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allbingoI didn't complete it in time, but since my policy for the August Intimacy event has been "as long as you get the first chapter up," I figure that getting the first section posted is sufficient to make it into the collection.
Ergo, here's the first part of Back Rub by April_Valentine, a Person of Interest fic that focuses on physical intimacy (and a touch-starved character).
Y'know, it took me decades to run across the term "Touch-Starved" and realize that it applies to me. I live in a house with three other people, and yet I could literally go an entire year without any significant, memorable physical touch. (It was this realization that I'd gone a year without a hug that made me finally start connecting some dots. Or, more precisely, that the most amount of touch I'd gotten that year was being passed fries by a friend every week as we carpooled.) I really hate having to ask for a hug; it feels needy, and I'd much prefer to have my friends and family understand that I want occasion hugs, and just give them to me randomly.
Anyway, this is part of why I am so attracted to fics with strong elements of nonsexual physical intimacy. And I've had this podfic in mind for a couple of years now; it's just, the last time I'd tried to record it, I'd had a cough that would not quit, so I had to give it up for a while. The scenario is a great delve into nonsexual sensuality and the sheer pleasure that physical intimacy can bring. I hope I've done it justice.
P.S. Last day to add works to the AO3 Collection! I'll be closing it down a couple of hours after midnight, Pacific Time, just to give stragglers a chance to get in. Meanwhile, I'm trying to finish up as many pieces as I can manage. Remember that posting a single chapter is enough to qualify for the collection, so you don't have to have a complete fic if you have at least a complete chapter. Thanks for participating!
ETA: Debated about allowing an extra week for the main collection, or adding a sub-collection for stragglers. Have been persuaded to go with the latter; I expect to open up a new sub-collection sometime mid-September for anything that didn't get added to the collection during August.
Ergo, here's the first part of Back Rub by April_Valentine, a Person of Interest fic that focuses on physical intimacy (and a touch-starved character).
Y'know, it took me decades to run across the term "Touch-Starved" and realize that it applies to me. I live in a house with three other people, and yet I could literally go an entire year without any significant, memorable physical touch. (It was this realization that I'd gone a year without a hug that made me finally start connecting some dots. Or, more precisely, that the most amount of touch I'd gotten that year was being passed fries by a friend every week as we carpooled.) I really hate having to ask for a hug; it feels needy, and I'd much prefer to have my friends and family understand that I want occasion hugs, and just give them to me randomly.
Anyway, this is part of why I am so attracted to fics with strong elements of nonsexual physical intimacy. And I've had this podfic in mind for a couple of years now; it's just, the last time I'd tried to record it, I'd had a cough that would not quit, so I had to give it up for a while. The scenario is a great delve into nonsexual sensuality and the sheer pleasure that physical intimacy can bring. I hope I've done it justice.
P.S. Last day to add works to the AO3 Collection! I'll be closing it down a couple of hours after midnight, Pacific Time, just to give stragglers a chance to get in. Meanwhile, I'm trying to finish up as many pieces as I can manage. Remember that posting a single chapter is enough to qualify for the collection, so you don't have to have a complete fic if you have at least a complete chapter. Thanks for participating!
ETA: Debated about allowing an extra week for the main collection, or adding a sub-collection for stragglers. Have been persuaded to go with the latter; I expect to open up a new sub-collection sometime mid-September for anything that didn't get added to the collection during August.
Yay!
Date: 2020-08-31 07:24 pm (UTC)Also there's another FMI from your original card that I wrote and posted. Do you want that in the collection or not?
Re: Yay!
Date: 2020-09-01 03:28 am (UTC)Glad I didn't consider extending the deadline earlier, as deadlines tend to be "put off until" lines for my brain, and this deadline gave me the push to finish a lot of little pieces quickly. Still got more to go. This has been all kinds of stressful and fun and productive!
Re: Yay!
Date: 2020-09-01 03:44 am (UTC)I like the idea of a subcategory for subsequent content. The official Allbingo policy is you can play any card at any time.
>> Anything you can get posted publicly within the next week is most welcome.<<
Well, it's not impossible, but tomorrow is my Poetry Fishbowl so I and my fans will be focused on that. the stuff should go up mid-September for the half-price sale though.
>>Glad I didn't consider extending the deadline earlier, as deadlines tend to be "put off until" lines for my brain, and this deadline gave me the push to finish a lot of little pieces quickly. Still got more to go.<<
That's understandable.
>> This has been all kinds of stressful and fun and productive! <<
:D Go you! I think people really had a ball with it, and were intrigued by the new approach.
Next up is my Fries bingo, so I hope you'll give that a try.
Re: Yay!
Date: 2020-09-01 09:15 am (UTC)Re: Yay!
Date: 2020-09-01 09:23 am (UTC)