no man is an island

fandom: Troy
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Hector & Helen, basically gen with canonical pairings
length: ~1000 words
content notices: Canonical character death under non-canonical circumstances; war; reference to canonical domestic abuse; general sadness
tropes & things: alternate canon; character death fix; otherwise not a fix-it at all
summary: To Helen there is no honor worth death.
notes: If you care about Achilles and his narrative, this fic is probably even less something you want to read than everything else I have ever written about or referencing the Trojan War. If not, carry on. Title and cut-text from Suzanne Vega’s “The Queen and the Soldier”.
ao3 crosspost: here

( but the crown it had fallen and she thought she would break / and she stood there, ashamed of the way her heart ached )

fandom: Merlin
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Mithian/Vivian, Mithian&Rodor, Arthur/Vivian, mentions of Arthur/Gwen
length: ~7K words
content notices: deals heavily with canonical mind control and references canonical mutually non-consensual kissing due to same, also contains [discussed and agreed-upon in advance] kissing to break a spell
summary: Mithian is surprised at how much it hurts when Vivian comes back from Camelot talking of nothing but Arthur.
notes: Plot-compliant with 2.10 “Sweet Dreams”, but not quite with 4.11 “The Hunter’s Heart”. I owe a debt of gratitude to versaphile for their map of Albion, although I picked and chose as I wanted/needed from there and from canon both re: the layout of Albion. I would also like to thank lady_ragnell for continuing to be the most patient sounding board/cheer squad anyone could wish, for helping me sort out the politics of Albion, and for unsticking the story even before she beta-read it on appallingly short notice. Written for untold_legends, for the square “against all odds” on my trope_bingo card, and for #6 (“Ours”) of 100_women table #8. Title from Lady Gaga’s “No Floods”, because this is me writing Vivian. (I really ought to break that habit at some point.)
ao3 crosspost: here (contains additional worldbuilding natter in the endnotes)

( And she’s too late, anyway, and a princess may love where she chooses but a queen never. It feels suddenly, terribly unfair that Mithian has made herself a queen-yet-to-be and never allowed herself to notice why she didn’t mind Vivian’s cheerful self-centeredness. )

fandom: Atlantis (BBC)
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Ariadne(&Minos)
length: ~700 words
content notices: spoilers for 1.01 "The Earth Bull" and very minor spoilers by implication for 1.03 "A Boy of No Consequence"; references to offscreen ritual sacrifice, and actions which could result in martyrdom for the main character
summary: Ariadne doubts her father's faith.
notes: Written for #8 (“Privilege”) of 100_women table #9 & for #33 (“Safe”) of the Women Are Awesome prompt table at hooked_on_heroines.
ao3 crosspost: here

( She takes a deep breath and uncurls her fingers, one by one. )

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. )

fandom: Supernatural
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Charlie Bradbury(/Becky Rosen)
length: ~300 words
content notices: references to homophobia and workplace sexual harassment
summary: “This ain't the first time I've disappeared. You think my name is really Charlie Bradbury? Please.”
notes: I do not consider “Season Seven, Time for a Wedding” to be canon and reject it entirely from my personal interpretation of Becky Rosen. Originally left as anonymous giftfic for Ashley on Tumblr.
ao3 crosspost: here

( She’s on a bus out of town, going going gone. )

fandom: Greek mythology
rating: general audiences
characters/pairings: Arachne, Athena
length: ~250 words
content notices: non-graphic discussion/mentions of canonical violence, death, cannibalism, and rape & victim-blaming.
summary: Arachne knows of the gods’ deeds, and doesn’t believe she owes them anything.
notes: Apologies for any potential anachronisms beyond the concept itself. Title is from the quote “In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act,” which I believe is George Orwell? Written as a rarewomen treat for Gehayi.
ao3 crosspost: here

( The tapestry sings with fury. )

fandom: Merlin
rating: mature audiences
characters/pairings: Gwen/Morgana
length: ~1500 words
content notices: sexual content, solo sex, fantasizing
summary: After Morgana has a vision of herself having sex with Gwen, who is not and never has been her lover, she’s...uncertain.
notes: Written for the prompt “Gwen/Morgana, vision!sex. Morgana has a vision of her having sex with Gwen. How she deals with this is up to you. :)” (second fill down) at kinkme_merlin. Title from the Cranberries’ “Dreams”.
ao3 crosspost: here

( She has too few dreams of anything but disaster, and she’s not sure whether that’s because nothing else is as important or because that’s all her gift is good for. )

fandom: Supernatural
rating: mature audiences
characters/pairings: Sarah Blake/Bela Talbot
length: ~1500 words
content notices: sexual content; mentions of minor original character deaths
summary: Bela isn’t used to having anyone other than her cat waiting for her. Sarah isn’t used to having someone to wait for.
notes: written for a quote prompt at spnfemslashexchange. title from “The Colors of My Life (Reprise)” from Barnum: “And if from by my side / My love should roam, / The colors of my life / Will shine a quiet light / To lead him home.”
ao3 crosspost: here

( Bela comes back from California, from Paris, from British Columbia, from the Caribbean. She comes back tanned, red-haired, paler again. She brings postcards but never stories. )

fandom: Merlin
rating: explicit/adult audiences
characters/pairings: Gwen/Morgana, Gwen/Morgana/Vivian
length: ~3500 words
content notices: exhibitionism/dub-con voyeurism; light humiliation; explicit sexual content
summary: Nobody gets away with insulting Gwen while Morgana is around.
notes: written for the kinkme_merlin prompt “Gwen/Morgana/Vivian, Morgana is decidedly not pleased by Vivian’s cutting remarks about Gwen and decides to give Vivian a taste of just what she’s missing by not taking advantage of Gwen being temporarily assigned to her.” title is a line from Lady Gaga’s “Poker Face” with the pronouns juggled around, because I appear to be physically incapable of giving Vivian fics serious titles.
ao3 crosspost: here

( Vivian is a princess. She deserves at the very least a nobleman’s daughter to wait on her, and she refuses to simply lie down and allow her hosts to insult her. )

fandom: Merlin
rating: teen+ audiences
characters/pairings: Gwen/Morgana, Gwen/Lancelot, Gwen/Lancelot/Morgana (+ brief Arthur/Merlin)
length: ~2500 words
content notices: serious/incapacitating illness of minor character (no details given); mention of canonical minor character death; light sexual content.
summary: Gwen never wanted to have to choose.
notes: canon AU spinning loose from the s1 finale. written for the kinkme_merlin prompt “Gwen/Lancelot/Morgana, sharing.” & for #24 (“Choice”) of the Women Are Awesome prompt table at hooked_on_heroines. title from Vienna Teng’s “Now Three”.
ao3 crosspost: here

( For whatever reason, she’d never dreamed of Lancelot. )