Don't ask me why it picked now to come. Sorry, one and all.

Gotham Noir:  The Man With The Lonely Eyes
Chapter 9:  Diamonds Are Forever
Rating:  PG-13
Chapter summary:  Clark, Lois, John, a conference, a casefile, and at last the identity of the killer. The answer, there all along.
Wordcount:  4059

Chapter 9: Diamonds Are Forever )
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( Oct. 16th, 2009 02:56 am)
Title: Homecoming
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: DC (AU)
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark, Alfred/J'onn
Summary: There are all kinds of wonder in the universe
Continuity: Set in my Steampunk AU, just after "Wind At Midnight"
Wordcount:  378
Notes: for [livejournal.com profile] uknoit863

Homecoming )
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( May. 18th, 2009 11:13 pm)

For [info]rai_daydreamer.

Title:  Warmth
Rating:  PG
Fandom:  DC
Characters/Pairings:  Bruce/Clark
Summary:  It was a ratty old thing, that bathrobe. Hardly a gift worthy of princes.
Wordcount:  396
 

Warmth )
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( Feb. 13th, 2009 10:58 pm)
Me playing with a brief AU, of the Transylvanian kind.

Title:  Castle Wayne
Rating:  PG-13
Characters/Pairings:  Bruce/Clark, Dick/Babs (mentioned), Alfred, Cassandra, Tim, Jason, Lois (mentioned), Jim (mentioned).
Summary:  In which Bruce is Count Wayne, vampire lord, Dick a love-drunk bat circling the tower, Babs a flame-haired temptress, Alfred, Tim and Jason werewolves, Cass a sinuous werepanther, Jim the village Inspector trying to accept his daughter's apparent interspecies relationship, and Clark a very, very confused holidaying reporter with sun-magic.
Wordcount:  2833 
Notes:  More Addams Family than Dracula, and more soppy than spooky. Also Bruce, Clark, Cass and Alfred are focus, and I may have gone overboard singing Alfred's praises. *looks sheepish* Again, I was just playing. Getting back in the swing, as it were.
Welcome to Transylvania )
I know, I know, this is as late as can be. But if anyone is still interested?

Gotham Noir: The Man With The Lonely Eyes
Chapter 8:  Old Wounds
Rating:  PG-13
Chapter summary:  Bullock tries to shake down J'onn, and Clark realises a few things. Not least of which that he should have asked Lois' help from the start ;)
Wordcount:  4073

Chaper 8: Old Wounds )

Belated, I know. I do apologise, and hope this makes up for it?

Title:  Family Christmas
Rating:  PG
Characters/Pairings:  Bruce/Clark, Barbara/Lois, Tim/Kon/Cass (kinda), Dick, Alfred, Jim.
Wordcount:  1855
Summary:  Like the title says. Christmas with family.
Notes:  Rai asked for silent snow, and the warmth of bodies. I hope this fits. Oh, and my brain is a little fuzzy at the minute, so I hope I haven't made too many appalling blunders.

In silence dark and frozen ... )
This ... kinda breaks my heart to post, in a way, because it's the last chapter. Making this the first ever long fic I have finished, and perhaps the single proudest moment I've had in a long, long while. To every beginning, an end. But ... to every end, a new beginning. I'll be coming back to this universe. I promise you that.

Very long one, this time, because I included the Epilogue. And that means that as a whole, this thing weighs in at 54, 927 words. *happy burbling* Anyway!

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Lois/Barbara. Bruce, Clark, Dick, Lois, Arthur, Barbara this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Endings and new beginnings.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

The Wind At Midnight, Part XIV )

The Wind At Midnight: Epilogue )
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( Sep. 12th, 2008 11:48 pm)

I'm sorry! I'm so sorry, I know it's too soon after the last chapter, but it was so clear, so vivid in my head ... I had to write it! Forgive me?

This is it, you see. The second-to-last chapter, and the climax. This is the final battle. And I wonder how many of you would believe if I told you that, writing it, I was crying for Luthor?

Anyway! I give you:

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Alfred, Lucius, Dick, Luthor, Lois, Arthur, Mercy, Barbara, Tim ... basically everyone this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: One extraordinarily pissed off Sea King, and Luthor's swansong.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.
 


The Wind At Midnight, Part XIII )
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( Sep. 12th, 2008 12:08 am)
Not the most exciting chapter, but it seemed necessary to say where we were.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Alfred, Lucius, Dick, Luthor this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Damage reports, and a saviour?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.
 

The Wind At Midnight, Part XII )
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( Sep. 6th, 2008 12:18 am)

Apologies for the long wait, but this one is basically all battle, and that was a problem for me. Plus, I had to do something ... terrible, at the end. You have been warned.

On a slightly brighter note, though ... y'all remember the Lexwing from the Batman/Superman animated movie? Well, not to brag or anything, but Steampunk Luthor has much better taste.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Tim, Luthor this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: You realise, of course, that this means war? Really.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.
 

The Wind At Midnight, Part XI )
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( Aug. 24th, 2008 10:27 pm)

I've caught myself up. I'm too dead to write the next chapter, so I'm just posting this one anyway. But the end is in sight. Two to three more, I think, and this baby crosses the finish line. And this is me, crossing my fingers ;)
 

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, John Corben this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Gotham's past, and you didn't really think he was dead, didya?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

 

The Wind At Midnight, Part X )
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( Aug. 18th, 2008 01:11 am)
I'm only online for a minute, because this cold is killing me and I gotta go crash. But here's chapter 9:

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Luthor's forces this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Aerial battles and snuggling and does anyone who hasn't already guessed want to know where Gotham's been these past two decades?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

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( Aug. 11th, 2008 02:32 am)
I'm not quite finished chapter 9, but I should be by tomorrow morning, so I thought I'd give ye this one now. Warning: the next couple of chapters are more action-y, and I'm not sure action is exactly my strong suit. So you might want to be prepared for a drop in quality.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, MADF this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: In the Ramparts, the action heats up. In more ways than one.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

A/N: Anyone who hasn't seen Rai_daydreamer's awesome, awesome illustrations for this story needs to go look. Now. I'm in absolute awe of her talent, and amazed that I managed to write something she considered worthy of it. Here:
http://rai-daydreamer.livejournal.com/40966.html?#cutid1

 
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( Aug. 4th, 2008 12:49 am)
This thing is becoming ridiculously long, you know that? But it's still so much fun! To write, that is. Can't garauntee the same for reading.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Lois, Jimmy this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Demons and secrets and migraines.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

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( Jul. 26th, 2008 09:49 pm)
Okay, I haven't actually got part 8 started, let alone written, because I'm still dead from work. I'm not used to this whole getting up in the morning crack, and the insomnia isn't helping. But you've all been so patient, I thought I'd give you this one anyway, and run one chapter ahead instead of two. Not the best of chapters so far, though.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Barbara, Lois this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Our two heros and the dataqueens plot. And flirt. Just a little, though. Business before pleasure, after all.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

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( Jul. 22nd, 2008 11:46 pm)

Not sure how to explain this one. Basically, I'm not coherant enough to focus on one long fic or chapter. So what I did instead, needing to write, was take more or less every DC pairing I've written, plus a couple thrown in on a whim, and written a short vignette on each. This resulted in 14 'moments', of varying lengths, which you can find here. In alphabetical order. Because the OCD is strong with me today.

Enjoy.

Title:  Moments
Rating:  None above PG-13
Pairings:  Includes Alfred/J'onn, Arthur/J'onn, Bruce/Clark, Bruce/Clark/J'onn, Bruce/J'onn, Bruce/J'onn/Wally, Bruce/Selina, Bruce/Shayera, Clark/Lois, Clark/Selina, Diana/Barbara, J'onn/Clark, Lois/Barbara and Selina/Lois. Knock yourselves out.
Summary:  Het. Slash. Femslash. Nightmares. Monsters. Soppiness. Romance. Regret. Relief. Comfort. Mischief. Joy. Hate. Need. Passion. And Love. Most of all, Love. Because I'm a soppy idiot, so sue me!
Wordcount:  overall, 3333. The symmetry pleases me.

Moments )
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( Jul. 17th, 2008 11:19 pm)

Enjoy!

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Lois, Barbara, Jimmy this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Clark finds out why he feels so light in the air, Bruce meets Lois, and Clark gets introduced to the Spider.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

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( Jul. 13th, 2008 09:24 pm)
Little late with this one, but here you go.

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, John Corben, Luthor, Mercy, Dick this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened.
Chapter summary: Escaping Palaces 101: don't end up near Lord Luthor's quarters, or alone with MCDF's homocidal commander.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.


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( Jul. 10th, 2008 01:19 am)

I have window, I post! Also, having just finished chpt 5, I have to upwardly revise the number of chapters this is going to take. *sigh* I can never tell when I start how long a thing is going to be. I should stop trying. Currently, I'm guessing between 8 and 10, and hoping it's the lower of the two. Anyway!

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Arthur, Cass this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened. 
Chapter summary: Clark has to retrieve a cloak. Slight problem? It's in rather unfriendly territory. And once he has, Lord Wayne poses yet another problem.
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.


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( Jul. 7th, 2008 01:11 am)

Got chpt 4 done, and the first two lines of chpt 5. So I'm posting chpt 2. Go me!

Title: The Wind At Midnight
Rating: PG-13 overall, I think.
Characters/Pairings: Will be Bruce/Clark. Bruce, Clark, Arthur, Luthor, Dick, Mercy, John Corben this chapter.
Summary: Almost a quarter of a century ago, the cities of Earth were torn from the earth by some mystic upheaval and set flying, before threatening to fall back. To prevent the incredible loss of life if they fell, structures known as Ramparts were rapidly constructed, containing the material apparently most susceptible to the new mystical gravities of earth: silver. A new world order was built, as the deserts created on the surface during the Upheaval denied cultivation, based on Cities and flightpaths and park-grown food, a world in tentative political and physical balance. And now that balance is threatened. 
Chapter summary: Luthor and Clark talk, Arthur and Dick talk, Luthor and Bruce talk. Scintillating description, isn't it?
Disclaimer: Characters are not mine. Conceit inspired by James Blish's 'Cities in Flight'. Rest is mine.

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