Oh yes, that's the one I read. Good.
Lorne: Once the word spreads you beat up an innocent old man, well, the truly terrible will think twice before going toe-to-toe with our Avenging Angel. Spike: Yes. The geriatric community will be soiling their nappies when they hear you're on the case. Bravo.
'The Cautionary Tale of Numero Cinco'
Fan Fiction: Writers, Readers, and Enablers
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
Rebecca Lizard - Oct 16, 2002 11:07:14 pm PDT #596 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
Elena - Oct 16, 2002 11:19:16 pm PDT #597 of 10000
Thanks for all the fish.
Oh, my, that was fantastic.
Nutty, that was wonderful!
I really got the sense of desperation and practicality that must coexist during war. I loved the flow of the writing, the language and structure. I got a good sense of Mal. And, damn, now I want to read the (unaired) pilot.
Consuela - Oct 16, 2002 11:23:55 pm PDT #598 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I haven't read everything that's been posted, but it's certainly the best piece of Firefly fic I've read. And not just because I know Nutty and not just because it involves something other than River and the guys with blue hands.
Burrell - Oct 16, 2002 11:35:39 pm PDT #599 of 10000
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
Wow that was good. Disturbing, but good.
DavidS - Oct 17, 2002 12:18:27 am PDT #600 of 10000
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Number slutting, because Fay (that companion of numerals) has gone to bed.
Bookmarking Nutty's fic, since we were talking about writing style at our lunch.
Rebecca Lizard - Oct 17, 2002 6:38:43 am PDT #601 of 10000
You sip / say it's your crazy / straw say it's you're crazy / as you bicycle your soul / with beauty in your basket
My favorite detail was the VNVs.
Nutty - Oct 17, 2002 7:57:15 am PDT #602 of 10000
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
where's the title from, anyway?
I have no idea. It's probably a word-wrong riff on something from a children's rhyme, or some doggerel, but I can't pinpoint it.
Well, thank you all for your praise; although, from what I'm seeing, "best Firefly fanfic" is like saying fastest tricycle, because, you know, show three weeks old and inane sex stories about characters we hardly know predominant.
What have you all found? Firefly's Glow is the only dedicated fic archive I've found so far. Which, considering the three weeks old part, is actually more than I expected.
Theodosia - Oct 17, 2002 9:04:14 am PDT #603 of 10000
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I'm really and truly impressed, Nutty.
Consuela - Oct 17, 2002 10:30:42 am PDT #604 of 10000
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Don't knock it, Nutty -- get in on the ground floor and you get to establish fanon. Three years from now everyone's gonna be trying to figure out where the disembowelment motif came from... *grin*
Elena - Oct 17, 2002 8:53:25 pm PDT #605 of 10000
Thanks for all the fish.
Nutty, that fic is just plain good. And it will still be good even when there are untold thousands of Firefly fic around.
Unlike some fics that I adored when I first discovered fanfic and now find shudder inducing upon reread. (Giles lost in mental thought? What the fuck is that supposed to mean? Sheesh.)