So I was looking at this year's fic roundup, and I realized that I have been at this roundup thing for a long, long time. So this is, if you will, a roundup of roundups, as well as a chance for a little back-patting. Go forth and enjoy.

( Ten best stories )

Title: Survival
Summary: Because the only thing that matters is that you make it through.
Fandom: Marvel: 1602
Word Count: 1397
Rating/Warnings: R, heavily implied incest
Pairing: Petros/Wanda
A/N: For 1602ficathon. Set several years pre-canon. Look out for special guest appearances.

( Survival )

Title: The Hollow Men
Summary: This is the way the world ends.
Fandom: Firefly
Word Count: 1196
Rating/Warnings: NC-17, non-con, violence, cross-gen, adultery, workplace sex, copious TS Eliot. Don’t read unless you’re legal and have a big bottle of brain bleach handy.
Pairing: Wash/River (yeah, I said it)
A/N: For dooooooom. Did you ever squick yourself? ( Read more... )

Title: Battle Scars
Summary: Bruce, Selina, and the calms in between the storms.
Fandom: DC
Word Count: 405
Rating/Warnings: PG
Pairing: Batman/Catwoman
A/N: Post Hush, pre Infinite Crisis, but no real spoilers. A little birthday ficlet for... myself! Happy 21st, me!

( Battle Scars )

Title: Overture
Summary: Lionel and Lex Luthor go out for the evening.
Fandom: Smallville
Word Count: 420
Rating/Warnings: G
Pairing: None
A/N: Prequel to Symphony and Alexiteric. I have a soft spot for baby!Lex and bad!father!Lionel. Yes, Carmina Burana is usually performed by an opera company. Have I seen it performed as part of a symphony ( Read more... )

Title: Peace
Summary: A little respite before it all goes wrong.
Fandom: Cowboy Bebop
Word Count: 135
Rating/Warnings: PG
Pairing: Spike/Faye
A/N: For 30_kisses. I'm down to 4 more fics on this claim. Eep! This takes place in that oh-so-iconic scene in Boogie Woogie Feng Shui when Spike and Faye have been kicked out to smoke by the water. How I love that ( Read more... )

Title: The Way We Weren't
Summary: The war is over, and Spike feels like he's won.
Fandom: Cowboy Bebop
Word Count: 377
Rating/Warnings: PG-13, AU
Pairing: Spike/Faye
A/N: For 30_kisses. Why so many bar scenes? This is an AU based on Jupiter Jazz, but I think it explains itself pretty well internally.

( The Way We Weren't )

Title: One More Song
Summary: She comes in almost every night.
Fandom: Cowboy Bebop
Word Count: 251
Rating/Warnings: PG
Pairing: Spike/Faye
A/N: For 30_kisses. Yes, I am late again.

( One More Song )

Title: Drive
Summary: On clocks and driving.
Fandom: Smallville
Word Count: 266
Rating/Warnings: PG
Pairing: slight Lex/Lana
A/N: The first two sentences of this came to me months ago, and I dropped them in a file and left them, but they wouldn't stop bugging me. Many thanks to Lissette for reading and commenting on it when it was just a wee idea ( Read more... )

Title: Judas: Act II
Summary: Events take a drastic turn.
Fandom: Cowboy Bebop
Word Count: 423
Rating/Warnings: G
Pairing: Spike/Faye
A/N: This is set in an AU version of the early part of the series. It directly follows Judas: Act I (formerly just called "Judas"). Act III isn't coming until the 30th kiss. Yes, I am getting myself set up to be ( Read more... )