Writing Directory
This is my Nothing is Ever Easy (aka NIEE) directory , intended to help at runaway_tales.
Primer, including all stories, background, important characters, map and family trees, can be found here.
Years based off the beginning of King Sekinco's (from Healing) rule as Year 1. NIEE happens from Winter 290 through Spring of 293. Years found in parenthesis after summary.
Runaway Tales Prompt Responses:
All prompts are listed in chronological order from first to more recent happenings in the timeline
Pre-NIEE (Butterscotch):
Watermelon 29, Blue Raspberry 25, Green Tea 13 : Reg is not nearly as prepared as he thinks. Pre-everything.
Watermelon 1, Blue Raspberry 13, Apple Pie 12 : Reg's deal with Darcy get inconveniently interrupted. Follows last.
Pineapple 30, Butter Rum 5, FOTD (hacienda) : Resh's family never truly saw it coming. Pre-Healing.
Pineapple 12, Pomegranate 30, FOTD (aureate) : A special first meeting. Pre-Healing.
Cherries Jubilee flavor binge : What might have happened if Nicole had lived. AU Healing.
Butter Rum 12, Pomegranate 8, FOTD (deadpan) : Nic and Resh chat. AU Healing.
Mocha 30, CCM 11 : Resh gets a surprise nighttime visit. Post-Healing
Mocha 5, CCM 16 : Sek gets tired of stupid requests. Post-Healing.
Guava 29, Trail Mix 18, French Vanilla 4 : Edward deals with Sorin's biological father, Edward-style. (early 264)
Pickle 1, Blue Raspberry 14, Green Tea 5 : Liz Highcastle has some second thoughts. (late 269)
Guava 21, Trail Mix 28 : Jez's parents try again for a girl. (early 272)
Pre-NIEE (Whipped Cream):
Mocha 12, CCM 28 : Sorin carves to get away from it all, until Edward ruins even that. (272)
Sea Salt 3, Pinapple 1, FOTD (eschew) : Colin doesn't play nice. (mid-276)
Pomegranate 9 : Jasmine's POV of previous piece. (mid-276)
Peanut Butter 8 (DS), Papaya 22 : Just when Sorin thinks things can't get worse, they do. (276)
Pineapple 7, Pomegranate 5 : Storytime at the Dall household. (277)
Pomegranate 19, Papaya 18, Green Tea 14 : Bri and James Dall at school. (280)
Pomegranate 1 : Ani knows she can't go too. (282)
Mocha 27, Cayenne 6, CCM 23 : Rylia has to protect her little brother, because there’s no one else. (283)
Clementine FB : A look at the childhoods of all the main NIEE cast. (spanning)
Watermelon 3, Blue Raspberry 9 : Sometimes you have to do more then let it happen. (286)
Apple Pie 5 : A present reinforces Jessie’s determination. (286)
Papaya 5, Blue Raspberry 18, Watermelon 4 : Jakium needs to make a choice, but does he even have one? (mid-287 through late 290)
Pickle 6, Watermelon 14, Apple Pie 1 : Sage is his daughter. AU. (mid-287 through mid-290)
NIEE chapter-by-chapter can also be found at RaTs. Links to individual chapters found here.
During NIEE:
Trail Mix 27 : So it begins. (late 292 - v. beginning of NIEE)
Cheesecake 19, Pineapple 13, Pomegranate 21 : The Freedom Fighters need a sign and receive one. (late 290)
Mocha 7, Cayenne 8, CCM 13 : Jez foils an assassination attempt. (late 290)
Guava 3, Trail Mix 19, French Vanilla 14 : Redo of above in script form with video. Watch at own risk. (late 290)
Mocha 28, Cayenne 7 : Jez asks Bri to help her learn to fight. (early 291)
Pineapple 28, FOTD (entelechy) : Ren's world falls apart. (mid-291)
Mocha 1, Cayenne 15 : A first battle. (late 291)
Mocha 13, Cayenne 14, CCM 4 : Follows the last, the battle takes a turn for the worse. (late 291)
Mocha 21, Cayenne 3, CCM 29 : Follows the last, Jez gets creative for their retreat. (late 291)
Guava 27, Trail Mix 9 : Kira meets Bri. (late 291)
Guava 30, Trail Mix 1 : Kira rescues Bri from the infirmary after his injury. (early 292)
Wildberry 19, Rhubarb 14 : Mick thinks maybe times are changing for the better. (early 292)
Guava 18, Trail Mix 12, FOTD : Ani finds a letter that must be answered. Vlad argues. Sorin fakes indifference. (292)
Mocha 16, Cayenne 4, CCM 27 : Jay get a fright and takes the mocking...well, in true Jay style. (mid-292)
Pomegrante 22 : Bri proves to Kira he's fully healed. (mid-292)
Guava 23, French Vanilla 7 : Jay writes a love limerick to Jess. (mid-292)
Wildberry 9, Rum Raisin 12, Rhubarb 20 : Beau catches his first fish. Mick and Jay are amused. (292)
Trail Mix 25, Peanut Butter 4 : Colin gets in a barfight that is, for once, not his fault. Timeless Crossover. (292)
Trail Mix 17 : Colin is triumphant. Eva is amused and worried. Follows last. (292)
Pomegranate 20, Papaya 14, Green Tea 16 : Things go boom in more ways than one. (late 292)
Mocha 19, Cayenne 13, CCM 14 : Jez meets Colonel Rees for the first time. (late 292)
Cheesecake 24, Papaya 27, Green Tea 6 : Ani and Ren have an important talk about the future. (late 292)
Blue Raspberry 17, Watermelon 9 : Jez (sort of) learns the value of self-control. (late 292)
Peanut Butter 6 (DS), Papaya 25 : Rees can't quite figure out what to do. (late 292)
Pomegranate 26, Green Tea 26 : Stella doesn't always appreciate the banter. (late 292)
Mocha 19, Cayenne 9, CCM 5 : Sorin interrogates Jay with not quite the expected results. (late 292)
Wildberry 22, Rhubarb 13, Vanilla Custard 28 : Even in dire straits, Jez can’t help being at least a little snarky… (early 293)
Cheesecake 30, Rhubarb 4, Rum Raisin 4 : Sorin clears some things up for his brother. (early 293)
Wildberry 5, Rhubarb 11, Vanilla Custard 29 : Jez gets a glimpse of the outside. (early 293)
Cayenne 10, CCM 18 : Jay's take on seeing the castle the first time. (mid-293)
Mocha 15, Cayenne 2, CCM 30 : Sorin and Beau duel. (mid-293)
Post NIEE:
Sea Salt 2, Pineapple 9 : Ani tells Sorin something very important. (early 294)
Trail Mix 30 : Beau and Jez 'escape' their wedding reception (early 294)
Pineapple 18, Pomegranate 18, Papaya 8 : Leigh's obsession with fire started early. (mid-294 through 303)
Trail Mix 11 : Beau gives Jez an early present. (late 294)
Pickle 4, Blue Raspberry 3, Green Tea 29 : Kira wonders why her pregnancy is different. (296)
Butter Rum 8, Pineapple 3 : Bri and Ani find some alcohol...insanity ensues. (297)
Butter Rum 7, Pineapple 4 : Ani, Ren and 'quiet time' (297)
Mocha 25, Cayenne 12, CCM 9 : Morgan gets the dubious pleasure of meeting Chris. During Choices. (mid-297)
Mocha 12, CCM 6 : Morgan starts to learn Chris's lessons and Chris gets what he wants. Follows previous. During Choices. (mid-297)
Mocha 22, CCM 26 : It isn't easy being bait. (Chris and Morgan). During Choices. (mid-297)
Peanut Butter 3 (DD), Cheesecake 17, Pomegranate 28 : Chris loves getting what he wants. During Choices. (mid-297)
Cheesecake 27, Sea Salt 7 : Morgan deals with life. Just post-Choices. (mid-297)
Blue Raspberry 11, Wildberry 2, Rhubarb 7 : Morgan's trying to cope. (mid-297)
Pineapple 15, FOTD (melismatic) : Birthday Time = Fun Times. (late 298)
Mocha 29, Cayenne 11, CCM 7 : Dean finds that people do actually know about him, unfortunately. During Paths. (mid-299)
Mocha 10, CCM 19 : Dean wakes up and finds more than he might have bargained for. During Paths. (mid-299)
Watermelon 23, Blue Raspberry 26, Green Tea 10 : Dean faces the consequences of an escape attempt. During Paths. (mid-299)
Cheesecake 29, Sea Salt 6, Pineapple 16 : "Is this the touch of a dead man?" Jay meets a ghost. During Paths (mid-299)
Apple Pie 8 : There are decisions to be made. During Paths (mid-299)
Peanut Butter 7 (DS), Papaya 23 : All things must come to an end. End of Paths. (mid-299)
Blue Raspberry 10, Watermelon 7, Apple Pie 9 : Sorin starts to understand just what his brother has done to his son. End of Paths (mid-299)
Rhubarb 9, Wildberry 17 : Dean makes a pair of new friends without meaning to. Chase!AU. Co-written with Marina. A week after Paths. (mid-299)
Guava 13, FOTD (ruction) : Mal tries to deal with a bad situation, with mixed results. Has direct result on events in Taken. (300)
Pomegranate 7, Papaya 9 : Ted's view of the above piece. (300)
Cheesecake 16, Butter Rum 3, Sea Salt 10 : Mal has a very, very bad day. 6-8 months after last. (301)
Peanut Butter 4 (DS), Papaya 24, Pomegranate 12 : Victor takes pleasure in picking on Mal. 2-3 months after last. (301)
Mocha 20, Cayenne 1, CCM 25 : Colin, Morgan and Russ find more than they bargained for at a bar. (301)
Peanut Butter 5 (DS), Pomegranate 4, Pineapple 14 : Ted is caught off guard by Sage. During Taken. (mid-302)
Pickle 8, Watermelon 17, Blue Raspberry 2 : Colin isn't sure how to go about official adoption. (mid-302)
Pineapple 23, Butter Rum 11 : Carrie and Dean's first date. Co-Written with Marina. (302)
Guava 24, Trail Mix 20, French Vanilla 5 : Carrie meets Dean's family. (302)
Guava 9, Trail Mix 10 : Eva (Carrie's mom) finds out who Sorin is and is not pleased. Co-Written with Marina. (late 302)
Guava 2, Trail Mix 21 : Colin speaks to Eva about her recent discovery. Co-written with Marina. (late 302)
Mocha 26, CCM 21 : Dean and Carrie work on some art. (303)
Blue Raspberry 8, Watermelon 11 : What is that? (303)
Mocha 4, CCM 22 : Mal, Morgan's boyfriend, gets the Talk from Russ, Colin & Sorin. (304)
Mocha 3, CCM 14 : Cookie Crumbs of the previous piece. (304)
Guava 22, Trail Mix 4 : Dean's crazy 'family'. Lead in to Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 4, Pomegranate 16, FOTD (billet) : Ian and Sage get settled into the Cerulean Anteater. During Pirates! (305)
Pomegranate 24, Green Tea 23, Papaya 3 : Dean, meet Roderick. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Run 2, Pineapple 10, Sea Salt 12 : Sage is less than impressed by some sailing traditions. During Pirates! (305)
Peanut Butter 2 (DS), Pomegranate 10 : Roderick respects Dean but won't spare him. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 1, Sea Salt 11 : Nate takes the initiative and screws things up. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 9, Pineapple 8 : Dean gives Carrie the short version of Pirates! (305)
Pickle 13, Watermelon 20, Blue Raspberry 6 : Russ becomes a father. (305 and onward)
Blue Raspberry 1, Apple Pie 23 : Where do you look for comfort? (305 and onward)
Papaya 6, Watermelon 27, Green Tea 25 : Nate comes to find Sage. (late 305)
Blue Raspberry 30, Watermleon 26, Apple Pie 15 : Nate’s being a little too cautious for Sage’s liking. (early 306)
Cheesecake 22, Pineapple 24 : Renie has an important question. Ren's caught off guard. (310)
Pickle 9, Blue Raspberry 23, Apple Pie 18 : Sage isn't sure she can handle this. (311)
Wildberry 29, Rhubarb 30 : Sage asks Sorin something important. (311)
Watermelon 2, Blue Raspberry 19 : Dean finally tells Carrie what happened with Vladimir. (313)
Pickle 3, Blue Raspberry 27, Watermelon 25 : Carrie has some news. superCaramel. (early 314)
Guava 4 : superCaramel. The KIN kids talk about life. (late 315)
Pickle 2, Blue Raspberry 16, Green Tea 27 : Sage will break the chain. superCaramel (316)
Pineapple 27, Pomegranate 15, FOTD (gazump) : Leigh goes househunting. It ends in flames. superCaramel. (317)
Wildberry 16 : Victor sets his plans in motion. (317)
Wildberry 6, Rhubarb 1 : Morgan’s not sure where she is or how she got there… (317)
Wildberry 20, Rhubarb 3 : Morgan meets her captor. (317)
Wildberry 30, Rhubarb 10 : Help arrives, just at the right time. (317)
Wildberry 12, Rhubarb 25 : Yet another old face…
Green Tea 3, Watermelon 19, Apple Pie 13 : Renie wants to talk about events from many years before. (320)
Peanut Butter 1 : Crazy Lady + Fire Filled Basement = Trouble. superCaramel. (322)
Red Hot Cinnamon Flavor Binge : Events before and after previous. superCaramel. (322)
FOTD (imbroglio) : superCaramel. Leigh and Will really talk for the first time. (323)
Pineapple 19, Pomegranate 17 : superCaramel. Cookie Crumbs of previous. (323)
Pickle 14, Watermelon 28 : superCaramel. Leigh knows she has to leave him behind. (mid-327)
Peanut Butter 1 (DS), Pomegranate 6 : superCaramel. Leigh sets the end in motion. (mid-329)
Watermelon 6, Blue Raspberry 5, Green Tea 17 : superCaramel. Leigh has a plan. Miles doesn't like it. (mid-329)
Sea Salt 8, Pineapple 11 : superCaramel. The others find out about Will's...indiscretions. (330)
Watermelon 30, Blue Raspberry 24, Green Tea 2 : superCaramel. An unexpected situation presents itself. (mid-330)
Watermelon 12, Apple Pie 22 : One day, she is there. (mid-340)
Wildberry 18, Rhubarb 29, Rum Raisin 6 : There's more to the story (mid-340)
Wildberry 26, Rum Raisin 13 : Sometimes you only get a moment. Co-written with Marina. (early 347)
Green Tea 19, Watermelon 15 : It is time. (358)
Green Tea 7, Watermelon 16, Apple Pie 25 : Three friends realize they have to perform a preventative heist sooner than planned. Co-written with Marina. ultraCaramel (~359)
Apple Pie 6, Watermelon 10, Wildberry 1 : Avalon sees a familiar face in the market. Co-written with Marina. ultraCaramel (~359)
Other:
Pineapple 5, FOTD (leitmotif) : 20 of the most significant meetings throughout the entire canon. Pre-Healing through superCaramel.
Mocha 23, CCM 15 : Sorin and Ani pocky chain from childhood through to death. Pre, During and Post NIEE.
Pineapple 22 : Three times Jay got a gift and one time he passed it on. During and Post NIEE.
Rhubarb 19, Wildberry 7, Spiced Pear 30 (Olympic FOTD) : Jay’s love/hate relationship with water over the years. Pre, During and Post NIEE.
Guava 6, Peanut Butter 8 : Sage can’t catch a break, until she meets someone who changes things. Mostly Post NIEE.
Creamsicle Flavor Binge : Sorin is raised by his biological father and comes to join the Freedom Fighters instead. AU NIEE.
Apple Pie 14, Rhubarb 22 : Family Trees as of Sept. 2012.
Apple Pie 2, Rhubarb 21 : Map of Tira as of Sept. 2012.
Real World NIEE AU:
Pumpkin Pie 10, Papaya 12, Green Tea 28 : 1992 through 1998. Mick's life before moving in with the Highcastles.
Pumpkin Pie 4, Papaya 1, Green Tea 30 : Winter, 1997. A look at the Opalin household.
Pumpkin Pie 5, Papaya 17, Green Tea 4 : Summer 1998. Beau and Ren meet their new brother.
Pumpkin Pie 11, Papaya 20, Green Tea 21 : 2000 & 2006. Mick knows all the signs but isn't sure what to do about them.
Pumpkin Pie 6, Papaya 28, Green Tea 18 : Fall, 2002. Beau and the girls.
Pumpkin Pie 14, Green Tea 22, Papaya 13: Fall, 2002. Jasmine and her mother have differing costume ideas.
Pumpkin Pie 1, Papaya 11 : Fall, 2005. The gang goes ghost hunting.
Pumpkin Pie 3, Papaya 29, Green Tea 9 : Spring, 2006. Jay has a brilliant idea.
Pumpkin Pie 2, Papaya 30 : Fall, 2006. The third grade attempts to put on a play. Things go off script.
Pumpkin Pie 9, Papaya 10, Green Tea 11 : Fall, 2006. The gang goes ghost hunting again or, aka Bri is afraid of something.
Pumpkin Pie 7, Papaya 4, Green Tea 8 : Summer, 2007. Jay decides they need to become filmmakers.
Pumpkin Pie 15, Papaya 15, Green Tea ? : Fall, 2007. Halloween is here!
Pumpkin Pie 8, Papaya 16, Green Tea 1 : Spring, 2008. It was an accident. Vlad comes home to a house in shambles.
Pumpkin Pie 13, Green Tea 20, Papaya 21 : Spring, 2008. Follows previous. Vlad finds help in an unexpected corner.
Pumpkin Pie 12, Green Tea 24, Papaya 26 : Winter, 2008. Ry connects with her foster parents over cannibal torturers.
Milkshake:
Roasted Chestnut 13 : Marina's art of Colin and Carrie. During NIEE!
Cherries Jubilee flavor binge : Eva discovers that running a hostel in wartime is not easy. By Marina. During NIEE. Considered canon.
Cookies and Cream 13, Butter Pecan 13 : For Dean and Carrie, being together is a healing experience. Written by Marina. Post-NIEE. Considered canon.
Chocolate 9 : Nina's lovely boarding school crossover with Ashdown and Sorin! Pre-NIEE
Rocky Road 5, Vanilla 16 : By the awesome rustydragonfly. Ickle!Sorin art! Cookie Crumbs of this. Pre-NIEE.
CCM 7 : rustydragonfly's awesomest map of Tira EVER!
Stuff from other 'verses:
Shifts:
All Shifts prompts, done by both me and Marina, can be found here.
Taking Roots: (also in chronological order)
This is a co-written story between Marina and I. It takes place when Dean and Chase are 16 and involves our very favorite pairing of my Dean and her Carrie.
Plot: Dean and Sorin have just moved to Madison where Sorin has taken a job as the Advanced Woodshop teacher at the local school. Dean is attending school for the first time, due to Edward's dogged pursuit of them for very Edward reasons. At school, Dean meets and befriends first Chase and then Carrie, really settling in until Edward surprises them all by showing up.
Blueberry Yogurt 7 : #1, Chase gets a new Woodshop teacher and meets the new kid (Dean).
Blueberry Yogurt 19, CCM 10 : #2, Dean and Carrie meet at lunch.
Blueberry Yogurt 8, CCM 24, Mocha 11 : #3, Dean runs into trouble and Chase gets a 'job'.
Blueberry Yogurt 3, French Vanilla 8 : #4, Chase discovers something that worries him.
Blueberry Yogurt 29, French Vanilla 12 : #5, Sorin takes the three teens for milkshakes, Dean's happy
Blueberry Yogurt 23 : #6, Carrie's birthday invites go out!
Blueberry Yogurt 20, French Vanilla 11, Trail Mix 23 : #7, Carrie runs into potential trouble, Dean is not happy about what's going down.
Blueberry Yogurt 5 : #8, Chase receives a 'present' from his dad. Resh is too inquisitive. Sparks fly.
Blueberry Yogurt 6 : #9, Carrie needs someone to vent to. Dean’s available.
Blueberry Yogurt 26, French Vanilla 10, Guava 25 : #10, Resh surprises Carrie with a special ride to school on her birthday.
Blueberry Yogurt 14, Sea Salt 4 : #11, the party! Lots of fluff!
Blueberry Yogurt 9, Pomegranate 29 : Interlude. Peter and Sorin have fatherly concerns.
Blueberry Yogurt 13, Pomegranate 25 : #12, Bullies attack. People are unhappy.
Blueberry Yogurt 11, Pineapple 21 : #13, Revenge is planned. Complete with amusing drawing.
Blueberry Yogurt 16, Pomegranate 14 : #14, Edward steps onto the scene.
Blueberry Yogurt 17, Pomegranate 27, Pineapple 29 : #15, Chase finds out about Carrie and Dean and panics.
Blueberry Yogurt 27 : #16, Dean and Carrie talk. Important things are said.
Blueberry Yogurt 22 : #17, Dean and Chase talk. Bad things happen.
Blueberry Yogurt 15, Pomegranate 23 : #18, The bikes are discovered. People panic.
Blueberry Yogurt 24, Apple Pie 3, Blue Raspberry 28 : #19, Dean and Chase make a plan.
Blueberry Yogurt 28, Apple Pie 17, Blue Raspberry 21 : #20, Dean and Chase bide their time, waiting for an opening.
Blueberry Yogurt 1, Blue Raspberry 12 : #21, They make their escape.
Blueberry Yogurt 30, Blue Raspberry 15 : #22, Help arrives.
Blueberry Yogurt 2, Apple Pie 21, Watermelon 18 : #23, Chase and Dean reunite with their loved ones at the hospital.
Blueberry Yogurt 25 : #24, Dean and Carrie visit Chase at home.
Blueberry Yogurt 4, Apple Pie 7 : #25, Dean finally gets the story.
Blueberry Yogurt 10, Apple Pie 20 : #26, Two years on, the boys move in together.
Blue Raspberry 4 : It's Carrie's 21st. Dean and Carrie make idiots of themselves, to Chase’s consternation and then amusement.
Sidestories:
Butter Rum 10, Pineapple 17, Pomegranate 3 : Resh Solaris's Ten Rules on Being a Badass.
Blueberry Yogurt 12, Pomegranate 13 : Nicole Solaris and Sidney MacLoad meet for the first time.
Blueberry Yogurt 18, Apple Pie 11 : Sidney decides to clarify things for Nicole.
Blueberry Yogurt 21, Apple Pie 19, Watermelon 21 : Nicole doesn’t take kindly to hearing her friends insulted.
Marina's Worldwalkers Universe:
Papaya 19, Green Tea 15 : A first day and a first meeting.
Pineapple 23, Butter Rum 11 : Dean and Carrie's first date. Co-Written with Marina.
Green Tea 12, Watermelon 24 : Carrie comes clean about the DragonWorld to Dean. Co-written with Marina.
Boysenberry 1 : Twelve-year-old Quinn has his first ever shower
Sea Salt 9 : Kaylee Dakamar announces her college plans. Dean freaks. Co-written with Marina. (NO LONGER CANON)
Wildberry 11, Rum Raisin 8 : A perfectly normal drunken college night turns unusual.
Rhubarb 18 : Bethy and Quinn discuss what happened the night before.
Triple D Modern AU
Pickle 12, FOTD (true), Rhubarb 2 : Diana has a point, but Sorin sidetracks her, as usual.
Watermelon 13, Blue Raspberry 7, Apple Pie 24 : Melinda Barnes isn’t quite sure what to do about these two.
Apple Pie 4 : Dean comes clean about Triple D when Carrie walks in on a project. Co-written with Marina.
Quince 24, Rhubarb 6 : Jamie has a question about genetics
Blue Raspberry 29, Watermelon 5 : Surprise Theater Job - Kaylee finds a murder plot. (probably still canon or close to)
Papaya 2, Blue Raspberry 22, Watermelon 22 : Bethy needs help getting her family/Triple D out of a tight spot. (NO LONGER CANON)
Watermelon 8, Blue Raspberry 20, Apple Pie 16 : Follows from last. Bethy recruits her 'crew.' (NO LONGER CANON)
Misc: (Milkshakes, Other AUs and Stories)
Wildberry 8, Rhubarb 23 : Ani has an idea. Ren’s a sucker (but not too much!). (Mall AU!)
Trail Mix 29, Peanut Butter 2 : Jake does something nice for his wife. Takes place in the In the Heart universe by the lovely Bookblather.
I started this story on RaTs, reworked it for NaNo 2014 and still don't quite like it, but have it anyway:
Rum Raisin 10, Vanilla Custard 20 : Adam Marcus is seeing things that aren’t there. Nick Ferris can't see them, but knows they're there.
Wildberry 27, Rum Raisin 11, Vanilla Custard 10 : ‘Storytime’ tonight isn’t what anyone, Adam included, expected, except maybe Mr. Nick.
This is a public entry and only lists prompts that can be publicly found at runaway_tales.
Primer, including all stories, background, important characters, map and family trees, can be found here.
Years based off the beginning of King Sekinco's (from Healing) rule as Year 1. NIEE happens from Winter 290 through Spring of 293. Years found in parenthesis after summary.
Runaway Tales Prompt Responses:
All prompts are listed in chronological order from first to more recent happenings in the timeline
Pre-NIEE (Butterscotch):
Watermelon 29, Blue Raspberry 25, Green Tea 13 : Reg is not nearly as prepared as he thinks. Pre-everything.
Watermelon 1, Blue Raspberry 13, Apple Pie 12 : Reg's deal with Darcy get inconveniently interrupted. Follows last.
Pineapple 30, Butter Rum 5, FOTD (hacienda) : Resh's family never truly saw it coming. Pre-Healing.
Pineapple 12, Pomegranate 30, FOTD (aureate) : A special first meeting. Pre-Healing.
Cherries Jubilee flavor binge : What might have happened if Nicole had lived. AU Healing.
Butter Rum 12, Pomegranate 8, FOTD (deadpan) : Nic and Resh chat. AU Healing.
Mocha 30, CCM 11 : Resh gets a surprise nighttime visit. Post-Healing
Mocha 5, CCM 16 : Sek gets tired of stupid requests. Post-Healing.
Guava 29, Trail Mix 18, French Vanilla 4 : Edward deals with Sorin's biological father, Edward-style. (early 264)
Pickle 1, Blue Raspberry 14, Green Tea 5 : Liz Highcastle has some second thoughts. (late 269)
Guava 21, Trail Mix 28 : Jez's parents try again for a girl. (early 272)
Pre-NIEE (Whipped Cream):
Mocha 12, CCM 28 : Sorin carves to get away from it all, until Edward ruins even that. (272)
Sea Salt 3, Pinapple 1, FOTD (eschew) : Colin doesn't play nice. (mid-276)
Pomegranate 9 : Jasmine's POV of previous piece. (mid-276)
Peanut Butter 8 (DS), Papaya 22 : Just when Sorin thinks things can't get worse, they do. (276)
Pineapple 7, Pomegranate 5 : Storytime at the Dall household. (277)
Pomegranate 19, Papaya 18, Green Tea 14 : Bri and James Dall at school. (280)
Pomegranate 1 : Ani knows she can't go too. (282)
Mocha 27, Cayenne 6, CCM 23 : Rylia has to protect her little brother, because there’s no one else. (283)
Clementine FB : A look at the childhoods of all the main NIEE cast. (spanning)
Watermelon 3, Blue Raspberry 9 : Sometimes you have to do more then let it happen. (286)
Apple Pie 5 : A present reinforces Jessie’s determination. (286)
Papaya 5, Blue Raspberry 18, Watermelon 4 : Jakium needs to make a choice, but does he even have one? (mid-287 through late 290)
Pickle 6, Watermelon 14, Apple Pie 1 : Sage is his daughter. AU. (mid-287 through mid-290)
NIEE chapter-by-chapter can also be found at RaTs. Links to individual chapters found here.
During NIEE:
Trail Mix 27 : So it begins. (late 292 - v. beginning of NIEE)
Cheesecake 19, Pineapple 13, Pomegranate 21 : The Freedom Fighters need a sign and receive one. (late 290)
Mocha 7, Cayenne 8, CCM 13 : Jez foils an assassination attempt. (late 290)
Guava 3, Trail Mix 19, French Vanilla 14 : Redo of above in script form with video. Watch at own risk. (late 290)
Mocha 28, Cayenne 7 : Jez asks Bri to help her learn to fight. (early 291)
Pineapple 28, FOTD (entelechy) : Ren's world falls apart. (mid-291)
Mocha 1, Cayenne 15 : A first battle. (late 291)
Mocha 13, Cayenne 14, CCM 4 : Follows the last, the battle takes a turn for the worse. (late 291)
Mocha 21, Cayenne 3, CCM 29 : Follows the last, Jez gets creative for their retreat. (late 291)
Guava 27, Trail Mix 9 : Kira meets Bri. (late 291)
Guava 30, Trail Mix 1 : Kira rescues Bri from the infirmary after his injury. (early 292)
Wildberry 19, Rhubarb 14 : Mick thinks maybe times are changing for the better. (early 292)
Guava 18, Trail Mix 12, FOTD : Ani finds a letter that must be answered. Vlad argues. Sorin fakes indifference. (292)
Mocha 16, Cayenne 4, CCM 27 : Jay get a fright and takes the mocking...well, in true Jay style. (mid-292)
Pomegrante 22 : Bri proves to Kira he's fully healed. (mid-292)
Guava 23, French Vanilla 7 : Jay writes a love limerick to Jess. (mid-292)
Wildberry 9, Rum Raisin 12, Rhubarb 20 : Beau catches his first fish. Mick and Jay are amused. (292)
Trail Mix 25, Peanut Butter 4 : Colin gets in a barfight that is, for once, not his fault. Timeless Crossover. (292)
Trail Mix 17 : Colin is triumphant. Eva is amused and worried. Follows last. (292)
Pomegranate 20, Papaya 14, Green Tea 16 : Things go boom in more ways than one. (late 292)
Mocha 19, Cayenne 13, CCM 14 : Jez meets Colonel Rees for the first time. (late 292)
Cheesecake 24, Papaya 27, Green Tea 6 : Ani and Ren have an important talk about the future. (late 292)
Blue Raspberry 17, Watermelon 9 : Jez (sort of) learns the value of self-control. (late 292)
Peanut Butter 6 (DS), Papaya 25 : Rees can't quite figure out what to do. (late 292)
Pomegranate 26, Green Tea 26 : Stella doesn't always appreciate the banter. (late 292)
Mocha 19, Cayenne 9, CCM 5 : Sorin interrogates Jay with not quite the expected results. (late 292)
Wildberry 22, Rhubarb 13, Vanilla Custard 28 : Even in dire straits, Jez can’t help being at least a little snarky… (early 293)
Cheesecake 30, Rhubarb 4, Rum Raisin 4 : Sorin clears some things up for his brother. (early 293)
Wildberry 5, Rhubarb 11, Vanilla Custard 29 : Jez gets a glimpse of the outside. (early 293)
Cayenne 10, CCM 18 : Jay's take on seeing the castle the first time. (mid-293)
Mocha 15, Cayenne 2, CCM 30 : Sorin and Beau duel. (mid-293)
Post NIEE:
Sea Salt 2, Pineapple 9 : Ani tells Sorin something very important. (early 294)
Trail Mix 30 : Beau and Jez 'escape' their wedding reception (early 294)
Pineapple 18, Pomegranate 18, Papaya 8 : Leigh's obsession with fire started early. (mid-294 through 303)
Trail Mix 11 : Beau gives Jez an early present. (late 294)
Pickle 4, Blue Raspberry 3, Green Tea 29 : Kira wonders why her pregnancy is different. (296)
Butter Rum 8, Pineapple 3 : Bri and Ani find some alcohol...insanity ensues. (297)
Butter Rum 7, Pineapple 4 : Ani, Ren and 'quiet time' (297)
Mocha 25, Cayenne 12, CCM 9 : Morgan gets the dubious pleasure of meeting Chris. During Choices. (mid-297)
Mocha 12, CCM 6 : Morgan starts to learn Chris's lessons and Chris gets what he wants. Follows previous. During Choices. (mid-297)
Mocha 22, CCM 26 : It isn't easy being bait. (Chris and Morgan). During Choices. (mid-297)
Peanut Butter 3 (DD), Cheesecake 17, Pomegranate 28 : Chris loves getting what he wants. During Choices. (mid-297)
Cheesecake 27, Sea Salt 7 : Morgan deals with life. Just post-Choices. (mid-297)
Blue Raspberry 11, Wildberry 2, Rhubarb 7 : Morgan's trying to cope. (mid-297)
Pineapple 15, FOTD (melismatic) : Birthday Time = Fun Times. (late 298)
Mocha 29, Cayenne 11, CCM 7 : Dean finds that people do actually know about him, unfortunately. During Paths. (mid-299)
Mocha 10, CCM 19 : Dean wakes up and finds more than he might have bargained for. During Paths. (mid-299)
Watermelon 23, Blue Raspberry 26, Green Tea 10 : Dean faces the consequences of an escape attempt. During Paths. (mid-299)
Cheesecake 29, Sea Salt 6, Pineapple 16 : "Is this the touch of a dead man?" Jay meets a ghost. During Paths (mid-299)
Apple Pie 8 : There are decisions to be made. During Paths (mid-299)
Peanut Butter 7 (DS), Papaya 23 : All things must come to an end. End of Paths. (mid-299)
Blue Raspberry 10, Watermelon 7, Apple Pie 9 : Sorin starts to understand just what his brother has done to his son. End of Paths (mid-299)
Rhubarb 9, Wildberry 17 : Dean makes a pair of new friends without meaning to. Chase!AU. Co-written with Marina. A week after Paths. (mid-299)
Guava 13, FOTD (ruction) : Mal tries to deal with a bad situation, with mixed results. Has direct result on events in Taken. (300)
Pomegranate 7, Papaya 9 : Ted's view of the above piece. (300)
Cheesecake 16, Butter Rum 3, Sea Salt 10 : Mal has a very, very bad day. 6-8 months after last. (301)
Peanut Butter 4 (DS), Papaya 24, Pomegranate 12 : Victor takes pleasure in picking on Mal. 2-3 months after last. (301)
Mocha 20, Cayenne 1, CCM 25 : Colin, Morgan and Russ find more than they bargained for at a bar. (301)
Peanut Butter 5 (DS), Pomegranate 4, Pineapple 14 : Ted is caught off guard by Sage. During Taken. (mid-302)
Pickle 8, Watermelon 17, Blue Raspberry 2 : Colin isn't sure how to go about official adoption. (mid-302)
Pineapple 23, Butter Rum 11 : Carrie and Dean's first date. Co-Written with Marina. (302)
Guava 24, Trail Mix 20, French Vanilla 5 : Carrie meets Dean's family. (302)
Guava 9, Trail Mix 10 : Eva (Carrie's mom) finds out who Sorin is and is not pleased. Co-Written with Marina. (late 302)
Guava 2, Trail Mix 21 : Colin speaks to Eva about her recent discovery. Co-written with Marina. (late 302)
Mocha 26, CCM 21 : Dean and Carrie work on some art. (303)
Blue Raspberry 8, Watermelon 11 : What is that? (303)
Mocha 4, CCM 22 : Mal, Morgan's boyfriend, gets the Talk from Russ, Colin & Sorin. (304)
Mocha 3, CCM 14 : Cookie Crumbs of the previous piece. (304)
Guava 22, Trail Mix 4 : Dean's crazy 'family'. Lead in to Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 4, Pomegranate 16, FOTD (billet) : Ian and Sage get settled into the Cerulean Anteater. During Pirates! (305)
Pomegranate 24, Green Tea 23, Papaya 3 : Dean, meet Roderick. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Run 2, Pineapple 10, Sea Salt 12 : Sage is less than impressed by some sailing traditions. During Pirates! (305)
Peanut Butter 2 (DS), Pomegranate 10 : Roderick respects Dean but won't spare him. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 1, Sea Salt 11 : Nate takes the initiative and screws things up. During Pirates! (305)
Butter Rum 9, Pineapple 8 : Dean gives Carrie the short version of Pirates! (305)
Pickle 13, Watermelon 20, Blue Raspberry 6 : Russ becomes a father. (305 and onward)
Blue Raspberry 1, Apple Pie 23 : Where do you look for comfort? (305 and onward)
Papaya 6, Watermelon 27, Green Tea 25 : Nate comes to find Sage. (late 305)
Blue Raspberry 30, Watermleon 26, Apple Pie 15 : Nate’s being a little too cautious for Sage’s liking. (early 306)
Cheesecake 22, Pineapple 24 : Renie has an important question. Ren's caught off guard. (310)
Pickle 9, Blue Raspberry 23, Apple Pie 18 : Sage isn't sure she can handle this. (311)
Wildberry 29, Rhubarb 30 : Sage asks Sorin something important. (311)
Watermelon 2, Blue Raspberry 19 : Dean finally tells Carrie what happened with Vladimir. (313)
Pickle 3, Blue Raspberry 27, Watermelon 25 : Carrie has some news. superCaramel. (early 314)
Guava 4 : superCaramel. The KIN kids talk about life. (late 315)
Pickle 2, Blue Raspberry 16, Green Tea 27 : Sage will break the chain. superCaramel (316)
Pineapple 27, Pomegranate 15, FOTD (gazump) : Leigh goes househunting. It ends in flames. superCaramel. (317)
Wildberry 16 : Victor sets his plans in motion. (317)
Wildberry 6, Rhubarb 1 : Morgan’s not sure where she is or how she got there… (317)
Wildberry 20, Rhubarb 3 : Morgan meets her captor. (317)
Wildberry 30, Rhubarb 10 : Help arrives, just at the right time. (317)
Wildberry 12, Rhubarb 25 : Yet another old face…
Green Tea 3, Watermelon 19, Apple Pie 13 : Renie wants to talk about events from many years before. (320)
Peanut Butter 1 : Crazy Lady + Fire Filled Basement = Trouble. superCaramel. (322)
Red Hot Cinnamon Flavor Binge : Events before and after previous. superCaramel. (322)
FOTD (imbroglio) : superCaramel. Leigh and Will really talk for the first time. (323)
Pineapple 19, Pomegranate 17 : superCaramel. Cookie Crumbs of previous. (323)
Pickle 14, Watermelon 28 : superCaramel. Leigh knows she has to leave him behind. (mid-327)
Peanut Butter 1 (DS), Pomegranate 6 : superCaramel. Leigh sets the end in motion. (mid-329)
Watermelon 6, Blue Raspberry 5, Green Tea 17 : superCaramel. Leigh has a plan. Miles doesn't like it. (mid-329)
Sea Salt 8, Pineapple 11 : superCaramel. The others find out about Will's...indiscretions. (330)
Watermelon 30, Blue Raspberry 24, Green Tea 2 : superCaramel. An unexpected situation presents itself. (mid-330)
Watermelon 12, Apple Pie 22 : One day, she is there. (mid-340)
Wildberry 18, Rhubarb 29, Rum Raisin 6 : There's more to the story (mid-340)
Wildberry 26, Rum Raisin 13 : Sometimes you only get a moment. Co-written with Marina. (early 347)
Green Tea 19, Watermelon 15 : It is time. (358)
Green Tea 7, Watermelon 16, Apple Pie 25 : Three friends realize they have to perform a preventative heist sooner than planned. Co-written with Marina. ultraCaramel (~359)
Apple Pie 6, Watermelon 10, Wildberry 1 : Avalon sees a familiar face in the market. Co-written with Marina. ultraCaramel (~359)
Other:
Pineapple 5, FOTD (leitmotif) : 20 of the most significant meetings throughout the entire canon. Pre-Healing through superCaramel.
Mocha 23, CCM 15 : Sorin and Ani pocky chain from childhood through to death. Pre, During and Post NIEE.
Pineapple 22 : Three times Jay got a gift and one time he passed it on. During and Post NIEE.
Rhubarb 19, Wildberry 7, Spiced Pear 30 (Olympic FOTD) : Jay’s love/hate relationship with water over the years. Pre, During and Post NIEE.
Guava 6, Peanut Butter 8 : Sage can’t catch a break, until she meets someone who changes things. Mostly Post NIEE.
Creamsicle Flavor Binge : Sorin is raised by his biological father and comes to join the Freedom Fighters instead. AU NIEE.
Apple Pie 14, Rhubarb 22 : Family Trees as of Sept. 2012.
Apple Pie 2, Rhubarb 21 : Map of Tira as of Sept. 2012.
Real World NIEE AU:
Pumpkin Pie 10, Papaya 12, Green Tea 28 : 1992 through 1998. Mick's life before moving in with the Highcastles.
Pumpkin Pie 4, Papaya 1, Green Tea 30 : Winter, 1997. A look at the Opalin household.
Pumpkin Pie 5, Papaya 17, Green Tea 4 : Summer 1998. Beau and Ren meet their new brother.
Pumpkin Pie 11, Papaya 20, Green Tea 21 : 2000 & 2006. Mick knows all the signs but isn't sure what to do about them.
Pumpkin Pie 6, Papaya 28, Green Tea 18 : Fall, 2002. Beau and the girls.
Pumpkin Pie 14, Green Tea 22, Papaya 13: Fall, 2002. Jasmine and her mother have differing costume ideas.
Pumpkin Pie 1, Papaya 11 : Fall, 2005. The gang goes ghost hunting.
Pumpkin Pie 3, Papaya 29, Green Tea 9 : Spring, 2006. Jay has a brilliant idea.
Pumpkin Pie 2, Papaya 30 : Fall, 2006. The third grade attempts to put on a play. Things go off script.
Pumpkin Pie 9, Papaya 10, Green Tea 11 : Fall, 2006. The gang goes ghost hunting again or, aka Bri is afraid of something.
Pumpkin Pie 7, Papaya 4, Green Tea 8 : Summer, 2007. Jay decides they need to become filmmakers.
Pumpkin Pie 15, Papaya 15, Green Tea ? : Fall, 2007. Halloween is here!
Pumpkin Pie 8, Papaya 16, Green Tea 1 : Spring, 2008. It was an accident. Vlad comes home to a house in shambles.
Pumpkin Pie 13, Green Tea 20, Papaya 21 : Spring, 2008. Follows previous. Vlad finds help in an unexpected corner.
Pumpkin Pie 12, Green Tea 24, Papaya 26 : Winter, 2008. Ry connects with her foster parents over cannibal torturers.
Milkshake:
Roasted Chestnut 13 : Marina's art of Colin and Carrie. During NIEE!
Cherries Jubilee flavor binge : Eva discovers that running a hostel in wartime is not easy. By Marina. During NIEE. Considered canon.
Cookies and Cream 13, Butter Pecan 13 : For Dean and Carrie, being together is a healing experience. Written by Marina. Post-NIEE. Considered canon.
Chocolate 9 : Nina's lovely boarding school crossover with Ashdown and Sorin! Pre-NIEE
Rocky Road 5, Vanilla 16 : By the awesome rustydragonfly. Ickle!Sorin art! Cookie Crumbs of this. Pre-NIEE.
CCM 7 : rustydragonfly's awesomest map of Tira EVER!
Stuff from other 'verses:
Shifts:
All Shifts prompts, done by both me and Marina, can be found here.
Taking Roots: (also in chronological order)
This is a co-written story between Marina and I. It takes place when Dean and Chase are 16 and involves our very favorite pairing of my Dean and her Carrie.
Plot: Dean and Sorin have just moved to Madison where Sorin has taken a job as the Advanced Woodshop teacher at the local school. Dean is attending school for the first time, due to Edward's dogged pursuit of them for very Edward reasons. At school, Dean meets and befriends first Chase and then Carrie, really settling in until Edward surprises them all by showing up.
Blueberry Yogurt 7 : #1, Chase gets a new Woodshop teacher and meets the new kid (Dean).
Blueberry Yogurt 19, CCM 10 : #2, Dean and Carrie meet at lunch.
Blueberry Yogurt 8, CCM 24, Mocha 11 : #3, Dean runs into trouble and Chase gets a 'job'.
Blueberry Yogurt 3, French Vanilla 8 : #4, Chase discovers something that worries him.
Blueberry Yogurt 29, French Vanilla 12 : #5, Sorin takes the three teens for milkshakes, Dean's happy
Blueberry Yogurt 23 : #6, Carrie's birthday invites go out!
Blueberry Yogurt 20, French Vanilla 11, Trail Mix 23 : #7, Carrie runs into potential trouble, Dean is not happy about what's going down.
Blueberry Yogurt 5 : #8, Chase receives a 'present' from his dad. Resh is too inquisitive. Sparks fly.
Blueberry Yogurt 6 : #9, Carrie needs someone to vent to. Dean’s available.
Blueberry Yogurt 26, French Vanilla 10, Guava 25 : #10, Resh surprises Carrie with a special ride to school on her birthday.
Blueberry Yogurt 14, Sea Salt 4 : #11, the party! Lots of fluff!
Blueberry Yogurt 9, Pomegranate 29 : Interlude. Peter and Sorin have fatherly concerns.
Blueberry Yogurt 13, Pomegranate 25 : #12, Bullies attack. People are unhappy.
Blueberry Yogurt 11, Pineapple 21 : #13, Revenge is planned. Complete with amusing drawing.
Blueberry Yogurt 16, Pomegranate 14 : #14, Edward steps onto the scene.
Blueberry Yogurt 17, Pomegranate 27, Pineapple 29 : #15, Chase finds out about Carrie and Dean and panics.
Blueberry Yogurt 27 : #16, Dean and Carrie talk. Important things are said.
Blueberry Yogurt 22 : #17, Dean and Chase talk. Bad things happen.
Blueberry Yogurt 15, Pomegranate 23 : #18, The bikes are discovered. People panic.
Blueberry Yogurt 24, Apple Pie 3, Blue Raspberry 28 : #19, Dean and Chase make a plan.
Blueberry Yogurt 28, Apple Pie 17, Blue Raspberry 21 : #20, Dean and Chase bide their time, waiting for an opening.
Blueberry Yogurt 1, Blue Raspberry 12 : #21, They make their escape.
Blueberry Yogurt 30, Blue Raspberry 15 : #22, Help arrives.
Blueberry Yogurt 2, Apple Pie 21, Watermelon 18 : #23, Chase and Dean reunite with their loved ones at the hospital.
Blueberry Yogurt 25 : #24, Dean and Carrie visit Chase at home.
Blueberry Yogurt 4, Apple Pie 7 : #25, Dean finally gets the story.
Blueberry Yogurt 10, Apple Pie 20 : #26, Two years on, the boys move in together.
Blue Raspberry 4 : It's Carrie's 21st. Dean and Carrie make idiots of themselves, to Chase’s consternation and then amusement.
Sidestories:
Butter Rum 10, Pineapple 17, Pomegranate 3 : Resh Solaris's Ten Rules on Being a Badass.
Blueberry Yogurt 12, Pomegranate 13 : Nicole Solaris and Sidney MacLoad meet for the first time.
Blueberry Yogurt 18, Apple Pie 11 : Sidney decides to clarify things for Nicole.
Blueberry Yogurt 21, Apple Pie 19, Watermelon 21 : Nicole doesn’t take kindly to hearing her friends insulted.
Marina's Worldwalkers Universe:
Papaya 19, Green Tea 15 : A first day and a first meeting.
Pineapple 23, Butter Rum 11 : Dean and Carrie's first date. Co-Written with Marina.
Green Tea 12, Watermelon 24 : Carrie comes clean about the DragonWorld to Dean. Co-written with Marina.
Boysenberry 1 : Twelve-year-old Quinn has his first ever shower
Sea Salt 9 : Kaylee Dakamar announces her college plans. Dean freaks. Co-written with Marina. (NO LONGER CANON)
Wildberry 11, Rum Raisin 8 : A perfectly normal drunken college night turns unusual.
Rhubarb 18 : Bethy and Quinn discuss what happened the night before.
Triple D Modern AU
Pickle 12, FOTD (true), Rhubarb 2 : Diana has a point, but Sorin sidetracks her, as usual.
Watermelon 13, Blue Raspberry 7, Apple Pie 24 : Melinda Barnes isn’t quite sure what to do about these two.
Apple Pie 4 : Dean comes clean about Triple D when Carrie walks in on a project. Co-written with Marina.
Quince 24, Rhubarb 6 : Jamie has a question about genetics
Blue Raspberry 29, Watermelon 5 : Surprise Theater Job - Kaylee finds a murder plot. (probably still canon or close to)
Papaya 2, Blue Raspberry 22, Watermelon 22 : Bethy needs help getting her family/Triple D out of a tight spot. (NO LONGER CANON)
Watermelon 8, Blue Raspberry 20, Apple Pie 16 : Follows from last. Bethy recruits her 'crew.' (NO LONGER CANON)
Misc: (Milkshakes, Other AUs and Stories)
Wildberry 8, Rhubarb 23 : Ani has an idea. Ren’s a sucker (but not too much!). (Mall AU!)
Trail Mix 29, Peanut Butter 2 : Jake does something nice for his wife. Takes place in the In the Heart universe by the lovely Bookblather.
I started this story on RaTs, reworked it for NaNo 2014 and still don't quite like it, but have it anyway:
Rum Raisin 10, Vanilla Custard 20 : Adam Marcus is seeing things that aren’t there. Nick Ferris can't see them, but knows they're there.
Wildberry 27, Rum Raisin 11, Vanilla Custard 10 : ‘Storytime’ tonight isn’t what anyone, Adam included, expected, except maybe Mr. Nick.
This is a public entry and only lists prompts that can be publicly found at runaway_tales.