Assorted Stuff (Mostly Writing)

Two weeks (counting finals week) to go until the end of the semester, and I've finally found a good writing space in the library! The way my schedule worked out this time around I'm usually spending at least four week days on campus until six or seven o'clock, which used to mean that I didn't get much writing done on those days--even though the college library has a quiet floor I've always found it really hard to concentrate up there. BUT. There's a reading table behind the stacks that I somehow never noticed until now, where it's even quieter, and just feels...a little more private, I guess? More secluded? Anyway, I've been able to get some work on fic done in between homework and classes without waiting until I'm back home and completely beat to do it; it's been really, really nice. 

My space_swap  fic is finished and submitted. I'm a little nervous for reveals, since the story turned out much angstier than expected. I'll be happy as long as the recipient likes it, though now I'm really feeling the need to write something purely cheerful. Straight-up fluff isn't my strong suit, but I've been wallowing in the angsty side of things a little too much lately. I've also hit the fannish doldrums with Stranger Things--still love reading other people's stories, but when it comes to writing I feel sucked dry. Oh, well.  

Reading: SO MANY books fell to the wayside this semester. I did just finish Leia: Princess of Alderaan (so, SO good, with a really nice focus on her relationship with her parents [I adored Breha especially] and her friendship with Amilyn Holdo [who does come off as a little Luna-Lovegood-ish, while still being her own brand of awesome], a scene where the Organas make themselves look like an absolute dumpster fire of a family in order to distract Tarkin, and a real gut-punch of a closing line.) I'm also within a few chapters of finishing my reread of The Magicians by Lev Grossman, which is getting me nostalgic for the Narnia books...