cornerofmadness

It was so black my solar panel Christmas lights couldn't even charge up. It rained all day. Hard. The creek is out and under my bedroom again. Nothing like waterfront property. You just know the underpinnings of this place are rotting. I wanted to leave for PA tomorrow but honestly I wasn't well today (combination of sleeplessness, depression, GERD, arthritis and who knows what the fuck because I felt like I was half dead this morning). I didn't get much done but writing. But hey one fandom_stocking done. A couple to go.

I have my edits done for the writing group, just need to type them in. I got some stuff into the SUV to travel, some more gifts wrapped and boxed. Tomorow I want to clean some things. It will still be a disaster here but it will be at least improved. I wish I could pack up more of the vehicle but I'm likely to be robbed so can't. I ordered the last few gifts then brother (who I've been asking for a Christmas list from since Sept) sends me two things. Mom was rolling her eyes so hard at that I could hear them over the phone.

I should have been reading the first Miss Fisher mystery so I can give it to mom for the holiday (yes I read them first, I'm bad) but instead I was reading some old fanfic, the Box of Crayon series I wrote in part with Chris G_D and I think either I made a weird mental leap or I'm missing one. That aside, I was shocked that I used something back then that I planned to use in the sequel to Hyperion's Son because of course now that I'm back into this fandom, there will be one. I had Connor as having borderline personality disorder. I plan to explore that much further this time because it would explain a lot about him (and Faith for that matter).

I know I'm a bit odd. I actually loved the dynamics between Angel and Connor and loved the character. Don't get me wrong, I thought a good chunk of season 4 was stupid AF with plot holes you could do donuts inside of while driving an 18 wheeler but I liked the underlying relationship because it was damaged and interesting (and frankly I still believe some of the best acting David Boreanaz ever did was up against Vincent Kartheiser). I would LOVE to know what the original plan was for Connor because we all know it wasn't Jasmine. Now there's a Buffyverse novel I'd like to see (since we know they're writing more of them now). I would like to see the original plan for S4 done up as a what if universe or something. Seriously. I always thought Connor got knocked a bit too hard by fans (complicated by the fact that SO MANY of them told me to my face how awful he was but Andrew, the rapist and murderer was okay because he was 'funny' but this is not the time for me to go into that horrible misogynistic, rape culture character study).

So on to the fanfic meme ( meme )

You've posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you'd written it?

This one is hard! I don't know. Hell I've read my own fanfic with no clue it's mine (Because my memory these days is akin to Dorrie the fish. I blame the diabetes meds). Maybe because someone's eyes are always doing stuff or they're smiling like an idiot thru half of it? It has Connor in it? Seriously I have no clue how'd you'd guess it was mine. You tell me.

And since I was talking about Connor and I was too sick today to do much but sit here, I plucked several good Connor vids from youtube and I want to share them. I'll put the faves at the top.

( fan vids )

Title -- Memories of the Unreal
Author-- cornerofmadness
Disclaimer -- Joss Whedon owns them. I just get to do some transformative play time.
Rating -- Teen
Characters/Pairing -- gen, Connor pov, very vague hints of Buffy/Angel, Buffy/Spike and attraction between Connor/Dawn
Timeline/Spoilers -- Post series/ no comics AR
Word Count -- 5,498
Warning -- nothing that couldn’t have been seen on the show
Summary -- Connor has finally found someone who knows what it’s like to have a head filled with fake memories.
Author’s Note -- Written for cya_ficathon 2012 for the prompt ‘I'd love fic about Wes/Lilah or Connor/Dawn. I'll enjoy anything about Wes/Lilah. I'd be interested in post-series Connor/Dawn and the issues surrounding having constructed memories’. This is the longest Whedonverse story I’ve done in ages. It is alternative reality, mostly because I don’t really know the comics well and I didn’t want to see half of Team Angel dead. Thanks to evil_little_dog for the beta.
( Guessing you heard about me )

Finally moving all the stories from the defunct website to here and Archive of our own, which,if it keeps to pattern will lose them all.

A Most Stormy Life
Author: cornerofmadness
Disclaimer: - I don’t own Connor or Tracy. Mr Whedon does. I don’t own the poem “Alone.” That belongs to Mr. Poe. Tshaya, however is mine.
Summary: - A Post-Home Connor tries to sort out why he’s so estranged from the world with unexpected results.
Rating : - FRT
Spoilers: - Post Home
Feedback: - yes please!
Author’s Note #1 : - Written for the Stellamaru’s April Poetry challenge, and is an open ended one off. My challenge poetry fragment was:
Author’s note #2: - I actually had two stories started for this. But April isn’t just poetry month. It’s also finals and thesis due month so…if I get a chance to finish the other I will.
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As others were - I have not seen
As others saw - I could not bring
My passions from a common spring -“Alone” - Edgar Allan Poe

( I’m not like other kids my age )

After saying my muse ran dry I remembered I had this chapter done MONTHS ago and forgot about it. How embarrased am I that's it's been nearly a YEAR between posts.

Hyperion's Son
By cornerofmadness
Disclaimer - Sing the chorus. I don't own them (well, Darts, Misty and Night Rain are mine), Joss does. No harm intended, no money made, thank you for letting us borrow them for a while. Spoilers - All of BtVS S7 and AtS S4
Rating - FRM
Pairing - Buffy/Angel, Gunn/Fred and probably a few others as we roll on
Summary - Ten years after Angel gave up his son, Angel Investigations has a strange new case, one of the young new Slayers training with Buffy in LA has turned up dead just like a half dozen or so street kids leading Angel, Buffy and their friends into a very dark world of hopelessness to find the evil is after one of their own.
Author’s Note – you can find the whole story here
previous chapters thanks to evil_little_dog for the beta oh so long ago.


( I just want to pay my respects )

FINALLY fixed this up. This is for a2zmom for the holidays. She wanted another chapter of Hyperion's Son

Hyperion's Son
By D.M. Evans
Disclaimer - Sing the chorus. I don't own them (well, Darts, Misty and Night Rain are mine), Joss does. No harm intended, no money made, thank you for letting us borrow them for a while. Spoilers - All of BtVS S7 and AtS S4
Rating - FRM
Pairing - Buffy/Angel, Gunn/Fred and probably a few others as we roll on
Summary - Ten years after Angel gave up his son, Angel Investigations has a strange new case, one of the young new Slayers training with Buffy in LA has turned up dead just like a half dozen or so street kids leading Angel, Buffy and their friends into a very dark world of hopelessness to find the evil is after one of their own.
Author’s Note – you can find the whole story here I’ll take you to FFN

( chapter twenty-four )

Connor - in Quor-Toth

Steven curled up, pressed to the cool rock of the cave, taking the burn out of his fever. Father had been gone for days. Steven wasn’t supposed to go far from their makeshift home but the seven-year-old had gotten bored. There was so much to do outside so he had ventured forth to play.

He hadn’t known about Tachio Demons violent mating season. Steven glanced at the cuts on his leg, made as he escaped the grappling monsters. Red, poisoned. He shivered head to toe. Would he die here? All Steven could do was be strong and wait for Father.

ETA from sp3

What Is Your Battle Cry?

Rampaging along the candy store, wielding a piece of chainlink fence, cometh cornerofmadness! And she gives a spectacular howl: "I'm going to strike a match on your crotch, and set you ablaze!!!"

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Finally I have more of the story I'm doing for southernbangel (sorry it took so long) and her generous contribution to charity this year.

In chapter one Angel says goodbye to Connor as his son heads for Scotland for a summer semester aboard, and to finish healing his wounds from the big battle. So here's chapter two of Soul Desire. Hope you enjoy.

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Because southernbangel was so generous, not only is the first Acquainted with the Night series story getting finished for her, I've started a new story for her alone. Here's chapter one. It's a little rough (wanted to get it up since she was having a bad day) and I'm not sure about the title (so I'm not posting it up like usual, just putting it here.) Hope you enjoy.

Soul Desire
D M Evans
Disclaimer – So not mine. They’d probably be happier…wait no, probably not. Anyhow, they belong to Mr. Whedon.
Rating – FRT (for now)
Time Line – Post NFA
Pairing – Well if I tell you know, it’ll ruin the surprise. It won’t be too off the wall.
Feedback – Feed Me Seymour connorswhip@Yahoo.com
Summary – While abroad, Connor runs into an old friend of his father’s who must save his life…even if he doesn’t want her to.
Author’s Note – this is for SouthernBangel for her very generous contribution to the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Thanks to evil_little_dog for the beta and to esmerelda_t for all things related to Glasgow

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