Do the title to reflect the entire story arc, maybe?
And I'm coming up with something like the Road movies with slash. "Rayne and Giles on the Road to ..." And I think I'd best not finish that line.
Mal: Inara, think you could stoop to being on my arm? Inara: Will you wash it first?
'Heart Of Gold'
Buffista Fic: It Could Be Plot Bunnies
Where the Buffistas let their fanfic creative juices flow. May contain erotica.
Connie Neil - Feb 24, 2003 12:15:03 pm PST #1643 of 10001
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deborah grabien - Feb 24, 2003 12:17:38 pm PST #1644 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
"...Perdition"!
Seriously, connie, where's the heart of the story arc going, in your eyes? Because that's going to be where the title lives, right?
Connie Neil - Feb 24, 2003 12:23:54 pm PST #1645 of 10001
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I've always seen the basic tension between Ethan and Giles as acknowledging that the underlying attraction/affection is still there (and one can run that as non-slashy as you like, it could be a brother thing--no, really!) despite the vastly different roads they've taken. The bond that existed in the Eyghon days and reflected in the two of them getting plastered together as they relived the old days is strong, but the two of them get close to each other and panic.
A journey, of sorts, reflecting them traveling around finding the potentials. Learning to trust each other again, if they ever truly did, while resisting the impulse to lash out and keep their distance from each other.
I think I'll send that theme wandering around the mental thesaurus, see what words stick.
Theodosia - Feb 24, 2003 12:25:17 pm PST #1646 of 10001
'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"
Hmm... titles?
- "Smouldering Ruins"?
- "A Gift of Janus"?
- "Two-Faced Coin"?
Steph L. - Feb 24, 2003 12:27:46 pm PST #1647 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Different lines and scenes from Deb's stories have been running through my head each time I wake up
I've been thinking about it all day, too! And even as Deb is asking Connie for more, I'm still waving my "Deb, Please Write More Amanda!" flag.
Elena - Feb 24, 2003 12:29:04 pm PST #1648 of 10001
Thanks for all the fish.
Maybe just a play on 'Potential'. It can refer to the Potentials, it could refer to the reawakened relationship...
Theodosia - Feb 24, 2003 12:30:03 pm PST #1649 of 10001
'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"
The best titles are all portmanteaus.
Connie Neil - Feb 24, 2003 12:39:05 pm PST #1650 of 10001
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Crap, you just cannot use the word "faith" in anything without people expecting The Other Slayer. Mmffh.
Will get food, continue to think.
Theodosia - Feb 24, 2003 12:42:10 pm PST #1651 of 10001
'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"
The more I think about it, the two iconic images from connie's story are the exploding library and the two-faced coin.
If this were part of a funny series, "Ethan Rayne, Agent of J.A.N.U.S." would be cool.
Connie Neil - Feb 24, 2003 1:01:43 pm PST #1652 of 10001
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"Fighting Chaos with Chaos" keeps leaping to the top of my primal soup, but I don't like the flow of the syllables.
Gods, it feels so pretentious to wonder if Shakespeare paced around trying to come up wtih titles. Sure, "The Tragicall History of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark" is easy, but "Much Ado About Nothing," how long did it take to come up with that?