Paper CutOuts

Paper CutOuts by twistedcoincidence and astilbe13 was recently recommended to me by a few friends and I am glad that they took the time to point me in the direction of this little gem. There is a reality to the writing that cuts through to the heart of things and I have found myself in tears with this Bella.

She sees her life as a story, an empty one. The first chapter opens:

Ordinary: -adjective; of no special quality or interest; commonplace; unexceptional.

This is how she sees herself, how others have seen her in the past. But her story finally begins when she spots an interesting stranger from her office window. She is tired of being a face in the background and wants to be a lead character so, for once in her life, she writes her own story and sets out to meet him. In the process new characters enter her life and change her story forever.

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Read Bella’s story on FF.net http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5993984/1/Paper_CutOuts

Âme Soeur Chapter 13: Red Pill

A blue pill will give you a world of blissful ignorance and illusion. A red pill will give you the truth of reality. In ange de l’aube’s Âme Soeur it’s time to take that red pill. It might hurt and it might taste bitter, but how do you really know sweet if you’ve never tasted sour?

It’s truth time and we’re about to see our hero and heroine face it head on and hopefully find happiness in each other. Can the truth and beauty of young love heal and spirit away the ghosts of the past?

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“They sat in silence for a while. The wind blew small yellowish leaves around their feet and Bella observed their little dance. She wondered why life had to be so hard on them. They were too young to be dealing with all this, too young to be haunted by nightmares, too young to be dealing with alcoholic parents and unsolved mysteries.


I guess you're never too young for life, Bella mused as she focused on the leaves dancing swirls and doing pirouettes on the ground.”

Quote from Chapter 13

Read Âme Soeur by ange de l'aube here http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5971351/1/Ame_Soeur or take a look at the authors blog http://angedelaube.blogspot.com/?zx=479f1ff2d67307cd where you can find playlists and Âme Soeur art.

Master of the Universe

Firstly and foremost, I must thank Icy so much for this story and for sharing so much of herself with us. You are one generous lady!


As you will know, Icy sat down to write a story and this time last year she posted the first chapter of Master of the Universe, soon to become known as MotU and take the fanfiction world by storm, or leather plaited whip as the case may be…

MotU is my favourite fanfiction of all time. I doubt I need to tell anyone reading this post why. Icy created a world with powerful and captivating characters that I fell in love with along the way. Bella is young and sometimes naive, but is astoundingly brave with an emotional maturity that shines through in her kindness. Edward, fifty shades of fucked up with a tormented spirit hiding behind his sexual prowess, gets a lot more than he bargains for when he meets the unassuming Miss Swan. The rest is now MotU and fanfic history enshrined in out little computer screens and in our hearts.


To celebrate the anniversary of MotU, here is something I just cooked up:

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Thank you to @KlrTwiLuver for the words for this banner.

Please take a look at the MotU Tribute blog for some beautiful words and some beautiful banners and wallpapers at http://www.motutribute.com/home

Also, in case you're interested, here is the first alternate banner that didn’t make it onto 50shades.com. There is only room for the one after all ;)

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