The Blanket Fort

LOOK, I KNOW THERE IS SLASH POTENTIAL BETWEEN SHERLOCK AND WATSON IN THAT MODERN VERSION OF SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THAT I SHOULD REALLY, REALLY WATCH THAT SHOW FOR THE SLASHY JOY IT WILL BRING ME.

THE FACT THAT BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH WILL BE DOING THE VOICE OF SMAUG IN THE NEW HOBBIT MOVIE AND THAT BILBO BAGGINS IS MARTIN FREEMAN A.K.A. JOHN WATSON, SHOULD NOT MAKE ME WANT TO WRITE AN LOTR/THE HOBBIT AU WHERE BILBO AND SMAUG SOLVE CRIMES IN MIDDLE EARTH.


AUGH!

AUGH!

AUGH!!!!!!!

*is now promptly being eaten alive by Plot Bunniez* 

See, RL has been a complete and utter nightmare these days, though I am unable to go into more detail.   So I'm trying to cope with the depression by writing.  

The Muses seem to be helping me save my sanity at the moment. 

Of course, trying to do a Hawaii Five-0/Moonlight/Mina and the Count fusion may suggest otherwise. 

So far, this is what I got:

Being a vampire sucked.

Okay, it was a terrible pun and the Vampire knew he probably deserved to be staked for it, because Bad Puns are the Eighth Capital Sin.   Truth be told, there were some perks to his situation.  There was the fact that he was going to be eternally young, had enhanced senses and was, of course, superhumanly strong and fast.   The sun didn’t really faze him – he just tended to get terribly bad migraines if he was stupid enough to be out during the times when the sun was at its height, so he learned to stay in the shade and wear really good sunglasses.  Also, he learned that he was better off swimming in the early mornings and late afternoons to early evenings. 

 If someone tossed holy water on him, he’d just get wet.  Crucifixes were okay, if one was into that kind of thing either for religious reasons or just as a fashion accessory.  And yes, garlic was tasty on pizza and the Vampire had enough sense to go for mouthwash if he didn’t want to repel his dates. 

So what do you think, gang?  Run with it?  This is beginning to look like the start of a series to me.....

There is a very good reason why I LOVE writing short stories.

I have a beginning, a middle and an end, all wrapped up and I don't have to go nuts about doing yet ANOTHER damn WIP in which my characters will probably take over my brain and screw up plot points so I have to change the bloody ending.

Plus, in a good short story, I not only satisfy myself but my poor hapless readers, instead of leaving it off in yet another cliffhanger wherein I will have to cower in terror from The Audience.

So I'm writing a short vampire Snape/Harry story and for the love of gods, it's threatening to be yet another WIP FROM HELL. Because vampire Snape would like nothing more than to run like hell, hide somewhere and sleep off the centuries while Our Intrepid Evil Dark Bunny Lord would like nothing more than to track down His Snarkiness, bag his scrawny (invisiblesnitch: OI! It's not scrawny, blast it!) arse and offer his lovely white neck for nibbling.

Not to mention my damn Lupin Muse who's making all the Scooby Do jokes and wanting Moony-Snacks.

*headdesks*