fantasyfiend09

I haven't written in WAY too long, so I signed up for Owlpost (at the last minute). I'm really excited to get my assingment!!

I'm with the in-laws tucked among the hedgerows of rural England. It's not been as relaxing as usual, perhaps due to relentless extended family health issues, but it's still very nice to be here. It's beautiful and the weather is far milder than home. I like ruined castles and Roman towns, and I love farm animals, so I'm easy to please.

Wish the neighbor would give up a cockerel or two, though. One is definitely the right number of cockerels for a farm. But as someone with too many cats, perhaps I shouldn't talk.

My muse has been rubbish this year, but I signed up for LDWS anyway because I'm masochistic.

I'm reading Goblet of Fire to my 7 year old (in the hopes of finishing the series before her friends give away everything).  I question her as I read to see if she's understanding. I read her the part where Ron is furious with Hermione at the Yule Ball and asked my daughter what she thought was going on. She said that Ron was jeaous. I probed more, and she said she thought Ron wanted to go to the ball with Viktor.

I had never considered that. I am so proud of her for not making the heteronormative assumption, and I realized that her assumption actually has more support from the book than what I had assumed and JKR intended. We see Ron obsessing over Viktor, following him around, wanting his autograph, and even having a doll of him. My daughter interpreted that (quite sensibly) as a boy with a crush.

I wonder how many queer youth read it the same way as my daughter and thought that this beloved series was providing them with a gay or bi main character, only to have their hopes dashed. I ship Ron/Hermione, but in that moment I was sad to know that Ron would choose Hermione and rule out any same sex pairings.

All the more reason to take my kids to the new Beauty and the Beast before they come to assume that all male characters will want only women.

At the Met museum in NYC and saw Voldy in statue form!

Eep! ;)

I was tagged by gracerene and thought I'd join the fun. Thank you Grace, for dragging me out from under my rock. *hugs*

Begin the next answer with the last letter of the previous answer.

01) Name: Fantasyfiend
02) Animal: Dog
03) Girl's name: Gretel
04) Color: Lavender
05) Movie: Rocky Horror Picture Show
06) Something you wear: Waistcoat
07) Drink: Tea!
08) Food: Apricot
09) Item in the bathroom: Towel
10) Place: Lisbon
11) Reason to be late: No clean clothing

I have no idea who has done this already, but it's fun twice if you want. Or just ignore me. ;) Tagging: digthewriter, dustmouth, and dracogotgame.

Anyone know what happened to melusinahp? Her journal is suddenly deleted.

Title: The Arrangement (25 of 25)
Author: fantasyfiend09
Word Count: 552
Rating: NC-17 overall
Prompt: Cloth/sewn heart ornaments
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Title: The Arrangement (23 of 25)
Author: fantasyfiend09
Word Count: 559
Rating: NC-17 overall
Prompt: Nutcracker
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Title: The Arrangement (21 of 25)
Author: fantasyfiend09
Word Count: 337
Rating: NC-17 overall
Prompt: Drinking red wine in front of the fire
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Title: The Arrangement (19 of 25)
Author: fantasyfiend09
Word Count: 344
Rating: NC-17 overall
Prompt: Christmas decorations (red bulbs, yellow stars, and gold candles)
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