What might Howl's Moving Castle have been like if the 3rd person narration had been biased toward Howl's point of view instead of Sophie's? This is an exercise in what if. Current chapter: 26, Tea Party of the Damned. [updated 10.31.07]

AU. As a child, Luke was told the true identity of his father; the knowledge changed his life. When out-of-control 15-yo Luke and his father meet, neither is what the other expected; they have a long journey to understanding, especially when Vader hides his son in the Rebel Alliance. (As of Chapter 60 Luke is 17) Also on Ao3, author is Seasider

If Light had never touched the Death Note, would he ever have found an escape from the depression and boredom that plagued him? Would he have had a future at all? M for dark themes.

Harry Potter meets some very interesting people in his youth, they help him grow to be someone the Wizarding World never expected. Dumbledore will realize sometimes the best plans don't go how you want them to.

After one taunt too many by Draco & learning of dark things while possessed, Harry refuses to play his part anymore. Into this comes Luna with her own dark story to tell. They shall both get revenge and shake magical Britain before the end. - Harry/Multi

Parts of souls do not go on alone. When Voldemort returns to a body he is much more sane than before and realizes that he cannot go on as he started. Finding some old laws he sets out to reach his goals in another way. Harry will find his world turned upside down once more and we will see how people react when the evil is not acting how they think it should.

Villains always make the same dumb mistakes. Luckily, Tom Riddle happens to have a rather dangerously genre-savvy friend in his head to make sure that he does this "conquering the world" business the RIGHT way. It's about time the bad guys won for once.

Harry needs to take control of his life. Some very old magic is at work, and our hero finds hidden strength within himself. Snape becomes a major player. Better summary inside. Multiple pairings.

Hermione was eight when she summoned her first demon. She was lonely. He asked what she wanted, and she said a friend to have tea parties with. It confused him a lot. But that wasn't going to stop him from striking a promising deal with the young witch. Dark!Hermione, Slytherin!Hermione, occult theme. Complete.

Harry Potter catches Voldemort's AK to the noggin only to find out that his life is a video game and he forgot to save. So what does he do? Does he return on Hard mode and work for the challenge? Heck No! Harry uses every exploit, grind, or underhanded tactic he can get his hands on. His life may be a video game, but nobody plays Harry Potter. HIATUS

In a Universe where Albus Dumbledore responded differently, he dies as a respected figure on June 24, 1991. He then is asked to go to a new universe and fix the mistakes of his alternate. What a mess. No Pairings yet (Not Canon). Year One Complete. Sequel will come - eventually.

Albus Dumbledore has been looking for his young charge for a long time, he is being assaulted on all sides by those who are looking for the young man he lost so long ago. He has taken a final desperate gamble with the coming of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, he wanted Harry Potter… the Chrome Wizard has come! Betaed by the amazing pazed!

Once, Thor was James Potter, New Mexico being a refinement of Odin's technique (being murdered didn't do Thor's sanity any favours). After a decade, a mostly reformed Loki restores his memories, introducing Thor's son, Harry, to new family and friends. But soon, ancient secrets emerge along with enemies both old and new as darkness rises. Harry is left with a choice: Fight or Die.

At 30 years old, Harry doesn't have the life he'd always dreamed would come after defeating Voldemort. A chance discovery allows him an opportunity to go back in time and change some things. Wherein Harry raises his younger self, dances the political dance with Death Eaters and a resurrected Tom Riddle, and searches for a way to stop the destruction of the magical world. OldHP/TMR.

Harry Potter, Master of Death, after living centuries of battles and loneliness, he decided he had enough, and was more than ready to see all his loved ones in the afterlife. Death personally greeted him in front of the Veil, and made him an offer he couldn't refuse. Harry/Multi; HP/HG/DG/AG/SB/TD/LL/FD; Super-Harry; Mind Magic; Time-Travel; AD/RW/MW bashing

The Chunin Exams have come back to Konoha and the Hokage has decided to recall all her ninjas, including one Naruto Uzumaki. Too bad she doesn't know that she'd probably be better off without him.

What if Naruto had been selected for a different team? What if he'd had a different mentor? Who would guess the consequences would be so large?

Team Seven is given a very different teacher, and of course, he has a very different approach to teaching. This in turn will turn them into very different shinobi. Don't own. Complete.

One is the finest agent of Organization XIII; the other is a Guardian, the power of the Griever in his veins. In a world where judgment comes in a gunfighter's bullets, they stand together on the blood-red path of their destiny. - Gradual LxC -

YGO/HP Crossover A vacation trip to England lands Yugi, Ryou, and Malik in Hogwarts where they will have to use their powers to help defeat the Dark Lordl, but things aren't easy, especially when the wizards don't think they trust these ancient powers.

AU During his fourth year, Harry begins to feel that something is Not Right. He studies incessantly and when Voldemort is resurrected, he knows of a spell that can get rid of the monster forever . . . unfortunately, there are side-effects . . .

A collection of short stories [one shots and Drabble Fics] to the challenge: 'what if Xander dressed as something different for Halloween'

She hesitated-"Mostly, I couldn't kill you, knowing that I cheated. At the Landsmeet. Our duel." There was a heavy silence. Loghain said slowly, "You do realize that I am holding a naked sword at this very moment?" M for sound reasons.

In a world where Materia is but a mere memory, the Planet demands an ancient war hero be brought back to neutralise an ancient war threat. Cloud has always been condoning of the Planet's wiles. Not quite so anymore, now that Sephiroth is in the picture.

Cowrite with Bard Linn; AU, ensemble, m/f m/m f/f. When a little blond boy awakens an old Turk from his long sleep, no one could've guessed how things would change. CH.52: "To the limitless future." COMPLETE

In the station between Life and Death Harry makes a different choice. Now he is eleven again, nothing is going the same as before, and people are starting to ask questions, especially the Malfoys, the Hogwarts professors and, most worryingly, Mad-Eye Moody. Harry is beginning to suspect that he might not be up to this Master of Death business and everything that goes along with it.

After thirty long years Ezio finally gets a clue and realizes what Leonardo means to him, then sets out to make sure that Leonardo knows it too. Inspired by the "Women are not a distraction/Wait, I don't understand" cutscene in ACB.

AU. Harry, on the night the first letter came, was dumped by the Dursley's in London. Now, three months later, he is found and expected to lead a normal life at Hogwarts. But, where Harry Potter is concerned, can anything be normal? Mild abuse, neglect.

Moviefic! The day before his wedding to Tamina, Dastan finally tells her the truth about what transpired between them in the alternate time.

NaruHina For Naruto, time was always of the essence, especially when he knew everything that would come to pass and only had a certain amount of time to change it all. WILL NOT BE CONTINUED.

Zack attempts to save Sephiroth from himself and turns the General's world upsidedown. Ch 24: Paranormal paranoia, served with rumor and a hint of extortion.

Charlie is 16 and begins to have feelings for Wonka, and Wonka begins to reciprocate. But will a new person in Charlie's life ruin it and cause Wonka to withdraw again? First chap is G,PG All reviews welcome

VIIVIII Sephiroth is not a mess easily cleaned up. In their Garden, the SeeDs find themselves with two new problems on their hands: a psychotic, silver haired mass murderer, and Cloud Strife, determined to finish what Jenova started.

When he got upset, when he broke down, when he threatened to fall apart, Aerith could only hug him from behind and hope that her arms were strong enough to console him.

An AU tale of bad boys and bad girls, rebellion and secrets. A tale of Marauders and Xmen, damnation and redemption and the thin line betwixt and between. Post Onslaught, a story of Gambit, Polaris, Creed, Sinister and the Xmen. This time it's war.

CURRENTLY ON HIATUS. Yaoi Cloud Strife finds it hard to deal with what he had to do to save his world, but now the Planet will give him a chance to change things for himself and for General Sephiroth.

A series of stories set during the show, beginning with 'The Boiling Rock. Zuko/Sokka, hints of Sokka/Suki.

CloudxRiku. There's more than one side to every story.

All is not quiet on the Wutai front, as Sephiroth and Zack do everything possible to screw off and not run a war.

Sixteen to gain. Eighteen to save the world. Nineteen to lose everything. Who are you? Yuffie, Cloud, Cid, and everything lost. FFVIIKH crossover. Yuffentine, AerithCloudYuffieSquall

Meet Uzumaki Naruto, the number one prankster ninja. He lives in Konoha...and has a dark secret so large that NOBODY knows, not even Naruto.

A Cloud goes back in time fic with a dash of humor. Not sure there will be any pairings yet. Might be SxC. Might not. Might be none.

He’s hanging upside down in the middle of the great underdark, weighed down by a half hysterical turtle in the middle of a bunch of pipes and water and rock that are conspiring to kill us both off, and Leo still manages to sound like he Has A Plan.

How quickly a threesome developes a third wheel...a HouseWilsonCuddy story.

Complete: Yugi Moto and Seto Kaiba are not themselves. The reason leads Kaiba to confront an old enemy, and leads Yami back to his ancient home to confront his past.

AU In a universe where Itachi and Kisame succeeded in capturing Naruto, an Akatsuki delegation is sent to Konoha to negotiate a treaty in the midst of war. The only problem is, everyone in Konoha thinks Naruto is dead.

Leon and Cloud have been rivals ever since they first met, but when science experiments go out of hand, Leon is deaged and clumsily finds himself under Cloud's care without the blond knowing a thing about him or the truth behind his current state. AU [LC]

Post AC. You cannot kill a memory. The only way to eliminate it…is to prevent it from ever happening at all. SephirothxCloud. Eventually. May go up to an Mrating in later chapters.

DISCONTINUED :: Set Two Weeks after end of 2005 Movie, Wonka is finding he feels like family to Charlie, and he has big plans for them and the factory. But first, things must go wrong, and the press must get involved. Chapter Summaries Inside.

Severus Snape is Harry Potter's Dad but not how you think! Scenes in the life of a suprised potions master forced to raise his cousin's son. Follows Harry's life from age two on if he'd been raised by Severus.

Don't be afraid of falling. I'll be there to catch you. I promise. [AU Shounenai ZacksCloud centric]

Vernon changed in the beginning to be a better man, thanks to a wish. How will this affect Harry, and the entire Wizarding World? Now complete! Please R&R. AU, HPGW, RWHG, RLNT

[AU] The threads of fate of each individual are woven together, each person's destiny linked to another's... how different would things have been, if different words had been spoken, if different events had taken place?

After inadvertantly saving Cloud's life, Reno finds himself an increasingly unreluctant caregiver, much to his surprise. Follows game canon only, not AC, with a Shrina family backstory that some would refer to as AU, and slash.

COMPLETE! SephxCloud yaoi pairing Cloud made a deal with Hades to search for someone, but he may have taken off a bit more than he expected. There are some in the world that wish to control him for more than his fighting ability!

Knocked unconscious by Orochimaru's attack, Naruto awakes to discover a shocking secret about himself.

The story of how Cloud came to know Zack and Sephiroth in his days as a ShinRa trooper. Will eventually contain shounenai between any of the three. Rated for language and later slight sexuality. Enjoy!

Sasuke's return to Konoha, and everything that comes after it. Some people have changed more than they wanted or deserved to. Vaguely AU. B.Y.O.Subtext

[Post AC] The Planet has one more task for the weary Cloud Strife: to ensure that the Crisis never happened. In progress

AU Coincidence or Fate? A strange set of events causes a reluctant Vincent to become a young Cloud's mentor. Eventual SephirothxCloud.

YYH Xmen Evolution crossover. Yuusuke, Kurama, and Hiei pose as mutants and team up with the Xmen in an attempt to stop a mutant uprising headed by a powerful demon. Can the Reikai Tantei keep their demon heritages secret from the mutant world?

ON HOLD: Check profile or lj for details. Two years before his death a powerful psychic made Sirius a promise. Now Genkai and Yusuke travel to London to keep it and throw the British magical community for a loop.

AU. What if Cloud didn't go to Midgar? What if Hojo kept him in the Nibelheim lab, and woke Vincent to keep the blond company? Finished story, R&R! :D

AU. Mizuki escapes confinement and his revenge on Naruto has disasterous consequences. What will happen when the loudest ninja in Konoha suddenly isn't anymore?

Cloud is just like any normal guy, except for the part where he sells his soul to a god named Hades. And just like any other normal guy, he finds friendship and love. Of course, he has to get there first. LxC / Discontinued

It's the little things that mean more than anything, but they aren't often noticed. One anniversary Severus Snape starts to, and he isn't alone.

Kakashi and Iruka are sent on a yearlong undercover mission, with help from Naruto's sexynojutsu. But nobody had asked whether it could have side effects... [Shounenai, KakaIru, some OC students, and a pregnant Iruko...]

[Winner of Best WiP GFA Award]The story begins with a fire at the Dursleys & Harry is locked in his cupboard. Rescued by a spiritual presence, he is sent to stay with a certain Potions Master, bringing in a new range of adventures. Suicide attempts, abuse

Cloud and Reno come to an arrangement.

Renji has something he wants to do…

He is Himura Battousai - immortal Slayer. For 200 years he has hunted and killed, always alone. Yet when he resuces a young woman from danger has he found the answer to his curse?

Charlie's brother accuses him of wanting to hide away from the real world, but what does Agent Don Eppes really know of his brother's life? Of his work? COMPLETE

As Janet Fitch wrote, “ Love humiliates you; hatred cradles you.” Sephiroth thinks back on six years of loving and hating Cloud in the last moments of his life. And Cloud sets him straight.

Earthen Lieutenant Yuugi Motou becomes unwittingly mated to an Aldar Lieutenant whilst on his Christmas vacation. Shounen-ai

500 years after Avalanche the battle against Sephiroth and his trusted generals, the Wings, is still raging. As a new group makes their run on the Crater, can the truth of 500 years of war be revealed... One shot. SephCloud

What happens to Vincent's clothes when he limit breaks? Bit of fluffy, yet angsty, Cloud x Vincent strongly implied. whoo for a crappy title!

Sephiroth and Cloud search for each other during the events in KH. Uses ingame dialogue. P.17 ...and it comes out. [Yaoi, Language, Violence...Fluff SephxCloudcentric, CloudLeon, some RikuSora, others]

[HomuraxSanzo] Sanzo is captured by the war god, which eventually leads to a 'discussion' between the two.

Unexpected update Questions posed to the Sanzoikkou, their answers and their actual replies.

One-shot Gaiden, Kenren gets what he thinks is a nasty shock.

Sirius Black remained the Secret Keeper and everything he feared came to pass. Ten years later, James and Lily live, Harry attends Hogwarts, and Voldemort remains…yet the world is different and nothing is as it seems. AU, updated for HBP.

AU Destiny's four brings change to the Holy Land. Revised. Fifth Chapter: Redemption's Sin

or: The Origin of the Qiball. Gojyo's latest girlfriend should watch her step; even the kindest person can be pushed too far. Post ep-16 fic, rated for NotEntirelyNice!Hakkai. DJ on AO3.

Sanzo x Goku :: character death, shounen ai :: 'It took this long for it to sink in. It took nearly three damn years for it to sink in, and at the worst possible time...' :: Goku's thoughts at the end of the journey. Sometimes we realize things too late.

They were the Fates, the best there were in the business, tight-knit, unbreakable, unstoppable. Spike, Vicious, and Julia vignettes.

The final scene of Session 26. . . what goes on between the attack and "Bang". Spike/Vicious

Two men, both from different worlds, meet together by chance as they walk down the road and towards the stairway of their salvation. A Cowboy Bebop / Trigun introspective crossover. One - shot.

Cloud is filled with thoughts of his old friend, thoughts that might not be good to his health, or his sanity… (Yaoi; ZackxCloud)

Dead? Spike's got better things to be doing than being dead--like dreaming up crazy schemes...

What happened after the Fellowship left Rivendell but before they came down off Caradhras? Behold the missing scenes.

Vincent and Cloud and the snow falling on a certain night. Yaoi.

*NEW EPISODE* 2001 (in an AU) and the now immortal Fellowship are living in the house-share from hell. Now with 3 non plot-defining random slashy interludes. Random Dent would like to point out she actually exists.

Sanzo is dead. Long live Sanzo.

Goku's got a question about Sanzo.

Deep down, Sanzo has a heart. We're reasonably sure.

Goku has a nightmare.

In short, I wasn't too happy with where this session left off, but mine's not too much better. *shrugs* Just an author's random musings....

Harm, Mac and the Admiral face a potentially deadly situation