel you on the WIPs. That's yet another reason why I rarely do anything that isn't a oneshot. Anything longer usually stays a WIP. >.> Oops?

[black_sluggard]

I know what you mean. I kind of have the same problem. Additionally, if I have anything approaching a chapter finished, I usually feel compelled to post it. I have a couple of abandoned series over on FF.net that are probably never going to be finished...

What I'm trying to do to avoid that is only allowing myself to post WIPs on LJ. I'm not allowed to post anything on FF.net or AO3 until it's finished. That way I get the instant gratification of having someone read it, but I still have incentive to actually finish. Considering I've actually managed to finish three chapter fics this way (and, Jesus, my Heroes crossover has made it to eleven chapters so far--or seventeen if you count the flashback chapters...), I like to think it's working so far...

Unfortunately, it also means I have three chapter stories in progress, in addition to one particular brain eating AU that promises to supply a never-ending supply of inspiration for demented one-shots to distract me from my other goals. :/

[black_sluggard]

And yeah, I actually have another AU of that AU with a different AU premise of that AU in the making, and a "non canon" future fic crossover with a completely different AU I haven't even started writing yet so... I totally get you. ;)

[adja999.livejournal.com]

I'm 33% weird only?
I loved that one: 11% herdlike (partly because you, like everyone else, enjoy vampires).

When it comes to friends you are popular.
Wait, what?
No, I'm not. I'm the Queen of Lonerdom.

Yep. A bit broken. But, it got me on the vampires. :P