[Fic] "Trollstuck," part 22 - Homestuck

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And now to bed, since my parents will arrive around 10am and I would like to not fall asleep over breakfast. :-)

wherein Liz thinks about projects she might attempt over the next months

I am debating whether to sign up for Ladystuck when signups open tomorrow night. It doesn't seem like it would conflict too badly with Yuletide (which I am of course signing up for, though I haven't nailed down any details yet; I am being terribly lackadaisical this year and didn't even bother nominating anything, since I know I will easily be able to find four tiny fandoms of my heart out of the giant hodgepodge everyone else nominated), since it's a New Year's exchange rather than a Christmas one, and also I DO work fairly well under pressure (even if I have a love/hate relationship with external deadlines and cannot budget time worth a damn). And since Femgenficathon doesn't seem to have run this year, and I am currently madly enamored with Homestuck anyway...

*ponders*

Then there is always the possibility that the Narnia Big Bang may run again this winter, in which case I will of course attempt to write the sequel to "Out of Season" that I can't seem to get started on without external impetus. But I haven't heard anything on that front.

*ponders some more*

You know, all this is very hypothetical. What I should do tonight is get back to rereading "Secrets" so I can finish chapter 15 already and get that whole mess off my back. That will be a tremendous psychological relief after all these years (even as it will also be a wrenching loss to close the book on that story and part of my life).

Yes. I will go do that now.

*opens story, clicks to chapter 4*

rereading "Secrets" -- Chapter 4: Sleepwalking

Summary: "Chamber of Secrets" from Ginny's point of view. In this chapter, Ginny and Xanthe arrange a study session, Snape oozes nastiness, we discover what Apple whispered to Daphne on the train, Ginny sleepwalks, and Tom does something slightly disturbing.

This chapter is where Ginny and Xanthe make an effort at solidifying their tentative friendship. It's awkward on both sides -- Xanthe talks too much and Ginny keeps too many secrets -- but they bond over their mutual dislike of Lockhart, among other things. And the awkwardness, as well as the pretext that it's really a business arrangement to help each other out in Herbology and Astronomy, probably keeps Ginny from telling Tom that she's made a friend, which is very fortunate in the long run.

This chapter also solidifies Ginny's enmity with Daphne, her social isolation from her housemates, and her bond with Tom. It's very much about interpersonal relationships and Ginny trying to find her feet in a new environment.

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Bechdel Test = PASS