What Happens Next: A Gallimaufry

melancholic romantic comic cynic. bi & genderqueer. fantasy writer. sysrae on ao3.

PERIL

in which @w4rgoddess is responsible for possibly the dorkiest thing I’ve ever said on the internet:

As for a series, my mental landscape of fanfic vs deadlines is like that scene from Monty Python and the Holy Grail where Lancelot (aka my responsibilities) is bodily dragging a protesting Galahad (aka my trash soul) out of Castle Anthrax (aka fandom) and away from the temptations of certain peril (aka ficwriting). Viz:

RESPONSIBILITIES: We were in the nick of time, you were in great peril!
TRASH SOUL: I don’t think I was.
RESPONSIBILITIES: Yes you were, you were in terrible peril.
TRASH SOUL: Look, let me go back in there and face the peril.
RESPONSIBILITIES: No, it’s too perilous.
TRASH SOUL: Look, it’s my duty as a writer to face as much peril as I can!
RESPONSIBILITIES: No, we’ve got to meet your deadlines. Come on!
TRASH SOUL: Well, let me have just a little bit of peril?
RESPONSIBILITIES: …
[Cue dramatic music: TO BE CONTINUED…?]

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  3. peppersandcats reblogged this from fozmeadows and added:
    This rings so true right now and the sad thing is the responsibilities and deadlines I’m not meeting are for less trash...
  4. ltleflrt said: This is so true it hurts lol
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