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Title: knowledge in pursuit
Fandom: Chrestomanci Chronicles
Length: 1798 words
Prompt: I'd like to see more adventures of Milli and Christopher when they were young, but really anything that involves Milli in a big role is good with me!. Written for Rosencrantz for fic_corner.
Pairing: Millie gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Millie leaves Series Ten, and her childhood, behind. The Goddess doesn't really believe that she might die until she sees Bethi lying there on the pillow, so still.

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Title: keeps me from falling off the Earth
Fandom: Doctor Who
Length: 1819 words
Prompt: Title from "Resignation" by Nikki Giovanni. Prompt: poetry_fiction: with hope we learn that man is more / than the sum of what he does / we also are what we wish we did / and age teaches us / that even that doesn't matter; also written for fic_promptly: Doctor Who, author's choice, centuries after the Doctor's final death, the records of the Doctor's many adventures are slowly uncovered
Pairing: original character gen
Other: Also archived here.

Summary/Excerpt: An archaeologist discovers a strange blue box, and keeps digging. The Doctor had always had a cantankerous relationship with archaeologists. They tended to dig up things that had been buried for important reasons, or try to murder him, or try to marry him, or disagree with this theories and assessments.

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Title: savor belonging to yourself
Fandom: Legend of Korra
Length: 1453 words
Prompt: avatar_ladyfest: Korra and Asami sharing an adrenalin rush. Testing new toys for Sato industries, or Korra introducing Asami to the concept that big animals can be ridden. Or something else! for littlebrat
Pairing: Korra and Asami gen; mentions of Korra/Mako
Other: Spoilers for 1x12. Asami's not sure what she's going to do next, but Korra is -- so they go penguin-sledding.

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Title: love moves the flesh
Fandom: Dresden Files
Length: 1221 words
Prompt: Porn Battle: Dresden Files, girl!Harry Dresden/Karrin Murphy, gentle
Pairing: girl!Harry/Murphy
Other: I failed to porn. AU fic disregarding Aftermath and Ghost Story. Also AU in that Dresden was born female.

Excerpt: When they pull Dresden from the water, her lips are tinged blue and Murphy's heart stops because Dresden is so still. She slams her emotions down into the dark place where she keeps things she can't deal with right now, and drives to the hospital, losing the ambulance early. After all, she isn't a policewoman any more, and she doesn't have the flashing lights to aid her haste. Her fingers shake a little on the steering wheel, but not much. She drives the speed limit.

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Title: murphy's law
Fandom: 2 Broke Girls
Length: 1019 words
Prompt: Porn Battle: 2 Broke Girls, Max/Caroline, Murphy bed
Pairing: Max/Caroline established
Other: AU past 1x05. Established relationship. PG for sexual implications.

Excerpt: "This is the best invention ever," Max announced with a bit of a moan. Caroline had to admit that her curiosity was a little piqued -- she'd just walked in the door, and when that was the first words she got from the bedroom, there might be a reason to be excited.

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Title: 6 excerpts from Smith's journal, and 5 things they didn't tell him
Fandom: Otoyomegatari
Length: 1128 words
Prompt: For Yuletide 2011 for nthcoincident.
Pairing: Amira/Karluk
Other: This fic assumes that Tileke is about ten in canon. There is some implied underage relationships here, in the vein of canon, but all characters engaging in (non-explicit) sex are at least fifteen. Rated PG for implications.

Excerpt: The baby's wail barely split the comfortable quiet of the pre-dawn morning before the blankets rustled and Amira was out of the bed. Karluk didn't open his eyes. She hated waking him up, no matter how much he insisted he didn't mind. After the first couple of times he just kept his eyes shut and dozed. He liked listening to her bustle and care in the warm minutes before he had to start the day.

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Title: off the hook
Fandom: Puella Magi Madoka Magica
Length: 1064 words
Prompt: fic_promptly: Puella Magi Madoka Magica, Kyouko/Sayaka, mermaid
Pairing: Kyouko/Sayaka
Other: PG-13 for creepiness. This is not a Disney mermaid story.

Excerpt: There's nothing special about the day that she finds the mermaid, except for the fact that there's, well, a mermaid. The driftwood is boring, the salt spray is cold, and suddenly, a weird rock formation catches her eye. But then it moves, and Kyouko sees the glittering tail, and her throat closes up a little.

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Title: kindness is the language
Fandom: Avatar
Length: 1192 words
Prompt: People with Disabilities (PWD) Being Awesome Commentfic Fest: Avatar: The Last Airbender, Toph, talking to a blind person who can't Earthbend.
Pairing: Toph & OC gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Her name was Wing-Yun, and Toph wanted to dislike her. She didn't need someone to help her figure out how to do things that a blind person had trouble with.

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Title: burning cathedral of the summer
Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura
Length: 1339 words
Prompt: Cardcaptor Sakura, Syaoran/Sakura, With summer right around the corner, the stars always seemed to be the most beautiful.
Pairing: Syaoran/Sakura established; minor Touya/Yukito
Other: Written for arizonaicerose for the first round of help_japan. Thanks for donating, and I really hope you like this! PGish for some implications.

Excerpt: "I was just thinking," she said, still wearing that nostalgic little grin, "that the yukata I made you definitely wouldn't fit anymore. Should I make you a new one? I've been practicing my sewing with Tomoyo-chan. We made one for Onii-chan last year, and it was almost perfect. I had to let it out a little, though." She giggled, fingers tracing an absent pattern on the back of his neck. As if imparting a great secret, she stage-whispered, "I think Yuki-onii-chan has been feeding him too much. He's getting fat."

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Title: as ye sew, so shall ye rip
Fandom: Glee
Length: 1724 words
Prompt: g_aficexchange: Tina/Santana friendship or romance, they bond over an unexpected mutual hobby/talent.
Pairing: Tina/Santana; mentions of canon pairings
Other: Spoilers for 2x11. PG for sexuality. Title from an anonymous quotation.

Summary/Excerpt: Santana shows up to Tina's knitting circle. It was a testament to the past two years that Tina immediately evaluated how disrupting knitting would fit into the Sue Sylvester master plan.

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