The 5 Things Meme and Related Thoughts

Only wisdomeagle has asked for a Top 5 list so far, but if you want one don't hesitate to sign up here.

Things That Are Shiny
5. Dimes. (I like dimes because they're the smallest U.S. coin, but they're worth more than pennies or nickels. A handful of dimes is worth more than a handful of any other common coin.)
4. My name when sparkly.
3. The college ring I got "for Christmas" (there was a picture in my stocking) and will be waiting for me when I return to campus!
2. My flist.
1. Having a girlfriend.

I switched from the literal to figurative meanings of "shiny" about halfway through. Shiny?

I left a request for the top 5 Jossverse fics even she wouldn't write in wisdomeagle's journal, but she detected my evil plan:

This is clearly a trick question, because as soon as I start listing them I'll think, "Oooh, actually, if I set it then and changed that, maybe it could work!

But her ultimate answers (found here; scroll down a little) are food for thought, methinks. ( Summerscest )

( M/M/M )

( Noncon . . . sometimes )

( Hurting Kaywinnit )

( Zoe/Wash and infidelity )

All this thinking about characters and pairings is more or less continuing in the same vein from my last post in which I answered the "What characters/pairings can you write with your eyes closed" question. glossing asked "So would you say that your pairings are the same people across different stories?" and the question made me think and write about my writing process enough that it seems worth reposting here: ( Characterization Across Stories . . . and Universes )