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Reposting my other story for ae_match, this one a collaboration with the most amazing red_rahl, who has been nothing but pure joy to work with! <333

Title: Hand in hand is the only way to land
Author/Artist: sirona_gs and red_rahl
Team: ROMANCE!
Prompt: Touch
Word count: ~10,400
Rating: R overall
Warnings: A smidgeon of angst, more fluff thank you can shake a stick at.
Summary: Arthur meets a far-too-appealing stranger when he brings a foundling kitten to Arthur's pet store. This is their story. Or, as zolac_no_miko said to me, [It] is all gerbils and pigtails and fluttering hearts.
Notes: This story has been just amazing to write! I want to give out a huge thanks to everyone who commented and cheered this on -- you made it so incredibly rewarding to think up and write! And red_rahl -- I LOVE YOU SO MUCH, DARLING. Title from The Cure's Lovecats.


( We missed you hissed the lovecats )

Title: Darling buds of May
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: ~3,000
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. They belong to Chris Nolan, but bless him for giving them to the world!
Warnings: none, really
Summary: When Arthur agrees to help out a desperate customer at the last minute, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. But then that's Eames for you. If only Eames would stop trying to trick his name out of him, everything would be right with the world.
Author’s Notes: Written for distracterisey, for her generous donation to help_japan. Thank you, darling! Her prompt was florist!Arthur/recurring customer!Eames, which I was all over once I read it! You've been an absolure star, love, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed writing it; it's as light and silly as promised! <3 Thanks as always to SuperBeta zolac_no_miko for her sharp eye and unfailing support! <3

( Darling buds of May )

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Art Prompt Title: Sunrise
Art link: Art Master Post
Artist: emlyn2

Fic Title: The cunning artifices of the wearer
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: ~4,300
Warnings: suit!porn

Summary: Arthur is not a petty kind of guy, he really isn't -- but a bet's a bet, and he can't wait to see Eames' gorgeous body draped to its every advantage. Besides, it would be a shame for all his beautiful choices to go to waste. He is not at all prepared for the way Eames takes to the experience.

Notes: emlyn2, you have been a joy to write for! I've been meaning to take a forray in the depths of suit!porn, and this gave me the most perfect excuse! Thank you as always to my SuperBeta, zolac_no_miko. Special thanks go to hackthis and bennet_7 for compiling and posting the How to Dress Your Man/Character: An Informal Tutorial and Costumes in Inception for the use of us writers. Title adapted from a quote by Herman Melville. I don't own any of the clothes featured here, but by god, I wish I could wear them!






( The cunning artifices of the wearer )

Okay, last one, and then I swear I'll stop spamming you with fic for the time being! Until I get bitten by the next plot bunny, that is...


Title: A love story in E minor
Rating: Hard R
Word Count: ~3,200
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. They belong to Chris Nolan, but bless him for giving them to the world!
Warnings: none to speak of.
Summary: It's a heady delight, having a gorgeous child prodigy working in your music shop, but it's even better when you know he trusts you enough to share his past. A Classical music AU, child-prodigy-piano-player!Arthur & music-shop-owner!Eames.
Author’s Notes: Written for the Eames_Arthur Secret Santa exchange, for towel_master. S/he mentioned s/he enjoyed AUs, particularly to do with music, and this one had been knocking around in my head for a while, anyway. The music pieces in this story are real, and can be found on YouTube.


( A love story in E minor )

Title: Love in the time of Marmite
Authors: sirona_gs and weatherfront
Rating: R
Word Count: ~12,300
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. They belong to Chris Nolan, but bless him for giving them to the world!
Warnings: a little bit of angst, past violence (nothing graphic), and also -- fluff.
Summary: Arthur-is-a-magical-chef fic. Basically. And then there's Eames. And Marmite. But this is mainly a story about Love, always about Love.
Author’s Notes: Inspired by and co-written with weatherfront, whose mind I want to trufax live in, and finished by me. The beginning was no more than a snippet, which weatherfront gifted to the world of fandom like an exquisitely wrapped present; I was bowled over by the sheer whimsical joy of it, and I wanted to know what happened next so much that I ended up writing it. This has been a wonderful, wonderful ride she's taken me on, and I have enjoyed every moment of it! If you want to read this in the original comment!fic form, the thread is here. Title by weatherfront, who thought she was being facetious, but ended up describing this thing to perfection. She deserves all the love and adoration in the world. ♥ ETA: Now with amazingly brilliant fanard from red_rahl!


( Love in the time of Marmite )

I feel like all I'm doing these days is post fic! No doubt there will be a long, dry period after this one; but for now, I HOPE NO ONE'S COMPLAINING! :D Since the reveals came out earlier today, I'm reposting this now. There's another story to come after this one, too!


Title: Need You So Much Closer
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~11,300
Disclaimer: Definitely not mine. They belong to Chris Nolan, but bless him for giving them to the world! Neil Barrett belongs to himself (he’s a real person, but I’ve never met him, so I claim creative licence). No Bugatti Veyrons (or Stigs) were harmed during the writing of this fic.
Warnings: some angst, some fluff, mentions of homophobia (v. v. brief), blink-and-you’ll-miss-it bloodplay, a little bit of suit!porn.
Summary: It’s Christmas -- family obligations dictate Arthur and Eames push themselves out of their warm, comfortable bed flat and take the pilgrimage to their respective families. Neither has any idea just how hard it would be to spend the holidays apart; thank god for meddling mothers.
Author’s Notes: Thank you so much to by brilliant beta zolac_no_miko, who went above-and-beyond trying to get to betaing this thing; who caught my Brit-isms and fixed them (for Arthur’s POV); and who suggested (among other brilliant, insightful suggestions) the excellent title (which comes from “Transatlanticism” by Death Cab For Cutie). Written for the Eames_Arthur Secret Santa exchange, for fallen_reason.


( Need You So Much Closer )

Title: A Secret Love
Word count: ~12,900
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Knowledge about Regency period gained from Regency romances and Jane Austen, which may result in Regency fail; Bodice ripper Regency romance tropes and language. Other than that -- nothing that isn't implied by the rating.
Disclaimer: If you recognise it, it's not mine. A Secret Love belongs to Ms Stephanie Laurens, and Inception belongs to Christopher Nolan.
Summary: A reworking of Ms Laurens' A Secret Love. Lord Arthur Morwellan is desperate -- otherwise he would never have approached such a dangerous gentleman as Mr Gabriel Eames. While they grew up together, a misguided fight in their youth resulted in their estrangement from each other. But Arthur knows that Eames is the only person who can help him now, and he must find a way to gain his assistance -- even if it means deceiving him as to the true identity of the person in need. But what happens when Eames discovers his shocking secret?
Notes: This is a slight AU -- in this version of reality, gentlemen can marry other gentlemen, in which cases titles are passed to the eldest child of the nearest relative, much like they would if a peer were to die without producing an heir. Written for the harlequincepted Harlequin Challenge. Betaed by the wonderful altri_uccelli without whose invaluable help this story would not be nearly as coherent as it is. Any remaining mistakes are my own.

( A Secret Love )

Yep, you guys, this is the post where you give me delicious cookie dough in the form of prompts, and I try to deliver something in the proximity of yummy in the shape of drabbles before the year is out! Go on, you know you want to!

You know the drill -- any of the usual pairings are a go! (If you're new to the insanity that is my life, just check my tags for the pairings I tend to write for.) Go onnnnnn!! I'm going to be working all through Christmas, so that's three days when I'm gonna need to do something to occupy myself! Idle hands and all that. Save the world -- prompt me!

So -- anyone who fancies a stocking-filler for their hols -- get yourselves over here!

Probably everyone out there has by now read gyzym's I've Got Nothing To Do But Smile (The Only Living Boy In New York, which is destined to become an absolute classic in the fandom (if it hasn't already). It's one of the best Arthur/Eames stories I've ever read, and it owns my heart.

So much so that, while what I should have been doing is writing the hell out of our Big Bang, what I have been doing instead is spend 3 1/2 hours putting together the logo for the Small Vices Bakery & Cafe (it gets two versions, because I can't even resist a cartoon cupcake, it seems). Someone might have got there before me, since the story has wormed its way into our collective hearts and made itself at home already, but I hope you'll enjoy these anyway.

I cannot draw to save my life; I've never been able to. I am, however, rather good at this Marketing business, since it's my undergraduate degree. gyzym, I don't know if you're going to like these, but basically I felt compelled to do something to say 'thank you' for the indescribable pleasure your stories always give me. These are all yours, bb, to use as you see fit.

I would have gone all out and made up business cards and letterheads, but we don't know what Arthur's and Eames' other names are in this story, so if you let me know, I can make them for you if you like!