LJ Drabble Night, Feb 6, 2004

[amanuensis1]

The theme was to use titles of novels as the challenges.

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The Winter's Tale, Snape/Harry (challenge by venivincere)

"Jesus fuck, Snivelly, you look like shit. Coming out into the anti-apparation zone in winter without a portkey or wand; what were you thinking?"

"Th--" Snape's blue lips could barely form the words. "Thinking...h-had to get back t-to Order...w-would have m-made D-Dark Lord suspicious if..."

"I'll get a warming charm going for you. Then, I've got to go find Harry, got to. He's out here too."

"...w-with me."

"What! Where is he?" Sirius eyed the dark inside of the tiny tent behind Snape. "Let me guess," he scowled. "the two of you had to huddle skin-to-skin for warmth, is that it, you greasy pedophile?"

"N-no." Now the lips twisted into a smile. "I c-cut him open and c-crawled inside him."

Sirius's jaw hung open just that long, before the voice from the tent called, "Sev-Severus, d-don't t-tease him! He's n-never seen that b-bloody movie!"

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The Satanic Verses, Neville/Draco (challenge by sparrohawk) This one is subtle, guys. Prob'ly too subtle. Go check out the first nine verses of Genesis, ch. 4, for all the nuances.

"How--how do you know all this?" said Neville, sitting up as the sheet slid down his chest.

Draco laughed. "You think my father didn't know?" He slid an arm around the other boy, drew him in for a lazy kiss. "Dumbledore doesn't appreciate you, you know. Even if he knows the truth about the prophecy. He's always favored Potter. Potter leads the Gryffindors around like willing little sheep. What have you got to compete with that? Plants and herbs, that's all you're good at--that's what he thinks," Draco was quick to amend. "But I appreciate you, you know. You going to play for his team? Or ours?"

Neville was silent.

"It's all one big Quidditch game to Dumbledore. With his star Seeker going after all the glory." Draco kissed Neville again. "Play on our team, love, where you can be a star player yourself. Don't be Potter's Keeper."

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The Master of all Desires, Sirius/Lucius (challenge by cluegirl)

He would die for this. Die if he couldn't get more of this.

Die of this.

Lucius wields the riding crop against his arse with perfect, loving precision.

The door creaks open, but Sirius is too far gone to care who is entering, who is seeing him like this.

Until he sees Regulus standing there. Shy. Biting his lip. His robes hanging open to reveal his pubescent nudity.

And still Sirius can't move.

His beloved's hand tangles in his hair, his lips come close to kiss, and to whisper: "Don't fear, my heart--he's here at my request. I wanted to see you together. Both so beautiful. You'd like that, to please me, wouldn't you?"

And Sirius can only answer with a moan.

And feels his brother's presence next to him on the bed, hip pressed to hip, as Lucius takes the crop to both of them, side by side.

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Severus/Voldemort, The Left Hand of Darkness (challenge by goseaward)

Severus can't keep from touching the newly-acquired Mark. Voldemort smiles at his fidgeting, and Severus has the absurd image of the man admonishing him to stop, lest it get infected.

"Come here," says Voldemort, and holds out his arms. Severus goes to them. "You know the ritual is not yet completed?"

Severus nods, then whispers, "Yes. They told me."

"And Lucius told me you are still a virgin. How very interesting." Severus thinks he avoided saying amusing. "Is that true, pet?"

Severus nods again, but does not trust his voice to speak this time.

Voldemort touches Severus's chin and tilts his face up. "This will be a most memorable night for you."

It is.

And the Dark Mark is not the hundredth part of it.

Comments

Ungh....

[jellybean-slash.livejournal.com]

I realize why I missed my fandom so much everytime I read even the tiniest drabble of yours, dearie. These were all great, and I can't even stand the thought of Neville/Draco! How you managed to make me find that even somewhat appealing I'll never know. These are all very good, as I'm sure you don't need me to tell you. *Glomps and runs off to re-read, and force everyone she knows to read the drabbles*

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eee, you have floored me! Thank you! And yeah, drabbles are good for exercising creativity with pairings you wouldn't otherwise have any interest in writing. (Yes, I too am talking about Neville/Draco. ^_^)

[brevisse.livejournal.com]

Oh, oh, oh YES. They were all very good, but... My roommate has never seen the Star Wars movies. Do you know how hard it is to have a nice, easily read-out-loud drabblet like that and not be able to share the joy?! *Glee*

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Every DAY, dammit, every damn DAY! Hee! *longingly glances at folder full of Brevisse art that would love to show to everyone*

[venivincere]

Oooh! I love them all, again! Your punchlines were all simply perfect tonight. Oh hell, they always are! :-D

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, you make me so happy. 'Cuz it is all about the punchlines. ^_^

[twigged.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. Those last two, and especially The Master of All Desires? Guh.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you! First Sirius/Lucius ever. I could get to like that pairing!

[lyricalnights.livejournal.com]

Oh, fab, especially the first, which cracked me up, and the second (Draco, you...snake...you). =)

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Snake!Draco! It all fits, doesn't it? Hee.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_hannelore/]

MMmmmmmmm. Top form as always! I'm just sorry I was so out of it this evening to not participate more. *grumbles*

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

But it was nice having you anyway! Your stuff makes me squee. ^_^

[fraulein.livejournal.com]

Hi. I stopped to read your SS/HP fic - which was quite amusing. But I'm commenting because your Neville/Draco piece rocks. So many possibilities there in that little bitty ficlet. I liked the ton, Draco pushes a bit but doesn't go over the top, instead sticks to his view of the world, and uses that to try to warp Neville's. I guess I think the lines about the Seeker being the star and not being his Keeper were the finally tight wrap up that made this ficlet hit home. I hope you consider expanding this story, as it definitely strikes a cord. Thanks for the fic!

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Wow, thank you! It's not a pairing I'm likely to write a lot, but its biblical references were fun to wrap around those two, and their situation. Many thanks!

[twistingflame.livejournal.com]

The first one made me giggle like a school girl; that is so a sarcastic bitchy Snape thing to do. And the second is Jesus-fuck-good and creepy, and the subtlety made it all the better. *loves* These drabbles you post are like crack to me. Just a couple good hits, that's all I need, and pretty soon I start jonesing for more.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

And the second is Jesus-fuck-good and creepy,

No, no, Book of Genesis is BEFORE Jesus! Hee. Thank you so much--I will try to keep supplying the stuff, man. ^_^

[triestine.livejournal.com]

They're all cool, #2 is indeed too subtle for me to Spot the Reference (at least after I've only just woken up), but #1 is the way to start a day! Oh, boy. I will be chuckling for hours now.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Ha! I'm so glad; that one was fun to do. Thank you!

[ellipsisblack.livejournal.com]

The fact that I actually got the Cain and Abelness of #2 kind of scares me. 'Am I my brother's keeper?' And the plants and animals thing. Which was extremely clever, by the way. You're scary, sometimes. Brilliant, but scary. :D

#3 means love for Sirius/Luciusness! Also, Sirius/Regulus/Luciusness. Lucius is a sneaky bitch.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Eee, she got the plants and animals thing! *glomps you ecstatically!* And yeah, the S/R/L was fun, being that dirty. Thank you so much!

[ntamara.livejournal.com]

oh, the first one is absolutely brilliant! *g*

(and I don't have a bible handy (shocked look!), but am I guessing write Draco-serpent?)

good ones!

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Second one is Harry as Abel who sacrificed sheep and pleased God most, Neville as Cain who sacrificed plant harvest and was not found as worthy and, who, when asked what he'd done with his brother when he'd murdered him, answered, "Am I my brother's keeper?" And Draco as the ever-present voice of evil whispering under it all, yes.

[not-sally.livejournal.com]

They were all incredible. But yes, the first one was funny as hell.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh,thank you so much! Yeah, that one was fun to do.

[rane-ab.livejournal.com]

They're all lovely but I like the first and the last best. The first because it is hilariously perfect from the first to the last line. Frozen and almost vulnerable Snape, Sirius trying to be nice, but not quite managing it, and finally making unsavoury (if perhaps truthful *ahem*) accusations. Snape's retort made me laugh out loud -- it was the exact right combination of briefness and powerfulness. Of course, Sirius standing there, mouth open, made me laugh, too, and the last line was just perfect.
And the last one because of Voldemort's restrained amusement, and the last few lines, which could mean just about everything, and still make me think 'ouch'.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you SO much! I really liked the way all the things I was trying to do within the first drabble managed to get in there within the word limit! One of those days when things go right, yay. And on the last, yeah, I wanted the reader to decide whether it was a fabulous night or a horrible one. Even if I've got my own opinons on it. ^_^

[soawen.livejournal.com]

Snape/Harry is to die for. I can so picture Snape grinning inside because he finally found a use for watching that bloody Muggle movie.

Draco/Neville: My brother's keeper indeed. Nice twist on the words.

Lucius/Sirius: *licks drabble* Now with Regulus ;P

Severus/Voldemort: The first two sentences are perfect. They paint such a vivid image of Severus just then. *mumbles* The smut possibilities are not unwanted either ;)

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, yippee!

Sirius/Lucius, now with extra Regulus power! Buy it today! ^_^ Thank you so much for these--I love hearing your take on the drabbles!

[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

Yay, I finally got to read the first one! Hee! (I suppose Harry could have dragged Snape to see it...)

And as usual, the angst in the others is lovely.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I see Harry having shown Empire Strikes Back to Snape in the hopes that the whole, "No, Luke, I am your father" bit would shake Snape into giving up any held-back secrets about Harry's paternity, just in case there was any additional shit going down that Dumbledore had been trying to hide. As in, "See, it's much better to know this kind of thing going IN."

[painless-j.livejournal.com]

My, as good as ever, but the first one is simply hilarious! I adore your humour.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so glad it worked! Thank you so much!

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

Ahahahaha. Kept going back on my flist page because I knew somewhere I'd see your Drabble-night results. Gah. I have too many people on my flist, it seems. ;)

Snape/Harry - AHAHAHAHAHAAH!!! Evil Ammy tortures her Sirius. This seems to be a recurring theme of yours lately, eh. ;D And er, what movie IS that thing about? *scratches head*

Neville/Draco - Oh yes, I recognized the theme right away. You needn't give the biblical reference at all, you know. So lovely, so evil. Draco the perfect seducer tempts purewhite (?) Neville to his side. I wonder what would happen as soon as Neville IS in the Dark Side. Would he and Draco be together...? Nah. Meh.

Sirius/Lucius - UGH. YET ANOTHER SUPERBLY EVIL DRABBLE. ICK I DON'T LIKE BLACKCEST! I DON'T! EVIL! And Lucius. *sharp intake* With a crop. So utterly decadent in his BDSM obsession. What a terribly pretty image - Lucius whipping two fresh arse of two brothers with a riding crop. So indecent. So Malfoy. Gah. *dies*

Severus/Voldemort - You know, I always wondered if Voldemort could get it up after becoming that reptilian red-eyed snake he was. Maybe with aphrodiziacs.....ack. Don't want to think about it. Eraseraserase. >_<

(fuckable!)

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Whee!

I wouldn't torture Sirius if I didn't love him, y'know. Well, I guess that's not true; I was torturing Neville, and I don't love him. ^_^ And that's from The Empire Strikes Back! You gotta love the line, "Whoo! And I thought they smelled bad on the outside!"

I don't like Blackcest either! That's why I made it such a squicky thing that they're dragged into by do-anything-for-him seducer Lucius. That, I can do.

And I'm whimpering over "fuckable," but "Lucius whipping two fresh arse of two brothers with a riding crop" is my new writhe-in-my-chair phrase. MMMM. It's the word "fresh," you know.

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

I know I already said so, but that first one killed me ded.
Just ded.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love to kill people ded. Not dead, y'know, 'cause that would be, like, wrong. Just ded. ^_^

[sodomite.livejournal.com]

I loved the last two. I'm dying for some Sirius/Regulus now.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Wah, you may have to go elsewhere! Hey, Blackcest fans, someone help Sodomite out! ^_^ And thank you!

Pssst.

[cluegirl.livejournal.com]

Lest you should think I was taking the piss when I told you I only had to ink it first, here's your proof!

*Blows you a salty kiss-bubble*

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[anjenue.livejournal.com]

OMG THAT IS HAWWWWWT

[anjenue.livejournal.com]

*clings to Amy* Those, as always, were exquisite. I had so much fun! Thanks for letting me know about it!

*worships*

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

It was terrific, having you and everyone there! And I'm so glad you liked these!

[the-wicked-plum.livejournal.com]

*spit take* The first one! That is possibly the most evil, funny comment that Sev could have made. I adored it.

The manipulative Draco was very good, very beleivable. I wonder whether Neville would succumb to Draco's dubious charms. :)

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! I had a lot of fun with the first, and with working out the Neville/Draco.

[switchknife.livejournal.com]

You have that way of yours, of moving us from quiet chuckles to equally quiet, spine-tingling shivers. I loved the first drabble to bits, and eeee! Freezing!Snape. (Literally.) Loved it. Would also love to see Harry and Severus warming each other up in that scruffy little tent of theirs... After all, if Sirius already thinks the worst of them, why prove him wrong?

And Regulus! Pubescent nudity! OMGOMGOMG. I should not enjoy words like that. They shouldn't suddenly fill my mouth with saliva and cause my jaw to drop open. (Result: Unmitigated drooling.) Sirius' reaction was beautiful. Please, please tell me you'll write subversive, sensual Sirius/Regulus one day. Full-length. I mean. In fic. I mean. Oh, dear God. Pubescent, please.

And the Dark Mark is not the hundredth part of it.

I love the ambiguity of that. Pleasure or pain? Or both? (Don't answer it--I'm just being rhetorical. I'll let my evil mind enjoy the zillions of possibilities.) I also REALLY, REALLY envy Voldemort. My God, he gets to shag all his Death Eaters in *cough* 'initiation ceremonies'? (Heh, as if I'd have to make up excuses with all that power. I mean, what if Crabbe wants to be initiated? Yeuch. Best to just pick and choose the ones you want.)

Also loved Severus' silence. It says so much.

BUT YOU MUST WRITE MORE SIRIUS/REGULUS LIKE NOW NOW NOW. Please.

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[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Ha! I really want to write Tent Sex in the Cold!Snarry now; how blinking cliche is that, for goodness's sake? (But, y'know, I would make it different. I would. It wouldn't just be "we're naked and turning each other on," I would use the cold as part of it, not just the excuse to put them skin-to-skin and then ignore it.)

And yeah, the chanslasher in me wanted the words pubescent nudity and demanded them like a general, man. I don't know if I can sustain Sirius/Regulus that way--I just don't FEEL Regulus, and that makes me think that if I need to invent him, I should be writing original fic. But I never say never. ^_~

And the ambiguity of the Snape/Volemort was sooooo intentional. ^_^

You are inspiring beyond words, you know! Thank you so much!