I'm an embodiment of chaos, asshole. I don't do good or evil.

[thatrcooper]

I keep writing all these things and I don't know what to do with them. Weird short story things and alternate universe of existing story things. Just random ideas that don't seem to have a place, no matter how adorable I might think they are.

Short stories in the Beings universe seems to be a place my mind keeps going, though I have no idea if that sort of thing is publishable. Maybe a series of them with a unifying theme. Or no theme, just a series of short stories. (Would that be a thing people would read?) It might include existing characters or it might be all new. I wrote a thing about an imp in love the other day.

An imp! I know! It just happened.

Anyway, I'm still alive, just sort of frazzled. :)

Have an excerpt...


"Someone once told me that you were the enforcer of Mr. Summers' political will, Mr. Rennet. You should consider the source of your information," Campbell the reporter snapped back, sweating but brave. Rennet stared at him, then directed a look over at John. John was calm, even smiling faintly, which could have meant anything, but he wasn't intervening to shut Rennet up, so after a long minute, Rennet arched his eyebrows.

"Just Rennet," he corrected the reporter, in case this was on the record. "Rennet the imp. What kind of idiot would hire an imp for matters of a delicate nature? I'm an embodiment of chaos, asshole. I don't do good or evil. Didn't you learn this in school?"

"Asshole seems harsh, Rennet," John commented, taking his empty cup and setting it next to the coffee machine. Rennet would need at least two cups to feel any effects from the caffeine. John removed his coat and rolled up his sleeves before preparing a second cup, just for Rennet.

"See?" Rennet continued with his mouth dry, trying not to stare at John's forearms. "Sorry about the asshole thing, but you honestly think I take orders from this guy?"

Margery coughed around her sip of coffee.







I don't even know where my brain is anymore, but Rennet will pretty much do anything John wants, little delusional failboat that he is. He is fooling no one.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Your Beings series has become an unexpected absolute favorite of mine. I don't think I've read such a refreshing take on the paranormal genre in a long time. The surprisingly peaceful, misunderstood nature of dragons, the idea of the fairy race as being extremely flighty but lovable nonetheless, down to the details of Penn always drinking salt water and complaining she's feeling "dry" - amazing. The settings of these stories come alive in the details. There are faires and there are werewolves - okay, but how do these relate to and misunderstand each other? That's the story. I'm very surprised to have found such a lovely and new voice in the m/m genre I read as a guilty pleasure.

I read plenty of seemingly-more-respectable fare, but if I could snap my fingers and have one unfinished book in my hands to read tomorrow, I'd want to to be the next in this series. :) You're far more talented it sounds like you realize!

[r-cooper.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It, hmm, took me a while to answer this because it's so thoughtful and sweet and sincere, and those are things that I just cannot handle (without squirming and blushing and changing the subject).

I have two unfinished Beings things in the works. I should get back to them. :)