Arrant Nonsense

I thought I remembered that I had a fic languishing on my hard drive. And I did, from clear back during the cya_ficathon. I was writing it as a backup, and I never published it because (a) I couldn't think of a title, (b) I failed rather spectacularly at the "no fluff" clause, and (c) someone else got to the request before I did.

But you know what? I kind of like the story anyway. I now have a title. And thus, I shall share it with you.

This is, of course, in lieu of doing anything actually useful with my time, as my Muses have apparently run off to South America without me and are probably shagging each other enjoying tropical drinks with little umbrellas on the veranda.

Title: Status Quo Ante
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13 (default)
Length: Short story (about 3500 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Feedback: Concrit adored! If you see something that can be improved upon, please let me know, even if it's only a typo.
Written for: cya_ficathon as a backup. Request delineated at the end.
Notes: Yeah, the "no fluff" thing got away from me there at the finish, but if you want me to write angst or darkfic with no character death, you need to cut me some slack in other areas, k?
( Spike/Illyria, Wes/Lilah, post-NFA. Yes, another one. )

For the cya_ficathon. Less than a week late. Um. Yay? The lovely and effulgent jerib_78 has assured me it doesn't suck. I've read it aloud and it flows okay. So, here, without further ado, is Guiding Star.

Title: Guiding Star
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel the Series
Rating: PG-13 (default)
Length: Short story (around 6000 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Feedback: Concrit adored! If you see something that can be improved upon, please let me know.
Written for: The cya_ficathon. Request was: Wes loses his memory; Lilah and some other character are both looking for him and trying to get him on their side.
Notes: Takes place right after the end of S3 & goes AU from there.
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Dude. I just found a book I've been hunting for AGES. It usually goes for well over $100 on eBay. And it's, like less than 40% of that. *flails* Yes, I'm going to the bank right now to make a deposit.

In the meantime, I leave you with fic.

Title: Machiavellian Machinations
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13 for language
Length: Flashfic (under 500 words)
Disclaimer: Joss Whedon is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: moviequoteminis. Quote was "I'll be back and you'll be sorry!"--Warren in Empire Records.
Notes: Pesky enforceable-in-perpetuity contracts...
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It's not due until Saturday, but, dangit, I haven't written anything new for nearly two weeks. Maybe not having this hanging over my head will jumpstart the Muse. *crosses fingers*

Title: Survivors' Guilt
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13
Length: Short story (around 3500 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: soundingsea's UnFicathon. Requestor was doyle_sb4 and was from the "Threesome with a Twist" ficathon. Three characters: Spike, Illyria, and Angel. No Wes. Darkfic set after NFA. No non-con or use of the word "childe." Genre: Angst.
Notes: A bit out of my comfort zone, but thought I'd try. Not sure if what came out is what was wanted; it's not real dark and some mention of Wes was unavoidable (hey, more angst!), but the characters wouldn't cooperate--so I thought it better to be true to what I thought they'd actually do rather than force them into a mold they wouldn't fit in.
( Onward to the fic! )

Title: Birthday Girl
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG
Length: Short story (a little over 1700 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me. Chuck E. Cheese doesn't belong to me either...and I've never eaten at one. I suppose I should...Heh. No actual pizza places were destroyed in the writing of this fic.
Written for: soundingsea's UnFicathon. Assignment: Illyria's birthday; guests are Spike, Faith, and Connor. Character not allowed: Angel. Villain: Eve. Present: A Happy Bunny Hot Topic tshirt that says "Hate is just a special kind of love we give to people who suck." Quote: "Sometimes it's to your advantage to have people think you're crazy." --Thelonius Monk.
Notes: Many thanks to sunnyd_lite, who offered excellent suggestions and prevented me from leaving giant hunks of hair around my house--because I was thisclose to pulling it out.
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I finally got the bright idea of hitting my favorite quote site to find a title. So, here's my "We Will Not Fade Away" Ficathon entry.

Title: Noble Souls, Rising from Disaster
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13
Length: Short story (a little over 1500 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: The "We Will Not Fade Away" Angel Ficathon. vampedvixen requested Spike, Illyria, and Connor, Spike/Illyria but mostly gen, Happy!Connor, and some sort of celebration after they win the battle. No slash, please.
Notes: Had a hard time with this, mostly because of the whole "celebration" aspect. Hopefully a pizza party and a toast fulfills that requirement. The title is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: "Noble souls, through dust and heat, rise from disaster and defeat the stronger." ( clicky for ficcy! )

Title: Alternate Destiny
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13 for Spike's potty mouth.
Length: Short story (around 2500 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: thomasina75's Fred ficathon, for scarletangel68.
Notes: Request was for: Spike/Fred or no pairing; Gunn and/or Lorne; Fred in a leather jacket, snark, and a permanent marker. No unhappy ending or angst. Rating up to PG-13. So. What would have happened if Spike had gone to Fred instead of Harmony in "Destiny"? Not that way, you freaks; get your minds out of the gutter. ( clicky for ficcy! )

Title: Opportunities Missed And...Not
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG
Length: Short story (a little over 1000 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: freeversefic. Snippet goes thus:
All the messages
I longed to deliver
smeared on my lips

I had abandoned them
Almost by mistake
my urges muzzled me

Notes: Post-NFA, Spike and Illyria are the only survivors, on the run from Wolfram and Hart's assassins. After almost losing Illyria, Spike realizes something.( clicky for ficcy )

Title: Confusing Conclusions
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13 for language
Length: Short story (over 1000 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: A bunnyfactory request, delineated at the end.
Notes: Post-Origin, pre-Time Bomb.( Read more... )

A/N: The Request:
Characters/Pairings you want the story to focus on: Spike, Fred/Illyria
Characters/Pairings you want in the story too: anything canon in S5 AtS
Things you want: I'd like it to be a fic based around Spike's confused feelings regarding
Illyria/Fred...doesn't matter if it's romantic or friendship or whatever
Things you don’t want: If it's gonna be a relationship/romance fic, Buffy cannot be ignored,
cuz that's just rude, lol. Resolving or including his feelings for Buffy is essential.
Extras: Spike and Wes getting drunk and ranting about Fred/Illyria would be hilarious :D
--BunnyFactory

Not that I'm in a rut or anything...*grin*

Title: Dreamers
Author: babies stole my dingo (agilebrit)
Fandom: Angel
Rating: PG-13
Length: Short-short (500-1000 words)
Disclaimer: Joss is the genius behind these characters; I am but a lowly follower. I make no money from any of this, so please don't sue me.
Written for: The Illyria dream fic spawned a couple of plot bunnies.
Notes: Another in the ColdComfortVerse. They have bad dreams.( Read more... )