Spike: Heard what happened up top, offing your dad and all. Don't know if you know this, but, uh…I killed my mum. Actually, I'd already killed her, and then she tried to shag me, so I had to-- Wesley: Thank you. I'm…very comforted.

'Lineage'


Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers  

This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.


Steph L. - Mar 04, 2003 4:06:35 pm PST #3840 of 10000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine

You know, I was in Latin class this morning and somehow managed to come up with a

Sometimes I scare myself. But! they were very gay.

Well, they DID have the Original Mullet (TM).


esse - Mar 04, 2003 6:12:27 pm PST #3841 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Before I forget--did you mean the BtVS story cycle or the FTWND?

Both. Either. Your plot bunnies are a source of joy to me.


esse - Mar 04, 2003 6:12:28 pm PST #3842 of 10000
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!

Sophia Brooks - Mar 05, 2003 10:49:23 am PST #3843 of 10000
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Why do people use the word ministrations?

That is all.


Am-Chau Yarkona - Mar 05, 2003 10:53:21 am PST #3844 of 10000
I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

Why do people use the word ministrations?

Well, some good writers use it because it's the right word for what they want to say.

I take it that you've found someone who is less skilled than that. Or even several of them.


Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2003 10:56:10 am PST #3845 of 10000
brillig

Ministrations has a nice quiet feel to it, the proper word for tending to someone, especially in the sense of someone who is hurt.

My personal word bugaboo is the rein vs. reign: One reins in their feelings/emotions/actions, much like reining in a horse. Granted, not so many people are familiar with the procedures of controlling a horse these days, but the phrase is still good.

t rant I've gotten to the point that I'll rec a fic just for the proper use of "rein in" alone.


§ ita § - Mar 05, 2003 10:57:08 am PST #3846 of 10000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

viscious


Susan W. - Mar 05, 2003 10:59:46 am PST #3847 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

"Free reign" is the one that bugs me. Also, "tows the line."


Connie Neil - Mar 05, 2003 11:01:24 am PST #3848 of 10000
brillig

"Free reign"

Yes! Yes!

"tow the line"--this one has always boggled me a bit. Is it in the sense of behaving? If so, then, yeah, "toe" that line, buddy. Is there a usage for "towing", as in pulling a heavy weight?


Susan W. - Mar 05, 2003 11:02:32 am PST #3849 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights

I'm seeing lots of misuse with people saying "tow the party line." I think it's only "tow" if there's a literal weight on a rope involved.