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Merlin fucks up the booze run

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5000+ words on the college roommates AU and I have no idea where I'm going with it. I don't want one ship to triumph over the other, and it feels anticlimactic for everyone to say "oh let's just be frenz". It's just that I've mostly been writing this thing as cathartic brain-vomit. I don't get into the fic-constructing frame of mind for it. I go with the flow and don't wonder as much if Arthur would really do that. I worry less about allusions and phrasing, more about taking advantage of momentum. It is sort of like my vacation from my usual style? That said, who wants to take a look at it and bounce ideas with me about where it could go. I'm looking for maybe a few people. To entice you: more excerpt, this time from the very beginning--

And so Lancelot ponced off on study-abroad to the Philippines to study environmental sustainability, and Merlin and Arthur had one more bedroom in their three-bedroom apartment to fill. (“Not cool, mate,” Arthur had grumbled. “We’ve already paid the deposit. You’ve already paid the deposit!”

But someone had dropped out of the Philippines program last-minute and Lancelot was bumped up from the wait-list. He celebrated by going out to the mall and buying a Lonely Planet guide and an English-Tagalog dictionary.

“You’re already studying abroad!” Arthur pointed out peevishly. “Last I checked, America isn’t actually British territory anymore.”

Lancelot went through the books highlighting useful words and tourist sites of particular interest. They would have spring break in late March, and he reckoned he would either go to Boracay or Sagada. What did Arthur and Merlin think? Beaches or mountains?

“Beaches,” Merlin said. “Definitely.”

“Who will be our third roommate?” Arthur demanded.

Boracay it was. Hey, didn’t Arthur own a pair of flippers? Would he mind if Lancelot borrowed them for the semester?

“Yes!” Arthur said. “I fucking mind!”)

And this was how Will became their roommate.

I wonder if this is what writing original characters would feel like. Relying more on your instinct rather than nitpicking their motives, that is. I haven't written originals in such a while, I have forgotten. So let's try something: prompt me for original fiction?

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First of, haha I want to read the whole thing now! Ehehe.

Secondly, original fic-wise - erm, I don't know any of your characters or anything, so I'll go with situations. XD Locked out of the house. Piano lesson gone awry. "Damn it who called the police/guards/military/figures of authority?" If any of those can work, lovely. If they won't, give me the basics of the world-type and I shall try again. <33

I don't have any original characters or an original universe. What non-fannish writerly things do I have inside of me? I dunno. I guess the purpose of this is to make me have a feel for original universes and characters, so this works for me.

I don't tend to write original fantasy/scifi, though I am open to the idea. I sort of have this idea for a world set in the future where machines and technology have become mythical in the way that gods and folktales are mythical now in our times, though I don't have anything else beyond that premise.

XD I shall encourage you in this endeavor to write original fic! It is fun! And sometimes really really frustrating but we'll just skip that part, yeah? *eyes Holland* I've been having a dead-end block for the most part on my original fic until just last week actually, at which point I wrote 5K in two days and somehow fished up an actual plot and characters to go with it from the general idea of colonial fantasy and two families living next to each other in a colony named Happenstance Harbor.

Anyways *coughs*, moving on from rambling about my own fic, that sounds pretty interesting! My prompts still stand for whatever madness you come up with original-fic-wise. Also, it's surprising how much character-firming one can come up with browsing TV Tropes. 'Huh, that's funny... I hadn't realized Holland was a Chessmaster but she IS. And of course Adam's A Father To His Men!'

I appreciate the encouragement! I love fic, it's great fun, but I really do want to expand into original fiction. I've got these thoughts and observations I want to express that I can't through a pseudo-Old English fantasy world, MERLARNIA. I want to write about other countries and colonial baggage and globalization fhlsdfdj I don't even know. Just, things that are important to me, but not to any of my favorite characters. Arthur doesn't care about immigration. He waves around Excalibur and is like, "Bitch, this is all the visa I need!"

I love fanfiction, but for me it really serves more as a resting point for a bit. I have an urge to be writing something most of the time, and when I'm in the corner quibbling over plot points and such in original fic it's wonderful to be able to go 'WHAT THE HECK LET'S WRITE NARNIA WOOT!'

At the same time, I find that if I write too much fanfiction I fall into that pattern of mind and it ends up reinforcing my fear of commitment, which makes it really hard to work on anything longer than a few thousand words. Yuck.

I know what you mean. Though I do suggest not writing just to write issues. You probably already know that, but yeah. :P It's one of my pet peeves (LEWIS). Mehehehe, Arthur. Merlin slips around corners and pretends he's just always been there. "What, me? Yeah, I totally grew out of this wall just now."

.... apparently original fic talking makes me ramble like MAD. Huh.

Fanfiction totally reinforces a certain state of mind for me. Occasionally it gets bad enough that I start shipping real people. my boyfriend/his best friend otp, dude D:/:D (D:) (XD!)

See, I have homework-writing mode and fic-writing mode and LJ-posting mode, but I'm trying to rediscover none-of-the-above mode. So, I figure I'm just gonna go wherever my gut wants me to until I find something that fits.

O.O haha!

YES. THIS. It's like a frame of mind and I'm finding myself completely unable to get out of it (though this might have a lot to do with my fear of any sort of commitment). *cheers on* I shall be on the sidelines, waiting to see what comes out! I'm fairly certain it'll be gorgeous.

Occasionally it gets bad enough that I start shipping real people. my boyfriend/his best friend otp, dude D:/:D (D:) (XD!)

This could be far worse. I sometimes find myself shipping me/my best friend. In a sort of 'if life were a film, I would be completely, wildly in love with the way those two are so obviously wildly in love' sort of way. And then I get really confused.

Hahaha, stop ruining us for life, fandom!

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