| AriaAdagio |
Author has written 38 stories for Angel, Forever Knight, Lois and Clark, Grey's Anatomy, and Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. I work in IT, but writing has always been my secret love. My first fanfic was written for Forever Knight, though I've since branched out into other shows. I like to think that my writing has improved over the years :) Feedback helps me make improvements, and I thrive on constructive criticism, so please feel free to let me know whether you enjoyed or disliked my work and why. Currently writing: No current pet project. My personal favorites of the stories I've written: Lightning Strikes Twice - My most gigantic writing project ever. This thing turned into a monster, and after over a year of working on it, I finished it. I cannot begin to describe how proud I am of this fic. Waking a Miracle - my first story longer than a standard novel. I was so proud when I finished this! In addition, I just love writing Lois Lane. She is probably my favorite character to write, ever. She's smart, funny, vulnerable... When I start writing a chapter in her POV, I can rarely curtail my enthusiasm. Good Samaritan - my first story from an original character POV, and my first serious effort in experimenting with first person POVs. This was supposed to be a short story, but it turned into a novella somewhere along the way. Don't you love it when that happens? Treading on Thin Ice and Standing on Solid Ground - I've really become a sucker for Meredith/Derek on Grey's Anatomy. These two stories were my first attempts at writing anything outside of a pure fantasy realm, and I really liked how they turned out. Standing on Solid Ground, which was supposed to be a one-shot, is now a monster, but one that I LOVE. I had so much fun writing this! You really don't understand how proud I am of this beast. Anyway, I can't wait to see what's next for my Mer/Der writing. Reconstruction - I wrote this back when I was starting to get really disappointed with how Angel's shades of beige arc was being handled. I really like how it turned out. Nothing Gold Can Stay - What started out as a piece of fluff turned into some good character exploration for me. I really enjoyed writing this, staying true to my Buffy/Angel roots, but not making it too sappy. Sadness, In a Minor Key - I think this is my most creative endeavor. And it's really where I started flexing my muscles, writing-wise. A description of my writing, show-wise, from oldest to newest: Forever Knight - this was the first fandom I wrote for, and boy did I write. I wrote up a storm. I was a diehard NNPacker to begin with, and slowly grew to enjoy CoTK as well. The early stuff is bad, to be honest. LaCroix was really out of character, a problem I think I fixed toward the end of my FK stint with the stories: Darkest Hour, and Through a Glass, Darkly, and my plots were kinda transparent and/or angsty for the sake of angst. These were all written back when I was still in high school, and I think it shows. Angel - after Forever Knight, I migrated to another mopey vampire and had some fun in that fandom. I didn't write as much, but I think the quality improved quite a bit, compliments of a college education and an expanding realm of experience. I was a Buffy/Angel shipper from beginning to end. My story, Swan Song, though I didn't know it at the time, was actually my own swan song in the Angel arena. I gotta say, after going through and editing Swan Song, it's a lot more... twisted and angsty than I remember. I'm not sure how I feel about it. Lois and Clark - I think this was the first of what I call my modern writing style, and my first attempt at writing post-college. I'm still working and developing my style, but the leaps in quality aren't so drastic anymore. Waking a Miracle was a giant (literally) breakthrough for me, in that it proved to me that I have the staying power to write a novel. Good Samaritan proved to me that I can write an original character that isn't a one-dimensional throwaway or a Mary Sue. I hope this eventually means I will be writing my own original novels, but we'll see. For now, writing fanfic continues to be one of my most enjoyable hobbies. Grey's Anatomy - My newest obsession. I can't wait to see what all I come up with for this. I'm not really used to writing in a non-fantasy arena. It's new, and different, and fun! And I really just can't get enough of Meredith/Derek. The only thing I find myself wondering about is the community. Where is it? I've found only one or two sites that have any sort of volume on them. | |||||||||||
1. Life In Detail » reviewsPost-Save Me. 3-shot. Derek and Meredith get to know each other. Set after he shows her his trailer at the end of Save Me.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 3 - Words: 12,670 - Reviews: 33 - Updated: 11-7-09 - Published: 10-31-09 - Derek. S & Meredith. G - Complete2. Dreamer's Disease reviewsOneshot MerDer, post An Honest Mistake. Meredith discovers the obnoxiously large white teddy bear in Derek's study.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: K - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 6,374 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 3-7-09 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete3. Diamonds for Tears » reviewsMerDer, post Before and After two-shot, Meredith learns a little about what Derek needs.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 2 - Words: 11,030 - Reviews: 26 - Updated: 3-1-09 - Published: 2-24-09 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete4. Lightning Strikes Twice » reviewsMerDer, post Time After Time. Derek takes Meredith to meet his family in Connecticut, but nothing goes as planned. COMPLETEGrey's Anatomy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 58 - Words: 480,846 - Reviews: 1646 - Updated: 7-18-08 - Published: 4-29-07 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete5. So Are You To Me reviewsPost-4.11 MerDer one-shot. In Vino Veritas.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 12,060 - Reviews: 45 - Published: 3-1-08 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete6. Standing on Solid Ground » reviewsPost Some Kind of Miracle. MerDer. Following the ferry arc, Derek is paralyzed by his fears of losing Meredith, while Meredith grapples with the consequences of giving up. A story about one second, and how that second changed everything.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 27 - Words: 107,180 - Reviews: 430 - Updated: 4-17-07 - Published: 2-25-07 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete7. Through a Glass, Darkly » reviewsWhat would happen if Nick were given what he's always wanted? A NNPacker story with Dark Knighty leanings.Forever Knight - Rated: M - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 17 - Words: 31,393 - Reviews: 5 - Updated: 4-15-07 - Published: 3-12-07 - Complete8. Swan Song » reviewsPost The Gift. Post There's no Place Like Plrtz Glrb. In the wake of Buffy's death, Angel struggles to find the equilibrium he needs to fight the End of Days, but under the seemingly uncaring watch of the Powers, all is not as it seems.Buffy: The Vampire Slayer - Rated: M - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 26 - Words: 54,830 - Reviews: 16 - Updated: 3-9-07 - Published: 3-3-07 - Angel & Buffy S. - Complete9. Waking a Miracle » reviewsClark Kent, in an attempt to escape his past and start over, moves to Metropolis, but his efforts are in vain. In this rewrite of The Pilot, ghosts of the past are never far behind, and neither is a sparking collision with Lois Lane...Lois and Clark - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 31 - Words: 101,876 - Reviews: 11 - Updated: 3-3-07 - Published: 2-27-07 - Complete10. Treading on Thin Ice reviewsA short MerDer piece taking place between Wishin' and Hopin' and Walk on Water that explores Meredith's feelings about the doubts her mother has instilled in her and Derek's apparently off screen habit of being everywhere and saying things.Grey's Anatomy - Rated: K - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,026 - Reviews: 23 - Published: 3-2-07 - Meredith. G & Derek. S - Complete11. Good Samaritan » reviewsSuperman's life is placed in the hands of a stranger when he's felled landing a plane in Washington D.C. But after a harrowing weekend, it may be hard to tell who is saving whom...Lois and Clark - Rated: K - English - General - Chapters: 8 - Words: 23,864 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 2-25-07 - Complete12. Shatter reviewsAlternate scene for FredlessAngel - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,027 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 10-28-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete13. Stopping the Rain reviewsA dark look at the fate of the Fang GangAngel - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,234 - Reviews: 15 - Published: 6-16-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete14. Reconstruction reviewsPostEpiphany. The Ateam struggles to get back on track, but with Angel's soul in jeopardy, things are tense, at best.Angel - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 20,524 - Reviews: 7 - Published: 5-21-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete15. Sadness, In a Minor Key reviewsIt is 1809, and Nick has once again fled LaCroix to arrive in the great musical city of Vienna. In an awesome twist of fate, Nick becomes entangled in a famous composer's struggle to deal with love and loss of hearing.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,317 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-21-01 - Complete16. On the Wings of Prophets reviewsPostEpiphany, sequel to Reconstruction. As Angel spirals down into a world of nightmares, the ATeam races against time to solve a spree of ritual killings.Angel - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 26,978 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 5-21-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete17. A Chink in the Armor reviewsA rewrite of the scene where Gunn drags Angel in at the beginning of Reunion.Angel - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,191 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-21-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete18. Falling Damage reviewsWhat happened after Angel fired the gang? PostReunion. Follows A Chink In The Armor.Angel - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,772 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-21-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete19. Nothing Gold Can Stay reviewsPostEpiphany. Just a random bit of Angel angst that wouldn't go away until I wrote it.Angel - Rated: K - English - General/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,181 - Reviews: 11 - Published: 5-21-01 - Angel & Cordelia C. - Complete20. Darkest Hour reviewsPost Last Knight. Survivors in the aftermath.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,196 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-01 - Complete21. When Darkness Falls reviewsThe Darkness series intro. Nat is devastated when Nick desappears without a trace. Can she rebuild her life? Or maybe she doesn't have to.Forever Knight - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,526 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-01 - Complete22. The Light Must Follow reviewsPart 2 in the Darkness Series. While Nick and Nat explore their relationship, Nick must figure out how to start his life in Toronto again.Forever Knight - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 13,807 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-01 - Complete23. And So I Walk Into The Fire reviewsPart 3 in the Darkness Series. While Nick battles an unknown foe, his insatiable hunger, and his guilt, Schanke must decide whether having a vampire for a partner is a wise idea.Forever Knight - Rated: K+ - English - General - Chapters: 1 - Words: 24,095 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-21-0124. Eye of the Beholder reviewsFinal part of the Darkness Series. A string of vampire killings leads Nick on a hunt to find the culprit, but with Nat working on a possible cure and a strange new associate named Alihra, who seems to know him more than he knows himself, he can'y devoteForever Knight - Rated: K+ - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 36,946 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-21-0125. In Flagrante Delicto reviewsIs Nick really the angsty, depressed vampire that he seems to be?Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,251 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-21-0126. Of Pink Caddies and Practical Jokes reviewsDidn't Janette say that the best revenge was revenge? Sequel to In Flagrante Delicto.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,674 - Reviews: 6 - Published: 5-21-0127. In the Grand Scheme of Things reviewsNick, LaCroix, and a really confused psychiatrist. Go figure...Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,487 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 5-21-0128. Nights Like These reviewsMy contribution to the NNPacker Minicon Story Contest. Things get a little weird when Nick 'can't keep his alien up'. Confused? Just read.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,323 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-0129. And the Fracture Becomes Shattered Bone reviewsMy response to Kyer's Fractured Fairytale challenge.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,876 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-21-0130. Alone reviewsNo hints here...Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 801 - Reviews: 4 - Published: 5-21-0131. When All Else Fails reviewsSchanke wakes up to another normal day in the life of a happily married man. Or, maybe not...Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,680 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-21-0132. An Objective View of Last Knight (Sort Of) reviewsWhat if things hadn't gone quite the way they originally played out? An alternate ending to Last Knight.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 258 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-21-0133. One of those Knights reviewsPart 1 in the Dirty Dancing series. Nat is in for a real surprise.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,111 - Reviews: 1 - Published: 5-21-0134. Turnabout is Fair Play reviewsPart 2 in the Dirty Dancing series. Nick joins Nat in the gutter :)Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor/Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,059 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-0135. Requiem for a Knight reviewsWhen Nick suffers an unexpected turn of fate, someone sends him help from above. Set after Be My Valentine, assuming things weren't interrupted by LaCroix.Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,309 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 5-21-0136. Do Not Go Gentle reviewsLaCroix brutalizes Nick in a fit of anger and is disturbed to find that he regrets it. What is to become of his and Nick's already broken relationship?Forever Knight - Rated: M - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 16,332 - Reviews: 8 - Published: 5-21-0137. Rage, Rage Against the Dying of the Light reviewsSequel to Do Not Go Gentle. After the fateful events of Do Not Go Gentle, Nick assumes that LaCroix is insincere in his apologies. While LAcroix contemplates his relationship with Nick, Nick also comes to some realizations of his own. Angst ensues.Forever Knight - Rated: T - English - Drama/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 17,011 - Reviews: 3 - Published: 5-21-0138. Psychiatrist is a Dish Best Served Cold reviewsSequel to In The Grand Scheme of Things. And you thought I couldn't possibly wring any more out of this subject!Forever Knight - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,062 - Reviews: 5 - Published: 5-21-01