Title: The Moonless Midnight
Author: brumeier
Challenge: #84 Murder She Wrote - A Little Night Work
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 7,194
Warning(s): character with a life-threatening genetic disorder, emotional angst

Summary: Due to a rare genetic disorder, John is forced to live in the shadows and out of the sun. But it's in the shadows that he meets Rodney, and suddenly his life seems a lot less limited now that he's not alone.

Title: Another Four Years
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #83 Barry Manilow - I'm Your Man
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: The Leader We Deserve
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 724
Warning(s): political wish-fulfillment

Summary: President John P. Sheppard's inauguration speech, on the event of being elected for a second term of office.

Title: In A (Space) Jam
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #77 Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Cosmic Cowboy
Fandom(s): Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators
Pairing(s): Trixie Belden/Jupiter Jones
Wordcount: 2,592
Warning(s): minor injuries, gunfire

Summary: In which Jupiter helps Trixie out of a jam, and in turn she has something that could turn the tide of an intergalactic war.

Title: The Naturist in the Nylon
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #76 NCIS - Dead and Unburied
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: The FBI & the Forensic Anthropologist
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 5,949
Warning(s): non-graphic descriptions of a dead body/skeleton, discussion of patriotism

Summary: A body is found wrapped in an American flag in Shenandoah National Park, and it'll take the combined efforts of the FBI Agent Sheppard and the Jeffersonian's forensics lab, headed by Dr. Rodney McKay, to find out what happened. It might also be time for Rodney and John to take the next step in their relationship.

Title: Déjà Vu All Over Again
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #75 - Willie Nelson: Heebie Jeebie Blues No2
Fandom(s): Trixie Belden Mysteries/The Three Investigators
Pairing(s): Trixie Belden/Jupiter Jones
Wordcount: 3,517
Warning(s): brief mention of non-graphic violence of the stabby variety, some light angst

Summary: In which Jupiter is a Sentinel, Trixie is his Guide, and she's getting a strong sense of déjà vu lately that's giving her the heebie jeebies.

Title: 'The Favor'
Fandom: Inuyasha
Author: but_can_i_be_trusted
Rating: G
Challenge: #47: Cher Song Titles ('Trust Me')
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Notes: Crossposted to whatif_au

Summary: "Huh? Wait! Kagome, what did you say?!"

( The Favor )

Title: 'A Little Miffed'
Fandom: Friends
Author: but_can_i_be_trusted
Rating: G
Challenge: #51: Guy Clark Song Titles ('The High Price of Inspiration')
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Notes: Crossposted to whatif_au

Summary: Evidently, that was the wrong question to ask.

( A Little Miffed )

Title: 'Bad Penny'
Fandom: Friends
Author: but_can_i_be_trusted
Rating: G
Challenge: #46: Reverse Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer ('Bad Eggs')
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Notes: Crossposted to whatif_au

Summary: "Better a bad penny than a bad egg."

( Bad Penny )

Title: Second Contact
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #74 - Suits: He's Back
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: Voyages of the Starship Atlantis
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Wordcount: 4,154
Warning(s): religious iconography, toxic atmosphere

Summary: In which John leads an away team to the surface of an unexplored planet, to find out why a distress call was sent out. What they find is unexpected, and John learns something new about himself.

Title: Welcome to the Hellfire Club
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #72 - Stranger Things: The Hellfire Club
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): David Parrish/Evan Lorne, John Sheppard/Rodney McKay, Teyla Emmagan/Elizabeth Weir
Wordcount: 4,076
Warning(s): historical setting with period-typical attitudes toward homosexuality

Summary: It all started with an unfinished painting David's sister found in a shop. It led him to the Hellfire Club, artist Evan, and a way to enrich his life in ways the society of the time wouldn't allow.

Title: In Defense of Dani
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #71 - Elvis Presley: Where No One Stands Alone
Fandom(s): Prodigal Son
Series: Monster Hunters
Wordcount: 1,413
Warning(s): non consensual memory altering, generalized Slayer angst

Summary: In which the Watchers Council has come to town and Malcolm is all set to defend Dani...but it turns out he doesn't need to.

Title: If the Courses Be Departed From
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): ficlet_zone #70: Frasier - A Mid-Winter Night's Dream; whatif_au: winter wonderland; sga_saturday: amnesty - regret
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: Life in the Yukon
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay (but this is mostly a Patrick Sheppard fic)
Wordcount: 6,853
Warning(s): family dysfunction, family feels, emotional hurt/comfort, what happens when grief isn't dealt with

Summary: Patrick Sheppard doesn't celebrate Christmas, even turning down invitations from his son Dave. But that all changes when a Christmas ghost holds him accountable for his past misdeeds and gives him hope for a future that includes both his sons.

Title: Again This Year
Fandom: Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Author: Apache Firecat
Characters: Spike/Buffy, Dawn, Ensemble
Rating: PG-13/T
Summary: Dawn's running late to Christmas dinner.
Word Count: 1,581
Written For: Ficlet Zone 70: Reverse Fandom: Frasier (Dinner at Eight), and the author's 12 Days of Christmas 2023, this one with a special nod to Spiked Luv (I seem to recall you liking my Spike+Dawn, although this one wasn't as much S+D as I'd intended it to be...)
Warnings: Future Fic, AU, Strongly Implied Character Death
Disclaimer: All characters within belong to their rightful owners, not the author, and are used without permission.





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Title: The Allure of Darkness
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): ficlet_zone #67: Ray Charles - Some Enchanted Evening; whatif_au: Punk; sga_saturday: black/leather
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): Evan Lorne/David Parrish, Evan Lorne/Original Male Character
Wordcount: 5,647
Warning(s): angst, emotional h/c, addiction, implied non-consensual activities, unhealthy relationship

Summary: Evan is a vampire's assistant, doing what's required of him in exchange for the pleasure of the vampire's bite. It's not the life he'd have chosen, but he makes the best with what he has. Until he accompanies his Master to a party and learns there's something - and someone - else out there for him.

Title: Concerning Flight
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #64 Roswell - Leaving Normal
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: Voyages of the Starship Atlantis
Wordcount: 3,548
Warning(s): major illness, hospital stay, unwanted transformation, emotional h/c

Summary: Dr. Brendan Gall, injured on the last away mission, is far sicker than anyone realized. When Carson can't figure out a cure, they pin their hopes on a Pegasus hospital.

Title: From the Ruins
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #63 Garth Brooks - Learning to Live Again
Fandom(s): Stranger Things
Wordcount: 2,066
Warning(s): major injuries including blood and pain, resurrection

Summary: Life is not created out of nothing, but a spark can be lit to return life to that in which it was momentarily extinguished. In an upside-down world, anything is possible. (Or, Eddie Munson doesn't die in the Upside Down.)

Title: Look Before You Leap
Author: brumeier
Challenge(s): #62: Quantum Leap - Double Identity
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Series: As Seen on TV
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay (pre-slash)
Wordcount: 1,775
Warning(s): memory loss, canon-typical body-swapping

Summary: John wakes up with no memories save his name and the knowledge that the reflection in the mirror isn't his. Luckily he's going to get help from a friend, just not in the way he expected.

Title: Flowers for the Dead
Author: brumeier
Fandom(s): Prodigal Son
Series: Monster Hunters (Buffy the Vampire Slayer fusion)
Challenge: #61: Tina Turner - Something Beautiful Remains
Rating: Teen & Up
Wordcount: 2,575
Warning(s): murder mystery, vampires, exsanguination

Summary: Prodigal Son, Malcolm Bright + any of the team, someone is leaving bouquets of Cyclamen (goodbye) and Marigold (Cruelty) with the dead bodies

In which bodies turn up, Dani has a lot of questions, and someone new makes themselves known.

Mods: Can I please get a fandom tag?

Title: Breaking the Rules
Author: brumeier
Fandom(s): Stargate Atlantis
Pairing(s): John Sheppard/Rodney McKay
Challenge: #60: Highlander - Shadows
Rating: Teen & Up
Wordcount: 2,882
Warning(s): secrets, a slightly bloody hostile takeover

Summary: Rodney is a Watcher, but he has higher asperations. And a plan to save Immortal John from the Game.

Author/Artist: brumeier
Title: Moon With A View
Fandom: Hawaii Five-0
Pairing(s): Steve McGarrett/Danny Williams
Series: Task Force...in Space!
Challenge: #59: Bing Crosby - I Wished on the Moon
Rating: Teen & Up
Word count: 652
Warnings/Tags: fluff...in space!

Summary: Five-0 is on the job, though it's also possible Steve arranged things just to have a romantic moment alone with Danny.