Microfic: 10 words or less

[chainofclovers]

(Devil Wears Prada, Miranda/Andy)
I blame somniesperus and thelastgoodname, among others.


Angst
“I’m miserable.”
“Me too.”
“Maybe forever.”
“Kiss me?”
“Maybe later.”

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AU
“It’s this or the scullery-maid gig at Motorcar Universe Manor.”

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Crackfic
Ugh! Nunchucks were more awkward than a tray of Starbucks!

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Crossover
Miranda’d make sure Andy gave a damn—tomorrow, at Runway.

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Death
“I’d rather die than see that cerulean sweater again, Andrea.”

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Film Related
“We don’t hate each other? We love each other?”
“…Apparently.”

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First Time
“You mean, first with a woman?”
…
“Oh. Oh wow. Okay.”

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Fluff
There were puppies everywhere.
“I didn’t know Patricia was pregnant!”

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Humor
“Miranda, dinner!”
“I’m coming!”
“Hee!”
“Oh, for crying out loud.”

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Hurt/Comfort
Miranda wept for eighteen seconds; Andy almost patted her shoulder.

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Smut
The forbidden lovers panted in unison: “Could anyone hear us?”

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UST
Cool, ice blue pools gazed longingly at smoldering mud puddles.

Comments

[thelastgoodname.livejournal.com]

“We don't hate each other? We love each other?”
“…Apparently.”

I am in awe of your succinct brilliance.

Also, mud puddles that smolder = awesome.

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! I had fun.

[unfortunateggs.livejournal.com]

I want to play, but I don't know what UST, or Crackfic means.

Also, when you say film related, you mean it has to occur within the parameters of the film, or?

Anyway, awesome.

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Since you posted yours later today, I'm assuming you figured it out. I actually had to look up UST myself: Unresolved Sexual Tension, apparently. I'm still learning the language of fandom.

[unfortunateggs.livejournal.com]

me too... and it seems to ve evolving as we go along.

[la-fono.livejournal.com]

smoldering mud puddles

SO MUCH WIN.

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[sherlock-adams.livejournal.com]

“Miranda, dinner!”
“I’m coming!”
“Hee!”
“Oh, for crying out loud.”

I giggled like a maniac. Can just imagine the mother of all eye rolls that would have accompanied the 'Oh, for crying out loud'!!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Yeah, the eye roll would've been epic. Thanks for reading!

[jintymac.livejournal.com]

Brilliant! I love this meme so much :D

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[flitterbug18.livejournal.com]

Humor
“Miranda, dinner!”
“I’m coming!”
“Hee!”
“Oh, for crying out loud.”

*snort*!! thats brilliant...appeals to my sense of humour..they all do but this was my favourite!

First Time
“You mean, first with a woman?”
…
“Oh. Oh wow. Okay.”
This one as well...i can just picture the expressions. I'm guessing by the tone its Andy going oh, oh wow. okay. SO miranda's husbands clearly have been missing out lol!!!

Absolutely wicked!!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you found those funny. I usually don't come up with (or at least write down) things like that, so it was really fun to let loose a little.

[somniesperus.livejournal.com]

My love is big, like an oversized mud puddle. Thank you for exploding the 'eyes' cliche. And also especially for the Hurt/Comfort!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

Overuse of the "eyes cliche" makes me a little crazy sometimes. It's really too bad, because eyes are a pretty important attribute. It's gotten to the point where I second- and third-guess myself whenever anything I write mentions eyes, eyelids, etc. "Is this cliche? It involves an eye! Augh!"

[sporkmetender.livejournal.com]

Me too! I'm scared to even talk about people's eyes. So glad it's not just me.

I really, really love these, btw. Death, Humor, and UST in particular.

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!

And yeah, the eye cliche is a dreaded, dreaded curse.

[sporkmetender.livejournal.com]

I don't know if you're into that sort of thing, but there's a classic Star Trek: Voyager fic, I believe it was by Tenderware, called The Four-Pips Club, which riffed on a lot of the major fandom cliches, including the eye thing. I think the line was something like "when obsidian met indigo."

And, as a semi-old school femslash reader (from back when it was "alternative"), I still remember these things :D

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

I'm not into Star Trek, but that sounds hilarious. Sometimes humor like that crosses the boundaries of genres and fandoms.

[sporkmetender.livejournal.com]

It can be found here, if you're interested: http://tenderware.home.gate.net/4pips.htm

[abilena.livejournal.com]

These were great.

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[mercurychkita.livejournal.com]

I've got to chime in on the mud puddle love. Also - Nunchuks! *grin*

And finally: "Oh, for crying out loud." Oh, I'm sure she was crying out loud. *ba dum ching*

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

*ba dum ching* indeed. You're hilarious. (Really. I'm not being internet-sarcastic.)

These were so fun to write; thanks for reading!

[vinjii.livejournal.com]

LMFAO @ Hurt/Comfort, that was perfect!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I had fun with that one.

[momorina.livejournal.com]

Oooh! I'd love to see someone write about Patricia being pregnant. Puppies!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

The household would be in an uproar, I'm sure.

[grdnofevrythng.livejournal.com]

You rock! Seriously. These were awesome! So awesome!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thank you! They were fun to write.

[pantone462.livejournal.com]

"Cool, ice blue pools gazed longingly at smoldering mud puddles."

Oh! Oh! Oh! Brilliant! Wonderful! Amazing!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Aw, thanks. I felt a little mischievous writing that one.

[chilly-flame.livejournal.com]

Just found your list--yay! I loved: fluff, humor (hee indeed!), smut (rowr), and Hurt/Comfort, which totally got me. Fantastic!

[chainofclovers.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much!