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Candy Hearts fic!
Feb. 24th, 2025 01:44 amNo one expects the Spanish Inquisition random Candy Hearts treat in a fandom I've never written before!
Been feeling like my media-consumption has been a bit backward-looking in recent years, what with my project to reread and rewatch a bunch of stuff and the fact I don't really do streaming, so I've been making an effort to dust off my neglected iPlayer account and also check out some more recent books and DVDs. Hence this fic for Ludwig, a BBC detective dramedy from last year that I really enjoyed. It stars David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle-creator who's roped into impersonating his missing police officer twin by his sister-in-law, Anna Maxwell Martin.
Might try and write some more fic for the fandom, since mine is currently only the sixth in existence. (Apparently I can get into newer canons, but still unerringly lock on to ones that are tiny in terms of fannish activity, because that's just how I roll.)
Other things:
I watched S1 of Severance, since it got a DVD release ahead of the new series. Didn't love it as much as I hoped, though sticking it out resulted in a more favourable opinion than I might have had if I'd bailed early on. Very slow-paced, and doesn't really start getting rolling until episode six of nine; there's a lot more focus on atmospheric worldbuilding at the expense of plot progression than is really my thing, and while the cast is strong and it had its moments, I ultimately didn't get very invested. Wouldn't completely rule out watching more, but no burning urge to, either.
Tried out and bounced off a lot of other things as either too-humourless dramas or too-episodic sitcoms, and as a result currently seem to have fallen into watching Jonathan Creek. Which is rather counter to my objective of watching more recent canons, but it's surprisingly hard to find the sort of procedural dramedy I'm apparently in the mood for right now. At least it's mostly new to me, aside from the odd snippet caught on TV here and there.
Book-wise I've also been checking out the Slough House/Slow Horses books. (I've heard good things about the TV series, but it doesn't seem to have a UK DVD release.) Wasn't sure I was going to get on with the writing style at first, but the sense of humour won me over, and on the strength of the first book I bought the next few in the series to read. Currently halfway through the second.
Been feeling like my media-consumption has been a bit backward-looking in recent years, what with my project to reread and rewatch a bunch of stuff and the fact I don't really do streaming, so I've been making an effort to dust off my neglected iPlayer account and also check out some more recent books and DVDs. Hence this fic for Ludwig, a BBC detective dramedy from last year that I really enjoyed. It stars David Mitchell as a reclusive puzzle-creator who's roped into impersonating his missing police officer twin by his sister-in-law, Anna Maxwell Martin.
The Simple Things You See Are All Complicated (Ludwig, John/Lucy UST, 3250 words)
The longer James is gone, the more complicated things get. Still, at least they have John's natural grace in navigating emotionally difficult situations to see them through.
Might try and write some more fic for the fandom, since mine is currently only the sixth in existence. (Apparently I can get into newer canons, but still unerringly lock on to ones that are tiny in terms of fannish activity, because that's just how I roll.)
Other things:
I watched S1 of Severance, since it got a DVD release ahead of the new series. Didn't love it as much as I hoped, though sticking it out resulted in a more favourable opinion than I might have had if I'd bailed early on. Very slow-paced, and doesn't really start getting rolling until episode six of nine; there's a lot more focus on atmospheric worldbuilding at the expense of plot progression than is really my thing, and while the cast is strong and it had its moments, I ultimately didn't get very invested. Wouldn't completely rule out watching more, but no burning urge to, either.
Tried out and bounced off a lot of other things as either too-humourless dramas or too-episodic sitcoms, and as a result currently seem to have fallen into watching Jonathan Creek. Which is rather counter to my objective of watching more recent canons, but it's surprisingly hard to find the sort of procedural dramedy I'm apparently in the mood for right now. At least it's mostly new to me, aside from the odd snippet caught on TV here and there.
Book-wise I've also been checking out the Slough House/Slow Horses books. (I've heard good things about the TV series, but it doesn't seem to have a UK DVD release.) Wasn't sure I was going to get on with the writing style at first, but the sense of humour won me over, and on the strength of the first book I bought the next few in the series to read. Currently halfway through the second.