black_sluggard | Entries tagged with fanfiction

Title: Sounds of Silence
Fandoms: Heroes
Rating: PG
Genre: Sci-fi, Angst, Horror
Details: Gen. Phobias, paranoia, nightmares, emotional trauma, creepy behavior (because it's Sylar).
Wordcount: 730
Characters/Pairings: Sylar.
Summary: Sometimes it was hard for Sylar to believe he had escaped. Oneshot.
Notes: Written for

terror_scifi's Multifandom Prompt Fest. Title shamelessly ripped from Simon & Garfunkle.

( What if I wake up and it's all gone? What if I'm alone again? )

Current Music: Simon & Garfunkle - Sounds of Silence

Title: Adaptation
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst, Romance, Horror
Details: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 55
Summary: Fifty-five words exactly on the subject of parental disappointment.
Notes: The author's note is longer than the fic itself...

( If I tried to sum this up in the cut...I wouldn't have to bother with the cut. )

Title: Substitution
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: NC-17
Genre: Angst, Romance, PWP, Horror
Warnings: Explicit sexual content, biting/marking, bruises, references to bigotry, unbetad.
Details: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies, naughtiness, oral sex, boys in bathrooms, slight instances of infodumpage encroaching on porn.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 2,857
Summary: Kevin's POV from "Sublimation", both the events leading up to it, and what followed.
Notes: Because my subconscious is apparently so enamored of bathrooms it saw fit to revisit a fic I'd already written, only longer, dirtier and from Kevin's point of view. The actual hotness of this is very, very subjective. Not all parts of it are meant to be, because it's more important to me that it be honest to the realities of Javier's condition. Which...probably means I fail at PWP forever, but oh well. What little plot this has provides a better look at why Javier blew his lid in interrogation and how he, er—
(You know what, I'm not even going to go there. I'm pretty sure I'm already going to hell for this anyway...)

( Kevin hadn't thought, laying eyes on their crime scene, that today would be one of the lucky ones. )

I still haven't had the chance to see the Avengers (soon though, god, I hope it's soon), but that hasn't stopped me from devouring fic of it. And related to it, what with the individual movies and such that I have seen.

One of the things that I have been hoping to find above all else is really good JARVIS fic. There hasn't been as much as there has with all the other characters, because he's such a minor part of even the Iron Man films, and no matter how sexy Paul Bettany's voice is, there's not really a face to hook to that voice to. But yeah, I've been looking for...anything really. JARVIS getting a body, somehow. JARVIS falling for Tony. JARVIS falling for anyone, really (and honestly, the best scenario my mind has thrown out so far is the one where Steve somehow develops feelings for JARVIS and goes to Tony as if declaring intentions to a girl's father... *snickers*).

Tonight I found a seriescalled "Deus Ex" by icarus_chained. These stories weren't any of those things. They were something completely new and unanticipated and else and awesome. This is a gen story about Tony, JARVIS, and Bruce and the unique dynamic that exists between them in this 'verse. About the nature of trust, power, ownership, identity, responsibility, fear, courage, hope, and sacrifice.

It's just... You know those buttons I have about personal identity and perception? This presses those buttons. It presses all those goddamned buttons. Hard. God, I just can't do it justice without flailing. Just READ IT, okay?

( God, just shoot me, please... )

Title: The Wild Hunt
Fandoms: Supernatural
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst, Horror, Fantasy, Supernatural
Warnings: Horror themes, references to violence.
Wordcount: 2,797
Characters/Pairings: Dean Winchester, John Winchester.
Summary: There are nights when even the bravest should beware to travel, and creatures that hunt on the other side of darkness. Preseries, Dean centric. Oneshot.
Details: This is one of my older fics from FF.net. It's been a long time since I've written for Supernatural. This was probably written circa season 2-ish (almost four years old now), so it's a little dated (a few details have since been Jossed), but I still feel has aged well. It's one of the few stories from my first era of fic writing (i.e. SN-obsessed, and before the discovery of Crimson's Supernatural fic "Incubus", which opened the door to slash for me) of which I am consistently still proud of.

( And at the head a dark figure loomed, a massive shadow that dwarfed all lesser shadows in his wake. )

Current Music: Deep Purple - Pictures of Home

Title: A Proliferation of Hearts
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Angst, Humor.
Warnings: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies, established relationship, cheesiness, fluff, mild squick, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan.
Wordcount: 1,879
Summary: Which concerns dubious holiday purchases, Javier being uncharacteristically sentimental, Kevin being characteristically demented, and the probability of them actually waiting for dessert approaches zero.
Details: Written for

ryanandesposito's Valentine's Day Mini Ficathon. A little late.
This probably reads very strangely to anyone who hasn't read my Life series, but all you need know is that Javier is just a tiny bit...undead.
I know I said a V-Day fic for Life would wind up too cheesy, but— Um, no, actually I was right. It's way cheesy. I just did it anyway.

( To be quite honest, the thing which had surprised Javier the most was that it was even possible for him to find the holiday any more offensive than he already had. )

Title: Stupid Questions (And Other Things That Don't Exist)
Series: Evidence
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Romance, Fluff, Supernatural.
Warnings: Slash, AU, genre!crack, werewolves, drunken naughtiness, fluff, meta, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan, Richard Castle, Kate Beckett (we'll say Caskett-ish, since I do eventually plan to go there in this 'verse, just not yet.)
Wordcount: 1,490
Summary: In which two drunk werewolves wax meta on the supernatural, and apparently everyone's adorable.
Details: Remember when, like, there were werewolves? Takes place in the same universe as "Evidence to the Contrary". I always had meant to revisit this 'verse, but this is sooo not how I imagined doing it. I blame public transit. I come up with the weirdest ideas on the train... I actually came up with this before Christmas, then intended to do it for New Years. With a few tweaks, though, it serves well enough for Valentines Day. Might as well. It's not like the Zeitgeist 'verse is ever getting a fic for that holiday, and I while I could probably do one for the Life 'verse it would probably wind up waaaay cheesier than I would ever want.

( "Like...if werewolves are real, what else?" )

Title: Occupational Hazards
Series: Life
Fandom: Castle
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst, Horror.
Warnings: AU, genre!crack, zombies, prejudice, infodump, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito, Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 1,350
Summary: With everything falling back into place, it was easy to forget sometimes how many demons had needed slaying to reach that point...
Details: Life AU, where Javier is a zombie and Montgomery is still alive. Usually these are slash, but this is a flashback so it doesn't really come up.

( Even those who didn't think of themselves as prejudiced often believed allowing post-vitals to perform certain jobs was controversial... )

Title: Incubus
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: R
Genre: Horror, Angst, Romance
Warnings: Slash, genre!crack, zombies, unbetad, spoilers for Knockout in a massively AU sort of way. Dark, horror, explicit violence and gore, non-explicit sexual content, squick, vore, cannibalism. Warnings are there for a reason. Heed them. While some of these warnings were also on "Quality of Life", this fic isn't nice about them like that one was.
Also: I had thought I was long past the point of feeling cruel for what I inflict on characters when I write. This one proved me wrong. That could be a warning in and of itself...
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan. Hal Lockwood.
Wordcount: 2,320
Summary: A formula for mutually assured destruction.
Details: Life AU. Thanks go out to roachstar (if she's willing to accept it) for reminding me that if Montgomery was still alive in this 'verse, then Lockwood probably was too.

( A head shot was the only chance he'd ever had of leaving that alley alive... )

Current Music: You Took the Words Right Out of My Mouth - Meat Loaf

Title: Of Mice and Men
Fandoms: Castle, Fables
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst, Fantasy, Humor, Romance
Details: Slash, genre!crack, AU, crack, unsolicited crossover, fairy tales, talking animals, author insanity, shades of "omfg what did I just write?", unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Castle—Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan, Kate Beckett. Fables—Bigby Wolf, Frau Totenkinder, Reynard, Rose Red, Bagheera, others. OCs.
Wordcount: 30,178
Summary: In which a city mouse visits the country, which predictably leads to trouble and (in no particular order) revelations, relations and reciprocation; a funeral and a shotgun wedding; and Javier almost gets eaten by a panther.
Notes: A crossover with the comic Fables. This was done for

adja999 for

ryanandesposito's Secret Santa Fic Exchange. I apologize for crossing with a fandom you probably don't even read, but this was honestly the only thing my muse wanted to run with.
Fortunately, Fables draws its characters from fairy tales and similar stories, so they should at least be familiar in that context. On the off chance anyone happens to be familiar with Fables, this takes place before (i.e. blatantly ignores) the "Dark Ages" arc.

Prologue: Once Upon a Time...
(...which introduces characters we don't know, characters we only think we know, and characters we do know whom we may not recognize.)
Chapter One: Curiouser and Curiouser
(In which Javier experiences guilt, denial and car trouble, and a black panther is poorly substituted for a white rabbit.)
Chapter Two: Fish, Ponds, and Things of That Sort
(Which concerns a long-overdue reunion where awkwardness is mostly a matter of scale.)
Chapter Three: The Sky Is Falling
(In which everyone does their best, but nothing makes sense and there really isn't any time for proper explanations.)
Chapter Four: A Marriage of Inconvenience
(In which further questions are raised, most of which are not answered, but even then Javier is quick to sense when things start going rapidly downhill...)
Chapter Five: Small Talk
(Which contains shoe dropping of all sizes, and related puns become completely unavoidable.)
Chapter Six: Relatively Relative
(In which proper introductions take place, and it's all painfully civil—though just as painfully embarrassing.)
Chapter Seven: Hare Trigger
(In which a second kiss proves even more disarming than the first, magic animals discuss gay marriage, and Kevin is given some heavy food for thought.)
Chapter Eight: Trial or Error?
(In which a third kiss decides whether or not a fourth will seal the deal.)
Chapter Nine: Holy Matri-moley
(In which Javier's life flashes before his eyes...which, given the existence of talking panthers is probably long overdue.)
Epilogue: ...Happily Ever After?
(In which matters may not be resolved as easily as anyone believes...)

Title: Thanksgiving
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst, Romance, Fluff, Humor
Warnings: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies, unbetad (all par, for me), prejudice, what could be perceived as borderline Catholic bashing (see end notes), coming-out clichés, potential minor squick.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 1,076
Summary: It was a given they each had a lot to be thankful for… (A holiday fic late for its holiday.)
Details: Takes place in the same universe as "Quality of Life" (i.e. that weird AU where Javier is a zombie and Montgomery is still alive).

( "Sometimes, if you’re patient and you’re lucky, you can get everything you want." )

Title: Trick or Treat
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Fluff (do those two go together? Apparently, if you're me.)
Details: Pre-slash, genre!crack, horror elements (which are for once totally not squicky), adorability, Roachletts.
Wordcount: 5,508
Characters/Pairings: Castle―Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan.
Summary: "Is someone...singing?"
Notes: Written for the Halloween Anon-athon at

ryanandesposito. Though, honestly, this fic probably couldn't have been less anonymous if I tried. Javi's POV? Check. Geek references? Check. Supernatural elements and internal repetition? Check and check. This fic was heavily influenced by Stephen King's IT.

( All it had taken was a weakening at a single point. After that, it all came down easily. )

Current Music: Rammstein - Mein Herz Brennt

Title: Sui Generis
Series: Genus
Fandom: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Sci-fi, Romance.
Warnings: Possible squick, non-sexual content skirting dub-con
Reverse Warnings: Whatever certain scenes or warnings might lead one to believe, this fic contains neither mpreg nor naughty tentacles. I promise.
Details: Pre-slash, AU, genre!crack, angst, body horror, mood whiplash, insanity (not the characters', mine), starfish aliens, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Castle―pre-Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan, Kevin/Jenny, Richard Castle.
Wordcount: 14,909
Summary: Javier confessed never expecting Kevin to believe him. Kevin didn't, but somehow, things still wound up spiraling frighteningly out of control...
Details: I began this prior to the episode "Heartbreak Hotel", so it kind of hinges on Jenny not being ridiculous enough to deny her future husband his best man...
I partially blame

start_to_stop for this fic. Their alien!Jenny fic was just so awesome I had to play with my own personal plot smeerp. Don't expect anything approaching normal here. Of course, because I am incapable of writing a concept without taking it seriously, this is yet another attempt at crack that devolved into something else. This time xeno and body horror. For those of you who liked "Evidence to the Contrary" and "Quality of Life", here's more of the same type of bizarre weirdness... Only kind of even more so. *sigh* I need to stop letting my undiagnosed brain tumor write my fics for me.

Chapters: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 5.5 - 6 - 7

Title: Sticks and Stones
Series: Life
Fandom: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Angst, Horror, Romance.
Warnings: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies, prejudice, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 1,035
Summary: ...but words can never hurt me. A glossary disguised as a trio of loosely word-themed ficlets.
Details: Takes place in the same universe as "Quality of Life" (i.e. that weird AU where Javier is a zombie and Montgomery is still alive).

( It was such a simple word, small and deceptively familiar. )

Title: Slice of Life "Cold Comfort"
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst, Romance...Fluff?
Warnings: Slash, AU, genre!crack, zombies, unbetad.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan
Wordcount: 545
Summary: A somewhat angst-fluffish ficlet from the Life 'verse.
Details: Takes place in the same universe as "Quality of Life" and "Life Goes On" (i.e. that weird AU where Javier is a zombie and Montgomery is still alive).

( Heat always told. )

Title: Life Goes On
Series: Life
Fandoms: Castle
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Horror, Angst, Romance.
Details: Slash, genre!crack, angst, darkishness, zombies.
Characters/Pairings: Castle―Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan.
Wordcount: 3,354
Summary: If love is a selfish emotion, then loving unconditionally is the most selfish of all.
Notes: Companion fic to Quality of Life, filling in a few blanks from Kevin's perspective. Because it's almost Hallowe'en, and my zombie muse is pushy.

( And when his fantasies shifted, when they began to include cold lips and white teeth, Kevin knew he was completely screwed. )

Title: Deja Vu
Series: A Once and Future Thing
Fandoms: Castle, Firefly
Rating: PG
Genre: Romance, Sci-fi
Warnings: Character death, spoilers for Serenity.
Details: Slash, het, genre!crack, crossover, unbetad.
Wordcount: 1,750
Characters/Pairings: Castle—Ryan/Esposito, implied Castle/Beckett. Firefly—Zoe/Wash, Mal/Inara, Kaylee, Inara, Book.
Summary: From the moment they first met there was something about their new pilot had made Zoe uneasy. Something familiar that she hadn't quite been able to put her finger on.
Details: To be quite honest, I'm not even sure if this counts as a Castle fic, even though it was written as one. This exists somewhere in that grey area between "fusion" and "crossover". Inspired by a serendipitous occurrence on the

ryanandesposito Anon-athon where one of the anon's accidentally had Esposito echoing Zoe's first impression of Wash, regarding his first impression of Ryan. I've thought before that the couples were very similar, so this idea just happened naturally from that...
Interestingly enough, rereading some older fics a few weeks later, I realized that

pure_mornings also wrote a fic that put the same dialogue in Javier's mouth. Go figure.

( "Just somethin' about him bothers me." )

Title: Roadkill on the Highway of Life
Fandom: Castle
Genre: Angst, Romance.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Slash.
Characters/Pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan, mention of Kevin/Jenny.
Wordcount: 1,050
Summary:
Details: De-anonymizing and touching up this ficlet written for the Anonymous Ficlet- and Drabble-athon over on ryanandesposito.

( He couldn't just leave it sitting there. )

Title: Lessons in Each Other
Fandom: Castle
Genre: Romance, fluff.
Rating: PG
Warnings: Slash.
Characters/pairings: Javier Esposito/Kevin Ryan.
Wordcount: 485
Summary:
Details: De-anonymizing and touching up this ficlet written for the Anonymous Ficlet- and Drabble-athon over on ryanandesposito. This was already partially written, originally intended to be a companion fic to Roach Motel, but I never finished it before now.

( "Seriously, how did I not know how weird you were until we started sleeping together?" )

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Entries tagged with fanfiction

(Ficlet) Sounds of Silence

(Microfic) Slice of Life: Adaptation

(Fic) Slice of Life: Substitution

Wtf: The "Deus Ex" Series by icarus_chained (an Iron Man/Avengers Fic Recc)

Wtf: I hate my brain...

(Fic) The Wild Hunt

(Fic) Slice of Life: A Proliferation of Hearts

(Fic) Stupid Questions (And Other Things That Don't Exist)

(Fic) Slice of Life: Occupational Hazards

(Fic) Slice of Life: Incubus

(Fic) Of Mice and Men – [11/11]

(Fic) Slice of Life: Thanksgiving

(Fic) Trick or Treat

(Fic) Sui Generis—(7/7)

(Fic) Slice of Life: Sticks and Stones

(Ficlet) Slice of Life: Cold Comfort

(Fic) Life Goes On

(Fic) Deja Vu

(Fic) Roadkill on the Highway of Life

(Ficlet) Lessons in Each Other