Everything is Parks and Recreation. I welcome comments, queries, questions - if you want to say "GENIUS!" that's great, but if you also want to say, "Yeah, I'm not feeling XYZ [plot, characterization, tone, POV] choice, why did you make it?" that would also be fantastic. Let's talk about it.
Go Big, Go Home:
This is a multipart alternative take on Season 4, completed. Rating overall is R.
Chapter 1: Ben, Donna, Leslie - Donna's the least sad, and the most intrigued. 2,300 words.
Chapter 2: Ben tidies up his resume; Leslie tidies up. 5,600 words.
Chapter 3: Ben and Chris talk; Leslie listens to them and to some old ladies; doesn't listen to Ann. Almost 9,000 words.
Chapter 4: The illustrations by
craponaspatula begin! They start in this chapter and continue through the rest of the series. The media descend on the Ludgate/Dwyer/Wyatt residence; Ben finds a Pawnee mentor. A bit over 8,000 words.
Chapter 5: Scandal is brewing, and Ben's bed-head is out of control. Almost 9,000 words.
Chapter 6, Part a: Election day - Ann Perkins rocks your world, and a long-overdue conversation in Ben's office. 8,000 words.
Chapter 6, Part b: Election results! Party at JJ's Diner! 3,600 words.
Chapter 7: The night and the day after the election, with some surprise guests. About 8,500 words.
One-shots/drabbles
Home Base: Answers the question "Do Leslie and Ben ever go to Leslie's house during her campaign?" Rated G, 850 words.
Shouldn't I Know This?: Explains one line that was used in the promo for Citizen Knope. Could be considered an infill for that episode - it's not inconsistent with it - but it was written before it aired, to explain the promo. Rated G, 1400 words.
Build Something: Starts before the end of The Trial of Leslie Knope but Ben's viewpoint; continues on after the episode. Rated PG-13, 2200 words.
Doors Closing, Doors Opening: Some Leslie/Ben POV on The Smallest Park. Rated G, <1000 words.
Beer and a Bunny: What Ben does the night after Leslie declares her candidacy, so continuation from I'm Leslie Knope. Rated G, a couple hundred words.
You're Leslie Knope: Ben's POV for I'm Leslie Knope. Rated PG-13, about 1400 words.
On the Couch: What if Chris had the bladder a normal person does? Or an ensuite bathroom? Rated G/PG-13, 2400 words.
10 Things about Ben and Leslie: Head canon based on the 10 things prompt. Rated R, about 1400 words. My very first fic ever anywhere in the history of anything. Well, fanfic, that is.
Behind Closed Doors
4-part but very short even in total (2600 words all told), written for the
Behind Closed Doors collaboration challenge. It's all Ben's POV, for the last section called The Team (the last few episodes of Season 4. These scenes alternate with
synecdoche's as we covered the same timeframe with the two different POVs, and the links to her scenes are in my scenes as well.
First Scene: It's the night before the debate, and Leslie has a few things to work out. Rated R.
Second Scene: The night before Leslie spreads cream cheese on her phone is not a restful one. Rated PG-13.
Third Scene: Ben's last night in Pawnee before heading to Washington. Rated R.
BONUS!
Fourth Scene: Ben and Leslie discuss today's weather reports. Rated R.
Running word count: about 67,500