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Fanfiction- Weird Sisters
Title: Weird Sisters
Fandom: Dracula
Summary: Stories about the brides, and what they saw in Mina.
Pairings: Dracula/Brides, Mina/Brides
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Fanfiction- Old Gods
Title: Old Gods
Fandom: Dracula/The Dunwich Horror
Summary: Old world monster hunters flee new world demons, carrying off an intended victim.
Warnings: Kidnapping and mentions of rape- again, nothing explicit.
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A few updates
The blog I primarily hang out on these days is my tumblr: http://www.tumblr.com/blog/forthegothicheroine . Lots of Dracula, Phantom of the Opera, and fashion opinions lurk therein. I'll still be using this journal, but largely for fanfiction. Beware! -
Fanfiction- Death of the Count
Title: Death of the Count
Fandom: Dracula
Summary: Count Dracula was human, but the horror he inflicted was all too real. Alternate universe.
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Fanfiction- In Another Time, 2/?- Phantom of the Opera
Title: In Another Time, Chapter Two
Fandom: Phantom of the Opera (musical and LND)
Summary: His marriage and life in ruins, the broken Raoul de Chagny finds himself in another world- a world where Christine is faithful, he never took up drink or gambling, and their child is clearly his own. Is this world a dream, or is it just as real as his own?
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Fanfiction- In Another Time- Phantom of the Opera
Title: In Another Time, Chapter One
Fandom: Phantom of the Opera (musical and LND)
Summary: His marriage and life in ruins, the broken Raoul de Chagny finds himself in another world- a world where Christine is faithful, he never took up drink or gambling, and their child is clearly his own. Is this world a dream, or is it just as real as his own?
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Fanfiction- I Can Be a Scoundrel- Phantom of the Opera
Title: I Can Be a Scoundrel
Fandom: Phantom of the Opera (mostly musical-verse, but with a mention of Phillipe)
Pairing: Raoul/Christine
Summary: On her wedding night, Christine finds that heroes can be just as delightfully perverse as villains.
Rating: M
Contains: Bondage, BDSM, roleplaying, maledom (all consensual.)
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What the Hell is a Nerd?
I tried to think of a more poetic title to use for this post, but that one sums it up the best. I first heard the word "nerd" when I was in elementary school, applied by another girl towards me; I wasn't sure what it meant, but knew it was bad. In the years since then, I've heard any number of meanings for it (or its close cousin, "geek") but am ( Read more... ) -
Monster Movies to Check Out
I was going to make a Halloween blog post about the scariest movies I've seen, but all my favorite blogs have already done that. Besides, I haven't seen many classic slasher movies, so I might not be the best person to list scary movies. Instead, here are what I consider personal favorite interpretations of movie monsters. Some are scary, some are ( Read more... ) -
Sci-Fi with a Conscience?
What obligations does science fiction have?
This question occurred to me because of The Steampunk Bible. One of the essays contained therein was "Blowing Off Steam" by Catherynne M. Valente, and in it, she argued that a work must accurately portray the horrors of the Victorian era (unsafe factory conditions, terrifying societal change spurred on by ( Read more... )