A Slip of the Heart (3775 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: The Dalemark Quartet - Diana Wynne Jones
Rating: General Audiences
Notes: Written for the inaugural round of The Exchange at Fic Corner
Summary: "Happily ever after" doesn't always come easy, especially for the guttersnipe from Holand and the miller's daughter from Ansdale.
We Two Become One (3018 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: The Eagle of the Ninth - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: Explicit
Relationships: Marcus Flavius Aquila & Cottia (Eagle of the Ninth)
Summary: Cottia tries to behave properly on her wedding day, with mixed results.
Back Where They Started From (1972 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Dawn Wind - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: General Audiences
Relationships: Owain (Dawn Wind)/Regina (Dawn Wind)
Summary: Regina returns to the only place she knows that she really belongs.
My actual assignment for Sutcliff Swap 2013.
A Different Kind of Enemy (1639 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh
Rating: Mature
Summary: Norway's crew has braved all kinds of enemy action in the past few decades. When their executive officer's life is in danger, they respond as they always do: together.
Title: A Heart at My Command
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Cyteen Series -- C. J. Cherryh
Warnings: nothing much
Rating: T
Word count: 684
Pairing(s): Quentin AQ-8 / Amy Carnath
Spoilers: For the basics of their relationship
Notes: Beta by smillaraaq.
Summary: Amy hadn't given any thought to the morning after.
Title: Heart and Hand
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Warrior Scarlet - Rosemary Sutcliff
Warnings: Grisly depiction of battle injury
Rating: G
Word count: 3,339
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: Minor for the character of Talore the Hunter
Notes: Writen for Firerose for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
sutcliff_swap 2012. Prompt: "Warrior Scarlet: Talore the Hunter ... I'm particularly interested in the back stories of each of the three characters I've selected." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: "For Talore also there had been a bow that he could not draw." After the cattle raid that maims him, Talore the Hunter must begin again.
Title: Got Your Number
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Black Lagoon
Rating: NC-17
Word count: 1125
Pairing(s): Benny/Janet Bhai ("Greenback Jane")
Spoilers: none to speak of
Notes: Written for springkink. Prompt - Phonesex - voices across oceans. This takes place after the "Greenback Jane" arc but before ""The Wired Red Wild Card." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: It's long distance from Mumbai to Roanapur, but somehow, they manage.
Read it on: LJ springkink comm -or- Archive of Our Own.
Title: Beyond Midnight
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Greek and Roman Mythology
Warnings: there is blood
Rating: T or PG-13
Word count: 988
Pairing(s): Hades/Persephone
Spoilers: for the story of Persephone
Notes: For Azpidistra, based on an idea from 7veilsphaedra. Written for the purimgifts challenge. Beta by Carmathen, nekonexus, and blackcatbone
Summary: What must Hades do to win Persephone's heart as well as her body?
Title: Perfect Fit
Author: opalmatrix
Rating: R
Warnings: m/f sex
Prompt: Discworld, Carrot/Angua: biting - "Don't do that."
Word count: : 559
Summary: A little thing like that won't stop him.
A/N: Written for springkink IX. Beta by the ever-attentive smillaraaq.
Carrot had overheard women talking about their sweethearts ...
Title: Picking Up the Pieces
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: Revy's mouth; blood; smutty innuendo
Pairing(s): very early Rock/Revy, if you squint
Spoilers: the ending of the "Fujiyama Gangsta Paradise" arc
Notes: My first Black Lagoon fic! And really, this is almost gen. Thanks to smillaraaq for excellent, insightful beta. Word count: ~3,205
Summary: Balalaika sends Rock and Revy out of town so Revy can convalesce. It's not exactly a pleasure trip.
Title: Win-Win Situation
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Saiyuki
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: contains explicit m/f sex and large amounts of (mostly) bloodless violence
Pairing(s): Goku/Lirin
Disclaimer: Saiyuki characters and situations belong to Kazuya Minekura. .
Spoilers: A few mild spoilers about the Kougaiji tachi
Notes: Written for vom marlowe's Anonymous Saiyuki Kink Meme. The prompt: Lirin/Goku, started out fighting over food. Violence/fighting while fucking, but completely consensual and both of them loving it
Summary: Some time after the end of the quest, Lirin accompanies her brother to have a talk with Sanzo. When she's left alone with Goku after lunch, the day becomes far more memorable than he would ever have suspected.
Title: Not for Sale
Author: opalmatrix
Rating: R
Warnings: m/f sexual situations
Pairing(s): Hakkai/Yaone
Disclaimer: Saiyuki characters and situations belong to Kazuya Minekura
Spoilers: spoilers through vol. 5 of Saiyuki
Notes: This one is for redbrunja ... Merry Christmas! And thanks to smillaraaq for excellent beta.
Summary: When a famous herbalists' market is held in the town of Anshan, the healers of the Sanzo Ikkou and the Kou-tachi find themselves alone together.
( 'You gonna be OK by yourself?' asked Gojyo, seriously, as they walked toward the main road ... )
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