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I am attempting to get back into LJ. I don't know how successful I'll be. I think I've forgotten how to blog about my every day life and random thoughts and all those random things I used to write about back in the day. But I shall try.

Hi to all the new (mostly Suits) peeps. Any of the old crew still around? Give me a yell if you are.

So, to get back into the swing of things, here be an update on all things me.

I've been at my current job for over six years. I am really over it. There was a restructure at the end of last year, and it has resulted in me getting the workload of half a full time position on top of my current work, for no extra money. Yup, good times. I am looking for a new job and have an interview next week. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Nothing much has changed in the personal life side of things. Still living alone, still single, still the best aunt in the world (I now have three nephews and two nieces under four - my two sisters have basically been alternating years to have their kids LOL).

I'm trying to do the whole 'eat well/exercise/lose weight' thing, but it's not going well LOL. A couple of years ago I lost about 18kg, but have since put half of it back on. Being the middle of summer probably doesn't help, with the hot weather and all (not to mention christmas and birthdays and holidays/long weekends and busiest time of year at work and everything else that comes with it being January). But I'm trying to keep positive. I'm doing better on the exercise than the food. *shrugs* Keep soldiering on I suppose.

So obviously I'm still all about Suits - despite my issues with this season (which I won't go into here, because everyone who follows me on tumblr is probably well aware). I have a few fics in the works. They are:

• Pilot AU of Doom (ie a fic in which Harvey didn't hire Mike in the pilot episode)
• Harvey and Mike suck at communicating
• another one which I can't really explain what it's about but it was inspired by the random mental image of Harvey watching Mike play piano

I've also written a Derek/Stiles fic. I watched Teen Wolf late last year (thanks tumblr) and when I watched it I was all 'how the fuck did Derek/Stiles become the massive thing it is because in two seasons they have like five scenes together and don't even like each other and wtf...?' I read some fics over my Christmas break (because there has been a sad lack of Harvey/Mike fics, and I had a lot of time on my hands) and had a fic idea which I wrote basically to get it out of my head so I could go back to working on my Suits fics. I may or may not post it. Still deciding.

Anyway, I think I'll leave it there for today.

If you are new and want to ask me anything, PLEASE DO. If you wanna know anything about me personally or my fics or anything at all, please talk to meeeee. :O) Same for any of my old friends who are still around. Say hello, let me know what you've been up to lately. (the more people talk to me, the better the chance of me being semi-active here lol)

♥

Title: rewrite the ending
Fandom: Merlin
Spoilers: 5x13
Ship: Merlin/Arthur
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: You would think given how long he has been waiting for Arthur’s return that it would be something that is on his mind 24/7. It's not. Not anymore. For the first one hundred lives, sure, every day was a torturous wait, each minute slowly ticking by when all he could think was Arthur, Arthur, Arthur... But it’s been thousands of years, millions of lifetimes, and still he waits. He doesn't think about Arthur every day anymore. In fact, he only thinks about him a few times a year. It might sound callous, but in truth it’s anything but. It’s self-preservation, it’s staving off a longing so bone deep it physically hurts. And on the rare occasions he lets himself think about Arthur, he spends the whole day just sitting there and remembering, allowing the memories to wash over him like the sea, ancient and powerful and all-consuming.
Authors Notes: For my dear Kat, who wanted, and I quote: I WANT A FIC WHERE REINCARNATED!ARTHUR IS AN AUTHOR WHO IS FAMOUS FOR A SERIES OF BOOKS HE’S WRITTEN ABOUT KING ARTHUR AND MERLIN (AND THEIR LOVE), NOT REALIZING THEY’RE HIS OWN MEMORIES UNTIL MERLIN READS THE BOOKS AND REALIZES HIS ARTHUR HAS RETURNED AND GOES TO FIND HIM. Since I have a thing for declarations of love via novels I thought I would try and write it for her.

( Merlin, a young sorcerer of twenty years old, arrives in Camelot only to find he must keep his magic secret in a kingdom that has outlawed sorcery. There he meets Arthur, prince and heir, and mutual dislike instantly follows. But Merlin and Arthur have a shared destiny, and when Merlin is appointed as Arthur's manservant, he vows to help Arthur become the great king he is destined to be. Dislike gives way to admiration, and these two men, two halves of the same coin, start out on a journey which proves that soul mates arrive in the least likely of circumstances. In this, the first of five novels, join Arthur and Merlin as they take their first tentative steps towards a friendship and destiny that will unite a kingdom and create a legend that will echo throughout time... )

I've offered to write Harvey/Mike for the Sandy appeal. My thread is here. Please bid on me (man I feel awkward saying that lol)

Title: with wild hope
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: Mike decides it's time to take his and Harvey's relationship to the next level, so while Harvey is out one evening Mike moves in to his apartment. But the thing is, they aren't actually together.
Authors Notes: I had this idea that was kinda ridiculous and borderline cracky and I thought it would be a good challenge to see if I could write it in a believable way. You guys can let me know if I succeeded. :O) As always, thanks to my awesome beta smartalli.

( He can't remember the last time he felt this nervous. He wasn’t this terrified when he walked into the Chilton with a briefcase of pot, he wasn't this anxious when Jessica found out the truth about him and his whole career hung in the balance, he wasn't this scared when Tanner came after Harvey and they nearly lost him to a bullshit case that spiralled out of control. )

Nothing to see here....

Title: One More Lifetime Swallowed Up
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Up to 2x05
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own. Title comes from First Chance by David Gray.
Summary: When Mike realized the calibre of his mistake, experienced that awful moment of clarity when he realized what he had done, he went to Harvey. Because he learnt not only from his mistakes but the mistakes of others, and he trusted Harvey, more than anyone he had ever met, and if there was a way out of this then Harvey would find it. Only he didn't. He tried, Mike knows that he did, but there was no way back, only the inevitable way forward. And when Jessica told him that he was fired he didn't fight or yell or display any other overt emotion. He was eerily calm, because Mike had seen this coming, not just when he realized the gravity of his error, but years before.
Authors Notes: Written for this prompt on the suits-meme.

( The worst part was that he couldn't even say that he never saw this coming. )

Title: landmarks to a treasure
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike
Rating: PG13
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own. Title comes from Different Seasons by Stephen King (see my LJ sidebar for the full quote).
Summary: In Harvey's home office there is a desk, solid dark mahogany and pristine, the kind of piece bought not to be used but admired. The top drawer has a brass keyhole and is constantly locked. There are no valuables in the traditional sense hidden there, no stockpiles of cash or diamond studded watches or gold bullions. But the contents of this drawer are all the things Harvey treasures, those keepsakes that tell the story of who he is and how he got to be that way, memories of his past and reminders for his future. No one has seen its contents except Mike. That was the last time he added something (the vows from their wedding day, but more on that later) and Mike asked Harvey to tell him the stories behind every item in the drawer...
Authors Notes: I started writing this after episode 2x01 - so disregard any canon after that point. I cannot begin to express my thanks to smartalli for everything she has done for this fic. Not only did she encourage me to write it when it was nothing more than a vague idea, she helped me through any problems that arose and reassured me when I was convinced I was overthinking everything. Plus, she was a great beta. Thanks Alli. ILU.

( The first thing Harvey did after making Junior Partner was have a minor panic attack. )

Title: bury all your secrets in my skin
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: When Rachel finds out the truth about Mike’s past Harvey is confronted with a reality he has never prepared for: the possibility that he could lose Mike.
Author's Note: Written for winterstorrm in the suits_exchange. Much love to my amazing beta smartalli.

( Harvey knows he should stop being surprised by Mike bringing this up at random intervals but he never is. Because they have gotten away with this for over two years and it's something he barely thinks about anymore, at least not until Mike inevitably brings it up again. But then he remembers: oh yeah, Mike actually isn't a qualified lawyer and I could get fired and disbarred and hung, drawn and quartered for what I've done. )

Title: The Balm that Heals a Forlorn Ache
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike (friendship/pre-slash)
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: Mike was worried about Harvey, but kept that information to himself. Harvey was a grown man, didn't need and certainly wouldn’t want Mike's concern, so he would stay silent and know that Harvey would speak to him if he wanted to. So he kept everything work related, even when Harvey took the contracts from Mike's grasp and Mike couldn’t help but note the way his hands were shaking slightly.
Authors Notes: Written for this prompt on the suits-meme.

( Mike was torn between wanting to flee and staying where he was, showing Harvey that he was there for him. And Harvey didn't ask him to leave, which Mike had no doubt he would if that was something that he really wanted, and his silence said more than any words could. )

Title: because it was you
Fandom: Suits
Ship: Harvey/Mike
Rating: R
Disclaimer: Say it with me now ~ me ... don't ... own.
Summary: There had always been an almost visceral connection between them, a connection based on an unspoken but mutual recognition that there was something in the other that they each needed. But even so, even with everything Mike felt for Harvey he still had never felt anything like this. And the truth was: he had always felt a lot for Harvey. From the second they met it was a never ending rollercoaster of emotions, but never once did he feel anything like desire or lust or want. Although given where he currently finds himself (naked in Harvey's bed and watching the older man sleep beside him) he can't help but question the truth of that statement. Maybe it had always been there, waiting to be discovered, longing to be set free.
Authors Notes: I had this image in my head of Mike sitting in Harvey's bed and completely freaking out, and this is what happened. Enjoy!

( Mike can't keep himself from staring at Harvey. This is his boss, his friend, the person who knew him better than anyone, the person he cared for most in the whole world. But everything is different now. He can't reconcile the man who sits before him and the one he has spent the last two years working beside. This is it, the line in the sand, the point in time that will forever split into before and after. )