100th? Huh.

So I thought, this being my 100th post, I'd go for something special. And then I was like 'aw whatever, I'm too busy trying to catch plot bunnies.'

And then I kind of sort of caught it, but it only gave me two three four characters, so I'm just going to put down the little bit it gave me because I really don't want to forget this. Just in case it turns into a plot and all, y'know.

Imogene (I'm not sure about this name AT ALL. I halfway want to name her Sidonie, or Risa, or Maris, or even Lupe) somethingorother (look, I'm not doing last names till I do at least a bit of research - AU or no, I'm keeping the basics of Roman naming). Around 15 or 16.
Her brother, Flavian somethingorother. Around 25. Member of one of the two legions currently stationed on the Wall, head of the small group of Horse.
Their mother, somewhere around 42, whose name I have not been given. I'm not sure how terribly important she is, but I do know that her husband was a member of the legions and died some several years back during the ill-fated Battle Beyond the Wall. Imogene was probably 3 or 4 at the time.
Flavian's best friend, whose name I don't know. Probably something Spanish, because that's where he's from. He's 22, a centaur, and quite good at his job, good enough to have become Flavian's lieutenant/the equivalent within four years. He and Imogene get along rather well.

Also, I'm trying to figure out why the Wall is so bustling. I mean, this is the only place the Picts come for supplies in all of Rome (and there are Picts who come back and forth, and individual Romans who come back and forth - it's just the Legions the Picts don't ever let through). So that would contribute to it, but I'm pretty sure there's another reason too. And it has to be a good one, because this is the Wall, the Picts aren't exactly friendly, and they've been known to kidnap people here. REASON. NEEDED.

the powers of fanfiction

If you're wondering why I'm over here in the corner crying, it's because of this.

Harry Potter fanfiction, about Neville's year at Hogwarts and the battle from his perspective. It's heartbreaking and yet terrifying hopeful at the end and OHGODIAMSOBBING does that make it clear enough how good this is? And I finished the last chapter at least fifteen minutes ago.

Also? I ship Michael/Terry SO HARD.

... apparently once I break through the first boundaries of my 'LOOK I JUST DON'T SHIP SLASH. REALLY' ... it all goes to hell?

BUT NO, SERIOUSLY. HOW CAN YOU NOT SHIP THEM? I mean, he was willing to kill him and *sobs* and I really don't think there's any way for me not to ship them, the amazing people that they are. No, seriously. Just read Chapter 18 (once you've read the others, of course!).

Also, we finally get a picture of what the Final Battle was really like, not just Harry around the edges, and it's just... see, this is why Rowling couldn't include that in the book, it would have been so much more angsty if she had.

Seriously. One of the very, very few fanfiction novel-length stories (WIP's or completed) that I've ever liked. In fact, the only other one is bedlamsbard 's Dust which is, you know, HARDCORE LEVELS OF AWESOME. So...