ManCandy Monday: Double Trouble (Dirty Talking Jasper Winners)

For those of you who missed the winners announcements for the Dirty Talking Jasper Contest, let me point you towards the joint judge's pick winners (only in this order because I've read one and not the other) Wanderlust by TuesdayMidnight and Hard by SingleStrand.

First off, let me tell you that I am totally biased as far as TuesdayMidnight is concerned because she wrote Raw & Rosy which is just the best spankfic ever, and despite saying she wouldn't write a sequel, she does do the Revisited (the outtakes) to keep us fans busy.

Also, I have never read anything but SingleStrand, but if 'Hard' was good enough to tie with 'Wanderlust' it's going to be my next stop just as soon as I hit publish on this post; because Wanderlust is one of the best one shots I've read in a long time.

Jasper, our little dirty talking piece of Tex-ass, has had life hard (snickers) and although we only see snippets of why and how, the emotional feeling of being weighted down and needing to run from just about everything is very tangible. He visits old friends, old lovers and friends he hasn't seen in too long because he tried to stay in the wrong place with the wrong person. It's slowly killing him.

Then he meets Edward. Edward has ghosts too but he's not running from them, he's just very wary. He goes from being a simple conquest to something intriguing to a place Jasper can call home, and the end of the story is so simple but so heavily charged that you may well find yourself blinking back a few tears.

Despite my bias, I think this story was a well deserved winner and while you're perusing that one I'll be checking out 'Hard', which is also Jasper & Edward. Yes, I have a big smile today.

FanFuc Friday: Jackson ♥

Just one today. Because if you're like me, you're gonna be staring at it for a while.

Thank you itsForksPixie for this visual.

Hump Day

I don't know about you but I hate Wednesdays. Its too close to Monday and not close enough to Friday. So, the wifey has been flooding my Google chat with lots of purty today and it seems selfish to me not to share with y'all. So, without further ado, I give you Gratuitous Jax!

That smirk, the scruff. Just...yum.

Eyebrow porn!!!!

Howdy, folks!

Alright, so I'm moved in and I've cleaned all that nasty shit out of the fridge. I dunno what the hell kinda science experiment Jazzella was working on, but green and fuzzy do NOT belong in my fridge.

For those of you who don't know me, get over it. I plan on sticking around and harassing the hell out of wifey. More like stalking her, actually. She's my idol *girlie sigh*. But anyway, about me. Hmmm....I am not necessarily new to the ficdom, but I am relatively new to the community that surrounds it. Thanks to my fuckawesome beta abilities and my Southern accent I have been brought into Jazzella's world. Now I spend my time fumbling around, starstruck when somebody like JaspersIzzy or cullen818 talk to me and squeeing in wifey's ear about it whenever she's around.

I write when I have time, but I tend to start stuff and never finish it. That is not my intention, but I'm not big into planning things - instead I jump in and halfway through look around and say WTF? Where the hell was I going with this? So, I've decide to turn the plotting business over to my readers in one story. Read Reinventing Bella and vote for how the next chapter plays out. (<<< shameless plug, but why not?)

So enough about me. I know why you're here and it's not to hear me ramble on and on. Its to see lots of Jaxper; to find drool worthy pics that will make you lick your monitor. I promise to deliver!

More gratuitous Jaxper. Wifey says there is hope for a wigless BD after all....

Don't know who the girl is, but if that were me, I think I'd be licking his jaw. At the least I'd be smiling so big you wouldn't see anything but teeth.

OMGWTFBBQ?!!!111! aka Very Important Announcement

There's been a few changes around here the last 12 hours, including a nice new spankerific name, 'All That Jazz' and a fuckawesome banner what I made all by myself at about 4am this morning. The question is, why?

As you might be aware, the wifey Dangerkitty recently started a blog, on which, like me, she intersperses her fic updates and teasers with Jasper-centric fic recs and gratuitous Jacksper pictures.

Last night, while discussing a Top Sekrit But Soon To Be Announced Project that we're working on and in an attempt to make an honest woman of her, I casually said that she should have just been a co-author on my blog so we could ogle all our Jacksper pictures in one place help each other out and not have the pressure of posting every day.

Cut to twelve hours later and she's already moved in, rearranged the furniture and sorted the CDs into alphabetical order. She's brought with her the affiliates I didn't already have *waves to new affiliates* and is currently busy making a list of things I need to fix, make or create blinkies for.

For those who link already, the original url and rss of the blog remains the same because neither of us can be arsed to go through all that malarky, but the blog itself has a new name and a lovely new blinkie. (Sorry Izzy, don't kill me!) So if you were following and/or affiliated with me, there's very little change. Dangerkitty's url redirects here, her posts have been assimilated, she's sorting out our Twitterfeeds and contacting affiliates with new info, it's all good.

In other news, you'll be pleased to know that my fuckawesome Jacksper-purdy theme will not be changing. I told her, "You can move in but you ain't decorating".

I'm sure once she finishes unpacking and cleaning out the fridge she'll come along and say hi.

Obligatory gratuitous Jacksper picture:

BEL: The Chapter in Which I Say 'I Told You So'

Two things needed clearing up asap and this is the chapter in which that will happen.

Point, the First: Charlotte. Lots of speculation that she's defected, or working behind Peter's back; that maybe she planted the razor blade (nope, sorry, she didn't), or that she's just not being featured in the story all that much.
*snorts*
Like Peter would let that happen!

This chapter will tell us where Charlotte was during the party and why she wasn't in Forks. If you reviewed, I hinted in spoilers that she had been doing something very important. You're about to find out what.

Point, the Second: Alice. I'm only going to say this once. Y'all need to start reading the story I'm writing and not the one you think it is based on all the other Jasper/Bella fics you've read. I said from  the beginning that Alice is not 'evil'.

 Chapter 6 - Jasper“You have to trust me Bella when I say that I trust Alice. Along with Peter and Char, I trust her with my life. There is no way she’s involved with the Volturi in any way. Now I’m not sayin’ that she might not be helpin’ Edward somehow. But I honestly think it’s more likely that he plucks information from her head whenever he can that’s useful to him. Alice is a devious, manipulative, conniving bitch, with very little conscience, who can fabricate visions at the drop of a hat and withholds information as and when she sees fit. But she’s my devious, manipulative, conniving bitch. She’s loyal to me. I even know how she works around her visions to prevent Eddie boy pickin’ her brains because she told me. I know more about her gift than she does, which is how I’m able to get around it.”

Now, once you read this chapter maybe you'll understand that a bit more.

On the one hand, there's the 'Alice is an evil bitch' brigade, who think she somehow managed to keep Jasper against his will, but then in the same breath claim Jasper is smart and would know she'd done it. Then there's the other four of you, who actually feel sorry for Alice and realise that she and Jasper really do love each other. No, they're not mates, but that doesn't mean they can't have been in love all these years.

That is my Alice rant over. Anyone who still doesn't believe Alice is #TeamJasper after this is obviously not reading the story I'm writing. On with the show.

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Fics on TwiWrite

So, I finally got off my lazy ass and moved my two oldest (and dearest) fics to TwiWrite. Reinventing Bella was recently featured on Twilight Awards 'Under the Radar' recommended reading, so I'm hoping it will begin to generate some renewed interest. I'm treating is as a 'choose your own ending' story, so the two options for the next chapter are open for voting on the blog until midnight on 2/28/11. I plan to have the next chapter written and posted by the 4th of March.

For a little bit of insight for anybody (namely YOU) who has never read them:

Reinventing Bella is a story about (obviously) Bella getting the chance to make something different of her life. She moves to a new town and is trying to break out of her wallflower persona and become the person she wants to be. She has the attention of Jasper and Edward and is being pulled between them. It's up to you, my readers, to figure out what is gonna go down with the three of them. The poll on the blog is available until midnight on 2/28/11. At that time I will take whoever has the most votes and run away with them...wait, I mean let Bella at 'em.

A Stitch in Time is my personal favorite. It is the story of a sad and depressed Bella who managed to travel back in time to her life as a teenager. She gets the opportunity to make different choices that could possibly lead to a different outcome in her life. Will she make the same choice and return to the one thing in her life that she would never give up - her toddler son - or will she make different choice and end up with the man of her dreams?

ManCandy Monday: Mergers & Acquisitions (revisited)

Just a quickie *snickers* today.

A few weeks ago, I suffered a traumatic experience. My favourite ever slash fic disappeared. The writer, on whose profile I was following it religiously, deleted everything from FFN and was gone... poof.

And I was like this...

But then!!!

I found out it was a co-write! And that her partner in crime, Touchstone67 was continuing the heartbreaking story of my two favourite boys.

And I was like this...

And I raced to catch up with the 5 chapters I'd missed.

And then I cried because dammit! It's sad already!

And I left bawling reviews for the new author, like this...

Mergers & Acquisitions can now be found here.

Banners & Blinkies

So, in my spare time *snorts* I tend to dabble with banners and blinkies (yes, I make all my own for my stories too).

Here's a few I've made recently.

Stay of Execution by The Faint Heart

The story itself isn't actually posted yet, but I'm one of the betas for it and I offered to do the banner when she asked for someone. It's going to be a rip-roaring tale, I can assure you.

Did No One See The Writing On The Wall by Naelany

This is a tear-jerker, I warn you. She gives fair tissue warning because even I cried at the end. I was so moved by it I decided to make a banner for it. Everyone should read this story.

Finally, some blinkies for my wifey. She wanted blinkies for Domward & Breathe.
Here they are:-

I'm fairly new to blinkies having only gotten my Imageready CS software a few months ago, but it's fun trying out different techniques, and I love playing with Photoshop CS because I get to play with my new Wacom.

Recc'd Again - And More Voting!

The lovelies over at The Lemonade Stand have recc'd 'Behind Enemy Lines' for their weekly list, which means it's open for a live vote to potentially be one of their 'Fantastic Four' next week. There's only 3 days left to vote, so what are you waiting for?

Hop on over and pay them a visit, it's a great site with so many awesome stories to choose from I'll even forgive the lack of Jacksper in their banner.

And if you should happen to stick a vote in for me? Thank you very much ;)

New blinkies!

Jazzella, my awesome wifey, made me some blinkies for my newest fics. Aren't they awesome? She's the bestest!

FanFuc Friday: Jackson ♥

My wifey has been throwing pictures of Jacksper at me all week and I realised I miss his long hair. Don't get me wrong, he looks fucking sexy just about any which way, but those long, dark, natural locks of his? Oh yeah...

Pimpin' Friday 2/18/11

OK, so if you read the Twi-Muses blog, this will be a repeat. But I have been crazy busy this week and just haven't had a chance to write a good rec. So...here you go.

Anybody that knows me, knows that I’m all about the angst. For as long as I can remember, I have been drawn to stories and movies that break my heart. If it’ll bring a tear to my eye, I’m all over it. Into Strangers is one of those.

Mopstyle brings my favorite pairing of Jasper and Bella to all new heights of pain and misery. The story tracks their relationship from their high school days until their mid-twenties. Bella is engaged to Edward, who only knows of her long-standing friendship with Jasper. Jasper is at his Emo best. Tattooed, angry and lost, he drifts into and out of Bella’s life, ripping her heart to shreds every time. She, of course, is unable to fight her pull to him and she’s angry at him and herself for it.
Bella, caught up in remembering their first date together describes the pain and pleasure that seems to go hand-in-hand with their relationship:

Jasper had his hand cupped around my shoulder. He whispered in my ear again how edible I looked. Just as Mrs. Weber told us to smile he closed his lips on my neck, sinking his teeth into my flesh. He sucked my skin into his mouth, his tongue lathed over the surface. My knees wobbled and he locked his arm around my waist to keep me standing against him. She had perfect fucking timing, catching us at our most intimate, most rabid second. I wanted to burn it—burn my fucking hungry, lustful face off of it.

By the second full chapter, my heart was hurting for both of them. Jasper has been watching her from afar, staying in the periphery so as not to hurt her with his presence. Of course, he is only making himself miserable.

...but I'd just as soon lock myself up forever than start with her again. So I'll just pretend I'm gone, as well. She'll sleep tonight and I may, as well, but I'll never quite forgive her and I'll always be where she put me.

And of course, how can I NOT mention the lemons? Everybody LURVES lemons, right? That said, I’m not a big fan of sex for the sake of sex (or in the fanfic world, for the sake of getting readership and reviews). I believe that lemons should further the story in some way. This one has probably the BEST angry lemon I’ve ever read, but it only adds to the plot and shows more thoroughly the desperate connection these two have to each other.

"I'm sorry."

Blind again. "You're sorry!" I screeched, "For what, Jasper? For fucking me around for the last twelve years? For using me and pushing me away? What exactly are you sorry for, huh? You are a black fucking hole that I cannot stop from sucking me in!" I backhanded an empty bucket off the table, hitting him in the knees.

I tried to push past him. Fuck the blends, fuck this place, fuck his face. I was done with meaningless apologies. He held my arms and wouldn't let me through. He was still as warm as I remember. The tingle was still there where our skin met.

"Let me the fuck go, Jasper," I said to his chest, my body shaking. I braced myself. The love and fury ignited inside me were winning. I pushed away from him, nauseated that I would want that, of all things, right now.

"Bella, wait." His words were soft and I pounded on his chest with both fists for it.

"Wait for what? I have been fucking waiting! What are you hoping to accomplish here? This was obviously the end. Why can't you just disappear again, leave me alone?" I wasn't fighting the tears anymore and let them fall free. It felt good to release some of the sorrow. I didn't want him to disappear, but I just couldn't suffer him anymore.

His eyes were pools of regret and adoration; a small frown pulled on his lips. That was my mask, the one designed for me.

"Bella, you're not listening to me. You're waiting for words that aren't there. I love you and you know that. I've told you seven thousand times." Each word was punctuated with his body as he pushed himself into me, tightly holding my arms.

"You don't love me," I said. "You never have. If you did, you wouldn't be doing this."

"All I do…is want you. Wait for you. Watch you," he whispered in my ear. His voice cracked and faltered. As he said the words I'd longed to hear, he walked me backward to the edge of the table. His fingers traded my arms for my waist and my hands trembled, wanting the feel of him underneath them.

"El? Look at me."

I met his eyes again and nothing mattered anymore, nothing had even happened. It was 1998 again; I was the prom girl finally getting the guy. I inhaled his fragrance and it hurt, more than it ever had. His fingers were digging into me and I broke free of my chain. I attacked his lips with mine. Buckets fell and beans spilled as he launched me onto the table.

We wrapped around each other like we were two snakes, charming our way into each others' veins. He lifted my shirt, tearing my bra off, and crashed his lips back down into mine. Our hair was in our mouths, getting sucked and soaked in between our kisses. Four hands searched—bruising, caressing, pulling and pinching over every inch.

We tore the rest of our clothes off, desperate to be together again. I reached for the table behind me as Jasper lifted me off the ground. I leaned back, staring at him, daring him to avert his eyes. My ass rested half off the cold steel and our motions slowed as we both realized we were only damning ourselves for eternity if we continued.

His unyielding tip at my entrance, he spoke haggardly, "Leave with me, Peach. Leave with me tonight."

His strong painted arms supported most of my weight, and rather than give him the answer we both knew I would, I slid myself onto him; tears and curses of years destroyed, of ecstasy, burst from my senses.

He did not try to stop me. Words were lost as he fucked me slow and hard, the table hitting the wall with each thrust. With his help, I held myself up and propelled myself onto him...

Go now and read. And please leave her some love. This story in all its glory has less than 200 reviews. Its awesome. I’m reading it again as soon as I finish writing this.

Jaxsper

So, I was feeling really crappy this morning. Know what my cure-all is? Of course you do! Gratuitous Jackson! As my fic wifey, Jazzella, said 'how does one human get have that amount of pretty?' Hope you enjoy as much as I did....

And because my other favorite Monkey needs love, too, here's a couple of JRad....

OMG I Won Stuff!

No, really I did! I was nominated 5 times in the Gem Awards, Jasper round and I won 3 of them! I'm giddy and I have to say a huge thank you, not just to those who nominated me in the first place, but to those who went and voted for me. I'm stoked, I didn't think that many people had read 'Fire & Ice', let alone liked it enough to vote for it, and I can't even begin to tell you what winning 'Best New Writer' means to me.
I'm squealing today, but very quietly, because I'm recovering from a sinus headache and I'm feeling a bit fragile.

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BEL: The Chapter My Beta Begged Me For

No, really, Dangerkitty ain't too proud to beg. The conversation (paraphrased) went something like this:

Me: How do I answer the question 'What about Charlie?'
DK: What do you mean?
Me: When Jasper says to Bella, 'What about Charlie?'. She has to go with Jasper, she has no choice; but Charlie will be her main concern - she won't want to leave him.
DK: Anyway you could take Charlie with them? I hate that most of the stories just kinda leave him out once she changes.
Me: ...

And that, my friends, is the real story behind "Uncle Pete?!"

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Twi-Muses Fic Rec

My first post as a Muse went out tonight. If you want to check it out, it's here. http://www.twimuses.com/2011/02/fic-rec.html

Pimpin' Friday 2/11/11

Well, today I am pimpin' Dark Temptation by Minnakoda.

Summary: After the Cullens abandoned Bella and Jasper in the wake of Bella's disastrous birthday party, they find their lives taking unexpected turns. Drifting through his days, Jasper decides to use his powers to have a little fun at the grocery store, and it could change everything.

This little fic started as a smutty one-shot (who doesn't love those, right?) but has turned into a very interesting story. We have my favorite combo, Bella and Jasper, but Bella is married to Peter who is mated to Charlotte. There's midget stripping and jail time for the testosterone-laden and bars and boob-feelage for the girlies. I have to confess that being sick this last week has prevented me from reading the most recent update, but so far this story keeps me intrigued and laughing. I would recommend it to anybody who wants a good chuckle...or to see a midget stripper dressed as an Ewok (that was disturbing). And, who can forget Bella getting her rocks off in the produce isle?

Here I was just trying to have a little fun while stocking up on shampoo and wasting some time, and instead I found myself with a cart full of band-aids, magazines, steak and… whipped cream? Oh, and lets not forget the raging hard-on.

Go on, you know you're interested now!

FanFuc Friday: Jackson ♥

If this doesn't put you in the mood for the weekend, nothing will. With that voice he could be the poster child for whisky and cigarettes.

Breathe is complete!

Ok, I have finally gotten my sick ass out of bed and posted the last chapter of Breathe. You can find it on TwiWrite right now; I'll get it posted to FF.net in the next day or two. In the meantime, please let me know what you think. I have a sequel planned at some point in the future, so no hollering at me for the way it ended!

Dirty Stuff...

I was interviewed by the Wordy Bitches.

I feel a little sullied.

BEL: In Which Jas & Bella Are Reunited

Last chapter, Jasper rode off to go get his girl.

But what does she think happened at the party? What happened with her and Edward? How will she react to Jasper taking his collar off?

I know, I know, you're all are waiting for this...

closely followed by some of this...

But Jasper's had a bad night, OK? He's going to need some TLC, so first there's going to have to be some more of this...

and smooching, of course. ;)

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Jax pics

Well, I was surfing for Domsper inspiration and found these...

Not exactly Domsper, but Jax is HAWT and I had to share. Granted he looks like he's off to prom but still...he's in a tux and has a smirk. What's not to love? (kudos to http://jackson-rathbone.com/)