Meta: Faces of H/C

[arrow00]

I've been on an h/c reading kick since my illness, and it got me to thinking of the many different types of h/c, and how my particular situation would *not* have made a good h/c plot (oh, alas.)

This led to the following categorizations. Please feel free to add your own, hopefully with Sentinel or dS examples:

• Stubbed-toe h/c — When a character suffers an injury or illness that is completely common to everyday man and woman, yet the author has chosen to explore the character recovering from a head-cold, for example. (Warning: This type of story can and may involve some Unnecessary Bathing.)
• Pulling a Homer — When the character is responsible for their own injury ("D'oh!"), e.g., cutting their finger while chopping vegetables because they were so distracted by the beauty/lithesomeness/extraordinary hair of their possible-future-same-sex-mate.
• After School Special — in which the character suffers a major illness or calamity that is atypical and somewhat sensational, yet unrelated to a career of crime-solving or world-saving.
• C is for Clara — When the character simply wastes away out of pining/yearning/perpetual hard-on.
• I Swear It Was an Accident! — When the character is injured by his own partner, who then must not only provide h/c but loads of penance.
• Holy Hand Grenades, Batman! — The character is kidnapped/wounded/tortured by Bad Guys. Sometimes all three. Repeatedly.
• Dudley Do Right — Character throws himself in front of bullet/knife/speeding train to save his partner cum object-of-sexual-interest (or just the rest of the world.)
  

Comments

[t-verano.livejournal.com]

Is it hot in here or is it just your ICON? Oh, okay, I see it's a new one by sallymn? I haven't had time to go check out her latest posts yet today. But I think I won't be able to wait too much longer, hmm...

::smooches you back, glad your cold inspired fic, this fic!::

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

I saw this icon and had to restrain myself from licking the damn monitor. Sooooo hot.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

It's fucking marvelous. Jesus, that bod. Should be cast in bronze. I think it *is* cast in bronze.

::imagines Blair nibbling on Jim's dog tags and goes away for a moment.::

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

::imagines Blair nibbling on Jim's dog tags and goes away for a moment.::

::whimpers incoherently::

And, yes, I don't normally go for muscles but Jim is the exception to that rule because, well, just look at him.

Hot.

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I'm just having a pulp fiction vision of Jim in jodphurs, ripped shirt and bandoliers, a la Doc Savage (Man of Bronze) and I'm having a little wibble. Blair would be Pat, and much slashy nonsense would ensue. Poor Lester Dent is probably revolving in his grave.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

Oh, I loved those books!

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

And the movie! (with Ron Ely)

Couldn't resist the imagery:

http://arrow00.com/img/mob.jpg

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

That is made of awesome. :;admires::

I would love to see RB in a H Rider Haggard type movie, too... he's got just the look for it.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Oooh yeah. That's an AU right there....Jim as a WWII undercover spy "hunting for antiquities", and there's this interfering anthropologist trying to preserve historical treasures... :)

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

And a threesome guest appearance by a certain Doctor Daniel Jackson...

There's something about the thought of a harrassed Jim dealing with Blair AND Daniel on a jungle expedition that makes me chuckle evilly.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Heh. He'd be so fucking busy pulling their heads out of their asses (and away from the poisonous and/or deadly fauna) he wouldn't get ANYthing done.

Well, except for the hot sex fire-tending.

[janedavitt.livejournal.com]

There's always time for THAT! :-)

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I think I love you...I wonder if I should show this to the spouse. Poor man would probably have an apoplexy - whether over my declaration or your pic, I'm not sure.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

The icon is yours if you don't think it would make him jealous. :)

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I can has icon? ::squees::

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Of course! It was your idea!

I won't use it out in public so it's all yours. :)

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I've done a wee post relating to my - er - activities here, and linking to you. Hope that's all right.

[laurie-ky.livejournal.com]

verrrrry funny,
and I want to read that fic, dammit.
Laurie

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

Ditto. The trouble that Blair and Daniel could get themselves into enjoyably boggles the brain.

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

But of course. I'm glad you posted your wonderful drabble! And I'm looking forward to reading your Children of Cascade. What's the premise?

[mab-browne.livejournal.com]

I attach my Moonridge blurb below - I knew it was going to be long, (well, for me at least) which is why I offered it for Moonridge. Knowing that I have a buyer patiently waiting is keeping me going, even if it is at a snail's pace.

"The Children of Cascade - SF AU. Some twenty-seven years ago, a pregnant young girl escaped the reclusive and secretive planet of Cascade. It's taken a long time, but Cascade has finally found its lost child. The Government sends Agent Protector James Ellison to retrieve the'child' - Blair Sandburg."

So lots of angst and, urggh, plot to keep me going there.

[aerianya.livejournal.com]

Oh God! Jim Ellison as Doc Savage! I loved those books. I wonder where they got off to?
::Eyes shed::

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Lovely, lovely icon. ::drools discreetly:: Jesus.

I'm thinking I'd better hunt down Doc Savage series and re-read. And the Perry SF series (can't remember the full name, but there were like 30 books in all, group of scientific/esp talents that were protecting planet earth from itself. Would love to write an old-style Sentinel SF AU.)

[aerianya.livejournal.com]

Perry SF, not sure I'm familiar with that one.Gotta go look it up.
Pretty sure I had all the Doc Savage books once upon a time.
May have to make a visit to half.com

[arrow00.livejournal.com]

Perry Rhodan!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Rhodan

I ate these up when I was a small tyke.