Of waiting and wolves
Apr. 6th, 2008 12:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tardis_stowaway*sigh*
I wait to watch DW until it shows on American TV here so I can call my dad afterwards to talk about it. He doesn't like the idea of illegally downloading stuff, and I'm not sure if my parents' elderly computer could even handle it. He's my RL Who buddy, and I want to be on the same schedule as him. Watching ahead would feel unfair. However, reading LJ right now makes my resolve really hard to keep. I shall be strong!
Meanwhile, my brain has been hijacked by an unusually aggressive plot bunny. I finally gave in and started to write it when it promised to be short. It has not, of course, kept its promise, but at least it is coming along fairly quickly on the me scale. It's not Illyria (I've written quite a bit of the next Illyria story, but it acts like it's being written by ents: not hastily.) However, the work in progress that's actually progressing has Rose attempting to get back to her home universe and ending up lost in the woods. While carrying a basket of cookies. And wearing red. Bad Wolf exacerbates my natural tendency to fangirl fairy tales in a ridiculously obvious manner. There's even a short appearance by Jack riding a white horse.
I wait to watch DW until it shows on American TV here so I can call my dad afterwards to talk about it. He doesn't like the idea of illegally downloading stuff, and I'm not sure if my parents' elderly computer could even handle it. He's my RL Who buddy, and I want to be on the same schedule as him. Watching ahead would feel unfair. However, reading LJ right now makes my resolve really hard to keep. I shall be strong!
Meanwhile, my brain has been hijacked by an unusually aggressive plot bunny. I finally gave in and started to write it when it promised to be short. It has not, of course, kept its promise, but at least it is coming along fairly quickly on the me scale. It's not Illyria (I've written quite a bit of the next Illyria story, but it acts like it's being written by ents: not hastily.) However, the work in progress that's actually progressing has Rose attempting to get back to her home universe and ending up lost in the woods. While carrying a basket of cookies. And wearing red. Bad Wolf exacerbates my natural tendency to fangirl fairy tales in a ridiculously obvious manner. There's even a short appearance by Jack riding a white horse.
“Very Prince Charming. You’ve got the white horse and everything,” Rose assured him.
“Thank you, my lady.” He bowed. “As it turns out, I’m looking for the owner of the other one of these.” Jack reached into his horse’s saddlebags and pulled out a shoe.
It was a gorgeous formal shoe with a low heel, made entirely out of shimmering gold fabric and so tiny it looked like a child’s shoe. Rose burst into laughter.
“You’re looking for Cinderella?” she gasped.
Jack looked at the shoe in dismay. “Whoops. That wasn’t what I meant to grab.”
He rummaged around in the saddlebag for while. Finally he produced his goal with a flourish. It was a severed hand.
“Thank you, my lady.” He bowed. “As it turns out, I’m looking for the owner of the other one of these.” Jack reached into his horse’s saddlebags and pulled out a shoe.
It was a gorgeous formal shoe with a low heel, made entirely out of shimmering gold fabric and so tiny it looked like a child’s shoe. Rose burst into laughter.
“You’re looking for Cinderella?” she gasped.
Jack looked at the shoe in dismay. “Whoops. That wasn’t what I meant to grab.”
He rummaged around in the saddlebag for while. Finally he produced his goal with a flourish. It was a severed hand.
