I got stalled on this prompt, so I'll just post this before I go crazy.
Title: Pieces Fandom:Dexter Characters: Dexter Prompt: #5, Multiple Personality Rating: PG13 Warnings: None besides the fandom. Summary: Dexter isn't easy to figure out, even if you know more about himself than he does. Spoilers: Up to S1E11. Author Notes: Will be rendered AU by S1E12, surely. Word Count: About 180
I've just traded work-related (job #2) emails with a guy from Uganda, and I couldn't but notice that he uses SEEMINGLY random CAPS not following any underlying pattern I can see. I'm feeling somewhat guilty for not mocking him (it's damn condescending on my part, really, being understanding of something I'd probably mock in a work-related email from, say, the U.S. ), but I'm also curious. Are the caps reproducing some speech pattern? Might there be similar written markers in his mother tongue correlated in some form with syntax or semantics? Is it a conscious use of the CAPS=raised voice online convention, or is it overloaded for something else?
I don't know, and I lack the proper sources to find out, but if any of you has any ideas or links, I'd be grateful.
Title: Bloodless Fandom:Dexter Characters: Dexter Prompt: #8, Phobia Rating: PG13 Warnings: None besides the fandom. Summary: He knows fear. Spoilers: Up to S1E11. Author Notes: Either an AU or a very unlikely post-season development. Word Count: About 120