made-up languages; Sunday Drabbleventures, NOW WITH HARDCORE DRABBLEOSITY!

[aesc]

Probably this is insight2's fault, but while I was brushing my teeth last night it occurred to me that it would be interesting (one word for it) to develop an angelic language, now that Skanr has been my practice run for language construction. What I've been thinking of is a language that is Romance-like in the sense that angels use different forms of the copulative (to be) for the created world and the divine, to express the distinction they'd probably make between essence versus state. Or would they just see the entire world as a collection of things in a state of being or becoming or changing? And how would the near-infinite think about the bounded and contained, anyway? *ponders these things*

In similar SPN news, I wrote one more drabble, In terra aliena (In a Strange Land) for the deancastiel drabble challenge.

SUNDAY DRABBLEVENTURES
By executive order, I have decided that on a semiregular basis (maybe every other Sunday, or however often I feel like it), I will contribute to weekend sloth and work avoidance by writing drabbles on request. When requests are open, I will note which fandoms I'm writing in; all you need to do is name your fandom, character/pairing, and prompt, and I will write 100 words of something. This post will be the prompt and response post, for purposes of consolidation.

.drabble prompts: Leave me a fandom/character/pairing and a prompt (SGA, SPN, Bones, and I guess I will take Merlin*) and I will see what I can do.

4.26 DRABBLEVENTURES NOW OPEN

In unrelated news, Iron & Wine's The Shepherd's Dog is completely awesome and I have been listening to it obsessively.

* = I like Morgana a lot and wish something heavy would land on Uther. And I like how Arthur is kind of a jerk, but basically a decent guy. Also, I am deeply amused and, dare I say it, somewhat gratified, by the fact that the incantation languages involve Old English. A lot of this is because the Anglo-Saxons really did not like teh magics.

*le sigh* Sunday is over, alas! Drabbles closed for now.

Comments

[villainny.livejournal.com]

I would like one in which Dean Winchester is completely discomfited by Angela Montenegro.

And I know I owe you a drabble, it is SO TOTALLY on my to-do list. For the weekend. ¬_¬

How the mighty have fallen

[aesc.livejournal.com]

"Sooo, you're a cop," the girl says. Her smile says she knows a hell of a lot more than Dean does. He's seen that smile on demons; maybe he could sneak holy water into her drink.

"Yup." Dean wonders if it's possible to hide behind Sam. The girl – Angela – grins even more widely. "I'm an artist," she says, and leans closer. "You have really pretty eyes."

"I do?" Dean tries to sidle around Sam's huge, smirking carcass and wonders how long he'll have to live with Angela's laughter in his ears, Sam How the mighty have fallen.

Dean Winchester, he thinks, is still fucking mighty.



Okay, really, Dean being completely discomfited by Angela needs so much more space for me to dwell lovingly on the details XD Poor Dean has DEFINITELY met his match. Also, Angela and Castiel would totally compare notes on how discomfiting is best achieved.

Re: How the mighty have fallen

[elderwitty]

I hereby grant you that additional space. Take all the space you need...I've got plenty more out back.

I'll be right here, waiting for more awesome.

Re: How the mighty have fallen

[aesc.livejournal.com]

Dean's discomfiture would be truly epic :D It's just sort of fun to think about... I love it when people manage to throw Dean off his game, because Dean's so cute when he flails :D

Re: How the mighty have fallen

[elderwitty]

Very true. And whenever he flails, he tries to dissemble, and, as kroki_refur has pointed out, his dissembling skills are nearly non-extistant...and yet, are still slightly better than Sam's. ;D