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[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Am I the only one posting to this com? And do we have a archive of the fics on here? I love the fic Umm... Can't think of the name of it... but it was the fic where Rimsy came out the closet, Kryten was going to bake a cake, they were going to have a party, and Listy had two parties! I didn't get a party when I came out; all I got was hell for being gay. My mom didn't speak to me for a month, but it felt like a year. Never got a chance to tell my dad, his sister beat me to it. I thought life would get easier once I came out, but it didn't. Should have followed my first mind and moved to London years ago. And do we have a rec of all the fics on here?

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[kahvi.livejournal.com]

I think there's a tagging system, but at any rate, that happens to be my story! And actually, it's the first Red Dwarf story I ever wrote, though not the first one I published. I'm quite fond of it though, and you can find it here on AO3:

http://archiveofourown.org/works/123584

I'm glad you liked it, and I'm sorry to hear you had such a horrible experience. :(

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Yeah, well that's life. I would give almost anything to have a more pleasant coming out. And a cake!!

[missflibble.livejournal.com]

London is effing awesome, I miss it so damn much. It's the first place I'd lived where people honestly don't bat an eyelid as to your sexuality. A city that just raises it eyebrow and mutters '....and?'.

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I'm seriously thinking about moving there next year.

[janamelie.livejournal.com]

My coming out wasn't as bad as yours, but it wasn't great either. Certainly no party or cake. :(

Yes, there is an archive. At the top of the home page, just under the pic of Lister and Rimmer. It goes all the way back to 2003. :)

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

I was really looking forward to the cake!! I still remember the date like it was yesterday. Sept. 7fh, 1997.

[bayliss.livejournal.com]

I'm still in both ... The broom cupboard and the closet. But it's a little easier for me since I am bi. *shifty eyes* Just don't tell my family yet, ok?

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

I would give anything to either go back in the closet, or take Craig and blast off on a rocket to anywhere. And his kids, since I couldn't bear the though of coming between him and his kids. Since my dead beat father was never there. Ever.

[slayitalldown.livejournal.com]

:( That's awful, the closet is no place for a creative soul, never wish that again!

Families are tricky business and sometimes, they just fail. There is even a scale. But the idea that blood is thicker than water is a concept for vampires - I continuously explain my urban-tribe kinship's by saying "Blood is only thicker than water if you drink it."

Family is a feeling, keep looking for hearts like yours and don't judge their blood and they won't judge yours. As for the judgements of society; if you don't feel like you belong then there is adventure waiting for you to find it. This might sound strange but take it from a retired gypsy - sometimes you aren't home, even if you've always lived there - you need to go find your home! You'll know it when you find it because you'll fall in love with it. It happens! If it can happen to me, I like to think there's hope for others!

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm kinda scared of going to another country to start over, but I guess that's part of the adventure too, right? It would be easier if I was meeting someone. Like Craig. *Sigh* I'm crushing on him really hard.

[slayitalldown.livejournal.com]

Don't feel bad, we've all been there... he's adorable!

The fear is natural but the adventure will soothe that away. Be careful, play it safe but take the leaps of faith when you can see where you might be landing and embrace the adventure!!

GOOD LUCK!!

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Thanks, and I will, in fact, I'm looking forward to embracing a new future. You know, this reminds me of a line from one of my fave games, 'Dragon Age II'. Morrigain's mum tells the man or hero of Kirkwall, 'When standing on the precipice of change, do not be afraid to leap. It is only while falling do you learn how to fly.' Then, she turns herself into a dragon, and flies away. Thank you for your advice!

And I'm not ashamed of loving a man who I've never met! I just fear having a door slammed and locked with a guard and his or her shot gun standing in the way.

[slayitalldown.livejournal.com]

OMFG, from now on when you tell the story, that is TOTES exactly what happened.

I am a mother-f*cking dragon.

Don't be ashamed of fantasy - write it down! Share! Make it a part of the tapestry of your creativity!!

But by all means, be fearful of shot-guns, guards and other anti-stalker protocols.... its healthy. Fantasy and reality should almost never mix... how depressing would a "Unicorn Rescue Sanctuary" be? How disgusting if thousands of men and women were sharing [insert hot actor's name here] all at the same time?? (Can you imagine the wars that would break out between the factions?!?! It would be a colossal nightmare of jealousy and insecurity!) How off-putting if thousands of immigrants landed in Pandora, realised they couldn't breathe unassisted and were suddenly wiped out by the fauna, flora and unusual pathogens? I'm telling you there is the 'bubble of safe' for imaginationy stuff that we can attempt to share with our words via LJ and then there's the "How I Met Your Mother" sitcom of regrets that led to many years behind bars.

Seriously, we have HBO, the world is already perfect, lets keep Fantasia safe!! And Craig. I want him to make lots more Red Dwarf for me!! :P

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

Well, I did hear they are going to do a season XI, so yay!! And what happened with 'How I met...'? And I love fantasy. It's what got me started with writing. And I agree this would an even more fucked up place to live if say, Craig was being shared, mainly because I would become jealous and... anyway yeah, I would hate that. Half these fuckers need to be killed off by fauna, flora, and lethal pathogens! This place we call Earth really makes me wanna leave everyone (except my Craig, and his kids and a few other people) behind and fly away to another planet, where we could start over. While I'm sure he'd miss his wife, he'll get over it, or her.

[vejgeta9.livejournal.com]

And your secret is safe with me!