[August 8] [Johnny the Homicidal Maniac] What Has Been Lost

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Title: What Has Been Lost
Day/Theme: August 9 - finding nothing, no bait and no new idea.
Series: Johnny the Homicidal Maniac
Characters: Johnny C.
Warnings: Second Person Perspective,  

Major character death and vague references to other parts of the chapter, including violence against an injured person

Rating: T
Summary: Your art was your life, but you die alone.
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[August 10th] [The Alamo (1960)] Diamond in the Rough, 1

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Title: Diamond in the Rough, scene 1
Day/Theme: August 10th - Like an arrow entering my flesh
Series: The Alamo (1960 film)
Character/Pairing: Graciela "Flaca" (noo way am I writing her whole name!), Emil Sande
Rating: T/PG-13

I haven't even finished tinkering with Carl Armory's mind yet, and I'm taking on yet another project! And Emil Sande is also played by, surprise, Wesley Lau.

This takes place following the end of the film. I thought that Emil's scenes and him being knifed happened very soon before the 13-day siege of the Alamo began. (And it's hard to imagine him holding on that long without modern medicine, man.) The movie has all kinds of historical inaccuracies, of course, so I can't really rely on history to be of much help, and anyway, I think (and hope) that Emil and Graciela are both fictional additions to the story. I'm never very comfortable writing for real people.

Emil is a mercenary and a wretch, but I felt sorry for him when he was killed during the fight over the weapons he had stashed away. I mean, people are trying to take his stuff. What's he going to do but fight back? Anyway, I didn't feel that he deserved to die. And I also saw something in him that I liked. No, it isn't just that Wesley played him, because I don't feel this way about every character he plays. And seriously? Emil has some hilariously snarky comments in the film. I love writing snarky characters.

So, without further ado, scene 1 of yet another character study. Also, a picture I found. http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/File:Alamo-FlintlockPistol-3.jpg Emil and Graciela, along with Davy Crockett. Wesley Lau interacting with The Duke? Yes, please! One of the coolest things about the film for me, definitely.


( After the Alamo )

[August 10] [Original] Lost

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Title: “Lost”
Day/Theme: August 10 / “like an arrow entering my flesh”
Series: Original
Character/Pairing: Hale & Azalea
Rating: G

( "Lost" )