I'm still on a high

[beelikej]

After yesterday's post on being an artist in fandom, today it's time to reveal the next artwork-challenge. May I present "my" authors for this year's spn_reversebang:
My prompt #2009 [MMMorgan's]
was claimed with the speed of light by the wonderful bertee
My prompt #2033 [Cloud Nine]
was grabbed by the also very awesome the_milky_way

I'm super excited about both authors; they wrote amazing BigBangs this year and you should totally check out all their fics. How did I get so lucky?


Beginner's Luck - bertee
Pairing: Jared/Jensen [NC-17 / 50,000]
Quick description: "Medieval-esque fantasy AU with dashing-adventurer!Jared and male-equivalent-of-a-damsel-in-distress!Jensen fighting monsters together."
This was a fun read: I loved Jared's internal voice and he was such a dorky dashing hero (even if some of his wins were more luck than skill :-) I can't pick a favorite scene, because there are too many cool fights and monsters to mention! Excellent adventure!

Bertee's Masterlist (with loads of good stuff for JDM-fangirls, mmmmm)

We've Been Traveling Over Rocky Ground - the_milky_way
Pairing: Jared/Jensen [R / 37,000]
Quick description: "Post-apocalypse future fic with stoic cowboy!Jensen defending his ranch against the corrupt governement and rebel leader!Jared looking for a place to go undercover."
A fascinating world: I loved that the guys mostly grew closer in silence; through actions not through long conversations, very manly and in character. Even better that they build that relationship in an action-packed plot that even included a road-trip in style! I read it in one go:)

The Milky Way's Masterlist (oooh, I see collegefics, be still my heart!)


I'm not revealing my prompts just yet (If you hadn't already guessed which ones I made and if you want to see them, you can check back in the community above;). The artwork will be cleaned up a bit for the stories and I'm hoping to make additional pieces for both. I'M VERY EXCITED! All will be presented sometime in November...

*happy sigh* I love fandom.

In other news: treated myself to a long weekend and a massage. Tried the herbal-stamp massage: verrrrrrrry good. I usually cycle to my masseuse, but decided to take the bus today; that takes just as long (roughly half an hour) and it drives conveniently from door to door. Very glad I did because now I didn't get caught in the ridiculous storms. Plus I could hold on to that relaxed post-pampering feeling much longer \o/
Spent the rest of my afternoon working on my jigsaw puzzle. Will post pictures when all 1000 pieces are connected:)

Comments

[tanisafan.livejournal.com]

I think you've imprinted on me or something, because I totally dreamed I was getting a herbal stamp massage and I don't even know what it implies!

[beelikej.livejournal.com]

I bet this is one of those things that's even better in real life! ;-)

For my herbal stamp massage my masseuse filled soft cloths with her own mix of herbs and tied them together with a piece of string. She mentioned it contained chamomile, rosemary and lavender, but it didn't have an overwhelming scent of either of those. She then dipped those 'stamps' (that look like small boxingloves;) in very warm massage-oil and rubbed them all over me (starting with the legs and working her way up. First the back, then the front of the body). Sometimes two of them in synchronized moves, other times in different patterns. Besides softly rubbing, she also taps them rhythmically. All in all the massage lasted about an hour. It was heaven.