"Falling Leaves of Red and Gold" — Merlin — Gwen/Morgana

fandom: Merlin
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Gwen/Morgana, background Arthur/Gwen
length: ~250 words
content notices: none that I am aware of
summary: Autumn is the worst time.
notes: Set between s4 and s5. Originally written for the prompt “Gwen/Morgana - but I miss you most of all, my darling / when autumn leaves start to fall” at dollsome's Autumn (2012) Commentficathon, and also for #18 (“Alone”) of the Women Are Awesome prompt table from hooked_on_heroines. The title, like the prompt text, is from Eva Cassidy’s “Autumn Leaves”.
ao3 crosspost: here
related works: a podfic read by spaceelevator can be found here!

( She wakes up cold and alone in the middle of the lengthening nights. )

"The Frost King" — The Avengers — Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov(/Phil Coulson)

fandom: The Avengers
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Clint Barton/Natasha Romanov(/Phil Coulson)
length: ~400 words
content notices: mind control; imprisonment; canon-typical violence
summary: Natasha in the realm of the Frost King. [or: a (scene from a) The Snow Queen AU.]
notes: Originally written for a prompt from Nell—“fairy tale AU, Natasha/someone”—during a three-sentence AU meme. I’d originally planned to expand it into a full fic instead of just a slightly longer and more grammatical ficlet, but have since drifted away from the fandom.
ao3 crosspost: here

( Natasha is always careful; it comes by now as easily and naturally as breath. )