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so_out_of_ideas ([personal profile] so_out_of_ideas) wrote2006-06-11 09:35 pm

...every day was this productive....

Yep. It's icon/texture spree this weekend. Whoo! I did also manage to finish a fic for [livejournal.com profile] sg_challenges earlier in the weekend, too, but I forgot to post because I ended up in one of my famous 4 hour phone conversations, so I'll start with that.

It's my second attempt at an Atlantis fic, and VERY fluffy. Meant as a sequel to Hands although the events in that story aren't really mentioned. Go figure.

Title: The Final Rose
Author: Lionchilde
Summary: AU It was only as she slid into the chair and picked up the note that she actually registered that there was a rose still missing.
Rating: G

Length: 860 words
Pairing: Sparky
Genres: Ever so fluffy...
A/N: Set sometime post Season 2, so it will be AU once Season 3 starts. ;) Meant as a sequel to Hands Written for [livejournal.com profile] sg_challenges


The Final Rose


The first rose was taped to the door of her apartment. Elizabeth almost didn’t see it, rushing out with hair still wet from the shower, but she didn't hear the familiar hiss of it sliding shut behind her, and she craned her neck with an impatient cluck. She felt herself flush from head to toe at the sight of a long-stemmed rose, red as blood, affixed with Scotch tape to the door. There was no note, but she didn’t need one

He met her in the hall on her way to the commissary, but his hands were conspicuously empty. Glancing at the rose, he raised an eyebrow, and she felt herself blush again.

"Someone left it on the door," she said, hiding a laugh.

"Hey, now that's a great idea. Wish I’d thought of it,” he grinned as they walked inside together.

On their way to the table, they passed Carson, who handing out heart-shaped candies with messages like “Cutie Pie” and “Be Mine”. Spotting them, he quickly bent to pick something up off the chair beside him and walked over, presenting her with another rose.
"Happy Valentines' Day, Elizabeth," he said with a perfectly straight face.

"Carson!" she exclaimed, willing to play along. "You're my secret admirer?"

"Oh, um…hum…" he shot a nervous look at Sheppard.

"Maybe not," the Colonel grinned, pointing to their customary table, where another rose was waiting. Elizabeth hid a laugh and walked slowly over to add it to her collection.

She found another on the door to her office, and inside, but there was a large, crystal-cut vase on the desk. All it contained was another single rose, and she sighed, unsure whether to be touched or annoyed. Even after she added the four she was carrying, it looked pitifully empty. By the end of the day, she was sure it wouldn’t be, and she couldn’t quite tell whether her stomach was tightening with anticipation or dread at the prospect of being the center of everyone’s attention as roses appeared everywhere.

"You got more?' his voice bubbled with badly suppressed laughter.

"As if you didn’t know!' her head shot up to find him leaning indolently in the doorframe.

"Well, what’s that supposed to mean?" he raised his eyebrows.

"How about you just give them all to me now?" she asked without much hope.

"Well," he said, pushing himself away from the door, “if I had a bunch of roses to hand you, I’d do that.”

"But you don’t."

He grinned, saying nothing, and moved to the desk, perching sideways on the end of it.

"I’ll give you your present now," she offered.

"You got me a present?"

"It is Valentine’s Day."

"Right,” he chuckled, as she reached into the top drawer of her desk to pull out a small box of chocolates that she'd smuggled back aboard the Daedalus on her last trip to Earth.
"Hey, isn't the guy supposed to give chocolate?" he asked.

"You'd prefer a tie?" Elizabeth arched her eyebrow.

"Not at all," he grinned, accepting the gift. He looked down at the white cardboard for a moment, then slowly back at her. "Thank you, Elizabeth."

A rose arrived with a group of Athosian visitors from the mainland. No note was attached, but Elizabeth silently took it and slipped into the vase on her desk. Her cheeks flushed, but the delight was almost enough to wash out the embarrassment, and she couldn’t tell which feeling had brought the color to her cheeks.

Later, she found one waiting in the briefing room. She shot him a hard look, but it melted when, again without a word, he laid the bloom in her hands. She only put it down once throughout the entire meeting.

There was another in the commissary at lunch, and then one in Rodney's lab. After that, though, she didn't see another one, and had to admit that she was rather disappointed. Nine seemed a strange number; once the first three appeared, she had expected not to end the day with less than a dozen, and the continuous appearance of more had seemed to prove her right. When she got back to her quarter and found nothing else awaiting her outside, she resolved to put the entire thing out of her mind. He was sure to pull something with the last three, but she couldn’t imagine what, and she decided it would be better for her peace of mind if she didn’t try.

When she walked inside, though, she let out a little gasp of surprised delight. There on the table, she could see another pair of roses beside a simple white card. Elizabeth smiled and walked over to them, feeling her breath catch in her throat. It was only as she slid into the chair and picked up the note that she actually registered that there was a rose still missing. The note was only a single line, followed by his initials, and as she traced them gently with a fingertip, Elizabeth felt a tear slip down her cheek.

I'll keep the last one until I can give it to you face to face.
JS.






Next a couple of texture sets. I've got download links at Oxyshare, Megaupload, and YSI, so if anyone can't download them from at least ONE server, I'm just going to cry.


+ Comments encourage more textures.
+ Credit is up to you.
+ Request a graphic or tutorial here


Oxyshare Link// Megaupload Link// YSI Link




Oxyshare Link// Megaupload Link//YSI Link







Now the icons.

110 Michael Shanks for [livejournal.com profile] stargate_abcs. All themes, AC, plus 60 alternates in the second table. Note, the ones that look like Daniel in the "Alternates" table are from Scifi Lowdown when Michael was being interviewed.

These should make [livejournal.com profile] martyfan happy...hehe.




Resources can be found here
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Alternates

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5 6 7 8
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21 22 23 24
25 26 27 28
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33 34 35 36
37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44
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57 58 59 60








12 Ronon/Teyla from Epiphany. Nothing really spoilery, I don't think.






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5 6 7 8
9 10 11 12





And now my favorites! 19 icons inspired by my fic series Rediscovered Hearts. Mostly Vala, some D/V. Ok, ok, they're s9 promo pics, but I was feeling inspired by the fic when I made them...and to me, the whole "Nobody's Victim" thing is not only the essence of Vala in RH, but I realized that it's what won me over to Vala in the first place. She's different from any of Daniel's other serious love interests that way.

Anyway...icons...



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17 18 19






Oh, and I almost forgot. I told Sarah I was going to make Clark icons this morning, did a batch of Smallville and discovered they were predominantly Martha/Lionel. o.O So, I went back and did more.

The result was 60 icons from the episode Cyborg. Possible spoilers, so no teasers.



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[identity profile] martyfan.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 05:29 am (UTC)(link)
*multisquee* Eeeee! So many shinies! *fangirl death*

Just one thing...the V icon...I can't quite be sure, but it looks like the test says "viscous"...shouldn't that be "vicious"? (If that's not what it says, then I fail at reading icon text. Which is likely.)

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
*dies* Yes. It's supposed to say viscious. *head.desk* I CANNOT believe I did that.

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 05:38 am (UTC)(link)
There. It's fixed now. Thanks!

[identity profile] martyfan.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 12:20 pm (UTC)(link)
*looks* Uh...hate to break it to you, but there's still a rogue "s" in there...

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:28 pm (UTC)(link)
ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*goes to look again*

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:31 pm (UTC)(link)
*cracks up* I just realized I mispelled it in my comment too. What is WRONG with me???????????????????????????????

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:40 pm (UTC)(link)
*looks* *looks again* *looks AGAIN* Yes. It's fixed. *applies for idiot of the week award*

[identity profile] aruna7.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 07:13 am (UTC)(link)
WOW *blinks in front of so much danielness* that's awsome sweetie!!!
I really love the set you made, my fav being the alternate bunch^^
and the Vala icons... love them!!!! awsome work ;)
And snurching the textures (what a surprise isn't it?)

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks! And yeah...big surprise.

[identity profile] agentcat47.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 07:57 am (UTC)(link)
Rooooses!!! That was such a good fic. I just read the first part, Hands. SO good!!! Please post more soon!! I'm thinking about grabbing a bunch of those Daniel icons, too, but later, after I get some sleep... Hehe. Thank you! Can't wait to read more Sparky stuff from you.

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, I'm glad you liked it. Not really sure where it's going from here, but there will probably be more eventually. I'm really kinda focused on Daniel/Vala in my fic writing right now, but every so often these little Sparky things seem to pop up.

[identity profile] agentcat47.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 06:06 am (UTC)(link)
Welcome! Alright, cool. Glad to hear it! I can't wait for more of your Sparky pieces... Thanks!

[identity profile] sammyjayne.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 10:06 am (UTC)(link)
OMG :O there are so many, so many... There fab :D

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:47 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks, and thank you for commenting. Really appreciate it!

[identity profile] 0xnatashax0.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 12:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Taking 19 of Daniel and Vala, and will add the Spanky ones to the site as soon a possible

[identity profile] 0xnatashax0.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 12:17 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh and of course I will credit

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 01:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay! Thanks. Let me know when they're up.

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-18 12:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Eeee! Thanks!

[identity profile] stargatefangurl.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:22 pm (UTC)(link)
Dar, I LOVE that fic! It's perfect!

[identity profile] stargatefangurl.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, right...the icons are very pretty too!

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:25 pm (UTC)(link)
Uh...thanks?

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
*squee!* Han/Leia OTP!!!

...ahem...couldn't resist.

I still think you should do a tutorial on one of those. Either yours^ or this one.

[identity profile] stargatefangurl.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:33 pm (UTC)(link)
*tries to remember how she did them*

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:44 pm (UTC)(link)
lol. [livejournal.com profile] lotrjunkie009 did that for me, you can snag if you want.

[identity profile] withered-rose85.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:46 pm (UTC)(link)
i love #5 of the daniel batch... and many, many more. wonderful icons!!!!

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-12 02:47 pm (UTC)(link)
*tries to remember which that was* lol. Thanks.

[identity profile] nicole9514.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 01:30 am (UTC)(link)
OMG there is drool all over my kepboard LOL

so hot i love all the michael ones is it sad i know what films all those pics are from and umm have them LOL

great job hun .

14 is amazing. snagging.

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 01:34 am (UTC)(link)
lol. Thanks. The "Broken Dreams" one? I was thinking of doing a tutorial on that if I can remember how I did it...

[identity profile] nerca-beyul.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 04:50 am (UTC)(link)
Love the fic. And icons. All of the icons. lol. I love that ep of Smallville. Mostly because I like Lee Thompson Young because he was Jett Jackson/Silverstone on "The Famous Jett Jackson". And *hugs Martha/Lionel*.

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 03:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. *hugs Martha/Lionel while smacking Lionel on principle*

[identity profile] nerca-beyul.livejournal.com 2006-06-13 05:18 pm (UTC)(link)
lol. *does too*

[identity profile] sammy-stevenson.livejournal.com 2006-07-06 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
OMG!

I simply must snag the 'Evil' one! will credit of course!

So many beautiful icons!

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-07-06 06:37 pm (UTC)(link)
Thank you. Glad you like it. I love that one. Mwhahaha.

[identity profile] cutemara.livejournal.com 2006-08-13 02:57 pm (UTC)(link)
Taking no. 19. Will credit!

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-08-13 04:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks again. ;D

[identity profile] dokunokasumi.livejournal.com 2006-08-25 01:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Took 1, 6 and 11 of the Ronon/Teyla Icons. :P

[identity profile] so-out-of-ideas.livejournal.com 2006-08-25 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
somehow this doesn't surprise me.

[identity profile] dokunokasumi.livejournal.com 2006-08-25 02:56 pm (UTC)(link)
*snickers* It somehow fits with my new layout, no? *pets Ronon* Animal.

[identity profile] dokunokasumi.livejournal.com 2006-08-25 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
*Snickers*