Watchmen Kink Meme 3. Weeeeeeee.
Rules of the meme:
1. Anonymously post a pairing and prompt you would like to see written. Since this is a kink meme, there is supposted to be a kink involved, but normal well-written prompts should work just as well.
2. Anonymous will respond to your post and write it for you! Art and such is also acceptable/awesome. Multiple people may respond to ( Read more... )
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"Your majesty?" He blinks, and looks out the window. Even without his goggles or a sight amulet or anything, he can see where the moon is and that it's nearly midnight.
"Hey, Daniel." Her voice is slightly crackly as the green glow flows up to wrap around his head, letting him hear better. "How's my girl?"
"Laurel's doing fine..." He blinks.
"Good, because I'm calling you about Hollis. I may not be able to do magic but I can look at a man and know if he's been witched, and Hollis has."
"By whom?"
"If I thought I knew, I'd tell you. He hasn't done anything very strange yet, but ( ... )
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So glad for more! And ooh, the bit about Hollis sounds exciting! Can't wait for the next bit!
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I'm pretty sure that's how I got this way.
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And the clothes? The medieval reenactor in me is absolutely hyperventilating right now, I hope you realize that.
"I'm practically naked by court standards, but fuck that. This is going to get hot enough. I envy you."
Aww, Dan. Come on, work it!
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I'm kinda getting the picture of Dan wearing an early-15th-century houppelande over a cotehardie, braies (like linen boxer shorts) and chausses (footed hose). So much rich, beautiful fabric (my husband has such an outfit, complete with red-and-yellow particolored hose, indeed, but sadly, I don't have a picture of him in it, so here's a poor substitute: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37298667@N08/3469064116/).
Plus Dan would be so freaking adorable in a chaperon (fancy hat). Case in point: http://www.kats-hats.co.uk/images/chaperon2.jpg . He's keeping it simple, though.
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Dan: So dress in Dan's country seems to follow the pattern of the early 1400's, from what you've described. That means (at the very least) an undershirt, braies, chausses, a cotehardie (tight-fitted garment that buttons up the back and along the sleeves, here made of brocade) and a houppelande-type overrobe thrown over it, fur-lined probably with the sleeves open and hanging down from the shoulder. (I kinda want the fabric to look like this, simply because I HAVE THAT JACKET and it's medieval-tastic.) As you've said, this is pretty darn plain as dress goes-- the more and fancier fabric you're wearing, and the more layers, the more important you are. The same goes for women; their layers tend to reach the floor, is all ( ... )
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Because I'm living in a different tropical environment of my own, though (and the heat has gone to my brain, witness this epic WTFery) I can almost see it as a stylistic blend of Egypt and Southeast Asia. Thai/Cambodian/Lao traditional jewelry and clothing has to be seen to be believed when it comes to fabulous, elegant bling (see here and especially here for examples).
(Plus for some reason I really want to see Adrian wearing jong kraben or "pants" like the guy on the left, only fancier, and purple/gold brocade, of course. Go figure. I've worn them and they are insanely comfy and practical. They aren't really pants, more a long length of fabric that is wrapped, rolled in front, and then tucked under ( ... )
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As to Adrian, in that scene where he and Dan are chilling out on the balcony, he's wearing thin, white jong kraben-esque pant-things, bling, (probably in the form of an ornamental belt, a crazy ass nearly flapper-length necklace thing partially based on these necklace/shield things worn by the Lakota and a few other groups, and a fuckton of rings) and eyeliner. Because that's how Adrian rolls. It's the local custom for women to go bare-breasted, (with the Egyptian 'gild your nipples and trace your veins with blue paint deal) but his harem doesn't, because they're all imported. If you've ever read the Immortals Quartet by Tamora Pierce (Wild Magic, Wolf Speaker, Emperor Mage, and In the Realms of the Gods) there's a definite Adrian/Orzone fashion overlap.
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FFF YES. Shortly after this whole Ghost Rat thing got started, I spend a weekend in Bali and was thinking about how awesome the aesthetic would be for something in that world. (BTW, brancher and I both want a novel, a sourcebook, or both, FYI.)
I also had the initial thought of the Plains designs and clothing as kinda Ainu (here's a great example) or Jomon Japanese (think Princess Mononoke), but then you made clear that in clothing terms they are pretty close to Plains Native American tribes. Still, the Ainu thing might work...
As to Adrian, in that scene where he and Dan are chilling out on the balcony, he's wearing thin, white jong kraben-esque pant-things, bling, and eyeliner. Because that's how Adrian rolls.So fabulous it makes his enemies explode at fifty paces. (Purple eyeliner? Because, well. Adrian. *shrugs ( ... )
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As to the houppelande thing, I was actually thinking of something nearly sheer, shot through with a few gold threads and possibly only trimmed with fur. As I said, I think the climate is almost Mediterranean.
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*dies*
Upon the invention of the codpiece, he's probably going to completely give up on wearing anything even vaguely fashionable. He'll put up with a lot, but he refuses to go around with with his junk hanging out.
Totally. I can see it pushing him over the edge into the Hamlet thing, as a matter of fact (although we know Dan can indeed tell a hawk from a handsaw, and probably has an extensive taxonomy worked out for both).
Ghost Rat approves, finding the whole codpiece thing immodest and digusting, along with the rest of the plains people, who would probably never ever let the eastern peoples live that shit down.Hah, true, because a loincloth should be enough for anyone, dammit grumble grumble. I can imagine elders screwing with the minds of the younger folks who haven't actually seen Easterners by telling them that "ring toss" is a common ceremonial pastime ( ... )
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