I never understood a single word he said, but I helped him drink his wine.

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Now I know I'm working on larger fic projects -- the one with all my boys, the next segment of the 919 universe, the fic I've owed airo25  for forever -- but I've kind of hit a wall with 'em right now.

Kelly is offering ficlets as presents over at her journal, and it struck me that doing something like that  would not only an awesome way to give little

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[asitiswhenitwas]

Because I totally forgot to put this line in my last Scott/Rogue fic (now that I realize that it was the perfect place for it...) Yes, I'm sure I'll find a place for it... eventually.

Rogue: "Oh my god. My life is an episode of Undergrads."

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“Kitty

[asitiswhenitwas]

1. Holy crap, I completely forgot about this.

2. Absolutely fantastic, of course. I wouldn't expect any less. Just what I needed thank you.

3. I'm of course thinking of my next request... Hrm...

[lithiumlaughter]

1. Surprise fic is a surprise. Sweet. :)

2. Danke! Glad to have scratched an itch, and that it wasn't too terrible. It was a fantastic prompt, and gave me an excuse to watch some 'Undergrads'.

3. There's gonna be a next time, so hold on to that thought.

[kelly1_watxm]

Awwww, Percy, the fantasticality is all you! <3 (See, if everyone uses it, it's completely part of the lexicon.)

Umm, so you know how in 616 Scott's brother Alex and Lorna almost got married? I would kill for Pietro and Scott as groomsmen, standing in front of the assembly of people, just snarking the crap out of each other/lamenting how they are going to be related/the convolutedness of their respective family trees/basically anything as long as it involves as much snark as you can fit into a 100-300 word fic heh. Any timeframe/verse/AU/whatever, I'm not super picky about canon. :)

Alternately, maybe something John/Scarlett 919, being adorable. Possibly an extension/deleted scene on their date from Stolen Tarts?

Part 1

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John congratulated himself with a quiet grin as he walked around to the passenger side of his car. The grin broadened as he opened the passenger door to allow his companion for the night to step out. Normally seen in some incarnation of her uniform or her teacher gear - carefully tailored suits of various styles - the sight of one Scarlett Summers dolled up for a night out was one specifically reserved for him. Heeled feet hitting the ground, she stepped out of the car. He took a second to admire the defined shoulders her red tank-top showed off, and noted for neither the first nor last time that night the miniskirt she’d selected. No-one ever seemed to suspect the straight-laced, straightforward, organized to a fault leader of being a knockout when she tried

Part 2

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As he passed a couple bills over to the bartender, he immediately felt something out of sorts. Turning to face where Scarlett was, he knew what it was. A guy who had about half a foot on Scarlett had approached her, and the rather lecherous expression on his face told John all he needed to know.
He wondered if it was chivalrous boyfriend time, but the dangerously sweet smile that Scarlett was giving the stranger was warning enough to stay back. This coupled with the waves of emotion he was feeling roll off her, he just cracked the water open to steal a sip for himself while taking in the show.
Scarlett sunk the spike of her right heel into the guy’s foot. He had clearly not been expecting that. He probably hadn’t expected Scarlett to follow that up by snatching up his arm either, twisting it hard behind his back and seething something at him as his back arched towards her.
John recognized his cue and approached.
“Scarlett,” he yelled over the thump-thump-thump of the beat. “Keeping busy, I see

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[scribble_myname]

Cute! cute! cute!

I love this universe of yours. :) Love both sides: chivalrous boyfriend and warrior woman.

[xenokattz]

I'm obsessed with YOU by the Pretty Reckless, CAN'T TAKE MY EYES OFF YOU by the Cary Brothers andHOME AS A ROMANTICIZED CONCEPT WHERE EVERYONE LOVES YOU ALWAYS AND FOREVER by Woodpigeon.

If you can somehow make a fic involving these three songs, I don't care which fandom, I shall have joy.

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The habit, as Dean called it, began when Sam left the ‘family business’ and went to go hack it in the so-called real world.
Dad had been furious, Dean would never admit to feeling hurt, and Sam didn’t appear to give a damn as he went on his way leaving what passed for normal in the Winchester family to adjust itself to the new circumstances. Dean picked up the slack and became even more the army of one that Dad demanded he be, and he learned to deal with Dad and the crusade by himself. Life went on.
The habit itself reared its ugly head every time Sam’s birthday rolled around. Now Dean wasn’t a writer - Sammy had always been better at that kind of thing - but each May he would have the weirdest urge to sit down and scribble a letter to his brother on crappy motel stationary.
Every year he would ask himself exactly what he’d write. Every year he would draft a letter out in his head, and every year it always came out sounding pretty much the same.
Sam

[xenokattz]

*loves it & hugs it & cuddles it & squeezes it & calls it Bob*

Thank you SO much! It almost comes full circle with what Dean's going through right now.

[lithiumlaughter]

Well, now that it's been NAMED...:)

You are so very, very welcome. It was tricky to mess around with Dean (I CAN ONLY WISH AND DIRTY I KNOW HUSH), but so interesting. Plus, that Woodpigeon song is FANTASTIC. Thanks for introducing me to it.

[mwffj]

I feel bad asking for more fic considering you're having oh-so-much fun wrangling all the boys together, but I just thought of something that will be hopefully awesome.

Gambit (bonus points for working in a hint of Romy) , X-Men Evo 'verse and this:

Lyrics

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He’s a stalker. He’s even paid to do it

[scribble_myname]

How do you write such gorgeousness?

This is the perfect capture of Remy's player personality and his conflicted feelings and the horrible reality of the kind of hand he's constantly been dealt.

[lithiumlaughter]

I sit back, and let the characters do the walking? :)

I had such a good time playing with a very not-romanticized Remy. Reality was what I was aiming for, and if I've nailed that, then this piece has served its purpose.

Do I get to ask for another one?

[scribble_myname]

:grins:

In case I do: Rain, coffee, midnight: Rogue agreed to meet up with Gambit a loooooooong while after she broke up with him 'cause they were growing apart.

Of course you get to ask for another one. :)

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The first thing he notices is the change in her clothing. A light raincoat discarded to the side means she’s sitting there in a tee-shirt and jeans, still managing to look great

Re: Of course you get to ask for another one. :)

[scribble_myname]

I absolutely love all the nuanced detail in this, the way everything unfolds slowly, and the awkwardness while still having this certain amount of caring about each other. LOVE the detail about the waitress' name. It kind of made me hurt, but in a good way. She stayed. :) Love you, girl.

Re: Of course you get to ask for another one. :)

[lithiumlaughter]

That was EXACTLY what I was hoping for. This was a piece meant to be built from the small details -- a couple minutes in time, if that, fleshed as far as I could take it. It was supposed to ache. As weird as that sounds, I'm glad of it.

Love you too. Cheers!