Dream Descends, who also goes by the penname Astrid Smith, is an aspiring-to-be-published writer in her late teens. She enjoys opera, satire, and anything that happened over fifty years ago. Her hobbies (aside from writing) include reading, classical singing, running, and pontificating. Even she can see that her writing has developed drastically over the few years on ff.net, and she hopes sincerely you take into account that she is at least a bit less crap than she was in the beginning.

LES NOUVELLES August 17/08
Mainly a beta at the moment, am editing three promising stories. Would like to write, but either run out of time or fall on my face. :) Builds character.

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1. Decade » reviews

“Every king needs a queen.” His eyes, inky black in the light of a few drooping candles, are fixed on the corner of her mouth, which always seems to reply before the rest of her. JxE, POSTAWE, SPOILERS.

Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 4,385 - Reviews: 17 - Updated: 8-16-07 - Published: 6-6-07

2. Joined reviews

She brought a trembling hand up between them that secured itself in his hair, tugging him closer. ONESHOT, JAMESxELIZABETH, DMC with vague AWE references.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,532 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 7-2-07 - Published: 7-2-07

3. Wreckage reviews

Elizabeth stared down at the grave in complete stillness, holding the only position that in four years had managed to bring her some semblance of peace. POSTAWE, no spoilers, JE WE, character death.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,710 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-16-07 - Published: 4-16-07

4. Arrival reviews

Sara's prepared to give him the third degree—until she turns around and he's back. GSR, 7x15, ONESHOT.

Complete - CSI - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 319 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 3-25-07 - Published: 3-25-07

5. Evolve reviews

She murmured 'four weeks,' her lips delivering his comeuppance, and he curved around her like a cocoon. 'Two years,' he replied. ONESHOT, GSR, 7x15

Complete - CSI - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 435 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 2-17-07 - Published: 2-17-07

6. Mike reviews

“Just you.” He grinned against her neck so that she felt his lips curve up. “It’s Mike.” ONESHOT, CWMK, spoilers 7x15.

Complete - CSI - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 457 - Reviews: 12 - Updated: 2-11-07 - Published: 2-11-07

7. Traffic reviews

There's a collision in the steam pipe trunk distribution venue. SA, JD. ONESHOT.

Complete - West Wing - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 878 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 2-7-07 - Published: 2-7-07

8. A Matter of Standards reviews

James Norrington catches up with the Black Pearl six months after her reported sinking, and Elizabeth strikes a tainted bargain. ONESHOT JNES, WTES, POST DMC.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,526 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 11-28-06 - Published: 11-28-06

9. The Last Entry reviews

[Amelia Peabody Series] What if Emerson had never regained his memory? The last record of one of history's greatest love stories.

Complete - Misc. Books - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 571 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 11-8-06 - Published: 11-8-06

10. Blinding » reviews

Christine has spent four years mourning a life she never lost. Erik has spent four years mourning a love he never had. When fate and tragedy bring them together, can they find a way to forgive? EC, ALW2004 and Leroux.

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 16 - Words: 78,077 - Reviews: 145 - Updated: 10-19-06 - Published: 7-11-06

11. His Game reviews

It was unthinkable, James maintained in private, though in private he also maintained that his wig was not entirely a lost cause. ONESHOT, JSES, JNES, JNJS.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 731 - Reviews: 4 - Updated: 8-11-06 - Published: 8-11-06

12. Bearing reviews

Jack's compass is broken. That is, until one bearing is right in front of him. JE drabble, Jack's POV, some DMC spoilers.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 320 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 8-5-06 - Published: 8-5-06

13. An Unseemly Craving reviews

Norrington and Beckett had met long before that moment, and they had been more than casual shipmates. The memory haunts them both. JNCB, ONESHOT, some DMC spoilers.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,022 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 7-21-06 - Published: 7-21-06

14. Twilight reviews

She is trapped in that moment, the memory of steel and burning wood, as she takes what she can from him and leaves him to die. JE, oneshot, set immediately after DMC.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 251 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 7-11-06 - Published: 7-11-06

15. One Wish » reviews

On the eve of her twentyfourth birthday, Sarah Burke loses consciousness and wakes up three hundred years in the past on the docks of Port Royal. It's not long before a certain pirate lands her in jail, initiating the adventure of a lifetime...[REDONE]

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Adventure/Romance - Chapters: 15 - Words: 46,266 - Reviews: 284 - Updated: 5-22-06 - Published: 10-16-03

16. Beloved reviews

[Amelia Peabody Series] After being spurned by his wife, Sethos encounters Amelia in her gardens. A line is crossed that was thought buried long ago, and the truth is revealed.

Complete - Misc. Books - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,510 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-3-06 - Published: 4-3-06

17. A Bird In The Hand reviews

Jack and Will are stuck together in jail for one night. The pirate is delusional, the blacksmith is uptight. And the conversation...? Rated for some language.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Humor/Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 905 - Reviews: 29 - Updated: 12-8-05 - Published: 12-8-05

18. Instigation reviews

Oneshot. Elizabeth alone can make sense of what she feels for Jack Sparrow, which she finally does one night when she senses her life falling out from under her. JE WE, Prequel to Veracity.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,346 - Reviews: 9 - Updated: 8-14-05 - Published: 8-14-05

19. Blurred Cessation reviews

Christine's POV as she leaves Erik for the last time, reflecting on her familiarity with death. Oneshot, ALW, EC RC.

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 727 - Reviews: 10 - Updated: 6-18-05 - Published: 6-18-05

20. Veracity reviews

Elizabeth Turner has a child, and has to deal with the truth which is, among other things, that it isn't Will's. Oneshot, character death. JE WE.

Complete - Pirates of the Caribbean - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Tragedy - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,323 - Reviews: 19 - Updated: 5-18-05 - Published: 5-18-05

21. A Requiem reviews

Holy light through virgin mesh... Erik's end, in poetry. Mixture of Leroux and ALW. Dark, mild sexual references.

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Poetry/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 162 - Reviews: 8 - Updated: 5-5-05 - Published: 5-5-05

22. All His Quarries reviews

Madame Giry recalls the eerie disappearance of Christine Daaé and the Phantom, months after Don Juan Triumphant. Oneshot. Reposted.

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Tragedy/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,852 - Reviews: 6 - Updated: 4-6-05 - Published: 4-6-05

23. What Raging Fires reviews

What if Christine had gone against all she had been told, and hadn't pulled off the Phantom's mask? What really should've happened during The Point of No Return. A EC retelling, based on the ALW film.

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,670 - Reviews: 61 - Updated: 2-13-05 - Published: 2-13-05

24. Light reviews

Christine had betrayed her Angel, but in the end she could not find it in herself to leave him. Oneshot EC, alternate ending to the Down Once More sequence. Based on the ALW version. [EDITED AND REDONE]

Complete - Phantom of the Opera - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,076 - Reviews: 53 - Updated: 2-13-05 - Published: 2-13-05

25. From the Bottle » reviews

Hermione signs herself up for a dating service, and is suddenly caught up in a tangled web of angst, love and sarcastic humour. Ships are HGRW, HGDM, HPGW, HGSS. [DISCONTINUED]

Harry Potter - Fiction Rated: T - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 3 - Words: 16,749 - Reviews: 45 - Updated: 8-30-04 - Published: 8-19-04

26. Memory reviews

[Amelia Peabody Series] When his wife asks an innocent question, Ramses Emerson is forced to think back about his painful first love. Rated for mild sexual situations.

Complete - Misc. Books - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,065 - Reviews: 2 - Updated: 8-15-04 - Published: 8-15-04

27. Some Things Are Necessary reviews

[Amelia Peabody Series] With his fiancée waiting at the alter, Sethos contemplates marriage, and his feelings for Amelia. PG for language.

Complete - Misc. Books - Fiction Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,528 - Reviews: 7 - Updated: 7-27-04 - Published: 7-27-04

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