Title: Sedation
Fandom: Generation Kill
Pairing: Doc Bryan/Eric Kocher
Rating: Hard R
Word count: around 2000
Disclaimer: Based on the HBO adaptation of Generation Kill. Not based on any real people and no offense intended.
Notes: For the Generation Kill Porn Skirmish, prompt: Kocher & Doc Bryan (more if you wish) discussing methods of sedation involving Captain America. Thanks to kahtyasofia for the excellent quick beta.

Porn Skirmish main post here


( Get some! )

Tags: generation kill, my fic
Current Mood: pleased

My dad sent this on to me, and I can't help put post it to point out a couple of things.

Environmental angsting behind the cut. Bolds are mine.

( Thank You and Goodbye, a retirement letter from a state marine biologist )

I had to point out the thing about the threats to Puget Sound, because I am certain that these threats exist in every watershed touched by humans. The estrogen overload is the #1 reason why I chose to stop taking the Pill.

And that is why I abhor the ads for Seasonique currently airing on TV. "There's no medical need for you to have a period while on the Pill," the ads say. What they want listeners to hear is, "You don't need that pesky period interfering with your ambition to become a perfect Barbie clone."

Sure, because there's nothing unnatural about that. There's nothing fucked up about the mindset that menstrual cycles are something to be stopped. And who should care that nobody knows if there are long-term risks to doing this, or that if you never have a period you don't know if there's something wrong or different that you should be concerned about (like, oh, getting pregnant). That's interfering with wearing a bikini to the beach, right? Because who can go out clubbing if you have cramps??

Okay, I'll drop the sarcasm. The point I want to make is that we keep finding out that the drugs we take and the behaviors we develop are, in fact, dangerous for us. Look at BPA in plastic, or Zicam, or the fact that all the hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap actually makes us humans MORE susceptible to sickness and infection because our immune systems are wasting away to ineffectiveness. Not to mention that killing bacteria just results in more powerful, antibiotic-resistant strains like MRSA. That's the HUMAN effect—god (or marine biologists) only knows what it's doing to the environment. I'm not even going to start on the rise of obsessive-compulsive disorders like hand-washing. (Gee, nobody did that before we knew of and started freaking out over germs...)

This letter depresses me on a several levels, but at the same time I feel an urge to share it for the sake of awareness. Maybe by me posting this, someone else on the Pill (who doesn't need it) will go off it and choose a less environmentally impactful form of birth control. Or people will cut down on the hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap.

Save the fishies, yo.

Tags: activism
Current Mood: pensive

Title: Prayers and Thoughts of Ahmed Ibn Fahdlan During His Journey North
Rating: 18+
Pairing: Herger/Roneth, Herger/Ahmed
Author's Notes: This fic fleshes out the scenes of the journey northward in the movie. I wanted to explore Ahmed's early relationship with the Northmen—his confusion, his fears, the difficulties between them; and, of course, how he and Herger hooked up, because they have so done it by the time they get to Jutland. XD

Tusen takk to ixchel55 for a thorough editing job. The Norsk is all by me, so any errors are due to my inexperience. (Just give me a few more years and I'll be fluent. :D )

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Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: hopeful

I has five four invite codes for Dreamwidth. Comment if you want one. First come first served!

ETA: Uh, this post has been unlocked on DW for those who don't actually have accounts yet but want to comment. *headdesk*

This entry was originally posted at http://mlyn.dreamwidth.org/2252.html. Please comment there using OpenID.

Current Mood: full

Evening
Chapter 7/7
Chapter rated NC-17

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( Evening, ch.7 )

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To amuse myself, I downloaded a few photos that are appropriate for this fic.

Panoramic view of the Oslo waterfront. Aker Brygge is the collection of dark gray buildings leading off the left hand side of the photo. You can also see City Hall with the twin towers, and in the foreground is the grassy grounds and wall of Akershus Festning.

Some of the large public art outside of City Hall at the waterfront.

The photo of Wendel that Herger kept by his bed. NSFW. The story behind this is that when they first started dating, Herger thought Wendel should be immortalized in black & white, so he hired a professional photographer for a very special *cough* shoot.

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: satisfied

Evening
Chapter 6/7
Chapter rated PG-13
Notes: Our complete cast of characters:


Ronild


Magnus


Edgar


Heath


Kjeld


Wendel


Bulwyf

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( Evening, ch.6 )

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: hungry

Evening
Chapter 5/7
Chapter rated NC-17

*****

( Evening, ch.5 )

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: recumbent

Evening
Chapter 4/7
Chapter rated NC-17
Notes: For your amusement, our cast of characters (with more to come):


Ronild


Magnus


Edgar


Heath


Wendel

*****

( Evening, ch.4 )

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: flirty

Evening
Chapter 3/7
Chapter rated R (language and themes)
Notes: For your amusement, our cast of characters (with more to come):


Ronild


Magnus


Edgar


Heath

*****

( Evening, ch.3 )

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: good

Note: I'll be posting every two days, since it takes other people far less time to read this than it takes me to look for errors. :)

Evening
Chapter 2/7
Chapter rated R (language and themes)
Notes: For your amusement, our cast of characters (with more to come):


Ronild


Magnus

*****

( Evening, ch.2 )



*Edited a speck of norsk because my phrasebook is stupid and wrong. Unnskyld!

Tags: 13th warrior, my fic
Current Mood: cold