In lieu of a flesh-debt

[toujours_nigel]

let's write. Give me a

• fandom
• character/pairing (andOR/)
• prompt (a line, a word, a situation, an AU)

and I will write at least 500 words of fic.

Comments

Re: (not sure I *can* write noir)

[toujours_nigel]

Er. Well if I did Cockney it would be the worst sort of parody so I thought I ought not try. But yes it's supposed to be London.

Re: (not sure I *can* write noir)

[greerwatson]

Oh, dear. There's a world of "ouch!" in your reply.

Put it this way: I think the story would have been better if you had dropped the American phraseology/accent (such as "a whole lotta tail" or "two outta three"). It would still have been noir if you had kept Ralph's dialect intact.

What really makes it noir is the world-weary, cynical, bitter tone. And you caught that beautifully.

Re: (not sure I *can* write noir)

[toujours_nigel]

eh, no, my phone cut me off and then I was too busy crying over a film. *g*

I agree with you, actually. The trouble is I've very little idea what the corresponding Britishisms would be, to bring out the tough-guyness of it all.