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Author has written 61 stories for CSI, and Left 4 Dead. A Wee Li'l Bio: My name's Alison, I'm in my early twenties, and I write in my spare time. I'm an Emergency Medical Responder in my province, and I hope to one day be a Medical Technician with the Canadian Armed Forces. I'm very in to The Walking Dead (both the TV show and the graphic novels), Fallout 3 (Xbox-style), Band of Brothers, and Stephen King. I'm a WWII buff as well. I also love Shakespeare. And Simon Pegg. Notes and Musings From Yours Truly: Stories aplenty are a comin', I do promise. | |||||||
1. Left 4 Dead 2: Dead Weight reviews"[This] really taught me just one thing: the only way to go on is to go on. To say 'I can do this' even when you know you can't." Oneshot. Tragedy/Angst. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,625 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 2-23-13 - Nick & Ellis - Complete2. Left 4 Dead 2: Pillow Talk reviewsPlaying Rock, Paper, Scissors: leaving your future to fate or luck? Oneshot. Humor/Fluff. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,150 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 2-13-13 - Nick & Ellis - Complete3. Left 4 Dead 2: Seven Hundred and Thirty reviewsThis is my suicide note and also my confession. Oneshot. Tragedy. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,625 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 5-9-12 - Nick & Ellis - Complete4. The Whole Story » reviewsThe End. The Beginning. And All The Misery That Fell In-Between.CSI - Rated: M - English - Drama - Chapters: 6 - Words: 3,531 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 10-19-11 - Published: 12-5-09 - Greg S.5. Left 4 Dead 2: Blame the Birds reviewsIt's late, everyone's tired, and Nick can't sleep. Oneshot.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 282 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 10-13-11 - Nick & Ellis - Complete6. L4D2: We'd Like To Tell You What Hell Is Like reviewsNick and Ellis are interviewed for the first time at Refugee Camp #265 shortly after they've been rescued. Oneshot. Tragedy/Drama. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,360 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 9-22-11 - Ellis & Nick - Complete7. Left 4 Dead 2: Three Words reviewsHe couldn't save Ellis, just as he couldn't stop the rain from falling or the sun from rising. All he could do was sit and wait and hold his dying friend's hand. Oneshot. Tragedy. Nick/Ellis. Nick's POV. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,177 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 8-14-11 - Nick & Ellis - Complete8. Left 4 Dead 2: Stop and Stare reviewsTo think I might not see those eyes makes it so hard not to cry, and as we say our … goodbyes, I nearly do. Tragedy/Angst. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,396 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-22-11 - Ellis & Nick - Complete9. Left 4 Dead 2: Second Chance reviews"… death is not an adventure to those who stand face to face with it." – foreword in All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Oneshot. Tragedy/Angst. Ellis' POV. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,678 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 3-21-11 - Ellis & Keith - Complete10. Left 4 Dead 2: Before It Was Too Late reviewsIt's all part of a grander plan that is coming true, but sometimes the ending isn't what one expects. Sometimes the ending is happy … and sometimes it isn't. Oneshot. Angst/Fluff/Romance/Tragedy. Nick/Ellis. Slash. Nick's POV.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,383 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 3-15-11 - Nick & Ellis - Complete11. Left 4 Dead 2: A Little Taste of Happiness reviewsThere's always something to smile about – this still applies in a Goddamn zombie apocalypse. Oneshot. Tragedy/Fluff. Nick/Ellis.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,046 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 2-25-11 - Ellis & Nick - Complete12. Left 4 Dead 2: Silent Prayer reviews"There are places in the heart that do not yet exist; suffering has to enter in for them to come to be." - Leon Bloy. Oneshot. Ellis' POV. Tragedy.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,039 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 2-11-11 - Ellis & Nick - Complete13. Left 4 Dead 2: One More War Won't Kill Anybody reviewsOn the first page of our story, our future seemed so bright, but even angels have their wicked schemes. It all comes down to standing here and watching what we've set on fire burn itself to the ground. Oneshot. Tragedy/Angst. Nick/Ellis. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,458 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 12-27-10 - Ellis & Nick - Complete14. Left 4 Dead 2: Heaven Better Not Want You reviewsI have so much to say to you, but the only thought that resides at the forefront of my mind is "see you in hell." Oneshot. Tragedy/Angst. Nick/Ellis. Slash. Nick's POV.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,413 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 12-4-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete15. Left 4 Dead 2: I'm Right Here reviewsNick's long-needed sleep is ripped from his grasp when the other survivors decide to discuss what they'll do when they get rescued. Oneshot. Tragedy. Nick's POV.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 844 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-22-10 - Nick - Complete16. Left 4 Dead 2: A Perfect Night Under The Stars reviews"Live your life like today's your last day, 'cause there are people out there who won't have a tomorrow." -Anonymous. Oneshot. Angst/Fluff. Nick/Ellis. Slight slash. Nick's POV.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,524 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 9-19-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete17. Left 4 Dead 2: It Is What It Is reviewsYou said it, I get it; I guess it is what it is. I should've just kept my mouth shut. Oneshot. Angst/Drama. Slash. Nick/Ellis. Ellis' POV. Language warning.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,787 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-1-10 - Ellis & Nick - Complete18. Left 4 Dead 2: Today Ain't The Day reviews"Ellis, is now the best time?" Oneshot. Angst. Nick/Ellis.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 537 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 8-26-10 - Ellis & Nick - Complete19. Left 4 Dead 2: In The Dark reviewsMaybe Ellis needs glasses … y'know, so he finally sees what he's been missing out on. Hard to find those in an apocalypse, though. Perhaps he'll just continue to be blind. Oneshot. Slight Angst/Fluff. Nick/Ellis. Slash. Ellis' POV.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,693 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 8-18-10 - Ellis & Nick - Complete20. Left 4 Dead 2: When It's Time reviewsI've wished for death long before it finally took me into its embrace. Oneshot. Nick's POV. Tragedy/Character Death/Drama.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,276 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-8-10 - Published: 6-1-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete21. Left 4 Dead 2: Where My Mind Takes Me reviewsIf I could fly as fast as my thoughts travel, I'd be going faster than Albert Einstein considered possible. Oneshot. Angst. Nick's POV. Nick/Ellis.Left 4 Dead - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,868 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-9-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete22. L4D2: Giving Up Involves More Than One Person reviewsHow much more can one man endure without snapping? Oneshot. Tragedy. Rated M. Nick's POV. Language warning.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,116 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 1-6-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete23. Left 4 Dead 2: No Refuge reviewsNick can physically escape from infected people, but how can he find sanctuary when he's running from his thoughts? Oneshot. Drama/Angst. Nick's POV. Slash.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,805 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-4-10 - Nick & Ellis - Complete24. Left 4 Dead 2: Against the Odds reviewsIt was his fault that four had become three. Oneshot? Drama/Tragedy. Nick's POV. Language warning.Left 4 Dead - Rated: M - English - Drama/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,541 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 12-29-09 - Nick & Ellis25. Stolen Time » reviewsFive years. Five years of nothing. Five years of wishing. Five years of agony, of defeat. Five years, and then that one moment of hope. Angst/Drama. Nick/Greg. Alternating POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 5 - Words: 7,374 - Reviews: 25 - Updated: 12-29-09 - Published: 4-19-09 - Nick S. & Greg S.26. Falling Along With the Rain reviews"In our lives, there is bound to come some pain, surely as there are storms and falling rain; just believe that the one who holds the storms will bring the sun." –Unknown. Oneshot. Angst/Drama. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: M - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,268 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 11-1-09 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete27. You Found Me reviewsYou got some kind of nerve, takin' all that I want. Oneshot. Drama. Nick/Greg. Slash. Greg's POV. Post GD.CSI - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,576 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 10-11-09 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete28. In Need of Assistance reviewsNo one else can stop you from being scared. You've gotta do it yourself, and sometimes … you just can't. Oneshot. Drama/Angst. Nick/Greg, but mostly Greg. Greg's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,754 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 1-14-09 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete29. The Odds of Survival reviewsIs it really a second chance when Death leaves you with a choice and no definitive answer? Oneshot. Angst/Possible character death. Nick/Greg. Greg's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,880 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 12-10-08 - Greg S. - Complete30. Praying for Your Voice reviewsHow long does it take for hope to wither and almost die? For Greg, three weeks. Three weeks of silence and three weeks of praying for Nick's voice. Oneshot. Angst. Nick/Greg. Greg's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,102 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-22-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete31. Drowning reviewsGreg doesn't know what to do. No matter which way he looks, all he sees are dead ends, and each one still leaves him sitting outside in the rain. Oneshot. Angst. Greg's POV. Nick/Greg. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,876 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-19-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete32. A Loss of Control » reviewsGreg tries to get Nick to talk about his feelings after Warrick's death, but Nick's having none of that. What starts out innocently enough soon turns to mayhem … and a loss of control. Two chapters. Angst. Post "For Gedda". Nick/Greg. Slash. Language 14CSI - Rated: M - English - Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,972 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 11-11-08 - Published: 11-5-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete33. No Treat for the Tart reviewsShouldn't Halloween just be for the kids? If so, then why would some grown up tart expect to get a goodie? Specifically an already taken goodie. Oneshot. Comedy. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,573 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 10-31-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete34. Forgiveness reviewsGreg's ruined the one thing that truly mattered to him: His friendship with Nick. With nothing to lose, he sends the Texan a text message saying 'I'm sorry'. Continuation of "Eight Years into Never". Oneshot. Angst. Nick/Greg. Alternating POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,833 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-24-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete35. Why I Can't Live Without Greg Sanders by Nick S reviewsFor a couples' appreciation course, Nick willingly writes an essay on why he can't live without Greg Sanders. Oneshot. Fluff. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV-first person. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,589 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 10-18-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete36. Why I Love Nick Stokes an essay by Greg Sanders reviewsFor a couples' appreciation course, Greg is finagled into writing an essay on why he loves Nick Stokes. Oneshot. Fluff/Drama. Nick/Greg. Greg's POV—first person. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,246 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 10-11-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete37. Missed Opportunities reviewsThere are always going to be missed opportunities, and sometimes you don't get another chance. Oneshot. Angst/Drama. Post "Grave Danger". Nick/Greg. Slash. Greg's POV.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,212 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 10-6-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete38. Failure to Communicate » reviewsIf you don't open your heart, then the words can never come. If you don't spell it out, then he'll never know. Especially with Nick … he's kind of oblivious some days. Two chapters. Angst/Romance. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 3,025 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 9-23-08 - Published: 9-18-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete39. Faded to Gray reviewsHow are you supposed to live while your best friend's life is hanging by a thread? How are you supposed to be all right when he could die without ever seeing you again? Oneshot. Post "For Gedda". Possible character death. Nick's POV-first person.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,355 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 9-15-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete40. It Began with a Party and Ended with a Funeral » reviewsA going away party for Greg leaves Nick feeling horrible, and he tries to nurse his hurt with alcohol. With his judgment impaired, Nick makes a decision that could kill. Three chapters. Angst/Tragedy/Drama. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Tragedy - Chapters: 3 - Words: 3,986 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 9-14-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete41. A Night on the Town reviewsNick and Greg take a vacation to a small town in Alberta, just looking for peace and quiet. What they end up with is confusion, screaming, squeeing, and a high-speed pursuit. Oh, and throw in a couple of fangirls to start the ball rollin'.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,129 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 9-9-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete42. Live for Now reviewsGreg's mind won't slow down. All he can think of is his and Nick's future, and this leaves him wondering if they even have one. Oneshot. Angst. Nick/Greg. Greg's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,768 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-16-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete43. An Eggo Means Love reviewsWhat starts off as an ordinary night turns into something that could be called a complete disaster with a romantic twist, or maybe just a complete disaster. The culprit—a witty man and an Eggo waffle. Oneshot. Romance. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,822 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-13-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete44. I Promise » reviewsWhen it's your time to go, no one can save you. Not even a hero. Two chapters. Character death. Romance/Angst/Tragedy. Nick/Greg. Slash. Greg's POV. Rated 'M' for minor coarse language.CSI - Rated: M - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 2 - Words: 4,688 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 8-10-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete45. Sharing the Pain reviewsGreg's not looking for someone to fix everything. He isn't looking for someone to continue telling him he did the right thing, either. All he's looking for is one moment of comfort in a harsh reality. Oneshot. Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort. Nick/Greg. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,143 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 8-7-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete46. You're Not Alone reviews"Suicide Prevention Line, Nick Stokes speaking." - No one is truly alone, and sometimes the best listener is just a phone call away. Oneshot. Hurt/Comfort. Mainly Nick. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,777 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8-4-08 - Nick S. - Complete47. Responsible for Fate reviewsIs anyone truly responsible for fate? Nick tries to grapple with the accident that left the man he loved in the hospital, and no one knows if Greg will survive the night. Oneshot. Angst/Drama/Tragedy. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,765 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 7-29-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete48. Valentine's Day Some Assembly RequiredNick's planned out something special for Valentine's Day, but Greg has nothing for his partner, and not even one idea about what to get him. Will someone help Greg stop freaking out? Oneshot. Nick/Greg. Mainly Greg. Slash. Wendy&Greg. Possible Wedges.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,357 - Published: 7-26-08 - Greg S. - Complete49. Hiding the Truth, but Not the Evidence reviewsRE-POST The evidence never lies, but people do. Greg's scrambling to hide the truth from Nick, and not the evidence … but why? Oneshot. Nick/Greg. Angst/Friendship/Romance. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,543 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 7-25-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete50. An Anniversary of Missed Dates reviewsGreg's missed their past four dates, and Nick's heart can't possibly break any further, but somehow it does. Is everything going to come crashing down? Oneshot. Nick/Greg. Alternating POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,292 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 7-15-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete51. Eight Years into Never » reviewsEight years is a long time to love someone, and Greg decides that he's done with lusting after Nick without the Texan knowing how he feels. But, of course, things don't go according to plan. Six chapters. Hurt/Angst. Alternating POV. Slash. Nick/Greg.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 6 - Words: 3,961 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-1-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete52. High School Style Running Out of TimeDavid and Henry are just out trying to relax, trying to escape from the stress of school, family and girls . . . but then the football players show up. Oneshot. David/Henry. David's POV.CSI - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,413 - Published: 6-25-08 - Complete53. Complicatedly Simple reviewsNick thinks about Greg . . . and how he'll never know about Nick's true feelings. Does he think he'll find the courage to admit to those feelings? Oneshot. First person-Nick's POV. Slash. Nick/Greg.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 667 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-25-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete54. Dousing the Flames reviewsGreg is trying to deal with the aftermath of the lab explosion, but the memories won't leave him. It's his first night home and he tries to escape, but where is he going? Oneshot. Slash. Nick/Greg. Greg's POV.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,909 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 6-25-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete55. Alive reviewsSometimes all we need is a hero. Sometimes all we need is someone there. Sometimes all we need is ... a picnic? Oneshot. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV. Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,345 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 6-25-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete56. But and Other Fine Words of Hidden Doubt » reviewsNick knows he loves Greg, but what are you supposed to do when the man you love is self-destructing in front of your very eyes? Greg's losing control, and Nick doesn't know what to do. Two chapters. Angst. Slash. Nick/Greg. Nick's POV.CSI - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,426 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-31-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete57. Wishing it had Never Happened » reviewsA slipup at work has Greg wondering why this had to happen. Was it just an accident, or was it fate? Two chapters. Slight angst, slight romance. Slash. Greg's POV, first person. Nick/Greg.CSI - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 2 - Words: 2,539 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-31-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete58. Murder on the Mind reviewsGreg comes upon a decision, and, of course, there is an easy way out and a hard way. Which course of action does he take… and why is he thinking of murder? Oneshot. Greg's POV, first person.CSI - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 329 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-31-08 - Greg S. - Complete59. A Passing Storm reviewsA monstrous thunderstorm is rolling through Las Vegas, and Greg's fear level is escalating. Will something or someone jump in and save the day, or will Greg be left alone to deal with his fright? Slash.CSI - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,767 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-18-08 - Greg S. & Nick S. - Complete60. Sleep is for Angels reviewsNick's angel can't stay awake. Slash. Nick/Greg.CSI - Rated: T - English - Romance/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,286 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-18-08 - Nick S. & Greg S. - Complete61. The Edge reviewsWe all have monsters living inside us, bringing out those emotions we wish we could forget. But what happens when Nick can't let go of the regret he's feeling? He gets too close to the edge. Is he even planning on hanging on? Oneshot.CSI - Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,159 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-18-08 - Nick S. - Complete