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[rthstewart]

So, FYI, yes, I am writing.  Yes, it is Harold and Morgan.  Yes, it is a LOT of H&M and very nearly the entire story.  I'd sort of hoped I might post it all on April 15, US Tax Day, but that's not going to happen.  I have lots of years 3 and 4 done, but need to write more of year 2 in the Lone Islands other than the Two Hearts Day piece.  So, I could skip year 2 and post 3 and 4?  Or not?  Do I post it as part of the H&M greater story on ff.net, or just over here?  I'm actually cutting and pasting too, as key parts of H&M are scattered all over different stories, so I'm putting in one place, in the right order, the whole of the H&M story.  Which means some of it is old and tweaked, and some of it is new.  Got that?  Do you care how this is presented?  In what order?  Where? 

So, from Year 3, tentatively titled (yes, you know it's coming) Keen for a Hound, I have:

“You intend to take my shirt to the Lone Islands?”

“Everything else is packed,” Morgan said, though her words were muffled as she was pulling said shirt over her head. “And I like your clothes. And you like me in your clothes.”

Edmund propped himself up on his elbows to enjoy the view, so to speak. He never tired of seeing Morgan, naked, in his rooms. Though if she was to wear anything, she was correct that his preference was for her to wear his shirt alone.

“This means you’ll take my trousers as well?”

Comments

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

Heee! Can't wait to see them, no matter what order you put everything in.

Oh, I forgot to tell you- I had a Narnia dream about a week ago. The Pevensies and me and one of my friends got kidnapped into some other world by a large Texan who wanted more slaves; he had Susan and my friend Lauren dancing for him while he sat around like Jabba the Hut, Edmund was off somewhere doing something important, Lucy was leading a workers' revolt, and Peter was trying to plan an attack with an army he'd raised while Tebbitt was saying something like "Bet it would have been handy if you'd ever seen a battle, wouldn't it?" which was making Peter both annoyed and slightly amused.

Your OCs have officially invaded my subconscious.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

WHAT DID TEBBITT LOOK LIKE??? Maybe you can tell me??? And Lucy, oh Lucy.

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

It wasn't entirely clear if she was already leading the revolt or just inciting one so far. Either way, that's Lucy for you.

As I recall, Tebbitt was uniformed, fairly tall (or at least taller than Peter, who was still growing up to what he probably thinks of as his normal size, though he was growing a bit wider in the shoulders faster than growing in height), not skinny but certainly on the lighter side, brown hair, a sort of longish face but certainly not unattractive, and a tendency to smirk and look a bit superior at people. I was mostly focused on not being awoken by the alarm at that point, though. :P

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

So what you are saying is that Tebbitt does NOT look like Robert Pattinson? l_a_r_m and metonomia will be devastated.

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

LOLOLOL no not quite. And he had better posture than I associate with Robert Pattinson. Maybe closer to the size and shape of Ryan Merriman or Lee Pace, though not really their features.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

So, I'll have you know I endured VISUALS and looked them both up but did not click on LEE PACE SHIRTLESS. I don't see RPatz either. I'm not sure who I see... visually impaired you know.

[intrikate88.livejournal.com]

Lee Pace looks better with his shirt on, IMHO. And neither of those guys really looked like the one in my dream... maybe if you had your glasses off and were squinting from a distance.

I'm not usually very good in fiction with visuals either... I sometimes cast people anyway, but I can never really remember, it just all is insignificant. Weirdly, though, I have a visual memory for text-based things.

[the_rck]

More "Harold and Morgan" is always a good thing!

I don't have a strong opinion about posting order or location. I just want the chance to read what you write.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Aww thank you!

[amine-eyes.livejournal.com]

Ah fun times! And oh all of it gathered together! I like the idea of waiting and getting the whole story, simply because I am a greedy fangirl who wants it all in one go :)

And I like the snippet :D

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Oh, then that means actually trying to piece Part 2 together. Lone Islands here we come...

[florentinequill.livejournal.com]

I think it would be nice to see H&M's story all in one place eventually. I tend to prefer ffnet as the place since I'm a little more familiar with it but I can just as easily enjoy your writing here.

I'm not so picky as the order in which H&M. Your writing is a bit of an addiction to me, so, like a junkie, I will take what I get whenever I can get it xD

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I've been busy cutting and pasting all the pieces into separate chapters -- the ones involving year 3 center on the Glasswater, the snakes, Jina, etc. Year 4 is all new content. Year 5 is the stuff with Cyrus in the tree, Rabadash, and Leszi's bonfire. Which, I realize none of this makes any sense, but for instance, in Year 3, in the Christmas story we have Mr. Hoberry and Jalur sending the book to Morgan and pretending it's from Edmund and then Edmund writing a letter to her, so I'm writing his Dear Morgan letter. It's things like that.

[florentinequill.livejournal.com]

Nono, that makes perfect sense. Heh...Those two and their love of the Calormen illustrated poetry always makes me smile. It's such a unique relationship quirk that WORKS for them.

I just like how you handle sensuality in the Stone Gryphon 'verse in general. It's there but it's not overpowering and each character has their own...thisness? with it.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

"Thisness" -- you know you just applied Duns Scotus and the principle of haecceitas?! I need more coffee before I ponder that! Heh. It's called "Bob" fic where there is sex/sensuality going on in the background but the story itself is "gen."

[florentinequill.livejournal.com]

I might've been aware of it xD "Bob" fic huh? ... Now I've got characters smirking at me but my lack of tea and sleepiness is keeping the plot bunnies from breeding. Darn.

[(Anonymous)]

*Is jumping around yelling in joy and excitement :-D *

Harold and Morgan, yesyesyesyesyes !

I badly want to know what happens in the Lone Islands, and I usually prefer things in chronological orders, but, honestly, as long as you give us something, everything's fine. I don't mind having year 3 and 4 before year 2, as long as I can dive into their story again :-)

As for the "where", I like ff.net, but, as I said, as long as I can read it... I don't really care ^^

I love the extract. Six lines, but it is so much THEM xD

So you know what ? Thank you :-P

Marie

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

You are welcome!! I have terrible self control, and it is so tempting to post what I've done so far, but I really want to try to write Year 2, even if it is abbreviated. So, it'll be two or three weeks, but we'll get there and most of it will be told.

[katharhino.livejournal.com]

I don't care if it's chronological, but all in one place, YES PLEASE.

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I hear and obey.

[(Anonymous)]

I am very happy to read anything of Harold and Morgan in any order, and having it all in one place will be great. I would love to hear about year 2 - is Edmund writing secret Rat and Crow messages to Susan? How do the other Pevensie's explain Edmund's Top Secret absence? How does Morgan deal with Edmund being on her turf? Whatever you decide to write, I am sure it will be great!
Also, as an aside, an opportunity has just arisen for me to go visit a friend who lives in Oxford. Thanks to your fic, my mission will be to find a way to visit the Museum of Natural History and picture all your characters running around doing exciting things in their proper environment. All while remaining an undercover fan.

Thanks!
JamieApple

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

YOU MUST SEND ME PICTURES OF THE CAT WINDOW!!!!!! I've never been there and so just guessed my way through it! It does have a great website and thank goodness for that.

I hope you have a fabulous time!

[autumnia]

Ah, H&M here we come! And since we are nearing Tax Day, will there be pollen anywhere as well?

As for posting order, I don't mind whatever way you end up choosing to post it. Since I've read it as you posted about them, I'm used to reading it out of order and bits and pieces.

(And to intrikate's dream and your comments -- Tebbitt looking like Edward Cullen? Never! I always thought him a bit more like Roald Dahl on the cover of "The Irregulars"; actually, I do have some sort of vision of him in my head but I can't describe it very well.)

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

You know, I think I had in my head someone who looked like Roald Dahl on the cover of the Irregulars as well, except, errr, blonder, and taller and sort of weedy, which l_a_r_m has always taken issue with. I've threatened to make him bald with a hairy back. She really wants a mustache and I really don't like facial hair at all. Oh dear, that really is TMI isn't it?

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, blessed tax day if it brings more H&M....

To answer your questions - I'm not particular about the order, but it would be nice to have it in one place. OR failing that, a master fic list.

doctor dolly

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

And another vote for post what you got, in one place and who cares if year 2 isn't done, so long as it's all in one place!

Thank you!

[(Anonymous)]

'E'

I'll be happy to read and review whatever you post and whenever/wherever you post it. Is it sad that I look forward to allergy season, which is awful for some people, and tax day, which is awful for everyone, because it means a return to H&M? Oh, and Jina! You're going to write about Jina! I should probably get my tissues ready now. Will we see more of Morgan's father? (I'll stop pestering you with questions now). Can't wait!

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

I was just trying to decide if Herr Director of Linch was one of those people who dresses a bit shabbily but is worth millions or if he is wearing the equivalent of Savile Row and Brooks Brothers tailoring. And I think he and Susan hit it off.

[min023.livejournal.com]

Harold and Morgan? Yay!!! I'm another of the wherever school, though I do like chronological, and that a resounding 'yes, please' to the Lone Islands : )

[rthstewart.livejournal.com]

Thanks! The tally grows ever longer!

[linneasr.livejournal.com]

I will be happy to read more of Harold and Morgan in any order you choose to post it. Whenever you like. Sooner is better.
:-)