Fandom Memes

[ficwize]

I shamelessly stole these from harmoneyangel.

1. Name a character or pairing from a fandom I'm familiar with, and I'll give you a song lyric (or possibly a line of poetry) that I think fits. (I'm not really a poetry person.)



2. Name one or more characters from any of my fandoms, and I'll tell you every pairing I've ever written them in, read them in, or even just thought about.

Comments

[indiefic.livejournal.com]

Sarah Connor - Terminator: the Sarah Connor Chronicles

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

1. I’m a bitch I’m a lover
I’m a child I’m a mother
I’m a sinner I’m a saint
I do not feel ashamed
I’m your hell I’m your dream
I’m nothin’ in between
You know, you wouldn’t want it any other way

- I'm a Bitch, I'm a Lover by Alanis Morissette

2. I've written fic pairing Sarah with Kyle Reese (I'm a canon shipper in this fandom) and with John Winchester (once). I've read fic pairing her with Charley Dixon and Derek Reese and liked it okay, but my most recent, "Mmmm, interesting!" pairing has to be Sarah/Ellison. Lots of potential there for "bwah?! But I can see it!"

I probably wouldn't ship her with anyone except Kyle and even the crossover with John Winchester was a one night stand. :)

bwahahaha!

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

1. Hank McCoy/Ororo Monroe [Xmen]

2. Hank McCoy/Bobby Drake [Xmen]

Re: bwahahaha!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

I'm going to have to think on song lyrics. I've spent the last hour searching... and not found anything yet. Hehehe, but I shall persevere!

As for writing, etc. I've never shipped either pairing personally. I think I haven't even read anything shipping Hank/Ororo, but I'm curious now. I think that they would be more like friends and lovers and less like a couple. What do you think?

The only Hank/Bobby-ish fic I've read is yours, when you wrote the AU so that Hank's grand announcement of being gay was actually true and he was in love with Bobby. That was awesome. *makes note to go and reread*

Personally, my favorite Beast pairing is Hank McCoy/Abigail Brand, thanks mostly to selenak's fics. And also, Joss Whedon, who made Brand one of my favorite characters ever.

Bobby... I really don't ship him with anyone, although I've written him and Rogue (movieverse) and have a not so secret desire to see Iceman/Spiderman...

I have always thought that Audioslave's Be Yourself is the perfect Bobby song, though. I can tell you that much definitively.

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[neotoma.livejournal.com]

I think you can make a good argument for Hank and Ororo as old lover based on the third movie -- they were very comfortable with each other, in ways that were just *cute*.

Well, I've bookmarked a lot of Hank stories over at my delicious account -- some of them are slash, a few are het, many are gen. Knock yourself out.

Selenak makes me like Brand/Hank as a pairing, because she makes Brand interesting to me. I *don't* like the pairing in the actual comics, because neither of Whedon or Ellis managed to convince me that Hank would be interested in someone who is so ruthless.

I've never heard that song. I shall try to find it.

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[ficwize.livejournal.com]

I think you can make a good argument for Hank and Ororo as old lover based on the third movie -- they were very comfortable with each other, in ways that were just *cute*.

You have made me contemplate this, and I think I can agree with this idea. Also, I know what to fic it. Too much to do, too little time. :(

I *don't* like the pairing in the actual comics, because neither of Whedon or Ellis managed to convince me that Hank would be interested in someone who is so ruthless.

I think that, in Whedon's run at least, Hank is still feeling the fall out of his own ruthlessness (under Nova's influence), so I actually can see why he'd be interested in her. And mainly, I think he'd be interested in her because she is interested in him. He's human (and male) and this seems like a pretty natural reaction. I would very much like to see more development between them - and maybe even an attempt at an actual somewhat functional relationship. :)

What Hank sees in Brand

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Also, ruthless is not all she is; Hank spends most of the "Unstoppable" arc trading one liners with her, so he knows she's witty, he's seen that she doesn't just use other people's lives but is more than willing to put her own on the line (I think that makes a big difference - I couldn't see him going for someone who is ruthless only in the sense of endangering others), she doesn't just talk the talk, she walks the walk; he's seen her bravery and endurance. And in their last conversation in Unstoppable, she tells him that they both lost people on this mission because she made mistakes, and she needs someone unafraid to argue with her so that doesn't happen again. So he knows she's not an ideologue always convinced that it's her way or nothing, or that she's always right, but someone willing to make a change (to a degree), someone willing to look at herself and admit wrongs, which is rare. (And makes her definitely not the thug he initially took her for.) Working with her in "Unstoppable", he's also seen her ability to speak in various (alien) languages he doesn't know, which I think he finds intriguing now that he doesn't suspect anymore this enabled her to set the prophecy up. (So much for the argument that Brand isn't intelligent enough to interest him, which I've seen in places.)

And lastly, absolutely, I think the fact she finds him attractive and unabashedly enjoys having sex with him is a draw. Especially given his last girlfriend broke up with him when the media accused her of bestiality and was ashamed of him.

Re: What Hank sees in Brand

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

No, I don't think Brand is all ruthlessness. She's also wit and enigma and confidence. All of those things are attractive I think. :)

And you're right - she's not the sort of person to stay out of the way and if her death or anything else would save the world, I think she'd give it unaskingly. Hank may not agree with her all the time, but the fact that she's not hypocritical does make a huge difference.

And lastly, absolutely, I think the fact she finds him attractive and unabashedly enjoys having sex with him is a draw.

Naturally. Having someone find you attractive/interesting is a huge turn on and for Hank, who is so often rejected because of the physical (not just by girlfriends, but by everyone), I think that would make a HUGE difference. I just hope I don't make him sound shallow when I say that - seeking companionship is a fairly primal urge.

Especially given his last girlfriend broke up with him when the media accused her of bestiality and was ashamed of him.

That broke my heart for him. It really did. *hugs Hank*

Re: What Hank sees in Brand

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Naturally. Having someone find you attractive/interesting is a huge turn on and for Hank, who is so often rejected because of the physical (not just by girlfriends, but by everyone), I think that would make a HUGE difference. I just hope I don't make him sound shallow when I say that - seeking companionship is a fairly primal urge

Indeed, and no, it doesn't make him shallow. In Gifted, Joss gave him the serious temptation to go for the cure, and that great scene with Logan, and later the one with Scott. One of the things Hank said was "I had a mouth a woman could kiss once". That's not the only reason why the "cure" tempts him, but it's one of them, along with the idea of devolving entirely which Nova plays on. So meeting a woman who seeks him out not in spite, but because of who he is, blue fur as included as intelligence, really makes a difference, if she is someone with qualities he can appreciate (which we just demonstrated she is *g*).

And I think it was very clever of Joss to make her half alien, because that gives her a shared otherness; she knows what it is to be different from a "normal" human being not just in theory but in practice, and through more than lack of social skills.

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Hisako: I've only written her the one time (thus far), but love her so much. I haven't shipped her with anyone, but if I were going to, it would probably be with Wing, and if I aged her, it might be with Logan, just becasue I think they understand each other pretty well. :)

Michael Westen. Oh, lord. My favorite little black dress. I will pretty much ship him with anyone. I have written, and will continue to search for fics, pairing him with Fiona, Sam, James Bond and Tony Stark. I confess a love of seeing him paired with Lucy, too. I think that he's in love with Fiona, and she's in love with him, but I don't think that will prevent him (or her) from seeking comfort where it's offered.

I'll be back with songs/lyrics. There are many for both of these characters. :D

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

And she can beat him up!

And he seems to enjoy it.

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Michael Westen:

First, Viva La Vida by Coldplay:

I used to roll the dice
Feel the fear in my enemy's eyes
Listen as the crowd would sing
"Now the old king is dead! Long live the king!"

One minute I held the key
Next the walls were closed on me
And I discovered that my castles stand
Upon pillars of salt and pillars of sand

Second, Everybody Wants You by Billy Squire (Season 2 Promo Song, which is perfect!):

Nights of confusion and impossible dreams
Days at the mirror, patchin up around the seams
You got your glory--you paid for it all
You take your pension in loneliness and alcohol
Say goodbye to conventional ways
You cant escape the hours--you lose track of the days
The more you understand, seems the more like you do
You never get away...everybody wants you

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

I have all of season 2 on my dvr player, ready to be watched with second_batgirl soon, I hope!

SO GOOD.

Thought of another good Michael song, A Man Burning, by Josh Ritter:

I regret the things I’ve done
bitter words and fiery tongues
and letters burned to smoke and then turned to wind
a man burning at both ends

I realize, that perhaps, I need a fan soundtrack. *ponders*

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Lyrics for Hisako:

I had to thinka bout this for a while, and I've come up with two different songs that I think represent her.

First, Coming of Age by Breaking Point:

We're turning the page, we're coming of age
Today is the day, where choices
are made, a coming of age
I know now, just what's worth fighting for
Is to stand on our own and finding
our place in this world

(I'm not a huge fan of the song, but the lyric is powerful, I think, and fits her.)

Second, I'm Just a Girl by No Doubt:

Oh...I've had it up to here!
The moment that I step outside
So many reasons
For me to run and hide
I can't do the little things I hold so dear
'Cause it's all those little things
That I fear

'Cause I'm just a girl I'd rather not be
'Cause they won't let me drive
Late at night I'm just a girl,
Guess I'm some kind of freak
'Cause they all sit and stare
With their eyes

I'm just a girl,
Take a good look at me
Just your typical prototype

Oh...I've had it up to here!


(It's not a pefect fit, but I'll keep looking. This meme is like an ear worm. It won't leave you alone once you start thinking about it!)

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Abigail Brand!

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Just doing the pairing bit first, but will definitely be back with song lyrics. :)

I've not written Brand at all. *woes*

But, I cannot describe the degree of love I have for her paired with Hank. I think they are just... awesome. And if I could, I would make the world work so that you wrote them more often. *grins*

Also, having started reading Secret Soldiers, I now have an insane desire to see her paired with Daisy (either as coworkers, frenimies, or femmeslash). This is simply because they are equally awesome as each other and there need to be more kick ass, take charge, capable women in the boys' clubs.

Also, I realize that I have not friended you and I would like to. If you don't object, I will. :)

[selenak.livejournal.com]

Friend away, and now you've made me curious about Secret Soldiers...

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

It would help if I told you the correct name of the series. *sighs*

Secret Warriors (http://www.marvel.com/catalog/?id=11025). My bad. Sorry. :(

But, my own failings aside, Daisy Johnson (http://www.marvel.com/universe/Johnson,_Daisy) is seriously awesome. The only agent besides Fury to have a level 10 security clearance, and she's all kinds of kick ass excellence.

She and Brand would either get along wonderfully, or try and kill each other. XD

[rocaw.livejournal.com]

1. Tony Stark

2. Derek Reese

[ficwize.livejournal.com]

Tony Stark: Superstar
Where you from, how's it going?
I know you
Gotta clue, what youre doing?
You can play brand new to all the other chicks out here
But I know what you are, what you are, baby

Look at you
Gettin' more than just re-up
Baby, you
Got all the puppets with their strings up
Fakin' like a good one, but I call 'em like I see 'em
I know what you are, what you are, baby

Womanizer
Woman-Womanizer
You're a womanizer
Oh Womanizer
Oh You're a Womanizer Baby

Yes, I did just quote Britney Spears. My brain may not survive this, but I cannot think of a more perfect song for Tony Stark!

As for pairings, I have written and prefer to see him paired in crossovers - Bruce Wayne and Michael Westen in particular. I also confess a fondness for seeing him paired with Emma Frost.

Confession - I don't like seeing Tony paired with Pepper Potts. It breaks my brain.

2. Derek Reese: Border line,
Dead inside.
I don't mind,
Falling to pieces.
Count me in, violent
Let's begin, feeding the sickness.
How do I simplify,
Dislocate - the enemy's on the way.

Unknown Soldier - Breaking Benjamin. I think it's a perfect fit.

Let's see... I've not written Derek paired with anyone. I find that for some reason the TSCC fandom (for me) is not really pairing centric. I have read several really good and intense fics pairing Derek/Sarah, but I would steer away from anything that even hinted at "true love" between these two. It'd have to be carefully done for me to buy it. I suppose there are fics out there pairing him with Jesse, but I've not read them, nor do I particularly want to.

Oh, I'm working on a fic pairing him with Dawn from BtVS per a friend's request. So, that will soon be added to the list. :)