Dear You

Title: Dear You
Rating: PG
Summary: This is the most important thing you need to know.
Warnings: serious discussion of chronic depression
Notes: Written at least partly to myself.

( Dear You )

With Some Urgency

Title: With Some Urgency
Rating: PG
Summary: "We really need to get married soon."
Warnings: jocular mention of murder. Also, Olivia talks about herself as fat but... not in a derogatory sense? I wasn't sure if it would be a problem for someone, so, you know. Better safe than sorry.
Notes: Dum de dum...

( With Some Urgency )

anyway

Title: anyway
Rating: PG
Summary: I love you anyway.
Warnings: homophobia.
Notes: none.

( anyway )

Because

Title: Because
Rating: PG
Summary: I love you because.
Warnings: some background mentions of religious persecution, and a person dies, but that's about it.
Notes: Don't let the eraser fool you. This is really just a ridiculous collection of sap. Brush your teeth after reading. The author is not responsible for any resulting cavities.

( Because )

breathing

Title: breathing
Rating: G
Summary: Middle-aged love.
Warnings: nope.
Notes: For shipwreck_light's prompt "Sunrise / Sunset: Joanna's best one!"

( breathing )

Flowers in Winter

Title: Flowers in Winter
Rating: PG
Summary: A friend is a flower in winter.
Warnings: mention of underage pregnancy.
Notes: For shipwreck_light's prompt, "Value Me - Maya and Joy."

( Flowers in Winter )

all at once

Title: all at once
Summary: Summer, Zack, and Felipe in all their different worlds.
Warnings: *deep breath* skip
murder, violent death, death by illness, infectious diseases, slavery, sexist language, mention of drowning, war, assault.

Notes: I have been working on this goddamn story for two years now. Y'all better like it.

( all at once )

Have and Hold

=Title: Have and Hold
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "Neb. Darling. Isn't there something in our wedding vows that forbids cockblocking each other?"
Warnings: none.
Notes: Hey, Kelly, remember how I showed you this dialogue like a year and a half ago...?

( Have and Hold )

Welcome to the Family

Title: Welcome to the Family
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Felipe meets the family.
Warnings: homicidal language.
Notes: It occurred to me that I never put the introductory pieces up here. So...

( Welcome to the Family )

diamond-glitter glass

Title: diamond-glitter glass
Rating: PG
Summary: Coronation eve.
Warnings: none.
Notes: For Isana's prompt, "Ivy/Gina, shoes to die for." Also, not going to lie, partly inspired by nail polish.

( diamond-glitter glass )

Night on the Town

Title: Night on the Town
Rating: PG
Summary: San Francisco won't know what hit it.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Today is James and Joy day, apparently. For a prompt by JT, "James and Joy dorking around San Francisco." Crossover with Mort/James.

( Night on the Town )

Fun

Title: Fun
Rating: PG
Summary: It's not about sex.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Another prompt by JT, "Paint Me, James and Joy."

( Fun )

Behind the Bar

Title: Behind the Bar
Rating: PG
Summary: The life of a bartender.
Warnings: none.
Notes: So apparently Lars is veeeeery slightly bi, and just never did anything about it. Huh. For SWL's prompt, "Lars: things bartenders overhear."

( Behind the Bar )

do this

Title: do this
Rating: NC-17
Summary: Hector needs to blow off some steam, and Theo is happy to be blown.
Warnings: graphic sex.
Notes: I am going away for the weekend, to a friend's wedding! So have some smut to tide you over until I get back. I'm not sorry about the puns in the summary and color.

( do this )

Pillow Talk

Title: Pillow Talk
Rating: PG
Summary: Summer looked vaguely queasy, and Zack couldn't blame her.
Warnings: grossness.
Notes: For someone's prompt, "Summer/Zack/Felipe, "I'll take care of this."

( Pillow Talk )

bananarama

Title: bananarama
Rating: PG for cussing
Summary: Ivy is allergic to bananas.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This is silly fluff. I refuse to be sorry. For somebody's prompt (I suspect SWL), "IVY & GINA UP A TREE."

( bananarama )

Ripples

Title: Ripples
Rating: G
Summary: Ivy and family on vacation.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This is indirectly inspired by something Isanah wrote.

( Ripples )

Hey Jude

Title: Hey Jude
Rating: G
Summary: Jude comes out to his mom.
Warnings: some brief transphobic language.
Notes: Jude is Felipe's ex-boyfriend's boyfriend. That is legitimately as close to the main cast as he gets. Sigh. Thanks to my betas for checking me! <3 And please, please let me know if there's anything uncool in here.

( Hey Jude )

Hunt

Title: Hunt
Rating: PG-13
Summary: There may be a problem.
Warnings: implications of murder, plus brief explicit discussion of murder
Notes: I don't know if this AU is going to be A Thing, but I wouldn't be surprised.

( Hunt )

Waking Hour

Title: Waking Hour
Rating: PG
Summary: Mothers and daughters, to Vienna Teng's CD Waking Hour.
Warnings: Parental death, discussion of depression and anxiety, mention of miscarriage
Notes: Hopefully I'll manage the other two as well. Anyway, I pretty much wrote this on several different planes.

( Waking Hour )

Empathy

Title: Empathy
Rating: PG-13
Summary: I met Jonathan Ledbetter while I was working in the prison library.
Warnings: Swearing, mention of murder
Notes: This would've been posted before midnight if my computer had quit shutting down on me.

( Empathy )

Special

Title: Special
Rating: G
Summary: I'm not that special, you know.
Warnings: none
Notes: Nikki requested Joy/Noah fluff. I deliver!

( Special )

small

Title: small
Rating: PG-13 for very minor sexy bits
Summary: She was so small.
Warnings: slavery.
Notes: Itty-bitty baby Spartacus AU ficlet that may or may not end up going anywhere. Incidentally, my roommate says "Spartacus" in the funniest, most ridiculous accent ever and if I can convince her I will record it and upload it for you all.

( small )

Holidays

Title: Holidays
Rating: PG-13
Summary: "You're a different person on a holiday." - Karl Pilkington
Warnings: racism, child neglect/abandonment, homophobia.
Notes: I'm writing in a lot of religions and lives which aren't mine, so please feel free to smack me in the face if I've done something wrong. I swear the response you'll get will be an immediate apology.

( Read more... )

Petrichor

Title: Petrichor
Rating: PG
Summary: The girl smelled of sorrow and relief.
Warnings: eh... nothing explicit.
Notes: Olivia is an air nymph in this AU. And there should be more of this storyline.

( Petrichor )

Words

Title: Words
Rating: PG
Summary: They really had so much in common.
Warnings: Brief nonexplicit mentions of depression.
Notes: none.

( Words )

The First

Title: The First
Rating: PG
Summary: The first to say it.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Shannon gets more fun the more I write her.

( The First )

Pretty Face

Title: Pretty Face
Rating: PG-13
Summary: April falls asleep on Ryan's shoulder and it's all just fucking over after that.
Warnings: swearing
Notes: This is a tiny section of a much larger piece. Take my word for it when I tell you it's also the most publishable portion. April is the daughter of my character Joy and Nikki's character Noah.

( Pretty Face )

Hypocrites

Title: Hypocrites
Rating: R
Summary: Hypocrites annoy him.
Warnings: homophobia, murder.
Notes: In this AU, Aaron is a serial killer. Pirates, ye be warned.

( Hypocrites )

tears

Title: tears
Rating: PG
Summary: The trees are crying.
Warnings: none.
Notes: An exercise in emotion, which may or may not be continued.

( tears )

Friends

Title: Friends
Rating: PG
Summary: They're friends.
Warnings: none.
Notes: none.

( Friends )

paved paradise

Title: paved paradise
Rating: PG
Summary: Melanie tells Nathan she wants out.
Warnings: none.
Notes: none.

( paved paradise )

comfort

Title: comfort
Rating: PG
Summary: Ahava sits with Duncan.
Warnings: none.
Notes: I guess today is about divorce. And fanfic.

( comfort )

Confidence

Title: Confidence
Rating: PG
Summary: Olivia Foster Marhenke was fucking gorgeous.
Warnings: mentions of fatshaming
Notes: none.

( Confidence )

Just the Way You Are

Title: Just the Way You Are
Rating: PG
Summary: Summer has a secret.
Warnings: bullying, ableism
Notes: none.

( Just the Way You Are )

(no subject)

Title: Comfort
Rating: PG
Summary: Gina gets shot.
Warnings: none.
Notes: There's no actual violence in this; just aftermath.

( Comfort )

Don't

Title: Don't
Rating: PG
Summary: Two sides of the same coin.
Warnings: adultery.
Notes: So apparently Zack's mother is a politician. News to me.

( Don't )

I have learned

Title: I have learned
Rating: PG
Summary: I have moved on.
Warnings: none.
Notes: POETRY DAY.

( I have learned )

quiet

Title: quiet
Rating: PG
Summary: Aaron and Simon, breaking up.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Last twilight! Also, my rage against sestinas continues unabated.

( quiet )

Beauty Fades

Title: Beauty Fades
Rating: PG
Summary: Yvonne and beauty.
Warnings: Yvonne.
Notes: And finally a sonnet.

( Beauty Fades )

Graves

Title: Graves
Rating: PG
Summary: Her only regret.
Warnings: Death by virulent disease.
Notes: This is my "if The Return of the Black Death was right" AU.

( Graves )

truth

Title: truth
Rating: PG
Summary: Jennifer calls her sister.
Warnings: none.
Notes: hahahahaha EVERY LILITH FAIR PROMPT FILLED. HAHAHAHAHAHA.

( truth )

Grace

Title: Grace
Rating: G
Summary: The child was a fair-haired little girl with her mother's wide blue eyes.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Grace's biological father is actually Lars.

( Grace )

Cupcakes

Title: Cupcakes
Rating: PG
Summary: Ten people. Five cupcakes.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This is SWL's fault from start to finish.

( Cupcakes )

Adorable

Title: Adorable
Rating: PG
Summary: Jake and Olivia are adorable. Too bad it's not Danny's bag.
Warnings: none.
Notes: I feel like this is disjointed? Oh well.

( Adorable )

Myths

Title: Myths
Rating: PG
Summary: Ivy and Gina and myths.
Warnings: none.
Notes: There's gonna be an uptick in posting from me for a bit. I just finished like three different stories. For shipwreck_light's other prompt: "Ivy & Gina + hot chocolate."

( Myths )

Piece of Cake

Title: Piece of Cake
Rating: PG
Summary: The woman was not what Miranda was expecting.
Warnings: assassins, brief mention of weight issues.
Notes: Misread a PBN again. Last stars and stripes at long goddamn last.

( Piece of Cake )

Exuberance

Title: Exuberance
Rating: PG
Summary: Exuberance.
Warnings: none.
Notes: For subluxate's prompt, "Joy/a girlfriend, exuberance."

( Exuberance )

BFF

Title: BFF
Rating: PG
Summary: Best friends.
Warnings: none.
Notes: none.

( BFF )

Sunrise

Title: Sunrise
Rating: PG
Summary: Ivy and Gina and the best anniversary.
Warnings: none.
Notes: For kay_brooke's prompt, Ivy and Gina's best anniversary.

( Sunrise )

Swings

Title: Swings
Rating: PG
Summary: Ivy and Gina and swings.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Isana asked for "something with Ivy and Gina." Here you are, my dear! Alternate summary: "Kat likes swingsets."

( Swings )

What Once Was

Title: What Once Was
Rating: PG
Summary: Lauren loved him with all her young heart.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Finishing off a couple colors, don't mind me.

( What Once Was )

Rain

Title: Rain
Rating: G
Summary: Ahava, the city, and the rain.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Just came out of the fabric.

( Rain )

emeralds and amber

Title: emeralds and amber
Rating: G
Summary: Summer isn't sure if this is even possible.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Followup to this piece.

( emeralds and amber )

A Lesson in Strangers

Title: A Lesson in Strangers
Rating: G
Summary: Why you shouldn't talk to strangers.
Warnings: none.

( A Lesson in Strangers )

Into the Breach

Title: Into the Breach
Rating: R
Summary: The obligatory Pacific Rim fusion.
Warnings: spoilers for Pacific Rim, mentioned death, destruction, depression, a couple of ethnic slurs which are not treated as slurs, grief... throw things at me if I've missed something.
Notes: So this was fun. We're going to pretend the LA Shatterdome never closed because Miranda is wily. We're also fudging everyone's ages. For those of you unfamiliar with Pacific Rim, there are people in giant robots punching giant monsters in the face. Logic has no place here.

( Read more... )

Blackout

Title: Blackout
Rating: G
Summary: The eeriest experience of Nathan's tour of duty.
Warnings: none.
Notes: I dunno about finest, but definitely bravest.

( Blackout )

Diamonds

Title: Diamonds
Rating: G
Summary: Melanie knows now.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Kinda partners the other one, but not really.

( Diamonds )

Chrysalis

Title: Chrysalis
Rating: G
Summary: Danny watches the stars.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Eh, just something.

( Chrysalis )

The Word for World is Ocean

Title: The Word for World is Ocean
Rating: G
Summary: Will is an oceanographer for a reason.
Warnings: none.
Notes:

( The Word for World is Ocean )

Nothing Is More Real

Title: Nothing Is More Real
Rating: PG
Summary: Ivy and Gina on their wedding day.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This got weird on me.

( Nothing Is More Real )

Whales

Title: Whales
Rating: G
Summary: She dreamed of whales.
Warnings: depression.
Notes: so yeah. Last mystic beach blue.

( Whales )

Noise

Title: Noise
Summary: The city and the noise.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Sort of the flip side of this. Last Ibiza blue.

( Noise )

Morning Call

Title: Morning Call
Rating: PG
Summary: Gina has an unexpected visitor.
Warnings: depression.
Notes: Part 1. Hugh is referring to this letter.

( Morning Call )

freedom

Title: freedom
Rating: PG
Summary: Lily and Meriel.
Warnings: none.
Notes: This AU isn't all bad. Also, this Lily is not Gina's ex, but Summer's daughter.

( freedom )

safety

Title: safety
Rating: PG
Summary: Anna has a safe place.
Warnings: Brief mention of torture.
Notes: Anna is one of Lars's sisters, for those who don't remember.

( safety )

water and sky

Title: water and sky
Rating: PG-13 for sexy talk
Summary: Love in the time of urban fantasy.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Couple hours late; hopefully still okay to post. And I have zero idea how to tag this.

( water and sky )

Skate

Title: Skate
Rating: G
Summary: Sometimes it overwhelms you.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Personal challenge. It would've been fluff but I'm not feeling too hot.

( Skate )

Bellissima

Title: Bellissima
Rating: PG
Summary: Mistletoe in the wrong place.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Anna works for the CIA. 'Nuff said.

( Bellissima )

Special

Title: Special
Rating: G
Summary: Ahava's going to miss this.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Takes place about six months before Duncan's wedding. One of these days I should figure out what he looks like.

( Special )

No Mercy

Title: No Mercy
Rating: PG
Summary: Ivy is a brat, and Aaron loves her lots.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Nope, that's it.

( No Mercy )

Winter

Title: Winter
Rating: PG
Summary: Winter was Olivia's least favorite season.
Warnings: hints of suicidal ideation.
Notes: none.

( Winter )

The White House

Title: The White House
Rating: G
Summary: Planning for Eid is always a headache.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Sometimes families suck.

( The White House )

Stockings

Title: Stockings
Rating: PG
Summary: Knitting the Christmas stockings was a bad idea.
Warnings: very brief mention of infertility, swearing
Notes: none.

( Stockings )

Mnemosyne

Title: Mnemosyne
Rating: PG
Summary: Paige decorates her tree.
Warnings: none
Notes: I'm behind on these so you're getting four at once.

( Mnemosyne )

Independence

Title: Independence
Rating: PG
Summary: A woman's place is nobody's business but her own.
Warnings: minor sexism.
Notes: So Joy has a lot more relatives than I thought.

( Read more... )

Lucky

Title: Lucky
Rating: PG
Summary: Summer and her boys, at their wedding.
Warnings: none
Notes: May cause cavities.

( Lucky )

Gifts

Title: Gifts
Rating: PG
Summary: How could Lorraine help herself?
Warnings: adultery and some domestic emotional abuse
Notes: Last bichromatic!

( Gifts )

How It Falls

Title: How it Falls
Rating: PG
Summary: The beauty of the cold.
Warnings: None.
Notes: Way behind on the meme again. LET'S CATCH UP.

( How it Falls )

Lingerie Outtake

Title: Lingerie Outtake
Rating: R for overt sexual situations
Summary: Vanessa's anniversary present.
Warnings: Vanessa, public semi-nudity kinda.
Notes: I think the best way to describe Vanessa would be "predatory."

( Lingerie Outtake )

Blizzard

Title: Blizzard
Rating: R for overt sexual situations
Summary: Hector reconciles himself to the blizzard.
Warnings: none.
Notes: Still catching up. Alas.

( Blizzard )

Fireside

Title: Fireside
Rating: PG
Summary: A baby, a fire, and Noah-- Joy's perfect evening.
Warnings: None.
Notes: Approved by Nikki.

( Fireside )