Words of Wood

I wrote ANOTHER fic, and I'm kind of scared of this level of productiveness! Either that or philomytha's prompts are magic. I still have one left...

Indirect Authority 1000 words, gen, Simon & Alys, set sometime vaguely within the Miles Errant period.
Very few people have the authority to order Simon Illyan to stop working and get some rest.



I'm using this as my "friendship" square for genprompt_bingo to get me off to a good start!

Title: Enemies
Characters/Pairing: Mozzie, Neal, Peter; Gen
Rating: T
Word count: 5000
Content Notes: Non-consensual drug use, depictions of anxiety and paranoia
Other Notes: This fills the "tyranny/rebellion" square of my hc_bingo card, which is the LAST square. Now I have achieved a blackout and will never need to write hurt/comfort again! Totally.
Thank you to sholio for the helpful advice!

Summary: When you can't tell friend from foe, the person to seek help from is the one who trusts nobody.

( Mozzie was proud to maintain what he considered to be a healthy level of paranoia )

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Title: Caretaking
Characters/Pairing: Diana, Neal, Peter; Gen
Rating: T
Word count: 2000
Content Notes: Vomiting
Other Notes: Yeah, I'm back to writing plotless h/c. This is for the "food poisoning" square on my hc_bingo card.

Summary: Having their cover blown was bad enough. Then Diana found she also had to look after Neal.

( It wasn't the worst cell Diana had ever been locked in )

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This fic requires a little explanation. The mechanic used within is adapted from the computer game Bioshock Infinite, purely for my own amusement. Absolutely no knowledge of Bioshock is required to read this fic, and no actual game character or settings are used "on-screen" (this being set some 50-odd years after the canon), but the fic does spoil a couple of the key reveals of the game. If you want a quick overview (and to see the inspiration for this fairly bizarre crossover), I can't recommend this fanvid by violace highly enough.


Title: Laws of Gravity
Author: frith_in_thorns
Characters/Pairings: Neal, Elizabeth, Peter, Mozzie; mostly gen but with various alt-pairings in different sections.
Rating: T
Word count: 15,000
Content Notes: Spoilers up to the end of season 5. Acts of violence with ambiguous results. Mentions of cancer.
Other Notes: Beta-read by sholio, and also written for her prompt at collarcorner. This fills the "magical trouble" square on my hc_bingo card.
The absolutely STUNNING art is by the amazingly talented kanarek13. Thank you so much! ♥ (Tell her how awesome it is!)

Summary: When the hood comes off, Neal learns that his kidnapping was masterminded in a different universe altogether, by someone utterly unexpected. And then an accident sends him tumbling between worlds, lost and in freefall…



( Part 1 )

Part 2 // AO3

Title: meet and part and recombine
Characters/Pairing: May, Etienne, Sylvester; Gen
Rating: G
Word count: 1300
Content Notes: Spoilers up to An Artificial Night.
Other Notes: Using this for the "body image issues" square on my hc_bingo card.
Beta'd by sholio.

Summary: After losing Toby in Lily's knowe, May is summoned by Sylvester to Shadowed Hills.

Read on AO3

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Title: Talking in Code
Characters/Pairing: Neal, Peter; Gen
Word count: 1500
Content Notes: Spoilers up to the end of season 5.
Other Notes: Written for an anonymous prompter on collarcorner. Also fills the "nightmares" square on my hc_bingo card.

Summary: Neal drops by Peter's house late at night. (Set post-cliffhanger resolution.)

( The knock at the door startled Peter into looking up from his paperwork )

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Title: Relentless as the Rain (1/3)
Characters: Neal, Peter/Elizabeth, Rachel, Bruce, Mozzie
Rating: Teen
Word count: 5,500 (/20,500 total)
Content notes: SPOILERS for all of S5. Warnings for this chapter: Character presumed dead, grief, depression. Deeper levels of angst than I usually write.
Other notes: This was written from an idea of kanarek13's, who also did the AMAZING cover art.
Beta read by sholio. Using for the "stalkers" square on my hc_bingo card.

Summary: Diverges from canon during the S5 finale. The standoff on the roof goes in Rachel's favour, and Peter is left to live with the consequences.



Chapter Two | Chapter Three
Read on AO3

( Chapter One )

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Title: Teamwork
Characters/Pairing: Neal, Peter, Diana; Gen
Rating: G
Word count: 1800
Warnings: None
Notes: This is a fic for winterstar95, because she should have all the fic right now. *HUGS* (Also I know this was her prompt, but I can't for the life of me find it!)

Summary: Neal's current situation was one he wouldn't usually class as terrible. He was part-submerged in freezing river water, yes, but there was a ladder. He was on the ladder, even, clinging to it with a hand that was steadily going numb.

( Teamwork )

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Apologies for the horrendously cliche title.

Title: In the Bleak Midwinter
Characters/Pairing: Peter, Diana, Neal; Gen
Word count: 5100
Warnings: None
Notes: My entry for the advent calender at whitecollarhc. This is set somewhere in season 4, or at least it would be if the show's timeline made any sense.
Thank you to sholio for supplementing my very vague understanding of how cars work. This was also originally for her prompt, but wandered away from it somewhat… This fic fills the Loss of Shelter square for my hc_bingo card.

Summary: Driving back to the city right before Christmas, Peter, Diana and Neal get trapped by a blizzard. (Basically just floof and hypothermia.)

( In the Bleak Midwinter )

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Okay, I THINK I'm done with tags for this episode now!

Title: With You Through The Dark
Characters/Pairing: Neal, Peter; canon Peter/El
Word count: 2800
Warnings: SPOILERS up to 5x04
Notes: For the "Arrest" square on my hc_bingo card.
Summary: Missing scene between 5x03 and 5x04. Peter visits to check on Neal.

( Right now it was a relief that he knew exactly where Neal was. He was safe there. )

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