Anyone else doing NaNo this year? I could use writing buddies. :)

Title: Bats in the Belfry
Chapter II: Tomb It May Concern
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Author: Carmine LaCroix
Summary: Nocturnal New Orleans has in its possession a hidden city – a deeper, older world steeped in seduction, murder and madness. When an unlikely group of college students find themselves thrust into the midst of a centuries-old blood feud, a territorial battle that has been waged in the darkest corners of the city for generations, Mardi Gras becomes the stage for sacrifice as one girl, a Rogue amidst her peers, comes face to face with the deepest of mortal fears: They say, in the city, that the Devil walks the streets like any other man, and Death runs the rooftops like a gauntlet.
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Rogue/Gambit

Warnings: Het, Slash, Blood, Guts, Sex, Mayhem
Author’s Notes: Lucia de'Medici sucks.

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I haven't been this excited (or this frightened) for the fate of Remy LeBeau in ages:

Scans for the upcoming X-Men: Origins - GAMBIT!

Really? REALLY!???

Dear Marvel, please, please lend this stupid fangirl a little Emil Lapin love. That's not too much to ask, is it? I promise I will act my age for at least a month after I can get the initial excitement out of my system if you only, only treat the Guilds and their members a little better than you have in the past with all the Old Kingdom tripe.

(I need to call my comic book guys and have them put this on my sub immediately. Holy hell.)

Title: Can’t Touch This
Author: Lucia de’Medici, under the sordid influence of one Ms. Carmine LaCroix
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Summary: Stop! Hammer time! (A scrap of stupid humor courtesy of Rogue and Gambit.)
Rating: M
Warnings: language, nudity
Notes: Partly inspired by partimeninja’s work on DevArt.

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Title: The Patron Saint of Liars and Fakes
Fandom: X-Men Movieverse, post X3
Summary: The strange and complicated means by which Rogue met Remy LeBeau, a dark fairytale.
Pairing: Rogue/Gambit
Rating: Teen/Mature
Warnings: The standard fare.
Author’s Notes: Hi.

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Title: Bats in the Belfry
Chapter I: A New Orleans Nocturne
Fandom: X-Men: Evolution
Author: Carmine LaCroix
Summary: Nocturnal New Orleans has in its possession a hidden city – a deeper, older world where magic, voodoo and the haunted hold dominion over the night. When an unlikely group of college students find themselves thrust into the midst of a centuries-old blood feud, a territorial battle that has been waged in the darkest corners of the city for generations, Mardi Gras becomes the stage for struggle and sacrifice as one girl, a Rogue amidst her peers, comes face to face with the worst the Crescent City has to offer: They say, in the city, that the Devil walks the streets like any other man, and Death runs the rooftops like a gauntlet.
Rating: Mature
Pairing: Rogue/Gambit
Secondary Pairings: A variety, noted at the beginning of each chapter.
Warnings: Sex, death, het, slash, blood and booze. (Graphic imagery, strong language, scenes of a sexual nature, etc.)
Author’s Notes: Full notes are at the bottom, but in brief, this is story classifies as supernatural, horror, dark romance, dark humour, and Alternate Universe. Please do read the full post script on this story’s development; you may be pleasantly surprised at what you’ll find here.

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i. It's been many months. I've survived finals, survived school, survived several adventures and many, many dramas - some worth mention, some hardly not. I'm "home".

ii. Yes, I downloaded and watched "it". If you need me to elaborate on what "it" is, you and I have very little to speak of at this moment. In the event that you know what "it" is that I'm referring to: OMG. SQUEE. REMY.

iii. I look at a blank screen and I panic. I think of the amount of time required, the amount of emotional investment, I wet my knickers a little, and avoid my laptop for another three days. I opened my writing software yesterday, scanned a few lines, and physically restrained myself from starting again. My palms are sweaty. My fingers itch. I remember these faces and places and slowly, slowly, its coming back to me - makes the heart hurt a little. It's been too long.

iv. Facebook is the devil.

v. Twitter moreso.

How the hell are you?

Hi kids. Got a question or two for you. I've got a friend (who isn't on livejournal) looking for a brand-spanking new RPG to take part in.

I don't dabble in those realms, per se; I tend to stick to the mantra that "fanwriting is life", so basically, apart from scanning my flist for any advertisements, I have no idea where to look.

He did mention that he wanted to play as an original character.

Any thoughts on where I could point him?

(Eh. I guess that's only one question, huh? Or does that make two? Three?)

Just a few points, regarding the X-Men Panel page updates (this hour) on CBR. Spoilers neatly tucked away beneath the cut, for those not wanting their eyes and ears bleeding.

( In no particular order... )

...When it comes to T&A. Particularly Rogue's... in this particular position... with Remy's hand lingering only very slightly north of her posterior.

...

In my humble opinion, it's still hot.

Hell, the pose is practically iconic. Or is that cliche? This makes the second twisted-back embrace with cards and the threat of exposed skin seen in a matter of months, the last incident being #204 of Adjectiveless. Thoughts? Third time's a charm, says I. Bring it on, Marvel. You can't do any worse with these two than you've done so far.

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• 15:18 @brienze what about Harry/Cedric? #
• 15:18 @LissaTSM would it be completely perverse if i said 'yes'? #
• 15:19 @thesoapboxco who's it by? #
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• 00:05 @safesolvent who's @wilw? (i do follow neil, actually. have you seen coraline yet?) #
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• 13:02 @luckystar37 did you work out too hard? #
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• 09:48 I do not kill with my gun; he who kills with his gun has forgotten the face of his father. I kill with my heart. #
• 17:54 @kab00m ha! no, unfortunately: stephen king. :) #
• 17:58 @reinventlove you have it? really? its out? where did you download??! stupid itunes isn't current enough! #
• 17:59 @girlanime stephen king. The Gunsliger's Creed. Or part of it, anyway. :) #
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• 10:22 reason number one why being the last westy sucks: omg, i'm gonna be late for dim sum. #
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• 18:24 tea + robert anton wilson + fable ii + online shopping = perfect saturday spent indoors. #
• 21:00 @wtyger its tuesday, and i think its at underworld. need to confirm the time. (i think its 7) #

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• 09:50 morning tweeters. its friday, and there's too much to do before i can start enjoying the weekend. getting caffeinated. getting freelancy. #
• 12:27 hungry! #
• 13:33 <3 InDesign. LIKE BURNING. #
• 16:30 making the spaghetti and meatballs and garlic bread. nom. #

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I might've fallen out of fandom for a little while there - too many real life responsibilites kicking me around, maybe a little ennui - but let it be known that even if I'm not talking about it, I'm still reading. That benefits you in the following way:

FANON > CANON.

I howled and screamed and flailed about last night upon first reading those three immortal words made canon:

Remy Etienne LeBeau.

It's legit; fanon filters into canon: Lori McDonald's legacy has made it to print. Way to go, Marvel!

For you, eleven scans from Weapon X: First Class #3 below the cut, featuring a brief heist by the Ragin' Cajun (as a pichouette so he's still a little skinny and boyish) for the Big Bad below the cut. (I wasn't too impressed by the rest of the mini, but this is the reason I bothered buying it to begin with anyway.)

( When I get home, first thing I'm gonna do is steal me a coat... )

Or, Download the Bundle.

• 06:45 so do not want to go to class today + thankyouforthecoffee + already late #
• 11:23 my laptop has juice! finally! #
• 11:27 @safesolvent since thursday of last week? a week? hell. i was taking notes on LOOSELEAF. with a PEN. #
• 14:35 shamed. shamed and full of burrito. thursday lunches with sra will never be the same. (JUDE LAW makes everything better.) #
• 14:52 @neur0fx three amigos! was thinking mesa 14 would've been good too, but we were already there. so. #
• 15:04 @neur0fx yarl, meng! they're supposedly "just as good" as La Nacion. RIP. #
• 20:27 yay amazon notification! *grabby hands* shrodinger's kitty! *grabby grabby* >> diggnation + ifanboy + TRS ketchup. no beer. woe. #

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• 08:41 thankyouforthecoffee + early risers for Villainess press kit build (EXCITED! YAY!) + lotsa punk rock in the mornin' to set the mood. #
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• 22:52 QOTM: Do you blog, and if you do, who and where are you? #

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Not a twitter post, I know! Amazing!

A question: anyone use Blogger?
A second question: If you use Blogger, who are you?

:D