IMPORTANT NOTICE: For any of you wondering why updates keep coming further apart, please be aware that my eyesight has been suffering and I've been undergoing a multitude of treatments and procedures that keep me in the dark (in so many ways!) and between the treatments, the recuperation periods and the general deterioration of my sight, I haven't been writing as much as I'd like. I hope that following my next surgical procedure (yes, I'm going under the knife soon!) that things will be greatly improved. Wish me luck!
Anyway, just wanted you all to know that there really IS a good reason for the delays and I wish as much (if not more!) than you that I could be writing more. Please bear with me and don't give up. I really hope to be back in full swing again in the next few months.
BARE BONES BIO: I'm 31, female, married and jobless (sadly, medical issues make me unemployable at present). I live in the UK. I'm a lazy cow. but I love it. I'm not a student. I don't work.(A first it was out of choice and the very pleasant lack of necessity, mind you, but with the med probs that popped up last year I couldn't go back to work even though I'm desperately bored with life! Oh well, could be worse, right?) I read and write to my heart's content. I like to cook. I love music. I enjoy films and stand-up comedy. I'm not the most sociable person in the Real World, but online I get my groove on :-)
I tend to like most people until they piss me off, or vice versa... If you care to test that theory, drop a line some time!
I've been writing fan fic for Dark Angel since 2003. I've dabbled a bit in GG (I don't expcect to go any further with that one) and SN, and hope to get more into the fandom once my eyes are doing better and I've more time to dedicate to it. We'll see how it goes.
I'm co-administrator for a Dark Angel fan fiction archive called Raising Hell. We accept all pairings and all fics - het, slash, femslash, non-shipper, missions, Famliar fics, etc.
FAN FICTION:
Fandoms I frequently lose myself in...
While I have my favorite pairing, I will read most anything that is well written and compelling. It all boils down to one simple fact: I like to be drawn into the stories I read. If a writer captures my attention, can make me feel the characters, see and hear them as if they're with me, if the plot has enough life to make me beg for more, then I'm hooked.
Dark Angel
I have been obsessed with any and all things Dark Angel for way too long - though I promise, I don't buy the dolls!
My first OTP for DA was Max/Zack, but there is a serious and sad lack of stories for this pairing. If I thought I could write Zack well, I'd have tried to make up for it myself. Sadly, I don't think I could pull it off, so I haven't really ever tried.
I have an aversion to the Max/Logan relationship thingie. So I'll be blunt and up front: I do NOT ship M/L, but pretty much anything else is fair game. If you're looking for M/L fics, it was nice knowin' ya, buh-bye, sorry I have nothing to offer. Logie DOES play various parts in my stories but none of them are romantically connected to Max. I don't hate Logan, I just don't particularly like the guy. I think in Season 1 he was pretty decent - fun, cheeky, cocky...but in Season 2 he became a lame-ass character, a self-centered me-me-me kinda guy. So while occasionally I will portray him as the good guy, or a decent side-liner, I don't always show him off in a positive light. Be warned.
Generally I ship Max/Alec and the majority of my fics reflect this. I have a few Max/Zack ideas on the back burner, an uncommon Max/Zane fic with M/A implied as well, Max/Ben is an idea I'd like to explore, and - yes, so shoot me! - I can so see Max/White in an evil, twisted, sexy kinda way, so hey, there's still every possibility that I'll try that too!
I must admit, though, that the fandom has lost much of it's appeal for me in the past year (possibly more) and I'm winding down and trying to wrap up my WIPs and let it go. If I do decide to write more (new) stories for this fandom, they'll likely be Oneshots that my muse spits at me randomly, or for my Eidolon Universe which is more Alec centric and Familiar/Cult oriented.
Gilmore Girls
Mostly a Tristan/Rory or Logan/Rory shipper. I fell in love with Gilmore Girls completely. And thanks go out to the friend (who shall remain anonymous) that forced me to read a GG fanfic that made me question why I hadn't done so before! (This is back before I'd even seen so much as a single episode or the show!)
So, thank you to my anonymous friend who sent me to joy1 and her wonderful story 'Taking A Header Or Staying The Course.' ... Mucho recommendo :-)
Alias
I finally outgrew my "I hate Vaughn" phase. I can't say I love the guy, but I tolerate him, and if I stumble across a good Syd/Vaughn, I'll read it.
Over all, I'm a Sarkney fanatic. (It's the badboys that make me go weak in the knees, ya know? Can you blame me?! They're just HOT...sigh)
And then the lesser pairings - Syd/Will, Syd/Weiss, Nadia/Weiss
And we can't forget Spy Daddy and Spy Mommy! Jack/Irina - superspy spectacular! What more could you want? The manipulative seductress, ruler of untold numbers, mastermind of good or evil - it's often too hard to tell, puppeteer extraordinaire with uncanny skill and insight and with a love for her husband that has not died... The sly, devious and ruthless man who will stop at nothing to get what he wants and whose heart still clearly belongs to his wife... Cupid's a sneaky little bastard, but he sure knows what he's doin'!
Harry Potter
My friends find it amusing that I read HP fanfic when I can't stand Harry Potter. I don't much care for Ron either, and I think that Hermione is a right annoying little twit! But their interactions are just fun and I love the fantastical world JKR's spun for us all.
I've grown in my taste of HP fic, too. I used to have issues with Harry, Ron and Ginny. I wouldn't read too many dark stories - I prefered fluffy or happy with some minor angst. Then I fell into depression of sorts and when I came out of it, I found that Dark fics called to me like no others.
I've since developed a love of all things Slytherin, Death Eater fics, werewolves, vampires...you name and if it's dark, I'll read it.
'Ships: I'll read mostly anyone paired with Hermione (of age or older) except Ronald Weasley. I also cannot stand Harry/Ginny. Sue me; I don't particularly like Canon pairings :P But I'll read pretty much anything well written so long as I don't gag from the character pairings :) Fav pairings: HG/LM, HG/SB, HG/RL, HG/DM. Also: Insanely attracted to all things Slytherin, so pair her with a Death Eater, Death Eater in Training or Neutral Slytherin and I'm your girl :D Also on occasion: Adrian Pucey, Marcus Flint, Cedric Diggory, Weasley Twins, Adrian Pucey, Marcus Flint, Harry Potter.Other Rare Pairings: James Potter, Regulus Black, other Death Eaters.
I suppose that I only enjoy pairing the only female from the Golden Triobecause she's the most mature of them. I can picture her older herself (and) with older men in general as the normal teenage boy just wouldn't keep her attention or provide proper brain stimulation/intelligent conversation. So don't start harping on me and telling me I'm pervy!
Happy reading, people! Hugs and all that jazz,
Shay
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