TITLE: The Boy From Chino
CHAPTER 4: The Guardian
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season 1 (AU)
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( She was leaning on him heavily, was practically a limp rag doll in his arms. He glimpsed down at her to find her searching his face, and for just a moment he felt as if time slowed; he forgot where he was. He forgot the watchful eye of his mother, forgot the circumstances surrounding his current position. )

TITLE: The Boy From Chino
CHAPTER 3: The Return
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season 1 (AU)
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( He'd been in Seth's place before, had felt the same frustration. He didn't know what else he could say that wouldn't come across as overly-sage or trite. )

TITLE: The Boy From Chino
CHAPTER 2: The Anvils
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season 1 (AU)
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( At times, he hated getting stuck closing up the bar with his mother. As much as he loved her, she was too perceptive. And always ready to ask questions. )

TITLE: The Boy From Chino
CHAPTER 1: The Blonde at the Bar
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season 1 (AU)
RATING: PG (for now)
SUMMARY: ( He’d always thought she was gorgeous, and had an inkling she thought the same of him. Part of him had always wondered if that was her motivation for getting him out of her house. )

TITLE: The Boy From Chino
PROLOGUE: The Figments
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season 1 (AU)
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( In a way, he was glad that he hadn’t moved to Newport. )

TITLE: The Fall of Camelot
PART EIGHT
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season three AU
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Part of her was practically shaking with the need to run to him, to throw her arms around him. The other part of her was terrified of what was transpiring here, and it was that part that kept her frozen in place. )

TITLE: The Fall of Camelot
PART SEVEN
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season three AU
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Despite all the complexities and twists in her relationship with Ryan, it all boiled down to one very simple point: she needed him. )

TITLE: The Fall of Camelot
PART SIX
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season three AU
RATING: PG-13 (language)
SUMMARY: ( ‘No sooner had Lancelot beheld Queen Guinevere, then he fell deeply in love with her.’ )

TITLE: The Fall of Camelot
PART FIVE
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season three AU
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Her marriage was truly over. In hindsight, she couldn’t believe it took her until the beginning of April to realize it. )

TITLE: The Fall of Camelot
PART FOUR
FANDOM: The OC
PAIRING: Ryan/Kirsten
SPOILERS: Season three AU
RATING: PG
SUMMARY: ( Even now, sitting in the pool house Ryan just vacated for good, Kirsten had no idea how she truly felt. She ached, though she didn’t know if the ache was because he was gone or because her life was officially at a crossroads. )