backup of my archive of fanfiction and other fannish work

Title: To Be Trusted
Fandom: Merlin
Characters: Arthur/Merlin
Words: ~2,900
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none
Summary: Merlin has never been able to pick the right moment to tell Arthur about his magic. When Mordred shows up demanding revenge, Merlin doesn't have a choice any more.
Beta: none
Notes: Written for merry_merthur for kore88. I wanted this fic to end with Arthur and Merlin together but it turned out Gen instead. However I took the title from a quote by George MacDonald that I find rather appropriate: To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved.

( The last days of Uther's reign would go down in the annals as a period of great civil unrest. )

Title: The Sign of the Six
Fandom: Castle & Sherlock crossover
Characters: Holmes, Watson, Beckett, Castle, Ryan, Esposito
Words: ~2,800
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Sherlock is on the trail of a killer and ends up crossing paths with a certain American detective.
Beta: none
Notes: Written for da_cursednlucky for sherlockmas. She asked for a crossover and I thought it'd be cool to have Sherlock and Castle meet. I wanted to turn this into a full case, loosely inspired on the Sign of the Four book, but I ran out of time. Actually I'm already very, very late in posting this, but I hope you like it anyway. :)
Bonus: I made a small photo manip of Beckett and Sherlock, it's at the end of the story.

( The atmosphere at 221b had been tense lately, and Lestrade's decision to close the case had only made Sherlock more irritable than ever. )

Title: Turnabout Puzzle
Fandom: Phoenix Wright & Professor Layton crossover
Characters: Phoenix Wright, Hershel Layton, Maya, Luke
Words: ~1,000
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
Summary: Layton and Phoenix hang out at a café. Predictably, Layton is reminded of a puzzle.
Beta: mizunosakura (and also my sister, who refused to be credited)
Notes: Written for artrica for the layton_exchange. I jumped at the chance of writing a crossover between those two. Since I know nothing about the crossover game (apart that it'll be epic) I made up things about those four's friendship. The puzzle about the three teacups isn't made up, I got it from 'The Canterbury Puzzles' by Dudeney. Despite Nick's objections, Layton is right: every puzzle has an answer.



( With miles and miles of ocean between the States and England, it wasn't as if Phoenix and Maya got to hang out with Luke and the Professor very often. )

Title: How To Woo Your Manservant
Fandom: Merlin
Characters: Arthur/Merlin, various others
Words: 15,114
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: none (written pre-S3)
Summary: When Arthur finally realizes he's hopelessly in love with Merlin, he has no idea how one is supposed to court his manservant but this won't stop him from trying. Repeatedly. Insistently. With flowers, chicken and destiny if he has to.
Beta: han_corrupted & quarterwhore - you two are awesome, I'd never have managed to finish it without your support!
Notes: Written for a merlin_muses prompt. This is by far my longest fic, but writing it was a blast.
Bonus: If you like fanmixes, I made one to go with this fic: Fight Your Feelings.
Chinese translation courtesy of Amy

( First part. )