blue_bells | Off Topic += An update, a meme, and another big bang plug

It's been an age since I posted here, but after the six month marathon of my last (and first!) big bang, I really needed a break and I thought I'd spare you the spam of my recovery.

(Television. Food. Work. More food. Oh, and hey, I actually made it out to the cinema once or twice! Then there was food.)

So, of course I've been editing stories for a bunch of people instead. I don't seem to understand the meaning of breaks. ^^;

I still intend to get Somewhere to Begin on to A03, DW, and an ePub format, and I will get to that as soon as I can. If you've been waiting for any of those, I really appreciate your patience. If you're ever curious what I'm up to, you can peek into my twitter account and witness the madness; and say 'hi'! I don't bite!

In the meantime have a meme, borrowed from my entire flist:

Pick one of my fics, and I'll give you three details that didn't make it into the fic. Background canon, deleted scenes, or a look into the future. My choice, but if you have a specific question you can ask it in your request.

And a plug for one of my favourite new shows that's doing exceptionally well for a baby fandom. Suits has a big bang and sign ups close September 10! I'm exercising control and advertising only, for a change:

Hope this finds you all doing well, my lovelies! ♥

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University is very important, I endorse your priorities. ;] At the same time, I hope it lightens up on you soon because I know how grueling it can be! *gathers you in for hugs*

I hope you enjoy the Big Bang when you read it, I had a lot of fun writing it for you guys! Gabriel's role was quite similar for both the Big Bang and This Thing You'll Never Doubt: he's the intermediary voice of reason that calls people on their BS and gets them to take ownership of what they need to do.

1) In the beginning, all four of the archangels were together in Heaven. After Lucifer's rise, Michael touched down on Earth, but actually found Gabriel first. Observing Gabriel was a shock to see how much he had changed, but rather than confront him, it made him think. Michael returned to Heaven and recognised that Raphael had also transformed in response to an impossible situation. He realises they have all changed except him, but he doesn't know if its for better or worse. Rather than seek Raphael's counsel as he had for thousand of years, he decides to fulfill their Father's prophecy and end this by himself. However, not long after he and Lucifer are reunited, he's devastated to learn this one thing hasn't changed between them and he can't do it by himself.

2) After this story, Lucifer, Michael, and Gabriel go on to drag Raphael off the battlefield and into the backseat of the Cadillac. He's the hardest to convince because Raphael was the one who picked up the pieces after Lucifer and Gabriel left home. He spends a lot of time in the backseat behind a stony wall of silence, but once Raphael relents to try some of candy on the road down memory lane, things start to get better. He only tries to kill Lucifer and Gabriel every other day. Eventually, there is another confrontation, Raphael reveals how much he's also suffered as a result of the Fall when Lucifer and Gabriel left, and the four begin to reconcile.

3) Gabriel delivers on his promise and introduces Michael to caramel, but it's Raphael who ends up loving it the most.

\o/ This is intriguing and worth the read. Oh Raphael, you're too stubborn for your own good sometimes.

And how on earth did you get Michael to be introspective?

In this story, I thought Michael cut himself off from the rest of the Host after the Fall. He's been pouring over the plans from his war room and directing all the hands of fate for God's design through Raphael. In every spare minute he wanders the universe in search of God. The fact He is gone is a closely guarded secret until the events of the apocalypse.

Michael delegated all the field work to Raphael and trusted him to report back with the outcome. His memory of the Earth, the Host, and his brothers is a moment stuck in time, so it's a shock the first time he sees Gabriel and how far he's come. Michael plans to discuss it with Raphael, but observes him at work and is again surprised how much Raphael has also changed. Raphael acts differently when he doesn't think Michael's around, but Michael can't fault the effectiveness of his methods.

Without God or any of his brothers to consult, Michael has to turn inwards with his questions. He can't trust anyone else. It's the first time he's had to do it, so he was bound to come up with some shaky answers.

Thanks, it appears I've almost tackled it into submission.

Oh but the treasure your BB is...all about Adam (he's adorable) and yet not, not to mention the other pairings Sam,Gabriel, Lucifer now that is something to be seen.I don't know who I should feel sorry for-Sam because of those two archangels or Gabriel or even Lucifer, I think he'd find both Sam and Gabriel very frustrating at times. It be very interesting to see them make it work.

It is a little sad I find Raphael better explored and thus more likeable in fiction rather than the show itself.Reading about angels he's always depicted as the most gentle of the four, Raphael is the healer after all and yet Spn made him out to be a simple minded asshole without a good reason.While Dean won't have a problem accepting all angels as "dicks" I need something better to write a character off as unsaveable.

Michael sticks with his rainbows in a bag,huh?That's just too cute.What does Lucifer like best?

Good luck!

I personally feel sorry for Sam. Being stuck between Gabriel and Lucifer is both a blessing and a curse, but Gabriel is the glue that initially brings them together and holds them there. I do hope you enjoy the BB when university lightens up on you: Adam spends a lot of the beginning doing his angry, confused goldfish impression, but I promise there are answers.

It was a surprise the way Supernatural characterised Raphael. It bemused a lot of us in fandom, because many of us had the similar preconception that a healer might have been more peaceable or compassionate. Instead, he was this arrogant, unforgiving overlord who steamrolled over anyone who got in his way. Common thinking to explain this is that Raphael was a) always that way, or b) transformed into something darker and meaner in response to the pressures of picking up the slack of both Lucifer and Gabriel. I tend to write to the second possibility the most.

Gabriel likes chocolate. Michael likes his rainbows. Lucifer likes his mints or black liquorice.

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