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Joined 07-29-03, id: 427646, Profile Updated: 09-13-20
Author has written 33 stories for Devil May Cry, Gundam Wing/AC, X-overs, Count Cain: God Child, Torchwood, Doctor Who, Wild Wild West, Tales of Vesperia, and Guardian, 2018/镇魂.

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The Night of Death's Ride by California gal reviews
Artie finds himself in the tragic situation of having to plan Jim's funeral... but then a familiar figure appears.
Wild Wild West - Rated: K - English - Western/Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 27,728 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/12/2009 - Complete
The Night of Death for Sale by California gal reviews
Artie has the misfortune of choosing a disguise that creates a man other people think they recognize and are unhappy to see, opening the door to death and danger--and madness--for both agents.
Wild Wild West - Rated: K - English - Adventure/Mystery - Chapters: 6 - Words: 42,703 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 6 - Follows: 2 - Published: 3/17/2009 - Complete
Phantom Conscience by Shinteetah reviews
And this time, all we had to sacrifice was our world. SETTING: PostShambala. Spoilers present!
Fullmetal Alchemist - Rated: K+ - English - Angst/Spiritual - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,366 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Published: 1/9/2006 - Edward E. - Complete
The Night of the Devil's Triangle by Jill Baker reviews
Based on the original series. After a shipwreck, Jim must rely on his partner.
Wild Wild West - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,529 - Reviews: 12 - Favs: 12 - Published: 1/30/2005
Something More by Startide Risen reviews
I know what he's looking for, even if he doesn't. He just wants something more.
Legend of Zelda - Rated: K+ - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,028 - Reviews: 13 - Favs: 14 - Published: 7/14/2004 - Link, Malon - Complete
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Fitting
After Shen Wei protects Zhao Yunlan - again - at the cost of his wardrobe, a simple outing to replace some damaged clothing becomes a window to something Zhao Yunlan really should have understood by now.
Guardian, 2018/镇魂 - Rated: T - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,217 - Published: 12/25/2022 - Zhao Yunlan, Shen Wei - Complete
The Hollow Grave
Sodia believes the acting commandant's tireless search for Yuri Lowell after the incident at Zaude is because he's desperate to save his old friend. She's wrong.
Tales of Vesperia - Rated: K - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,049 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Published: 9/1/2021 - Flynn S., Sodia - Complete
Some Are Born To Endless Night reviews
In a laboratory deep beneath the surface of Fortuna, something-someone-awakens. (My contribution to the 2021 Vergil zine Awakening. Falls on the timeline between DMC1 and DMC4.)
Devil May Cry - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,922 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 3 - Published: 8/30/2021 - Vergil, Credo, Agnus - Complete
Children of the Future Age reviews
After Dante & Vergil vanish on a mission, Nero searches for them in between parenting orphans & tracking down a mysterious rival. It's a long road to the truth: Secrets are revealed. Expectations are shattered. Diapers are changed. His life was already complicated, but when an enemy follows him to Fortuna, it's going to take everything he has to keep his family together.
Devil May Cry - Rated: T - English - Family/Mystery - Chapters: 75 - Words: 345,900 - Reviews: 227 - Favs: 119 - Follows: 107 - Updated: 8/28/2021 - Published: 3/15/2020 - Dante, Vergil, Kyrie, Nero - Complete
A Hundred Ways to Say Goodbye reviews
Thirty years after the death of Ianto Jones, Jack Harkness discovers a cache of letters from him. (My contribution for the Torchwood Fan Fests 2021 Mini Bang.)
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 11,063 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Published: 4/8/2021 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
The Zagrith's Claw reviews
Changing fate always demands a price - and sometimes, the cure can be worse than the disease. A Torchwood horror story for Halloween. (Written for Torchwood Halloween Fest 2020. Prompt: Cursed objects)
Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Horror - Chapters: 1 - Words: 7,671 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Published: 11/1/2020 - Complete
Jack-O'-Lantern reviews
An epistolary story in which Gwen carves, Ianto objects, Owen shirks, and Jack pays. (Written for Torchwood Halloween Fest 2020. Prompt: Halloween traditions or celebrations)
Torchwood - Rated: K - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 812 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 6 - Published: 10/14/2020 - Jack H., Gwen C., Owen H., Ianto J. - Complete
What Dreams May Come reviews
Alien parasites are preying on Cardiff's citizens. Someone from Jack's past has come from the future to confront him on Earth. Worst of all, Jack himself has been taken by the rift, and Ianto and Gwen must rely on the most unlikely of allies to keep Torchwood running without him. Meanwhile, when the Doctor brings Jack back to Cardiff, things are not at all as they should be...
Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Romance - Chapters: 40 - Words: 92,274 - Reviews: 27 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 7 - Updated: 12/5/2019 - Published: 7/25/2019 - Jack H., Ianto J., John H. - Complete
We Fight Through To Get Closer reviews
It's the middle of the night. The window is open. And Nero is determined, just this once, to have a proper conversation with his father. (Spoilers for DMC5.)
Devil May Cry - Rated: T - English - Family - Chapters: 1 - Words: 5,632 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 40 - Follows: 7 - Published: 11/18/2019 - Dante, Vergil, Nero - Complete
The Night of the Sunset Sadness reviews
James West has lost something irreplaceable.
Wild Wild West - Rated: K - English - Angst/Parody - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,417 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 28 - Follows: 26 - Published: 9/4/2018 - Complete
The Night of the Fractured Mask reviews
"The man wields his good looks like a weapon. He doesn't need a disguise, with cheekbones like his. It's so easy for him." When James asks for his help, Artemus learns an important truth about his new partner.
Wild Wild West - Rated: K - English - Friendship - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,918 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Published: 8/23/2018 - Complete
Marked reviews
(Sequel to Matchless) There's something Jack has wanted to do for a long time. Something creative. Something romantic. Something he REALLY didn't think through. And Ianto Jones has a particular knack for revenge...
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,278 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 8 - Follows: 3 - Published: 5/11/2018 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
Matchless reviews
Ianto Jones joined the matchmaking registry in the hopes of landing an easy romance with his soulmate. But when his life falls apart, he turns to a research group, hoping science can succeed where destiny has failed. But he's forgotten that all science has an agenda-and now he's starting to wonder if there really is such a thing as destiny. Soulmate AU with a very Torchwood twist.
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 33 - Words: 77,552 - Reviews: 20 - Favs: 25 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 5/10/2018 - Published: 4/10/2018 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
The Gaze That Breaks Me reviews
After the events of The Last Beacon, Ianto needs to report, Jack needs to reach him, and they both need to acknowledge truths they've been hiding from.
Torchwood - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 1,628 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 3 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/30/2018 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
A Guy Has To Sleep Somewhere reviews
Javic Thane is brash and cocky and annoying, and Jack Harkness is the only man alive who can understand why. (A supplementary scene for the Big Finish audio episode The Lives of Captain Jack: Month 25.)
Crossover - Doctor Who & Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,217 - Reviews: 1 - Favs: 4 - Follows: 1 - Published: 8/6/2017 - Jack H., Jack H. - Complete
Sixteen And A Half Words reviews
Five times Jack said "I love you," and one time he didn't. A history of miscommunication, and the importance of things left unsaid. (Spoilers for Torchwood: Outbreak.)
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance - Chapters: 7 - Words: 12,057 - Reviews: 6 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 6 - Updated: 7/27/2017 - Published: 7/26/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
Personal Space reviews
From the beginning, they had agreed to keep things impersonal. But when the pain of loss finally breaks Ianto, Jack shares his own story — and suddenly, there is an intimacy they never intended. (Set late Series 1.)
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,019 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 17 - Follows: 1 - Published: 6/20/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
In The Mood reviews
In which Jack indulges his fondness for the old days, Gwen pushes for answers, and Ianto is reluctant to dance. Written for we-are-torchwood's The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances Anniversary Celebration.
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,717 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 5 - Published: 5/25/2017 - Jack H., Toshiko S./Tosh, Gwen C., Ianto J. - Complete
Purge reviews
"When was the first time you killed someone you loved, Jack? It's been a while, but you have done it, haven't you? Yes, I thought so. I recognized the look. I've done it myself. Once." Norton Folgate had his orders, but he never intended this. (An alternate perspective for Jack's flashback from Torchwood: Outbreak)
Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,333 - Reviews: 2 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Published: 5/3/2017 - Jack H. - Complete
Extinction Burst reviews
When his creative idea goes disastrously wrong, Ianto has a mess to clean up, while Jack faces fallout of his own. Written for Torchwood Fest: Day 9. Prompt: False Alarm.
Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,841 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 5 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/18/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
Stay Until I Fall reviews
Jack doesn't sleep. Ianto makes a simple request. A series of connected moments that change their lives for eternity.
Torchwood - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 3,799 - Reviews: 8 - Favs: 7 - Follows: 1 - Published: 4/18/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
Salvage reviews
For a young Ianto Jones, London holds the promise of a better life, and freedom from a past he'd rather escape. For Rhiannon Davies, her brother's flight feels like abandonment, just when they need him most. The battered old suitcase is not the only thing in this house that needs mending.
Torchwood - Rated: K - English - Family/Drama - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,036 - Reviews: 3 - Favs: 3 - Published: 4/18/2017 - Ianto J., Rhiannon D. - Complete
Splinter - Alternate Ending reviews
Alternate-universe coda to my story Splinter. Several readers expressed interest in a CoE fix-it resolution, rather than the original canon-compliant one. By popular demand, here's a sugar-coated fluff epilogue, guaranteed to rot your teeth and purge any lingering angst! This story does NOT stand alone. It picks up at the last line of Splinter and continues the scene in progress.
Torchwood - Rated: K - English - Romance - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,919 - Reviews: 5 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 1 - Published: 2/13/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J., Martha J. - Complete
Splinter reviews
A single word changes the past, saving Owen but costing Ianto his life. Reawakened by the glove, Ianto struggles to come to terms with his own death, while the team races to save Cardiff from the splintering timeline and the monsters it has unleashed. What must be sacrificed to salvage the future? And who is the cloaked figure just at the edge of Jack's vision? (post-Reset)
Torchwood - Rated: T - English - Drama/Hurt/Comfort - Chapters: 22 - Words: 85,905 - Reviews: 33 - Favs: 18 - Follows: 9 - Updated: 2/12/2017 - Published: 1/23/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
Well Suited reviews
When Ianto opened Jack's gift, he wasn't sure what he expected to see... but it definitely wasn't spots. (From a prompt by gmariam.)
Torchwood - Rated: K - English - Romance/Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 975 - Reviews: 4 - Favs: 2 - Follows: 1 - Published: 1/23/2017 - Jack H., Ianto J. - Complete
SPCFC VI: The Protagonist With A Thousand Faces reviews
The sixth installment of the chronicles of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters -- in which archetypes break free, monomyths are splintered, and beverage service is interrupted. And Joseph Campbell spins in his grave...
X-overs - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 5 - Words: 11,234 - Reviews: 7 - Follows: 2 - Updated: 5/13/2009 - Published: 3/20/2008
The Continental Journal of an English Gentleman reviews
*SPOILERS FOR END OF SERIES* 1897: After the bombing of London, two English gentlemen leave England to seek their fortune on the Continent, encountering Persons Of Note along the way.
Count Cain: God Child - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 15,106 - Reviews: 19 - Favs: 12 - Follows: 14 - Updated: 10/8/2008 - Published: 2/27/2008
SPCFC V: Original Soundtrack reviews
Sephiroth and his squad of silver haired subordinates plan a frontal assault, but the SPCFC is still reeling from the last clash. Herein lies a thrilling tale of blackmail, abduction, betrayal, manipulation... and more music than Doujima can stand!
X-overs - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 9 - Words: 22,253 - Reviews: 11 - Favs: 1 - Follows: 1 - Updated: 2/21/2008 - Published: 5/2/2006 - Complete
SPCFC Origins: Lucrezia Noin reviews
Noin's world is falling apart. A foiled assassination attempt lands Zechs in a broom closet, a black hole devours the convention center, and a man in a bowler hat drops in for an unexpected kidnapping. And now, the scenery's out of focus!
Gundam Wing/AC - Rated: K+ - English - Adventure - Chapters: 1 - Words: 15,015 - Reviews: 7 - Favs: 4 - Published: 9/29/2004 - L. Noin, Zechs M. - Complete
SPCFC III: The Search For Spike
Third installment in the SPCFC chronicles. A rescue mission goes dangerously awry. Cowboy Bebop, Witch Hunter Robin, Noir, Lord of the Rings, Final Fantasy VII, Maverick... and a few surprises.
X-overs - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 8 - Words: 16,167 - Updated: 8/3/2004 - Published: 8/2/2004 - Complete
SPCFC: Yaoi Vengeance reviews
The second chronicle of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters. The Second Director must break all the rules to stop a ruthless doujinshi circle. This mission: Weiss Kreuz, Witch Hunter Robin, Gundam W, Noir, and more!
X-overs - Rated: T - English - Adventure - Chapters: 3 - Words: 5,772 - Reviews: 2 - Published: 8/2/2004 - Complete
Pillow Talk reviews
Noin talks to her furniture, and Zechs learns a valuable lesson. A relatively innocuous stick of 6x9 chewing gum. Rated PG for the rather lengthy process of imbibing of an alcoholic beverage.
Gundam Wing/AC - Rated: K+ - English - Romance/Angst - Chapters: 1 - Words: 4,507 - Reviews: 16 - Favs: 18 - Published: 7/12/2004 - L. Noin, Zechs M. - Complete
Devils Never Cry, But They Do Get Laryngitis reviews
Lucia waits for Dante, but someone unexpected finds her before he returns. A humorous take on what happened after the end of Devil May Cry 2 -- and why DMC2 was so different from the first game! PG for mild language.
Devil May Cry - Rated: K+ - English - Humor - Chapters: 1 - Words: 2,186 - Reviews: 25 - Favs: 33 - Follows: 5 - Published: 8/8/2003 - Complete