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Tweak says, "Cupcakes are forever"

oddsbobs (oddsbobs) wrote,
@ 2007-08-28 16:19:00

Current mood:

bouncy

Free Drabbles to Good Home!
So I'm bored. Well, not really bored, more like having writer's block issues with the BAZILLION exchange fics I have to write YESTERDAY.

I know we're all still in that 'getting to know each other' phase, but to help me get past this, I'm offering myself up to you, o f-list.

Comment to this post with any character or pairing, plus a small prompt (could be one word, could be a concept, etc) and I WILL WRITE YOU A DRABBLE.

YES, ladies and gents, I'm giving away FREE drabbles! (well, kind of free. you get the point.)

When I say any character or pairing, I mean any character or pairing. Be bold! Even those I normally avoid (like Snape!) or nobody's ever heard of, bring them on!

In fact, I'll make this drabble-frenzy multifandom... oooo! ahhh! ....   Harry Potter, Good Omens, and hmm... Firefly/Serenity, Greek/Roman Mythology... yeah, I think that's all I know confidently enough to write fanfic about. (but don't hesitate to ask if I know another fandom)

So help me, please!

/pestering

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	harleen 2007-08-28 08:29 pm UTC (link)
	oh, why not? grin something with Fred and George, AU to DH, spending time together at their shop after it's closed for the day? would that be okay? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oddsbobs 2007-08-28 08:40 pm UTC (link)
	cracks knuckles, rolls shoulders Coming right up! :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	harleen 2007-08-28 08:53 pm UTC (link)
	laughs Thankee! :D (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ooo Comment Fic!

oddsbobs
2007-08-28 09:45 pm UTC (link)

this came out longer than expected... and strangely enough, it's still the shortest thing I've ever written. I'll put it in an actual post later. Enjoy!

Twenty, forty, sixty-five knuts.

Fred moved more deliberately now, with the aches and pains of a man far older than he. An inch to the left, the Healers said, and he’d have been worm food. He tried not to think about it that often.

Five, ten, fifteen, seventeen sickles.

Each coin was placed gently with a gnarled hand into neat stacks. He could see George dancing around the displays with a broom, humming atrociously to himself. Git couldn’t even hum along to the song currently playing on the Wireless.

Twenty-five galleons per stack, take away two for the samples.

“Oi, keep it down! I can’t count with your tone-deaf droning.”

“Sorry, Fred. I guess I don’t have an ear for music.”

“Wanker.”

Six pounds, eleven shillings. How many sickles is that again?

Fred set aside the Muggle money for the Gringott’s deposit. Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes was always happy to cater to witches and wizards of every background, and there were more Muggle-borns running around Diagon Alley during Festivals. Today was Neville Longbottom’s turn to be honored.

Only two returns, one refunded and the other exchanged.

George finished cleaning and made his way to the counter. Fred ignored him as he scribbled the final calculations down. With small smile, he swept several stacks of coins into a deposit bag and placed the rest back in the till.

“A red-letter day, George.” Fred grabbed two cups from under the counter, carefully pouring out a generous amount of firewhiskey from a nearby bottle.

George gave the deposit bag a jangle and whistled. “Most definitely. And to think those mangy Death Eaters tried to close us down once.”

“No one can beat a Weasley.”

“And no one can stop mischief making.”

Fred raised his glass and smiled. “Give ‘em hell?”

“Give ‘em hell!”

The registers were balanced, the slates were clean. Everything was ready for a brand new day.

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	Re: ooo Comment Fic! harleen 2007-08-28 09:50 pm UTC (link)
	It's perfect! Thank you so much, this made my day. :) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: ooo Comment Fic! oddsbobs 2007-08-29 12:32 am UTC (link)
	you're welcome! I'm so glad you enjoyed it! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	stupid_drawings 2007-08-28 10:04 pm UTC (link)
	Hmm, I shall partake of this most tempting offer. A gen of Fred and George getting up to trouble, plz. (Reply to this)

	coffee_n_cocoa 2007-08-28 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Oooh, I can never pass up offers such as these! :)) Neville/Ginny, childbirth (Reply to this)

	calico_jynx 2007-08-29 03:21 am UTC (link)
	If you're still looking for prompts even, I can never work out timezone stuff :/ Crowley/Aziraphale, Octopus (Reply to this) (Thread)

	oddsbobs 2007-08-29 03:58 am UTC (link)
	got your prompt :) I'm Eastern US, so it's midnight here. How bout you? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	calico_jynx 2007-08-29 04:02 am UTC (link)
	Scotland, it's 5 am... I should really go to bed :/ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oddsbobs 2007-08-29 04:12 am UTC (link)
	my goodness! Go to sleep! and Scotland? AWESOME. I want to go there so much. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	calico_jynx 2007-08-29 07:14 am UTC (link)
	Hee, I did, lol. I makes tea, when u be over? (I have a tendency to pretend I'm a cat macro sry2say) (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	oddsbobs 2007-08-29 02:55 pm UTC (link)
	(I have a tendency to pretend I'm a cat macro sry2say) Well, then your screen name is oddly appropriate :) (Reply to this) (Parent)

comment fic FTW!

oddsbobs
2007-08-29 04:21 am UTC (link)

not very long, but...

“I still cannot believe you ate that cala—calamity—calami—”

“Calamari.”

“Yes. That. It was squid, you know. Fried squid.”

“I know that, m’dear. You said so several times.”

“Squid! All rubbery and squishy.”

“How would you know? You’ve never had any.”

“Well, they look like octopi, and octopi look rubbery and squishy.”

“Octopi? What on earth…?”

“Octopi. You know. Plural of whatsit… octopus.”

“No, no, no, no…”

“What?”

“Huh? Oh, yes. No! The plural of octopus is octopuses.”

“Never!”

“I cannot lie, m’dear. Angel, you know.”

“It should be like platypus, right? Platypi.”

“Or it could be, you know, just octopus. Like sheep. Or squid.”

“Can we stop talking about squid and octopi? It’s making my stomach all… fluttery.”

“My dear, that’s not the squid talk causing it. My foot is running up and down your leg.”

“Oh. Well that makes sense then. With the fluttery.”

“Mmhmm. I say you kiss me now.”

“Certainly, angel.”

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	Re: comment fic FTW! calico_jynx 2007-08-29 07:34 am UTC (link)
	OMG adores That's about exactly similar to the sort of random conversation I love to hear them having. loves them yes indeed!! Thank-you kisses (brilliant to wake up to also, goes great with the coffee :D :D :D ) “Oh. Well that makes sense then. With the fluttery.” Dawwwww! ^_^ (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	Re: comment fic FTW! oddsbobs 2007-08-29 02:57 pm UTC (link)
	hehe you're welcome! ah, slashy fanfic. It's great in the morning! (that was actually the first line I thought of, and just had to use it) (Reply to this) (Parent)