#kkruml

Hi @kkruml!

This is SUCH a fun question. It made me think so hard that I had to really sit and ponder for a few days what I really loved. As a book lover, there are a lot of  one-off quotes that I love. Sometimes the show changes the circumstances around the quote but they still deliver the line. An example of this would be the first law of thermodynamics quotes. I know S4 is a topic of debate, and I do think some people didn’t like the deliverance of that line, but I actually enjoyed the show’s version of the quote and the situation in which it was delivered. 

Now as for a scene or moment? I’m a little biased but I really do love the A. Malcolm reunion. I think S/C did such a good job portraying that entire event and really it was a love letter to the fans. 

I think though, the fight in 1x08 is the *one* scene that I have loved from the beginning. It translated SO well from book to screen. It’s very close to the original canon, yet it’s just different enough. To add to that, I ADORE how it’s Jamie narrating over the episode. It adds a new twist, dimension, and depth to the scene that wasn’t originally there. 

“She asked forgiveness, and I gave it. But the truth is, I’d forgiven everything  she’d done and everything she could do long before that day. For me, that was no choice, that was falling in love.”

I have a short and sweet list of fic (I would write more but I seem to lack the foc- OH LOOK A BUNNY). Here are some quick links if you’re looking for something Outlander related to read during this drought!

I don’t even know your name (affectionately nicknamed IDEKYN cause why did I choose such a long title?)

Sirun “Ajnabiun//The Foreigner’s Secret (I clearly didn’t learn anything from writing the first fic- this is a longer title with a second language included just for good measure)

STAY (Slow learner over here, but 3rd time’s a charm)

GAOL//LOVE (a sweet little one shot I wish I had fostered into a full blown fic)

And... that’s it. That’s the whole kit and caboodle.

14. Abandoned OL fan fiction that you wish would be updated?

Anytime @thescarlettpeacock wants to bust out a bit of “Just Desserts,” I’d be pleased as punch. I’m still waiting for @gotham-ruaidh to get back around to “Shifted.” And “True North” and “Hummingbird” by @ianmuyrray can come back nowish.

15. Describe your ideal OL fan fiction?

It’s probably a J/C Modern AU, where they screw a lot but don’t talk too much during it, and where their problems aren’t too contrived but also pretty real. That said, I also love some of the more off-the-wall fics that highlight other characters and more outlandish (hehe) situations (see: the works of @futurelounging).

17. Do you have head canons that are the result of reading OL fan fiction?

I do headcanon that Uncle Lamb and Firouz were more than just archeologist and dragoman, if you know what I mean. I’m sure there’s others, but that’s the only one I can think of right now!

And, I answered 20 right here.

With a small groan she loosened her grip on his waist, shifting slightly to allow him the freedom to move from the bed. He pulled up his boxers before stepping out of the room and quickly returning with his guitar. He came back to see her propped up against a pillow, and he paused slightly at the sight of his favorite rugby shirt- now hugging every curve of her frame.

He coughed slightly as he sat down on the side of the bed, facing her. He lightly tapped the body of the guitar and his eyes shifted from her face to the strings and back again. His fingers pressed against the strings and his thumb strummed, a slightly sharp note reverberating. He froze, pressing his palm to the neck of the guitar, muting the sound quickly. “Och that is… No’ how it starts.”

“Well I’ve never…” she feigned shock as she watched him. She tilted her head as a smile played at the corner of her mouth, “Didn’t think you were inclined to stage fright.”

“Well I’m no’ on stage,” He clarified as he cleared his throat as a smile pulled across his face, “… and I havena played a song to a lass in my bed in… a long time.”

The words hung between them. Another shade of his façade fell, and she saw a clearer glimpse of Jamie, offering a small piece of himself. He saw the question in her eyes. Why. He watched her lips form the word when a knock at the door shattered the moment and Jamie looked towards the door.

3. Do you remember the first OL fan fiction you ever read? 

I think it was either @gotham-ruaidh‘s Vietnam AU or @bonnie-wee-swordsman and her Flood My Mornings. It’s been ages since then and I honestly cannot remember! 

4. Which OL fan fiction you have re-read the most times?

It’s a tie between LOSS and I don’t even know your name. 

20. All-time favorite thing about OL fan fiction?

As a reader, I love the escape that it provides. I also love the fact that it gives us an extra space to see the characters we know in love in so many different settings other than just the canon. 

Just in case you’re looking for something to pass the time during this droughtlander...

I Don’t Even Know Your Name

(credit to @sassenachwaffles for this gorgeous whisky label)

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 2.5 | Chapter  3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5 | Chapter 6 | Chapter 7 | Chapter 8 | Chapter 9 | Chapter 10 | Chapter 11| Chapter 12 | Chapter 13 | Chapter 14 | Chapter 15 | Chapter 16 | Chapter 17 | Chapter 18 | Chapter 19 | Chapter 20 | Chapter 21| Chapter 22 | Chapter 23

AO3

SIRUN ‘AJNABIUN// THE FOREIGNER’S SECRET

(credit to @cantrixgrisea  for this gorgeous artwork)

Chapter 1 | Chapter 2 | Chapter 3 | Chapter 4 | Chapter 5

AO3

STAY

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

AO3

GAOL//LOVE

BACK AT YOU, SISTA.