valyssia: (Buffy Pensive Light)

Summary: Ask a stupid question…
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 1,061.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell. (Yeah, I really am that tactless.) Whedonist offered a hand with the content too. Thank you, dear.
Pairing: Buffy/Willow.
Prompts:  #359 Relationships at Taming the Muse.
  #041 Summer Love from Table B (modified) at Lover100.
  #12 Peace from Table Five (Light) at 12 Stories.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: ‘Happiness is a china shop; love is the bull.’ – H.L. Mencken.
Dedication: Happy Birthday, Mr. Howard!

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valyssia: (Willow Snit)

Summary: A silly twist on ‘my will be done.’
Rating: FRC: General Audience: Content Suitable For All Ages.
Word Count: 372.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Episode: #065 Something Blue.
Prompts:  #016 Absurd from Table B (modified) at Lover100.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: If this makes you smirk, blame Howard. If it makes you groan, blame me.

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valyssia: (Faith Glam)

Summary: In a heartbeat.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 100.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Character/Pairing: Faith/Undisclosed.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: Written for [com]winter_of_faith.

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valyssia: (Faith Well C'mon)

Summary: Green is the color of…
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 779.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Character/Pairing: Gen.
Prompts:  #340 Kiln at Taming the Muse.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: Written for [com]winter_of_faith.

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valyssia: (Buffy Alone)
Summary: Loves lost, hints taken.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 1,289.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell & [personal profile] whedonist.
Pairing: Buffy/Willow.
Continuity: follows the events of Empty Spaces, story three Crossed Wires.
Prompts:  #316 Dilapidated at Taming the Muse
  #031 Time from Table B (modified) at Lover100
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.

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valyssia: (Scoobie SDH)
Summary: Schmaltzy cuteness just because.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Warnings: None.
Word Count: 1,592.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell & [personal profile] whedonist.
Pairing: Buffy/Willow.
Continuity: follows the events of Empty Spaces, story three Crossed Wires.
Prompts:  #314 Subterfuge at Taming the Muse
  #048 Joy from Table B (modified) at Lover100
  #15 Television of the 1980’s: The Smurfs Animated Series from the Pop Culture Prompt Table at Kinda Gay.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.

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valyssia: (Willow shy)
Summary: Ten drabbles. One story. See title.
Rating: FRC: General Audience: Content Suitable For All Ages.
Word Count: 1,000.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Prompts:  #313: Strange Fruit at Taming the Muse
 #07 Television of the 1960’s: A Charlie Brown Christmas from the Pop Culture Prompt Table at Kind Gay.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.

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valyssia: (Willow Stumped)

Summary: How bad can a piece of fanfiction that’s based on a truly terrible pun be?
Prompts:   #312: Catch-as-Catch-Can at Taming the Muse.
  [livejournal.com profile] manthk ’s request at The Awesome Ladies Ficathon and Art-a-thon 2012: Set during the high school years. Willow fantasizes about Cordelia and is conflicted about it.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 761.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Character: Willow.
Episode: #017: Reptile Boy.
Pairing: Anything that’s there is expressed as unabashed attraction.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: The only thing that roots this to the episode is Cordelia hanging out with Buffy. I don’t plan to make using so thin a connection a habit. I just thought the piece was cute. It adds variety to the series.

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valyssia: (Willow Snit)

Summary: Never trust a sullen witch. Unlike dragons they don’t care about ketchup.
Prompts:   #309: Under the table at Taming the Muse.
  #012: Jealousy from Table B (modified) at Lover 100.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 1,278.
Commas Brought to You By: Howard Russell.
Character: Willow.
Episode #47: The Zeppo.
Pairing: Speculative and snitful musings concerning Buffy/Willow and Buffy/Faith.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: I anchored this to The Zeppo by mentioning the Sisterhood of Jhe, however it has almost nothing to do with that episode. Place this chronologically before then by just a smidge.

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valyssia: (Buffy Willow Conv)

Summary: Questions can be dangerous.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Pairing: This is definitely Willow/Buffy, but it isn’t Buffy/Willow. Buffy’s clueless, as usual.
Word Count: 4,767.
Prompt #02: Rainbow at Kinda Gay.
              #030: Innocence from Table B (modified) at Lover 100.
Beta: Howard Russell.
Episode #3: The Witch.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
Author’s Note: This plot bunny has been sitting around collecting dust since before I started this series. It comes from an idea that Howard Russell had years ago that never came to fruition based on this Xander quote from the episode The Witch: “Alright. Into battle I go. Would you ask her out for me? No. Man. Me. Battle.”

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valyssia: (Buffy Giles Research)

Summary: Forked Guy meets his match.
Rating: FRT: Contains Some Mature Themes: Parental Supervision Suggested.
Word Count: 300.
Beta: Howard Russell.
Character: Buffy.
Episode #4: Teacher’s Pet.
Disclaimer: Another day, another…they don’t pay me anything at all. I just do this to amuse myself and you. That’s what allows me and mine to slip under the radar while playing with characters created by those more fortunate than us.
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Functions


 
Little About a Girl
 
The Latest Nonsense
 
My Chorus
 

 

Indexs


 

 
Fiction Master List
 
Monthly Fiction Recap
 
Archive History
 
Tags
 

 

Fragments


 

 
FRTCharlatan’s Web
 
FRTFleeting Moments
 
FRCFootprints
 
FRCHow Not to Say No
 
FRMPossession
 
FRCSomething Glue
 
FRTA Study in Chartreuse
 

 

Short Stories


 

 
FRAOAnd Wouldn’t You Be Bored?
 
FRMAnother Side of Faith
 
FRTAnswer Me These Questions Three
 
FRMCounterpoint
 
FRAOIn the Mourning
 
FRAOOne Kiss, Two Kiss…
 
FRTOne of Five
 
FRTOne Teensy Little Problem
 
FRMThese and Other Differences
 
FRMWalk About
 
FRTWiddershins
 

 

Side Stories


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRAO-GVBloodlust
 
FRTNew Blood
 
FRTNow and Then
 
FRAO-GVVicarious
 

 

Novellas & Novels


 

 
FRAO-GVBloodletting
 
FRAO-GVBloodletting (the Final Cut)
 
FRMFlood
 
FRAOVanishing
 

 

Series

ACROSS SEASONS


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRTCrossed Wires
 
FRTCross Words
 
FRTCross Purposes
 
FRTWhere Dreams Cross
 
FRTCross Section
 
FRTPaths Crossed
 
FRTLines Crossed
 
FRTCrossing the Rubicon
 
FRTIn the Crosshairs
 
FRTCross Examine
 

 

A.T.S. (2009 – present)


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRTThe Outsider
 
FRMThe Noose
 
FRMBlue
 
FRMGravity
 
FRAO-GVCrimes
 
FRMEpitaph
 

 

A.T.S. Fragments


 

 
FRAO-GVCrimes: Dream Sequence
 
FRAOCrimes: The Second Time
 
FRAOCrimes: It’s Just Sex
 
FRMCrimes: Fresh Linens
 

 


 

 

Empty Spaces


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRTA Single Step
 
FRCThe Paragon of Monsters
 
FRTCrossed Wires
 
FRTIt’s a Glamorous Job…
 
FRTOwen Who?
 
FRTAbsolute Zero
 
FRCKinda Pretty
 
FRTFishwife Blues
 
FRCGlass Heart
 
FRTPeanuts
 
FRTAnother One Closes
 
FRTIn the Time of Wolves
 
FRTStone
 

 

The River’s Daughter


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRTIn Blue Moon’s Light
 
FRTJupiter
 
FRMCapture Theory
 
FRAOAn Effigy to Aphelion
 
FRAOA Keyhole in the Sun
 
FRAOHesperus in Retrograde
 
FRTThe Two-Body Problem
 

 

S.O.R. Fragments


 

 
FRMA Prelude to Schism
 
FRTBalance (an Interlude)
 
FRTTherapy and Waffles
 
FRCSoft Spot
 
FRMUse of Force
 

 

Thirteen Steps (2007)


 

 
Table of Contents
 
FRMThe Outsider
 
FRMThe Noose
 
FRAOGravity
 
FRAOBlue
 
FRMWeak and Powerless
 
FRAOPet
 
FRTLullaby
 
FRAOThe Package
 
FRAOFor Marie
 
FRAO-GVCrimes
 
FRAO-GVA Stranger
 
FRAOVanishing
 

 


 

 

Essays


 

 
FRTOn Writing Series
 
FRMA Selective Meme
 
FRTFanFiction Writing Meme