Flames

[icarus]

Hey, more flames for your enjoyment - for the innocuous Drunken Domesticity of all things.

Magrim says: This is the gayest story I've ever read. Congratulations. You've made Harry Potter a wand-waggling, limp-wristed flamer.

I've turned this every which way, and I think it's intended to be insulting somehow... I couldn't help but think, "boy, wait till I post that Arthur/Percy slash."

They appeared to be the unusually brave sort. Heh. Except they left a non-working email.

Comments

[ellensmithee.livejournal.com]

Man, you'd think they'd never seen slash before if they react like that to this story - which doesn't even have explicit sex!

Other than that, Harry isn't a flamester in this story. *puzzled*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

All I can think is that they must have read The Hat Trick and decided to find another Ron story by me. Yeah, not exactly a slash-fan I'd say. I'm tempted to have them read my Hagrid/Buckbeak. Erm.

Harry isn't a flamester in this story.

Not that I could see. Now if someone said that Draco Malfoy flamed in Sex, Drugs And Death Eater Rock, weeeelllll, guilty as charged. But he was high on ecstasy in that story (that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it). The alcohol, pot and cross-dressing didn't help either. ;)

Icarus

[al-riddle.livejournal.com]

Anyone who flames isn't brave.

OMG I M SO BRAV N UR STRY IS SO GAY. And they disappear and laugh and gloat that they have done something so amazing.

Well. *rather annoyed*

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Someone who flames is brave if they leave me an email address, because I tend to reply to reviews -- especially con-crit, and any negative reviews. Con-crit I want to hear more specifics because that helps me as a writer. Negative reviews... I either want to know if they have some con-crit (some people just have poor communication skills), or I blast them. :D

But a fake email address? Pfft.

Icarus

I know it's not sympathy but...

[jeddy83.livejournal.com]

Oh my, that's absolutely priceless. Wand-waggling, its the subtle signal all the gay wizards are using these days.

So because I couldn't resist:

"So," Neville said, sidling into the seat next to Ron.

Ron took a swig of his beer, looking at him down the length of the bottle. "Hi, Nev."

"So," Neville said again, "did you want to, erm..."

"Neville, are you feeling all right?" Ron asked, then suspicious, jerked his head around and gave him a sharp look. "Did I want to what?"

In answer, Neville slid his fingers over Ron's wrist where it lay on the bar.

"Are you cracked?" Ron said, snatching his arm away.

Neville looked vaguely confused. "But you, you know." He made a vague, limp-wristed waggling motion with one hand. "That's the signal."

"Oh, for crying out loud, Neville, I was only summoning the bowl of nuts."

Re: I know it's not sympathy but...

[wildebeth.livejournal.com]

*mad giggling* I love it.

Re: I know it's not sympathy but...

[jeddy83.livejournal.com]

Thank you. :-)

Re: I know it's not sympathy but...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

You're brilliant. Can I rec this?

:D

Icarus

Re: I know it's not sympathy but...

[jeddy83.livejournal.com]

Hee, I'm glad you liked it. And yes, I'm always happy to be recc'd.

[alice-and-lain.livejournal.com]

Huh. Harry isn't flaming at all. And if this is the gayest story that Magrim has ever read, s/he is in for a huge surprise. "Drunken Domesticity" is quite tame, although rife with undercurrent tension (in my opinion, of course).

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

That's what I thought. I suspect she read 'The Hat Trick' which is Gen with a little Het, and then went in search of more Trio-type fics.

She got a bit of a surprise.

And you're right about those undercurrents. There's a rip-tide of Harry/Ron, Harry/Snape, Snape/Ron going on in that story where the friendship is a little fuzzy around the borders.

Icarus

[jewelofsaturn.livejournal.com]

How amusing...I love flamers, don't you? They never fail to leave lovely little incoherent messages for our amusement, don't they? *giggles* I also admire their courage so very much! They left a nonworking email address and everything! So impressive of them.

"boy, wait till I post that Arthur/Percy slash."

Oh, personally darling, I can't wait. ;)