Just one of those badfic days
Oct. 11th, 2004 04:14 pmHarry Potter badfic quote of the day: "She had minimal makeup on and stuck with simple mascara, glittery pink eye- shadow, eyeliner, and clear, shiny lip-gloss."
And then there's this Iolaus story from, believe it or not, the Nifty Archives. (Hence, not worksafe, although my quotes are, I hope.) The sentences are short. They all go like this. The plot is very basic. Also, this is not slash. This is male fantasy. And it shows.
Title: "Bi Hustler". What, you think I'm making this up?
Author: The Fan
Summary: "Iolaus recalls his past as a street hustler, fighter and bisexual adventurer. The bad old days before he met Hercules." Um.
A few quotes:
and then, the finishing touch:
Note how I'm not even going into Iolaus being the son of a wealthy farmer and Hercules having three kids called Hyllos, Heraclitus and Clytemnestra. I'm merciful like that.
Wordcount: 169 so far, plus a bit of plotnoodling. Yes, I'm doing the 100-words-a-day thing like the sheep that I am, but it works - it's gotten me back on a H:tLJ story that has been stuck since July or thereabouts. C'mon, join me! *g*
Total wordcount: 8620. And I don't think I'm even halfway yet.
And then there's this Iolaus story from, believe it or not, the Nifty Archives. (Hence, not worksafe, although my quotes are, I hope.) The sentences are short. They all go like this. The plot is very basic. Also, this is not slash. This is male fantasy. And it shows.
Title: "Bi Hustler". What, you think I'm making this up?
Author: The Fan
Summary: "Iolaus recalls his past as a street hustler, fighter and bisexual adventurer. The bad old days before he met Hercules." Um.
A few quotes:
Hercules was always traveling and Iolaus was his faithful buddy. Iolaus loved this. But Hercules was always getting involved with women. (...) Iolaus seldom got involved with women. He never really felt attracted to a girl.
Iolaus became terrified after what he had done. He had sex with another man.
and then, the finishing touch:
He was so many things. An arrogant, bitter, woman-hating homophobic bisexual male with anger issues and a real ease with the blade. And he was only sixteen years old.
Note how I'm not even going into Iolaus being the son of a wealthy farmer and Hercules having three kids called Hyllos, Heraclitus and Clytemnestra. I'm merciful like that.
Wordcount: 169 so far, plus a bit of plotnoodling. Yes, I'm doing the 100-words-a-day thing like the sheep that I am, but it works - it's gotten me back on a H:tLJ story that has been stuck since July or thereabouts. C'mon, join me! *g*
Total wordcount: 8620. And I don't think I'm even halfway yet.