Lifeline (1585 words)
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Saiyuki
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationship: Cho Hakkai/Sha Gojyo
Summary: When Hakkai hits bottom, a familiar hand pulls him back. Written for Weiss vs. Saiyuki, Tanabata Mini Challenge: Lovers Separated/Reunited, Drabble or Side Story. Set approximately five years before "Return to Me."
Return to Me (1471 words)
Chapters: 1 of ?
Fandom: Saiyuki
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: He's gone. End of story. Or is it?
The first chapter of a planned multi-part ghost story, written for ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif){kind=small}
indelicateink's Weiss vs. Saiyuki Battle.
Separate Lives (1953 words)
Fandom: Saiyuki
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Kole's life as a struggling activist lawyer is complicated enough without mysterious bad news for his favorite client and odd behavior from his usually dependable partner.
A story from indelicateink's Miamiverse, written for her Weiss vs. Saiyuki Battle.
Solstice Games (1869 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Frontier Wolf - Rosemary Sutcliff
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Alexios Flavius Aquila/Hilarion
Summary: Alexios has his worries during his first year of commanding the Attacotti. Fortunately, he has a staunch supporter.
This one was a pinch hit for Sutcliff Swap 2013.
Not Too Hot to Handle (1160 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Wild Adapter
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Kubota Makoto/Tokito Minoru
Summary: Kubota's not feeling well at all.
(For Hurt/Comfort Bingo, but too late for amnesty for 2013.)
His Sword and His Shield (725 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Grant ALX-972/Justin Warrick
Summary: Justin's learning to trust in his resources: both of them.
Let the Tide Go Out (957 words) by opalmatrix
Fandom: Saiyuki Gaiden, Saiyuki
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Relationships: Kenren Taishou/Tenpou Gensui
Summary: Tenpou's got too much on his mind to sleep; Kenren decides to fix that.
Passing in the Night (3497 words)
Fandom: Alliance-Union - C. J. Cherryh
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Summary: Ari was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Fortunately, Signy happened to be in the right place at the right time.
Written for the ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif){kind=small}
rarewomen challenge, for cordialcount, who promised that "a large variety of misshapen baked goods can be yours for the taking should you want to play around with a few decades and warzones to let Ari I meet Signy." In point of fact, the decades weren't so much of a problem ... .
Title: Holt and Haven
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: DOGS
Warnings: none
Rating: PG
Word count: 591
Pairing(s): Heine and Naoto
Spoilers: Tony bits of Heine's and Naoto's backstories
Notes: For cornerofmadness' Fandom Stocking. No Beta.
Summary: A late-night talk in Bishop's kitchen.
Title: Give Him a Break
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Alliance-Union (C.J. Cherryh's Cyteen and Regenesis)
Warnings: none
Rating: T (PG)
Word count: 266
Pairing(s): Grant/Justin
Spoilers: or the (eventual) nature of their relationship in Cyteen and Regenesis
Notes: For cordialcount's Fandom Stocking. No Beta.
Summary: It's break time, but it takes Grant a moment to realize what he really wants.
Title: Gemma on the Air
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Gemma - Noel Streatfeild
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,065
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: Basic for the conclusion of the series
Notes: A Treat for bookchan, who said "I put down Gemma and Ann Robinson, but I'll take fic about either of them ... Maybe [both of] them ... reminiscing to a magazine or tv show." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: Together, Gemma and Ann weather a late-night television interview.
Title: Freely Given
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: "Brandy" - Looking Glass
Warnings: none applicable
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,712
Pairing(s): The Man That Brandy Loved/Brandy
Spoilers: Nothing much ... but listen to the song first if you don't know it
Notes: A treat for Who Shot AR (akerwis), who wanted "fic about Brandy/The Man That Brandy Loved ... I love the way she pines for him but doesn't let it get in the way of the facts of her daily life, and I'd just love a little more from her world." Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: Brandy knows not to expect more than he can give, but she still hopes.
Title: A Way through the Woods
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: The Goblin Mirror - C. J. Cherryh
Warnings: none
Rating: T/PG
Word count: 4,917
Pairing(s): Tamas of Maggiar/Ela ng'Ysabela
Spoilers: for the canon material
Notes: For water_bby, who wanted Tamas, and maybe more about Ela, in their future together. And maybe also a visit to Yuri. Beta by my sis smillaraaq, the awesome Isis, and the excellent summerbutterfly
Summary: The way back to Maggiar should not be as long and arduous as the way to Ali'inel - should it?
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 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: Tell Him About It
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Bleach
Warnings: none
Rating: T (PG)
Word count: 736
Pairing(s): Ayasegawa Yumichika/Madarame Ikkaku
Spoilers: nothing much
Notes: For sprinkgink. Prompt: Public displays of affection - Just hold my damn hand, okay? Title from Billy Joel: "Tell Her About It." Beta by smillaraaq.
Summary: Yumichika's tired of keeping things on the down low.
Read it on: LJ springkink comm -or- Archive of Our Own.
Author: opalmatrix
Rating: PG at most
Warnings: Nothing much
Word count: 451
Notes: Prompt - Kubota/Tokito: domesticity - home is no longer a thing with walls of stone and windows of glass. Beta by smillaraaq
Summary: In the end, it doesn't take much to make Kubota happy.
Tokito was looking up from his video game as Kubota came through the door ...
(For springkink)
Artist/Author: opalmatrix
Title: Fourteen Miles
Rating: PG
Character(s)/Pairing(s): Sergeant Jackrum, Lieutenant Froc
Word Count: 2200
Includes spoilers for the following books (or All): Monstrous Regiment
Warnings/Content Information: Non-explicit descriptions of battle injuries; mild swearing
Summary: Fourteen miles is an easy day's march for an army. For young Froc, it's something else entirely.
Author's Notes: Written for the first Disc Fest. Prompt: The fourteen miles that Sergeant Jackrum carried General Froc. Beta by lady_ganesh, smillaraaq, and carmarthen
Read Fourteen Miles at Disc Fest on DW | Read Fourteen Miles at AO3
Title: Like an Opening Door
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: nihilism and casual talk of self-destruction and murder
Rating: PG for language
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: Hakkai's backstory
Notes: shortfic written for lady_ganesh. Prompt: Hakkai, Sanzo, lost and found. The title is from an Oysterband song, "The Lost and Found": It's like an opening door/It's what we came here for. I've covered this ground before, but it still draws me. Un beta-ed.
Summary: Sanzo has no intention of giving up on Hakkai, or letting Hakkai give up.
Title: The Waiting Game
Author: opalmatrix
Warnings: nothing much
Pairing(s): pre-Yukimura/Sasuke, if you like
Spoilers: Yukimura's backstory and hints of his RL counterpart's future
Notes: written for misura, who won a story from me for the Help Haiti LJ auction. Set a couple of years after the fall of the Red Tower, and not quite as fluffy as I'd meant it to be. Beta by the indispensable smillaraaq
Summary: There's nothing much to do on Mount Kudo but wait.
Title: Return: 2009 CE
Author: opalmatrix
Fandom: Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Warnings: none
Rating: PG for slightly salty language
Pairing(s): n/a
Spoilers: conclusion of the novel
Word Count: 977
Notes: written for written for nextian for purimgifts 2010, Day 3. Beta by smillaraaq, sine qua non.
Summary: Sometimes being a Principality of Heaven or Hell is not enough.
"Maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all," said Aziraphale anxiously ... .
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