LINKS (ahhh I should be asleep now)

[kaiserkuchen]

I meant to do this earlier, but then I got distracted by awesome Skypeing with dearest laulan who sacrificed sleeping in on her Sunday to listen to me yammer on. TIME-ZONES, ONE DAY YOU WILL CEASE TO BE IN OUR WAY. And then, I guess I COULD'VE been productive, but I was again lured off the tracks by the siren song of NOT reading 20K ++ fic epics of my eensy Blackberry screen.

INCEPTION. A pretty swell movie, if I might say so myself, and thankfully most of the internet seems to agree as there is a stupendous amount of fic and art out there right now already. I actually haven't personally decided what I think "my version" of the ending is, am happily trying on other people's theories for size and hah, it kind of really depends on what mood you're in the most I think. At first I was happy to believe the end/Cobb's "absolution" to have all been a dream, see the spinning totem and all that. But! The totem has always been Mal's first and foremost, and many people have raised the valid point that it has often been a better tell to watch for Cobb's marriage ring, which has never been still on his hand in RL and also isn't in that last scene. I DON'T KNOWWWW. But I do know that I do like the theories about how it could've all just been a plan of Miles (Michael Caine) to perform Inception on Cobb himself to get over his grief about Mal. Oh Cobb and Mal. Fannishwise, I am so much for all the dirtyhotawesome Arthur/Eames (/Ariadne) in the world, or Saito/EVERYBODY EVER, but I was so affected by Mal and Cobb's story in the movie. Their scenes in Limbo, on the railroad track? Basically the part where I had to keep myself from starting to bawl in front of D&I. And the part with Fischer and "his dad" because ahahaha, owww. CILLIAN MURPHY'S FAAAAAAAAAAACE. I nearly could not deal!

ANYWAYS! Here is a quick and dirty selection of things I gleaned off other people's rec lists, so happy reading (if you haven't already devoured all of these). Mostly Arthur/Eames, with a smattering of the others.

The Eames and Arthur Supervisory Hour by hackthis ...in my eyes, hackthis can do no wrong and this is just another example of excellent witty banter and all around awesome. There is wooing! Cranky Arthur! And Saito being excellent. Seriously, he is my utter favorite here.
You Can't Hide the Sun With Two Fingers by hackthis ...now I am wondering about what Eames' first name would be, too. HMMM.
Hotter Than Tales of Crack Peddlin' by hackthis ...layers upon layers of general brilliance. I am clearly losing my eloquence, ahh *shakes fist*
where you belong by vega_ofthe_lyre "Think of it as an exercise in interhouse relations," Eames says, slinging an arm around Arthur's shoulders. "We could share secrets! And braid each other's hair! And do, I don't know, trust falls." ...HOGWARTS!AU skjfhajkfh ahhhh <33
weary memories (i can always see) by vega_ofthe_lyre "Did you miss me?" ...and then, BAM, have a fist to the heart with this one. Just the right length to make you wish for more and wonder about all that was left unsaid.
Not Dreaming Now by taurenova "What were you dreaming about when they were testing the Kicks?" Ariadne asks, leaning back from level two. ...Or as the actual summary says: a moment. This is just lovely.
DAPPER GQ MOFO FANART by bluestraggler ...so smoooooooth ♥

...AND THERE SHOULD BE MOAAAAAAR (and I was trying to systematically work my way through authors) BUT OKAY I AM TIRED AND IT IS 3AM, just go look at Aja's epic Inception round-up/reference post instead. FILLED WITH GOODIES!
And don't forget to check out the FUCKYEAHINCEPTION Tumblr! I basically saved about half of its contents (like a boss).

BONUS THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH ALL THE ABOVE: DEXTER SEASON 5 PROMO. Who's excited with me???

...*FLAILS*. I will bet cold hard cash that Quinn (who is looking kind of ueber-orange and vaguely like someone stole half of his previous body weight) ends up dead. JUST A HUNCH YANNO.

Comments

[divide.livejournal.com]

I just saw it too asdfghjh I am so late to the party always. And oh snap, that's one I haven't heard (re: Cobb's marriage ring), there was also a theory about Mal being the totem? Truthfully I was hoping that Cobb wasn't dreaming at the end, but it's more out of a personal preference. I can see it going either way nnnnnhh CURSE YOUR AMBIGUITY, NOLAN

Michael Caine was a nice surprise, I was all, "MICHAEL CAINE WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE LOL" Oh who am I kidding I wanted to bang like 99% of the cast.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

Now that I have actually poked around some more and read stuff where the costume designer apparently confirms that the kids are wearing subtly different clothing in the end I am more prepared to accept that it was probably real... Though I do think that the other ideas are interesting and I am really loving the theorizing about Mal and Cobb. I mean, I think someone mentioned that why would Mal jump to her death from a hotel room ACROSS the one she trashed and was waiting for Cobb to find? How accurate could Cobb's version of how things went in the end actually be? Etc etc man this just really makes me want to watch it again to keep an eye out for these details...

YEAH DUDE SAME HERE I WAS ALL "MICHAEL CAINE? FANCY SEEING YOU HERE SIR" and ahahaha they ARE all pretty bangable, ngl! Speaking of the cast+MICHEAL CAINE lol did you see that one macro though that crosses over the TDK and Inception casts? XDD

[divide.livejournal.com]

Oh man I know! I want to see it again just to look out for Cobb's ring this time sobbb. I've seen people bring up that it was strange that his kids didn't seem to age like, at all (and the footage of them was almost the same every time they appeared) and just augh my brain. I'm mostly bitter about that final ending cut fffffgh

I don't think I have lol now I'm curious! I finally started checking out Inception recs and stuff and I feel like I'm inundated, so much good stuff has come out of fandom already! (GEEZ YOU GUYS WORK FAST)

[taurenova.livejournal.com]

Aww, thanks for the rec. <3s And on a list with hackthis as well, I am humbled.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

My pleasure, bb! And I just saw when I was coding the post that you wrote moaaaaaar ahhh must check those out when I am not uh, currently on my work computer XDD

<333!

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

FUCKYEAHINCEPTION ate my LIFE, seriously. So in love with it.

Fics that I have ADORED

http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/756.html?thread=2007028#t2007028 OMG, THE TEEEEEEEEAM ILTHEM

http://community.livejournal.com/inception_kink/756.html?thread=874484#t874484
Arthur's last name!!! :D

http://archiveofourown.org/works/102670 SAITO IS HOTT, COME ON

http://queendombythe-c.livejournal.com/634.html I want Ariadne to build me a house too

http://mercurial-wit.livejournal.com/49583.html DUDE, YOU KNOW THIS AUTHOR KICKS ASS. Also, Arthur <3_<3

ALSOALSO FYI makes me ship JGL and Ellen Page.

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

I WANTED TO REPLY DURING MY LAST HOUR but of course then shit had to start getting busy. UGH I AM ALREADY READY FOR THIS WEEK TO BE OVER, I TELL YOU!

Good thing my apartment internet now apparently works! I am still vaguely mistrustful of the connection though, sighhhhh

BUT NOW SINCE I AM NOT AT WORK I COULD READ ALL THE FIC (YESSSS)
THOUGHTS IN ORDER OF READING
- MICROWAVE RAYS! WINE CELLARS THREE STORIES DEEP! TEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAM SHENANIGANS AHHHH! And ahahaha of course Cobb would be the one to give Arthur away, ahahaha <33
- DARLING. OH MY GOD. OF COURSE. This is so genius. GENIUS with little potent sprinkles of humor and lulz scattered throughout. ARTHUR DARLING. PERFECTION.
- Normally I am not so much of a fan of auto-erotic asphyxiation but uh that sure was hot! And oh Cobb, trying and trying and trying again. It's the first of a series, too? OOOH *clicks* And speaking of Saito, isn't that one macro of him and "AND THEN I BOUGHT THE AIRLINE, BITCH" or sth like that just the greatest ever?? XDD
- ART THIEVERY! EAMES THE ART NERD! And I am so charmed by the idea that Arthur can't cook <33 ALSO: Room of stone penii! Why wasn't this mentioned in my Romaaa guidebook?? Would've totally lobbied Carmen harder to get to see the Vatican museums as well if I had known this before...
- DELICIOUS, DELICIOUS BACKSTORY UNFFFFF I love it! Also the whole world-building pits, ahhh *happy sigh*

PS have you read this yet?? A++ AWESOME http://moonythestrals.livejournal.com/71835.html

ER, ALSO

[laliandra.livejournal.com]

I may or may not have written this? Though, I have no idea quite what I am supposed to DO with it. So, I am giving it to you!


“Is that a Devore?” Arthur asks the man who has come to stand next to him, a little apart from the group. The question earns him a dazzling smile.

“It is,” the man confirms. “You’re Arthur, right? Your file didn’t say anything about knowledge of tailoring.” The smile changes into something sharper, a diamond edge. “But then, it didn’t say anything about a lot of things. How exactly do you hide a last name from the FBI?”

“As much as I appreciate a sharply dressed man, I know better than to tell my secrets to a con-man,” Arthur tells him. “Or at least, I assume that’s who you are.” He heard this team had a ‘consultant’, which is legalspeak for Tame Criminal.

Something happy and appreciative flashes in the man’s eyes. “Neal Caffrey, forger.” He holds out a hand, revealing cufflinks that match his tiepin.

Arthur shakes his hand. “Any good?” he asks.

“The best,” Neal replies with an easy confidence. A familiar confidence. Oh, this is going to be fun.

“You should definitely mention that to your equivalent in our group. Eames? He’s the one in the shirt with the… interesting pattern.”

Neal looks over at where Eames is doing fingers tricks with his poker chip for the FBI agents, which he will probably call “demonstrating his totem” but Arthur knows to be showing off.

“By ‘interesting’ do you mean, ‘Oh god, what is that and how can we make it stop’?” he asks. Arthur’s laugh comes out as snort, which hardly ever happens anymore, if he concentrates.

“That’s the one,” he says. He stops his expression going into something darker, more mischievous.

“Do you ever get the urge to completely redress the man?” Neal asks.

“All the time,” Arthur says fervently. Neal gives him a commiserative grin, eyes sliding to Agent Burke, who is wearing an especially ill-fitting suit.

Neal saunters over and slots seamlessly into the conversation. Arthur watches for the moment when Eames realises that he is no longer the centre of attention, and it’s just as good as he’d imagined, Eame’s expression caught somewhere between horrified and combative. Agent Burke, who had introduced himself as the man in charge, catches him watching and wanders over.

“Any reason Neal just introduced himself to your man as ‘the best forger in the business’? They’ve started trying to out-con Yusuf and Diana,” Agent Burke says, eyes suspicious, a smile tugging at the edge of his mouth.

“You can’t prove I had anything to do with that,” Arthur says, instantly.

“I think I’m going to enjoy working with you,” Agent Burke says. “I’m still not entirely sure what we’re doing, but,” he gestures over at Neal who has got out a pack of cards, Eames looking murderous behind him. Yusuf, a wise man, is shaking his head at the proffered card. “this is going to be worth the mindfuck alone.”

“Do you think that Neal will be able to forge in dreams?” Arthur asks.

Agent Burke doesn’t stop to think for even a second. “Definitely. If your Eames can do it, how hard can it be, right?” The man may be wearing polyester blend but Arthur likes him already.

They both laugh, and Agent Burke’s face is transformed by it, going from kind of ordinary to seriously charming.

“Peter?” Neal calls over, dragging his attention from Arthur, back to their forgers. Oh, so it’s like that, Arthur thinks.

And then, mortifyingly, Eames says, “Darling?” and when Arthur looks back at Agent Burke – he only looked at Eames for a second, really - he can see so it’s like that, written all over his face.

......

And then Arthur and Neal get drunk and play "who would you sleep with" on both their teams.

I AM FULL OF JOY AND JOYNESS

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

I meant to write this comment of SQUEEEEEEEEEE and sjkahfkjsdhf since yesterday already, but jeebus christballs I had no idea what was up with logging onto LJ during after-work hours yesterday. Most vexing! But I kept thinking about this all day yesterday and during most of my gym time today and hee I AM STILL SO AMUSED <33

"TAME CRIMINAL"! Arthur's snorting laughter! Eames and Neal entering a Con-Off!

AND They both laugh, and Agent Burke’s face is transformed by it, going from kind of ordinary to seriously charming. AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW IT IS SO TRUE. Who could resist the full force of Peter Burke on a charm offensive? I mean, it is not at a Neal Caffrey SUPERNOVA level but then again, few mortals can reach that level anyways XDD. ALSO: "SO IT'S LIKE THAT" asdkhfjkashf heeeee


AND AND AND DON'T THINK I DIDN'T SEE “I’m still not entirely sure what we’re doing, but,” ahahahaha <333

PS man I wish I could read the kinkmeme fic at workkkk. YEARNS. I AM SO SLEEPY RIGHT NOW and the work day has only just started /whines

PS

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

"Who would you sleep with" on both their teams would be a pretty easy game since I would venture the answer is uh, EVERYONE? Perhaps there then is a special round of HOW would you sleep with them instead?? XDD

[cheshire-tabby.livejournal.com]

AND ALL OF A SUDDEN BANGGGGG! THE ENTIRE WORLD LOVES JGL!
this is so much fun, since he kind of lost his appeal to me because of a) the girlfriend whose name rhymes with the word "sexy" (btw: I found out it's not her full first name, it's actually Alexandra, thank god) and b) he stated in an interview that from time to time he has a "weed party" going on at home.
no. thank you. XDXDXD

let the world fangirl, I totally love everything that is going on because he is indeed a pretty man. also: everybody's on vacation now, noone here to watch Inception with. Or Toy Story 3. ;_____;

[kaiserkuchen.livejournal.com]

I KEPT THINKING OF YOU THROUGHOUT THIS MOVIE AND ALL THE PRE-FANDOM BITS GOING "OLGA WAS LIKE A JGL FANGIRL PIONEEEEEEEER" XDD

awww for the appeal kind of fading for you though! I do have to admit that a weed party at his place sounds kind of interesting though... He must be hilarious stoned. HMMM.

I have realized that I am apparently not ready to go into movie theaters alone like I thought I would 24/7 here after all. SELF I AM DISAPPOINTED, CHANGE THIS HABIT ASAP

[laulan.livejournal.com]

Drive-by comment to say: a) holy crap, all those fics were excellent--IT'S LIKE THE BEGINNING OF STAR TREK FANDOM ALL OVER AGAIN :O, and b) YOU SHOULD DRAW SOME INCEPTION ART. JUST. SAYIN'.