screaming loud enough to turn back the wind

Untitled
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: only the narrator is mine
Warnings: ignores epilogue
Pairing: Draco/Luna
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 245
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any, any het pairing, a proposal from a third party’s point of view,


( just sitting in a park )



Untitled
Fandom: Disney’s Sleeping Beauty
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: genderswap AU
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 220
Point of view: third
Prompt: Fairy Tales, any, genderswap


( The prince is named Anatole. )




Title: I close my eyes and suck you in like fire
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: goes AU during season 3; the Horsemen being the Horsemen
Pairings: Methos/Kronos
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 640
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any, any, would you be an outlaw for my love?



( Every two hundred years since he escaped the well Methos so kindly trapped him in, Kronos tracks down each of his brothers. )




Title: I know it hurts, it was meant to
Fandom: Animorphs
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Fall Out Boy
Warnings: canon character death
Pairings: Rachel/Tobias
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 115
Point of view: third
Prompt: Animorphs, any, the gift of pain

( If it hurts, it means you’re alive. )



Title: end(less)
Fandom: Supernatural
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: goes AU during season 5 or 6
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 355
Point of view: third
Prompt: Supernatural, Dean Winchester, Death doesn't take no for an answer (Final Destination (2000)

( In the beginning, Death and Life were. )

Title: hope
Fandom: Supernatural
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: pre-pilot
Pairings: John/Mary
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 100
Point of view: third
Prompt: Supernatural, John & Mary (Dean), they each had different expectations for their first born son


( hope is the most painful thing of all )





Title: ever after
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: ignores epilogue; future!fic; references to canon child endangerment and abuse
Pairings: Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 235
Point of view: third
Prompt: Harry Potter, Neville Longbottom/Luna Lovegood, 'accidental garden manpain'

( She thinks, sometimes, that she wouldn't mind lighting the extended Longbottom family on fire. )




Title: born to shine
Fandom: One Direction RPF
Disclaimer: they’re real people so they belong to themselves; title from Smash Cast
Warnings: takes place in both 2010 and 2015
Rating: PG
Pairings: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Wordcount: 500
Point of view: third
Prompt: any, any +/ any

There are some in this world who have strength on their own
Never broken or in need of repair
But there are some born to shine who can't do it alone
So protect them and take special care
Take care
(Don't Forget Me by Smash Cast)


( there are some born to shine who can’t do it alone )



Title: Jeanne d'Arc
Originalish - RPF
Prompt: Historical RPF. any before the 20th century. If they'd been alive now.


( Joanna doesn't tell anyone when she begins to hear the voice. )



Title: the radio turns on, playing love songs
Fandom: One Direction RPF
Disclaimer: they’re real people so they belong to themselves; title & prompt from Gloria Trevi's 'Ángel de la Guarda'.
Warnings: MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH and mourning/grief
Pairings: Harry Styles/Louis Tomlinson
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 260
Point of view: third
Prompt: any. any.


Strange things happen when you're home alone.
You hear my voice, saying, 'hey love'
And in the shower, someone soaps up your back,
and the radio turns on, playing love songs.


( He doesn’t sing anymore. )

Title: after the end
Fandom: Animorphs
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to death
Pairings: canon
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 130
Prompt: Animorphs, any, so busy trying to survive that they never stopped to wonder what would happen if they did

( They disappear from the public eye as quickly as they can. )




Title: trinity
Fandom: Kings
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: post-canon, references to violence
Pairings: Jack/David, David/Michelle, Saul/Rose
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 290
Point of view: third
Prompt: Kings, Jack/+David, three possible futures


( There is a king, sitting on a throne. )


Title: Remembrance
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: character death; ignores AoU
Pairings: none stated
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 350
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any superhero/s, any fandom. What a statue to our greatness, what a story all will tell; They'll remember us forever, they'll remember where we fell.


( It’s a story they all know, everyone who lives in Brooklyn. )



Title: cyclic
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to violence/death
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 215
Point of view: third
Prompt: any. any. They say he's a god. He does not contradict them.


( To be perfectly honest, Methos misses the day of god-kings. )



Title: to the victor
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: darkish, AUish, ignores epilogue
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 375
Point of view: third
Prompt: Harry Potter, Harry Potter, someday they'll sing about his great deeds


( What does history remember? )

Title: wreathed with sky
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Shana Abe
Warnings: references to violence/murder
Pairings: Kronos/Methos
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 375
Point of view: third
Prompt: any, any, someone unexpectedly turns into a were-bird


( If you live long enough, you tend to develop... abilities. )



Title: everybody knows the fight was fixed
Fandom: Highlander/Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Leonard Cohen
Warnings: spoilers for Cap2, ignores Avengers2
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 200
Point of view: third
Prompt: any. any. my way or the highway

( The SHIELD agent guarding the Winter Soldier tries to be an obstruction. He fails. )



Title: beyond the eastern hills
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: Violence/death/cannibalism
Pairings: none
Rating: PG13
Wordcount: 520
Point of view: first
Prompt: any. any. salt the earth


( There existed once a people beyond the eastern hills. )






Title: to my arms you are forever lost
Fandom: Harry Potter
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Margaret Sayers Peden
Warnings: child death, grief, covering it all up
Pairings: Petunia/Vernon
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 470
Point of view: third
Prompt: Harry Potter, any, the world where the Dursleys accidentally killed Harry Potter before he ever had the chance to go to Hogwarts


( Petunia's only consolation is that it was an accident. )




Title: Everyone was always to blame
Fandom: DCU animated
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: references to Jason’s backstory
Pairings: Jason Todd/Tim Drake
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 150
Point of view: third
Prompt: DCU, any/any, I warned you before that I could've told you I was mean. You were so sweet and I was lonely so I let you hold me.

( Razor blades and glass shards can't ever be soft, and this kid is so brilliant, so strong, Jason knows he’s got to have known better, but it's not like he ever warned him. )

Title: good guys and bad boys
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: history is wrong
Pairings: Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 180
Point of view: third
Prompt: any Whedonverse. any &/ any. You're the sweet to my mean.



( Bucky is unimpressed with the historical record. )



Untitled
Original, gen, PG, 475 words
Prompts: any, any supernatural character, waking up human (and not being too happy about it) ; Any fairy tale/myth, a world where humans are the feared/hated/mythic creatures


( Katia wakes up and her tail is missing. )




Title: soul-sickness
Fandom: Teen Wolf
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: spoilers through the end of season 3
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 60
Point of view: third
Prompt: Teen Wolf, Stiles Stilinski, his daemon is a fox


( Lokke doesn’t change, when the demon slips inside. )




Title: texting at too-early-to-be-awake
Fandom: DCU animated/Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: adorableness
Pairings: Steve/Bucky, Darcy/Jason Todd
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 105
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any, any + any,(406): So my booty call knows your bf. Apparently they were in jail together (TFLN)


( Darcy texts Bucky. )




Title: the fight in the dog
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: ignores Avengers2; references to violence
Pairings: implied Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 560
Point of view: third
Prompt: MCU, any, we have the Stark-sized emergency, the Hulk-sized emergency, and the Captain America-sized emergency, which would you rather?
Note: title from this Mark Twain quote - "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.


( People aren’t going to understand, or condone what Steve’s doing. That’s not going to stop him. )

Title: The snow drops its pieces of darkness
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Sylvia Plath
Warnings: AU; character death
Pairings: Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 610
Point of view: third
Prompt: any. any/any. Rima XI, Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer

"I am ardent, I am dark,
I am the essence of passion;
with yearning for pleasure, my soul is full;
is it me you're seeking?"
"No, it isn't you."

"My skin is pale, my plaits golden,
I can give you sweetness without end;
My treasure is in tenderness;
is it me you're calling?"
"No, it isn't you."

"I am delusion, an impossible thing,
a vain phantom of mist and light;
I am unbodied, I am impalpable;
I cannot love you."
"Oh come, please come...!"





( Bucky Barnes died when he fell from a train in late 1944. )



Title: in the dark room putting bones into place
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: violence
Pairings: Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 905
point of view: third
Prompt: MCU, Steve/Bucky, nobody realizes that Bucky is the only who really sees Steve's dark side


( Steve Rogers has always fought for the little guy, against bullies and tyranny and unfairness. Everyone knows that. )



Title: the greatest secret
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: none
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 175
Point of view: third
Highlander, Methos +/ Duncan, "I don't want to be the last. But I'm afraid I'll be."


( Here is the greatest of Methos’ uncountable secrets: he does not want to be the last. )



Title: to tame with kindness
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: AU during Avengers
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 370
Point of view: third
Prompt: MCU, Loki, this won't hurt a bit


( The mortal takes down half of Loki’s men before Loki steps in, placing a gentle hand to his cheek. )



Title: hypothetical
Fandom: Animorphs
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to Tobias' unhappy home life
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 95
Point of view: third
Prompt: Animorphs, any, speed dial



( Red-tailed hawks that live in the woods don't have cell-phones, obviously. )

Title: untitled
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 85
Point of view: third
Prompt: Highlander, Methos, He's been told many secrets over the years, some great, some pathetic and some horrible secrets.


( there are so many secrets. )



Title: I, love, I
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: character death
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 310
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any, author's choice, a love for the ages - if only they hadn't missed their chance meeting


( Bucky decides to take the shortcut home from Pa's work instead of the long way, so he doesn't see the little boy getting beat up by three bigger boys. )



Title: a true friend
Fandom: Leverage
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to violence
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 125
Point of view: third
Prompt: Leverage, Any (+team), real friends help you hide the bodies


( Eliot’s a good friend. )



Title: in another life
Fandom: Leverage
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: violence
Pairings: Eliot/Damien Moreau
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 325
Point of view: third
Prompt: Leverage, Eliot, hands stained red with blood

Follows this

( The worst thing Eliot ever does in her life, she does for Damien Moreau. )



Title: I’d die for your love
Fandom: Leverage
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to violence
Pairings: Alec Hardison/Parker/Eliot Spencer, past Damien Moreau/Eliot Spencer
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 535
Point of view: third
Prompt: Leverage, any, what would you steal if you could time travel?


( He never tells anyone that he was more than Moreau's hitman. )

Title: pacifism
Fandom: Shane
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: post-book, implied violence
Pairings: Joe/Marian
Rating: PG
Wordcount:
Point of view: third
Prompt: any book. any. I am a pacifist / and I will be a pacifist until I die / or someone threatens my mother


( When he is eighteen, Bob puts to use the advice Shane had given him about shooting. )



Title: a leftover rage I cannot undo
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: violence; references to the Winter Soldier’s backstory
Pairings: past Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 390
Point of view: third
Prompt: MCU, Steve/Bucky, Bucky wants the whole world to bleed, but for Steve's sake he only aims at HYDRA



( What he never says is that he remembers everything. )



Title: in another life
Fandom: Leverage
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: references to violence; mostly pre-pilot
Pairings: Eliot/Damien Moreau, Maggie/Nate
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 500
Point of view: third
Prompt: Leverage, any, they're all gender-swapped



( in another life )




Title: a sunrise which was to put out all the stars
Fandom: Despicable Me
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: future!fic; the sequel never happened
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 625
Point of view: third
Prompt: Despicable Me; Agnes + everybody; It was the best day ever.

Follows this

( Agnes wants a unicorn. )




Title: Heaven or Hell
PG, 158 words
Prompt: Any fandoms, any, the characters you least expected to see here in Hell


( What they don't tell you, when you're scrabbling for a place on the planet and searching for meaning where none exists, is that in the after, you go where you think you deserve to. )

Title: You were mine but I lent you out
Fandom: Marvel
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Anne Sexton
Warnings: references to violence and death
Pairings: implied post-Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 300
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any superhero universe or cop show. Any. Sometimes it doesn't pay to save the world.


( Three times now, he’s put the world ahead. )



Title: sings the tune without the words
Fandom: Smallville
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Emily Dickinson
Warnings: AU for Smallville
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 100
Point of view: third
Prompt: Superman: TAS, Superman/Lex Luthor, the thing with feathers


( If Clark had just told him... )




Title: nothing since you and me even feels like love
Fandom: Highlander
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from A Softer World
Warnings: references to violence
Pairings: Kronos/Methos
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 150
Point of view: third
Prompt: any, any, Our love was doomed, / a burning building, / a broken neck. / But nothing since / you and me / even feels like love.


( No matter where he searched, Kronos did not find Death. )



Title: young
Fandom: Shane
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: future!fic
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 190
Point of view: third
Prompt: any book. any. Looking back on younger days the view stretched on for miles/We charged into our future with laughter and smiles (Edwin McCain - Jesters, Dreamers, & Thieves)


( He knows that if Shane were still around, he'd suggest another way. )




Title: stone wreathed in starlight
Fandom: The Hobbit (Jackson films)
Disclaimer: not my characters
Warnings: spoilers for the third movie
Pairings: Tauriel/Kili
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 160
Point of view: third
Prompt: any. any. To love you is to go mad/To love you is to lose myself (Kate Earl - Nobody)


( She leaves, after. )

Title: This earth I rise from
Fandom: Cinderella
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Sylvia Plath
Warnings: character death; AU
Pairings: Cinderella/the prince
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 700
Point of view: third
Prompt: author's choice, author's choice, beware the anger of a patient man


( When she is older and wiser, Jocelyn will know the signs of a curse. )


Title: from dust I have sprung
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Lord Byron
Warnings: post-Cap2. talk of brainwashing/torture/death.
Pairings: implied pre and post-Steve/Bucky
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 505
Point of view: third
Prompt: Any, any, I brought some marshmallows. Let's burn this world down


( He finds Bucky in one of Hydra's training facilities, staring at one of those goddamned chairs surrounded by dead and dying Hydra agents. )



Title: seal the hushed casket of my soul
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Keats
Warnings: Post-Cap2. talk of torture/brainwashing/death
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 290
Point of view: third
Prompt: any, any, Judge if you want. / We are all going to die. / I intend to deserve it.


( They took a decent man, stripped him of everything but the skills hard-won in war, poured in intel and frost, taught him to obey, and then unleashed him on their enemies. )



Title: I want to be there when the desert blooms
Fandom: Marvel movies
Disclaimer: not my characters; title from Matilyn Singer
Warnings: references to everything in the Winter Soldier’s backstory
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 335
Point of view: third
Prompt: author's choice, author's choice, "I'll not be your weapon."


( He's sitting on Steve's bed, feet firm on the floor, a knife on either side of him and a gun in his flesh hand. )



Title: brothers
Fandom: Charmed
Warnings: unchanged future
Pairings: none
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 120
Point of view: third
Prompt: Charmed, Wyatt & Chris, First time Wyatt is protective of the new baby brother



( Big brothers protect little brothers. )