☂ things unlikely & desirable | writing by 李杏

title: This Hush
fandom: DrKotobuki's shiftverse 
community:  writerverse 
prompt: Phase #6: Challenge #04: Table of Doom: Picture: Eiffel Tower
word count: 635
pairing: Nikos Vallas/Abel Cross
rating: PG
summary: Abel comes home after two months away on business.

(  It didn't matter how much he could translate of what Nikos murmured when they lay in bed together, because he understood: he was home. )

title: Showdown at the Cactus Flower Saloon (6/?)
verse: People's Republic of Heaven & shiftverse 
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #4: Challenge #16: Quick Fic #6
word count: 549
characters: Mariel, Nikos, Aya
rating: PG13
summary: In which Mariel defrauds her opponents at cards and Jet Alamande shows his face again.

( She wasted no time dealing in the regulars and passers-by she intended to relieve of most of their money and, if her luck held, a few other valuables as well. )

title: Showdown at the Cactus Flower Saloon (7/?)
verse: People's Republic of Heaven & shiftverse 
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #4: Challenge #16: Quick Fic #6
word count: 763
characters: Mariel, Nikos, Aya
rating: PG13
summary: In which Jet Alamande tries to buy back everyone's goodwill with an offer they can't refuse.

( 'We have more important matters to discuss than your romantic entanglements. There's the small matter of a thousand dollars that I am going to bequeath to this fine establishment.' )

title: Showdown at the Cactus Flower Saloon (2/?)
verse: People's Republic of Heaven Electric Company & shiftverse
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #4: Challenge #9: Quick Fic #3
word count: 796
characters:  Mariel, Silas (AU!Shujin), Nikos, Aya, Koji
rating: PG13
summary: In which Koji Kotobuki must learn to faint like a delicate young lady, Elias and Kaius prowl around outside, and Aya Scarlett is disappointed in the object of her affection.

( Dawn will come, whether we welcome it or not. )

title: Showdown at the Cactus Flower Saloon (3/?)
verse: People's Republic of Heaven Electric Company & shiftverse
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #4: Challenge #4: Grab Your Fedora
word count: 793
characters:  Mariel, Silas (AU!Shujin), Nikos, Aya, Koji, Lero, Elias, Glory
rating: PG13
summary: In which Mariel and Elias have a showdown at noon, a young woman faints, and there's more to Aya Scarlett than you'd expect.

( Mariel smiled, and the sun reached its peak. )

title: You Try To Dig Deep, But You Couldn't Get In
fandom: drkotobuki's shiftverse
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #3: Challenge #22: Weekly Quick Fic #7 ("another world" + "scars")
word count: 483
pairing: Shujin/Nikos, Shujin/Layla
rating: PG13
summary: Shujin reflects on his lost love, his friend with benefits, and the meaning of scars.

( Nikos wasn't Layla, but at least Shujin wasn't alone. )

title: Morning After
fandom: SHI/FT
community: writerverse
prompt: Phase #03: Challenge #06: Weekly Quick Fic #02 ("booth or table?")
pairings: Nikos/Abel (implied Abel/Jet)
rating: T
summary: Abel is rudely awakened early in the morning, but he has at least enough time to take Nikos out for breakfast like a gentleman.

( Nikos wasn't dressed for breakfast at anything classier than a Denny's, but that wasn't exactly what Abel had in mind )