Prologue The towel had been white once but after one...

Prologue: The towel had been white once, but after one too many battles with Ryan Ross’s stage makeup, it had turned a sickly grey-green. Ryan half-thought that was a good metaphor, maybe something he could use in a song, before deciding, no. It was just a dirty towel. He scrubbed at his face, trying to wash off the black circles around his eyes for a full five minutes before he realized that they weren’t makeup. They were just what happened when you hadn’t slept for three days. He sighed and... read more

     The nightmares wouldn’t stop.   Neither would the voices.   A few times, he’d been able to medicate them away for a while, but they always came back.     Gabriel Harrington shook awake from his own unconscious screaming.   He sat up on the moth-eaten couch that served as his bed, breathing heavily and soaked in sweat.   Scared grey eyes probed the darkness of the small apartment and were soon filled with hot tears as sobs wracked his body.   The screaming in his ears faded...

Title: Prologue End Author: Jixie Pairings: Akame Rating: NC-17 Genre: Fantasy, Angst, Romance Disclaimer: If I owned them I'd be too busy to write... Beta: death_note13 ♥ Warnings: Mentions of rape and dark themes. Summary: Jin thought that he would go to hell for his sins; intead he gets a job offer. Although it's not so much an offer as an order. He never thought that the job would lead to something so much more. Jin didn’t know what he’d done to deserve this...

Promises Rating: R Characters: Nooj, Paine, cast. Pairing: Nooj/Paine Spoilers: For all of FFX-2. Also incidental spoilers for FFX. Disclaimer: Characters, settings, and concepts from Final Fantasy X-2 are copyright Square-Enix. Notes: Set about twelve years post-canon (ie., not a part of the DSHnD AU). A sequel to The Dynast by kunstarniki . Prologue: That Night The library was once more just a room lined with books. The electric feeling had vanished from the air, replaced...

"Oh Zack, that was such a great game. You looked amazing in that jump-shot!" Georgia grinned, gazing up at the tall basketball star, Zack Eckert. He threw her a dazzling smile that made her feel like melting. Georgia tossed back her wavy brown hair and continued, "I've never seen anyone play as good as you! You should definitely consider going pro!" Zack laughed. "Heh, I was actually going to become a doctor. I've always been fond of helping people."              "Oh wow...

Title: Vanity Shattered Author: ?? Pairing: Severus Snape/Hermione Granger Rating: R Warnings: EWE, leather, light BDSM, UST Disclaimer: None of the characters you recognise belong to me. Original request/Bunny: Hermione Granger's research showed that the only way for Snape to survive the war was to be turned. Little did she know that Severus' newly awakened vampiric tendencies would involve some blood, sweat, and tears. Submitted by bonfoi . Notes: The poem recited in chapter 3 is Emily...