probably a bad idea

Got my gift for for this year's Rare Male Slash Exchange, and it's a gem! It features Auron/Braska/Jecht and all the bittersweet goodness that comes with their story. Have a look!

If I could have one wish (3668 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Final Fantasy X
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Auron/Braska/Jecht
Characters: Braska (Final Fantasy X), Jecht (Final Fantasy X), Auron (Final Fantasy X)
Additional Tags: Braska's Pilgrimage, Bonding
Summary: When she asked him, he wished he had no such bond to offer her.
Perhaps then, this would not hurt so much.

Made some progress on Kingdom Hearts 3. Turns out I've been mispronouncing Luxord's name for nearly fifteen years. 

This is Mar-luck-sia all over again.

Anyone have any recommendations for lesser-known fantasy fiction? Now that Game of Thrones has crashed and burned and a proper ending to the books seems less and less likely, I've been itching to read something new. I prefer low fantasy over high fantasy and character-driven fiction over plot-driven fiction, but I'm open to just about anything, really. Graphic violence and sexual content aren't a problem so long as they aren't barely disguised masturbation fodder for the author. (Looking at you, Terry Goodkind.)

I swear, my characterization of The Voice is rapidly devolving into *teleports behind you* Nothing personnel, kid levels of silliness. The guy dresses like he's on his way to a Muppet-themed rave, and here I am trying to turn him into a tragic manipulator. Somebody stop me.

Why does he have to talk so much I'm so bad at dialogue aaah

I've been having issues with my laptop's Wi-Fi adapter. Last night, my dog kicked the laptop off the side of my bed. Now I have no issues connecting to the internet, but the laptop fans are making slight crunching noises.

I want to say Siren is my favorite horror video game franchise (seriously, I prefer it over Silent Hill, and I love Silent Hill), but it's occurred to me that of the measly three games in the series, I've only played two through to the end, and I barely consider one of those a scratch above mediocre. I guess the first game left such a strong impression on me that I'm willing to put up with a lot from its so-so remake. I really need to finish the second game at some point. It's a pain to get working, but it built on its predecessor in a lot of cool and inventive ways, from what little I've seen. I'm amazed more games haven't ripped off the sightjacking mechanic.

Forgot to mention that I'm participating in the Fandom Stocking Exchange this year. I've already written some treats for one stocking and plan to write for at least a couple more (not much overlap in fandoms, unfortunately), but I'm having a lot of fun.

Vague spoilers for Union Cross.

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Blowing the dust off this thing to drop in a Happy Festivus or whatever holiday you guys feel like honoring this month. I'm probably not going to be active again until after the new year since December in general can get pretty hectic for me. I love Christmas, but I'm not particularly fond of the Christmas season, if you catch my drift. I'm thinking of picking up a couple Kingdom Hearts games again in preparation for 3. I never got around to beating Dream Drop Distance, and I still haven't tried that Aqua-centered one with the ridiculous title. And I call myself a fan.

(Totally throwing this out here, but would anyone be willing to beta read something for me in the next few weeks? It's a Kingdom Hearts oneshot centered around Axel and Roxas--not necessarily in a romantic sense, and definitely not meant to be cute or heartwarming--and will likely feature some death, violence, and general anime angst. I'd go into greater detail, but it's for an ongoing fic exchange, and I don't want to spoil the surprise on the very slim chance that the recipient comes across this post. I'm mostly looking for feedback on characterization and canon accuracy, but I'd certainly be happy to receive criticism on other aspects of the fic! I'm currently finishing up an outline and plan to start writing by the end of the month. Finished product is going to be told from Axel's point of view and is probably going to be between 5,000 and 10,000 words.)

People think I'm joking when I say Ecco the Dolphin: Defender of the Future is the scariest game I've ever played. "Oh, you mean that game about that adorable cartoon dolphin?" No, I mean that game where you're constantly drowning in a murky blue void while giant sea terrors pop out of the fog because the turn of the century wasn't kind to draw distance. You guys can keep Akira Yamaoka. This is what immediately comes to mind when I think of horror video game music.

The soundtrack is fantastic, though.