You wouldn't think a children's movie that opens up on what is pretty clearly a drowned guy would turn out to be one of the cutest, sweetest, warmest, loveliest movies ever, but it is. And the fandom? Also one of the cutest, sweetest, warmest, loveliest fandoms ever. With a more than healthy dose of crack to its name.

So, where better to start than with a miniature picspam? Nothing spoilery, just a few shots to set up how damned pretty the film is.

( Where better indeed. )

It isn't just the imagery either that makes the movie gorgeous. The music is stunning too, and I've included two of my favourite tracks below.





Please note that the "Jamie Believes" song there, the second of the two songs, makes me cry every single time I hear it because of its context in the movie. It's gorgeous.

As to the books? Well, cruelly, they're not finished yet. And the last one just ended on a cliffhanger. And we have to wait until AT LEAST SEPTEMBER to find out what happens next.

However, they're conveniently split into two sets - the "Guardians of Childhood" series, which are novels aimed at fairly young, but not toddler children (think the first Harry Potter book), and the "The Guardians of Childhood" series, which are picture-books that are so pretty I could cry, and don't follow a strict timeline. The picture-books are like Van Gogh's Starry Night had a one-night stand with Steampunk and created beautiful children, they are glorious and the best investment I've made in forever. The novels are fun and playful and have two additional characters who aren't in the film that are wonderful; Katherine, who is an adventurous and book-smart young girl who I adore for being a girl written like a girl and not penalised for it, and Nightlight, who is a mostly-mute fairy-like boy. Katherine and Nightlight have a bit of a Peter Pan and Wendy thing going on, and I love it.

I wish I had more time to go into why the fandom for the movie is also incredible, but I don't think I could do so without spoiling the source material and honestly, in this one case, I don't want to spoil people. I want people to run out and try it and love it.

The movie is beautiful, the books are beautiful, and I think we all need to believe sometimes. Not necessarily in a higher power. Not necessarily in fairies and yetis and elves. Not even necessarily in Santa Claus.

But in something. In better things. And it's not bad to have a movie that shows you there's nothing wrong with hoping for the best. <3

Title: Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians
Pairing: Jack Frost/Pitch Black
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 7859
Warning: Some ableism (internal and external)
Summary: Written for the DW kink meme: Jack is a high school student with autism, Pitch is his carer, and love is every bit as hard and every bit as easy as the movies make out.

( Not All Those Who Wander Are Lost )

Title: Different Ways to Breathe
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians
Pairing: Jack Frost/Pitch Black
Rating: R
Word Count: 2552
Summary: Written for the DW kink meme: Jack doesn't breathe when he sleeps; Pitch can't help but find that fascinating.

( Different Ways to Breathe )

Title: Reaching His Threshold
Fandom: Rise of the Guardians
Pairing: Jack Frost/Pitch Black
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 1993
Summary: Written for the DW kink meme: Pitch demonstrates that being captured by the king of shadows has its perks. Contains consentacles >:D!

( Reaching His Threshold )

Most of you know that email address is defunct anyway but just for safety's sake:

If you have received an email from my account louise_cmi_vc@hotmail.com in the last week then please delete it as some kind bastard hacked it.

I have access to the account again now but just want to make sure no-one catches anything.

Title: Compelling
Fandom: Avengers RPF
Pairing: Jeremy Renner/Tom Hiddleston
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 1499
Summary: Jeremy gets curious about Tom's whip; Tom offers to demonstrate.
Author's Notes: Written for this prompt on the Avenger's kink meme. Unbetaed. Also available in Chinese!

( Compelling )

I fell over and got a Tumblr again.

It's emeraldembers.tumblr.com again.

I would like to know all your Tumblr names so I can add you... again XD.

(or you can just add me and I'll add back if you're private about that sort of thing <3 <3 <3)

Title: The Answer
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairings: Claire!Castiel/Dean
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 2929
Warnings: Underage vessel (seventeen)
Summary: Swapping vessels didn't change Castiel after the world ended, but sharing room with the Leviathans had.
Author's Notes: AU; written for steerpikesister's request for post-apocalyptic Claire!Castiel/Dean smut and betaed by my gorgeous fahrenheit_f430!

( The Answer )

Title: Let Me In and Don't Let Go
Fandom: Good Omens/Supernatural
Pairing: Aziraphale/Castiel, Aziraphale/Crowley, Castiel/Crowley by proxy
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 1553
Summary: Castiel was not alone when he washed up far away from America.
Author's Notes: Written for Porn Battle XIII.

( Let Me In and Don't Let Go )

Title: Love Letters and Worse
Fandom: Supernatural
Pairing: Balthazar/Castiel
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 1534
Summary: Balthazar loved to tease Castiel in public; it was easier to do so in Enochian.
Author's Notes: Originally written for blindfold_spn for the request Castiel/Balthazar, semi-public sex, wing!kink, dirty talk.

( Love Letters and Worse )