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

[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