Title: When the painted birds laugh in the shade
Fandom: Supernatural
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from William Blake
Warnings: pre-series, mostly
Pairings: Bill/Ellen, John/Mary
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 360
Point of view: third
Prompt: Ellen, Her maiden name was Campbell
( When Ellen was little, knee-high and wearing pigtails, her best friend in the world was her cousin Mary. )
Title: give the devil his due
Fandom: Angel the Series/Leverage
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: mostly preseries
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 425
Point of view: third
Prompt: Ats/Leverage, Lindsey, Eliot; fist fights and blood brothers.
( Eliot hung out with the punks while Lindsey studied, determined to get far enough away to no longer be one of the hick trailer-trash McDonald boys. )
Title: You will live in vain
Fandom: Supernatural
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Thoreau
Warnings: AU
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 290
Point of view: third
Prompt: any/any, Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good
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Title: we discover ourselves inside the kingless kingdom
Fandom: Supernatural
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Denise Levertov
Warnings: takes place during 5.10
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 245
Point of view: third
Prompt: Lucifer/Castiel: I want to be there when your hot black rage rips wide open
( Castiel has so much potential. So much pain, so much rage. Despair, pooling where his grace used to reside. )
Title: remember this moment
Fandom: Chuck
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: spoilers for up to season 2
Pairings: Bryce/Chuck
Rating: PG
Wordcount:195
Point of view: third
Prompt: Chuck/Bryce, "I'm only going to see Professor Fleming, buddy. Why did that feel like goodbye sex?"
( In hindsight, a great deal of things make sense. )