the wrong end of the telescope

So it was torakowalski's birthday yesterday. This was supposed to be posted then, but due to a series of unfortunate events (a lost bank card, a broken power chord, a family that is just not behaving well), it is a little bit late. It is also not as long as I meant it to be, because they've not made it easy, these two. But here it is, this silly little thing, and I hope you like it.

I just--Tora. Tora Tora Tora. She chatfics things like Brendon/Peter Parker, girl!Bob/girl!Brian, Bob/Patrick/Brian and so on, she saves me from sleeping on the streets of London when Heathrow closes down, she likes bookstores as much as I do and lets me make her read things, and she's just about the awesomest friend you could have. I can't tell you how glad I am that you are in my life, darling. (You all wish you had a Tora, but you can't have mine).


Title: It's Really Something
Rating: PG-13
Summary: High School AU. A sequel to Got That Crazy Rhythm. He did wear the dress.
Pairing: Bob/Brian.
Warnings: None, really. Teenagers and mucking about with everyone's ages, that's about it. Some angst. At first.
Word Count: 1001
Disclaimer: Bob Bryar is not a girl, nor did he go to high school with Brian Schechter or Z Berg.
Author's Notes: For torakowalski on her birthday. ♥The title is from Dylan's "Had a Dream About You, Baby."

( He just wasn't listening. )

Title: Wait For The Sound
Rating: R/NC-17
Summary: High School AU. The sequel to Got That Crazy Rhythm. First times (sort of) and awkwardness.
Pairing: Bob/Brian.
Warnings: None, really. Teenagers and mucking about with everyone's ages, that's about it. They're seventeen years old here, so potentially underage sex? I never know what those laws are.
Word Count: 2900.
Disclaimer: Bob Bryar is not a girl. None of what happens in this fic is true.
Author's Notes: For torakowalski, as always, because this verse is all hers. Also I lied to her shamelessly today about this fic, saying it was very stuck.

Thanks to egelantier and antihysteric for looking it over; any remaining mistakes are definitely my fault. The title is Mirah's.

( Bob's on the bed, thinking about taking her shirt off. )

I'm going to start by I rec the one lyo wrote for me, Space Where We Meet Is Different From The Rest, because it is a girl!Mikey/Alicia and a boarding school AU, and it is sweet and achy and sharp and fair to the characters and god, I love it so so much. She captures the confusion of figuring out your sexual identity when you're a teenager so well, and how pressure to conform can fuck you up, and I fell more than a little in love with her Mikey. Go read, go read.



This post is also a belated no_tags reveal--not that it is all that necessary, because as at least three of you guessed, I wrote the one that had talking fish and Lyn-Z being a Real Girl. *grins* There were two things I wanted to do: one was to not write anything too over-the-top (my contrary self wanted to see if I could make them kiss in a way that actually wasn't super-romantic, even if the story was clearly heading toward a place where they fell in love), and the other was to make damn sure I didn't reduce Lyn-Z to a muse (that was mostly an ending problem, feel free to tell me if I managed). Mostly, I had so much fun writing this story, especially because I cunningly figured out that it was for wasoncedelight (it took no great stealth, her photobucket name is somewhat revealing) and therefore got to write for a darling of mine, at the same time as I could be reasonably sure she would like it. So, dear all, here is a story about Gerard and a mermaid. Sort of.



Title: See You In The Morning Light
Pairing/Prompt: Gerard/Lyn-Z, based on this photo.
Rating: PG
Warnings: No warnings needed.
Summary: What would you do if a strange girl washed up on shore and demanded a kiss?
Notes: Written for no_tags, originally posted over here. Thanks to anoneknewmoose and novembersmith for looking it over and making me fix the ending.

( It was dusk when Gerard got to the beach. )

It only took me twelve days...and now I'm really tempted to come up with a wretched pun on partridges in pear trees. I fear I am far too sleepy, though.

Here, darlings, the ficlets--there are superheroes, stories about music, awkward high school AUs, rare pairings, gen, lots of alwaysagirl, gen, Gotham City, and random crossovers. In order, we have the following:


The Right Music, Z/Tennessee, for softlyforgotten. Z's pretty sure it's her turn to be brave.


One More Time With Feeling, girl!Bob/girl!Brian, also for softlyforgotten (the trick is to leave me a first prompt and then have the second one be my favorite pairing in all the land). Bob glows when she plays.


I Should Refuse You, Bob/Mikey/Alicia, for fleurdeliser. Bob isn't used to having epiphanies in the kitchen.


Ready To Go Anywhere, Mikey/Ray, for antihysteric. Ray has a crush. Frank knows about it.


Temptin' You To Defy It, Lyn-Z/Z Berg, for unlurkster. This is set in a verse where Z and Lyn-Z go to the same high school, and Z sings in Kitty and Lyn-Z's band. She also happens to be dating Lyn-Z, and prom is coming up.


Should I Wait?, Frank/Gerard, for ciel_vert. Frank is definitely thinking too much about that one time when Gerard kissed him and they weren't on stage.


In Time, Patrick and William gen, for airgiodslv. Patrick isn't sure how to do this coming out thing.


Not Afraid To Look At Her, possible future girl!Bob/Frank, for jrho. Bob is not down with this shit.


Cast Your Dancing Spell My Way, Z and girl!Ryan, for blindmouse. When Ryan woke up, she'd figured it out. Superpowers!au.


Take The Dark Out Of The Nighttime, Bob/Gerard/Lyn-Z, for crowgirl13. More of the Bob/Gerard/Lyn-Z in Gotham AU; more epiphanies for Bob.


Stay While The Night Is Still Ahead, girl!Brendon/girl!Spencer, for bayleaf. Set in the same verse as the Z-and-Ryan one above. Spencer wants Brendon to stay.


Not Alone In The Dark, Kon/Veronica Mars, DCU/Veronica Mars crossover for jamjar. Kon has been at Neptune High for a while now, but it's kind of lonely.


Stuck Inside A Mobile, Jon and Tom gen (and a random AU), for halflinen. And off they go, down the rabbit hole...

Title: Let Me Follow You Down
Pairing: Lyn-Z/William
Word Count: 2089
Warnings: Mild D/s, mild breathplay, dirtytalk.
Summary: Taking care and holding on. Alternatively, on getting what you need. (Also, in this universe TAI… and MSI are touring together and Gerard and Lyn-Z are not in a relationship.)

A/N: Originally posted over here. I blame airgiodslv. Or William Becket, because he's way too hot on his knees. I'll take responsibility for any remaining mistakes, though, because this is cleaned-up comment porn. The title belongs to Bob Dylan.

( William is waiting for her when her set is done, standing side stage and smiling. )