brighteyedjill

It's holiday time! Although my family celebrates Christmas, I especially love New Year's as a holiday. It seems more honest, somehow, the way the Russians do it: Christmas is a Christian holiday where people go to church all night and light candles and celebrate the birth of Christ. Novy God (rhymes with "drove he road") is a pagan-y celebration where people decorate fir trees and welcome winter (and Grandfather Frost, who gets pissed when people complain about the cold, bitches) and give presents and stuff. So there's your international culture public service announcements.

But! No matter what holiday you celebrate, it's the gift-givin time 'o year! So, you likely know the drill. I'm posting a list of stuff I'd love to receive for Новый Год, and you post what you'd like to receive for your winter holiday of choice. If you see something on someone's list that you feel capable of providing and are moved to do so, huzzah! If not, there are no rules, no pressure, and no fuss/muss. So link me to your lists, and let the holiday cheer spread! (hic!)

Note: if you would like to send me something in the real-world mail, but don't have my address, PM me, and I will provide. Or, if you're being stealthy, you could ask jaune_chat. I bet she would tell you if you ask nicely.

Things what I would love:
* Writing notebooks. I write on the train during my commute, so I love to have something that fits in my purse to whip out when I have ideas.
* Sherlock icons, or recommendations for where to find them
* Fic recommendations for dark, angsty fic. I'm currently reading Heroes, Star Trek, Supernatural, and Sherlock, with trace amounts of Inception, Lost, and True Blood.
* Music or recommendations for music (or an iTunes gift card). I love hearing new things. To give you an example of my taste, I love everything from Broadway musicals and movie scores to acoustic folk to glam-pop. Today I'm listening to Josh Ritter, The Extra Lens, Unicorn Dream Attack, and Trent Rezonr's score from The Social Network.
* Cute knitted wrist warmers/gauntlets/whatever the kids are calling them these days
* Podfic! I love hearing a reader's interpretation of my stories. You hereby have my permission to podfic any story of mine that you want.
* Art! Want to draw me something? A picture of a character, or a scene in a fic? Or send me a pretty photograph you took of the woods? Bring it on.
* A banner or icons for Proving Ground. Or really, any Trek mirror!verse icons
* Fic! I love reading fic (er... obviously)! I left a bunch 'o prompts over at fandom_stocking, (in several fandoms, even, so you should check those out and see if any catch your fancy.
* To love you, baby. So throw a link to your own wishlist my way, or link me to your fandom_stocking!

Also, let it be said that I'm not expecting anything in time for Christmas, or even New Year's. My birthday is in January, so I consider the entire first month of the year a gifting amnesty period, for me and you both. Let the mayhem begin! Er... continue!

Title: Though My Soul May Set in Darkness
Characters/Pairings: McCoy/Chekov + ensemble main crew, background OCs and other pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: implied and remembered non-con, graphic dub con, implied underage, slavery and inherent consent issues, messing around with people’s minds, violence, non-graphic torture, aphrodisiac substances employed deviously (none of it perpetrated by the good guys), and angst. Also, pseudo!science.
Betas: the eagle-eyed vellum and the queen of idea-bouncing jaune_chat
Summary: Chekov has recovered from a year spent in captivity after an away mission gone wrong; he’s repaired relationships with his friends and built a new love with a certain surly ship’s doctor. A new undercover mission could offer Chekov closure, but other crew members object to putting himself in danger again. Chekov knows he’s strong enough to face his fears, but can he convince those closest to him that this mission is worth the risk?

( Though my soul may set in darkness, it will rise in perfect light; I have loved the stars too fondly to be fearful of the night. )

Title: Though My Soul May Set in Darkness
Characters/Pairings: McCoy/Chekov
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: implied and remembered non-con, graphic dub con, implied underage, slavery and inherent consent issues, messing around with people’s minds, violence, non-graphic torture, aphrodisiac substances employed deviously (none of it perpetrated by the good guys), and angst. Also, pseudo!science.
Betas: the eagle-eyed vellum and the queen of idea-bouncing jaune_chat
Summary: Chekov has recovered from a year spent in captivity after an away mission gone wrong; he’s repaired relationships with his friends and built a new love with a certain surly ship’s doctor. A new undercover mission could offer Chekov closure, but other crew members object to putting himself in danger again. Chekov knows he’s strong enough to face his fears, but can he convince those closest to him that this mission is worth the risk?

( What for us are all distractions of men's fellowship and smiles; What for us the Goddess Pleasure with her meretricious smiles. )

Title: Though My Soul May Set in Darkness
Characters/Pairings: McCoy/Chekov
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: implied and remembered non-con, graphic dub con, implied underage, slavery and inherent consent issues, messing around with people’s minds, violence, non-graphic torture, aphrodisiac substances employed deviously (none of it perpetrated by the good guys), and angst. Also, pseudo!science.
Betas: the eagle-eyed vellum and the queen of idea-bouncing jaune_chat
Summary: Chekov has recovered from a year spent in captivity after an away mission gone wrong; he’s repaired relationships with his friends and built a new love with a certain surly ship’s doctor. A new undercover mission could offer Chekov closure, but other crew members object to putting himself in danger again. Chekov knows he’s strong enough to face his fears, but can he convince those closest to him that this mission is worth the risk?


( Pray remember that I leave you all my theory complete, Lacking only certain data for your adding, as is meet. )

Title: Though My Soul May Set in Darkness
Author: brighteyed_jill
Fanmixer: echoinautumn
Fanmix: Music!
Artist: acquiescence_
Art link: Poster, banner, and icons
Word Count: ~60,000
Characters/Pairings: McCoy/Chekov + ensemble main crew, background OCs and other pairings
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: implied and remembered non-con, graphic dub con, implied underage, slavery and inherent consent issues, messing around with people’s minds, violence, non-graphic torture, aphrodisiac substances employed deviously (none of it perpetrated by the good guys), and angst. Also, pseudo!science.
Beta(s): the eagle-eyed vellum and the queen of idea-bouncing jaune_chat
Note: This story is a sequel to We Have Loved the Stars Too Fondly…, my big bang entry from last year. I'd recommend reading that first, but there's a "previously on" at the top of this story's first part if you need it.
Summary: Chekov has recovered from a year spent in captivity after an away mission gone wrong; he’s repaired relationships with his friends and built a new love with a certain surly ship’s doctor. A new undercover mission could offer Chekov closure, but other crew members object to putting himself in danger again. Chekov knows he’s strong enough to face his fears, but can he convince those closest to him that this mission is worth the risk?

( Reach me down my Tycho Brahe, I would know him when we meet, When I share my later science, sitting humbly at his feet. )

Title: Saving Face
Pairing: Mirror!Kirk/Mirror!McCoy
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Inherent Mirror!verse issues of consent.
Author’s notes: Written for skeptic7 who won my services at hope_in_sight. Thanks to redandglenda and jaune_chat for beta services and title help. This story is a sequel to Disciplinary Action, and though it can be understood on its own, if you haven’t read it, you might want a catch-up (see below).
Previously, on Star Trek: Spock took exception to Kirk cheating on the Kobayashi Maru, so he tied Kirk up and made him watch while he fucked McCoy. Luckily, the whole thing was really an overture towards an alliance (because otherwise Spock would so be in a sack at the bottom of the San Francisco Bay right now).
Summary: McCoy faces punishment for failing Kirk, but Kirk has started to see his toy in a different light.


( McCoy didn’t see any alternative but to ride the wave of Kirk’s anger and try to keep the damage to a minimum.  )

I love it when LJ artists get their due outside our happy little home. Saw this via Twitter, and followed the link to Stumbleupon. Yes, it's an Edward Gorey (he of The Ghastlycrumb Tinies) inspired version of Trouble with Tribbles by shaenon. Check it out. I giggled mightily.


P.S. Scrolling through the Ghastlycrumb Tinies again, it's amazing how many had Trek-related names: James, Leo, Winnie AND George (Winona and George Kirk, ya'll!), and although Victor is not the name of an actual character, it still counts as Trek-related because of the "Victor Victor" incident.

This end-of-year writing meme inspired by folkhore!


This has been a pretty prolific year for me, writing-wise. I’ve found new life in my old fandom, branched out into a new fandom and dabbled in a few others. I’ve written some new pairings (Sylar/Luke, Kirk/McCoy/Spock), explored new depravities (thanks, kink memes!), and sold myself for charity. I’ve gotten to know my old LJ friends better, and made new friends as well. Here’s what I did:

( I wrote a lot of stories about men having sex with each other. )