Podfic: Draco Malfoy is a Stupid Wanker

starduchess podficced one of my favorite old H/D fics, "Draco Malfoy is a Stupid Wanker". In case you've never read it or have completely forgotten, it's set during Half-Blood Prince and is about Romilda Vane developing a bit of an obsession with the idea of Harry and Draco being a couple.

You can download or listen here. :-D

A Cure for Boredom Art

The amazing Doublenegativemeansyes over on Tumblr posted this very gorgeous,NSFW, and aptly titled piece called Cinnamon today.

The SOUNDS that came out of my mouth when I saw this. I mean seriously, OMFG. Not only is it incredibly hot and gorgeous and evocative, but it actually had the effect of showing me something I hadn't really seen in my OWN freaking fic. I think that because I was inside John's head for that entire fic, a lot of it didn't read to me as hot or even all that kinky. It was more about the emotional journey John was going on and the lengths he was willing to go to in order to be closer to Sherlock. He enjoys the things that happen to him, but mostly he enjoys the effect it all has on Sherlock, and so he's not thinking about himself so much, if that makes sense. So I saw this art this morning and had a moment of 0_0 at the thought that that is what people see in that scene. It's hard to explain, but I really hadn't thought about Sherlock sitting there coolly observing and this random unidentified guy hovering sort of dangerously behind John, because I was John when I wrote it, and I couldn't see any of that. That probably makes no sense. :-P

It's still such a strange thing to me that this fic is so insanely popular because I don't really understand why it has wide appeal. When I first wrote it I really thought a handful of people would enjoy it, but the fandom would mostly ignore it because it's not all fluffy-happy Johnlock love. It's sort of cracky and a bit dark and kinky and involves lots of casual sex in many variations, and I really thought that would turn most people off and they wouldn't actually read the love story underneath it all. I'm still sort of boggling about how it's got a life of its own, completely separate from me at this point. Very weird, but also very cool. :-)

But that art: Isn't that amazing? Gah.