Blackbirds & Crows

The holiday got me thinking. It's so *loud*. So full of gun-powdery smoke and screaming rockets and people yelling. Chaos, and it cannot be fun for some of the troops that make their home here. That we see every day. So, I wrote this. darkhavens beta'd, of course.

And it's for sweptawaybayou, because i owe her about a million fics, but this'll have to do.

Title from the song The Yankee Doodle Boy by George M. Cohan




( Born on the Fourth of July )



ETA: Ever use that LJ Search function? I like to if i'm getting comments on old fics - it usually means someone has rec'd a story of mine, and i like to say 'thank you' if someone has. It's a neat feature, and you learn things! So, on that note...for my dear Anonymous - a new default icon, just for you! :)

Well, not *too* pointless, heh.

This past Monday, my Mom had her left knee replaced. She had the right one done about six years ago, and the last couple years has had a *lot* of pain from her degenerating left knee. So it was about time!

On Friday i went down to where she lives to help her get home and such, but she wasn't feeling well enough to leave the hospital, and ended up not coming home until Saturday. She's doing very well, actually - stiff and sore from lying in bed for so long, and her foot is a bit swollen, but when i left Sunday she was pretty chipper.

Now she just has to endure being 'nursed' by my two brothers. Eeep! Boys are just not very good nurses.

My almost-sis-in-law also graduated from college on Friday, with a degree in Mathmatics - major - and a minor in Art. AND, my nephew graduated from High School, and is going to college in the fall. Yay! Both of them worked hard and graduated with honors, and i'm so proud of them!

Lastly - the delightful and talented catsbycat made art for me! Two separate gifts of art for my 'South China Sea' Vietnam AU. They're lovely and amazing and i hope everyone who liked the fic will go and see them!

Rare downtime, featuring both boys, and JT and Sarge. Scroll a bit for those two, they're at the end.

Enjoy!

Okay! This is new. Oh, so new. And rather shocking, if you know me. But i will deflect that shock by stating quite firmly that this is all sweptawaybayou's fault. Utterly, totally, and completely her fault.

Also, all for her. :)
*luffs*

What we have here is RPS. Yes yes. AU RPS, even! I know, i know. It's been - wow - years. Since the Cracktrailer. Anyway. This is actually set in the most historically interesting of times to me, the Vietnam War. I can't get enough of it, for some reason.

I hope you all enjoy! Beta'd, as per usual, by the lovely and talented darkhavens.



( South China Sea )



Timestamp, ten years later. History Like Bones.

ETA: catsbycat has oh-so-graciously made art for this fic! And it's truly amazing. Go see! JT and 'Sarge'. *scroll a little* And the boys together - some rare downtime.