I've finished the drabbles that I owe people. Yay!

For amethyst_hunter:

Title: Holiday Cheer
Fandom: Get Backers
Characters: Himiko and Akabane
Words: 150 (Drabble and a half)
A/N: A little late for Christmas, but oh well. I've never written Akabane before. He's a challenge.

( Holiday Cheer )


For kurenai_tenka:

Title: Model
Fandom: Yami no Matsuei
Characters: It's a surprise.
Words: 150 (Drabble and a half)
A/N: This is all kurenai_tenka's responsibility. She told me to surprise her, so I went looking through her icons.

( Model )


For 000_hester_000:

Title: Mysterium
Fandom: Count Cain/Godchild
Character: White Owl
Words: 200 (Double drabble)
A/N: The title refers to an unfinished musical work by Alexander Scriabin. When describing it, he said that "There will not be a single spectator. All will be participants." Also, he intended it to cause Armageddon. (No, really.)

( Mysterium )


And finally, for tekararogue:

Title: Another Fine Mess You've Gotten Us Into
Fandom: Um, the Dungeons and Dragons campaign that tekararogue DMs.
Characters: Aster and Ivan
Words: 150 (Drabble and a half)
A/N: In case you care (which you probably don't), relevant information is this: ( cut to spare you if you choose )

Title: Art Appreciation
Fandom: GetBackers
Pairng: Clayman/Himiko
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit sex, light bondage
Word count: 664
Summary: Clayman takes it upon herself to teach Himiko how to appreciate art.
A/N: Written for springkink. The prompt was: GetBackers, Clayman/Himiko: restraints, handcuffs - "let your body go and your mind will follow"

( Himiko shifts, and a shiver runs through her as her bare skin brushes against the crisp, cool sheets... )

Mm, I love the smell of new fandom in the morning...or evening, whatever.


Title: And the Night Shall be Filled with Music
Fandom: GetBackers
Rating: PG? PG-13? There's oh so barely implied sex at the very end.
Warnings: I know nothing about classical music. Lucky for me, Ginji doesn't either.
Word count: 577
Summary: A cheap motel room, a violin, and thou
A/N: This was written for springkink. The prompt was: Ban/Ginji (name order unimportant) - Art/music - "It's beautiful."

( Ginji sighed as he sat down on the motel room bed... )

So, until today I was panicking about my yuri_challenge stories. I thought they were due on May 30th, and I haven't even finished my first one (and I have to worry about springkink). But I checked the user info, and it turns out that the stories are due June 30th. That's a huge load off of my mind.

Oh, before I have to return the GetBackers manga to the library, I thought I'd share this Tokyopop mistake.

The context: the GetBackers are retrieving a stolen violin. They hear violin music. To quote from the manga:

"'A violin?'"

"'It's Tartini's The Devil's Thrill.'"

...Trill, Tokyopop, the Devil's Trill. Look, not knowing your classical music, that I can understand. But not knowing your shoujo manga? Unforgivable.

...Uh, move along; nothing to see here.

School is over, and my finals are done! Whoo!

Now I just need to get a job.

I promised myself that once school was done I'd write a big fan post, so that's what this is.

First of all, I am never reading manga in public again. I keep getting weirdos. First there was the woman who prattled on and on about her painfully OOC fanfic, and then there was the guy who kept talking about his weird (and slightly illegal) business schemes. I just want to read my comic books in peace, man!

But enough about strange encounters.

( Saiyuki Reload 6 )

( Saiyuki Reload 7 )

( Loveless 5 )

( +Anima 4 )

( Angel Sanctuary 19 )

I've found myself sucked into a new series, Get Backers. I'm not very far though, especially in the anime. I'm up to volume eight in the manga and episode nine in the anime.

The manga and anime are pretty much the same so far. The manga contains story arcs that the anime doesn't, and the character designs are a bit different. Hevn, for instance looks more adult and sophisticated in the anime. Also, her clothes are much, much less revealing.

( Hevn and her much less revealing clothes )

Also in "changed character designs," Himiko's hair is a bit curly in the anime. Also, her skin is lighter, which disappoints me.

A big complaint I have about the manga is how much the female characters are objectified. If they're not wearing ridiculously revealing outfits, then their clothes are getting ripped off. It's infuriating. I was excited when I first saw Kazuki, because I thought we were finally seeing a female character who wasn't weak, objectified, or both. But, no, it turns out that Kazuki is a guy. (That's not a spoiler.) The anime has much less of objectification. Then again, the anime is much less realistic when it comes to blood. The manga isn't gory, but when people get cut, they, you know, bleed.

Who's my favorite? Well, I like many of the characters a lot, including Ban, Ginji, Kazuki and Himiko, but I'm quite interested in Akabane.

( Pictures of Akabane smiling ever so nicely )

He's polite and pleasant, and just look at that smile! Plus, he's a doctor, so you know he has to be nice.

...Ahaha! I'm joking, of course. Naturally, he's actually a mass murderer! He kills even more efficiently than Muraki! (The Muraki in my head is now grousing about "quality over quantity.")

Akabane is quite taken with Ginji. Honestly, he's going to start comparing Ginji's eyes to gems (which might be difficult, seeing as they're brown) any episode now.

After I'd seen a few episodes and read some of the manga, I went to check out what people in the fandom were ranting about over at fanficrants. What I found seemed awfully familiar. To paraphrase:

"Just because Ginji is blond and cute does not mean he can't top in bed."

"Ginji and Ban are very, very close and care about each other very, very much. If one of them starts dating someone else, he will not just forget about his partner."

"Akabane kills people for fun. He is a scary bastard, and he definitely freaks Ginji out. Please don't write fluffy bunny fic about them."

I think I'm going to feel right at home in this fandom.

Whew, I think that's all I got.