humor me

[schmerica]

Also, on the completely unrelated subject of random-ass folklore and magic realism, selkies are strange and fascinating in a way that makes me desire completely bizarre AUs.

I accept that I am probably entirely alone on this.

Comments

[silverakira.livejournal.com]

OMFG DUDE, I was just thinking about this. Because a story that's always, always stuck with me is one of brighidestone's from her Fairy Tale Series in which she mixes the Sentinel with Selkie folklore. And it is beautiful and heartbreaking and I wish someone would do something like it in dS.

[looks at you]

[lyra-sena.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha. Oh my lord. I can just -- I can just see the AU now. Because honestly, in due South, it's just -- entirely too possible, what with Fraser being such a freak. Maybe he really is a selkie...

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

I love selkies. Have you seen The Secret of Roan Inish?

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

i wrote selkies for the lotrips100 fairy tale challenge, back when people actually posted in lotrips100 :P

[farwing.livejournal.com]

I want a Fraser-is-a-selkie fic. Please? I would send chocolate. Or fish, if that helped you get into the selkie-writing mood.

[elke-tanzer.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love that film...

[abelladonna.livejournal.com]

No, you are NOT the only one. Trust me.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

*nodding* And even in the not literal sense it's such a nice depressing metaphor -- Ray having Fraser here in Chicago, but Fraser-selkie wanting to go back to Canada/the sea.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

I have not. It's good, though?

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Heh, obviously not. I love how the freakiest thing get the comments to come out.

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Wow, dude. In a drabble? *impressed by your skills*

[pearl-o.livejournal.com]

Ooh, I've never read that story of Brighid's (I haven't read a lot of Sentinel, actually). Do you have a link?

[coffeeandink.livejournal.com]

It is a very good, subtle film full of quiet magic in all senses, about a girl and people who may or may not be selkies on a remote Scottish island. I highly recommend it.

[silverakira.livejournal.com]

Eeeeee, yes, here (http://debchan.com/livia/brighid/skin.htm). It's lovely.