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Title: who would bear the whips and scorns of time
Fandom: Rivers of London
Length: 170 words
Prompt: 3 Sentence Ficathon: Rivers of London, Thomas Nightingale, sleepless nights
Pairing: Nightingale gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Molly let him clean a few of the rooms, but as he grew more lank and exhausted, she would hiss at him and shepherd him back to his bedroom, where he had nothing but his thoughts to keep him company.

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Title: fear that has said its prayers
Fandom: Star Wars
Length: 101 words
Prompt: 3 Sentence Ficathon: Star Wars, Obi-Wan, don't mind me while I save the day again
Pairing: Obi-Wan gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Obi-Wan acts; he can't stop himself when he sees something that needs to be done and it looks like it might go unnoticed.

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Title: the soul consists of its sufferings
Fandom: Star Wars
Length: 149 words
Prompt: 3 Sentence Ficathon: Star Wars, any, daemon AU
Pairing: Anakin gen
Other: AU as per prompt.

Excerpt: Vader doesn't have a daemon, they say: none of the Sith do, separated from their souls as part of their training so that nothing could distract them from their pursuit of the Dark Side.

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Title: wings but no feet
Fandom: Elementary
Length: 93 words
Prompt: 3 Sentence Ficathon: Elementary, Joan Watson, Sherlock, tortoises, dragons, and other reptilia
Pairing: Joan gen
Other: Also at AO3 (with sequels written by other people!).

Excerpt: "SHERLOCK!" she shouted; the creature chirruped at her, but the house was suspiciously silent.

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Title: Christmas still a shining thing
Fandom: Elementary
Length: 719 words
Prompt: comment_fic: Elementary, Sherlock&Joan, Sherlock spends the holidays with Joan's family
Pairing: Sherlock and Joan gen
Other: Set during some ambiguous previous season.

Excerpt: Joan's grandma was beating Sherlock at mahjong, and he kept looking at her sideways in that feral way of his, as if trying to confirm she wasn't cheating. It made Joan smile a little. Her grandma beat everyone at mahjong, and reveled in finding a new victim.

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Title: Wendy's Guide to the Perfect Summer
Fandom: Gravity Falls
Length: 1402 words
Prompt: Written for rarelywritten for [Bad username or site: greyjinxed @ ao3"].
Pairing: Wendy/Robbie; mostly Wendy gen
Other: Also at AO3. Spoilers for 2x11 Not What He Seems.

Summary: Wendy's summer is going to be awesome, no matter what kind of weirdness is going on at the Mystery Shack.

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Title: ultramarine
Fandom: Steven Universe
Length: 471 words
Prompt: n/a
Pairing: Lapis and Jasper gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: Lapis held onto Jasper for as long as she could, her mind pushing down on Jasper's. She channeled her rage and frustration and worry into the fusion, and she liked, for a long moment, hearing Jasper scream into her brain.

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Title: the last drink on Mars
Fandom: Thrilling Adventure Hour
Length: 752 words
Prompt: comment_fic: Thrilling Adventure Hour, the Mars Marshaling Team meets the Doyles
Pairing: Frank/Sadie + Mars team gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: "Humans do not possess sufficiently advanced senses to perceive ghosts," Croach said.

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Title: just and loyal
Fandom: Leverage
Length: 225 words
Prompt: comment_fic: Leverage, Eliot Spencer + Alec Hardison, it takes him awhile to realize Eliot is basically the biggest Hufflepuff he’s ever met
Pairing: Hardison, Parker, and Eliot gen
Other: n/a

Excerpt: "I still vote Gryffindor," Parker says. "Cedric Diggory had terrible reaction time. You couldn't take Eliot out that easily."

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Title: open the door and fly on your heavy feet
Fandom: Legend of Korra
Length: 3113 words
Prompt: Written for galentinesday 2015 for Elleth.
Pairing: minor Lin/Tenzin and Suyin/Bataar Sr.; mostly Suyin and Lin gen
Other: Also at AO3.

Summary/Excerpt: Suyin, Lin, and Toph fell apart as a family when Su left for Gaoling. It took a long time for them to come back together.
Tenzin bit his lip. "Your mom isn't very good with feelings," he said. "You know that."

Lin drummed her feet on the ground in frustration. "I know," Lin said. "I know. I'm not -- well, you know. Not great at talking about them either. But she just pretends that nothing ever happened. My sister is halfway across the Earth Kingdom over nothing and I am never going to be able to hide this after that nothing."

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