Months pass. Ryan still remembers everything about the accident.

He remembers the impact, and losing control of the vehicle. He remembers the noise of the crash, and how he didn’t think anything could be that loud. He remembers the intense heat of the fire washing over him, the smell of burning rubber and the weight of Marissa’s limp body in ( Read more... )

He can’t change what happened no matter how many times he goes over it in his head. He’s done all he can for Marissa and for the Cooper family, but part of him is still looking for answers, looking for someone to blame, and with nothing external to focus on, he starts looking inward.

He doesn’t like what he sees.

He has trouble getting ( Read more... )

The way the Cohens come after Ryan, it reminds him of a fistfight.

They send Seth first, just a little jab, a little recon to test the waters, to see how Ryan will react.

Seth doesn’t actually come into the bar. Instead he waits by Ryan’s Jeep, the one that he bought at a police auction two weeks ago, the one that Julie Cooper no doubt ( Read more... )

Julie Cooper has never been particularly spiritual. She’s never bought into the notions of karma or fate or luck. She doesn’t believe that everything happens for a reason. She believes in actions and consequences. She believes that a woman makes her own destiny through her choices in life. She never would have gotten out of Riverside if she didn ( Read more... )

Please see part 1 for a full list of spoilers, warnings and disclaimers.

Notes on this chapter: Warning: Attempted suicide, angst

Part 2b

Ryan remembers everything about the accident, but almost nothing about the days that follow.

He remembers waking up on the sofa, stiff and sore. He remembers lying there in the bright morning light with Sandy ( Read more... )

Part 1

( Part 2a )

New The O.C. (yes, The O.C.) fic behind the cut.

Title: Lucid Interval
Part 1
Fandom: The O.C.
Rating: PG
Category: Mostly gen, but implied Ryan/Marissa and Ryan/Taylor towards the end
Word count: > 30,000
Summary: Two car accidents that changed the course of Ryan Atwood’s life and one that didn’t.
Timeline: This story begins during the last part of “The ( Read more... )

( A few random spoilers behind the cut )

Title: Run
Oneshot, Gen, little bit of pre-series flashback
Rating: R for language
Spoilers: Through 4.14
Summary: “Hey Sammy, wanna race?”

( Spoilers for 4.14 behind the cut )

Just what the title says. Here are a couple of WIPs that I've been keeping track of for the last few months, plus a few completed stories that I can't get enough of and felt like I should share. Enjoy:

The "Drive" verse by Roque Clasique
This is a gen AU of season one. It begins with I'd Drive All Night Just to get Back Home in which John abandons ( Read more... )