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What Found Me in the Undercroft

2015-10-26T04:52:50Z

Seishin No Uwagi: Added links to youtube songs

What Found Me in the Undercroft is a story written by [[SeishinNoUwagi]]. It ran in [[Issue 57]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/320852.html, and will be mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/.

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== Summary ==

Charles Alexander Grave can take on a tentacled horror as well as the next gentleman, it's dinner conversation that leaves him shaking in his boots. What manner of inhuman creature will it take to get the man to relax? Find out in the thrilling Lovecraftian adventure: What Found Me in the Undercroft!

== Story Notes ==

What Found Me in the Undercroft is an ode to (or a disguised fan fiction of) Sarah Monette's The Bone Key, whose main character, Kyle Murchison Booth, stumbles into horrifying mysteries and somehow maintains his sanity long enough to stumble out of them again (occasionally solving one or two in the process). The stories themselves are a mix of Lovecraft, Poe, and M.R. James influences and I highly, '''highly''' recommend them to the ssbb readership, least of all because Booth has gay leanings (and hot, yet tragic sex with an incubi). But what really inspired What Found Me was the pronouncement by Monette, which, summarized, stated that Booth was too awkward, damaged, and ill-fated to ever find love or a happy ending. This was just unacceptable, and damn the cheering literary critics and the canon both. Booth WAS going to find love even if I had to throw together a piecemeal alternate universe for it to happen in. I can't pretend that What Found Me approaches even a sliver of the brilliance of Monette's Booth series (seriously, go read it right now!), but at least in my story he gets his happily ever after.

There are several obvious similarities between Booth and Grave, but where Booth has self-esteem issues and a history of abuse, Grave suffers severe social anxiety. Some might think this a small difference, but I believe it results in a completely different kind of character. The choice was made for the sake of the plot and also to give Grave a better chance at finding love.

All of my characters are inspired by songs (to a greater or lesser degree) because the song often adds layers of complexity to the character's personality that I might not have come up with otherwise. In this case the songs ended up influencing the story setting as well. Originally What Found Me was set in the stereotypical Eastern European mountainside, but when both songs fortuitously matched each other in their celtic influences, the setting was transported all the way to the Emerald Isles. I wish I had more time to do justice to the rich supernatural culture of Ireland, but given constraints I was only able to throw in a reference here and there. Still, I think the Irish setting makes it a more interesting story than it would have been otherwise.

Grave: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1Ger_N14U0 Viridissima Virga] by Garmarna

Mouse: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RG9qBzHHrQ Mouse Jigs] by Flook

== Acknowledgments ==

I would like to thank my beta reader, Enkaiein, for her herculean editing efforts both late at night and far too early in the morning, despite the fact that she really should have been studying to stay in grad school. The character Anthony Von Werner was inspired and fleshed out by a friend. All of the man's charming idiosyncrasies were the result of his creative input.

What Found Me in the Undercroft

2015-10-26T04:41:52Z

Seishin No Uwagi:

What Found Me in the Undercroft is a story written by [[SeishinNoUwagi]]. It ran in [[Issue 57]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/320852.html, and will be mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/.

[[category:text]]
[[category:M/M]]
[[category:2015]]
[[category:stub]]

== Summary ==

Charles Alexander Grave can take on a tentacled horror as well as the next gentleman, it's dinner conversation that leaves him shaking in his boots. What manner of inhuman creature will it take to get the man to relax? Find out in the thrilling Lovecraftian adventure: What Found Me in the Undercroft!

== Story Notes ==

What Found Me in the Undercroft is an ode to (or a disguised fan fiction of) Sarah Monette's The Bone Key, whose main character, Kyle Murchison Booth, stumbles into horrifying mysteries and somehow maintains his sanity long enough to stumble out of them again (occasionally solving one or two in the process). The stories themselves are a mix of Lovecraft, Poe, and M.R. James influences and I highly, '''highly''' recommend them to the ssbb readership, least of all because Booth has gay leanings (and hot, yet tragic sex with an incubi). But what really inspired What Found Me was the pronouncement by Monette, which, summarized, stated that Booth was too awkward, damaged, and ill-fated to ever find love or a happy ending. This was just unacceptable, and damn the cheering literary critics and the canon both. Booth WAS going to find love even if I had to throw together a piecemeal alternate universe for it to happen in. I can't pretend that What Found Me approaches even a sliver of the brilliance of Monette's Booth series (seriously, go read it right now!), but at least in my story he gets his happily ever after.

There are several obvious similarities between Booth and Grave, but where Booth has self-esteem issues and a history of abuse, Grave suffers severe social anxiety. Some might think this a small difference, but I believe it results in a completely different kind of character. The choice was made for the sake of the plot and also to give Grave a better chance at finding love.

All of my characters are inspired by songs (to a greater or lesser degree) because the song often adds layers of complexity to the character's personality that I might not have come up with otherwise. In this case the songs ended up influencing the story setting as well. Originally What Found Me was set in the stereotypical Eastern European mountainside, but when both songs fortuitously matched each other in their celtic influences, the setting was transported all the way to the Emerald Isles. I wish I had more time to do justice to the rich supernatural culture of Ireland, but given constraints I was only able to throw in a reference here and there. Still, I think the Irish setting makes it a more interesting story than it would have been otherwise.

Grave: Viridissima Virga by Garmarna

Mouse: Mouse Jigs by Flook

== Acknowledgments ==

I would like to thank my beta reader, Enkaiein, for her herculean editing efforts both late at night and far too early in the morning, despite the fact that she really should have been studying to stay in grad school. The character Anthony Von Werner was inspired and fleshed out by a friend. All of the man's charming idiosyncrasies were the result of his creative input.

What Found Me in the Undercroft

2015-10-26T04:37:23Z

Seishin No Uwagi:

What Found Me in the Undercroft is a story written by [[SeishinNoUwagi]]. It ran in [[Issue 57]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/320852.html, and will be mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/.

[[category:text]]
[[category:M/M]]
[[category:2015]]
[[category:stub]]

== Summary ==

Charles Alexander Grave can take on a tentacled horror as well as the next gentleman, it's dinner conversation that leaves him shaking in his boots. What manner of inhuman creature will it take to get the man to relax? Find out in the thrilling Lovecraftian adventure: What Found Me in the Undercroft!

== Story Notes ==

What Found Me in the Undercroft is an ode to (or a disguised fan fiction of) Sarah Monette's The Bone Key, whose main character, Kyle Murchison Booth, stumbles into horrifying mysteries and somehow maintains his sanity long enough to stumble out of them again (occasionally solving one or two in the process). The stories themselves are a mix of Lovecraft, Poe, and M.R. James influences and I highly, '''highly''' recommend them to the ssbb readership, least of all because Booth has gay leanings (and hot, yet tragic sex with an incubi). But what really inspired What Found Me was a the pronouncement by Monette, which, summarized, stated that Booth was too awkward, damaged, and ill-fated to ever find love or a happy ending. This was just unacceptable, and damn the cheering literary critics and the canon both. Booth WAS going to find love even if I had to throw together a piecemeal alternate universe for it to happen in. I can't pretend that What Found Me approaches even a sliver of the brilliance of Monette's Booth series (seriously, go read it right now!), but at least in my story he gets his happily ever after.

All of my characters are inspired by songs (to a greater or lesser degree) because the song often adds layers of complexity to the character's personality that I might not have come up with otherwise. In this case the songs ended up influencing the story setting as well. Originally What Found Me was set in the stereotypical Eastern European mountainside, but when both songs fortuitously matched each other in their celtic influences, the setting was transported all the way to the Emerald Isles. I wish I had more time to do justice to the rich supernatural culture of Ireland, but given constraints I was only able to throw in a reference here and there. Still, I think the Irish setting makes it a more interesting story than it would have been otherwise.

Grave: Viridissima Virga by Garmarna

Mouse: Mouse Jigs by Flook

== Acknowledgments ==

I would like to thank my beta reader, Enkaiein, for her herculean editing efforts both late at night and far too early in the morning, despite the fact that she really should have been studying to stay in grad school. The character Anthony Von Werner was inspired and fleshed out by a friend. All of the man's charming idiosyncrasies were the result of his creative input.

What Found Me in the Undercroft

2015-10-26T04:37:02Z

Seishin No Uwagi: First draft of entry

What Found Me in the Undercroft is a story written by [[SeishinNoUwagi]]. It ran in [[Issue 57]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/320852.html, and will be mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/.

[[category:text]]
[[category:M/M]]
[[category:2015]]
[[category:stub]]

== Summary ==

Charles Alexander Grave can take on a tentacled horror as well as the next gentleman, it's dinner conversation that leaves him shaking in his boots. What manner of inhuman creature will it take to get the man to relax? Find out in the thrilling Lovecraftian adventure: What Found Me in the Undercroft!

== Story Notes ==

What Found Me in the Undercroft is an ode to (or a disguised fan fiction of) Sarah Monette's The Bone Key, whose main character, Kyle Murchison Booth, stumbles into horrifying mysteries and somehow maintains his sanity long enough to stumble out of them again (occasionally solving one or two in the process). The stories themselves are a mix of Lovecraft, Poe, and M.R. James influences and I highly, '''highly''' recommend them to the ssbb readership, least of all because Booth has gay leanings (and hot, yet tragic sex with an incubi). But what really inspired What Found Me was a the pronouncement by Monette, which, summarized, stated that Booth was too awkward, damaged, and ill-fated to ever find love or a happy ending. This was just unacceptable, and damn the cheering literary critics and the canon both. Booth WAS going to find love even if I had to throw together a piecemeal alternate universe for it to happen in. I can't pretend that What Found Me approaches even a sliver of the brilliance of Monette's Booth series (seriously, go read it right now!), but at least in my story he gets his happily ever after.

All of my characters are inspired by songs (to a greater or lesser degree) because the song often adds layers of complexity to the character's personality that I might not have come up with otherwise. In this case the songs ended up influencing the story setting as well. Originally What Found Me was set in the stereotypical Eastern European mountainside, but when both songs fortuitously matched each other in their celtic influences, the setting was transported all the way to the Emerald Isles. I wish I had more time to do justice to the rich supernatural culture of Ireland, but given constraints I was only able to throw in a reference here and there. Still, I think the Irish setting makes it a more interesting story than it would have been otherwise.

Grave: Viridissima Virga by Garmarna
Mouse: Mouse Jigs by Flook

== Acknowledgments ==

I would like to thank my beta reader, Enkaiein, for her herculean editing efforts both late at night and far too early in the morning, despite the fact that she really should have been studying to stay in grad school. The character Anthony Von Werner was inspired and fleshed out by a friend. All of the man's charming idiosyncrasies were the result of his creative input.

Reap What You Sow

2015-01-04T01:05:48Z

Seishin No Uwagi: /* External Links */

Reap What You Sow is a story written by [[Seishin No Uwagi]] and illustrated by [[enkaiein]]. It ran in [[Issue 36]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/214699.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/reap-what-you-sow/.

== Summary ==

Superheroes and supervillains can totally get along. No conflict of interest there. At least that's what Dark Ash tells himself when he runs up against BoyMercury and into a hard handful of a situation that he can't quite get a firm grip on. Nothing could possibly go wrong, and yeah, he believes that like he believes in Truth, Justice and the American way. As a traditional villain, Ash is a firm believer in taking what he wants, but the thing about heroes is they have this irritating tendency to come out on top.

From http://flugantamuso.dreamwidth.org/37638.html: "short, superhero/supervillain."

== External Links ==
* The full Ash and Mercury story, Lights Out: http://chaqueta-mental.livejournal.com
* Extra sketch from Reap What You Sow: http://chaqueta-mental.livejournal.com/5500.html

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Reap What You Sow

2015-01-04T01:03:35Z

Seishin No Uwagi: /* Summary */

Reap What You Sow is a story written by [[Seishin No Uwagi]] and illustrated by [[enkaiein]]. It ran in [[Issue 36]] at http://s2b2.livejournal.com/214699.html, and is mirrored at http://www.shousetsubangbang.com/mirror/reap-what-you-sow/.

== Summary ==

Superheroes and supervillains can totally get along. No conflict of interest there. At least that's what Dark Ash tells himself when he runs up against BoyMercury and into a hard handful of a situation that he can't quite get a firm grip on. Nothing could possibly go wrong, and yeah, he believes that like he believes in Truth, Justice and the American way. As a traditional villain, Ash is a firm believer in taking what he wants, but the thing about heroes is they have this irritating tendency to come out on top.

From http://flugantamuso.dreamwidth.org/37638.html: "short, superhero/supervillain."

== External Links ==
* http://chaqueta-mental.livejournal.com/2287.html
* http://chaqueta-mental.livejournal.com/5500.html

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