Fandom: Ask Me Anything: Nonexistant fic

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alesse_irena asked: What's a fic you wish existed but you've never seen?

So many. So, so many. But currently, I have a desperate craving for a long, plotty, tropey Criminal Minds case fic with a snarky, slow-burn Garcia/Alvez and all the chosen family feelings I have for the team showing up everywhere. Some of my favorite tropes include trapped in a cabin (or other places, basically forced proximity), fake dating/undercover dating, friends to lovers, snark = flirting, and, god, I just love tropes. Requirements: no villanizing Morgan or Lisa (oh my god, I see so, so much of this when I go looking for fic, including Morgan having used Garcia the whole time and their friendship not being real, which NOPE hard disagree), no Garcia freaking out over her weight or beauty or size or whatever, snark that is fun but not cruel, and an ensemble cast because I love the current team dynamics so much.

What? I'm not asking for a lot. Really, that looks totally simple, right? RIGHT?

(I have considered writing one myself, but (a) I'm not great at the snarky, flirtatious dialog it needs, and (b) I probably couldn't do it justice in less than 50k, and that many words really needs to go to some of the other projects I already have underway. Plus (c) writing it is not the same as reading it.)

If you have any recommendations, I'll take them!

Life: Question of the Day: Injuries

Saw this and couldn't resist answering.

questionoftheday: What was the dumbest, most embarrassing injury you ever obtained?

I'm not actually embarrassed by it, but it does make for a funny story. I did marching band in high school and undergrad, specifically color guard for most of those years. One time in high school I was showing off some big tosses in my yard, lost the rifle in the sun, and stepped backward to safety -- except I had apparently also angled the toss back and promptly took a rifle butt between the eyes.

It's the only time I had to have stitches (that I remember; I had surgeries when I was still an infant), and I still have a faint scar from it between my eyes. (By far the least noticeable of my facial scars, but I'll talk about the others another time.) And I get a lot of mileage from the story.

I still have the rifle, too. The blood-stained tape is long gone.