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In the Darkness of Your Dreams (33051 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 9/9
Fandom: Jungle Cruise (Movie 2021)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lily Houghton & MacGregor Houghton, MacGregor Houghton & Frank Wolff, Lily Houghton/Frank Wolff (Jungle Cruise), Proxima & Everyone
Characters: MacGregor Houghton, Lily Houghton (Jungle Cruise), Frank Wolff (Jungle Cruise), Proxima (Jungle Cruise)

Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, Sibling Love, Action/Adventure, Depression, Period-Typical Homophobia, Suicidal Thoughts, spiritual possession, Community: smallfandombang

Summary: 1918: Frank, Lily, and MacGregor take a journey to the Iberian Peninsula, but it's not just another legendary plant they bring back.

MacGregor descends into despair, as feelings of worthlessness he's long pushed aside are brought to the fore; Frank will soon propose to Lily and what use is he then?
Despite his melancholia, and Proxima's terror, it takes a while before his family realise the true danger they're facing.
Frank and Lily find themselves desperately battling to save MacGregor. Frank won't give up; both Lily and MacGregor are his family. But this is no ordinary depression and the only cure might save the soul but not the body.



At AO3
For [community profile] smallfandombang round 13.
Artwork by [personal profile] danceswithgary - click through to the AO3 post.

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Challenge #12 - Tell Us about a Personal Win.

I'm almost done with my first draft of Small Fandom Big Bang (Jungle Cruise movie). After a good start and lots of work done during November in no small part thanks to the [community profile] ushobwri month long social event, I got stalled a bit. It now has a beginning, middle, end, and while there's a couple of small scenes/extensions to scenes I want to make, and there'll be a ton of editing no doubt, I can meet the first draft submission date.

I think I mentioned previously that I met my GYWO goal again last year and signed up for same 180 day habit pledge this year.

Joining my local church gave me what I was missing, a real life sense of community. I was welcomed warmly and made to feel part of the church family. I've helped out at summer fair and Christmas fair, attended karaoke, read at the carol service, and attended the Christmas eve Crib service. I don't think I've ever been hugged by so many people, and made to feel so immediately part of of something.It's pushed my boundaries and while there are great places online to meet people, and I've loved getting back into using Dreamwidth, I was missing the IRL aspect of community and connection.
meridian_rose: Darken Rahl (legend of the seeker) head in hands with text ANGST ANGST ANGST ANGST (angst)
I'm going to jump forward a bit to Challenge #8: – Talk about a current fannish project

I'm working on my small fandom big bang piece for [community profile] smallfandombang with a mininum 10k wordcount. Rough draft is due end of the month. I'm almost done with the first draft and it's going to be about 20k.
The fandom is Jungle Cruise (movie) which I'm surprised has so little fic on AO3 and aside from a couple of gifs and art on Tumblr has almost no fandom.
tumblr screencap from thehmn with chibi style artwork of jungle cruise and the mummy with caption reading A period piece about a rugged charming adventurer, his British love interest, and her posh brother, all going on an adventureto find a magical object. Am I talking about the Mummy or Jungle Cruise?
screencap of a tumblr post with art and caption comparing Jungle Cruise and The Mummy

I found it very similar in style to The Mummy movies which are still popular though I admit never so popular as to exclude them from Small Fandom fests and exchanges. I really fell in love with this and fell into a bit of Jack Whitehall fangirl spiral and I blame Clifford the Big Red Dog for priming me in advance of this movie
I should get matched with an artist for some art or other non-fic medium piece. I doubt I can find a beta but I'm pretty pleased with how well using Balabolka text-to-speech helps me find errors and check pacing. The first draft will require quite a lot of editing.

I mean, I had to rein in the outline to tighten things up when I realised how far I was behind on writing but that's not a bad thing. I did have to rejig a couple things because despite having the rough outline and initial scenes broken down in Scrivener (and I highly recommend the "paste your notes into each scene to avoid blank page terror" advice) things needed some work as I actually started to write, beginning at the prologue and start, but then jumping around to write particular scenes I had planned more thoroughly than others which then led to necessary changes to the overall structure.
Then I did some research and dithered and did some more research and then made stuff up but also did more research because of a need to touch on or specify some 1918 geography/travel and mythical creatures/spirits plus etymology online got used a lot to see which phrases were in use or not.
(I can't share any quotes/bits I'm proud of while it is a WiP as that's against the rules of the community)

I'm pretty pleased overall I think though I've gone back and forth with "what was I thinking" a couple of times! It's strong on friendship and family dynamics, but has some dark themes; angst, depression, spiritual possession, period typical homophobia, and some suicidal ideation. It does of course have a happy ending because hurt/comfort/angst with happy ending is a large part of what I write!
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meridian_rose: Nolan Ross and Emily Thorne, Revenge (revenge default)

Title: Etched Upon My Heart
Author: meridian_rose
Artist: tiggeratl1
Fandom: Revenge (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Nolan Ross/Emily Thorne
Rating/Category: PG-13
Genre: soulmate au, romance
Word Count: 11,137
Warnings no standard warnings apply. Canonical minor character death. Attempted murder, CPR.
Summary: Soulmate AU. Nolan is sceptical of soulbonds until Amanda Clarke returns to the Hamptons bearing the name Emily Thorne, the name that's written on his skin. As they work to bring Victoria to justice, the only way for Emily to be free of the past, Nolan finds himself deeply in love with Emily. Even if the bond is not reciprocal, he'll risk everything for Emily's happiness, including his own life.

Link to fic master post: AO3
Link to art master post: DW
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This year [community profile] smallfandombang is run from Dreamwidth though "If you don't have a DW account you may comment to the sign-up post(s), check-in posts, etc and also post your fic/art announcements to the comm with OpenID." (Sadly the FAQ now only allows comments from signed in users because people are assholes)
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Title: Powerless
Author: meridian_rose
Artist: mekare
Fandom: Midnight, Texas (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Manfred Bernardo, ensemble
Rating/Category: PG-13, Gen
Genre: hurt/comfort, friendship
Word Count: 10869
Warnings No standard warnings apply. Canon typical levels of violence, offscreen suicide by oc
Summary: When Manfred is stabbed by a client his life is only saved by Lem's intervention. However Manfred loses his psychic abilities in the process, leaving him feeling lost and without purpose, unable to speak to his grandmother.
His friends rally round, supporting him, trying to fix the problem, and hunting for the client who inflicted the near fatal wound. Midnighters are family and they don't take kindly to someone hurting one of their own.

Link to fic master post: AO3
Link to art master post: Dreamwidth / AO3

For [community profile] smallfandombang round 9. Thanks to Tinamour for the beta, mekare for the lovely art, and the sfbb mod.
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Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor) (33834 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 6/6
Fandom: Black Sails
Rating: Mature
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Captain Flint/John Silver, Miranda Barlow/John Silver, Miranda Barlow/Captain Flint/John Silver, Miranda Barlow & Captain Flint, Max & John Silver, Minor or Background Relationship(s)
Characters: John Silver, Captain Flint (Black Sails), Miranda Barlow, Max (Black Sails), Ensemble
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, Alternate Universe - Medical, Medical Procedures, Medical Kink, Asexual Billy Bones, background Max/Anne/Jack, Acting Chief Eleanor, mentions breathplay, OT3, Threesome - F/M/M, Hair Kink, Voyeurism, Masturbation, implied demisexual Silver, Male-Female Friendship, good guy Jack Rackham, brief appearances by Anne Bonny and Charles Vane, max is a good friend, Anne saves the day, Polyamory, Roleplay, Angst, Romance, Drama, Happy Ending, Small Fandom Big Bang, Community: smallfandombang, Alternate Universe - Hospital, Age Difference, Holds a special place in my heart, silverflint, silver & max, silver x miranda
Summary:

When a practice drill awakens real feelings Doctor John Silver finds himself drawn into a complicated if satisfying relationship with both trauma surgeon James Flint and socialite Miranda Barlow that requires him to reconsider his plans and ambitions as well as his sexuality and desires.
Just as things seem perfect however a secret from Flint's past threatens to destroy the fragile balance. Devastated, Silver considers walking away and only Max's common sense might avert further tragedy.
It will take a great deal of courage and honesty from all involved if they're to find a happy ever after. And then an incident at the hospital brings everything into perspective.



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Title: The Count's Secret
Author: meridian_rose
Artist: mella68
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Characters/Pairings: Leonardo da Vinci/Girolamo Riario
Rating/Category: PG-13/Slash
Genre: romance, au: regency era
Word Count: 10324
Warnings author chooses not to warn
Summary: England, 1815 ; Embarrassed by the very public failure of his son's latest romantic liaison, Leonardo's father sent him on a trip to the New World, but now Leo returns to England with as much reckless enthusiasm as ever. Temporarily moving in with the de Medici household, Leo asks about the neighbouring estate, vacated by Lucrezia Donati after Leo broke off their engagement. Lucrezia's uncle has moved in, accompanied by his son, Count Girolamo Riario.
Vanessa and Nico try to warn Leo that Riario is ill company; never impolite, but not the gregarious type that Leo likes, and that there are rumours about Riario's time in Rome. Yet from the first time Leo lays eyes on Riario he's smitten.
Leo becomes determined to win Riario over. Even Leo's father can't complain if he marries a nobleman. But Riario is reluctant, rebuffing Leo's advances though it's obvious he feels the same attraction. Leo must uncover the secrets from Riario's past if they're to have a future together.
(a Regency AU in which social class is the only barrier to marriage, gender is irrelevant)



Link to fic master post: AO3
Link to art master post: AO3

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Thanks to Tinamour for the beta.
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Title: Through All Hardship We Endeavour
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Characters/Pairings: Girolamo Riario/Lucrezia Donati
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 16k
Prompt: For the [livejournal.com profile] smallfandombang round five
Summary: Pre-canon, fork in the road AU. "I will assume the risk," Riario said boldly….. and, with sudden inspiration that he would later wonder at, "Give me Lucrezia to be my wife."
When Alessandro threatens Francesco's daughters in order to take his place, Riario's desire to protect his cousins leads him to make a desperate bargain. He will wed Lucrezia and raise Amelia as if she were his own child.
Lucrezia's initial hatred of Riario begins to wane as he tries to prove his affection for her, and her companionship and compassion affect him in a positive way. The path to love and redemption however does not run smooth.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply. Off-screen miscarriage, canonically abusive parent.
Beta: many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] zeph317toho. All remaining errors or inconsistencies are my own.
Artwork: Lovely banners (and the separator icon) provided by knowmefirst who kindly stepped in as a last minute pinch hit artist :) At LJ and to follow at AO3
(If you're coming to the fic from the artwork please be aware this is not a Leo/Lucrezia fic; 99% pre-canon, 99% Riario/Lucrezia, 1% potential Riario/Leo/Lucrezia hinted at.)

Also @ AO3
This is Part Two of Two. Go to Part One of Two at DW/@LJ
Read more... )
meridian_rose: Actor Gregg Chillin facing the camera smiling with two thumbs up (davincisdemons)
Title: Through All Hardship We Endeavour
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Characters/Pairings: Girolamo Riario/Lucrezia Donati
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 16k
Prompt: For the [livejournal.com profile] smallfandombang round five
Summary: Pre-canon, fork in the road AU. "I will assume the risk," Riario said boldly….. and, with sudden inspiration that he would later wonder at, "Give me Lucrezia to be my wife."
When Alessandro threatens Francesco's daughters in order to take his place, Riario's desire to protect his cousins leads him to make a desperate bargain. He will wed Lucrezia and raise Amelia as if she were his own child.
Lucrezia's initial hatred of Riario begins to wane as he tries to prove his affection for her, and her companionship and compassion affect him in a positive way. The path to love and redemption however does not run smooth.
Content Notes: No standard warnings apply. Off-screen miscarriage, canonically abusive parent.
Beta: many thanks to [livejournal.com profile] zeph317toho. All remaining errors or inconsistencies are my own.
Artwork: Lovely banners (and the separator icon) provided by knowmefirst who kindly stepped in as a last minute pinch hit artist :) At LJ and to follow at AO3
(If you're coming to the fic from the artwork please be aware this is not a Leo/Lucrezia fic; 99% pre-canon, 99% Riario/Lucrezia, 1% potential Riario/Leo/Lucrezia hinted at.)
Also posted to AO3
This is Part One of Two. Go to Part Two of Two at DW / @ LJ
Read more... )
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For the [livejournal.com profile] smallfandombang #4 challenge, with beautiful accompanying artwork by [livejournal.com profile] stormbrite, whose support and encouragement on reading the first draft, is much appreciated. The full set of full sized images can be found here.

Weather Every Storm (47245 words) by meridian_rose
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Da Vinci's Demons
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Leonardo da Vinci/Girolamo Riario
Characters: Leonardo da Vinci, Girolamo Riario, Vanessa (Da Vinci's Demons), Zoroaster (Da Vinci's Demons), Nico (Da Vinci's Demons), Lucrezia Donati

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, London, Suicide Attempt, Established Relationship, Break Up, Makeup, Hurt/Comfort, leario - Freeform, Past Relationship(s), past Leonardo/Lucrezia, past Leonardo/Vanessa, background Vanessa/Guiliano, Family Drama, Angst with a Happy Ending, rebuilding a relationship, Rebuilding a life, Scars, Tattoos, Barbecue, Sharing a Bed, vanessa is the best, seriously they're all screwed without her, overcoming homophobia/internalized homophobia, First Time, Canon Bisexual Character, Tarot, Tarot - The Tower, Big Bang Challenge, Small Fandom Big Bang, accompanying artwork, Slash, Friendship, Romance, Found Family, Team as Family, friends are therapists you can drink with, Loss of Faith, Questions of Faith, sofa sex, Communication, you know when riario says artista he means darling artist, riario learns to trust, leo learns not to be so pushy, Eventual Happy Ending, vanessa ships leario, vanessa & riario

Summary: London, present day. Leo and Riario were in a tempestuous but passionate relationship until they recently broke up. Leo, believing they'll get back together, is stunned when he gets a call saying Riario has attempted suicide. Desperate to win back the love of his life, Leo will go to any length to bring Riario home and repair their relationship.

Riario, always more emotionally distant, but still in love with Leo, lets himself be won over gradually. Bonding with Leo's friends and buying out Leo's share of the pub which Vanessa owns, Riario builds a new life at Leo's side, even trying to make amends with Lucrezia, the cousin who has long hated him. Zo isn't so sure about things, but if everyone can put their past behind them, the future could be bright.

And then Leo is made an offer he finds it almost impossible to refuse.

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