Welcome/Introductory Post!!

[teacass.livejournal.com]

Hello! Welcome to MI6 Café and the first ever post! To break the ice, please feel free to use the format below to introduce yourself! Or you can just start a discussion about how the size of Q’s tea cabinet or question if James is proficient at scrabble etc.

Name:
Normal place of residence on the internet (tumblr/LJ/A03):
Why you got into 00Q:
Favourite 00Q Headcanon:
Favourite work in the fandom:
(For those who make fanworks) Favourite work you’ve created:
Random fact about you:
Optional GIF:

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A little bit on me + this comm:

I’m your mod, Cass! I made this comm as a place for everyone to come chat and relax, it’ll be awesome to have a social vibe going along! It’s also a place to post links to your fanworks, and once the comm finds its feet maybe mini fests and cheerleading for anyone participating in the larger fandom events (exchanges/big bangs etc).

This comm is still in its early stages, so please be patient with me! I haven’t used LJ for over two years so I’m still trying to get the hang of things. If anyone wants to help with this community in any way please feel free to shoot me a message, the more the merrier!!

Outside of helping to mod this comm, I really would appreciate some help with:
-           how to add a header to a LJ format and where to find good LJ profile code. If you know where to find this help, please point me in the right direction.
-          if anyone is graphically inclined and wants to make a community header and/or icon for everyone to enjoy then go right ahead. Shoot me a message if you’re interested and you’ll have my undying love and probably an offer of a fic to say thank you!

Anyway, that’s all the business. Hope you enjoy this comm, and WELCOME EVERYONE!

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Please note – the first weekly ‘General Discussion’ Post for all your general chit chat and getting to know each other needs will be This Saturday (25/4/2015).

Comments

[relinquished972.livejournal.com]

Name: Bethany

Normal place of residence on the internet (tumblr/LJ/A03): tumblr and AO3 now (besanii), but pre-2012 it was all LJ

Why you got into 00Q: Watched Skyfall with a friend and it suddenly got serious haha

Favourite 00Q Headcanon: Q is more reserved with physical affection than Bond, but Bond is more reserved with his heart.

Favourite work in the fandom: Guided by the Beauty of our Weapons (http://archiveofourown.org/works/1830136) by beaubete

(For those who make fanworks) Favourite work you’ve created: Nothing yet! But I have a few fic ideas I want to try ;)

Random fact about you: I'm a sucker for oblivious!Q and smitten!Bond, and kissing against walls idk

Optional GIF: here have a Ben butt

[teacass.livejournal.com]

Hello! :D Welcome to the comm :) I love your headcanon - it really sums up the differences between Q and James in their approaches to romance.

Ooo I haven't read that fic, new fic to read! :D \o/

Good luck with your ideads! More 00q is a good thing :D

*offers complementary cupcakes to aid fic ideas*

[relinquished972.livejournal.com]

Thank you! :D

And yes, that headcanon just came to me one day when I was thinking about how to portray them? Like, James has no problem flirting and engaging in sexual relationships with people, but after Vesper, he would be really wary about investing his emotions into another person. Whereas Q, who probably spends more time with his computers than he does interacting with people, who not be as comfortable with casual affection, and takes any form intimacy with caution. But when he falls in love, he falls hard.

TAKE TISSUES WITH YOU WHEN YOU READ!!! There's a lot of angst and drama, but it's so, so worth it!

And thank you! I'm still not sure how it's going to work, but IT'S WORTH A TRY.

[teacass.livejournal.com]

Ugh that is SUCH A GOOD HEADCANON. I always imagine James to struggle with romance/long term love because he's been betrayed in the past (and nothing like a bit of emotional turmoil to throw a bit of interest into a relationship fic :D)

*arms self with tissues* Angst is my favourite, but I shall have to queue up some fluffy fic afterwards to read :)

Isn't that how the best ideas work? I generally just go 'well no idea how to end this but HELL LETS GO'.

[relinquished972.livejournal.com]

(ALL THE EMOTIONAL TURMOIL \O/ I am such a sucker for emotional turmoil.)

You should also read dhampir72 (http://archiveofourown.org/users/dhampir72/pseuds/dhampir72)'s stuff on AO3 as well. They have gorgeously emotional 00Q and guhhhhh just feelings everywhere.

Haha yes! That's so true. I'm going to try and wing it as much as I can, but this is the kind of fic that really needs plotting, unfortunately x.X

[teacass.livejournal.com]

(It's the best isn't it? Although I love reading it I suck at writing it)

*adds to read list* Oooo nothing like more emotions :D I should really get back into reading fic again, I haven't been able to read much recently :P

Wish you the best of luck with the plotting! :)