Rectober... week 3, part 2

[birdsofshore]

Help! I am running out of month! Here in the nick of time is my sixth rec post for Rectober, with 2 more to come next week.

OK this time I am cheating a bit. Again. It's not all fic. But it could be very inspiring.I bring you:

NAKED ROWING CALENDAR REC.

Merciful heavens, omi_ohmy, I saw this and thought of you.



These charming young men, and their team mates, the Warwick Rowers, are stripping off (and larking about together, shaving one another, squirting each other with water and pushing each other in rivers) to combat homophobia. I, for one, think it would be wrong to stop them.

Here's a video about the making of the calendar they are selling. Purely for informational purposes. Also, you can buy a calendar here.

So, rowing apparently does give you an outrageously fit body. When is it career fair again? Rower!Harry, anybody? Coxwain!Draco?

Here's a real rec for an hd_fan_fair entry:

Title:Frequent Patronage
Author/Artist: currently anon
Pairing(s) Harry/Draco
Rating: PG
Summary: Draco sells books, and Harry is looking for a book. Harry is looking for another book. Harry is looking for a lot of books.

Why I loved it: This was for my prompt and I don't really think it could be more perfect. I was so excited to get art and a story together. The boys are wonderfully handsome and their faces and postures are so expressive. Luna is a gorgeous addition. The story is simple but charming, and there are piles and piles and shelves and shelves of books in every picture. ♥

Comments

[hd-fanfair-mod.livejournal.com]

Thank you for the rec, sweet. ♥ It's a hard bet, going up their against Warwick rowers but Harry and Draco IN A BOOKSTORE will make it!

[birdsofshore]

They both have their own unique charms. :DD

What did you think of my rowing idea for career fair?

[vaysh]

I had to look up coxwain first, but wholly approve now of both rower!Harry and coxwain!Draco. There must have been races on the Lake, right? Every British school has a rowing team, now?

And apparently next year we need to do Career Fair again. ;)

[birdsofshore]

Coxwain sounds wonderfully dirty :DD

I think the Hogwarts Rowing Team needs a lot more research. We should start with that video.

Of COURSE you need to do career fair again next year!

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

I think there needs to be rival house teams, actually. To set up the posibility for hot rival sex. * ponders*

[birdsofshore]

I wonder what goes on in the boathouse after dark? (I am convinced boathouses are all slashy paradises since E.M. Forster's Maurice)

[raitala.livejournal.com]

Coxswain - its got cocks and swain in it = great word! Great idea, Birds :)

[birdsofshore]

Just remind me when it's Career Fair. Sometimes I have SO MANY good ideas that I forget them ;-)

[raitala.livejournal.com]

It's tough being such a font of slashy creativity ;)

[birdsofshore]

I'm hoping to get a grant soon, so I can develop the role further and really do it justice :D

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

Well, look at that! I feel a sudden need to educate myself about rowing.

[birdsofshore]

It's very educational, that video. And it's for a good cause. It would be hard-hearted NOT to watch it a few times.

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

You're right. It would. *clicks play*

[birdsofshore]

They WANT us to objectify them. To show we aren't prejudiced.

[ashindk.livejournal.com]

If they really WANT to be objectified, we should let them.

[who_la_hoop]

I applied to Warwick Uni and didn't get in. This now strikes me as unspeakable cruelty D: Looking on the bright side, maybe their rowing team weren't as hot back then.

[birdsofshore]

Ha! me too! I was devastated. I was all set for Warwick, they gave me a great offer, and then I failed to get a B in German =(I never even freaking wanted to take German) and that was me out. Not that I am bitter or anything, 24 years later... O_o

It maybe was for the best. We might have got arrested for over-enthusiastic "helping" at the photo shoot.

[celestlyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the nsfw rowing men! Makes my day! Hard to be cranky after that!

[birdsofshore]

Every day should have nsfw rowing men in it. Especially when they need a shave right there in the boat.

[omi-ohmy.livejournal.com]

LOL I love that you saw naked men shaving and thought of me!

My mother always told me to go for a swimmer or a rower, specifically for their bodies. Wise woman, my mother. :D

[birdsofshore]

Hee, come on, you would have thought of me, too, right?

I also thought of alby_mangroves. And after that, some thoughts which are NSFW.

[capitu]

lol Call me crazy but I thought the towel the guy had on his arm was a small wing! LOL Don't judge me, I'm "writing" a veela fic! :D

[birdsofshore]

LOL! Has it got naked shaving in? If not, why not? :DD

You're writing! Hurrah! Is it for a fest?

[capitu]

Oh, yes. There's a whole lot of naked!

This thing I'm "writing", um, well, it's for a challenge. :D In fact, it's done. I'll post it tomorrow, you'll see.

[birdsofshore]

Oh, LOL, I am guessing Bad!fic bingo? I'll look forward to that. But, grr, I wish you'd write some Good!fic, too. You've got more in you than Bad!fic, girl!

[capitu]

Yep, it's for bad!fic bingo. :D And it's bad, so hey, that's good! lol

Maybe one day I'll be ready to tell a real story. :)

[birdsofshore]

♥

[kitty_fic]

I've failed spectacularly so far with rectober but DONT COUNT ME OUT YET! I plan to finish the month out with a bang! (hopefully!)

And MERCIFUL HEAVENS is right! That picture! Whew! *fans self*

[birdsofshore]

You can do it, kitty! 3 days to go!