I could be reading Balzac.

Is it really a surprise that I'm posting a meme instead? Stolen from etrangere. And yes, I'm being deliberately sneaky. I promise that I didn't dig into the obscure book fandoms.

Summarize 10 of your fandoms in one sentence, then see who on your friends' list can guess each fandom.

1. One, Two, Three, Four, can I have a little more? Five, Six, Seven-Eight-Nine-Ten, I love you. Doctor Who--guessed by elihice, laurus_nobilis, cup_ramen_chaos, misura and gyllespi.

2. Across worlds, through doors of darkness and light, the least predictable thing is the heart. Kingdom Hearts--guessed by cup_ramen_chaos.

3. A guy with gravity-defying hair and trouble letting himself get close to people fights silver-haired guys in black leather with the aid of, among others, a woman with a kind smile and unusual genetic heritage and their motley crew of geeks and goons. Stargate:Atlantis, which successfully fooled all of you. Mostly because I've been playing around with the idea of an SGA/FFVII crossover, so I went crazy making it confusing.

4. Despite six companions, sea and wind and time, grail, and lost prince, the only way the wars end is by silver's crystal light. Sailor Moon--guessed by dkellis and svz_insanity.

5. Book of darkness, book of light, did they do right? Young Wizards--guessed by gyllespi.

6. A world of illusion, of silence, of dream, of fire, of void--and over all forever go sun and moon and star. CardCaptor Sakura--guessed by dkellis, misura, and laurus_nobilis.

7. Render unto Caesar (Empire-builder that he is) the deserts of Caesar (Even you, child? he asks at the end), but render unto the gods nothing at all, for it isn't worth it for revenge. Final Fantasy XII--guessed by mariagoner.

8. Universes come and go (mostly go, these days), but it seems that the heroes they birthed will go on forever, even when it seems the story has gone on without them. DC Comics--guessed by dkellis.

9. Rider chases walker, who bears the thing that will destroy him by millimeters, the burden no one else can lift, and the sword that was lost returns in the hand of the heir to the destruction of the one on the black horse. Lord of the Rings--guessed by dkellis, mariagoner, gyllespi, elihice, cup_ramen_chaos, misura, and laurus_nobilis.

10. On the day he turned eleven, he found out about another world of whose existence he had never dreamed, and through years, battles, friends found and lost and found again (there is returning, even at the last), he became a timeless hero to save both worlds from the dark. The Dark is Rising, which, after pretending to be both #4 and #9, managed to evade detection. Like I said, these plot elements are wash-and-wear.

Comments are locked, so you can all have a turn, and I'll tally up points. You can try more than once, if you want.

I enjoy messing with your expectations.

So the final scores:

dkellis--4 points.
laurus_nobilis--3 points.
misura--3 points.
gyllespi--3 points.
cup_ramen_chaos--3 points.
mariagoner--2 points.
elihice--2 points.
svz_insanity--1 point.


Guys, everyone's saying the same thing, which means I was being much too misleading, so: 3 is NOT FFVII, and 10 is NOT Harry Potter. Expand your horizons. In fact, neither of those fandoms are on this list.

Huh. Okay, I'm being *too* obscure, so...*ninja-modifies clues!* Now with slightly more obvious.

Final hint, because I like feeling like Clow Reed and dribbling out bits of information: on this list are two video games, two television shows, three anime/manga/graphic novels/comics, and three books.