fic link: Torn from the Map (Frodo/Aragorn)

[sophinisba]

FIC.

Earlier tonight I posted my story for the hobbit_smut "Inside a Song" challenge, which is also my birthday present for claudia603. The sex part (only R, sorry) is Frodo/Aragorn but there is also a lot of cousin love because, well, I can't seem to stop. I strongly encourage you to listen to the gorgeous Hem song "Half Acre" (written by Dan Messé) which inspired the fic and from which I stole the title and several lines.

The story, called "Torn from the Map", is here. The song is up for reading the lyrics, download or streaming (third song down), and maybe you can even go see the band live, as gamerchick and I got to do Wednesday night! Long, rambling author's notes right here.

So, back in February of last year, while I was still lurking around this fandom and LJ and had not written any fic, I followed a link on elanorgardner's journal to andrastewhite's Everything I Know About Fandom. At the time it was number 3 on the list (It's okay to lurk for a while) that made the biggest impression on me, but I also really took number 1 (if there's something you want to read, do it yourself) to heart, hence the crazy!Frodo fic and the Stokely fic. And then there's her number 8: "Anything - songfic, MPREG, stories where characters who have never met on screen fall in love - can be written well. Some things are harder to write well than others." Ever since then "Anything can be written well" has been part of my fandom credo and, though I didn't know what a songfic was at the time, I remembered the phrase and for a long time have wanted to try doing one.

It was also around that time that I first went to see Hem and bought their second album (I'd had their first for a while), and listened to it so much that I forever associate those songs with certain beautiful fics I read that spring.

So you see, it was really very nice to bring all of that together in this fic, and also to write F/A sex for Claudia's birthday.

And then, weeks after I'd started writing the fic, I happened to find out that they were on tour promoting a new album, and so I got to go see them again this week!

Also, there's a Pippin/Diamond song on the new album (I made danachan listen to it and she totally agrees with me) so, heh, this is probably not the last songfic you'll see from me.

Comments

[danachan.livejournal.com]

So. I for one am looking forward to the Pippin/Diamond. I also feel like saying that I do love how you throw yourself into your creative process. I have probably never had author's notes half as rambly as this. *grins, hugs*

[sophinisba]

OMG I did not answer this comment I am such a dork!

I compose long rambling author's notes as a way off putting off the actual writing of the fic, so it's really not something to be praised. But I'm glad it makes you happy.

Pippin/Diamond omg yay. *hugs*

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

Lovely story, lovely song. I read it last night, and I'm pretty sure I left you fb. Sometimes I forget, but I know I have it on my recs list for today.

[sophinisba]

Forgive me for not answering your comment earlier! I really do appreciate your feedback and it's been so nice to have new readers find me through your links! *hugs*

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Oh, wow. I just saw this! :-) Thanks for the background on the song and fic. It really DOES make it that much more meaningful! Actually, it's amazing how meaningful music can be to writing...Thank you again -- it's such a lovely, lovely fic! And I'll have to reread that article again...I can see how that could be inspiring!

[sophinisba]

Honey, this morning I listened to the first half of the CD you made me and it is great. Lots of stuff I hadn't heard before and it really makes me happy. I will listen to the rest of it on the way to campus today and then I will listen to it some more. *hugs* And at some point I shall make one for you and I'll include the Hem song.

Quoting that old post made me laugh when I remembered my first fic happened to be MPREG. :D And did you know my first comment on LJ was from you? You have helped me so much! I really don't think I'd ever have written much at all without you and Lily encouraging me from the start.

And happy week after your birthday yay!!!

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

Oh, yay! I'm so glad you liked it!!! :-) I know there was some in Portugese on there, too, which is fun. And some of it I associate strongly with my original fic writing (since a lot of it takes place in tropical areas). Oh, I am very excited about getting a cd from someone! :-) I LOVE finding new music but I'm often too lazy to search and because of dial-up can't really search online, etc.

And awwww....:-) *hugs*

[sophinisba]

Mmmm, yes, Brazilian and also Cape Verdean Portuguese! But I think I liked the Ekova and the Egyptian and African stuff toward the end best of all.

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

The Egyptian music I listened to a lot while writing Amara (http://community.livejournal.com/claudiafics/10350.html) *grin*