Fanfics of November

Hello fanpeople, and happy November! I hope your lives are going well.
Today, I, Anna am writing to bring you a collection of fanfiction, namely, oneshots and poems. I hope that you enjoy this short compilation.

1. To start our list on a humorous note, I bring a oneshot by DancingInTheRain34, called Blue Cheese. It features Bilbo, some dwarves, and food.

2. Constellations by Nietzsche's Itch
[This is a collection of oneshots, but I linked the first one.]
A lovely oneshot from Jobal Naberrie's POV. (That's Padme Amidala's mother for those of you who are unaware.) This character is often forgotten, and it's refreshing to have some deviation from the normal set of characters.

3. Loved Forever by whiteroses12
A short, but sentimental Phantom of the Opera oneshot.

4. Tris by Erin Hanson.
I haven't read Divergent, but I love this poem. This poet has a way of making words stand out.

5. Avatar: A New Beginning by Albus Paulson.
This Avatar oneshot reminds us of little Aang, reflecting on his youth and innocence.

6. Hunger Games Poems by Sesp24
A short collection of free verse poetry, based on the Hunger Games.
WARNING: May contain spoilers, so if you haven't read the books, don't read these poems.

7. A Poem By Merlin by Phoenix Fairie
Another free verse poem, dramatic and wonderfully descriptive.


I hope you enjoyed this set! Let me know in the comments below.

[Dance Out The Feels is not endorsing or recommending any content outside this list. Peruse at your own risk.
Dance Out The Feels does not claim ownership to these writings or fandoms. ]

A Moment of Appreciation For: The Eagle of the Ninth

 Today, as a follow-up of sorts to Anna's post on Sherlock Holmes, I'm here to bring before you another under-appreciated fandom.

That's right, folks, I'm gonna talk about Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth. After LotR, this is probably my favorite fandom. No joke.

Now, for everyone who is utterly confused at the moment and considering googling what the heck is eagle of the ninth, I shall explain.

Marcus Flavius Aquila, brand-new cohort centurion to a fort in Roman Britain, has longed all his life to be right where he is. Twenty years before, his father and his father's legion had been lost to the mists of Northern Caledonia, which is somewhere is Scotland, in case you were wondering. The family name had been forever tarnished by the loss of the Eagle standard of the legion. Marcus has a couple of wild hopes that he might find it and restore it to its rightful place in Rome.

But within his first few months at the fort, Marcus is wounded severely and honorably discharged from the army. He is subsequently sent to live with his uncle in Calleva, a town two hundred leagues south.

(Please keep reading, this is the important part.)

While there, his uncle takes him to the Saturnalia games, where a young Briton slave is matched against a trained gladiator. I'm not giving any spoilers, but the slave makes an impression on him and he saves the poor guy's life. Later he buys him out of the arena and Esca, the slave, becomes his body-servant.

Move on a few months. Several things have happened. Marcus decides to go search for the Eagle of the Ninth, and Esca goes with him. Drama and action and fights with natives occur.

Now, if you managed to get through all that, wonderful. My praise for the book is unending, so I'm not going to bore you with much of that. But I will say that you must read it before seeing the movie, as it is infinitely better.

Yes, you heard me right. There's a movie! I was disappointed when I first saw it, I must say. Though they did a great job with the choice of actors and scenery, and it had an authentic feel, they left out and changed a few key parts of the story. It's a good movie anyhow, with great reasons to see it. The foremost being:

IT HAS JAMIE BELL AS ESCA. Esca was my favorite character, so I was THRILLED when I saw who was going to be him. ASDFGHJKL;. Also, it has Channing Tatum as Marcus. Don't like him as much, but he did a good job. Oh. And looks who's Uncle Aquila:

DONALD SUTHERLAND. Good reason to watch. 

Now because I'm awesome, I'm going to show you some amazing fanart. I combed the internet for ages to find these, so be happy. 

This piece is gorgeous. The Seal Prince was cool, if a bit unnecessarily brutal. Evil rat. 

 Cottia and Cub. This is a reason to read the book. They left them out of the movie and I felt like strangling every person involved.

And because I'm super nice, I'll give you a fanfic to read when you get done with the book. Movie fans won't understand it, so hehehhehe:

Heron Feathers by Carmarthen. Note: I did not screen this author or any of their other stories, just this particular one. Thank you for not suing me.

And because I love you all, here is a .gif of Esca laughing among the Seal People.

You're welcome.

Erin 


{Dance Out the Feels does not claim ownership to EOT9, the pictures, fanarts, or fanfiction shown in these posts. They belong to their respective owners, despite how much we long to own them.} 

October's Fanfics

Good evening all! Tonight I offer you ten fanfictions for October! Are you excited?

The top fic of this month is Death Came Knocking, by Ryne42. This Star Trek: TOS fic is a beautiful character study of Capt. Kirk; one that I found deeply moving. I have the opposite problem as him, so I found it interesting to see his perspective.

Next is He Regrets by AnnaLiseCompass. Yes, our Anna. This Star Wars oneshot is poignant and angsty in a way that few people can achieve. Anna, I am proud of you.

Third, i will no other to follow me where i'm going by midnightluck. This month I seem to have a thing with suicidal stories. This one made me ache inside. Can someone please turn off my Merlin feels?

Fourthly, Long Term Memory by ArtChica. Another painful Merlin one. I love stories that reflect on his growing old and losing so many people.

Fifth is Of Dances and Confusion by Benny The Crazed Cartoonist. This Chronicles of Narnia oneshot made me want to bring Tumnus back. Why'd he have to die?

Annnd next, A Chronicle of Lies by whitelilly0989. This is really long for a oneshot, but it's good. A study of Peeta's feelings and motives towards Katniss throughout The Hunger Games. 

Seventh is Analyzing the Enemy by BonesDon'tMelt. I actually laughed out loud on this one, because watching The Princess Bride I had these same thoughts. Die, Vizzini, and wonder why nobody's panicking.

Up for eighth is Inigo Montoya's Vengeance by Darth Kieduss the Wise. Angsty Inigo feels taking place before and during The Princess Bride. I wish I had no feelings.

Ninth'll be The Powers That Be by wolfpawn. This Avengers AU isn't finished yet, but it's being updated and it's pretty good for an AU. Loki is back, and under house arrest in Stark Tower...you'll see about the rest. Muwahahahhaha.

And last but not least *cue drum roll*, How Pippin Took Over The World by Pip the Dark Lord of All. This...this. It's crack, it's crazy, it is the most hilarious thing I have ever witnessed. Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit meet Star Wars, and Pippin is the Dark Lord of all Mushrooms. You will die of pure unadulterated joy.

Since that makes ten, I have to stop for now, but I hope you enjoyed my picks! Tune in again soon, and don't forget to do all sorts of crazy fandom stuff in public.

Novaer, Erin.

{Dance Out the Feels does not own these fanfictions or the fandoms they are associated with. Please keep in mind that the authors and their other works may or may not have been screened, and that reading any other of their works is your own risk.} 

In Which I Advertise

Hello readers! I would like to start this off by apologizing profusely for the gap in posting. Both Anna and I have been busy lately and are so sorry we haven't been able to post!

On a cheerier note, both of us have gotten fanfiction accounts, which is my main reason for this post. Yes, that's right, I don't have any real fandom content for you today, unless you count the links I'm about to put on here. I guess that's fandom content. Anyways.

My page is erinblake18 I have 9 stories up. Anna's is AnnaLiseCompass and she has 1 story. *glares at Anna and tries to psychically communicate that she needs more*

Check us out. We love reviews, we love critiques, we love random comments about how much you liked/didn't like it.

And on a final note, *dun dun duuun* if you're in the Hawaii Five-O fandom (original series) and write for it, (or don't write for it :P) check out this forum. It's called Hawaii Five-O Writers unite and the two girls who run it are super sweet. This is an uber-small fandom and anyone who loves it needs to get connected. So on the off-chance that you watch H5O and love it I am cordially inviting you to join us in our crazy fangirl conversations. *advertisement over*

~Erin

Moments Links

Hello everyone!

This post is for anyone who likes fanfiction and music. Over on fanfiction.net I have a series of Merlin drabbles based on the music I listen to, a drabble a song. It's called Moments, and I would be honored if you checked it out.

And as an addition to my story, I'm creating a playlist on Spotify of all the songs I use in the series. So if you like the series but haven't heard the songs I use, just go here. I'll be updating the playlist every time I update the story, so everything will be caught up.

Thanks for your support and may the odds be ever in your favor!

(Sorry, I just had to say that.)

Galu,

Erin

Anna's Fanfics of the Month

Hello, all! I apologize for the lack of posting recently. As you probably know, things have been getting a lot busier these days.

Today, I, Anna, will be bringing you my top ten fanfics. 

I'm not a huge fanfic person, but I really enjoyed these stories and they are worth the mention. This list includes crossovers and poetry.

So, without further ado, I present to you my list, in no order. Hope you enjoy!

1. King Edmund The Matchmaker? - A Narnia fic, this one is a humorous, clean read. While the characters' personalities are not exact, it's still a great fic.

2. The Age of Dragons - A crossover of Merlin and How To Train Your Dragon. I haven't completed it yet, but so far I enjoy it, and it's actually a believable crossover.

3. The Dark Between the Stars - this Star Wars oneshot reflects on one of the characters in the upcoming film. It was very well done.

4. Clash of the Ancients - A Percy Jackson/Merlin crossover! Sounds epic, right? Well, so far we only have one chapter, but I'm hoping it will be continued soon. Great writing.

5. A Pair of Protectors - A Merlin/The Squire's Tale crossover. This oneshot is very believable and was well done.

6. The Beginnings of a Bad Joke - This was intended to be a full-length Merlin/The Squire's Tale crossover, but so far it isn't finished. I still found it to be very good, though.

7. Home - Written by our very own Erin, this oneshot is beautiful and fits perfectly with the Narnia series.

8. The Phantom's Opera - Collected drabbles from the Phantom of The Opera fandom.

9. Poems of the Barricade - A collection of beautiful Les Mis poetry.

10. Little Do You Know - A Les Mis poem. Usually I don't like non-ryhming poetry, but this was done very well.

Well, there you have it! A few of my favorite fan works. Comment below some of yours and tell us what you think. 

Thanks for reading, and be watching for Erin's fanart list soon!


[Dance Out The Feels does not claim ownership to fanfiction.net, the characters in the stories, or the stories themselves. We're just two girls having fun with our fandoms.]

The Horror of Reality: an EotN fanfic

Okay everyone, Erin here. I just wrote this little oneshot while talking to Anna and she said I should post it...so...here it is. This is sort of embarrassing (posting something like this), but hey. Blame Anna.
Just so you're warned, this is borderline crack!fic and not meant to be taken seriously. Tongue-in-cheek, and all that. Anyway, enjoy it. :)


The Horror of Reality (an Eagle of the Ninth oneshot) 

Marcus winced as his leg twinged in irritation. He really shouldn't be wandering about just now, so soon after the quest for the Eagle and the whole running-from-the-Seal-people thing, but the spring air and his restless nature insisted he be outside. He lowered himself carefully onto the stone bench in the garden, looking out over the pond and smiling as he remembered all the times he and Esca had fished in it before they had left for the north.
   His reminiscing was shattered cruelly by the sound of a slammed door in the house. Heavy, rushed footsteps pounded through the atrium and burst through the back entrance. Esca appeared on the steps, panting and looking about himself wildly. The Briton caught sight of him and instantly ran over.
   “Esca,” he said, his brow furrowing in worry as he stood up. “What's going on? You look like you've seen a—”
   “I had a dream, Marcus,” Esca broke in. His hands were shaking; he ran them nervously through his already mussed hair. His eyes darted around frantically, as if making sure everything was the same. “I had this horrible dream, there was a woman, she was in strange clothes and sat in some sort of odd chair and her face was painted with a lot of cosmetics and—”
   “Wait, wait, calm down.” Marcus gripped his former slave's arms tightly and forced him to sit down. “Just calm down and tell me slowly, eh? What did the woman do?”
   Esca gulped down air as if he had had none for hours. Gradually his limbs stopped shuddering, though his eyes were still frightened and muscles tense. “I dreamed—I dreamed that she...created us,” he whispered in horror.
   Marcus's eyebrows lifted in confusion. “Created us?” he asked slowly. Do I really want to know what this means? he added in thought.
   “She imagined us,” the Briton explained with a shudder. “We were nonexistent and she—she invented us in her mind. I dreamed that we—we were only characters in some created story. I dreamed—I dreamed—” His voice broke and he bent over, as if in pain. “I dreamed that we aren't real.”
   The Roman's eyes widen in sudden horrific understanding. “You mean—you mean that we're—we're just a figment of someone's imagination?”
   Esca nodded solemnly, the despair evident in his face. “What if it's true? What if we're just shadows in somebody's mind and they things we say and do are not our own?”
   “I will pray to Mithras,” Marcus said abruptly, standing and beginning to make his way to the house. “Surely he will show us what to do.”
   “But don't you see?” Esca gasped desperately. “If what we do is made up by this woman—then how do we know she does not control our prayers as well?”
   Marcus stopped short, the terror creeping up on him and hunching over him like a ghost. “No—no it can't—it can't be possible...” Tears flooded his eyes and he fell to his knees. “I'm not real! I'm not real! I'm not real...”

* * *
Years later, a woman in a wheelchair bent over her desk and scribbled away at a scrap piece of paper. Her powdered face bent in concentration as she emptied her creativity onto the page. Now, if only this one scene would come out correctly...
   With a curse she let fly the crumpled paper. It hit the wall with a smack and fell to the floor. “In the name of all that is holy, Marcus,” she muttered through her teeth. “I wish you wouldn't be so dramatic!”

Top Ten Fanfics of the Month

Hey everyone! Here I am with our first post, a look at my top ten favorite fics over on fanfiction.com.

(1) Shouldering the Guilt by LaylaBinx The Eagle (2011)

(2) I Remember by OneDarkandStormyNight Merlin 

(3) Sleep Brother by Philothei The Eagle (2011)

(4) A Greater Mission by OneDarkandStormyNight Back to the Future 

(5) Sesquipedalian by Emachinescat Merlin 

(6) Atheists in Foxholes by honu59 Hawaii Five-O (1968-79 series) 

(7) Another's Favor by ebhg Merlin 

(8) Before I Forget by Elfpen Merlin 

(9) The Right Assistant for the Job by OneDarkandStormyNight Back to the Future 

(10) Grace Alone by honu59 Hawaii Five-O (1968-79 series) 

Check them out! They're totally worth it.

Erin