I'm currently rewatching The Closer from the pilot episode onward, and once again I'm helpless against my fascination with Andy Flynn's character as well as his interactions with Brenda Leigh Johnson. From underhanded antagonist to devoted disciple? Fascinating.

Anyway, I did a Google and an lj search and ended up at missedplease. I'm no longer alone, yay!

The comm is doing an advent calendar challenge. While my inspiration seems to have either dried up or else moved to warmer climates, at least I managed to produce a drabble for there to post. Not that it's all that groundbreaking or original. Muses. Fickle creatures. :::sigh:::

Transfer
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: The Closer
Genre: gen
Pairing: none (can be read as Brenda Leigh Johnson & Andy Flynn UST)
Characters: Will Pope, Andy Flynn
Rating: G
Word count: 100 words
Summary: She might not actually hate him, but she had a knack for making him feel two inches tall.

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( Transfer )

connor_wright

"It's the year 2032, fourteen years after the events of Terminator: Salvation. Finally, after years of hardship and pain, Skynet has been defeated for good. According to the T-850 model 101 terminator sent back in time to the year 2004, the Resistance has won its final victory over the machines, but at a heavy cost: John Connor was killed.

Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to write a short, introspective "reaction" piece to Skynet's final defeat, set at that self-same moment, from the POV of whoever character you pick.

That might be Kate, rejoicing and mourning at the same time, their children (who'd be all of 13 years old), Barnes, Blair Williams, a common Resistance soldier, a random terminator, heck, even Skynet."

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God, the Terminator universe has taken over my brain. At least connor_wright has taken off far, far better than I would have ever imagined. Anyway:

Make Your Own Fate
#3 - Missing In Action, Presumed Dead
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Terminator: Salvation (T4)
Pairing: John Connor/Marcus Wright, Kate Connor
Rating: PG-13
Genre: slash
Summary: The world John Connor knew didn't end until 11 May 2019.
Beta thanks to: destinyawakened and art_badger.

Disclaimer: The Terminator universe belongs to James Cameron, Warner Bros., McG and a lot of other people, none of which are me.

Author's notes: This story is set in the same universe as #1 - Time Is Ticking Down and #2 - Atonement, although knowledge of the prequels isn't vital. It has slight references to the official movie prequel, "From the Ashes" by Timothy Zahn, but again, knowledge of the book is not required.

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( Missing In Action, Presumed Dead )

I could still watch T4 a thousand times, and the soundtrack's been on a continuous loop since yesterday. Plus, connor_wright needs more fic.

Make Your Own Fate
#1 - Time Is Ticking Down
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Terminator: Salvation (T4)
Pairing: none (John Connor-Marcus Wright friendship)
Rating: PG
Genre: gen or pre-slash
Summary: Marcus needs to get Connor out of here.
Beta thanks to: destinyawakened.
Disclaimer: The Terminator universe belongs to James Cameron, Warner Bros., McG and a lot of other people, none of which are me.

Author's notes: This story is set in the same universe as #2 - Atonement and #3 - Missing In Action, Presumed Dead. It can be considered a prequel, but it can also stand on its own.

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( Time is ticking down )

This is me pimping connor_wright. Is it working?

Make Your Own Fate
#2 - Atonement
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Terminator: Salvation (T4)
Pairing: John Connor/Marcus Wright
Rating: PG
Genre: pre-slash
Summary: Marcus gives away his heart.
Beta thanks to: destinyawakened.
Disclaimer: The Terminator universe belongs to James Cameron, Warner Bros., McG and a lot of other people, none of which are me.

Author's notes: This story is set in the same universe as #1 - Time Is Ticking Down and #3 - Missing In Action, Presumed Dead. It can be read as a standalone.

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( Atonement )

More agenda!fic. Argh, how I love you so.

Sign of Weakness
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: NCIS
Pairing: Gibbs/DiNozzo
Rating: R
Summary: In Gibbs' eyes, it's not just apologies that are a sign of weakness.
Spoilers: up to episode 5x17 "About Face"

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The story has also been uploaded to The NCIS Fanfiction Archive and can be found here.

( Sign of Weakness )

crossposted to gibbs_dinozzo* and ncis_slash*

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Control
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Kyle XY
Pairing: Tom Foss/OMC
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Foss' control is failing. It's why he had to leave.
Spoilers: up to episode 2x14 "To C.I.R., With Love"

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The story has also been uploaded to The Wonderful World of Make-Believe and can be found here.

( Control )

This story is agenda!fic set post-"Critical Mass". Just so you're warned.

Newton's Third Law
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, Lorne/Parrish and others
Rating: PG-13
Summary: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.
Beta thanks to: lemonbella and fenris_wolf0.

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( Newton's Third Law )

This particular bunny was very insistent and attacked me at work today. Bad bunny.

Insomnia
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard, Sheppard/other
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A year after "The Siege Part 3", part of Atlantis' senior staff is summoned to Earth again.
Beta thanks to: temve.

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( Insomnia )

This was supposed to become an entry for the Blood Challenge on sga_flashfic, but as you see, I was way too late. Whatever. I hope you like it nonetheless.

5 - 1 = ?
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Our senses determine how we interact with the world around us.
Beta thanks to: frostfire_17, sdrana and Teza.

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( 5 - 1 = ? )

And since alyse, who was nice enough to look over a Stargate: Atlantis story of mine, just sent it back from beta, I also present

Acceptable Losses
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Pairing: McKay/Sheppard
Rating: PG-13
Summary: McKay finds he cannot agree with Major Sheppard's idea of what constitutes a necessary sacrifice.
Beta thanks to: alyse
2.191 words, McKay POV.

to all McShep fans out there.

So, now I have to return to Lost, but before I do that, I need to complain a little about carnival in general and the bar one level below me in particular. They just started playing their music again. Argh. This will continue until approx. 4 a.m., when I will finally be allowed to fall into bed. *sigh*. I can't wait until Wednesday when the whole torture will finally be over. Thank God this year I've learnt from my mistakes and have taken vacation days for Tuesday and Wednesday. So at least I'll be spared having to come to work after about three hours of sleep and with a mood blacker than Sauron's heart.

On a totally unrelated tangent to all the above... I've developed an unhealthy fascination with Baal ever since "Reckoning Part 2" of Stargate. He's kind of hot when he's, like, you know, not actually torturing Jack and instead helping the SGC. That's a dangerous sign, isn't it? Do I deserve to be zatted now?

I finally bought a new computer. So far, it's still standing in a corner, because first I have to reduce the occupied harddisk space on my old one so I can transfer all the remaining data to the external harddrive xkatjafx lent me. Meaning *groan*, I now have to watch as much TV as I can. I'm currently stuck in the middle of "Lost", but. I. Will. Prevail!

On another note, ten_chan just posted the first collaboration I wrote in that ever made it to the 'net. The story is called "Alles wird gut" and is, of course (considering xkatjafx was one of the co-authors), "Napola". It's in German.

Alles wird gut  [alt. link]
Author: ten_chan, xkatjafx & allaire mikháil
Fandom: Napola
Pairing: Friedrich / Albrecht
Rating: PG-13
Summary: Friedrich fühlte sich, als hätte ihm jemand den Boden unter den Füßen weggezogen.
1.318 words, Friedrich POV, drama.

A couple of stories posted to [snapeslash] and [SnapexHarry] at the end of last year promped me to write another point of view of the topic raised therein, and thus "Payback" was born. This ficlet is rated NC-17 for a reason, so anyone faint of heart who'd rather be spoilt than sorry should perhaps scroll to the bottom of the story first to read what it's about. Thanks.

Payback
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Harry Potter / Severus Snape
Rating: NC-17
Warning: disturbing content
Summary: Not everything is as it appears to be, and secret wounds still bleed sluggishly.
Beta thanks to: SnapesRaven and Parodys
2.568 words, 3rd person POV.

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( Payback )

The 8th Hornblower movie, "Duty", angered me so much that I felt compelled to write a fix-it, so to speak:

Unadorned Truth
Author: allaire mikháil
Fandom: Horatio Hornblower
Pairing: Horatio Hornblower / William Bush
Rating: PG-13
Summary: After "Duty", Hornblower is offered a final chance to choose a different path.
Beta thanks to: khaleesian
2.6962 words, Hornblower POV, set after "Duty". Sequel to Cold to the Bone.

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( Unadorned Truth )