Time Stamp Meme!

[idyll]

I did this meme around the same time last year, and I think I want to make it a yearly tradition because it's a really cool way to end the fic-year. Last year I came through for all but one request (which is still in my pending folder because I will not give up), and some were small pieces while others were full out fics.

Give me one of my own

Comments

[idyll]

I.

Being a female sound tech in the scene fucking sucks at first. No, really, it does. For a lot of reasons.

Bob discovers very quickly that most people are douchebags. Guys will take one look at her and reach for their zippers, women will call her a slut and a whore because she's always hanging out with men, and the worst of the lot will pretend they never did any of that and then come up to Bob with big fake smiles when they want something from her.

II.

Dating within the scene is a messy thing for Bob. A lot of guys have a hard time dealing with the fact that Bob's job, and really her life, involves being around a lot of other men. There's jealousy, possessiveness, and other shitty behavior

[go_gentle]

Oh, this is just perfect - even better than I could have imagined when I gave you the prompt. I love how strong she is, to make it through all that and to keep going with it. And that fifth section? Just. It's so real, and so sad, and so sad because it's so real. I love love love all of this. Thank you so much!

[idyll]

You know, I wrote this and read it over and was trying to figure out if it was...over the top. But then I thought of my own years just doing the bar thing and realized, yeah, this is just kind of how it is. Even the fifth section.

Thanks for the prompt, and I'm glad you liked this!

[idyll]

Yay! I think she's pretty awesome, myself, and I'm glad to hear I'm no alone. Thanks, sweetie!

[belladonnalin]

Ugh.

God, THIS is the best thing ever. Because being a girl in music scene(s) of any kind is fucking hard, but being a TECH? Oh holy hell. And this captures it, the juggling and the wariness and the fact that, fuck it all, it's worth it.

Lovely.

[idyll]

Thank you!

the juggling and the wariness and the fact that, fuck it all, it's worth it.

Exactly! I think that's exactly why I wanted to play around with Girl!Bob, because her in relation to Bob's canon is really interesting when you think about how she'd have to navigate everything.

[carleton97]

nnnnngh. Yes. To everything.

[idyll]

Thank you!

[plumtastic]

Ten years of my own in the scene (as just a fan, and friend, and every other position except girlfriend and groupie) and yep, this is fucking spot on and I love the whole universe more than I can express properly.

[idyll]

Thank you! I don't have experience myself in the music scene so I was drawing on some time in the local bar scene back home, and the crowd I hung out with, which was about 90% male. I'm really glad it worked!

[arsenicjade]

Oh man. Section V? Killed me dead. Like, I FELT it in my stomach.

[idyll]

Yeah, I was worried it was over the top, but...dude, that's shit that any women who's out and about has to keep in mind/worry about/watch for. Which--is really fucking sad. Gah, now I've depressed myself.

Glad you liked this, sweetie! And in case I haven't done so recently, please allow me to thank you for bringing me into this fandom. MWAH!

[arsenicjade]

I'm so glad I have you in this fandom. It's truly one of the things that makes me want to stay.

[idyll]

Heee, thank you! So much!