One-Shots

Any fic longer than drabble-length in one part will be located here. Usually short stories (say 1,000 - 10,000 words). I've finally gotten to the point where I have two pages of these things -- so you can break the viewing into 25-per-page or browse them all at once.

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Ace of Serpents
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Written for Doinkies for the 2007 Yuletide Treasures event. Thanks to J Chaos for giving this a short look-over, and to yuuo, for explaining to me how to match Hitomi's tarot cards to the more usual ones.
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Several years after her trip to Gaea, Hitomi thinks about the past, present and future.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori.

After The Hunt
(fandom: Slayers, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: Evolution-R spoilers
Beta'd By zannechaos
It's all done but the paperwork -- Xellos might have faced down death, but he still has to explain himself to Zelas.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Among the Ice
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama/romance, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Written for Justine Delibes.
Pairing: Sokka/Zuko
After the war, Zuko visits the South Pole and learns something about the Water Tribe.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.

Borrowing Music
(fandom: Digimon Adventure, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
An epistolary fan-fiction about Mimi's difficulty getting a copy of Yamato's band's CD to America. (Come on, how often can I use 'epistolary' in a summary?)
Disclaimer: Digimon copyright BANDAI.

A Break in the Cycle
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Zuko tries to pass on the knowledge he gained in his life to the next generation, in hopes they won't make his generation's mistakes.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.

Breaking Out of Limbo
(fandom: Slayers, genre: drama/romance, rating: PG, status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Filia
Filia takes Zel to task for an annoying habit of his.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Brother Mine
(genre: fantasy, rating: PG-13 (dark themes), status: finished)
Warning: Alternate Universe
The murder of a departed brother and a strange mage found at the scene of the crime. But who is more of a mystery to Phoebus -- the man who shared his blood, or his fellow mage? A story set in an alternate Phoenix Dawn universe.

The Changing of the Guard
(fandom: Digimon Adventure, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
On a visit to the Digital World, Taichi and Takeru talk about things past and future, and Taichi deals with passing the mantle. Set between Episodes 11 and 17.
Disclaimer: Digimon copyright BANDAI.

The End of Summer
(fandom: Slayers, genre: romance, rating: PG-13 (sexual innuendo), status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia, Lina/Gourry
One day I will write a lemon... that day is not today. But, this fic does have a small, sour, yellow fruit in it, even if it lacks for smut. And some other kinds of fruit as well.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Faces
(genre: science fiction/romance, rating: PG-13 (innuendo/discussion of sex), status: finished)
Teenagers are the same everywhere, aren't they? Elise Connor is a diplomat's daughter on an alien world. Her friend, Treyao Lupera, is one of the natives. They've been friends for years, but are the differences between humans and aliens only skin deep? A story set in the Phoenix Dawn universe, but before the comic ever takes place.

Frost
(fandom: Vorkosigan Saga, genre: romance, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Beta'd by Beatrice Otter
Aral and Cordelia get a reminder of Cordelia's mortality.
Disclaimer: The Vorkosigan Saga copyright Lois McMaster Bujold.

The Harsh Quality of Justice
(fandom: Slayers, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
A missing scene fic from Slayers TRY episode 3. Amelia rescues Zelgadis from a midden after Filia launches him using her mace. They speak of Justice on the way back to the others.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

In Exile
(fandom: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Twilight Princess spoilers
Midna wanted to hate Zelda when they first met because they were too alike. Instead she learned to like her for her differences.
Disclaimer: Legend of Zelda copyright Shigeru Miyamoto/Nintendo.

The Kite-Flying Woman of the Dragon's Teeth
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
An Earth Kingdom smuggler tells a war story.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.

Light Cone
(fandom: Star Trek IX, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Spock Prime meditates on this strange new timeline that has such people in it. .
Disclaimer: Star Trek copyright Gene Roddenberry/Paramount.

Listening
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of series spoilers.
What if all Al needed to do was listen?
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES./span>

Masking the Symptoms
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Ed and Al are sent to a small town for a mission that turns unexpectedly dangerous, as Roy finds out later. Done for FMA Exchange on LJ, for Yixsh.
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES

Monster Slayer
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne, genre: drama, rating: PG13, status: finished)
Warning: End of series spoilers. Violence, dark themes.
Celena pays a final visit to someone to lay things to rest.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori.

Moonlight in Winter
(fandom: Slayers, genre: romance, rating: PG-13 (innuendo), status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia
Beta'd By Zanne Chaos
Amelia attends a late winter festival in the mountains, and goes for a walk in the moonlight.

Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Movie Night
(fandom: The Dresden Files, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Written for Nekobanfor the 2007 Yuletide Treasures event.
Warning: White Night Spoilers
Even Harry's nights off seem to attract more trouble than can be reasonably expected.
Disclaimer: The Dresden Files copyright Jim Butcher.

Musing to Music
(fandom: Slayers, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Zelgadis thinks about his connection to music. Flashback fun!
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

None So Blind
(fandom: Slayers/Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Slayers/Avatar fusion
Rezo the Red Priest was known for curing any blind person who came to him (with the exception of himself). However, he could only work with the willing.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko. Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Not Your Daddy's Holiday Special
(fandom: NEXTWAVE: Agents of H.A.T.E., genre: comedy, rating: PG13 (language), status: finished)
Beta'd By <sleepfighter
Written for Zero for Yuletide Treasures 2009. Tracking down the UWMDs from the Beyond Corporation&corp;'s Marketing Plan, Nextwave visits Alaska for Christmas Eve.
Disclaimer: NEXTWAVE: Agents of H.A.T.E. copyright Warren Ellis/Marvel Comics.

The Properties of the Elements
(fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: Episode 25 Spoilers
Written for Aishuu for the Fandom Mashup challenge, playing off her fics "Twenty Ways to Die" and "Convection". Seven interconnected ficlets on Roy Mustang, framed around a passing conversation as he prepares to try for the position of State Alchemist.
Disclaimer: Fullmetal Alchemist copyright Hiromu Arakawa/Studio BONES

Rain and Mist, Shadow and Storm
(fandom: Slayers, genre: action/adventure/drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Beta'd By Zanne Chaos
What seemed like a simple exorcism goes horribly wrong and Amelia finds another skeleton in the Seyruun family closet.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Rebirth and Transformation
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Pairings: Aang/Katara (and technically Teo/OC, and a slight reference to Sokka/Suki)
Ten years after the final battle, Aang worries about the future of the airbenders. A surprise shows him that things are never as simple as he thinks, and reminds him about where his powers come from.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.

Ripples of Change
(fandom: The Sharing Knife, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: Passages Spoilers
Dag's report makes it to the ears of Fairbolt Crow.
Disclaimer: The Sharing Knife copyright Lois McMaster Bujold.

Snake in a Gilded Cage
(fandom: Harry Potter, genre: romance, rating: PG-13 (innuendo), status: finished)
Pairing: Lord Voldemort/Gilderoy Lockhart
Written for Uncreativity -- she wanted a fic for her pet Harry Potter ship. Did I mention her pet Harry Potter ship is Voldemort/Lockhart? This is my first attempt at slash, believe it or not.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter copyright J. K. Rowling.

Sisterhood
(fandom: Harry Potter, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
The hardship of loss may bring two estranged family members together. Or, so Narcissa hopes, since she just can't take the loneliness any more.
Disclaimer: Harry Potter copyright J. K. Rowling.

Souvenir
(fandom: Crest of the Stars, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Notes: Written for jheen for the 2008 Yuletide Treasures event. Warning: Banner of the Stars I spoilers
Jinto has a surprise for Lafiel. Like many of Jinto's best-laid plans, it doesn't work out quite like he planned.
Disclaimer: Crest of the Stars copyright Hiroyuki Morioka.

Stars, Sky, Night
(fandom: Digimon Frontier, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
A chance meeting under the August skies leads to Izumi having a conversation with Kouji and Kouichi.
Disclaimer: Digimon copyright BANDAI.

Sticks and Stones
(fandom: Vision of Escaflowne/Laundry series, genre: drama, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Escaflowne and The Atrocity Archive spoilers. Crossover, but should be intelligible to Escaflowne fans who have not read Stross's books.
Years after Gaea, Hitomi is in an unlikely line of work when a bit of her past comes back to her.
Disclaimer: Vision of Escaflowne copyright Shoji Kawamori. The Laundry series copyright Charles Stross

Storybook Hero
(fandom: The Dresden Files, genre: romance, rating: PG, status: finished)
Pairing: Michael/Charity
The effects of an encounter with the supernatural can affect someone long after the fact, as Charity is figuring out. It's up to her to decide what to do about it.
Disclaimer: The Dresden Files copyright Jim Butcher.

Takes a Jhereg
(fandom: Dragaera, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: Spoilers for Orca
Beta'd By Limyaael
Written for the Dragaera Ficathon, for Mattador. It is the Seventeenth reign of the Athyra and the Lavodes have a mission -- retrieve a dangerous book from Dragaera's seemy underworld. Sethra learns that some of the old sayings about thieves might well be true.
Disclaimer: Dragaera copyright Steven Brust.

The Talk
(fandom: Slayers, genre: comedy, rating: PG-13 (innuendo/discussion of sex), status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia, Lina/Gourry
Co-authored with Unoriginality
It's Amelia's wedding day... but Prince Phil reveals she's never had... the talk [insert ominous music here].
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

And Then There Were Two
(fandom: Earthbound, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Notes: Written for Wasuremonofor the 2007 Yuletide Treasures event.
Ness and Jeff prepare in different ways for a rescue attempt for Paula at Fourside. Fleshing out an in-game event.
Disclaimer: Earthbound copyright Shigesato Itoi/Ape Inc./HAL Laboratory Inc./Nintendo.

The Thing About Jellyfish
(fandom: Slayers, genre: romance, rating: PG, status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia, Lina/Gourry
Lina and Zelgadis talk about the future while they walk the Magic District of Saillune City.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Trust
(fandom: The Dresden Files, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
Warning: Spoilers for White Night
Michael reconciles his worry about Molly with his trust in Harry.
Disclaimer: The Dresden Files copyright Jim Butcher.

Until the Last Petal Falls
(fandom: Slayers, genre: drama/romance, rating: PG, status: finished)
Pairing: Zelgadis/Amelia
On a spring vacation, Amelia is troubled by odd dreams which seem to tie back to events fifty years in the past and a spirit that seems to taken an interest in her.
3rd Place in Fiction Haven's April 2006 Contest
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.

Watch and Review, Please
(fandom: Avatar: The Last Airbender, genre: comedy, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: End of Series Spoilers
Every writer has to deal with bad reviews -- not every writer has to deal with a changing socio-political climate.
Disclaimer: Avatar: The Last Airbender copyright Michael Dante DiMartino & Bryan Konietzko.

The Weight of Secrets
(fandom: The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time, genre: drama/romance, rating: G, status: finished)
Warning: Ocarina of Time spoilers, slight AU
Pairing: Link/Zelda
Beta'd By yuuo
After the creature in the Kakariko Well, breaks out, Sheik spends longer than intended with Link. And, with conversations turning to things other than business, Sheik starts to feel regret.
Disclaimer: Legend of Zelda copyright Shigeru Miyamoto/Nintendo.

Xellos ex Machina
(fandom: Slayers, genre: drama, rating: PG, status: finished)
When Lina and Gourry get into a real problem, any help is needed. But some help is more suspicious than others.
Disclaimer: Slayers copyright Hajime Kanzaka/Rui Araizumi/Kadokawa/TV Tokyo/Medianet.