There is a method behind the madness

Because I love sharing my gifts with my f-list, I'm taking the opportunity to direct eyes towards the newest gift!fic aimed my way. "Waiting With Me" was written by psyco_chick32, in reciprocation for two icons requested during the drabble meme. I sought to give her a challenge, but it morphed into something so much more than that: a little humor, a little angst, and a whole lotta chemistry.

You can read the fic at MM.org or FF.net. Want an example of how to write an alternate pairing in the canon universe, and get it spot-on right? Look no further than this :)

This is just another example of the awesome writers I'm lucky enough to know and interact with on a daily basis. You guys seriously rock my socks, and make me proud to be a part of this fandom!

This has turned into Fandom Sunday, LOL. (Apologies in advance for spamming your f-lists, but this is SO worth it.)

So I'm checking my f-list this evening, and what should I find but the response to my most recent drabble meme fic! I wrote a short Sess/Rin piece for Langus ("My Innocent"), and in exchange I asked for a Sess/Kag piece, set in the canon universe, based from this piece of art.

Now, for those of you who aren't familiar with her, Langus is an extremely talented author. She's probably best known for Love's Smirking Revenge (Inu/Kag), but before that she wrote two huge Sess/Kag canon-set epics, Incomplete and Sword of Supreme Conquest. She's one of the authors I set my standards by, so to have a gift fic/drabble meme exchange with her was awesome and honorable in its own right.

And she totally blew me out of the water. Click here to read the gorgeous piece she wrote, and see how it's really done ;)

(While I'm on the subject, I'll pimp out my recommendations list, which is logged at my LJ but is always being updated. If you're looking for a good read, I heartily stand behind these stories/authors - and ditto the art).

psyco_chick32 requested a Sess/Kik icon to accompany her vicious plot bunny for said pair in a canon setting during the drabble meme. Certainly a challenge! Hopefully she will enjoy the results:

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That makes 3 for 5 completed! I've definitely saved the toughest for last, but hopefully the muses will be cooperative soon. I won't leave you hanging, knittingknots or langus_fiction, I promise!

If you'd like to make a request, see the original drabble meme post.