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the_dala at 09:28am on 07/12/2005
the_dala at 09:28am on 07/12/2005I'm looking forward to Christmas and all the ensuing cheer and chaos more than the usual. This is part of the reason why I'm finding it so difficult to work up a shred of concern over finals. Most of you will probably remember that last year, my holidays sucked beyond the telling of it. Not to mention I'm leaving the country right after New Year's, so this Christmas season is kind of compensating for last year as well as getting every inch of jollies out at home before leaving it for over three months. Because of the trip, we're not so much doing the gift thing at my house -- my gift is money in the checking account to take to England, and Dad went and bought himself a rather expensive digital camera (with his discount and a mail-in rebate!), so that's two-thirds of empty tree space right there. We may be reduced to wrapping individual dog and cat treats just so we have something to do on Christmas morning. I'm also not really getting presents for friends because I'll be bringing them back supercool stuff from the trip.
Anyway, my point: to fill the gift-exchanging void, I'm going to do some things that make me happy, and one of those things is writing for other people. I really, truly get a kick out of fulfilling somebody's fic wish, however small, and it's also given me the opportunity to try things I never would've thought up on my own. I was kicking this idea around in the fall, thinking of turning it into a 'thon, but I never got the time to get it off the ground, so I'm keeping it for myself instead.
The plan: you can make up to three requests. Pick one PotC character, pick another one, and pick something you'd like Character A to give Character B as a gift. This doesn't have to be a Christmas exchange, and it doesn't have to be romantic in nature either -- feel free to specify. The gift can be an object -- a new coat, a piece of jewelry, a boat, a lock of hair -- or it can be more abstract -- love, peace, compassion, freedom, etc. It can even be a sign of affection like a kiss, or a sign of...really intense affection. The requests can be sequential: A gives B ____, so B gives A ____ in return. They can be set in a particular fic universe of mine if you like.
And that's my grand idea.
Request gifting drabbles (and I'm really going to try to stick as close to drabble-length as possible this time) in comments here by December 18th, and I'll post them all at once on December 24th.
Please?
Anyway, my point: to fill the gift-exchanging void, I'm going to do some things that make me happy, and one of those things is writing for other people. I really, truly get a kick out of fulfilling somebody's fic wish, however small, and it's also given me the opportunity to try things I never would've thought up on my own. I was kicking this idea around in the fall, thinking of turning it into a 'thon, but I never got the time to get it off the ground, so I'm keeping it for myself instead.
The plan: you can make up to three requests. Pick one PotC character, pick another one, and pick something you'd like Character A to give Character B as a gift. This doesn't have to be a Christmas exchange, and it doesn't have to be romantic in nature either -- feel free to specify. The gift can be an object -- a new coat, a piece of jewelry, a boat, a lock of hair -- or it can be more abstract -- love, peace, compassion, freedom, etc. It can even be a sign of affection like a kiss, or a sign of...really intense affection. The requests can be sequential: A gives B ____, so B gives A ____ in return. They can be set in a particular fic universe of mine if you like.
And that's my grand idea.
Request gifting drabbles (and I'm really going to try to stick as close to drabble-length as possible this time) in comments here by December 18th, and I'll post them all at once on December 24th.
Please?
hopeful
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