mischiefslady:

Loki wakes with a start, automatically reaching for Darcy in the bed next to him. When his hands touch empty space, he opens his eyes to see that she isn’t there. Sitting up, he glances at the little clock with the bright red numbers on it that sits on her nightstand. 3:29 a.m. it reads. Darcy is not where she should be.

Rising from the bed, he disregards his nakedness and steps out into the hallway of their shared apartment. At the other end is a window with a seat overlooking the city. Darcy, dressed only in his white t-shirt is curled there with a blanket over her legs, watching the rain fall on quiet streets.

Quietly he approaches and when he is next to her, Darcy turns to look up at him. Her tear stained face rips at him, and he moves to scoop her up. He settles down on the seat with her on his lap, wrapping his arms around her to hold her close.

“Talk to me, Darcy,” he pleads quietly. He has to fix this, whatever it is that’s making her sad. She came to him in his darkest moments and changed him. Now, he’ll do anything necessary to put a smile on her face. He will rip through all the realms, destroy worlds, make the trouble disappear all for this woman who saw through his rage.

Darcy sniffles slightly and burrows deeper into Loki’s embrace. He’s whispering into her hair all the things he’ll do for her and she’s sure he has no idea he’s speaking out loud.

“I don’t want you to burn worlds or use your magic to fix anything,” she says softly, turning her head so she can place a small kiss on his throat. “I just need you to hold me until the world fades away and the only thing I know is you.”

Loki adjusts their position so she is between his legs, her back against his chest. “Until the end of time, Darcy,” he murmurs as he draws the blanket over them, “Until the end of time.”

[Fandom] takes the place of some of the functions of a church in a small town: A place where people come together, ostensibly to worship something. But really what’s happening is you’re forming a community. It’s less about what you’re worshiping and more about, “We have these interests in common.” Someone has a sick aunt and suddenly it’s about that, raising money to help her or sharing resources to make her life easier. That’s what it was about with The X-Files on the Internet.

David Duchovny, Los Angeles Times
http://io9.gizmodo.com/5128208/actors-who-get-fandom

I’ve never really seen any celebrity “get” fandom the way Duchovny did. A lot of people read that quote and, at the time, mistakenly read it as David saying he was like a god. But what he meant was that (as I believe he clarified elsewhere) fans didn’t need him to make an appearance. Fandom wasn’t about him. It was about us–the fans.

I want us to not forget that. When the fandom’s centre stops being the community of fans and becomes, instead, focused on–even blinded by–the glittering idol, then fandom itself becomes nothing more than idolatry–with all of us, as individuals, jockeying for a touch or a piece of that idol and stomping over each other to get it.

I’ve seen fandoms fall apart when that happens. I’ve seen fandoms become places where fans know and care more about the celebrities than we do about each other.

I know there are good reasons for fans to create personas and screen names. But this might be a good time to re-introduce ourselves to each other. And to think about how much more important that is than is meeting a famous person at the stage door.

(via miriamheddy)

mischiefslady:

Tasertricks AU, What About Love?:

Darcy Lewis is the founder of Connected, a discreet matchmaking service for women in high powered positions who are looking for that special person to share their lives and love with. Her clients keep her busy and she’s got no time for a love of her own. When world renowned astrophysicist Dr. Jane Foster engages her services, Darcy jumps at the chance to help the scientist find her heart’s desire.

Enter Thor Odinson, star quarterback for the New York football team, spokesman, and space aficionado. Darcy introduces him to Jane and is thrilled when sparks begin to fly between them.

Following Thor comes his younger brother Loki Odinson. Practical, logical, and head of Odinson Trust Financial, he is determined to prove Ms. Lewis a charlatan hustling people out of their money. After all, love is nothing more than a notion created by fools. Despite his unfortunate attraction to the beautiful, intelligent woman, Loki is sure she’s only in it for herself.

Darcy hates Loki with every fiber of her being. In between chaperoning dates for Jane and Thor, and trying to score new clients, Loki is the ever present, maddeningly handsome, thorn in her side. She’ll do anything to shake loose of his attention.

Until the moment a fed up Jane and Thor decide to force them to work out their issues.

Left alone at the Odinson’s cabin in the woods with strict instructions to resolve their problems they realize maybe there is more to each other than they first believed. And maybe one kiss can lead to the very heart of both of them.

superpreciousbean:

Day 17: Two characters who you ship. One has come down with a seasonal cold, and the other is taking care of them.

I chose Darcy and Loki from the Thor movies. I’ve always thought they would make a cute couple. Plus, this is most likely how I would want to be taken care of when I’m sick

Shipping

leaper182:

My ship isn’t canon, and that’s okay.

My ship isn’t going to be canon, and that’s okay too.

My ship doesn’t lose legitimacy because it isn’t canon.

My ship doesn’t lose legitimacy if I like other ships that involve one or both people in my favorite ship.

Besides, if my ship were canon, the writer(s) would find some way to fuck it up.