With friends like these...

So, we have mice. So far, we've caught (and when I say caught I mean killed, this isn't my choice) two of the little buggers, and we know there's at least one more. This last one, if it is the last one, is a sneaky little bastard. It's eaten the bait off the trap three times so far, without setting the trap off at all. But we'll get it. Eventually. I'm not about to let this turn into Mouse Hunt.

In a little over two hours, I have a job interview. I've never had one before. Then I need to get an early night because I have a goddamn JSA meeting at 9.40 in the morning. My mind is already rebelling against the idea of 9 - 5 and I don't even work yet. I am just going to fail at life, forever. Well, I'm in no hurry to move out and I think so long as I pay my way mother will be in no hurry to kick me out, and god knows with how the bills are going by the time I want to move out I won't be able to because if I do my parents won't be able to afford the house.

I think I'll just keep subtly nudging nasty_show into getting a flat with me =P

I've started to play Echo Bazaar again, and now I can't get the idea of what an EB!Arthur would be like out of my head. I've had a few phrases and mental images floating around in my head for a while now so I'm going to see how well I can put them down.

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Arthur hadn't been the same since London fell. At first it had been hard to see, but then the deterioration had occurred so quickly that even if there had been something they could have done to stop it, there would have been no time. He had been quiet, he said he was fine. Then he began to forget people's names. He began to dress strangely and talk in short, aggravated tones to voices that no one else could hear. Voices that he always addressed as 'Master'. He would talk about things that no one else understood, and then appear distressed at the blank, uncomprehending looks that he would receive in response to his ramblings. Within days, it seemed, dark circles appeared under his eyes and when he smiled it was always slowly, as if the muscles had forgotten the correct arrangement for a smile and were pulling into something closer to a smirk. He would laugh in the middle of meetings at nothing then act as if he hadn't, growing irritated if he was accused.

It was greeted with a mixture of concern and relief when he finally ceased attending meetings altogether.

To-do list:

Important!: Secret Santa fic for usxuk community.

FrScot fic, non-AU, present.
USUK fic, Secret Garden AU.
US-centric fic, Fallout AU.
UK-centric fic, non-AU, history.
Russtralia fic, non-AU, history.
PrUK fic, Greek myth AU (Pygmalion).
23 prompts, various.

Dark Brotherhood fic, Oblivion.

Also need to find a goddamn job. For some reason my writing feels more important.

I've agreed to do a reverse bungee. It will be taking place on November 13th. My boyfriend lemmi162 will be there to watch, as will my dad pushkingram if he can stay over on the Saturday night since he'll be here anyway.

Why did I agree to this?

WHY DID I AGREE TO THIS?

In other news, MY BOYFRIEND IS COMING OVER. I don't talk about him much, and I ought to. His name is Darren, and he's from Reno, Nevada, and we're finally going to meet when he comes over to England for a week and a half next month. >O<;;

Mum seems to be in a much better mood now that me and Amy have taken on cleaning the house. I'm not minding this at all since cleaning doesn't take much effort and it makes my life easier if she's not breathing down my neck because she thinks I'm being lazy.

I had to clean my goldfish's tank again today (after about three days) because there was a load of random white fluffy stuff clinging to everything. I'm not sure what it is but it seems to be a kind of fungus that's caused by decaying material in the tank - namely plants and food. Since the tank is cleaned regularly the plants aren't dying and any bits that are stuck in the gravel get removed, so I can only assume that it's because my stepdad is overfeeding the poor thing and it's leaving food on the bottom which then is causing the fungus. Lovely. I'm going to be keeping an eye on the tank to make sure it doesn't come back.

It's getting to winter now and it's growing cold. At the moment it's 10 degrees outside (that's 50F) which may not seem that cold to a lot of people but when you live in a temperate climate it's sliding to the lower end of uncomfortable. What's more uncomfortable, however, is not the fact that it's cold outside, but when it's cold outside it's also cold inside. My bedroom, and my sister's, are located in a dormer and when it was built it didn't really get amazing insulation, as well as having a flat roof. So, the rooms lose heat. Quickly. I'm not looking forward to this winter. Ironically, in summer it's the complete opposite and the rooms hold in the heat like a furnace.

Plotbunnies are coming in thick and fast these days. Right now I have 25 fics on my prompts left to do, and four chapterfics. One of them is new, an idea given to me by something my bestu berwaldox said. It's been a while since I've had a France/Scotland idea, but while RPing with her, something that her Scotland said caught my eye - "He's come back to me like I always said he would" or something to that effect. I'm going to see what I can make of it but it's likely going to be a short chapterfic with some matchmaking. I do like France/Scotland.

I don't tend to miss people, unless there's no chance that I can get in touch with them. Sometimes I miss my dad. Right now, my mum and sister are away in Majorca and while I don't particularly miss my sister (sorry Amy =P) I have realised today that I do miss my mum. I didn't get to say a proper goodbye to her since I was stuck in the bathroom with a stomach ache and I'm currently wearing her dressing gown because it smells like her. As nice as it has been to have the option to just.. sleep when I want to.. because John doesn't bug me about when I'm asleep.. I still miss my mum.

I've started shipping Mexico/Canada. What is this.

Oh, and a meme. Stolen, naturally.

Alphabet Prompt Meme.

Basically just give me a prompt starting with any letter of the alphabet and I'll write you a drabble about it. You can pick a pairing if you like, but I will reserve my right to refuse it. Please no nyotalia.

Fandoms: Axis Powers: Hetalia, Pandora Hearts, Ghost in the Shell, Fushigi Yuugi, Homestuck, Assassin's Creed (1, 2 & Brotherhood), Fable (1 - 3), The Lord of the Rings, The Vampire Chronicles.

A - Art [Mexico/Canada] (mamamia12347)
B - Bewitch [Spain/US/UK] (anisaex)
C - College [US/UK] (mamamia12347)
D - Dance [France/Canada] (medev)
E - Extortion [Spain/UK] (anisaex)
F - Fluff [Sweden/Norway] (chiisana00)
G - Gardening [France/Spain] (berwaldox)
H - "Hello" - Martin Solveig [France/Canada] (mamamia12347)
I - 'I want to tell you something' [Sweden/Norway] (chiisana00)
J -
K - Kiss [Sweden/Norway] (chiisana00)
L - Lights [Denmark/Norway] (mamamia12347)
M - Music [US/UK] (mamamia12347)
N -
O -
P - Poison [Spain/UK] (anisaex)
Q -
R - Ring [Denmark/Norway] (anisaex)
S - Staring [Sweden/Norway] (chiisana00)
T - Tears [US/UK] (medev)
U - 'Us against the world' [US/UK] (anisaex)
V - Voice [US/UK] (medev)
W - Waterpark [Prussia/UK] (berwaldox)
X -
Y -
Z - Zookeepers [US/UK] (nasty_show)

Pick as many letters/words/prompts as you want. There are no limits (within reason, please). I know I have a bad history of not actually finishing these things but I am really going to try this time xD

I've recently found myself warming up to FrUK. I don't think I'll ever love it in the same way I love USUK, but I'm definitely warming to it. Enough that I want to write a fic.

Thing is, I don't know what to write. I've never had any trouble with them as brothers but shipping them is somewhat new to me.

I can't see them in a romance. There's too much bad blood on both sides (the English still dislike the French for no other reason than the fact they're French). However I do quite like them as a rivalry-ship. I love the idea of them arguing so violently they end up fucking. I love the idea of Francis being the one Arthur turned/turns to for comfort when things are going horribly for him, and then they never speak of it afterwards. I like the idea of them both being very aware that this is how it is, that it's never going to be more than that, and they're both fine with it. No pressure.

But I need ideas.

COME AT ME, BRO(s).

Nations in an FPS/RPG.


*USofAwesome has entered the lobby*

[USofAwesome] Aaah this is gonna be so cooool...

*RuleBritannia has entered the lobby*

[USofAwesome] Pfffh, Arthur, is that you?
[RuleBritannia] Sodding hell, is this working now?
[USofAwesome] HAHAHA! What a dorky name.
[RuleBritannia] Piss off, wanker, if you don’t want me to pla-
[USofAwesome] Oh oh oh! Don’t get like that~ I’ll stop.
[RuleBritannia] You’d better.
[USofAwesome] Did you wake up on the wrong side of the teacup this morning or wha-

*BlowinYoWhiteHouseUp has entered the lobby*

[RuleBritannia] Hello Matt-
[USofAwesome] AGH! WHAT IS WITH THAT NAME!?
[BlowinYoWhiteHouseUp] What? Don’t you like it?
[RuleBritannia] I do.
[USofAwesome] No! Change it! Change it or you’re not playing.
[BlowinYoWhiteHouseUp] Aw, come on, Alfred! It costs money to change-
[USofAwesome] CHANGE IT OR YOU’RE NOT PLAYING.

*BlowinYoWhiteHouseUp has left the lobby*

[USofAwesome] He’s such an ASS.
[RuleBritannia] You’re an arse.


... I have no idea where this is going but I think I'm gonna carry it on. Names so far...

( Click here~ )

Any other ideas? XD

First of all, hullo to unsafebet , rozarinnn , kaiyashe , misdre , isakana , yingyang_700 , ecchipiro , ishilde , arafs , and lifesareverie (oh my God I am such a memewhore). I'd like to invite any of you (except rozarinnn, who already has <3) to add me on messenger or Twitter if you like (info here), I'm always after new people to talk to~

On to the introductions... My name is Fiona and I'm a 21 year old English university graduate with a degree in English literature and creative writing (grade pending...). As detailed in my post on the friending meme my fandoms are vocaloids, Sherlock Holmes, internet sites (Facebook, Google, Twitter.. I would be happy to explain this..) the Bible, The Vampire Chronicles, Harry Potter Founders/Marauders, anything by David Eddings, H.P. Lovecraft, and Tolkien. I also like Family Guy, Ghost in the Shell, Rebirth (Korean manhwa), Fushigi Yuugi, With the Light, Fallout 3, Assassin's Creed 2, Bayonetta, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Studio Ghibli (especially Howl's Moving Castle) and The Dragonriders of Pern.

I read and write a lot. I mostly write Hetalia usxuk fanfics but I've been looking into other pairings/characters. Suggestions are always welcome!

Um, I like gardening, and being outdoors in general, but I don't like crowds, or getting up early so I don't get the chance to go out that much as I don't drive. I have a tendency to pick up hobbies then drop them (like playing the guitar, and learning braille, both of which I want to start up again...). I also do a lot of amateur (very amateur) photography which you can look at on my deviantART.

I spend a lot of time asleep. I like sleep. When I'm not asleep I'm on the internet, so prompt replies to comments are almost always guaranteed.

... ^_^;

And now, onto other things.

I seem to have given myself a lot of work to do over the summer, mostly fic-related. I still need to finish my sequel to At The End of All Things and then I have plans to write a series of meetings between Arthur and Horatio Nelson. Thanks to a comment in the friending meme I also want to do the same with Tino and Simo Häyhä (famous Finnish sniper). I also have an AU usxuk fic planned and several fics still unfinished (GAH).

In addition to that, I have plans to write a re-spin of the traditional Cinderella story, but with the gender roles reversed (beautiful princess and servant boy). I think this is going to require some work as there's going to be a lot of things I need to change, and I want to bring in more elements from pre-Perrault versions of the story.

Ho hum.

For anyone wondering about the 'internet sites' thing, this is the reasoning;



Full version here.

I totally ship Facebook/Google. Ohyes. =3

Hetalia has worked its way into my brain, sunk its claws in and now refuses to let go.

I'm getting ideas thick and fast and there is simply not enough time to write them all! DX 

This time, it's Roderich and Vash. As per this scene in Forty Days and Forty Nights. At first I was going to do it with Alfred and Arthur, but then I thought, getting someone to orgasm by trailing a flower over their skin is definitely something more suited to Roderich's thinking, and it will bring out Vash's tsundere side beautifully. Besides, those guys don't get enough love. Seriously.

I know I have a few watchers who love a bit of Aus/Switz action.

I went to see Alice in Wonderland in the cinema with my mum and my sister today, and oh God, I fell in love with the Hatter all over again. He's just too cute >w<;