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new fic: between the elements of air and earth

24 Saturday Mar 2012

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So a few months ago, Hanna and I were discussing this vision we had of Lord Crawley in Downton Abbey becoming all exasperated by the number of people in his family and on his staff who apparently swing both ways (Thomas is canon, and sleeping with the family doctor, and then I’ve put Sybil and Gwen together and Branson with his original-character boyfriend from Manchester …). We thought how funny it would be if he blew a gasket at some point and was like, “My valet and the doctor, my daughter and the housemaid, my driver and his boyfriend from Manchester … anyone else? Anyone?”

At which point his mother, Violet, could “ahem” from the corner.

Violet Crawley (Maggie Smith) and Isobel Crawley (Penelope Wilton).
Because obviously.

Once imagined, of course, it had to be written. So I did.

Title: Between the Elements of Air and Earth
Author: ElizaJane
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Pairing: Violet Crawley/Isobel Crawley
Rating: Explicit (AO3)
Length: 3,486 words
Tags: Heat Wave, Established Relationship, Massage, Anal Play, Pillow Talk, Shakespeare
Summary: She hasn’t found a way, yet, to tell Isobel this is why she sometimes licks the name Olivia behind her ear, talks of being brought here by the ocean, tempest-tossed and forever not-quite-home.

The title comes from a speech by Viola, in Twelfth Night, wherein she describes to Olivia how she would woo her if she, Viola (then dressed as the page Cesario) were Olivia’s suitor. When I started this fic, I’d just read a lovely treatment of that relationship in Emma Donoghue’s Inseparable so it was near the surface of my mind. And the character of Viola worked well as a touch-point for Violet’s character with the back story I have in mind for her.

Do hope you enjoy!

new fic: snogging on the verge

19 Thursday Jan 2012

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Tom Branson (Downton Abbey)

I have a new Downton Abbey fic up at AO3 featuring Tom Branson and an original character I made up so Tom would have a boyfriend. Hanna said if I was going to steal Sybil away from Tom and give her to Gwen, I had to write him a sweet boyfriend to fill the gap. So I have. At least, I wrote him a boyfriend. The “sweet” part is more a matter of personal opinion.

So if Sybil/Tom is not your OTP and you’re looking for some Downton Abbey m/m that doesn’t involve the creepy Thomas Barrow (though, okay, I admit I’m kinda hoping Doctor Clarkson sorts him out), have fun!

Title: Snogging on the VergePairing: Tom Branson/Thaddeus Miles
Rating: Teen (AO3)/PG-13
Word Count: 7,494
Summary: When a young American on a walking tour of Yorkshire twists his knee on the grounds of Downton Abbey, Tom Branson finds himself experiencing certain desires he knows are dangerous for a young man in his position.

It’s part one of a three-part (thus far) story arc I’m calling “Just a Little Love Song.” And it more or less fits into the ‘verse I’ve created for Sybil and Gwen in How She Loved You.

new fic + nano recap

20 Tuesday Dec 2011

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I’ve put off writing a recap of National Novel-Writing Month because, sadly, a brutal migraine caught up with me over the Thanksgiving weekend and put the kibosh on meeting my (until then quite reasonable) personal goal of 25,000 words for the month. Still, I clocked in at just over 20K.

But meanwhile, thanks to participation in NaNo, I made writing erotica a top priority in November and completed a ~13,000 installment of my ongoing How She Loved You series featuring Sybil and Gwen from Downton Abbey. I finally had a chance to take Hanna’s beta suggestions into account and code the piece for AO3 this past weekend.

So if fic be your thing, head on over and check it out:

Like Sorrow Or a Tune
by ElizaJane
Fandom: Downton Abbey
Pairing: Sybil/Gwen
Summary: Six scenes that trace the contours of Sybil and Gwen’s relationship from the first morning after to the night of their reunion in London, in the flat where they will make their home. This is the inevitable “five times” fic. Five times Sybil and Gwen parted before dawn and one time they didn’t have to.

Now I should head back to reading Gayle S. Rubin’s 1980s essays on the porn wars, which I have to say are an incentive like few other things to get into the business of writing and reading smut. Because really, people, really. Politics of disgust like crazy and that’s just not cool. Life is short. Write good porn.

"the past is a wild party; check your preconceptions at the door." ~ Emma Donoghue

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