Recent exchange fic

[sholio]

Over at recthething, I posted a few recs for diagetic_exchange (Babylon 5, Murderbot, Megamind). Diagetic Exchange is for in-universe fic/RPF/etc; I did not participate in this one, although I enjoyed the results!

Meanwhile in exchanges I did participate in, whumpex author reveals happened tonight. I wrote two things:

Mission of Mercy (Biggles, gen, 5800 words, Flies East AU)
My assignment! Rather than just letting it go, Biggles becomes determined to find EvS's crashed Bristol fighter. Is this really just an excuse to write EvS suffering the effects of a crash and heatstroke? Mmmmaybe.

A few ending-spoilery author's notes on the story

My biggest problem, once I'd started writing it, was figuring out a way for EvS to get away given how I had set up the situation. I had trouble with Biggles just letting him go, at this point in time, but no ending that involved him being taken back to be tried and interrogated or shot felt good either. Eventually, I came up with the eventual sort-of compromise that involves Biggles finding a way to justify (to himself) letting EvS plausibly-deniably escape. (For certain values of plausible.) It is really interesting to write them when they're so young!

High G Maneuver (Babylon 5, Londo & Vir, 1700 words)
This was a treat for a recipient who had requested (among other things) a "Dust to Dust" tag in which Vir stays on the station longer so they can deal with the events of the episode.

A few notes

I've been wanting to write more about aftermath from that episode, so I immediately jumped on that prompt. But I realized when I started writing it that this is actually a really difficult time in canon to write emotional h/c for, because Londo is so closed off, and really doesn't start opening up to people, including Vir, until a season or so later. And he's going to be even more shut down in the wake of being physically and mentally hurt as badly as he is in the episode. I ended up wrapping it in a metaphor about Centauri fighter pilots, as a way of getting at the emotions that they won't talk about.

Comments

[sovay]

Over at recthething, I posted a few recs for diagetic_exchange (Babylon 5, Murderbot, Megamind). Diagetic Exchange is for in-universe fic/RPF/etc; I did not participate in this one, although I enjoyed the results!

Oh, good. I have been frankly assuming that the existence of Murderbot as a fandom is going to produce the second-order fandom for Sanctuary Moon.

[edit] I ended up wrapping it in a metaphor about Centauri fighter pilots, as a way of getting at the emotions that they won't talk about.

I was actually pretty sure this one was yours because it dealt with Centauri dueling and piloting. Anyway, I loved it.

[sholio]

I have been frankly assuming that the existence of Murderbot as a fandom is going to produce the second-order fandom for Sanctuary Moon.

I would not be surprised if it does!

I was actually pretty sure this one was yours because it dealt with Centauri dueling and piloting. Anyway, I loved it.

Thank you! <3 I had wondered if you guessed it was mine when you commented on it. (It is fairly obviously full of my general tells!)

[philomytha]

I loved the Biggles-plausible escape at the end of the fic! An excellent excuse for having EvS with heatstroke and Biggles looking after him <333

[sheron]

I loved the fic with Biggles and EvS! <3333

[sholio]

I am delighted the ending worked, and I had such fun writing it for you! <3

[sholio]

YAY. And your comments on it were great, and very helpful! <333