Writing frustration

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I totally should post something Star Wars related, except for the fact that I didn't realise posting my info in imadra_blue's friending meme would lead to people actually friending me. So. Um. Probably not the right moment to mention the fact I haven't touched Star Wars with a ten foot pole in a long while.

Anyway, spent today trying to fic and failing. Current working-on-them-right-now list, just to motivate me tomorrow at work, because apparently I'm unable to write at home; at this rate I'll be able to write something I want to write around... hm, July?

- 3 Tanz der Vampire stories (trials of a vampire father, very twisted Dracula/Krolock and Herbertfic). All for fyrie *expletive deleted*

- Vlad and Gabriel by the fire, for ariss_tenoh, with sincere apologies for the delay

- Coldfire: Family Ties, possible vignettes, for Gerald Tarrant. Peskiest muse ever

- next set of Dooku drabbles for the 1character prompts, and the Dooku-and-Obi-Wan fic, for imadra_blue

- miscellaneous Dooku and non-Dooku fic for the SW people on the f-list because I'm feeling guilty

Oh, and on top of everything else I may be able to combine my obligations towards fyrie, the Coldfire people and the Star Wars people in one fic. But I've a feeling it might get me a wee bit flamed =^.^=

In other news, GIP. *purrs*

EDIT: *headdesk* Completely forgot. fyrie did it again. The next installment of her Buffy/Tanz crossover killed me even deader. Even if you don't know anything about Buffy or Tanz, if you have the slightest fondness for dominant vampires, for Lucifer's sake read this story.

Comments

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*bounces* This has me so insanely giddy :D I love the way you write :D

(also, meep? 7000+ words on this chapter? MEEP!)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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Heh, 7000+ words and this time, no molestation whatsoever? Has got to be a new record :D

(Would any of these be words I haven't read yet?)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Well... technically, there was some seduction, but no... no real mauling. Gah! I'm a bad, bad slasher ;)

(Not sure. Lemme check. I'm working on the post-smooch)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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IIRC all you have is VK subtly hitting on Dawn, the kiss with Vittorio, Herbert carrying Spike offscreen and now Dawn/Herbert of all things ;)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

If someone had told me two weeks ago that I would have this much written and those pairings of all things... gah...

Feral!dying!Herbert yay

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“They’ll suffer,” his father promised.

“Oh, yes, yes.” Pale lips curled back from white teeth. “I’ll cut them to pieces. If I can.”

“You will. I’ll summon doctors-“

The softest rasping sound of long strands of hair shifting against each other as Herbert shook his head. “They’ve been here. All of them.”

“I’ll find others-“

“I-“ Another drawn-out breath, and Herbert was trembling now. “I don’t think I have the time.”

Von Krolock’s fingers clenched, and for a moment he thought his nails had cut his son’s skin, but the sharp smell of fresh blood had another source. As Herbert struggled to turn in his arms, the sweat-soiled linen of his shirt parted, revealing a bandage streaked with red and brown. At the edge of the bandage, the pale skin was reddened, pulled taut.

“Father, listen,” the young man hissed. “It comes and goes, the fever – late night brings retreat, but I don’t know how long I have, how much time with my thoughts clear enough. Listen.”

Re: Feral!dying!Herbert yay

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*wibbles* Oh, he is so wretchedly, beautifully hot... and so, so sad! And look!, more VK angst! he should bottle it and sell it :D

Re: Feral!dying!Herbert yay

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It figures that he'd even manage to die fetchingly.

BTW, this thing now has a title. Todesglocken.

Re: Feral!dying!Herbert yay

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Trust herbie :D If you're gonna go. Go with style :D

Oooh! Good title! very good title :D

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

“Oh, Herbert,” she said suddenly, turning and looking at him.

With a beckoning gesture, she drew him closer. He looked baffled, as if expecting to hear some warning or other then uttered an indignant squawk when she caught his face between her hands and kissed him squarely on the mouth.

For a split-second, there was a shocked silence then Herbert plummeted off his seat and landed on the floor, shattering the stillness with the same effect of a rock through a window.

William was the first to laugh, applauding as he did so, laughing so hard that his shoulders were shuddering from the force of it.

Half-rising from his chair, Vittorio peered over the table, a small smile playing about his lips as Herbert’s hands appeared at the edge of the table and the blond vampire pulled himself back to his feet, hastily smoothing his lapels and his hair.

“What was that for?” he demanded, turning a wounded look on Dawn.

Delicately sipping her wine, Dawn smiled innocently up at him. “I have the hot lusty feelings for you, Herbert,” she said, her expression utterly serious. “I want you to know so I can jump you tonight.”

“Dawn!” the Slayer squealed, but was – gratifyingly – silenced by her lover’s fingertips, Vittorio’s amused eyes on the vampire and his lover’s sister.

Grey eyes went round. “Have you ever drunk alcohol before?” he demanded. “Is this some drunken madness?”

Dawn’s smile was as wicked as his could be. “What worries you more? Being molested by me when drunk or sober?” She put the glass down and started to rise. “C’mon! Let’s get to the hot monkey sex!”

Back-stepping, Herbert almost tripped, staggering against William’s chair. “You’re bluffing,” he said, forcing himself to stand his ground.

“Oh yeah?” Stepping up right in front of him, Dawn caught him by the front of his shirt. She raised her eyebrows, cocking her head. “You wanna see me bluff taking your clothes off?”

He stared down at her and – by the fire – von Krolock could see how uncertain his son was. As far as he knew, Herbert had taken but one female lover and it had been a disastrously uncomfortable affair and now, the younger Miss Summers was proving her mettle to her sister, her friends and, above all, to Herbert.

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[winter]

*imitates her icon*

I'm sure VK's doing that too at the moment, only inside, so as not to hurt his son's feelings ;)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

He's trying so hard not to smile. Times like this, appreciates the shadows :D I think Dawn might get a kiss on the forehead for this, because not only did she break the tension, but she distracted Herbert enough so he'll stop sniping at Buffy and proved to Buffy that she can take on a vampire and make him run away :D

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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Well, I'm not sure about the advisability of the jump-his-bones tactic on your run of the mill fangy minion, but she has a point ;)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*grins* Dawn's smart and sneaky enough to know to find an enemies weakness and in this case, it's girl-cooties :D

Vittorio caught onto what both sisters were up to. He thinks Dawn is far smarter than any other human has given her credit for and thinks its hilarious, especially with Buffy having palpatations beside him :D

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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Gods, Herbert's going to pout for a week :D OTOH, perhaps the utter pwnage will stop further parental retribution?

For some reason I also have the feeling Vittorio treats Herbert like a kid - an adorable but frequently infuriating brat. That might be one of the reasons Herbie never succeeded...

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*grins* And what's even better is that it means VK doesn't have to do the smackdown himself. He deplores the manners Herbert is showing and Dawn has saved him several hours work :D

Definitely - while VK had time to mature before becoming immortal, Herbert wasn't quite there and doubtless never quite will be and it's the maturity and quiet presence of VK that lured Vittorio to VK :D

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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What I meant is more that Herbert presents as a teenager/early twenties (in my fic he's something like 21, 22 when he's turned), and Vittorio treats him as even younger. Just something about his reaction that says he's thinking "Oh, how precious"

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*grins* he really does adore Herbert, but just not enough to shack up with him ;D Plus, there's the whole thing of it being VK's little boy, which is enough to make him go 'd'awwwww, your son is so cute! You must have a delightful time taking him to parties'

Bollix. Bunny. VK/Vittorio when Herbert is still a tot...

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

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Perhaps not a tot, I think, but very early teenage years would cut it. You never forget your first crush after all...

(Now I have the image of an angelic 13-year-old Herbert trailing Vittorio everywhere and fluttering his eyelashes at him, while VK quietly facepalms)

Re: Another Herbert snippet, and backstory

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*grins* definitely enough for Vittorio to never take him seriously as a boytoy :D Every time Herbert tries to hit on him after he gets turned, Vittorio just goes "Awww, I remember when you first tried that. You are so adorable.", to which Herbert goes bashful for the first time in decades, shuffles his feet and flees.

Snippet on my way out the door

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For a moment all was still. Then von Krolock placed his hands under Herbert’s arms, supporting his son’s weight without jarring his wound. The trembling was more pronounced now, a sequence of bone-rattling shudders that ran the length of Herbert’s skin.

“I’m dying,” Herbert said. “There’s poison in my blood, and no doctor can draw it out. I don’t want it to end like this.”

He paused to catch his breath. This close, the smell of decay was sharp, mingling with the blood and sweat.

“I’ve had a week since the poison set in,” he started again. “Nothing to do but think. And what I thought is that nothing – not my blood, not my soul, not any chance at heaven I could possibly have – is worth dying like this, before I’ve seen, lived, loved, anything. You said it’s damnation. Let me be damned, father.”

Re: Snippet on my way out the door

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

*wails* Oh, you wench! I just got in from college (lab closed and kicked me out) and woe! Beautiful, angsty, emotionally-blackmailing woe!

Re: Snippet on my way out the door

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Emotional blackmail is something Herbert excells in, really. That's why he and VK get along so well.

BTW, just got back and my Japanese class was cancelled, but still I have dinner to eat and plague to combat, so might be around intermittently for the next hour or two :/

Re: Snippet on my way out the door

[fyrie.livejournal.com]

Technically, I'm 'doing homework' now, so yes, will be kicking about trying to finish this chapter, then I suspect an early night to try and shake off this worse stomach bout ;)

Re: Snippet on my way out the door

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I'm hoping that you'll share as you finish, you know ;)

I'll have an early night myself. I think I've caught J-the-intern's plague, and the migraine part is killing me.