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Three Sentence Ficathon Masterpost
So I was hoping to get this posted before the holidays, which in retrospect seems like unbridled optimism on my part because I had way too much to do before I left town. But I'm back now, and I've gotten through most of the prompts I wanted to write for (back down to just one Firefox window, WOO!) So here are the fics I've written for the 3-sentence ficathon, organized by fandom.
Sheith, Risks
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, when have I ever taken unnecessary risks?
Shiro narrows his eyes at Keith, who is laughing so hard he's fallen out of his chair. "Stop laughing! When have I ever taken unnecessary risks?!"
It takes Keith a solid thirty seconds before he can breathe enough to answer. "You showed me how to jump my hoverbike off a cliff when I was fifteen."
"I...that wasn't...you didn't jump off the cliff then!" Shiro argues, and Keith just starts laughing all over again.
Gen, Hope
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, anyone on Earth during the invasion, "rebellions are built on hope"
Veronica is exhausted. She can't remember the last time she had a decent night's sleep; she can't remember the last time she wasn't afraid with every breath she takes. Galaxy Garrison is safe—for a relative value of safe—but who knows for how long?
She looks up at the dark ceiling of her bunk, thinks of her baby brother out there somewhere in the universe. The last they'd heard, Voltron was missing, but...
She exhales slowly. No. Lance is still alive, and he wouldn't want her to give up hope. And as long as he's fighting, so will she.
Sheith, But I Do
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, I shouldn’t love you but I do
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he stands alone, watching the rocket climb into the sky on its way to Kerberos.
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he stands beside Shiro in the observation room, staring at the way the green light plays over his features while they're alone here.
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he walks away from Voltron with one last look back at Shiro, standing tall and proud in his paladin armor, just as it should be.
But I love you too much, Keith thinks with the blade of Shiro's arm mere inches from his throat, and this time, he says it out loud.
Gen, Victory (s8 spoilers)
Prompt: any, any, victory
There's a celebration after they all return to Earth, because there has to be, with everything they've been through, and of course they all have to be there. But the six of them—Shiro, Keith, Pidge, Hunk, Lance, and Coran—take the day before to spend together, to quietly remember with the only people who will understand.
Before they can celebrate their victory, they need to mourn who they've lost.
Sheith, Punishment
Prompt: Voltron: Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, trapped together
Shiro isn't sure what deity he ticked off to deserve this, but he must have done something awful to end up with this punishment. The closet is barely large enough for him, let alone him and Keith, and every single breath he takes reminds him that he's pressed flush against one of his closest friends, who also happens to the hottest man Shiro's ever met in his life.
"Just a few more minutes, and we should be safe," Keith whispers, and his breath brushes across Shiro's jaw like a caress. Shiro does not whimper, but it's a very close thing.
He mentally vows to figure out every deity he could have ticked off and apologize to every one of them so that he never has to go through this again.
TaiBani, Not Him
Prompt: Pacific Rim; any; "We're drift compatible." (AU, Fusion, etc. because obviously)
Barnaby has made it through every person on the base except for one: a Japanese man more than ten years older than him whose simulator scores are only barely passing. Why they're even letting him try out at all is beyond Barnaby; if he wasn't compatible with anybody else, how in the hell would he be compatible with this guy?
Nobody's more surprised than he is when it turns out they are, and Mako assigns them to the same Jaeger.
He glares at his staff, at the old man, and then at Mako, before he drops his weapon to the ground and stalks away, silently furious.
TaiBani, King of Heroes
Prompt: any, any, victory
It's been the most ridiculous year since Barnaby became a hero, and that counts both the first and second seasons he was on Hero TV. He and the others have been doing their best to give up the points without anyone guessing what they're doing, least of all Kotetsu.
But it's worth every last minute of frustration when Kotetsu is named the King of Heroes, and Barnaby will cherish the absolutely gobsmacked look on his face for the rest if his life.
("I don't need it," Kotetsu tells him later. "I never have."
"I know," Barnaby says. "But you deserve it. And you're always the King of Heroes to me.")
TaiBani, Mistake
Prompt: any fandom (or original), any, all the mistakes a man can make, must they all be wrong?
Falling in love with Bunny is a mistake for more reasons than Kotetsu can list, and he knows about mistakes. He's been making them regularly for most of his life, and at least a solid half of them got recorded and broadcast on live television.
And like all the other mistakes, no matter how good his intentions or how much he knows he shouldn't, he goes ahead and does it anyway.
TaiBani, Memories (series spoilers)
Prompt: Any fandom, any, forgotten things
Barnaby doesn't know how much he's forgotten at this point, how many memories were altered or taken away from him entirely. He doesn't know how much he can trust himself, how much he can trust his own recollection of anything from the past twenty years.
The only thing he knows, the only thing he feels absolutely certain about down to the very marrow of his bones, is that even if he can't trust himself, he can trust Kotetsu with anything. With everything.
And Barnaby has absolutely no idea how to handle that.
TaiBani, Christmas Tree
Prompt: Any fandom, any, putting up Christmas lights
Barnaby rubs the bridge of his nose. "Do I even want to know?"
Kotetsu has his arms outstretched, the Christmas lights draped in loops over his arms and neck. "It keeps them from getting tangled!"
"You look like you're decorating yourself instead of the Christmas tree," Barnaby says.
"No, wait." Kotetsu plugs the lights in, and they all flash to life. He grins. "Now I look like a Christmas tree." He holds out a finger. "Come on, Bunny, put an ornament on me!"
Barnaby facepalms.
TaiBani, Warming Up
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, a hot shower and a change of clothes
Kotetsu drags himself out of the bathroom and up the stairs, bone-tired and only staying upright because of the promise of a bed at the end of his trek. Usually the suit protects him from the worst, but it's not 100% waterproof and Stern Bild gets cold in the winter.
Bunny's already curled under the covers, having taken the shower before Kotetsu. From the number of blankets piled on the bed, Kotetsu guesses he's still pretty cold as well.
He crawls in bed and wiggles an arm around Bunny, and Bunny immediately uncurls and turns over to mash himself into Kotetsu's chest.
Kotetsu presses a kiss into the top of his head and tries to tuck the blankets back around them with only one hand. "Getting any warmer, Bunny-chan?"
Bunny wraps both arms and one leg around Kotetsu and burrows against him. "I will when you stop letting the cold air in, old man."
Kotetsu stops messing with the blankets and settles his arm back around Bunny, and Bunny sighs contentedly. Kotetsu smiles and resigns himself to waking up at some point with a mouthful of blond curls.
It's not really fun spending most of the night out in the freezing weather, but this is definitely his favorite way to warm back up.
TaiBani, Soulmate
Prompt: Any, any, "What cruel god decided to make you my soulmate?"
Barnaby can see the color of Tiger's eyes.
It's been a few weeks since they were partnered up; he probably should've noticed before now, but he's been preoccupied both with his new role as a hero and with paying as little attention to the old man as possible.
(Unfortunately, Tiger kind of demands attention, no matter how much Barnaby would like to ignore him.)
But now, seated across from him at the dinner table while Agnes and the camera crew are filming their every interaction, Barnaby can see that Tiger's eyes are golden brown, a color he's only glimpsed in snatches for most of his life, vibrant against the shades of gray he normally sees. He's never even seen it on a person until this moment.
His gaze drops to the hand Tiger is using to prop up his chin, to the thin metal band around his left ring finger, and suddenly Barnaby can't quite breathe.
He's not sure which is crueler: that the fates have stuck him with this foolish, naive old man for a soulmate, or that they've stuck him with a soulmate who's already married.
Leverage OT3, November 1
Prompt: Leverage, Parker, Merry Christmas
"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
Alec bolts straight up from a dead sleep to see Parker standing in the doorway of their bedroom, wearing a green elf costume and a striped hat and holding a cardboard box.
"Oh good, you're awake!" she says brightly. "I've already got the tree up and Eliot went out to get lights and garland. Now come on, sleepyhead! You've got to help me decorate. I've got all the ornaments!"
She shakes the box, which Alec can now see is actually filled with several thousand dollars' worth of expensive jewelry.
"I...Parker, it's NOVEMBER FIRST!" Alec yells, but she's already prancing back into the living room, humming "Jingle Bells" as she goes.
Eliot & Hardison, The Hogwarts Job
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, Hogwarts AU
"Have you met the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? He's out of his mind!"
"He spent the entire class teaching us something called Krav Maga? We never even touched our wands!"
Alec hides his laugh with a cough and weaves through the crowd of gossiping students to get to Eliot's brand-new Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. This was definitely going to be one of the best jobs they'd ever run.
(Eliot as a DADA teacher? I couldn't resist...)
White Collar crossover, Peter Burke & Nate Ford, Too Many Thieves
Prompt: Leverage/White Collar, Sophie Devereaux & Neal Caffrey, taking Europe by storm
Peter stares despondently at the Interpol warrants littering the table. Half the countries in Europe and three in South America—what the hell is Neal doing? And who the hell are all these women who keep popping up in the warrants? Peter's never even heard of Annie Kroy.
A drink slides across the table, and Peter looks up to see a dark-haired man standing there with a wry smile and a glass of whiskey twice as full as the glass by Peter.
"Sorry," the man says. "We had to borrow him for a bit. She'll have him back to you in one piece, I promise. Mostly."
"She?" Peter repeats.
"Sophie."
"Sophie?" There's no mention of a Sophie in any of the—wait. "Sophie Devereaux? You can't be serious. She's got warrants in every country in Europe."
The man snorts and raises his glass. "That's never stopped her before."
"And who the hell are you?" Peter asks.
The man cracks a smile and gives Peter a salute on his way out the door. "Just another thief."
Eliot & Hardison, Oops
Prompt: Any fandom, any, ... oops?
"Oops?" Eliot repeats. "What do you mean, 'oops'?"
"Nothing! Tiny oops, little hiccup," Hardison says. "Nothing to worry about. I'm gonna have it fixed in just a second."
Something bangs in the hallway behind him, and Eliot swears.
"Just to be safe, you might want to start running for the exit at the north end of the hall," Hardison says.
Eliot takes off at a sprint. "Dammit, Hardison!"
All, Espionage Is Fun
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, was espionage supposed to be fun?
"Was espionage supposed to be fun?" Parker asks.
"Technically, no," Nate says.
Sophie scoffs delicately. "Of course it is."
"Yeah, I'm having a blast," Parker says.
Eliot wraps himself tighter in his jacket and cringes at the cold rain dripping down his back. "Well, I'm glad to hear you're having such a good time."
Hardison laughs over the comms. "We'll be sure to give Eliot the cushy indoor job next time, since he's such a delicate flower."
"Next time I see you, I'll show you delicate," Eliot mutters.
It only earns more laughter at his expense.
OT3, No Logical Explanation
Prompt: Any, any, no logical explanation for this
Eliot shouldn't have fallen for them. He knows better than that, has always known better than that.
But Parker and Hardison are the missing parts he didn't know he needed, the people he's been searching for his entire life with no idea that he's been looking for them.
There's no logical explanation for it, Eliot thinks, but with Parker sound asleep sprawled across his lap and Hardison passed out on his shoulder while the TV flickers with the volume on low, he thinks maybe there doesn't need to be a logical explanation for it to make sense anyway.
Cordia, Freezing
Prompt: Any fandom, any characters/pairing, cold hands
"Your hands are freezing," Cora snaps.
Lydia huffs and pulls her hands away. "It's not like there's much I can do about that."
Cora grabs Lydia's hands and rubs them between her own. "Well, I can."
Lydia can honestly say she by far prefers this way of warming her hands up.
Gen, Fix It
Prompt: Any fandom, any, a second chance to get it right
Stiles hits the ground and it knocks the wind out of him; it takes a solid five minutes of coughing before he can breathe normally again, longer than that before the dizziness of the travel wears off.
Shakily, he gets to his feet and sees the Hale House standing in front of him, stately and new and not even remotely the burned-out shell he remembers.
He thinks of Derek, of Cora, of the whole family destined to die, and stalks toward the house with his jaw set.
This time, this time, he's going to fix it.
Sterek, Dangerous to Go Alone
Prompt: Any fandom, any, And I’ll be with you through the dark/So that you do not go through the dark alone (Gaslight Anthem)
Derek stares down the path leading into the forest; he knows something's living down there, hunting the people of Beacon Hills, and by God, he's going to find out what it is.
"Hey, wait up!" Stiles calls behind him.
Derek turns to see him jogging up, baseball bat in hand, and he stops a few feet away from Derek to catch his breath.
"Stiles, what are you doing here?" Derek asks.
"What, you think I'm letting you go after that thing alone?" Stiles straightens up and hefts the baseball bat onto his shoulder. "I've got a bat and a cell phone with a full battery. Let's do this thing."
Derek thinks about arguing, but he just shakes his head and starts down the path.
Stiles is right beside him the entire way.
Gen, Revenge
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, cold blooded
Peter laughs hollowly, his eyes following Lydia around the room. "I should have pegged you as the most cold-blooded of them all."
Lydia arches one eyebrow. "Don't be ridiculous. I've got nothing on you. And after tonight, you are never going to hurt a single one of them ever again."
She stalks over to Peter and lights the match.
SamBucky, Sparring
Prompt: Any fandom, any, I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen
Sam drags himself into the apartment, every single muscle screaming in pain like he hasn't felt since boot camp years ago.
Bucky, the chipper asshole, claps him on the shoulder and doesn't even look remotely like he's been at the gym for the past four hours. "Spar again tomorrow?"
Sam glares at him with every ounce of irritation he can muster. "I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen, sit in the bath for two hours, and then tomorrow, I'm gonna kick your ass."
Gen, Bluffing
Prompt: Firefly, any, 'bluffing is a fine art'
"Bluffing is a fine art," Jayne says just as he lays out his cards. "Not something you'd have done much of in your fancy doctor practice, I'd wager."
"Oh, I've had to do it enough." Simon puts down his own hand. "I believe these cards mean I win the pot?"
Jayne swears, and Mal laughs. "Well, Jayne, looks like bluffing ain't an art form you're particularly practiced with."
Julian/Makoto, Finding Home
Prompt: original, any, home is where the heart is
Julian cannot remember the last time he had a home. He's had a school and a dormitory and a laboratory, but nothing he would consider home, no place that makes him feel like he fits.
But laying in bed with Makoto wrapped around him, watching the morning sunlight slowly climb the wall of the cabin, Julian feels like maybe, just maybe, he fits right here.
Adam/Mizuki, Coming Home
Prompt: Kagen no Tsuki, Adam/Mizuki, coming home
It feels like it's been a thousand years, and yet also only a few seconds since the last time he saw Mizuki. Death has a way of blending time together so it feels both eternal and instantaneous.
Fifty-four years after he last saw her, she walks up to the gate, her smile the same as it ever was, and this time she walks to him with her arms outstretched, no hesitation in her steps, ready this time to join him in eternity together.
Harlock/Yama, Ring
Prompt: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Harlock/Yama, Eternity
The ring is not one Yama would have expected, but it one that fits: a silver vine that wraps around his finger, blooming into a wide-petaled flower with a brilliant opal set at its center.
"Will you stay with me for eternity?" Harlock asks quietly, his eyes not on the ring, but on Yama's face.
"Always," Yama answers, and kisses him soundly.
Voltron: Legendary Defender
Sheith, Risks
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, when have I ever taken unnecessary risks?
Shiro narrows his eyes at Keith, who is laughing so hard he's fallen out of his chair. "Stop laughing! When have I ever taken unnecessary risks?!"
It takes Keith a solid thirty seconds before he can breathe enough to answer. "You showed me how to jump my hoverbike off a cliff when I was fifteen."
"I...that wasn't...you didn't jump off the cliff then!" Shiro argues, and Keith just starts laughing all over again.
Gen, Hope
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, anyone on Earth during the invasion, "rebellions are built on hope"
Veronica is exhausted. She can't remember the last time she had a decent night's sleep; she can't remember the last time she wasn't afraid with every breath she takes. Galaxy Garrison is safe—for a relative value of safe—but who knows for how long?
She looks up at the dark ceiling of her bunk, thinks of her baby brother out there somewhere in the universe. The last they'd heard, Voltron was missing, but...
She exhales slowly. No. Lance is still alive, and he wouldn't want her to give up hope. And as long as he's fighting, so will she.
Sheith, But I Do
Prompt: Voltron Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, I shouldn’t love you but I do
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he stands alone, watching the rocket climb into the sky on its way to Kerberos.
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he stands beside Shiro in the observation room, staring at the way the green light plays over his features while they're alone here.
I shouldn't love you, Keith thinks when he walks away from Voltron with one last look back at Shiro, standing tall and proud in his paladin armor, just as it should be.
But I love you too much, Keith thinks with the blade of Shiro's arm mere inches from his throat, and this time, he says it out loud.
Gen, Victory (s8 spoilers)
Prompt: any, any, victory
There's a celebration after they all return to Earth, because there has to be, with everything they've been through, and of course they all have to be there. But the six of them—Shiro, Keith, Pidge, Hunk, Lance, and Coran—take the day before to spend together, to quietly remember with the only people who will understand.
Before they can celebrate their victory, they need to mourn who they've lost.
Sheith, Punishment
Prompt: Voltron: Legendary Defender, Shiro/Keith, trapped together
Shiro isn't sure what deity he ticked off to deserve this, but he must have done something awful to end up with this punishment. The closet is barely large enough for him, let alone him and Keith, and every single breath he takes reminds him that he's pressed flush against one of his closest friends, who also happens to the hottest man Shiro's ever met in his life.
"Just a few more minutes, and we should be safe," Keith whispers, and his breath brushes across Shiro's jaw like a caress. Shiro does not whimper, but it's a very close thing.
He mentally vows to figure out every deity he could have ticked off and apologize to every one of them so that he never has to go through this again.
Tiger & Bunny
TaiBani, Not Him
Prompt: Pacific Rim; any; "We're drift compatible." (AU, Fusion, etc. because obviously)
Barnaby has made it through every person on the base except for one: a Japanese man more than ten years older than him whose simulator scores are only barely passing. Why they're even letting him try out at all is beyond Barnaby; if he wasn't compatible with anybody else, how in the hell would he be compatible with this guy?
Nobody's more surprised than he is when it turns out they are, and Mako assigns them to the same Jaeger.
He glares at his staff, at the old man, and then at Mako, before he drops his weapon to the ground and stalks away, silently furious.
TaiBani, King of Heroes
Prompt: any, any, victory
It's been the most ridiculous year since Barnaby became a hero, and that counts both the first and second seasons he was on Hero TV. He and the others have been doing their best to give up the points without anyone guessing what they're doing, least of all Kotetsu.
But it's worth every last minute of frustration when Kotetsu is named the King of Heroes, and Barnaby will cherish the absolutely gobsmacked look on his face for the rest if his life.
("I don't need it," Kotetsu tells him later. "I never have."
"I know," Barnaby says. "But you deserve it. And you're always the King of Heroes to me.")
TaiBani, Mistake
Prompt: any fandom (or original), any, all the mistakes a man can make, must they all be wrong?
Falling in love with Bunny is a mistake for more reasons than Kotetsu can list, and he knows about mistakes. He's been making them regularly for most of his life, and at least a solid half of them got recorded and broadcast on live television.
And like all the other mistakes, no matter how good his intentions or how much he knows he shouldn't, he goes ahead and does it anyway.
TaiBani, Memories (series spoilers)
Prompt: Any fandom, any, forgotten things
Barnaby doesn't know how much he's forgotten at this point, how many memories were altered or taken away from him entirely. He doesn't know how much he can trust himself, how much he can trust his own recollection of anything from the past twenty years.
The only thing he knows, the only thing he feels absolutely certain about down to the very marrow of his bones, is that even if he can't trust himself, he can trust Kotetsu with anything. With everything.
And Barnaby has absolutely no idea how to handle that.
TaiBani, Christmas Tree
Prompt: Any fandom, any, putting up Christmas lights
Barnaby rubs the bridge of his nose. "Do I even want to know?"
Kotetsu has his arms outstretched, the Christmas lights draped in loops over his arms and neck. "It keeps them from getting tangled!"
"You look like you're decorating yourself instead of the Christmas tree," Barnaby says.
"No, wait." Kotetsu plugs the lights in, and they all flash to life. He grins. "Now I look like a Christmas tree." He holds out a finger. "Come on, Bunny, put an ornament on me!"
Barnaby facepalms.
TaiBani, Warming Up
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, a hot shower and a change of clothes
Kotetsu drags himself out of the bathroom and up the stairs, bone-tired and only staying upright because of the promise of a bed at the end of his trek. Usually the suit protects him from the worst, but it's not 100% waterproof and Stern Bild gets cold in the winter.
Bunny's already curled under the covers, having taken the shower before Kotetsu. From the number of blankets piled on the bed, Kotetsu guesses he's still pretty cold as well.
He crawls in bed and wiggles an arm around Bunny, and Bunny immediately uncurls and turns over to mash himself into Kotetsu's chest.
Kotetsu presses a kiss into the top of his head and tries to tuck the blankets back around them with only one hand. "Getting any warmer, Bunny-chan?"
Bunny wraps both arms and one leg around Kotetsu and burrows against him. "I will when you stop letting the cold air in, old man."
Kotetsu stops messing with the blankets and settles his arm back around Bunny, and Bunny sighs contentedly. Kotetsu smiles and resigns himself to waking up at some point with a mouthful of blond curls.
It's not really fun spending most of the night out in the freezing weather, but this is definitely his favorite way to warm back up.
TaiBani, Soulmate
Prompt: Any, any, "What cruel god decided to make you my soulmate?"
Barnaby can see the color of Tiger's eyes.
It's been a few weeks since they were partnered up; he probably should've noticed before now, but he's been preoccupied both with his new role as a hero and with paying as little attention to the old man as possible.
(Unfortunately, Tiger kind of demands attention, no matter how much Barnaby would like to ignore him.)
But now, seated across from him at the dinner table while Agnes and the camera crew are filming their every interaction, Barnaby can see that Tiger's eyes are golden brown, a color he's only glimpsed in snatches for most of his life, vibrant against the shades of gray he normally sees. He's never even seen it on a person until this moment.
His gaze drops to the hand Tiger is using to prop up his chin, to the thin metal band around his left ring finger, and suddenly Barnaby can't quite breathe.
He's not sure which is crueler: that the fates have stuck him with this foolish, naive old man for a soulmate, or that they've stuck him with a soulmate who's already married.
Leverage
Leverage OT3, November 1
Prompt: Leverage, Parker, Merry Christmas
"MERRY CHRISTMAS!"
Alec bolts straight up from a dead sleep to see Parker standing in the doorway of their bedroom, wearing a green elf costume and a striped hat and holding a cardboard box.
"Oh good, you're awake!" she says brightly. "I've already got the tree up and Eliot went out to get lights and garland. Now come on, sleepyhead! You've got to help me decorate. I've got all the ornaments!"
She shakes the box, which Alec can now see is actually filled with several thousand dollars' worth of expensive jewelry.
"I...Parker, it's NOVEMBER FIRST!" Alec yells, but she's already prancing back into the living room, humming "Jingle Bells" as she goes.
Eliot & Hardison, The Hogwarts Job
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, Hogwarts AU
"Have you met the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher? He's out of his mind!"
"He spent the entire class teaching us something called Krav Maga? We never even touched our wands!"
Alec hides his laugh with a cough and weaves through the crowd of gossiping students to get to Eliot's brand-new Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom. This was definitely going to be one of the best jobs they'd ever run.
(Eliot as a DADA teacher? I couldn't resist...)
White Collar crossover, Peter Burke & Nate Ford, Too Many Thieves
Prompt: Leverage/White Collar, Sophie Devereaux & Neal Caffrey, taking Europe by storm
Peter stares despondently at the Interpol warrants littering the table. Half the countries in Europe and three in South America—what the hell is Neal doing? And who the hell are all these women who keep popping up in the warrants? Peter's never even heard of Annie Kroy.
A drink slides across the table, and Peter looks up to see a dark-haired man standing there with a wry smile and a glass of whiskey twice as full as the glass by Peter.
"Sorry," the man says. "We had to borrow him for a bit. She'll have him back to you in one piece, I promise. Mostly."
"She?" Peter repeats.
"Sophie."
"Sophie?" There's no mention of a Sophie in any of the—wait. "Sophie Devereaux? You can't be serious. She's got warrants in every country in Europe."
The man snorts and raises his glass. "That's never stopped her before."
"And who the hell are you?" Peter asks.
The man cracks a smile and gives Peter a salute on his way out the door. "Just another thief."
Eliot & Hardison, Oops
Prompt: Any fandom, any, ... oops?
"Oops?" Eliot repeats. "What do you mean, 'oops'?"
"Nothing! Tiny oops, little hiccup," Hardison says. "Nothing to worry about. I'm gonna have it fixed in just a second."
Something bangs in the hallway behind him, and Eliot swears.
"Just to be safe, you might want to start running for the exit at the north end of the hall," Hardison says.
Eliot takes off at a sprint. "Dammit, Hardison!"
All, Espionage Is Fun
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, was espionage supposed to be fun?
"Was espionage supposed to be fun?" Parker asks.
"Technically, no," Nate says.
Sophie scoffs delicately. "Of course it is."
"Yeah, I'm having a blast," Parker says.
Eliot wraps himself tighter in his jacket and cringes at the cold rain dripping down his back. "Well, I'm glad to hear you're having such a good time."
Hardison laughs over the comms. "We'll be sure to give Eliot the cushy indoor job next time, since he's such a delicate flower."
"Next time I see you, I'll show you delicate," Eliot mutters.
It only earns more laughter at his expense.
OT3, No Logical Explanation
Prompt: Any, any, no logical explanation for this
Eliot shouldn't have fallen for them. He knows better than that, has always known better than that.
But Parker and Hardison are the missing parts he didn't know he needed, the people he's been searching for his entire life with no idea that he's been looking for them.
There's no logical explanation for it, Eliot thinks, but with Parker sound asleep sprawled across his lap and Hardison passed out on his shoulder while the TV flickers with the volume on low, he thinks maybe there doesn't need to be a logical explanation for it to make sense anyway.
Teen Wolf
Cordia, Freezing
Prompt: Any fandom, any characters/pairing, cold hands
"Your hands are freezing," Cora snaps.
Lydia huffs and pulls her hands away. "It's not like there's much I can do about that."
Cora grabs Lydia's hands and rubs them between her own. "Well, I can."
Lydia can honestly say she by far prefers this way of warming her hands up.
Gen, Fix It
Prompt: Any fandom, any, a second chance to get it right
Stiles hits the ground and it knocks the wind out of him; it takes a solid five minutes of coughing before he can breathe normally again, longer than that before the dizziness of the travel wears off.
Shakily, he gets to his feet and sees the Hale House standing in front of him, stately and new and not even remotely the burned-out shell he remembers.
He thinks of Derek, of Cora, of the whole family destined to die, and stalks toward the house with his jaw set.
This time, this time, he's going to fix it.
Sterek, Dangerous to Go Alone
Prompt: Any fandom, any, And I’ll be with you through the dark/So that you do not go through the dark alone (Gaslight Anthem)
Derek stares down the path leading into the forest; he knows something's living down there, hunting the people of Beacon Hills, and by God, he's going to find out what it is.
"Hey, wait up!" Stiles calls behind him.
Derek turns to see him jogging up, baseball bat in hand, and he stops a few feet away from Derek to catch his breath.
"Stiles, what are you doing here?" Derek asks.
"What, you think I'm letting you go after that thing alone?" Stiles straightens up and hefts the baseball bat onto his shoulder. "I've got a bat and a cell phone with a full battery. Let's do this thing."
Derek thinks about arguing, but he just shakes his head and starts down the path.
Stiles is right beside him the entire way.
Gen, Revenge
Prompt: Any fandom, any character, cold blooded
Peter laughs hollowly, his eyes following Lydia around the room. "I should have pegged you as the most cold-blooded of them all."
Lydia arches one eyebrow. "Don't be ridiculous. I've got nothing on you. And after tonight, you are never going to hurt a single one of them ever again."
She stalks over to Peter and lights the match.
MCU
SamBucky, Sparring
Prompt: Any fandom, any, I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen
Sam drags himself into the apartment, every single muscle screaming in pain like he hasn't felt since boot camp years ago.
Bucky, the chipper asshole, claps him on the shoulder and doesn't even look remotely like he's been at the gym for the past four hours. "Spar again tomorrow?"
Sam glares at him with every ounce of irritation he can muster. "I'm gonna go get blitzed on ibuprofen, sit in the bath for two hours, and then tomorrow, I'm gonna kick your ass."
Firefly
Gen, Bluffing
Prompt: Firefly, any, 'bluffing is a fine art'
"Bluffing is a fine art," Jayne says just as he lays out his cards. "Not something you'd have done much of in your fancy doctor practice, I'd wager."
"Oh, I've had to do it enough." Simon puts down his own hand. "I believe these cards mean I win the pot?"
Jayne swears, and Mal laughs. "Well, Jayne, looks like bluffing ain't an art form you're particularly practiced with."
Original Fic
Julian/Makoto, Finding Home
Prompt: original, any, home is where the heart is
Julian cannot remember the last time he had a home. He's had a school and a dormitory and a laboratory, but nothing he would consider home, no place that makes him feel like he fits.
But laying in bed with Makoto wrapped around him, watching the morning sunlight slowly climb the wall of the cabin, Julian feels like maybe, just maybe, he fits right here.
Kagen no Tsuki
Adam/Mizuki, Coming Home
Prompt: Kagen no Tsuki, Adam/Mizuki, coming home
It feels like it's been a thousand years, and yet also only a few seconds since the last time he saw Mizuki. Death has a way of blending time together so it feels both eternal and instantaneous.
Fifty-four years after he last saw her, she walks up to the gate, her smile the same as it ever was, and this time she walks to him with her arms outstretched, no hesitation in her steps, ready this time to join him in eternity together.
Space Pirate Harlock
Harlock/Yama, Ring
Prompt: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Harlock/Yama, Eternity
The ring is not one Yama would have expected, but it one that fits: a silver vine that wraps around his finger, blooming into a wide-petaled flower with a brilliant opal set at its center.
"Will you stay with me for eternity?" Harlock asks quietly, his eyes not on the ring, but on Yama's face.
"Always," Yama answers, and kisses him soundly.
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Risks: Awesome, A+ self-reflection, Shiro XD I love that Keith recognises it, too.
But I Do: Oh man just. General/eternal Sheith feels. I swear.
Punishment: OHLORD I still love this one, so much, I can't! *cackles*
Not Him: Oh man. I know part of the fun of that prompt is getting to glimpse the Pacific Rim AU without figurings out but like. I want to see the rest of the AU too. XD
King of Heroes: Just so sweet~
Christmas Tree: bahaha, oh Kotetsu XD cute.
Warming Up: . . .just *purrs* lovely and warm and mmm.
Merry Christmas: A+ Parker. Also I see she's being conservative this year, then? XD (I love that Eliot is going with it.)
The Hogwarts Job: NEVER RESIST PLS oh man fantastic, I could read alll of this forever. 🖤
Too Many Thieves: I love it so much, so much, oh man *dies* 🖤
Oops: . . .dammit Hardison indeed. XD Perfect.
Espionage Is Fun: This one and the last one just, flawless tone, love it. ^.^
No Logical Explanation: Oh Eliot. Silly boy. Wonderful.
Fix It: *catches breath* *clasps hands* oooo, yes. Yesss.
Dangerous to Go Alone: Oo 🖤 yes good.
Revenge: Ooooo yes. >.> 🖤
Sparring: bahaha poor Sam XP
Bluffing: *claps hands* Aces characterisation and I am giggling at this again now.
Finding Home: Awww~ 🖤
Coming Home: *inarticulate contented noises*
Ring: Perfect example of one of many reasons why these boys are my happy place~
Re: 🖤