I'm a senior at Temple University. I'm majoring in Political Science, and minoring in French and Italian.

My pen name comes from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's. Audrey Hepburn's character is named Holly Golightly, and since I absolutely admire Audrey Hepburn for her style and grace (as well as her portrayal of Holly Golightly), my pen name is Brandi Golightly.

I've been obsessed with The Avengers, specifically Hawkeye/Clint Barton and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff.

The Avengers also spawned an unhealthy obsession with Jeremy Renner. You have been warned if I write stories about his characters other than Clint Barton/Hawkeye.

I watch a variety of TV shows including True Blood, Boardwalk Empire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Gossip Girl, Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries, American Horror Story, The Walking Dead, Skins (UK) and many many more. So, if you're interested in any of these TV shows as much as I am, keep an eye out for any stories I may write about them. I'm always thinking of what to write about next.

I also like Harry Potter, Twilight (only to a certain extent), and The Hunger Games.

I name a lot of my fics after songs. They are as follows:

Fix You - "Fix You" by Coldplay

Hearing Damage - "Hearing Damage" by Thom Yorke

You Belong With Me - "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift

Never Let Me Go - "Never Let Me Go" by Florence & the Machine

One More Night - "One More Night" by Maroon 5

Lucky Ones - "Lucky Ones" by Lana Del Rey

Born To Die - "Born To Die" by Lana Del Rey

Off To The Races - "Off to the Races" by Lana Del Rey

State of Grace - "State of Grace" by Taylor Swift

She Will Be Loved - "She Will Be Loved" by Maroon 5

Boston - "Boston" by Augustana

My ships

Hawkeye/Clint Barton and Black Widow/Natasha Romanoff (Clintasha, Blackhawk) - The Avengers

Mark Sloan and Lexie Grey (Slexie) - Grey's Anatomy (May they both rest in peace. I hope that they can find each other and finally be together.)

Chuck Bass and Blair Waldorf (Chair) - Gossip Girl

Damon Salvatore and Elena Gilbert (Delena) - The Vampire Diaries

Caroline Forbes and Tyler Lockwood (Forwood) - The Vampire Diaries

Buffy Summers and Angel - Buffy, the Vampire Slayer

Sookie Stackhouse and Eric Northman - True Blood

Jason Stackhouse and Jessica Hamby - True Blood

Violet Harmon and Tate Langdon (Violate) - American Horror Story (season 1)

Michelle Richardson and Tony Stonem - Skins (series 1)

Effy Stonem and Freddie Mclair (Freffy) - Skins (series 2)

Alo Creevey and Mini McGuinness (Malo) - Skins (series 3)

Nick Levan and Franky Fitzgerald (Frick, Fick) - Skins (series 3)

Grace Violet Blood and Rich Hardbeck - Skins (series 3)

Peeta Mellark and Katniss Everdeen (Peeniss, Everlark) - The Hunger Games

Seth Cohen and Summer Roberts - The O.C.

Ryan Atwood and Marissa Cooper - The O.C.

Haley James Scott and Nathan Scott (Naley) - One Tree Hill

Feel free to check out my Tumblr, and if you have one, feel free to follow me as well:

brandigolightly.tumblr.com

My stories

Fix You

Summary: After saving Natasha Romanoff from a playground bully, Clint becomes best friends with the little red head. This story follows Natasha and Clint through school from kindergarten to high school as they laugh, live, and fall in love. An AU story.

Status: Complete

Hearing Damage

Summary: When a mission in Brussels goes awry, Clint is rendered deaf. Clint struggles with the new development in his life, while Natasha debates as to whether she should reveal something to him, despite his new disability.

Status: Complete

What Happens in Vegas

Summary: During Tony's bachelor party weekend in Vegas, no one can quite remember what happened their first night there. The penthouse is trashed. There's a tiger in the bathroom. And why is the groom missing? In the style of The Hangover (2009 film) with a touch of What Happens in Vegas (2008 film).

Status: Complete

One More Night

Summary: While waiting for extraction from a SHIELD safe house following a mission, Clint video chats with Natasha.

Status: Complete (one-shot)

You Belong With Me

Summary: Natasha Romanoff is in love with Clint, her best friend and next door neighbor. But he'll never know because she doesn't want to ruin their friendship. And he's dating Bobbi Morse. Based on the song "You Belong With Me" by Taylor Swift. Other Taylor Swift songs are also incorporated. An AU story.

Status: Complete

Never Let Me Go

Summary: A collection of one-shot sequels and drabbles about Clint and Natasha from my Fix You universe as they travel through married life, college life, and "the real world" in general. An AU story.

Status: In Progress

Lucky Ones

Summary: On a school trip to the Met, Clint Barton, an 18-year-old from Brooklyn, accidentally bumps into Natasha Romanoff, a 17-year-old from the Upper East Side. Clint is instantly smitten but he realizes it's going to take a lot more than the bright lights and cityscapes of NYC to win her over. An AU story.

Status: Complete

To Rome With Love

Summary: When Clint is compromised on a solo mission in Rome, Natasha takes it upon herself to get him back. Despite SHIELD's orders and her belief that love is for children, she vows she'll get him out alive. Even if that means she has to die in the process.

Status: Complete

Born To Die

Summary: Scarlett McAuley was the good girl in high school who went on to graduate valedictorian and attend an Ivy League school. Jem Coughlin was the resident bad boy who was convicted of murder and sentenced to prison. When Scarlett returns to Charlestown and runs into Jem, her life gets turned upside down. Jem/OC.

Status: Complete

Off To The Races

Summary: Three months after Rome, Clint and Natasha are sent on a mission to Monaco to take down a casino tycoon and human trafficker by the name of Pierre Moreau. Gambling, torture, and car chases ensue. Sequel to To Rome With Love.

Status: Complete

State of Grace

Summary: When Clint and Natasha are assigned a mission that sends them back to Budapest, they find themselves facing their past. As they struggle to survive and conquer, they find not only their relationship, but their partnership being tested. Sequel to Off To The Races.

Status: In Progress

Boston

Summary: "She said I think I'll go to Boston. I think I'll start a new life, I think I'll start it over, where no one knows my name." Boston by Augustana. Nora Watson leaves her life behind in California to start anew in Boston. What she finds there was what she was least expecting. Jem/OC.

Status: Complete (one-shot)

She Will Be Loved

Summary: Natasha hates jewelry and she hates romantic cliches, but there's a certain archer that she'd make an exception for. One-shot.

Status: Complete (one-shot)

Possible Upcoming Stories

Untitled Prohibition Era AU Story

Summary: A 1920's story about the Avengers as detectives during the Prohibition Era and try to take down an infamous bootlegger named Loki. Somewhat in the feel of the HBO series, Boardwalk Empire. An AU story.

Status: Brainstorming Phase (will most likely be posted in summer 2013)

Wherever You Will Go

Summary: After being reportedly killed in action three years ago, Clint Barton returns to SHIELD. Things are different now, but most importantly, his partner and girlfriend, Natasha Romanoff, has apparently moved on, professionally and romantically. Now, Clint must readjust to life while trying to win back the woman he loves.

Status: Coming Soon