RemixRedux: A Brandybuck's Bravery

See, this remix was a little tricky for me. I foolishly slapped down LOTR as my third fandom, because I figured if I did end up with that, I could knock out a story about Eowyn, or Elves, or even Gondor or Rohan, and it would be okay.

Yeah, I didn't take into account that I would be assigned not only a Pervy Hobbit Fancier but a Pervy Hobbit Fancier Who Also Slashes The Little Dudes. I flailed a bit, because I like the Hobbits, I do, but I really dislike Frodo, Sam is too perfect as a character to form any sort of story about (because? He is my Dad) and Merry and Pippin are good but tricky to get right because of the character progression involved in them all. (No one ever writes about Bilbo, and will anyone ever consider poor old Fatty Bolger? I do like the Hobbits, you know, and I love reading gen stories about them...) And I can never ever ever slash them.

I spent two weeks going "OMG HOBBIT SLASH I AM SO FUCKED" to spockette, who understood my pain, and stupidore, who didn't quite so much. I didn't at any point mention my author name, but oh, the stress.

So, I read through her stuff, and then I found this absolutely beautiful drabble: Merry's Simple Courage by mordelhin. I loved it, because Merry is sort of quietly my favourite Hobbit (it's the Eowyn connection, or something) and because I loved the last line.

So, I remixed. I forgot to do so until the night before it was due in, so I ended up getting zeta_of_s to beta-read, because I had no idea where I could get a LOTR fan at short notice, so it was only really checked for spelling and grammar rather than fandom inacuracies, but the nature of the story meant I didn't have to entirely accurate. I sort of lost patience with a lot of the fandom and my friends who are also LOTR fangirls I didn't know if I could get hold of them with such short notice. And then I sent it off, ON TIME AND EVERYTHING.

And that is the story of Baby's First Remix. Enjoyed it, but not putting LOTR down as a fanom because I'm not risking the bloody Hobbits again. I had vaguely been hoping for Firefly, actually, just for the challenge, but never mind. We'll see what next year brings.

And, erm, yes. This is my story.

Title: A Brandybuck's Bravery (Merry's Simple Courage Remix)

Summary: Young Merina Took is something of an unnatural Hobbit – she wants to hear stories about a Brandybuck.

Rating: G

Spoilers: ROTK, for the three people who haven't seen the film or read the book.

( His tale wasn't exactly a favourite amongst the Hobbits who lived away from the Brandywine. )

In other news, I have repaired my social life with the aim of that old-fashioned beast, the telephone (spent about an hour howling with laughter with Jess about people who used to go to school with us) and now have something to do every single night until I go back to university. Simon is coming around to tonight (fear, fear, fear - Mum makes noises about old dance vidos and the worst part is I KNOW SHE'S NOT JOKING), going to the Buck tomorrow night (OLD SCHOOL) and it's all just busy busy...

~Hathy_Col~

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Well, I'm a week into the second bout of Colleen's Adventures With Microgynon 30 and there's not a lot to report, really. I'm a little more emotional than usual (you've all seen my LJ, let's be honest) and I did find myself crying my eyes out over some fanfiction earlier (and also some rubbish show on BBC3 the other night - can't remember what it was about, but there was a small child IN TEH PERIL and then TEH PERIL ENDED and I cried, ahem) but that's about it.

I think the hormonal effects are decreasing, definitely, which is a good thing. Skin is shot up to hell again, though, so maybe that theory is out of the water, but there we are.

Also: ( TMI - talk of TEH PERIOD )

You know what? Despite the hormones, ALL PRAISE MICROGYNON 30. Thus far, the pros definitely outweigh the cons. Unless you count remembering to take the damned thing - I find it a horrible nd wrong prospect for my family to find my contraception, so it's currently wrapped up in a towel in my suitcase. I need to set a reminder on my phone - I don't see it every morning so I don't remember to take it until about 3pm when I flail a bit and desperately take it going "Oops, that could have been nasty..."

~Hathy_Col~