The Shiny Happy Comment Ficathon!

[dollsome]

Winter is coming; daylight is fleeting; for the students among us, end-of-semester hell is just about to rear its ugly head. What better way to combat such woes than with a super-cheerful comment ficathon?

Ergo:





The Rules Are Thus:

1. Cheerful prompts! I feel like there's not much regulation here in terms of pairings: almost every ship or pair of characters is capable of a fluffy/happy/silly moment, and if they're not in canon, then why can't they be in fic? However, any prompt involving, say, lyrics from Eminem and Rihanna's "Love The Way You Lie" is probably not appropriate in terms of tone. Unless it's the "guess that's why they call it WINDOW PANE" line, which will never stop being hilarious.

2. Prompt format should go thus:

Fandom -- Pairing or characters -- prompt

3. For the fic you've written, please put the following in your comment's subject line: 'Fandom -- pairing -- title.'

4. Be nice!

5. Spread the fun, if you are so inclined!

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6. Go forth and have a merry happy good time. :)

MASTER LIST
(in rather sloppy chronological order;
this will probably be maintained rather poorly, my apologies!)

Merlin - Merlin/Morgana - it's not easy having yourself a good time by dollsome

30 Rock - Jack/Liz - How Jack Donaghy Got His Groove Back, With Whales by dollsome

How I Met Your Mother - Barney/Robin - Operation: Stake It To Ted by noteasilywon

BtVS/AtS - Buffy/Spike & Cordelia/Angel - Midnight in the Olive Garden of Good and Evil by angearia

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana - Well, this is awkward by copperiisulfate

The Mummy - Rick/Evie - Reading Is Sexy by vega_ofthe_lyre

Gilmore Girls - Rory/Jess - I'm Dreaming of a by miraxcorran

True Blood/BtVS - Franklin & Spike - An Abundance of Window Pane by dollsome

Glee - Rachel/Jesse - I'll Never Tell by lettersandliars

Supernatural - Sam/Jess - Darling, we'll go a-drowning by taintedlove

Doctor Who - Amy/Rory - Worker Bees by lettersandliars

Glee - Brittany/Santana - "I'm just mad for you, and I'll always be, but naturally--" by amazingly_me

Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used to that by lyssie

Being Human - Annie, George, Mitchell - "Annie, you can't keep the kitten. What if George eats it?" by nonky

Sherlock - Sherlock/John - Less than Clandestine by amazingly_me

HIMYM - Marshall/Lily, cast - it's not what i thought it would be (but what really is?) by portland_rain

The Office - Michael & Toby - Don't Go Breakin' My Heart by firthgal

Supernatural - Castiel - Heaven wasn't always hell by oceansex

BtVS - Buffy/Angel - Love is forever, right? by angearia

Dollhouse - DeWitt/Dominic - We Slay Dragons Together by derevko_child

The West Wing - Toby, Sam, & Josh - A Distinct Lack of Gravitas by amazingly_me

Supernatural - Anna/Ruby - Devil Meaning Well by oceansex

Anne of Green Gables - Anne/Gilbert - We should have a breakfast nook! by taintedlove

Legend of the Seeker - Richard/Kahlan - Just for tonight, darling, let's get lost by dollsome

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by nonky

Community - Jeff/Annie - O brave new world by dollsome

Glee - Brittany/Santana - You don't know how far I'd go by anthimeriate

Angel - Fred & Cordelia - Of Friendship and Tacos by superkappa

The Office - Jim/Pam & CeCe - Everyone's a Critic by firthgal

Community - Britta/Troy (and the gang) - El tango de sexual tension by dollsome

Glee - Kurt & Finn - Life is too short for traffic by storypaint

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline & Stefan - The Pros and Cons of Sparkling by law_like_love

Dollhouse - Topher - Aced The Tests, Never Did The Homework by kay_obsessive

Glee - Rachel & Kurt - Detour a Bad Day by storypaint

Lost - Kate/Sawyer - Just Like New Times by fragmentedsky

Doctor Who - Eleven/Rose - Top Hats Optional by laeria

The Vampire Diaries - Caroline, Elena, & Bonnie - Slumber Party by dranime203

The Vampire Diaries - Stefan/Elena/Damon - They say it's your birthday by austen

Battlestar Galactica - Adama/Roslin - carpe astra by pocochina

Merlin - Arthur/Merlin - Just One Hug by niftywithan

Harry Potter - Harry/Hermione/Ron - every stone you stood upon shifted, except for me by mollivanders

Doctor Who - River/Doctor - You're very pretty, you know. You're very rare, you know. by lyssie

Alias - Jack/Irina - A Murder Free Dinner by derevko_child

BtVS/Veronica Mars - Buffy and Veronica - girls in a gun store by mollivanders

Veronica Mars - Wallace & Veronica - shooting some hoops by polychromic

Battlestar Galactica - Gaius/Caprica Six - What's in a name, anyway? by mini_miss

Friday Night Lights - Coach/Mrs. Coach - Lazy Saturday afternoon by mollivanders

Caprica - Lacy & Barnabas - Emergence by odyle

Merlin - Arthur/Morgana (+ kind of ot4) - Objectivity by fragmentedsky

Harry Potter - Remus/Sirius - The Old Fablemakers by amazingly_me

The West Wing - Josh and Donna - And Most Fools Do by amazingly_me

Community - Britta/Professor Duncan - Alternative Lifestyles in Modern Discourse by nonky

The Vampire Diaries - Tyler & Caroline - TOGETHER, THEY FIGHT CRIME by nonky

BtVS - Spike/Drusilla - Callooh, Callay by marketchippie

Secret Diary of a Call Girl - Ben/Hannah - Best Friends with Wandering Eyes by nonky

Pirates of the Caribbean - Jack/Elizabeth - Winning is worth it by bellonablack

Battlestar Galactica - Kara/Sam - I'll sleep when I'm dead by nonky

Castle - Castle/Beckett - The Serenade of Romantic Doom by nonky

Modern Family - Mitchell/Cameron - Two Approaches To Baby-Naming by polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Salvatore brothers & co. - Surprise is Not Only for the Living by ohwaluvusbab

Pirates of the Caribbean - Anamaria - What shall we die for by caffeineandink

Batman - Harley Quinn/Batman - I have dreams of orca whales and owls by clockwork_jo

AtS - Angel/Cordy, Connor, the team - Icy Peril by museofspeed

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - The Timeless Taste of Cracker Jacks by amoenavi

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Deep Fried And Extra Fatty by magisterequitum

Lost - Dan/Charlotte - Keeping still to move by valhalla37

Skins - Freddie, Emily - And I won't let you choke by clockwork_jo

BtVS - Buffy/Spike - Her Dark Place Is Also Quiet by ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Barney/Robin - I know you get me (so I let my walls come down) by dollsome

BtVS - Spike & Dawn - The Cons of Anarchy by ohwaluvusbab

HIMYM - Ted/Victoria - Social Networking by ceridweyn_lin

Harry Potter - Tom Riddle/Bellatrix Lestrange - All is loneliness before me by amazingly_me

The West Wing - Ainsley - Last Friday night, yeah we danced on tabletops by amazingly_me

Lilo & Stitch/Calvin & Hobbes - What I Did On My Summer Vacation by amazingly_me

Pushing Daisies - Ned/Chuck - Loophole by polychromic

Glee - Brittany & Finn - Hip-hop and Hippos by polychromic

The Vampire Diaries - Damon/Elena - Get Thee Behind Me, Temptation by redbrunja

The West Wing - Sam/Ainsley - Baby, it's cold outside by magisterequitum

ER - Ray/Neela - Edge of Desire by xmarisolx

Comments

Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used to t

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

It's been a while since I watched

He'd even brought pie.

Audrey didn't know whether to laugh or say something sarcastic, but he was smiling and looking so pleased with himself that she had to laugh. The sarcasm would wait.

Pulling out a bottle of champagne with a flourish, Agent Cooper smiled. "This isn't too childish for you?"

"What, a picnic?" Audrey teased, sitting cross-legged on her side of the green and white-striped sheet that looked brand new. She hoped he didn't mind the grass stains and ants sure to come. "I just hope it means you still respect my intelligence."

"Of course I do," he assured her, expertly popping the cork and pouring them both glasses.

She accepted hers with her eyebrow still raised. "Then why a picnic? I'm not a little girl who needs ants and birthday cake, special agent Cooper."

"As a thank you, for your help."

A soft snort escaped her, but Audrey decided that she refused to let the lovely day be brought down by the reality of the situation. "I suppose I should say you're welcome." And he was, if he would simply open his eyes and see her.

But that was another way of spoiling the mood, and she pushed that thought away as well.

He gave a shrug and tipped his glass to her, "To Audrey Horne."

"To special agent Cooper," she retorted.

Their glasses chimed in the air, echoing the sunlight. It was a fanciful notion, and Audrey smiled at it, shifting to kick off her shoes before tucking her feet beneath her and leaning back on her elbow.

"You know, I could get to love days like this," he murmured, stretching out his legs and leaning back to stare up at the trees and sky above them. "There's a simplicity to them. Sunlight, good food, good company..."

"Ants," suggested Audrey prosaically, flicking one of them off the edge of the sheet.

"Nature," he countered, turning onto his side to watch her. "Don't kill them, they're only doing what they're meant to do."

She wrinkled her nose at him, but didn't squish them as he'd requested, she merely moved them around the edge of the sheet before flicking them back into the grass. When she tired of the little game, she looked back across at him. "We should eat before they carry everything off."

"They can have everything but the pie."

A laugh escaped her, "I'll have to remember that, in future. Though, I don't believe that man can live on pie alone."

"That he can't," Cooper agreed, sitting back up and reaching for one of the pieces of fried chicken, busying himself with the cole slaw and licking his fingers when he realized he'd forgotten napkins.

Audrey watched him, storing up the moment to take out at a later date. She wasn't sure what was going on anymore, but perhaps neither was he.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

Eeee, Audrey/Cooper! <3 I love this. The peaceful picnic, the uncertainty of the future and their relationship, and even the creepy ants...all of it.

And I think you caught Audrey's whimsy perfectly, which I always appreciate, and Cooper's bordering-on-disturbing cheerfulness, which is what makes him awesome. And the interaction is wonderful, and the last line is just perfect.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

=D Your feedback is so squeeful!

Thank you!

Audrey is very hard to write, because she's not just a straight Evil Mean Girl, she's also... Alice in Wonderland. idk. Anyway. Yay!

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

Well, your fic made me squee, so. <3

I think the Alice in Wonderland comparison is very apt. And she has the beginnings of a possible mean girl, but the lack of a clique (and *any* age-appropriate friends) makes me think that she doesn't really participate in high school hierarchy? I think Audrey is the only teen that we see primarily interacting with adults only and eager to be part of that world instead. (Her mean-ness is very pragmatically directed possibly?) Now I kind of want a fic set in high school because I'm curious to see where Audrey, Laura, and Donna would've fit, and especially where Shelly would have before dropping out.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

I don't think she's a potential Mean Girl per se- she seems like she wouldn't care all that much about high school power games to bother, and she's rarely mean for the sake of it. She sabotages and fights with her father, but that's because of their messed-up family dynamic, not a desire to be cruel. And when she is nasty- like when she threatens the department store manager- it's in the service of a goal of some sort. Like you said, she's more interested in being an adult. That, and I think she's isolated from her classmates- I'm not entirely sure why, but it seems like she's too whimsical and dreamy to connect with them properly, and with too high of a bullshit detector to put up with any kind of pettiness. The reason she bonds with Cooper so well is that he's the same combination of loopy and pragmatic that she is. :P

. . . I have a lot of Thoughts On Audrey. *sheepish*

Now I kind of want a fic set in high school because I'm curious to see where Audrey, Laura, and Donna would've fit, and especially where Shelly would have before dropping out.

Oh, me too! It's unfortunate that the show's twenty years old with a tiny fandom at this point, because I'd really like to see fic exploring the girls and their relationships. This show is so awesome with its variety of female characters, it makes me sad that there isn't more fic for them.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

Possible Mean Girl because I think that's one of the types Lynch started working with for Audrey before deconstructing that type a bit? She's mean for the sake of meanness in the pilot, at least (when she spills the coffee over that lady's paperwork), and then Lynch had the plot planned where she was the one who pushed Johnny down the stairs.

But we're in agreement over the end product of what Audrey ended up being. Which is what I meant by her being pragmatically mean. She's mean as a show of power in order to get something she wants, which works for me. And I like that she wants power in the real world, and is not interested in high school politics.

I think her isolation is one of her most defining characteristics? I think this is also a point of connection with Laura, who is also isolated, but in a different way. But I also suspect that Audrey doesn't really interact with people from school (we see her skipping often, for one thing, and she's not friends with Donna or Laura or Shelly.) And yes, Cooper and Audrey are similar in weird ways, which makes the relationship insanely compelling for me.

. . . I have a lot of Thoughts On Audrey. *sheepish*

I rarely get to discuss "Twin Peaks" with people, and so am always happy to do so, especially when it's about Audrey. <3

Yeah, all of the women are so interesting, but there were so many characters that they rarely got to interact (and fiction fails at passing Bechdel's test). The fic possibilities are endless, and it makes me sad that the fandom is old and dead.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

I saw the mean bits in the pilot as her trying for attention as much as anything else. The Johnny thing is interesting though, because when I watched the scene (it's up on YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A5-5r56d_D4)) and I saw it as more abuse from her mother than anything else. She spends the first half of the scene trying to stop her from beating him up, and then runs away in tears when she gets the stairs thing thrown in her face. Plus, this supposedly happened when Johnny was nine, which would make her about a year old at the time. Either they meant for her to be a toddler who didn't know what she was doing (and what kind of toddler can push a nine-year-old hard enough to make them fall over?) or someone on the writing staff fudged their arithmetic. ;) But that's what I find so fascinating about her- there's so many tropes that you think she fits in (mean girl, femme fatale, love interest) but she subverts and deconstructs them as much as she fits them.

I find her connection with Laura really fascinating- apparently it was going to be explored more in the second season, but it got shelved for some reason, and we got Ben's descent into Confederate madness instead. Ugh. I do have a half-finished fic about her feelings wrt Laura sitting on my desktop- she's a really complex character to write, but it's a lot of fun to try and figure out what makes her tick.

I rarely get to discuss "Twin Peaks" with people, and so am always happy to do so, especially when it's about Audrey. <3

I know the feeling- I just got into the show a few weeks ago, and I've been running around trying to find fanfic/meta/communities ever since. Mind if I friend you? We should probably stop having OT conversations on dollsome's post. :P

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

I will have to find the article I read, but when I watched that scene on YouTube, my impression was that that was an altered version of the original plan. And yeah, the deconstruction is the best bit of "Twin Peaks" and Audrey.

Mind if I friend you? We should probably stop having OT conversations on [info]dollsome's post.

Yeah, that. ;) Friend away, and we shall continue some of this discussion elsewhere.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

I think the show set her up as the Mean Girl, actually. But then it meandered around and forgot all about that in the grand scheme of things.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[prozacpark.livejournal.com]

I think Audrey became too popular and they hesitated. She's definitely a Mean Girl in the pilot, and I know that they had a plot planned where Audrey was responsible for her brother's condition (she pushed him off the stairs). Audrey ends up being the ONLY person in "Twin Peaks" who has no deep, dark secret because of that, so yeah, definitely set up to be a lot eviler than they ended up going with. Which I don't mind since I love what they ended up doing with her (although, there really needed to be more of it, and less of...being stuck in subplot hell in season two.)

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

being stuck in subplot hell in season two

I place the blame for that partially on Kyle Mclachlan- she and Cooper were originally supposed to get together in season two, which would have given the writers more opportunities to involve her in the main plots, but he objected, so instead we got that teeth-grindingly awful "You'd be in danger if we were together! So run along now" scene that makes me want to hit things whenever I think about it, and she was relegated to hovering in the background of Ben's storylines.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[asimaiyat.livejournal.com]

Eeeeeee! Adorable.

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

Fancy seeing you here! :D

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

Thank you =D

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[evewithanapple.livejournal.com]

I have such a huge grin on my face right now. :D Of course he'd bring pie. And the image of him watching her play with the ants- I don't know why, but it's so cute. Thank you so much for this!

Re: Twin Peaks - Cooper/Audrey - Hey girl, you've got a fine laugh, and I think that I can get used

[lyssie.livejournal.com]

huzzah! It was hard to be 'happy' with Twin Peaks, so I'm gleeful that it worked.

Thank you for the prompt that wouldn't let me ignore it! =D