shinra_lackey

So,

frozen_yoghurt told me that the current/next Studio Ghibli fim is going to be about the Chronicles of Earthsea. How cool is that? I wonder how they're going to adapt the books as they're a bit dark, but I have faith. The reason that I think it's taking so long to show up in the States has to do with Disney and their quest to find celebrity voice actors so they can flaunt the big name stars they're most definitely going to sign.

And in this Earthsea vein, I felt like reccing some Dark is Rising recs, because that series needs a movie adaption. Plus I'm avoiding my backlog of Hikago recs. *eeek*

Something Different by

cimmerians AKA Aristide (oneshot, Will/Bran, fluffy)
First Draft by

rhymer23 (ficlet, Merriam, gen)
Lost prince, Beloved son, New boy, and Chosen heir by

rhymer23 (drabbles, Bran, gen)
Falling by

rhymer23 (oneshot, Will/Bran, dark)

( More detail under the cut )

WIP Update
Drop Dead Gorgeous chapter 1 by

mistful AKA Maya (HP, H/D, post-war)
Quality of Mercy chapter 20 by

mistful AKA Maya (HP, Harry, Draco, 7th year AU)
Draco's Boy chapter 23: Normalcy by empathic siren (HP, H/D, AU)
Nice Hair webcomic strip 83 by

tweezle (Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton webcomic)
Revenge of the Mommy, fourth in the Raising Madison series by

mrshamill (SGA, AU, McShep, kid!fic)
Good to Want parts 2 & 3 by

yin_again (SGA, McShep)
Fundamental Difference of Experience chapter 15: Charcoal by

kuriadalmatia (X-Men, pre-X1, Bobby/St.John)
For Nothing, For Everything chapter 11 by

terrayndian (FFVIII, Seifer/Squall, AU)
A Woman True and Fair chapter 23: Blackest Melodrama by

white_death (HMC, Howl/Sophie)
Out of Tune chapter 10 by

lit_gal (BtVS, Spander)
Protection chapter 6 by

bagheera_san (SV, Clex, futurefic, kid!fic)

On the

shinra_lackey front I'm done editing Title Match and High for

hikago_djs, but I just want to wait until the weekend to post them. I have a ton of work coming up, so my quest to finish Beside You 3 in Emperors by the 14th will be a stretch. Oh well.

If I'm lucky there's going to be two updates coming up. This one for The Dark is Rising and ~~the next for Fullmetal Alchemist. That way all the anime enthusiasts can have something to look at.~~

So my pairing of choice for the The Dark is Rising is Will/Bran with the ocassional gen fic thown in there for good measure. DiR is a five book series written by the extremely talented Susan Cooper and comprises Under Sea, Over Stone, The Dark is Rising, The Greenwitch, The Grey King, and Silver on the Tree. I first read the series when I was in fifth grade, so they're light reading and you could plow through them in 2-3 days if you're feeling ambitious.

The main character, Will Stanton, is the last of the Old Ones, charged with five others to defeat the Dark from gaining power in the mortal world. Will, along with his mentor Merriam, the Drew children, and Bran Davies compromise the forces of the Light who are the only ones who can combat the Dark. The setting is modern day Europe and mixes in beuatifully Arthurian legend and folklore as well as Welsh myth.

And since I'm too lazy and not articulate enough, I'm going to point you all to

ninkasa's excellent Will/Bran essay, Wonderful Journey, written for

ship_manifesto.

Harmony, Faith and Up in Smoke by

aishuu (drabbles, gen)
Protection by

sheldrake (oneshot, gen, slight Will/Bran)
Christmas Wishes by

the_reader (oneshot, Will/Bran)
To Remember For Always by

genarti (oneshot, Will/Bran)
( Longer reviews under here )

Fanart Rec
The Raven Boy by

adamasoda A lovely older!Bran drawing, the rest of

adamasoda's artwork is hosted at Celestial Soda Pop

And I promise to add to these recs soon, I just need to reimerse myself in the fandom.

Fanfic Links/WiP Update
The Flooding Dark, The Evening Strange: Four by

herongale (FMA, ScarxEd) you have to go read this. guh.
Brothers, part 2, chapter 1 continued by

kalikamaxwell (Edxalter!Alphonse) *spoilers*
Before the Fall by

ponderosa121 (FF VI, Kefka/Edgar) brilliant creepy!Kefka. loved it.
Why part 2/? by

svz_insanity (HnG)
Wild Hearts Can't Be Broken chapter 13 by

kye_kestrel (HxH, KuroroxKurapika)
Wishful Thinking: Attempt #1 by

ysabet (DNAngel/XXXHolic)
Reprise 1/3 by

aishuu (PoT, Ryoma) spin-off of Thirty, the sequel to Dross
We All Fall Down part 5 by

rosesmove (SV)
Snupin Challenges Continued by

demon_of_rice (HP, Snape/Lupin)
sic transit gloria mundi Letter Twenty-Six by

_furorbelli_ and

decerto (HP)