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Title: Unbreakable
Relationship: Clark/Bruce
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Guy Gardner, Edward Nygma
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion (click for notes and all chapters).
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 2600
Summary: A lucky break in the middle of a match gives Clark fifteen minutes of fame before they return to Philadelphia.

( He heard the crowd go totally silent for a heartbeat, and then pandemonium broke out in the little high school gym as every spectator (all sixty-odd of them) leapt to their feet simultaneously, screaming. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 5
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: Discussions (and misunderstanding) of genetic mental illness.
Rating: G
Word Count: 3400
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: Trapped in the Library of Fornost, Thorin and his company search for clues and Thorin and Bilbo have some conversations with unfortunate results.
Notes: Well-timed for this chapter, Mekare has a fantastic picture of Thorin Doing Research as well as an adorable Baffled Skeleton With Umbrella! I just want to hug both of them...although neither would probably appreciate it.

( You're not going to get far in this quest if you keep shutting people out who might help you. With an attitude like that, no wonder you haven't made any progress in ten years. )

Batman 20 (backup): Written by JAMES TYNION IV; pencils by ALEX MALEEV

In Batman #19, Superman showed up to ask Batman if he wanted to talk about Damian's death (he didn't), and they found themselves embroiled in a magical mess. In #20, the story continues and is incredibly sweet and full of adorable friendshippy moments. Read on for the bromance!

Superman is fighting the demon, buying Batman time to try and figure out how it was summoned and how to unsummon it. Batman is talking with the ghost of the friend of the man who (stupidly) summoned it, trying to find his body so he can find the incantation.

( That man right there...he's one of the closest friends I have. )

Title: On the Road Again
Relationship: Clark/Bruce
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Maxwell Lord, Guy Gardner, Edward Nygma, Amanda Waller
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion (click for notes and all chapters).
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 3400
Summary: With their feud over, Clark and Bruce go their separate ways at work--until Max asks them to put in some time at a colleague's new promotion as a favor.

( Amanda and I go way back. She's starting up a new promotion, calls it the Suicide Squad. Figures if she can drum up attention with some known names, it'll help. )

Title: The End of the Feud
Relationship: Clark/Bruce
Characters: Clark Kent, Bruce Wayne, Maxwell Lord
Continuity: Heroes of the Squared Circle, a DC/pro wrestling fusion (click for notes and all chapters).
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count 3700
Summary: Forced to end their feud prematurely, Clark and Bruce do their best to stage an unforgettable match.

( Clark rolled in feigned agony, blinded by pain. He could feel something warm trickling down his face that wasn't sweat and realized he must have cut his head open on the stairs. He almost grinned: he might not be willing to blade himself, but that didn't mean he didn't appreciate the effect some unplanned blood would have on the visuals of the fight. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 4
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Fíli, Kíli, Thorin, Dwalin, Balin
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 2300
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an artifact that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: Fleeing a barrow-wraith, Thorin and his party take refuge in the warded library of Fornost.

( Bilbo was so shaken and jarred that all of his energy was taken up in trying to cling to consciousness as he struggled to process what he had just experienced. Undead armies! Some kind of ghost! It was all insane, and nothing a Baggins of Bag End should ever be involved with, he thought bitterly as he was carried deeper into the dead city of Fornost. )

Title: A Distant and a Simple Thing
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Pairing: John/Sherlock
Characters: Mycroft Holmes, John Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3700
Summary: Experimental therapy has robbed John Watson of his memories of Sherlock Holmes. When he starts receiving mysterious emails and then is sort-of kidnapped by a stranger, John has a mystery to unravel.
Notes: A continuation of Normal, Sane, and Not All Right, but stands on its own, I believe.

( John listened because there wasn't much else to do when a madman in a moving cab insisted on telling you about coal-tar derivatives, about the rainforests of Iran and the mountains of Tibet. )

Title: Pulling No Punches
Relationship: Sherlock/John
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson, Greg Lestrade, Mrs. Hudson, Mycroft Holmes, "Anthea"
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: 760
Summary: Sherlock is reunited with everyone in turn. And gets punched in the face.

( Could we perhaps stop talking about punching me in the face and start talking about the case? )

Title: Little Random Details
Relationship: Sherlock/John
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, John Watson
Fandom: BBC Sherlock
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 280
Summary: A reunion vignette on a rooftop in London.

( John Watson stepped forward, his fists clenched, and Sherlock took a breath and held his arms out to his sides, waiting. He meant to close his eyes, but discovered, somewhat to his chagrin, that he was unwilling to cut off the sight of John's face, even twisted with righteous rage. )

Title: Clarity of Vision, Chapter 1
Relationship: Thorin/Bilbo
Characters: Bilbo Baggins, Thorin Oakenshield, Balin, Dwalin, Fíli, Kíli
Fandom: Hobbit
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: G
Word Count: 3300
Story Summary: In a Middle-Earth where Erebor never fell, a shadow remains in the heart of the Lonely Mountain. Bilbo Baggins finds himself drawn reluctantly into a quest that will lead him across the continent--from Bree to Lake Evendim to the icy North and beyond--with a party of five dwarves searching for an item that will cure the ailing King Thrór.
Chapter Summary: On a rainy day in Bree, Bilbo Baggins runs into a dwarf. They don't get along.

( The Prancing Pony was the best inn in Bree--but then, it was the only inn in Bree, and Bilbo was glad enough of its warmth after the cold fall rain. Its rough-hewn rafters were wreathed in smoke above--far above, to Bilbo's eyes, for the common room was made to accommodate men as well as hobbits. )