Tales from the Dork Side

While we wait

2009-11-11T00:31:40Z

Still waiting to get the stuff from the Lagtop's hard drive. Should be soon.

While we wait, let us admire akayalovesyaoi's drawing of my Young Masters of Evil. Not to be confused with the Young Masters of Evil brought to us by Paul Cornell. After all, I wrote mine first.

I need cheering up

2009-11-04T23:01:27Z

Okay, loyal readers of That Damn Mpreg... hit me with your best Skippy List ideas for my Heroes. I need some giggles.

For those who still care

2009-11-04T22:12:16Z

I still don't have a new laptop, which is why the fic still isn't coming. Also, feeling depressed because I turn 26 this month and feel like I'm wasting my life.

I'm not happy, and my usual distractions aren't avalible to me.

So, after a long and trying day

2009-10-27T00:42:00Z

It turns out it's not the adapter cord that's fucked up; it's the place it plugs in to the laptop itself, which is a very old model. That means that I've spent most of my day hunting for a Universal... thingus, the word escapes me right now, that would let me power the laptop from a place that it would plug in on the bottom.

This hunt has proven futile. Not even eBay has one that would support the Lagtop. I haven't stopped looking, but thinks look grim. I'm going to see what I can do about getting the stories I had saved on the Lagtop saved onto something I CAN access

So it's a good thing I didn't get enough warning to go to my mother's wedding. This means I might be able to do what I'm thinking of doing.

I'm going to try and get a new laptop. At Best Buy, I found one that was MUCH nicer than the Lagtop on sale for about 400$ after tax. Sadly, my finances fall about 175$ short.

I'm sure you all see where this is going.

If anyone out there feels willing and can spare a few dollars towards my ongoing sanity, it would be much appriciated. I come to you, my friends and loyal readers, hat in hand and sad puppy eyes open wide. I don't expect anything from anyone, but, to take Tennesse Williams horribly out of context, I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.

(Just as a note, please don't send anything it via paypal. Paypal hates me, and the feeling is very mutual)

dorksidefiker @ 2009-10-24T16:31:00

2009-10-24T23:31:09Z

So, the battery I ordered for my laptop finally arrived yesterday, and worked beautifully from then until today, when my charger died, thus rendering my laptop a rather large paperweight, and making it so I can't post any new fic because everything I had ready is saved onto the laptop.

Let the Crossover Begin!

2009-10-13T17:48:12Z

So, for some time now, timemonkey and I have been working on a crossover between our two universes. I'll post the whole thing here eventually, but for those of you who don't wanna wait, go visit timemonkey's journal and enjoy the madness.

Untitled

2009-10-12T18:13:47Z

Title: Untitled
Fandom: Marvel
Characters: Delphyne/Amadeus
Prompt: 44. Scars
Word Count: 175
Rating: PG
Summary: Delphyne’s asleep, and Amadeus, as always, is thinking.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Notes: Eeeh. Lets just pretend that this takes place far in our heroes’ future. And that Delphyne is no longer queen of the Amazons.

Delphyne’s asleep, and Amadeus knows this for sure because the writhing mass of snakes that make up her hair have finally settled down, and are curled up around each other. She sleeps on her stomach, with her face towards Amadeus and her back exposed, letting him get a good look at the scars there. The worst looking one is where she was attacked by Atrume, right where her heart would have been if she were human.

Amadeus knows that it’s actually a lot closer to the center and up a bit. He’s heard it beating.

She squirms a little, but doesn’t wake up as Amadeus drapes himself across her, on ear pressed to her back. She’s warm, and her skin is surprisingly soft.

Evil Daystar

2009-10-12T18:10:11Z

Title: Evil Daystar
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Marvel
Characters: Trauma, Komodo
Prompt: Table 1/13. Sun
Word Count: 152
Rating: PG
Summary: Terry doesn't do sunny days.
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Me? I don't own anything.

Terry ignored Komodo's mockery and slathered another layer of sunblock on before very reluctantly stepping out into the Arizona sunlight, squinting against the glare. “Gah... where are my shades?”

“You are such a wuss,” the reptilian girl teased none too kindly. “I love the weather here.”

Terry groaned, finally fumbling his sun glasses out of the inner pocket of his jacket. “I don't do sun,” he said.

“You're just a total vampire or something, aren't you? It would explain how you came back from the dead,” she said. “Come on before you catch fire or something. I'd hate for that to happen when I don't have any marshmallows handy.”

Just Another Day

2009-10-12T18:06:34Z

Title: Just Another Day
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Runaways
Table/Prompt: Table 1/30. Fall
Character/Pairing: Klara Prast, Karolina Dean
Rating: PG
Word Count: 221
Summary: It's just another day in Los Angeles.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I don't own a single thing.

The woman Klara had caught was sneezing and sniffling miserably by the time Klara got her safely down. “Gawd, did you see my purse? It's got my Benadryl.”

“I'm afraid I haven't, sorry,” Klara said as Karolina scooped her up.

“We've got to go,” the blonde girl said, launching them both into the air with a burst of light. “You did good, but we got spotted.”

Klara twisted around a little so she wasn't looking at the ground. She was just fine with flying so long as she couldn't see the ground. That made her want to vomit, something she was absolutely certain Karolina would not appreciate at all. God knew Molly had yet to forgive her from throwing up on her in the Leapfrog.

“Vic's going to meet us a little ways out with the 'frog,” Karolina was saying. “Please stop squirming like that, I don't want to drop you.”

Klara stiffened up and clutched Karolina's shirt, squeezing her eyes tightly shut. “Oh.”

“Hey, easy, easy. You're gonna be fine, honey.”

A Place to Stay

2009-10-12T18:01:34Z

Title: A Place to Stay
Fandom: X-Men
Characters: Victor Borkowski, Teddy Altman. Mentions of one sided Victor/Billy (shock! gasp!)
Prompt: 67. Couch
Word Count: 213
Rating: PG
Summary: Maybe staying overnight at Billy and Teddy’s wasn’t the best of ideas.
Author's Notes: I own nothing, as you know.

Teddy unfolded the blanket with a snap of his wrist, spreading it out over the couch. He followed that with a pillow, then grinned at Victor. “See? No problem.”

Victor sat down on the newly made up couch with a groan and a wince as he moved bruised and aching muscles that did not want to move. “Thanks for letting me stay here,” he said.

“I said it was no big,” Teddy said. “I’ll try to keep Billy off your back on the ‘what are the X-Men really like’ front.”

Victor groaned again, stretching out on the couch and trying not to let his mind wander off into all the ways Billy could be on his back. “Christ, I just wanna sleep for a week,” he sighed, burying his face in the pillow. He really didn’t want to think about how nearby Billy Kaplan was going to be tonight.

“I’ll do my best to keep him out of your proverbial hair,” Teddy assured him.

Beware the Nice Ones

2009-10-12T17:56:07Z

Title: Beware the Nice Ones
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Young Avengers
Table/Prompt: Table 2/1. Disease
Character/Pairing: Billy/Teddy, Cassie, Tommy
Rating: PG
Word Count: 217
Summary: Billy is less than pleased with the fact that someone made Teddy sick.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I don’t own a single thing. I’m sure you all understand that.

“We’re going to find who did this to Teddy,” Billy said, his eyes going briefly to the prone figure on the cot. Teddy coughed weakly and shifted uneasily in his sleep, and Billy’s lips formed a thin white line. “We’re going to find them, and then I am going to hurt them.”

“It always scares me when you talk like that,” Cassie said, running her tongue over her teeth and watching the spell caster warily.

“I’m supposed to be the scary one, little brother,” Tommy added.

“They tried to kill Teddy. They made him sick and they tried to kill him,” Billy hissed. “I won’t let anyone get away with that, you understand?”

“I get you,” Tommy said quickly, holding up his hands in a warding off gesture. “Easy. We’ll get them, and you’ll give them a spanking, and it’ll all be good, so could you stop sparking? You might zap someone, or blow the power for the block again or something.”

A Lingering Bitterness

2009-10-12T17:51:37Z

Title: A Lingering Bitterness
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Young Avengers
Table/Prompt: Table 2/69. Bitter
Character/Pairing: Reed Richards, Billy Kaplan, Kl'rt
Rating: PG
Word Count: 231
Summary: Billy has neither forgiven, nor forgotten, but he's willing to put that aside in the short term.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing.

“Good job, son,” Reed Richards said, clapping Billy Kaplan on the shoulder. The young reality warper quickly brushed the hand away, giving Reed a chilly look.

“Don't touch me.”

Reed let his hands fall to his side and watched Billy stalk off, rather like an angry cat with it's hair standing on end.

From where he was watching, Kl'rt laughed. “I think he'll forgive me long before he forgives you,” the Super-Skrull said. He looked at the now destroyed Negative Zone portal before ambling off to do whatever thing he had planned to do now. Reed was too weary to be bothered by what that might be, so long as Kl'rt kept well out of his way.

He watched the assembled young super heroes instead, and saw them looked back at him just as coldly as Billy had. He found himself wondering how history would judge him for the things he had done.

A whole generation of heroes hated him, and he knew Kl'rt was right; the Super-Skrull would be accepted by them long before he was.

Moving Out

2009-10-12T17:46:44Z

Title: Moving Out
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Young Avengers
Table/Prompt: Table 2/21. Pack
Character/Pairing: Cassie, Billy, Jonas
Rating: PG
Word Count: 276
Summary: In which Cassie runs away from home again, and some doubts are cast on Billy’s ability to teleport.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. I wish I did, but that’s life.

Cassie tossed the last of the things she really, absolutely knew that she could not live without into the plastic tub and looked around her room. It was amazing, the amount of crap she had that, looking at it now, just did not matter. There was still enough in the room that her mom wouldn’t realize she was gone for a while… or at least, so Cassie hoped… but everything important was coming with her.

She threw open the window and smiled at Billy and Jonas. “Okay, I’m ready. Lets go.”

“Finally,” Billy muttered as Jonas first took the bin, then helped Cassie out the window and onto the glowing blue disc Billy had created and was diligently keeping anyone from noticing. “This the last of it?”

“Everything I want to keep,” Cassie confirmed. “Lets go before someone spots us.”

“Oh ye of little faith,” Billy muttered with a good natured roll of his eyes. “I’d teleport us straight there if you’d let me.”

[The last time you teleported me anywhere,] Jonas noted, [it did not go very well.]

“That was just once!” Billy said indignantly. “Besides, it all turned out alright in the end, didn’t it? We got all your parts back and we saved a whole planet. Anyway, I’ve teleported us all loads of times without any trouble.”

So...

2009-10-06T21:00:51Z

So my Hit Counter has gone dead on me. Again. I was somewhere past 7000 hits, but the new counter I found won't let me go ahead and put the number in.

Yeah, I'm gonna be hitting refresh a few times.

The Glorious War of Brotherly Rivalry

2009-10-06T18:30:58Z

Title: The Glorious War of Brotherly Rivalry
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Young Avengers
Table/Prompt: Table 2/45. Insult
Character/Pairing: Billy, Tommy, Wanda
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Summary: In which Wanda has had enough of her sons and their constant bickering.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. Another story from my No Disassembly Required universe.

“Alright,” Wanda said, surveying the damage done to the mansion’s once beautiful garden, “this stops now.”

Her sons both froze where they were, turning to their mother with identical looks of terror. Tommy turned to run, only to find himself hemmed in by a wall of force. Billy stood where he was, hanging his head and giving her a kicked puppy look.

Wanda ignored both the look and her older son’s terrified squeak.

“I don’t care what started it, or who, or why, but it’s done. No more insults, no more fighting, no more breaking things. Am I clear?”

No answer from either boy, so Wanda repeated herself, her voice cold and hard. “Am. I. Clear?”

“Yes, Mom,” the boys said as one.

Tentacle Monster

2009-10-06T18:21:43Z

Title: Tentacle Monster
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Young Avengers
Table/Prompt: Table 2/2. Bathroom
Character/Pairing: Eli, Billy
Rating: PG
Word Count: 200
Summary: There’s a tentacle monster in the bathroom, and Eli is not pleased.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own not a damn thing.

“There’s a tentacle monster trying to climb out of the toilet,” Eli announced, clearly profoundly unamused with the redeveloping situation. “Where’s Billy?”

“It wasn’t me!” The spell caster said quickly. “I didn’t do it!”

“Not helping your case here, Kaplan,” the other boy said flatly. The bathroom door rattled ominously, and Eli’s habitual scowl grew deeper. “Do something about it.”

“Do?” Billy asked. “I’m a witch, not a plumber.”

“Well, undo whatever it was you did,” Eli suggested.

“But I didn’t do anything!” Billy protested. “I told you, this isn’t my fault, honest!”

“You said that about the damn cat, too. Remember the cat, Billy? The one that tried to have sex with Tommy?”

“You thought that was funny,” Billy reminded Eli.

“It’s not so funny when it’s a tentacle monster trying to violate me. Get rid of it.”

Birds and Bees

2009-10-06T18:13:18Z

Title: Birds and Bees
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Runaways
Table/Prompt: Table 1/84. Sex
Character/Pairing: Molly Hayes, Nico Minoru, Karolina Dean
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 200
Summary: Well, SOMEONE has to have this talk with Molly sooner or later.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I don’t own a single thing, and you all know it.

Molly looked at Nico, then at Karolina, swinging her legs back and forth as the two girls stumbled through a talk about all the changes her body was going through. Somehow, she managed to keep a straight face and Karolina and Nico squirmed and were generally embarrassed about the whole thing. It was kind of amazing what could make people squeamish.

Finally, Molly took pity on them and said, “Klara already explained all of this to me.” Both fo the older girls looked at her, and she shrugged. “I asked, she answered. But she didn’t explain tampons.”

“You do it,” Karolina said quickly to Nico.

“Only if you talk to her about boys,” Nico retorted.

“Klara covered that, too,” Molly pointed out helpfully.

“Uh, considering that, we really need to go over it,” Karolina said, grimacing.

The People's Wagon

2009-10-06T18:07:35Z

Title: The People's Wagon
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Runaways
Table/Prompt: Table 1/54. Patient
Character/Pairing: Janet Stien, Victor Stien
Rating: PG
Word Count: 231
Summary: There are days when Janet suspects her husband of being a Mad Scientist.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing.

Janet Stien very patiently watched her husband as he proudly displayed the hideously yellow VW Minibus. He looked at her, grinning like a five year old who had gotten the pony he'd been wishing for all year. “Well?” he said.

“It's hideous,” she replied bluntly. “That is one of the ugliest things I have ever seen. Why is it in my garage.”

Victor's smile grew wider. “I'm going to make it better,” he said.

“Like the toaster?” Janet asked dryly. “You remember the toaster, right? Remember how it tried to make Robert it's bride?”

“Yeah,” Victor said with a happy little sigh. “That was great.”

“Except for the part where it rained frogs in the kitchen for a week afterwards. And then there was the flying pink badger. God, do you honestly not remember having to clean up the badger shit?”

“This won't be anything like that,” the scientist hastened to assure his wife.

“Alright, let's say I believe you. What were you planning to do?”

“Well, I was going to start with lasers...”

Evil Bosses

2009-10-06T17:50:52Z

Title: Evil Bosses
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Runaways
Table/Prompt: Table 1/41. Work
Character/Pairing: Chase, Victor
Rating: PG
Word Count: 205
Summary: It really should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody that Chase’s boss was completely evil. Sadly, this does not mean that Chase gets to leave the workforce.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: Me? Me owning ANY of these characters? Not likely.

“I just want to say, for the record,” Victor said, “that I knew this was gonna end badly.”

“Yeah, yeah, my boss was evil,” Chase sighed. “Figures, you know?”

“Yup.”

“Think Nico’s gonna make me get another job?” the blond asked mournfully.

“Ooooh yeah,” Victor replied, just barely managing to keep a grin off his face.

“Damn,” Chase muttered, slouching in his chair.

“You wanna keep all those pretty cars of yours running, you need gas. Gas costs money. You can either turn to super villainy, become somebody’s kept boy, or you can work.” Victor licked his lips and made a thoughtful noise. “You could try joining the Avengers,” he added. “They get one hell of a stipend and it’s pretty clear they’re not picky about who they take these days.”

“How much?” Chase asked.

“Thousand bucks a week, I heard once.”

The Mom

2009-10-06T17:46:21Z

Title: The Mom
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: Runaways
Table/Prompt: Table 1/6. Hot
Character/Pairing: Klara Prast, Nico Minoru, Molly Hayes
Rating: PG
Word Count: 202
Summary: In which Nico shows that she is indeed the team Mom, and Klara has a sunburn.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: As you all are well aware, I own nothing. Do you think if I owned these guys, I’d be doing this?

Klara whimpered softly as Nico smeared aloe across her sunburned cheeks. Nico clucked her tongue and looked the sunburn over. “Ouch.”

“You look like a lobster,” Molly commented as Nico moved on to Klara’s shoulders. “You burn real easy.”

Klara made a face and gritted her teeth, letting out a hiss and shivering as Nico spread the lotion over her shoulders and down her back. “The bathing costume,” she said, “was far too revealing.”

“We should have gotten sun block on you before you went out,” Nico noted. “You’re gonna peel something awful. Okay, you can get your legs.” Nico looked at the tube of aloe lotion. “We need to get more. Remind me to add it to the list.”

“You are such a mom,” Molly giggled, earning herself a mock-swat.

“You take that back.”

Conversations Through Doors

2009-10-06T17:40:09Z

Title: Conversations Through Doors
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: X-Men
Table/Prompt: Table 3/4. Announce
Character/Pairing: Laura, Nezhno, Megan, Hisako
Rating: PG
Word Count: 236
Summary: In which Nezhno tries to have a conversation, and Laura isn’t exactly helpful.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sequel to The Right Thing.

Laura looked at Nezhno with her odd, assessing gaze as Nezhno tried to see where Megan was through the opening in the door.

“I’m not talking to him!” the pink haired girl announced, loudly enough for Nezhno to hear her.

“She’s not talking to you,” Laura said helpfully.

“Santo says he’s going to kill me if I, and I quote, don’t do the right thing,” Nezho said, trying to peer around Laura. He could just barely see Megan, sprawled on a bunk, her head resting on Hisako’s lap.

“Good!” Megan called.

“It seems Megan approves,” Laura noted.

“So I see.”

“Shut the door!”

Laura started shutting the door, but Nezhno thrust his hand out, stopping it. Laura looked at the hand, clearly considering shutting the door on it. “I would like to talk to Megan without an intermediary, please.”

Laura turned to Megan. “He wants to talk to you.”

“I don’t want to see him!”

“She doesn’t want to see you.”

Nezhno took a deep breath and started to say something, then stopped and sighed. “I will come back later. Hopefully, you will be gone then.”

Does it make you happy I'm so strange?

2009-10-03T15:15:22Z

No updates today. Real life intrudes. Fics will be up Monday, most likely.

The Right Thing

2009-09-26T15:09:52Z

Title: The Right Thing
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: X-Men
Table/Prompt: Table 3/26. Honor
Character/Pairing: Santo, Nezhno
Rating: PG
Word Count: 215
Summary: In which Santo takes an interest in recent events.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sequel to Talking First.

Santo was doing an amazing job of blocking Nezhno’s way, and looking unusually serious as he did so.

“Excuse me,” the Wakandan said, trying to move past. Santo continued to block the way.

“You,” the rocky mutant said, “are a complete and total asshole.”

“What?”

Santo’s huge hand pushed against Nezhno’s chest, making him stumble back a few steps. “I’m talking about Megan,” he growled. “You know, the girl you knocked up. The one you made cry.” Santo pushed him again, sending Nezhno sprawling to the floor. “Jesus Christ, what is wrong with you?”

Nezhno picked himself up off the floor, watching Santo warily. “What am I supposed to do?” he asked. “I do not even know if I will be alive in a year, and what I know about raising a child-!”

“What do most dads know?” Santo asked. “And trust me, if you don’t do the honorable thing my Megan, you won’t see the end of the week.”

“Are you… threatening me?” Nezhno asked incredulously.

“You bet your painted ass.”

Talking First

2009-09-26T15:04:36Z

Title: Talking First
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: X-Men
Table/Prompt: Table 3/63. Self-conscious
Character/Pairing: Nezhno, Megan
Rating: PG
Word Count: 228
Summary: In which Nezhno and Megan finally try talking.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sequel to Unwell.

Nezhno was making his daily visit to Doctor McCoy when he found Megan in the infirmary. She looked at him, and all the color drained from her face as she fixed her eyes on the floor.

For once, he was the first to speak. “Is it true?”

Megan sniffled, and Nezhno bit the inside of his lower lip as he felt panic rising inside him. “I cannot do this,” he said. “I cannot… I’m not…” He hand a hand over his face. “I do not even know if I am going to be alive in a year.”

Megan squirmed, making a miserable noise.

“Please tell me you are not going to start crying again,” Nezhno said desperately.

“I’m not,” she whispered hoarsely. She sniffled again.

“What are you going to do?” he asked.

“I don’t know. My parents are going to freak.” Megan watched him through her eyelashes. “Are you gonna tell yours?” she asked.

“My mother disowned me,” Nezhno replied, refusing to look at Megan, “and I have never met my father.”

“Oh.”

After a long pause, Nezhno said, “I am sorry,” and made a hasty exit.

Unwell

2009-09-26T14:59:15Z

Title: Unwell
Author: fullmetal_cute
Fandom: X-Men
Table/Prompt: Table 3/9. Ill
Character/Pairing: Hisako, Megan, Nezhno, Ororo
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 282
Summary: In which things go from bad to worse for Megan and Nezhno.
Authors Notes/Disclaimer: I own nothing. Sequel to Awkward.

Hisako held Megan’s hair back and made soothing noises as the girl retched and shuddered, clutching the sides of the toilet bowl. She hiccupped and moaned, and Hisako handed her a glass of water. “It’s okay, it’s okay…”

“S’not,” Megan moaned. “S’not okay. What’s wrong with me?”

“I don’t know, sweetie. I’m sure it’s nothing. Like, the stomach flu or something.”

“Megan made a noise like a choked off sob and shook her head. “I know what’s going on. I took Health Class,” she whimpered. “Oh God what am I gonna do?”

“Have you, uh, told Nezhno?” Hisako asked tentatively. Megan looked up at her roommate and burst into tears. “Oh honey it’s gonna be alright. Have you even taken a pregnancy test yet?”

Megan shook her head with a miserable little sniffle.

“Maybe you should before you decide your life is over?”

***

“Is what Santo said true?” Nezhno asked, seeming to shrink in on himself as Ororo watched him. He couldn’t bring himself to meet her eyes. “About Megan?”

“I don’t know,” she said. “A lot of rumors have been flying around lately. If it is true, I’m sure she’ll tell you.”

Nezhno slumped down more. “She’s been avoiding me since…” He shrugged, making a face.

“Ah.” Ororo nodded sagely. “It’s going to be alright, Nezhno. Whatever is going on, it’s not the end of the world.”

“I am not so sure,” he murmured back.