Apologetics (Clow/Yuuko)

Title: Apologetics
Fandom: xxxHOLiC
Length: 527 words
Prompt: comment_fic: author's choice, author's choice, love means always having to say you're sorry
Pairing: Clow/Yuuko
Other: PG for sensuality.

Excerpt: He learned that loving her meant that he always had to apologize, even if he was in the right. In fact, sometimes he had to apologize a lot. He was always smoothing down her anger, as if she were an irritable cat.

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In Want Of (Darcy/Tomoyo)

Title: In Want Of
Fandom: Pride and Prejudice/Cardcaptor Sakura (AU)
Length: 343 words
Prompt: Name a character I write and I'll tell you how s/he lost her/his virginity: Fitzwilliam Darcy and Tomoyo for suppis_tenshi
Pairing: Darcy/Tomoyo; Darcy/Elizabeth mentioned
Other: Inserting Tomoyo into the P&P-universe as a prostitute is one of the weirdest things I've ever done. Still, G for basically nothing sexual.

Excerpt: When Mr. Darcy came of age, Wickham brought him to one of those places where it was possible to learn the secrets of women. Saying that he wasn't entirely comfortable with the idea would be a grievous understatement.

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Questioning (fem!Socrates/fem!Plato)

Title: Questioning
Fandom: Historical RPF
Length: 408 words
Prompt: International Day of Femslash 08: Socrates/Plato genderbent, honor for sky_pirate_tat
Pairing: fem!Socrates/fem!Plato; fem!Plato/husband mentioned
Other: ...Kinda weird? No real attempt at historical accuracy. Character death.

Excerpt: She'd spent so many afternoons in the square at her mentor's feet that on the day of Socrates's death, she found herself beginning the familiar walk, her feet leading her to the place she had always wanted to be.

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Touched (Spinelsun gen)

Title: Touched
Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura
Length: 258 words
Prompt: Spinelsun and Sakura. Why does he let Sakura hold him in canon? For suppis_tenshi.
Pairing: Spinel gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: She makes people comfortable, Sakura does. He hadn't quite understood that before meeting her.

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The Honorable Thing (Layton/Luke)

Title: The Honorable Thing
Fandom: Professor Layton
Length: 717 words
Prompt: Professor Layton (Anon) Fan Meme: Layton finds he's attracted to Luke but Luke doesn't feel the same or is reluctant.
Pairing: (onesided) Layton/Luke
Other: Discriminatory language.

Excerpt: Luke didn't understand the reasoning behind Layton's long stares, odd blushes, and odd touchiness.

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Unorthodox Solutions (Layton gen)

Title: Unorthodox Solutions
Fandom: Professor Layton
Length: 469 words
Prompt: Professor Layton (Anon) Fan Meme: You'd think that from what the games show us, Professor Layton likes kids, right? Wrong. He hates kids. Everything he does is an increasingly desperate attempt to get rid of Luke and Flora, who somehow always manage to escape or survive even his worst schemes.
Pairing: Layton and Luke gen; Flora mentioned
Other: Um. Alternate character interpretation? Some attempt at humor.

Excerpt: "You're not my apprentice, Luke," he answered shortly, picking up his hat and putting it back on. "But yes. Good job on escaping."

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Made with Care (Watanuki/Himawari)

Title: Made with Care
Fandom: xxxHOLiC
Length: 255 words
Prompt: clampanonmeme: Watanuki/Himawari, cooking.
Pairing: Watanuki/Himawari
Other: Set way back when.

Excerpt: Watanuki liked to cook, but he only ever cooked for people that he liked. Or felt that he was obligated to, he would add, but it wasn't long before all of the people he was obligated to were people that he liked, even if he wouldn't admit it.

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