Scarlett Burns
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since: 09-14-01, id: 110888, Profile Updated: 06-09-12
country: USA
Author has written 21 stories for Dark Shadows, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Secret Window, Pirates of the Caribbean, Forever Knight, Lois and Clark, X-Men: The Movie, Van Helsing, and House, M.D..

I'm 28, and a design visualization specialist at a civil engineering firm creating 3D visualizations and motion graphics. I've also done VFX work for a couple feature length indy films which is always fun! Besides writing and 3D, I have a love of paleontology and started taking classes to get my certification in 2010.

In my spare time I dabble with writing, which you'll find here. Mystery, myth, history and adventure inspire many of my creative outlets, so you may notice I touch these genres a lot in my stories. Lots of thanks to my superb betas, Stella-Maria, Iolanthe and MidLifeCrisis. Their help and con-crit in my weird collection of fandoms has made all the difference!

I try to split my spare time pretty evenly between 3D creations and writing, so if I haven't written or updated in a while I'm probably engaged in more visual forms at the moment, or life's gotten busy! I'll get back to a story eventually, even if it's been a long while. :)


Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.

-Mark Twain

"The difference between a hero and a coward is one step sideways."
-Gene Hackman

Keep away from small people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.
-Mark Twain

“It’s good that you feel bad,’ she said, after some thought. Not much thought, obviously, but some. ‘If you felt nothing, it would mean there is no love, no passion. And we are nothing without passion.”
― Hugh Laurie, The Gun Seller


1. Respect reviews
Set after the events of "Nobody's Fault" and "Chase" in season 8. House and Chase have a much needed talk, and come to understand each other in the process. One-Shot. Friendship.
House, M.D. - Rated: T - English - Friendship/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,541 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 11-4-12 - G. House & R. Chase - Complete
2. Tag, You're It reviews
It takes a good, ol' fashion game of Tag to get House back into the game after his infarction.
House, M.D. - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,239 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 12-28-11 - G. House
3. Out of Tune reviews
Set pre-series. Wilson returns to Princeton to find House post-infarction. One-Shot.
House, M.D. - Rated: T - English - Angst/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,980 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 4-6-11 - G. House & J. Wilson - Complete
4. History Lessons reviews
Who knew that Logan could give Storm a history lesson? one shot, sequel to Haunted
X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,399 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 3-7-10 - Wolverine & Storm - Complete
5. Wilderness of Mirrors » reviews
Sands must confront madness headon, and rediscover himself in the process, if he wishes to reclaim his life. But how does a blind man survive in a wilderness of mirrors? Sequel to Sands Through The Hourglass.
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Rated: M - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 11 - Words: 34,217 - Reviews: 65 - Updated: 12-26-09 - Published: 9-29-06
6. The Lost reviews
Van Helsing is not what he appears to be, and an encounter with a powerful enemy will force him to confront his greatest fear; the discovery of his past and what and who he truly is.
Van Helsing - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,250 - Reviews: 14 - Published: 11-15-09 - Van Helsing
7. Haunted reviews
When the past haunts you sometimes you can't ever truly go home... unless, of course, there is a change in the weather. Sequel to previous one-shot, Ghosts.
X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,397 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-18-09 - Wolverine & Storm - Complete
8. Ghosts reviews
It's not every day that Logan meets a man from his past; especially one who helped turn him into Weapon X.
X-Men: The Movie - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,716 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 6-15-09 - Wolverine - Complete
9. Visitation » reviews
Alternate Beginnings story. What if the presence of an alien race was felt by humans before Superman ever arrived on the scene? Would Clark Kent ever be able to become Superman, or would he be forced to hide forever?
Lois and Clark - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 3 - Words: 9,688 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 5-25-09 - Published: 4-1-09
10. The Three Rules reviews
The moment you find out the name of the man who once saved your life can only be eclipsed by finding out that he may also moonlight in tights.
Lois and Clark - Rated: K - English - Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,882 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 3-1-09 - Complete
11. Embodiment of Faith reviews
Father Rochefort makes a startling discovery that threatens his idea of faith. It isn't every day that your past comes back to haunt you, unless you happen to be Nick Knight. Complete.
Forever Knight - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 8,757 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 2-6-08 - Complete
12. The Siren's Immortal » reviews
Jack Sparrow has lived through events in his past that even he will not speak of. Events that led to a man's death, and changed Jack's life forever. Now, he must use his past to ensure the future of the sea itself.
Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: T - English - Supernatural/Adventure - Chapters: 2 - Words: 7,096 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 4-29-07 - Published: 8-9-04 - Capt. Jack Sparrow
13. Sands Through The Hourglass » reviews
Post movie. Sands finds himself back in CIA hands, and his future is uncertain. A setup within the CIA puts Sands to the test, and he's forced to lay it all out on the line to gain proof about the conspiracy against him. COMPLETE
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Rated: M - English - Mystery/Adventure - Chapters: 43 - Words: 125,005 - Reviews: 589 - Updated: 9-4-06 - Published: 11-6-03 - Complete
14. The Death of Me reviews
Who's to say that the pain of a past erased doesn't still live on in memory? OneShot.
Dark Shadows - Rated: T - English - Angst/Supernatural - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,926 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-26-06 - Complete
15. Unnatural Predators » reviews
Brutal killings and mysterious symbols left at crime scenes force Detectives Nick Knight and Don Schanke to track down a preternatural predator.
Forever Knight - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Horror - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,927 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 5-18-06 - Published: 1-3-06
16. Broadway reviews
Sands attempts to rid himself of his ghosts, but will he be successful or just succeed in digging up more? post-movie one-shot
Once Upon a Time in Mexico - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,667 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 5-3-05 - Complete
17. Melody of a Secret Garden » reviews
Mort Rainey feels more like himself again, but past deeds are not as easily forgotten as he might wish.
Secret Window - Rated: T - English - Mystery/Angst - Chapters: 3 - Words: 2,813 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 3-26-04 - Published: 3-20-04 - Complete
18. The Unknown » reviews
Quentin Collins agrees to take part in an unusual research experiment, one that seeks to prove that ghosts are only in one's mind...
Dark Shadows - Rated: K+ - English - Supernatural/Mystery - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,091 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 11-21-03 - Published: 2-19-03
19. Haunting Memories » reviews
Even 30 years later Collinwood is not free of its ghosts, nor is Quentin Collins. The house of tragedy drags up past memories for the last remaining Collins and threatens to swallow him up for good.
Dark Shadows - Rated: T - English - Horror/Suspense - Chapters: 7 - Words: 59,259 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 2-12-03 - Published: 9-14-01 - Complete
20. Moonstruck » reviews
After arriving in Egypt, Quentin Collins discovers that the ancient land still holds many horrifying surprises. Surprises that could change his life forever. Sequel to Whispers In The Wind
Dark Shadows - Rated: K+ - English - Horror/Supernatural - Chapters: 2 - Words: 13,902 - Reviews: 1 - Updated: 1-22-03 - Published: 10-8-02 - Complete
21. Whispers In The Wind reviews
Quentin Collins makes a startling discovery before leaving Collinwood. Set in 1897, based on the original series.
Dark Shadows - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Mystery - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,154 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-8-02 - Complete
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