Because I am bored...

[candyland]

Time for a challenge tally!

COMPLETED: 30_kisses for Hayate/Himeno (Pretear) and Shinichi/Ran (DC)

IN PROGRESS:

30_nights for Kaito and Aoko: 36/40 completed

30_hugs for Heiji and Kazuha: 25/30 completed

30_friends for Shinichi and Heiji: 7/30 completed

30_ways for Shinichi and Ran: 8/30 completed

30_evil_deeds for Gin: 3/30 completed

fanfic100 for Detective Conan: 9/100 completed

Total themes: 260
Total completed: 88
Themes remaining: 172

Note to self: Stop being such a theme comm whore, plzkthx.

Comments

[soc_puppet]

*shoulder-pats while mocking okay not really while mocking, just while calling you a Lonely Prince and stuff*

Yeah, three or four. Three would be about one out thirty-three, and four would be one out of twenty-five. And practice makes perfect, dammit! You just need to tone down on the over-romanticizing a teensy bit, rly ;_; Just an eensy-weensy bit, that's all. Sex is not the be-all, end-all of a relationship, etc etc etc OKAY, FORCIBLY TURNING OFF LECTURE MODE HERE, PLZ TO IGNORE ME.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

*sniffles and gives you puppy eyes*

I can't help it. I'm a hopeless romantic with absolutely ZERO experience to base anything off. So...I make crap up. I will try, though! At least once...or three or four times...and to think some people actually do all hundred themes as smuts. Brave, brave, talented souls.

[soc_puppet]

*irritating there there, good Tamaki, stop being all corner-hogging and give the twins and/or Hanni a chance*

*is a realistic romantic also with zero experience, so doesn't know how much she can really say here* Iunno, all I can really do is point you at the ficbitches (whom I no longer really follow, actually), and tell you to become acquainted with cynacism :( But that's not for everyone. Ganbatte, Candy! You can du eet! ...And there's also Thirty Lemons comms and stuff. Brave, brave, brave and possibly talented souls.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Nuuuuuu...my corner! D:

*has looked at comm and is slightly afraid of it* I will try...I have actually poked around 30 Lemons before...maybe I should do more of that :3

[soc_puppet]

>: It's time you learned to share, Tamaki. After all, it's what commoners have to do all the time - they don't have enough corners to have one each for themselves, after all.

XD I used to lurk at that comm hardcore when I was younger. ...As in, early high school-ish. It was how I got my laughs, much of the time. They are brutal there, and have influenced a fair amount of my thoughts re: writing fanfic, but my ideals have drifted from theirs somewhat over the years ^^a ...And I can point you to some very, very scarring reviews they have there. I can never think of chocobos the same way again ;_;
More poking around, or more trying? Either way is good.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

*flails* I do not want to share! *puts hand to forehead* My mind is troubled right now...by one who mocks my pain so shamelessly... *clings to corner and weeps*

I might take a little closer of a look...but I'm not sure I want to know what that chocobo thing is about o.O Still, I'm thinking I might try to read more lemons (wherever I can find them), and go from there. Because I owe you a threesome fic, and that's gonna take some RESEARCH.

[soc_puppet]

Well, too bad! Not sharing will make Haruhi sad, and you don't want that, do you?

XD I don't blame you one bit.
...Yeah, gave my two cents re: reading more lemons down there, but if you want recs, I can definitely help you with that :33 Also, with threesomes, I'd say that the place to start would probably be askerian or theninjakitty - er, that's if you know Naruto. But you can also look around on thirtyforthree, see what they've got lemon-wise and fandom-wise. *failed at even starting their theme set, despite signing up for Hakuba/Kaito/Aoko, woez*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

But--but-- *sputters*

I know a little bit about Naruto...might even just go check it out just for the experience or ideas. And I had heard of that comm...must go read. And duuuuuuuude, you should totally write Hakuba/Kaito/Aoko for it! Try, try again, yes!

[lightbird777.livejournal.com]

Jumping into the more fun, smut conversation - 30_lemons is a great place to read just to get a feel (ooh, bad pun) for how people write sex scenes. Also, check out some stories on the adult fan fiction site, especially in the Avatar section (under Cartoons on that site). Some phenomenally smexy fics there. :D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Oh lord...they have an Avatar section on there now?? O_O ... *goes to look out of morbid curiosity* But yeah, I'm still fairly new to actually reading smut, so maybe reading more will help me to write it better :D

[soc_puppet]

They've had one for a while =_= They didn't have much of my 'ship the first time I went, though, so I kinda avoided it after. ...That was pre-JetZuko, though, so now I'm not sure whether I want to check or not. Morbid curiosity may win out in the end.

Though yes, definitely echoing the "READ MORE SMUT" comment. It's very helpful to learn what you like or don't like in fics, what's new, what's overused, et cetera. It's how you get to know what to write about.
...I'mma step off this soap box now.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I'm seeing a TON of Zutara. A TON. Found a yuri one, though...sort of ^^;;

It's only in the last few months that I've really started reading citrus. Guess I've got a lot to learn, ne?

*steals your soapbox and runs off with it to use it for...stuff*

[soc_puppet]

Truth be told, I usually filter out much of what AFF.net has to offer ^^a I mean, they do have a very large selection there, but as with FF.net, the quality varies. I've learned to trust certain authors a certain amount, and then other authors much, much less. ...I also really miss how they had that 'reccommended fics' section for each author. Those I found very helpful for finding the good stuff.

I may go and check out 30_lemons more, though, as I've only really heard of it before now.

[lightbird777.livejournal.com]

Spleef is one of the better Avatar authors on the Adult Fanfiction site. Also Aloof_and_Androgynous has written some good stuff.

And there's an Iroh/Katara fic on there that's crackalicious.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Iroh/Katara?

*brain shatters into little tiny pieces*

[soc_puppet]

I could see it working, actually. Better than some things, at any rate. ...Though honestly, Toph/Iroh would just squick my beyond all reason.

[lightbird777.livejournal.com]

It's called "Iroh's Tea", by Aloof_and_Androgynous and it's awesome. Also, check out whirleeQ's "Prince Zuko: An Owner's Guide & Maintenance Manual". Funny stuff.

[soc_puppet]

Thanks for the heads up :3 I may look into those two when I have more than - *checks clock* - three minutes left in the lab.

I'll keep an eye out for that one, then. *glances at the Avatar section* ...GG, page one has gotta be at least 85% Zutara o_O