rainchild

I like friends! This journal is just f-locked because I don't want random passers-by reading the details of my life.



Fanvids, fanfics, etc. are public, but personal posts are f-locked. Comment to friend, I don't bite. :)

I am super-excited about Merlin airing in the US. I mean, my RL friends aren't going to look at me like I'm crazy anymore, and if it's successful there are going to be awesome action figures and such. Not to mention we'll probably have, like, a million people at meetups. But at the same time, the fandom's going to change a lot. :( I mean, we think we have growing pains now? I just hope it's the good sort of growth and not "for the love of Merlin please learn to use the lj cut" growth.

That is, of course, assuming that Merlin is going to be insanely popular once it broadcasts. (Which is a natural assumption, right? right?) At the very least, we're going to have more awesome fanfic, which is always great.

I really want to read modern!AU with Merlin as a bookstore owner. Wouldn't that be awesome? Merlin would be curled up enjoying a good book, and then Arthur would come barging in looking for a textbook and get frustrated by Merlin's eclectic collection of books or something. It would be cute. And now I have the urge to watch Black Books.

ANYWAY, I may have written the first few paragraphs of a Psych scifi AU. Bad brain, finish other fic first! Like, say, the one started in December. Speaking of which, epic!fic has come to a complete standstill because I started writing it before I gave Morgana's character a lot of thought, and now that I've gone all meta on her, she acts completely differently. THIS IS WHAT I GET FOR TRYING TO STAY IN CHARACTER. :P And it wasn't even supposed to be about Morgana in the first place. ARGH.

Also, question for the flist, ( Is this photo of Arthur new? )

In honor of the Vol. II DVD being released, here are some RPF (Real Person Fiction)/RPS (Real Person Slash) recs.

WARNING: RPF portrays real people (in this case the Merlin actors, specifically Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Angel Coulby, and Katie McGrath), sometimes in sexual relationships, and may not be your cup of tea.

( 6 Colin/Bradley Fic Recs )

( 1 Colin/Bradley Vid Rec )

( 1 Bradley/Angel Fic Rec )

x-posted to camelot_recs

I don't read RPS. I have no idea what you're talking about. *shifty eyes*

GUYS GUYS GUYS!!!!!!! New username!

Obviously, when I first signed up for LJ, rainchild was taken or I would have gone with that. Instead I got rainchild_ai. The "ai" part was sort of random and just because I absolutely refused to have a number after my name. It's Japanese for "love," but I cannot tell you how many times I've been asked if I'm a huge A.I. fan. (I've never seen it. I'm sure it's a great movie.) In December I noticed that rainchild had been deleted. YAY!

I sent LJ cash in an envelope forever ago (yes, probably stupid), and I thought it had gotten lost or stolen, it had been so long. BUT NOW I HAVE A NEW USERNAME. AND TWO MONTHS OF PAID TIME. Look! *points to icon* I have other fandoms again! (Not that I've ever been in the Star Wars fandom, per se, I'm pretty sure it would eat my soul.)

Yay!

ETA: OH HAI, COMMENTS PAGE!

Previews:


( Merlin Icons )

( Bradley James in Lewis (and some Colin Morgan) Icons )

( Merlin and Colin Morgan Banners )



-I used some textures by damnicons and bambinainero and used this tutorial for 009.
-Please comment and credit if you use anything.
-You can add text to the icons, I'm not picky (just credit).
-This is my first icon post, so any feedback/suggestions for improvement would be awesome. :)

I have a new guilty pleasure (aside from Uther/Merlin, that is) - submitting icons in random challenges despite the fact that I have no idea what I'm doing and am not an icon maker by any stretch of the imagination. ANYWAY, I thought I'd collect all my entries here in the hopes that one day there'll be this really obvious line of improvement. (Obviously, I'll only be putting stuff up after the voting is done.)

( Entries for merlin_stills )

( Entries for merlinlims )

( Entries for psych_rally )

( Entries for psychstillness )

( Entries for affirming_faith )

( Award Banners )

OOPS, I did it again.

( Merlin makes Arthur's Wikipedia page better )

( Then Arthur retaliates (and Merlin weighs in, too.) )

I went ahead and registered at insanejournal, same username. I doubt LJ is going to kersplode right this instant, but it might someday, and it's probably a good idea to be prepared. Please friend me, if you have an account there, too. *huggles her dear, sweet Merlin fans*