thedarkcanuck

 
Publishing this list is just my way of keeping myself organized, prioritized and accountable.

Completed. 1) Due South Seekrit Santa entry due December 20th, min words 1k.
I'm so pumped for this, when I got my prompts I realized I have a story idea I started fifteen years ago that I had already written a few pages for and that it would easily fit into one of the prompts. So I dusted it off, and have been smacking it into shape. Man, my writing was... yeah. Let's just say I've improved significantly in fifteen years.

1) Fanvid. Why did I add this to my to do list? Because the muse hit me when I heard a song from a certain performer who was on this years broadcast of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and no, they weren’t being inducted.

2) The 'F' Word.
The plot bunny that most recently jumped up and grabbed me by the throat. So I put a gun to my own head to get it done by electing to publish it by chapter, and what the hell was I thinking when I chose to do that? But so far the reception has been amazing, and I have it plotted out over 10 chapters, and have the second chapter almost finished, so not the end of the world?

3) Caroline, Buck, Bob Fic
Currently in second draft, I sent out to alpha readers, and already got back some great feedback. I love this concept so much, but I really want to do it justice. The dialogue flew out of me, but I've been struggling with writing detail lately to flesh out scenes.

4) DS C6D BigBang 2026 Fic, min words 20k.
Yeah, I got stuck in the middle of this one, the muse was not musing in 2025. So I'm going to try for next years challenge, at least I have a head start this time. I think I might need to gut the story a bit, and do a bit of a re-write. Oi. But I have time at least.

5) Right Beside You, Miles Away series
I have the final story of the trilogy halfway written, just got bogged down trying to make the intro just right. Trying to match my own freeform poetry style is a bit weird, especially when I have no idea what I'm doing half the time and just winging everything by 'vibes' alone.

6) Rando ficlet, 'Confines'
So many of my fic ideas come from dreams, and this one did as well many months ago. Sitting currently at just under 900 words. Certainly not the first, nor will be the last rando story to get added to this never ending WIP list.

7) Into The Fire series
Starting to think this series might get thrown so far onto the back burners it may blip out of existence, yet my mind comes back to it every so often. I think my younger self bit off more than I can chew now. I'm unsure if I can change the format of the series this far in, but I would love to make it more into a series of short stories strung along a long over arching plot line. It may be feasible with a little finagling down the road.

 

 

 

Dear Seekrit Santa,

There's a reason I'm called the 'dark' Canuck; I won't be stipulating any archive warnings/ratings to you for my request. I'm bent knee deep in freezerland and as a fellow member of the Due South community, I'm trusting in you to use your artistic freedom and creative judgment as you see fit to ‘keep me warm’ during this Seekrit Santa season.

I'm here for unusual pairings, although F/K is my OTP. Bring out your smut, give me your kink - if that's what you're feeling. Feel free to whump those characters real good. I love me some angst to hope. I'm also love a good gen story with a fascinating take.

LIKES:
-Slice of life
-Character studies
-Hurt/Comfort, Angst/Hope
-In the kink! vein: heavier BDSM, bondage, voyeurism, praise!kink, competence!kink
-Unusual pairings, unexplored perspectives, off the beaten path
-I'm cool with AU, as long as it's not wildly niche
 

DNW:

-Crack (Humour/sarcasm/pastiche is amazing! But not looking for full on crack)

-Unrequested crossovers
-Pure fluff

-Non canonical Kid!fic

-Turning / into & (although I'm all chin hands for interesting takes on asexual pairings)

-Wildly unjustifiable OOC behaviour

-Literal unrequited feelings, literal infidelity/cheating (open relationships/poly is a-okay), or permanent break up of our guys; F/K, F/V, F/K/V

-Unhappy or hopeless endings

Honestly, it's my first time being a part of the challenge and I'm just super excited to read whatever you choose to make for me, thank you so, so much! <3

~TheDarkCanuck