Mistletoe meme

[renrenren3]

Have you got any idea how difficult it is to get a good image of a sprig of mistletoe? Seriously. Try looking on Google, over half the hits you get for "mistletoe" are actually images of holly. I even tried in Italian, no luck. I'm no plant expert myself and even I know the basics of the age-old kissing tradition:

✔ white berries	✘ red berries
✔ rounded leaves	✘ pointy leaves
✔ mistletoe	✘ holly

See? Idiot-proof. I suppose if it's just for the sake of a snog it wouldn't matter if it was a cabbage, but I want to do this properly. So I went and yanked this nice little image from Subeta (of all places) and now that we're all set we can start!

multi-fandom kiss under the mistletoe
Prompt me any two characters from a fandom of mine and I will write you a ficlet in which they kiss under the mistletoe.

I suppose you know my fandoms anyway since I subject you to my fics all the time but here's a non-comprehensive list.
TV series: Glee, Merlin, SPN, The Vampire Diaries, Doctor Who, Torchwood, Sherlock, Gossip Girl, The Big Bang Theory, Castle, Psych
Movies: Inception, (almost) any Disney movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings
Books: Gentleman Bastard sequence, Discworld, Good Omens, Temeraire, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes
Anime/manga: Axis Powers Hetalia, Baccano!, Bakuman, D.Gray-Man, Durarara!!, Fullmetal Alchemist, Gundam 00, Gundam Seed, Karneval, KHR, Kuroshitsuji, One Piece, Saiyuki, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle, xxxHolic (and most other CLAMP series too)
Wow, I have a lot of leftover anime/manga series. And I probably forgot some too. Aaanyone if fair play, even if it's two characters I don't like together or some crackpairing or a crossover. I mean, it's just a kiss under the mistletoe, not twu wuv. Hint: don't give me the easy option like Arthur/Merlin, it's boooring. Give me some rare pairing or pairing I've never written, so you can watch me squirm. Bring popcorns.
I make no guarantee as to the length, though I'll try to make it at least 200 words, aiming for 500 words. Unless inspiration strikes and I decide to write some epic saga, and knowing me it might well happen. No idea how long it'll take either but I hope they will all be done at some point in 2011.

gallifreycalls - Gwaine/Merlin
hiza_chan - Locke/Tharkay or Granby/Crowley
bizarre_esque - Meeko/Percy (I regret nothing)
sheswatching - Locke/Bug or Lukas/Don Salvara
batgurl88 - Freya/Vivian or Arthur/Gwaine
darkmagic_luvr - Damon/Lenore or Vivian/Will
imyourheroine - Minion/Minion or Arthur/Merlin but that's just Pat trolling
~THE NEXT ONE COULD BE YOUR CRAZY PAIRING!~

Comments

[gallifreycalls.livejournal.com]

You can't start an entry like that and not expect people to start google imaging mistletoe.

How are these?




I guess that's my offering for selecting Merlin/Gwaine (under an eggplant instead of cabbage? :P) . It's not entirely original, but I'm predictably predictable. *sigh*

[renrenren3]

The first is a .jpg image and is all blurry at the edge. The second has got copyright text all over it.
Yeeah, I probably should have mentioned I meant "how difficult it is to get a good image of a sprig of mistletoe WHEN YOU'RE INSANELY ANAL ABOUT HOW YOUR IMAGES LOOK". Haha.

Merlin/Gwaine it is! Don't feel bad, I've never actually written that pairing before so it's still a challenge. Gwaine might be drunk because I tend to make Gwaine drunk.

[gallifreycalls.livejournal.com]

Hmm..the first one showed up fine on my laptop, but oops, copy/paste fail on the second one. ^^;; I enjoyed the list though!

That'll work :)

[renrenren3]

Fact: everything is better with lists.

[hiza-chan.livejournal.com]

Locke/Tharkay or Granby/Crowley.

...Yeah, I have no idea, but this meme looks fun. ♥

[renrenren3]

...I don't even. Okay, you probably win some prize for crackpairings that I didn't even know I had. Man this is hard, how do I choose?

[hiza-chan.livejournal.com]

I KNOW, RIGHT?! Maybe you should just do both? :D

[bizarre-esque.livejournal.com]

I shouldn't do this but ... I cannot not. It certainly isn't challenging enough for you since you're liking them, too, but please, I want Meeko/Percy. Pretty pleeeeeaaaase?

Or maybe something crackier like ... no, that's too far. *scrubs brain with soap*

[renrenren3]

HAHAHA DEAD ON THE FLOOR! ILU ♥

[bizarre-esque.livejournal.com]

*SQUEE*

[sheswatching.livejournal.com]

UM CAN I HAVE LOCKE/BUG PLZ N THX <3 Or if you don't want to 'cause it's too easy then I guess I'll take Lukas/Don Salvara

[renrenren3]

HOW DIDN'T I EVEN KNOW YOU READ LOCKE. FAIL ON MY PART.

It's not really easy since I'm more of a Locke/Jean shipper. Or Locke/Nazca. Buuut I really want to write Lukas/Don Salvara too so dunno.

[sheswatching.livejournal.com]

Um if you want to write me about how locke knows bug adores him beyond belief and gives him a kiss under the mistletoe to make his Christmas, but then like puts mistletoe everywhere so he and Jean kiss all the time...that'd be cool too =x

[batgurl88]

My favourite head-canon rare-pair is Freya/Vivian, but if femslash isn't your thing, then I'll go with Arthur/Gwaine. :)

[renrenren3]

It's fine, I love Vivian and there's too many boys already as it is.

[renrenren3]

So it seems I'll write the Merlin prompts first since they're easier. In the end this got looong too, more like Freya/Vivian friendship or pre-slash with the mistletoe added as an afterthought. IDEK. I need backstory for my rare pairings to figure out their relationship and I had no clue how Freya and Vivian might meet.

So uhm, Freya is dead here in case it's not clear. Or undead, whatever. Kind of like vampire-undead? I turned Freya into some kind of water-dwelling vampire. And set this during the same kind of feast as my Gwaine/Merlin above, only like 10 years in the future. And I've got all kinds of backstory that didn't make it into the fic because it was kind of longish already and anyway it's Vivian's POV and she's a bit of a scatterbrain. Though I made Vivian less obnoxious since I think in 10 years' time she had plenty of time to mature.

CAN YOU TELL THAT I LOVED WRITING THIS? I STILL PREFER MORGANA/VIVIAN BUT I MIGHT HAVE A NEW PAIRING.

---

"I didn't catch your full name," Vivian said, tilting her head towards the woman sitting next to her.

"Freya," she replied. Then, after a brief pause, she added, "I'm the Lady of the Lake."

"That's nice," Vivian smiled, though she had never heard of that title before. Lady Freya was probably from the country, ruling over a piece of land with just a few trees and a sheep. Her dress was nice, but of a style that might have been the height of fashion ten years ago.

Freya seemed shy, not used to be in a crowd, especially not the large and noisome crowd that was filling the hall of Camelot's castle tonight. She stared at her plate a lot, hardly touching her food, and occasionally sneaking glances in the direction of the king.

If she was going to act like that all the time, the evening would be very dull. "Is this your first time in Camelot?" Vivian asked, trying to make conversation.

Freya shook her head. "I was here once, many years ago," she said.

"As a child?" Vivian asked. Freya couldn't be much older than twenty.

She shook her head but then nodded. "Yes, of course," she said. "I have very nice memories of those few days," she added. It was the first time Vivian had seen her smile in the whole evening. It lit up her whole face, and Vivian decided she could pass over the terrible dress and the awkward pauses in her conversation.

"Mind you, King Arthur used to be totally insufferable years ago," Vivian said, taking a sip of wine and wiping her lips carefully with her napkin. "Thankfully he grew out of it."

Freya smiled again. "I didn't get to meet him until much later," she said. "Though I heard a lot about him from Merlin."

"Oh, you know Merlin," Vivian replied. That was surprising. Everyone knew about Merlin, of course, but not many people could boast to know him personally. Vivian herself had largely thought of him as another useless servant until she'd found out he was just about the most powerful sorcerer in the whole kingdom.

"Yes, he's the reason I'm here," Freya said. "He invited me. He said I should... go out and have some fun, once in a while," she finished after yet another lengthy pause.

"He's right," Vivian nodded enthusiastically. "The winter feast is one of the most brilliant festivals of the year. You should make the most of it while you're here. Try these," she added, pressing a plate of sweetmeats on her.

Freya took a sweet carefully between her thumb and forefinger and took a bite from it. She chewed thoughtfully and said, "It's good. Thank you."

Vivian thought it was weird of Freya to thank her -- after all she'd just passed her a plate that was already on the table -- but it was much easier to talk after that and the evening passed by without Vivian feeling bored at all.

---

(cont.)

[renrenren3]

Several hours later, the feast was winding to a close. The king and queen had thanked their guests and retreated for the night and most of the noblemen were also leaving.

Freya had excused herself and had retreated to a corner where she was deep in conversation with Merlin. Vivian noticed that Merlin pulled the girl in a quick, tight hug before biding her goodnight. She looked away as Freya walked back to their table, pretending she hadn't been staring and trying to guess what they'd been talking about.

"I've got to go," Freya said, wrapping a long cloak around her shoulders.

"So soon?" Vivian asked, trying not to let the disappointment show in her voice. She'd grown fond of the girl. "It's still early. We could talk some more and I haven't even told you about last year's feast..."

Freya looked torn but she shook her head. "It's nice of you," she said. "But I need to go back to my lake."

"Right now?" Vivian exclaimed. It was insane to think of traveling during midwinter's night. "Couldn't you stay here and leave in the morning? I'm sure they could find a room for you," she said, looking around for the steward.

"I'm sorry, I can only be here for tonight," she said. "I'll be fine."

Vivian wanted to argue against this madness, but then she thought that maybe Freya was a sorceress. She was a friend of Merlin's, after all, and she had said some strange things over dinner. In that case she wouldn't have problems getting home and she could use her magic to keep herself warm.

Regardless, she insisted on walking with Freya out of the castle. She took the younger girl's arm under her own and shivered -- Freya's skin felt as cold as ice under the sleeve of her dress. Sorceress or not, Vivian didn't envy her the journey home in the night.

"You must promise that you'll come again next year," Vivian said as they walked. "Or you could visit me in my dad's kingdom!"

That would be even better because she wouldn't have to wait for a whole year before seeing Freya again. They could go on picnics and Vivian could tell Freya all the stories she didn't have time for and maybe find out how Freya was on such good terms with Merlin.

Freya hesitated. "I can't," she began, but Vivian wouldn't take no for an answer so in the end she said, "I'd like that."

Vivian grinned at her.

At the door Freya disentangled her arm from Vivian's. "Good night, Lady Vivian," she said, bobbing a courtesy almost as an afterthought. "It was nice talking with you tonight."

"Wait," Vivian said. She didn't know what else she could say to make Freya stay, so she blurted out the first thing on her mind. "Mistletoe."

"Mistletoe?" Freya repeated, perplexed, then she noticed the large ball of mistletoe hung over the door. "Oh!"

On impulse, Vivian leaned forward to kiss her. Freya's lips were icy cold too, and Vivian wrapped her arms around the girl hoping to warm her up at least a bit.

She didn't know if it helped at all, but when Freya stepped back and pulled the cloak's hood over her head there were two spots of pink on her cheeks.

"Goodbye," Freya said, smiling again.

"Goodbye," Vivian replied, pulling Freya into a last quick hug. "Come visit me soon!"

Freya stopped in the middle of the courtyard to wave at Vivian before disappearing into the night.

Vivian stared after her for a while after she was gone. Then, shivering, she closed the door and hurried back to her room.

[darkmagic-luvr.livejournal.com]

Oh, you want a pairing you've never written, hon, I'm the queen of crossover crack.

Vampire Diaries/Supernatural, Damon/Lenore
or
Merlin, Vivian/Will (what can I say, I'm obsessed)

[renrenren3]

We might have hit a snag here since I can't recall who Lenore is. But I ship Damon/anyone so what the heck.

[darkmagic-luvr.livejournal.com]

She played the vampire who kidnapped Sam in Bloodlust and didn't kill humans. :D

[imyourheroine.livejournal.com]

I DEMAND SOME M/A, OBV. HAHAHA.

AND MINION/MINION.
And... uhm, Vector/space!Minion
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
&hearts

[renrenren3]

PAT. I HATE YOU. ♥

NO SRSLY I DO.

I'M NOT HAVING VECTOR RAPE THE POOR MINIONS BUT THE OTHER REQUESTS ARE DOABLE. IN FACT I'M IN MINION HEAVEN RIGHT NOW.

[imyourheroine.livejournal.com]

Lol lol lol. You know you love me!
But lol. I know. I was just teasing about vector/minion. As much as null g porn sounds scrumptious. Just. Vector/Minion, no.

BUT YAY FOR THE REST &hearts

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