Other People's Sandboxes

Title: Riptide (The Tow Me Under Remix)
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Characters: Elizabeth Swann
Rating: T
Word Count: 1300
Summary: Each word, each whisper, is a link in her anchor chain, tethering her to a life that belongs to some other Elizabeth.
Original Story: Riptide by erinya
Notes: Written for Remix Redux 11.

Also known as the Retroactive Canon Compliance Remix - my take on canon anyway! Erinya, I adore the way you write the dynamic between Jack, Elizabeth and Will; my attempt pales in comparison, but I hope it is enjoyable nonetheless.

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( Riptide (The Tow Me Under Remix) )

Title: Of Autos and Chocolate Cake
Fandom: Betsy-Tacy books
Characters: Tacy Kelly, Carney Sibley, Katie Kelly
Rating: G
Word Count: 1145
Summary: Conversations, plans, and chocolate cake.
Notes: Set during Betsy & Tacy's junior year. Written for spyglass in the 2013 Exchange at fic_corner.
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( Of Autos and Chocolate Cake )

Title: Worth a Thousand Words
Fandom: NCIS with a Young Wizards fusion
Characters: Kate Todd
Rating: G
Warnings: none
Summary: Usually, Kate's Wizardry doesn't impact her job. But sometimes, it means the difference between catching a killer and not. Now she just needs to figure out how to explain where this knowledge came from...
Notes: Written for the "fusion" square on my 2013 trope_bingo card.
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( Worth a Thousand Words )

Title: All in a Day's Work
Fandom: James Bond (Daniel Craig Movies)
Characters: Bond, Q, Moneypenny, Mallory
Rating: PG-13 for language
Word Count: ~5800
Warnings: Language, off-screen large scale destruction
Summary: After the events at Skyfall, things go from bad to worse for both MI6 and the world. Q has a solution. Bond has to decide if he's crazy enough to go through with it.
Notes: Part 1 of an eventual three part series. Many thanks to seren for the beta! All remaining clunky sentences, American-isms, and outright mistakes are my own damned fault.

Spoilers for Skyfall. No, really. Trust me.

Written for the "time travel" square on my 2013 trope_bingo card.
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( All in a Day's Work )

Title: It's the Walks That'll Kill Ya
Author: velvetmouse
Exchange/Recipient: Yuletide 2012 for kristin
Fandom: Mets Broadcasters RPF
Characters: Gary Cohen, Ron Darling, Keith Hernandez, and Kevin Burkhardt. Also featuring Keith's Mustache, as itself.
Rating: G
Warnings: Pure, utter crack.
Word Count: ~3450
Summary: When the zombie apocalypse comes to CitiField, it's up to the Mets' broadcast team to figure out how to stop it. Turns out, the answer is right under their nose.
Notes: many many thanks to hhertzof for the beta, and my husband for the encouragement and not minding the four weeks when I would randomly start giggling madly and dive for my computer/ipad/napkin to write down what I had just thought of.
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( It's the Walks That'll Kill Ya )

Title: The Apprentice
Fandom: Final Fantasy XII
Characters: Balthier, Fran, Penelo, Vaan
Rating: G
Word Count: ~3000
Summary: It starts, as most good mysteries do, with a note. It ends with a well-cast spell. And in between there are airships, monsters and snark. Really, just another typical day in Ivalice.
Notes: Written for spoke for the not_primetime 2012 exchange

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( The Apprentice )

Title: A Quiet Interlude (The Standing on a Precipice Remix)
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Lily, Sirius
Rating: G
Word Count: ~1900
Summary: There were some questions Lily wasn't willing to face, even as an adult.
Original Work: Here Is No Place by schmevil
Notes: Many many thanks to my betas, sherylyn and inkvoices

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( A Quiet Interlude (The Standing on a Precipice Remix) )

Title: Ghosts
Fandom: Star Trek: Deep Space 9
Character: Jadzia Dax
Rating: G
Word Count: 986
Summary: The Trill Symbiosis Commission gives new hosts a great deal of support. But, as Jadzia learns, there are a few things they fail to mention.
Notes: Written for shadedtopaz in Yuletide 2011.

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( Ghosts )

Title: What Might Have Been
Fandom: Elenium/Tamuli
Characters: Talen
Rating: G
Word Count: 3007
Summary: Four lives that Talen might have led.
Notes: Written for tzigane in Yuletide 2011.

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( What Might Have Been )

Title: The Avalon Clause
Author: velvetmouse
Recipient: indiana_j
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Hermione Granger-centric, cameos by Severus Snape, Harry Potter and Gabrielle Delacour
Rating: G
Word Count: 2281
Warnings: none (how odd!)
Summary: Hermione Granger, now the Minister of Magic, races against the clock to save as many people as she can before the end. But she's only one witch and time's running out.
Notes: Written for the 2011 apocalyptothon. Many thanks to Rilla and Sherry for the beta and reassuring me that people wouldn't be totally lost reading this!

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( The Avalon Clause )