clarediva's Journal

1x2, romance, just a little angst.

EXCERPT:

"Hi there, gorgeous," he said.

I blinked hard. I looked down at myself -- at the edge of my braid hanging tangled over my shoulder, at my "Joe Internet" T-shirt with an ingrained tomato sauce stain on the hem, hanging over a rather old pair of brightly checkered boxers. To say nothing of my Disney sleep socks, which thankfully were hidden under the sheets. "Um...hi."

His eyes narrowed, though he was still smiling. "What's up? I know I'm late, but I couldn't call you." For a moment, he looked puzzled. "I can't recall the reason. Anyway, I'm sorry."

I just stared. I was waiting for the Twilight Zone theme to stop playing in my head. "Um. It's okay."

"Are you sure?" He rubbed a hand across his eyes and peered around the room. "I'm not sure what time it is, I'm afraid. Did I wake you?"

I shook my head. This was bizarre but no point in antagonizing him further.

"Good." He looked reassured. "We both need our sleep, there's a long week ahead. There's such a lot to get ready for the Sherrringham presentation. Much as I like you bringing me a morning cup of blackberry cinnamon tea, I'd better pass on it tomorrow. Need to get in early to the office." He must have noticed my mouth hanging open because he frowned and took a step towards me. "Duo? Is something else wrong?"

I shook my head again. Felt like one of those dogs on the back shelf of a car. "No. No problem. Um..." Inspired conversationalist, that's me. "'Night then."

He smiled again. "Good night."

And he came right over to the bed and put his hand on the coverlet, as if to turn it down. On the other side of the bed. The empty side. The one beside me.

I think I may have yelped because his head jerked back up. I know I pulled the sheet up to my chest like some virginal heroine in a romance novel.

"There is something wrong." He looked concerned now. "Are you really annoyed?" He kept his hand on the sheet but he didn't move any nearer. An expression of confusion flickered across his handsome face. "I don't understand."

You and me both. I could smell cologne; the fresh laundered scent of his clothes. "Look. It's just." That conversational finesse of mine was way gone by now. I sighed, trying to calm my fast beating heart. "I don't know what you're doing here."

This time, the expression on his face wasn't confusion but distress. The dark eyes widened and his face flushed as if something had hurt him. As if I had, I suppose.

"I mean..." What did I mean? "I wasn't expecting you. Tonight. Here."

The change of phrase seemed easier for him to accept. He let go of the sheet and took a small step back, his puzzlement returning. "I can tell. I know what's happening here."

"Do you?" I blurted out.


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or at Moments of Rapture where there are MANY fabulous stories to read from Sharon's 2010 Contest Archive :).

HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!



♥

Wellll.........
I'm just sneaking back on here to express how *honoured* I was to take part in sharona1x2's fic contest at Moments of Rapture. Seriously, it's a big deal for me, and I love seeing what fiction will show up for me to read *rubs hands with glee*.

And *blush* I'm ridiculously thrilled to have won the short category with Time Slip (I'll post it here soon). Well done to all the participants - and Sharon for her inestimable hosting! - and thank you, thank you to all the readers who joined in the fun, especially those who voted for my fic. I confess it was a blast to write :).

At the moment I'm watching it snow outside my window at work - London has finally fallen prey to it all! I'm hoping to leave early so I don't get snowed in. Maybe it's a new plot by the Management to get more productive hours out of us by preventing us from going home... LOL.

Have a good December, everyone :).
♥

Heero and Duo - Starting Out
PG, romance, domestic!

( These things take time. And look, we got a place that’s near the stores and the trains, and no one in the building has a screaming baby, a dangerous dog or a drug running business. )

Well, I can only apologise for how long this has taken me to write, ravensilver. Happy Easter and I hope it meets *some* of your request. Too much angst, methinks, too little hot sex. But I hope it has some merit.

Thanks for being a good friend! ♥

Other readers? ravensilver won a Gundam Wing fic from me for her generous donation to the Live Long and Marry auction, way back in 2008.
(cross-posted to clarelondon).

And thanks to merith for early plot and canon advice! We all know that's not my strength...LOL.

Traitor
1x2x1, angst, romance, drama, R.

( He was a traitor and would be treated as such. He knew what happened to them, didn’t he? Their interrogation had followed the prescribed course, but their questions had reflected their disgust. Why did he do it? What the hell had been important enough for him to choose the enemy over his own compatriots? What attraction had he seen in the ideology of these people, these murderers, these insurgents? We’ve known you since the beginning, you were one of us… How could he abandon all those principles, all that training, all that loyalty - and join the other side? )

HAPPY BIRTHDAY lilzazu!!!!

A Good Year
2x1, NC17, drabble for zazu's 02 day, some 01 to go with it!

Warning: VERY NC17! That's because she's corrupted me...LOL


( Heero was gasping now. Duo’s tongue was lapping back along his inner thighs and his finger had slipped to the first digit inside... )

OMG I miss her already!!! *LOL*

badmomma64 has been working over in the UK for a week, and luckily based only half an hour from me! We've been able to get together over both weekends. We've chatted ourselves out about friends and fandom and family and fiction. We took her on one of our (in)famous whistle-stop tours of London, plied her with food and made her suffer the mess that is Chez Mitchell. But it's been SO MUCH FUN to have a fellow soulmate around, especially one as lovely as she is.

And this Saturday we followed other prestigious precedents - as held in the US - by holding our own OTP Con, the UK version!!

Watch and marvel at what three previously sensible adult people can do with too much coffee, Powerpoint, a net host and a bundle of Gundam Wing treasures! ^____^


(All credit to Hubby and badmomma64 who created it. I was on support duties only).

Safe journey to her - she's on her way across Europe before she goes back home - and thanks for such great company!

Hope you all had a great weekend too!
♥

Happy birthday to klingonpoo, one of the loveliest and most caring of my friends and a Fun Gal too!!!!!

All I can offer in gift is 1x2x1 fic...and my best wishes, enjoy all your Celebrations!

(NB it's totally worksafe. Well, apart from your imagination...LOL)

( Maybe you need your maths checked out, Prof. You seem to have mislaid a few years along the way )

I know, I startle myself sometimes! LOL

Seriously, this is a silly little piece - just to warm myself up, ravensilver, you know?!! - and dedicated to some special people.

kinsugi who was my first bidder on lovelongandmarry and said such nice things.
sharona1x2 who also bid and lost *g*
merith who is just such a support, as always.

I know, it's a bit cheap, one small ficlet with no smut. Maybe I need some more practice *lmao*

On My List
1x2x1, fluff, humor

( Duo wondered if he’d brushed his hair enough that morning before work; if he still had that spot on his chin. He prayed he’d zipped his fly properly shut after his last restroom break. )

PS looking for someone's GW canon brains to pick, just to check out the plausibility of an idea I have, I only need a couple of yes/no answers...and no, it can't be you, ravensilver! LOL PLease mail any time if you can help ♥

I'm booking my flights for the Yaoi Con weekend, I'm arriving Friday early afternoon, but I have to come home Sunday because I don't have any more holiday left to take from work.

But before I press the button and book, I'm just wondering if there'll be anyone around for the Sunday? I could make my flight Sun evening rather than early afternoon, then although I'd be checked out of the Marriott, I'd still have most of the day free.
Saturday is always hectic group fun, but maybe Sunday I could catch up on a quieter, more relaxed basis. So many people I only see once a year, and so little time! LOL In past years, it's been a bummer having to see people off Sunday morning, while the rest of us were still around. But then, Sunday can often be a bit of an anti-climax too.

So... Anyone still around for another day and fancying a chatty brunch?

*cross-posted to clarediva/claredivatoo

What is this?
Live Long And Marry is a fandom auction to benefit marriage equality. Bidding begins on July 1, 12:01 AM one minute after midnight Pacific Time, 2008, and closes on July 15, 12:01 AM one minute after midnight Pacific Time, 2008.

What's the cause?
The auction will raise money for the fight against the California initiative which will legally destroy existing same-sex marriages and ban any further ones. If the initiative passes, it will write discrimination into the state constitution, annul existing marriages, and make Mr. Sulu cry.

Well, I thought I'd get involved too.
Here are my offers:

Signed paperback copy of one of my original books

and

Gundam Wing fanfic written for you 1,000 words

Yes, my dears, it may kick me into gear to write some more GW fanfic after a pretty barren period away *lol*