| Brunette |
Author has written 54 stories for Pirates of the Caribbean, Mummy, and Newsies. Brunette - Brunette, Inc. - Blonded I'm back! Sort of...I at least want to finish The Lady and the Tramp, no matter how long it takes me. A part of me also wants to do a Tramp prequel, centering around Gretchen and Beni. We'll see how it goes. It's looking to be a busy year, but I'd like to do some writing here when I have the time. NOTE: All of my Newsies, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Mummy stories can be found here. If you're interested in reading some of my one-shots from other fandoms (such as The Godfather, Pulp Fiction, X-Men, and The Count of Monte Cristo), please visit Brunette, Inc.. THE MUMMY Still, she liked O'Connell. She recognized that he was a good man in a bad world, and she liked that. At the very least, she liked to believe that somewhere such people existed. She knew better; she had learned too much in the slums to seriously entertain the fantasy of a handsome savior. And she knew that O'Connell probably had his share of little flaws, of irritating habits, his stash of closet-skeletons. But for now, she liked to think that he was the one good seed, the angel from the ashes, the diamond in the rough, and probably a dozen other silly, melodramatic ideals. She just wanted to believe that he had survived the same streets that she and Beni had, and been strong in the ways they had failed. She wanted to think that there was someone out there who could suffer through the rot and grime and make it out okay. If she couldn't do it herself, then she at least liked to believe that there was stability in the hope for it. IN PROGRESS The Lady and the Tramp. The sequel to Tramps and Thieves, starting up the morning Gretchen gets back to Cairo from Hamunaptra. This is my second go at writing this story; I decided that my original idea for the story wasn't functioning as well as it could, and I wanted to get Gretchen more involved in an action/adventure plot (because, let's face it, she pretty well avoided danger in the first one!). COMPLETE FUTURE POSSIBILITIES Two Tramps Stumble into a Bar. A (probably short) prequel piece to the Tramps series. The mishaps of Gretchen and Beni--because let's face it, the chemistry is totally there. ;) NEWSIES "Shut up, Davey. Shut the fuck up. You're so freaking stupid, you know that? You think dyin' is somethin' noble--well it's not, alright? Maybe it is in all those candy-ass books you read, but in New York--on the streets, nobody dies a hero, alright? You die too fucking young with nobody to remember ya. Do you want that? Do you really think you want that? Because a month from now, nobody'll remember you was even here. Nobody'll say, 'Thank God for Davey--what a saint!' That's dyin' in New York City, David. Welcome to the Big Apple." COMPLETE Club Ten. This story was never my favorite to write, but it's definitely turned into something. It's probably not the first fic I would recommend to you, unless you're willing to suspend your disbelief and hang on for the ride. A modern story, Club Ten takes place at a college, focusing on a strange sorority known for its wild, mysterious girls. When David agrees to help one of the girls in bringing the truths of the Club to light, he accidentally brings about a fatal occurance that will change his life--and his friends'--forever. Golgotha. Another personal favorite, Golgotha is my personal homage to Memento and Christopher Nolan. The story is told in a reversed sequence, beginning with Jack being murdered and ending with the reason why. I definitely recommend it. Hellie 'a Brooklyn. When I decided to revise this story recently, I thought I would have to change a lot. I was surprised to find that I still really enjoyed the way it was originally written; it's still my personal favorite. When David's affair with Spot's lovely girlfriend is made public, the bonds between the Lower East Side and Brooklyn are broken, igniting a gruesome gang war. Will love truly conquer all, or is it about to destroy everything? Infidele.Of the stories that I have written, this one consistently remains one of my favorites. If I can say so, it's one of the few stories that uses a Mary-Sue effectively: by keeping her in the background and focusing the attention on the canons. Set years in the future, we find Jack Kelly very much the same person he was. The fun of carousing with a married woman, however, comes to an abrupt end when he discovers her husband is a familiar figure from his past. Love Story. Another fic that I'm really not very proud of, Love Story proved to be something of a disappointment, I think. While it's certainly sweet at points, and has a refreshing view of David, I think the story fails because it isn't what the title claims it is. Stepping away from what it was built to be while being written, however, it's not a bad story altogether. The format gives a unique perspective, as it is told from the point of view of the girl involved while she writes it down. A girl is offered ten dollars to "fall in love" with David. Of course, she gets more than she bargained for when she takes the bet. Prince. After reassessing this story, I found that I am actually rather proud of it. After I finished it, I never read it again until recently. I barely remembered the idea--Spot had a baby, blah, blah, blah. But I must admit, it's much more than that. The baby is not so much a focus, but a catalyst. He shows why the great Spot Conlon cannot afford a weakness. A good, quick read. I do recommend it to all the Spot fans. The Proposition. Another story I enjoyed quite a bit, The Proposition is a Jack Kelly three-shot a la Infidele. Set a little over a year after the strike, Jack comes to terms with growing up when a wealthy woman offers him fifteen hundred dollars to be the biological father of her child. Scum. Here we have my first ever Racetrack fic. Writing from his perspective really scared me at first, but now I'm rather proud of it. Scum adapts the story of Henry Hill's time in the Mob to Racetrack's. The story is intentionally seamless, so that each chapter picks up at the exact moment that the last one left off (with the exception of chapter 10). Racetrack is offered freedom from prison and certain death if he breaks the sworn code of silence and rats on his best friends. Twenty One. And even though I disliked writing Club Ten, I did a sequel. I will say that this is exceptionally better than the first, with a few more explanations and some great scenes, specifically between David and Felony. If you breezed through the first one, I highly recommend giving this one a try. Three years after the events of Club Ten, Felony plots revenge on the scattered accesories to the crime. Virgin Eyes. After several unsuccessful trials, I finally did a decent romance. Virgin Eyes is one of the best stories I have written, and I recommend it if you're looking for something to read. Not being a romance-reader, I had gotten fed-up with all of the rich girl-newsie stories in the fandom. To be fair, I'm fed-up with romance in general; so when I decided to write one, I knew I wanted to use a fandom cliche and make it worth reading. I think it turned out very well. Ursula Wellington knew what was expected of her, and she knew Skittery was not part of the plan. Yeah, Well I Hope You Die. This just might be my personal favorite story. I love characterization pieces, and this one gave me a chance to figure out Skittery. As a background character labelled by one line ("glum and dumb"), we're given a lot of flexibility with him. I just wanted to take him and put him in a Holden Caufield situation--the absolute randomness of a below-average day. ONE SHOT AWARDS - NML FANFIC AWARDS ONE SHOT AWARDS - OTHER PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN "I've known women. And I had found in all my pleasurable and unpleasurable knowings of them, that they were but a harmless distraction from the only true love I have ever known. The sea is my mistress. She does not love because she cannot love; she can be sheer lusty pleasure or the absolution of painful torture. And I had it in my head that there would be no lady governing my heart but that endless expansion of sapphire blue. But I have been proven wrong. Elizabeth is the sea." AWARDS | |||||||||
1. The Lady and the Tramp » reviewsSequel to TRAMPS AND THIEVES. Gretchen, O'Connell, and the Carnahans have just returned to Cairo. But the danger of an ancient evil is never far away...nor is a certain Med-Jai. Will Gretchen find love after all? Or will the curse destroy all?Mummy - Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,272 - Reviews: 20 - Updated: 8-5-09 - Published: 7-4-08 - OíConnell, R. & Ardeth B.2. And Love Thee After » reviewsAU. Ardeth has found happiness and love in his bride, Delphine. Evelyn is trapped in a marriage to Beni...But will her blossoming romance with Rick O'Connell be the key that saves Ardeth from Beni's revenge, or the catalyst for a vicious spiral?Mummy - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 11 - Words: 20,636 - Reviews: 40 - Updated: 12-31-08 - Published: 2-3-08 - Ardeth B.3. Tramps and Thieves » reviewsREVISED! Gretchen didn't want to go to Hamunaptra. She didn't even want to leave Cairo. But circumstances have thrown a rather worthless, selfish prostitute into the climactic clash of events during Imhotep's first resurrection.Mummy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 30 - Words: 60,056 - Reviews: 241 - Updated: 12-26-08 - Published: 7-5-05 - Ardeth B. & OíConnell, R. - Complete4. Hellie 'a Brooklyn » reviewsThe classic. Revised, with an epilogue added...When David Jacobs falls for Spot Conlon's girl, he starts a fierce war between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Love and jealousy reign supreme: let the destruction begin. An Illiad adaptation.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 44,502 - Reviews: 177 - Updated: 7-19-08 - Published: 12-19-04 - David J. & Jack K. - Complete5. Things You Won't Remember in the Morning reviewsBut the drink's sung its lullabye, and when he wakes and he remembers...if he remembers...it will be no more than a dream. And I fancy bein' a good dream is another thing entirely from pretendin' to be his sweetheart. For the Fireplace Writing Challenge.Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,018 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 2-13-08 - James N. - Complete6. Spades reviewsThis is mutiny.Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,006 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 12-27-07 - Jack S. & Hector B. - Complete7. 9:00 AM reviewsA Gretchen drabblet. The morning after the night she meets Beni. The beginning of a beautiful...friendship? Relationship? Well, whatever it is.Mummy - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,176 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 12-11-07 - Beni G. - Complete8. Nobody Knows Anything reviewsone-shot. Specs has been paying close attention to Mush lately.Newsies - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,066 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 8-10-07 - Published: 8-9-07 - Specs & Mush - Complete9. Scum » reviews[complete] You just ain't the one we want, Higgins. You rat on Conlon and Kelly, and you're homefree. So how 'bout it? You wanna answer a few questions for me?Newsies - Rated: T - English - Crime/Drama - Chapters: 10 - Words: 19,127 - Reviews: 38 - Updated: 8-9-07 - Published: 5-18-07 - Racetrack H. - Complete10. Addictive Personality reviews[one shot] Spot, this has got to quit. You're spookin' me.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,274 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 7-27-07 - Spot C. - Complete11. Judas Syndrome reviews[one shot] So this is why you didn't escape last night. You're a liar! You lied about everything!Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,484 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 7-22-07 - David J. & Jack K. - Complete12. Slow Spinning Redemption reviews[one shot] So turn up the corners of your lips, part them and feel my fingertips. Trace the moment, for forever. Defenses paper thin, just one touch and I'll be in too deep now to ever swim against the current, so let me slip away.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,370 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-21-07 - Skittery - Complete13. Only the Constant reviews[one shot] Gretchen begrudgingly helps a very inebriated Jonathan one night.Mummy - Rated: T - English - Humor/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,120 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-21-07 - Jonathan C. - Complete14. Since When Does Crutchy Get Laid? reviews[one shot. Newsies Challenge 3 Response] Skittery and Blink hash out a Lodging House rumor over a cigar and a cobblestone.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,767 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-20-07 - Skittery & Kid Blink - Complete15. Golgotha » reviews[complete] Why in the world would Skittery want to kill Jack Kelly? Jealousy? A girl? A secret? Or was he just in a bad mood?Newsies - Rated: T - English - Suspense/Mystery - Chapters: 5 - Words: 8,684 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 5-16-07 - Published: 5-8-07 - Skittery - Complete16. The Broken Hallelujah reviews[one shot. Newsies Challenge 2 Response] It's not a cry you can hear at night it's not somebody who's seen the light. It's a cold and it's a broken hallelujah.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,099 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 5-13-07 - Racetrack H. & Skittery - Complete17. We Real Cool reviews[one shot] we real cool. we left school. we lurk late. we strike straight. we sing sin. we thin gin...Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 597 - Reviews: 10 - Published: 3-23-07 - Complete18. Bang, Bang reviews[one shot] I shot Jack with that gun. I shot him twice in the chest and watched his clothes get red and wet. I shot him and I put the gun down so I could hold him up from the ground, 'cause nobody should die in the dirt.Newsies - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,115 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 1-8-07 - Mush & Jack K. - Complete19. The Proposition » reviews[complete] Mr. Kelly, I would like to give you fifteen hundred dollars...to be the father of my child.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,131 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 1-4-07 - Published: 11-21-06 - Jack K. - Complete20. Four Letter Words reviews[one shot] I got one for you right now. Four letter word, starts with F and rhymes with duck, ends with a you.' David thought this over for a second. 'That would be five letters, Skits.'Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 935 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 1-3-07 - David J. & Skittery - Complete21. Kiss the Girl reviews[one shot] She didn't know he could see her. She thought she was utterly and completely alone, curled up on that doorstep, one hand covering her face and the other loyally clenched about her basket of lace, rocking gently back and forth.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,603 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 1-1-07 - Skittery & Sarah J. - Complete22. Yeah, Well I Hope You Die » reviews[complete] Drunk Delanceys, angry hookers, a sarcastic Kelly, and wisecracking Higgins. If you were Skittery, you'd be in a bad mood, too.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 7 - Words: 15,982 - Reviews: 31 - Updated: 12-19-06 - Published: 5-4-05 - Skittery - Complete23. Quick Thinking reviews[one shot] He may have always been the rugged soldier, but I was still the one with the way with words. And I have an accent. Yes. I'll always have the accent ...Mummy - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 847 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 11-25-06 - Beni G. & OíConnell, R. - Complete24. Piszkas Allat reviews[one shot] I really, really should have known the minute the locked door groaned under the weight of a foot that I should get the hell out of there.Mummy - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,073 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 11-20-06 - Beni G. - Complete25. Virgin Eyes » reviews[complete] I can see you bein' old and regrettin' never doin' nothing over doin' something worth remembering. The rich girl newsie story you always hoped would be written.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 31,518 - Reviews: 127 - Updated: 11-15-06 - Published: 10-11-05 - Skittery - Complete26. Damespeak reviews[one shot] Jack and Racetrack mull over the important issues...like men, of course.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,406 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 11-11-06 - Jack K. & Racetrack H. - Complete27. Twenty One » reviews[complete] Part II. People don't just disappear from your life. Not sudden like that.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 22 - Words: 45,989 - Reviews: 206 - Updated: 8-13-06 - Published: 5-23-05 - Skittery & David J. - Complete28. Dirty Work reviews[one shot] True it can be told, in Tortuga at least, that a whore's never so bad off as her customer. Giselle recalls the night she met Captain Jack.Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,897 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 8-4-06 - Jack S. - Complete29. Wild reviews[one shot] Chained to the Black Pearl, Jack Sparrow realizes something he never knew before about Elizabeth Swann.Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,443 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 8-2-06 - Jack S. & Elizabeth S. - Complete30. Alleyway Legends » reviews[complete] They may not have any idea who Achilles was, or Odissius, or Jason and the Argonauts, but you'd better believe that Jack Kelly, and Spot Conlon, and even ... even David Jacobs ring through this alleway everyday.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 5 - Words: 4,573 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 4-1-06 - Published: 7-20-05 - David J. & Jack K. - Complete31. Love Story » reviews[complete] Just fall in love with him. I'll give ya ten dollars.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 12,849 - Reviews: 85 - Updated: 4-1-06 - Published: 5-28-05 - David J. - Complete32. Club Ten » reviews[complete] Part I. Club Ten. The scene every college boy was looking to hit. The girls there were ... goddesses, they said. The weird thing was, a guy never really knew who she was.Newsies - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 12 - Words: 20,282 - Reviews: 143 - Updated: 2-1-06 - Published: 1-3-05 - Complete33. Empty Alibi reviews[one shot] What kind of orphanage tattoos children? Rick's Legionnaire buddies get the real story out of him behind the Eye of Horus on his wrist.Mummy - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,271 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 10-26-05 - OíConnell, R. - Complete34. Phasma reviews[one shot] Spot Conlon doesn't believe in spirits. He doesn't believe in anything more powerful than he can become.Newsies - Rated: T - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,587 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-28-05 - Spot C. - Complete35. Russian Roulette reviews[one shot] I saw a guy get blown away doin' this. Bored of poker, Spot, Jack, Race, Skittery, and Blink try a different game.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Suspense - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,030 - Reviews: 32 - Published: 7-25-05 - Racetrack H. & Spot C. - Complete36. I Remember She Was Smiling reviews[one shot] Kid Blink isn't a one eyed newsie today. He is five again, and his mother is brushing her hair.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,289 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 7-16-05 - Kid Blink - Complete37. Mr Brightside reviews[one shot] And it's all in my head, but she's touching his chest, now. He takes off her dress, now. Let me go.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,301 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 7-14-05 - David J. - Complete38. Dropping Cigarettes reviews[one shot] In which Kid Blink asks Skittery for advice and learns ... nothing.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,631 - Reviews: 18 - Published: 7-8-05 - Skittery & Kid Blink - Complete39. Baby reviews[one shot] Nobody calls him baby, nobody says 'I love you so.' Nobody calls him baby, I guess he'll never know.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,762 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 7-3-05 - Jack K. & Racetrack H. - Complete40. Cars on a Cable reviews[one shot] If she wanted to survive, she'd have to let him go, even though the rest of her mundane existence would hardly be survival at all.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,577 - Reviews: 9 - Published: 6-13-05 - Skittery & Sarah J. - Complete41. Pretenses reviews[one shot] I kissed Jack Kelly because they expected me to.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 596 - Reviews: 16 - Published: 6-2-05 - Sarah J. - Complete42. Infidèle » reviews[complete] I always hoped I'd see you again, Jack. Just not in bed with my wife.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 3 - Words: 6,669 - Reviews: 13 - Updated: 3-20-05 - Published: 3-4-05 - Jack K. & David J. - Complete43. Shameless reviews[one shot] And it'll make things awkward between you...Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,247 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 3-10-05 - Spot C. - Complete44. Yeats and Sunshine reviews[one shot] All those beautiful, romantic things Spot lacked, David had, and she loved him for it.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,220 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 2-23-05 - David J. - Complete45. Dangerous Little Shivers reviews[one shot] She'd made a mistake, but that mistake was NOT sleeping with Skittery.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,579 - Reviews: 19 - Published: 2-22-05 - Skittery - Complete46. Cheatin' reviews[one shot] Nobody knew, of course. It simply wasn't right, doing that to a friend. Ha, friend. Sarah Jacobs was NOT her friend.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,851 - Reviews: 13 - Published: 2-8-05 - Jack K. - Complete47. They Had It Comin' reviews[one shot] Warden Lewis E. Lawes of Sing Sing Prison [sent a letter stating] that over 69 percent of the current men in prison, over 2300 of them, had been newboys.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,964 - Reviews: 33 - Published: 1-23-05 - Complete48. Prince » reviews[complete] When people talk about Spot Conlon, they talk 'a Brooklyn. They talk 'a the Newsies Strike. But no one ever talks about Lucky, and there's a good reason for that.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 7 - Words: 9,597 - Reviews: 54 - Updated: 1-13-05 - Published: 12-17-04 - Spot C. - Complete49. Hit Me reviews[one shot] Just hit me with the crowbar.Newsies - Rated: T - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 794 - Reviews: 24 - Published: 1-11-05 - Jack K. & David J. - Complete50. Lucky reviews[one shot] Spot talks a little about his past, and future, as someone special lies in his arms.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 589 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 12-15-04 - Spot C. - Complete51. Mind of the Riot reviews[one shot] I was one little thought. It's like being the spark in a dynamite factory. It doesn't matter where it comes from, the place is still going to explode.Newsies - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 920 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 12-10-04 - David J. - Complete52. Drunk Is A State Of Mind reviews[one shot] Doesn't a man have a right to get drunk if he bloody well wants to! Doesn't a man have a right to forget? Doesn't he have the right to let go...for a while...?Mummy - Rated: K+ - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 960 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 9-20-04 - Jonathan C. - Complete53. On Pain of Death reviews[one shot] Was I really so wrong? In the light of things, did Rick O'Connell really stand a chance of rescuing the damsel in distress, killing the bad guy and saving the world?Mummy - Rated: K+ - English - General/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 755 - Reviews: 12 - Published: 11-30-03 - Beni G. - Complete54. Of Gentlemen, Rogues, and Pirates reviews[one shot] Elizabeth is getting married. But to whom?Pirates of the Caribbean - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,146 - Reviews: 17 - Published: 8-6-03 - Elizabeth S. - Complete
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