Untitled #3

Spoilers for last episodes.

I have never been that into RPF, but last night I spent far too long looking at these pictures: 




I've also found that I have a thing for when they're in interviews together and Zhu Yilong leans over to give Bai Yu a gentle little shove/arm touch. Such as here and here. 

Not technically a playlist but rather a list of songs with links and some key lyrics. An eclectic mix, ranging from the 1830s to the 21st century, which I fear betrays my background as a historian. Links go to youtube.

Pining Shen Wei in the years between waking up from his Hallows-induced coma and meeting Zhao Yunlan again:

Memories by Within Temptation

All of my memories keep you near.
In silent moments imagine you here....
Together in all these memories
I see your smile.
All the memories I hold dear.
Darling, you know I will love you
'til the end of time.

And this one:

Days Go By, by Dirty Vegas

Days go by, and still I think of you


A light-hearted number that reminds me of exasperated Shen Wei, trying to get Zhao Yunlan to take better care of his health:

Button Up Your Overcoat, by Ruth Etting (1929)

Button up your overcoat
When the wind is free
Take good care of yourself
You belong to me


While this one puts me in mind of triumphant Zhao Yunlan, bouncing around in his jeep after Shen Wei has agreed to be a consultant for the SID:

Because My Baby Don't Mean Maybe Now, by Ruth Etting (1928)

I feel so oh, so happy, 
Since someone answered yes.


This song reminds me of Shen Wei watching Zhao Yunlan sleep with that longing look on his face and all the things he hasn't told him:

Kathleen Mavourneen (1830s)

O hast thou forgotten how soon must we sever?
O hast thou forgotten this day, we must part?
It may be for years, and it may be forever,
Then why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart?

And this line I also particularly like: "Arise in thy beauty, the star of my night."


A general Shen Wei/Zhao Yunlan relationship song:

Time in a Bottle, by Jim Croce

If I could make days last forever
If words could make wishes come true
I'd save every day like a treasure and then,
Again, I would spend them with you

But there never seems to be enough time
To do the things you want to do
Once you find them
I've looked around enough to know
That you're the one I want to go through time with...


And a last one for Shen Wei and Zhao Yunlan's relationship in general that hits all the angsty, dramatic notes:

Wild is the Wind, by Nina Simone

Love me, love me, say you do
Let me fly away with you
For my love is like the wind
And wild is the wind

Give me more than one caress
Satisfy this hungriness
Let the wind blow through your heart
For wild is the wind...

 

 

Dear Prime Time Player,

Thank you so much in advance--this is my first time participating in this fest, so I'm quite excited. :) I've provided a few potential prompts, but if there's another idea you find more inspiring, please feel free to do that instead. I've also listed a few general likes and do not wants. 

1. Ao No Exorcist, Okumura Rin/Suguro "Bon" Ryuuji

I'm current with the anime but not the manga. I'd love an AU set when they're a little older where Rin is more demonic (but not completely evil--maybe Mephisto gets a hold of him when he's a baby and raises him as a demon or maybe he runs away after Shiro dies and scrapes a living on the streets using his demonic powers) and Ryuuji becomes a priest or exorcist. I adore hurt/comfort scenarios, so perhaps Rin gets captured by the Vatican and is being confined and/or tortured. Ryuuji meets him and at first doesn't trust Rin at all but slowly comes to realize that Rin is really a good person and needs his help. Or maybe Ryuuji meets Rin living on the streets--poor and hungry--and at first wants to kill him because he's a demon but then ends up helping him instead. 

2. Junjou Romantica, Kamijou Hiroki/Kusama Nowaki

I'm current with the anime and the manga. These two are my favorite Junjou couple. I'd love a slice-of-life story, with lots of fluff and cute moments in their daily lives, maybe a little bit of angst. I'd prefer if it didn't dwell so heavily on the doubt/indecision/protests that often consume the characters in the manga but instead maybe other relationship or life issues. Or just fluff. :)

3. Daiya no A, Miyuki Kazuya/Sawamura Eijun

I'm not caught up on the manga, sadly--I haven't read past the point where it's summer and Kazuya is thinking about preparing the team for when he leaves. Anyway, with these two I enjoy either cute/awkward first times when they're still in high school and slowly realizing they have feelings for each other and worrying about the reaction of their teammates or else stories set in the future where they're older--maybe in college or the pros. I also like established relationship fics. An AU could be interesting too--one that kept Kazuya's sarcastic/distrustful/closed-off personality that can't help but succumb to Eijun's enthusiasm and boundless affection. I think a historical AU set in feudal Japan would be really interesting or perhaps a dystopian future or space AU. 


General likes: hurt/comfort (seriously, my favorite trope ever); happy endings, cuddling, trust, slice-of-life. I'm fine with explicit sex, but you also do not have to include any sex if you don't want. I would prefer, though, if the fic isn't pwp porn--a sex scene or two is fine, but I'd prefer if it isn't the substance of the entire fic. 

General dislikes: For these fics, I would prefer no non-con or dub-con. I'm also not a big fan of supernatural AUs where the characters are vampires/werewolves/etc. 

Dear sutcliff_swap creator,

These are all suggestions--feel free to go in whatever direction you want.

Knight's Fee, Herluin: I think Herluin is a very intriguing character, and I'd like to see some of the story from his point of view, especially focusing on his relationship with Randal. How much does it really hurt Herluin to let Randal go with Sir Everard? Backstory for his character could also be interesting, maybe exploring his relationship with Sir Everard.

The Shield Ring, Gerd, Gille: We only get to see glimpses of the relationship between Gerd and Gille from Frytha's pov. I'd like to see more about them--they both seem to have acquiesced easily to their marriage, but perhaps originally one or both of them didn't want to? How does Gille's distant relationship with his father play into it? They seem to be friends, but are they attracted to one another too? Is the wedding night horribly awkward? How does Gille feel about their baby? Post-canon fic could be interesting too, maybe seeing what happens when Gille becomes chief.

Outcast, Lucilla: I'd be most interested in post-canon fic (or fic set after Lucilla's marriage to Valarius). How does she get along with Valarius? What is her life like? Maybe Valarius takes her on a trip to Britain and she gets to see Beric again.

I'm a big fan of historical details. I enjoy fics that explore the nuances of relationships and characters, both the good and the bad parts.

Thank you for creating something for me!

After being frozen out of lj for three days, I couldn't stand it anymore!! (Thank you soranetto for the invite code!)

Hmmm, I guess I might as well import my fic here, too.