We're gonna run out of cake at this rate

Title: I've got you under my skin
Artist: ashei
Author: sirona_gs
Link to Art: At Ashei's LJ and Tumblr
Link to Fanmix: Yep, I put one of those together, too, because I can't write without music. Can be found here in this post.
Pairing: Steve/Tony, hints of Bucky/Peggy
Rating: R
Warnings: discussion of bullying, mentions of homophobia, strong language, ALL THE TONY FEELS IN THE WORLD.
Word count: ~39,000
Summary: Five times Beijing 2008 Olympics Gold Medalist Tony Stark thinks it's going to be no more difficult a job to get ready for London 2012 than what he has just achieved. That was, of course, before Coach Fury came to visit, and offered him a once-in-a-lifetime chance to be a part of something much bigger than himself. Swimming AU.
Disclaimer: I don't own them. If you recognise any lines in this fic, they're not mine, either -- I have borrowed some from a couple of TV shows and movies. Also, I know nothing about competitive swimming. Every instance of getting something right is entirely due to authocracy, who has been the most amazing help throughout, and without whom I would have scrapped this fic altogether. Every mistake you spot is mine and mine alone.
Notes: Written for c_im_bigbang's RBB challenge. This fic would certainly not exist without the amazing support of a huge number of people. laria_gwyn, who betaed this mindblowingly fast, with her usual spot-on eye for detail and unfailing support, who talked me off ledges and held my hand throughout. authocracy, for swamping me with swimming information until I was rolling gleefully around the 10,000 words of research that zie put together for me, wondering just which juicy tidbits to include. someidiothasice for letting me CAPSLOCK at her in the middle of the night and listening and offering excellent suggestions that kept me sane. For all my people on Twitter, who listened to me yammer on and on about this bloody fic that took over my life, and not only didn't tell me to shut up once, they also threw all kinds of inspiration at me in the hopes it'll help. This one's for all of you, you amazing, perfect human beings. ♥

At last! *collapses in relief*

Title: Hold It (Just Like That)
Pairing: Steve/Danny
Rating: R
Word count: ~1,800
Warnings: none
Summary: Steve McGarrett, lead singer of SuperSEALs, should come with a damned warning label.
Notes: For delicatale, who ages ago requested "that AU where Steve is a rockstar and Danny is a photographer". Also as a belated birthday present for her, because as I think we have established, I fail at adulthood. Happy birthday, love! ♥ I should warn you that I know nothing about being a professional photographer; I hope I've got this at least a little right; and let's face it, that wasn't exactly my focus as I was writing this, if you take my meaning.


( Snap! )

Title: Burning Bright
Pairing: Harry/Draco
Rating: R
Word count: ~1,900
Warnings: Mild drug use (marihuana), alcohol, UST.
Summary: Draco just wants to get away from the UK, take a break and figure out a few things, not least put paid to his embarrassing unrequited crush. Things don't quite go according to plan.
Notes: Written for altri_uccelli, for my prompt post from last week (this is the original thread). She asked for "Harry and Draco run across each other in a gay club in Amsterdam, neither having known the other was gay." This is the cleaned-up version (and boy, did it need cleaning up, oh god, I'm sorry, altri_uccelli, all those typos. /0\)


( Burning Bright )

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 )

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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 )

Love in the time of Marmite
Inception
Arthur/Eames
Co-written with weatherfront.


For notes, warnings, and disclaimer, please see Part One.


( Part Two )

Title: How to Join the Mile High Club Without Even Trying
Pairing: Arthur/Eames
Word count: ~3,500
Rating: R, to be safe
Warnings: Fluff? None really, just something short and sweet, because I needed it.
Disclaimer: I'm just playing in Christopher Nolan's sandpit.
Summary: Where Arthur is a Flight Attendant, and Eames is the obnoxiously charming passenger who steals his heart.
A/N: Written for this prompt on inception_kink: Arthur is a flight attendant and Eames a passenger. I want kids puking, teenagers trying to join the The Mile High Club, adults drinking too much free champagne, elderly people with a fear of flying and, well, Eames. A little disclaimer: I have flown quite a lot, but I know NOTHING about 747s, or being a Flight Attendant. So this is mainly me improvising like crazy, and I hope no one takes offence by my portrayal of them. I've based this on the seat layout of the KML Boeing 747-400, for no other reason than it popped up first in my Google search. I'm sure I've got a load of stuff wrong; by all means, set me straight (so to speak)!

ETA: Now translated into Chinese by the marvellous vallennox! This is the link she has supplied me with: http://v-souterrain.blogbus.com/logs/88136180.html

( How to Join the Mile High Club Without Even Trying )

Author: sirona_gs
Title: All things of dearest value hang on slender strings
Rating: R
Word count: ~8,900 this part, ~15,900 overall
Summary: Nothing sours a village’s mood faster than a heatwave, and with the anniversary of the Fourth Ninja War on the horizon, the Nanadaime Hokage knows something must be done about it. That’s where Sabaku no Gaara comes in, but Sasuke is not best pleased with his involvement.
Warnings: m/m sex, implied past torture
A/N: This was written for the (sadly) last round of the sn_exchange, for kitarin. Enormous thanks go to aurrai for being an amazing beta, cheerleader and slavedriver in equal parts. She is truly a saint for having put up with me and put so much of herself into this story. The title comes from a quote by Edmund Waller.




( All things of dearest value hang on slender strings )