Title: Broken-Hearted
Fandom: BtVS
Author: badly_knitted
Characters: Cordelia, Xander, Willow, Buffy, Anya, Harmony.
Rating: PG
Word Count: 746
Content Notes: None needed.
Spoilers: The Wish.
Summary: What if Angel hadn’t lost his soul when Buffy slept with him?
Written For: Challenge 315: Amnesty, using Challenge 151: Wish.
Disclaimer: I don’t own BtVS, or the characters; they belong to the great Joss Whedon.



( Broken-Hearted... )

Title: someone who won't break my heart
Fandom: Pose
Content: character portrait; no spoilers

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Author: Desiree Armfeldt
Title: Missing Piece
Fandoms: due South
Characters: Ray Vecchio, Benton Fraser
Rating: Teen
Length: 750 words
Angst-to-hope ratio: Medium
Disclaimer: I didn't create these characters, I don't own them, I derive no profit from their use.
A/N: This started out as a snippet for ds_snippets, for the prompt “And when I chose to live, there was no joy, it’s just a line I crossed/It wasn’t worth the pain my death would cost,/So I was not lost or found,” but it got too long.  Companion piece from Fraser's point of view is posted over there.
Summary: Ray worries about Fraser.  (Gen or pre/slash, depending on your goggles)

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Title: Fountain
Fandom: Changeling: The Lost
Character: OC
Word Count: 100
Challenge: Wish
Rating: SFW, implied abduction

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Title: Anna
Fandom: Crossing lines
Rating: M (to be on the safe side)
Length: 753
Content notes: Set Post series. My headcanon regarding what happened to Marco's sister
Author notes: I didn't manage to finish this in time for the Wish challenge, but now here it is. Thanks goes to brumeier for beta and encouragement.
Summary: After over 30 years, Marco's search for his sister is finally over.

( Anna )

The Wish challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

Shadowhunters: Fanfic: wish you better, by elasticella
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Wish, by okapi1895
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: Mouselet and the Genie, by thesmallhobbit
The Flash: Fanfic: like dreamers do, by elasticella
I Dream of Jeannie: Fan Fic: Tony's Final Wish, by katleept
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: Would you believe, by okapi1895
Torchwood: Fanfic: One wish, by m_findlow
Smallville: Double-drabble: Unexpected, by darkmoore
BtVS: Fanfic: Be Careful What You Wish For, by badly_knitted
Stargate: Atlantis: fic: More than you know, by darkmoore
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Birthday Wishes, by okapi1895
Original: Fic: Er, Well, by scfrankles
Being Human: Fanfic: Careful What You Wish For, by fickle_fics
Swallows and Amazons - fanfiction - Wish You Were Here, by elen_nare
North and South: Fanfic: Wishes and a Dream Come True, by vix_spes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: A Vampire and His Dog, by midorisakura
Suits : Fic : Standing in the Wind, by highlander_ii
Original: Poem: Au bois dormant, by clarasteam
Dynasty Warriors: FanFic: A Single Stone Sentinel, by praxedes_osaka
Society for Creative Anachronism | History: Costume: Spring Saxon Outfit, by lferion
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fic: Birthday Wish, by jordannamorgan
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Fanfic: Designs, by nanslice
Azumanga Daioh: Fanfic: Look Me Up, by samuraiter
Romeo + Juliet: Fanfic: nothing but vain fantasy, by ardyforshort
Agent Carter: Fanfic: One Less Problem (Without You), by clarahow

Also, congratulations to:

elasticella, who earned Minister of Eros
okapi1895, who earned 6 Challenge Streak, 12 Posted Works, The Early Bird, and SBIGTTS: Writing
jordannamorgan, who earned Governor of Gendom (SILVER)


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New challenge coming right up!

Title: nothing but vain fantasy
Fandom: Romeo + Juliet
Rating: G
Length: ~300 words
Content notes: one-sided Mercutio/Romeo
Author notes: Just a bit of a reaction to watching the 1996 film again.
Summary: Mercutio has a crush.

( nothing but vain fantasy )

Title: Wishes and a Dream Come True
Fandom: North and South
Pairing: Margaret Hale/John Thornton
Length: 1500
Summary: In the end, after everything, Margaret can hardly believe her good fortune. A 5 +1 fic.


( Wishes and a Dream Come True )

Title: Look Me Up
Fandom: Azumanga Daioh
Rating: PG
Length: 495 Words
Content Notes: This is fluffy.
Author Notes: Writing this because I previously wrote a less-than-happy ending for these two characters. Amends!
Summary: Kaorin gets in touch with Sakaki after a long time.

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( Look Me Up )

Title: One Less Problem (Without You)
Author: clarahow // clarascarters // charleybradburies (will be posted after challenge)
Fandom: Agent Carter
Characters: Daniel Sousa (POV), Peggy Carter, Jack Thompson, Violet, mentions of others
Pairing: Daniel/Peggy; Daniel/Violet
Length: ~975w
Rating: T+
Summary: Whether or not Daniel knows what he wants from his life is debatable at best.
Notes: Title from "Problem" by Ariana Grande ft. Iggy Azalea. Also, sorry for momentary lateness, was editing the fic, trying to make my internet work, and attempting not to mother my illness-milking roommate.



The last time someone laughs or rolls their eyes at him for indignantly bringing Peggy up in conversation is when he’s offered the promotion. She’d earned it just as well as he had, and she’d been in the agency longer, but of course Daniel was the only one to care about such details.

As soon as he’d agreed to taking the position, though, Daniel had known he’d need to restructure the way he thought about his future - about what he wanted, and what he could get, to fit it into the plan.

So, of course, he’d had to accept that the feelings he’d had for Peggy weren’t mutual; besides, he certainly wasn’t keen on trying to have some sort of relationship with someone on the opposite coast, let alone dim enough to think she’d follow him for the sake of trying to have one. And yeah, maybe he’d gotten far enough to realize that he probably loved her, but Daniel didn’t really have enough to lose to bet his dignity against a chance to see a glimmer of that returned.

But there’s a part of him that still feels like he’s missing something.

Daniel holds back from telling her about the promotion at first; Thompson spills anyway, and she congratulates him, of course, with one of those frustrating, winning smiles, but Daniel catches the way that her entire countenance changes when she breathlessly clarifies, “Los Angeles?”

She’s visibly taken aback, and displeased doesn’t actually seem like too strong a word; she tenses up quickly and recovers with a deep breath but the weight remains against his lungs.

“That’ll be quite the change of scenery.”

It is, and it makes it that little bit easier to change himself, and Daniel tries to goad himself into moving on for real - to starting a life all his own, not one centered around anything he hadn’t earned, or anything that was holding him back.

But oh, it holds him. She holds him, mostly because she never has, and he can’t seem to stop wanting more than he’d got. The same dreams plague him here, often escalating to more even elaborate schemes that let them end up in the same place at the same time, but still about tearing down the barrier of an unbearable desire, albeit one he’s learned to tame for the most part.

He’s just about convinced himself that it was still best to make a clean break of it when she calls for the first time. He’s busy with one of his greenest agents when the call comes in, and all anyone tells him is that it’s from New York, and he shrugs it off, assuming it’s Jack then finding later that he has a terrible sinking ache when he hears it had been Peggy who’d called.

“Not for business, just wanting to see how Los Angeles is treating you so far...I bet it’s lovely to have everyone respecting you like they should...the New York office is rather lonely now, without you.”

I think it’s possible I’ll be lonely anywhere without you. I wish you were here.

I wish you were mine.

He tries, but he never actually picks up the phone to return any of her calls. There were too many things he’d never said, too many things he was no longer sure that he should have kept himself from saying, and he’s also sure that his imagination is just building it all up into more than it really is for her.

But what man could just pick up the phone and call a woman to say “I know I left you and I know I’ve never been clear about my feelings but I miss your smile and the clicking of your high heels and every day I spend without you makes me a little more sure that I’ve been falling in love with you since the moment we met?”

Daniel didn’t know if there was a man who could, but he was damn sure he couldn’t. No, he needed to figure out how to push it away, how to be as neutral as possible about her.

He does a better job once his mother goads him in starting physical therapy at the local hospital - doesn’t do as well as he’d like on either front, but he’s smart enough to know it’ll have to be enough.

For a while, it is. He develops a pattern, gets into habits, pulls Rose from New York, meets his neighbors, even starts going with Violet, the nurse who’s helping him. She’s sweet, and cheerful, and supportive, and a kind of person he really does need in his life.

He still thinks about Peggy more often than not, and mostly at inconvenient times, but eventually his chest stops tightening quite as much and he’s memorized the not-exactly-false account of his reasons for moving across the whole damn country so he can tell anyone who asks how his boss was a jerk who rose to power, but not the challenge, in a time of crisis and didn’t appreciate Daniel’s efforts.

Ironically, he and Jack start getting along a bit better, too. After all, it’s not like they could kill each other over the phone. Well, probably.

But, Daniel reminds himself, time and again about every part of his life that still doesn’t feel right, that’s not the point. The point is that he’s moving on from New York, from the war, from Peggy. He’s moved on.

Or so he thinks.

Because everything he’s become since he got to Los Angeles starts to shatter the moment he lays eyes on her again.

I wish you were here.

I wish you were mine.

"Hello, Chief."

Title: Designs
Fandom: Star Wars - Prequel Trilogy
Pairing: Anakin/Obi-wan
Rating: PG-ish
Length: 487
Content notes: Possessive behavior, non-con hinted at, unhealthy behavior
Summary: Anakin kept having the same dream. His greatest wish, his greatest nightmare.

( Designs )

The Wish challenge is now closed. Here are the entries:

Shadowhunters: Fanfic: wish you better, by elasticella
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Wish, by okapi1895
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: Mouselet and the Genie, by thesmallhobbit
The Flash: Fanfic: like dreamers do, by elasticella
I Dream of Jeannie: Fan Fic: Tony's Final Wish, by katleept
Sherlock Holmes (ACD): Fanfic: Would you believe, by okapi1895
Torchwood: Fanfic: One wish, by m_findlow
Smallville: Double-drabble: Unexpected, by darkmoore
BtVS: Fanfic: Be Careful What You Wish For, by badly_knitted
Stargate: Atlantis: fic: More than you know, by darkmoore
Original: Fic: Er, Well, by scfrankles
BBC Sherlock: Fanfic: Birthday Wishes, by okapi1895
Being Human: Fanfic: Careful What You Wish For, by fickle_fics
Swallows and Amazons - fanfiction - Wish You Were Here, by elen_nare
North and South: Fanfic: Wishes and a Dream Come True, by vix_spes
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Fanfic: A Vampire and His Dog, by midorisakura
Suits : Fic : Standing in the Wind, by highlander_ii
Original: Poem: Au bois dormant, by fengirl88
Dynasty Warriors: FanFic: A Single Stone Sentinel, by praxedes_osaka
Society for Creative Anachronism | History: Costume: Spring Saxon Outfit, by lferion
Fullmetal Alchemist: Fic: Birthday Wish, by jordannamorgan
Star Wars Prequel Trilogy: Fanfic: Designs, by nanslice
Azumanga Daioh: Fanfic: Look Me Up, by samuraiter
Romeo + Juliet: Fanfic: nothing but vain fantasy, by lexigent
Agent Carter: Fanfic: One Less Problem (Without You), by clarahow

Also, congratulations to:

elasticella, who earned Minister of Eros
okapi1895, who earned 6 Challenge Streak, 12 Posted Works, The Early Bird, and SBIGTTS: Writing
jordannamorgan, who earned Governor of Gendom (SILVER)


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New challenge coming right up!

Title: Wish You Were Here
Fandom: Swallows and Amazons (book series) - Arthur Ransome
Rating: G
Length: 642 words
Content notes: Set during Pigeon Post.
Author notes: Also fills the 'perspective flip' square of my trope_bingo card.
Summary: Timothy's search for copper is constantly being hampered, and he can't help but wish for Jim.

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Title: Birthday Wish
Author: jordannamorgan
Fandom: Fullmetal Alchemist
Characters: Alphonse, Edward, Hughes, Nina.
Setting: During the Elrics’ time studying with Shou Tucker.
Rating: G.
Length: 1,663 words.
Summary: Ed finds a creative interpretation for Al’s birthday wish.

( So what do you want for your birthday, Al? )

Title: Spring Saxon Outfit
Fandom: Society for Creative Anachronism | History
Rating: G
Length: NA
Content notes: N/A
Author notes: Athena has wished for an outfit for a while now. Given as a birthday present.
Summary: Vaguely 11th Century Saxon tunic and over tunic

( Spring Saxon Outfit )

Title: Careful What You Wish For
Fandom: Being Human (UK)
Rating: PG-13
Length: 983
Content notes: N/A
Author notes: In which I totally ignore the ending of Being Human and carry on as if it never happened.
Summary: Alex accidentally summons a genie, but it's okay. She's used to this kind of thing now.

( Careful what you wish for )

Title: Er, Well
Fandom: Original Work
Rating: G
Length: 402
Author notes: When I saw the prompt come up on Friday, I said, "Christ, this is a Frankles prompt. If someone doesn't end up in a wishing well or more likely BE a wishing well, I shall be disappointed." Thank you to okapi1895 for the plot bunny ^_^
Summary: A well is attempting to get a bank loan for its new business.

( Er, Well )

Title: A Single Stone Sentinel
Fandom: Dynasty Warriors
Rating: G
Length: 485 words
Content notes: Zhuge Liang and Yueying
Author notes: This is seriously my favorite canonical pairing from any of my preferred fandoms.
Summary: Sometimes the toughest obstacles are the ones we place for ourselves.

( Do not make a promise that you will not keep. )

Title: More than you know
Fandom: Stargate: Atlantis
Rating: NC-17
Length: ca 3600
Content notes: SGA AU of the slashy kind (McShep)
Author notes: This was written with the lovely popkin16. It's our first time co-writing and it went exceptionally well. This story was created in less than three hours. I'm very honored and proud to have been given the opportunity to realize this project. THANK YOU! Also a BIG thank you to brumeier who did a speed-beta on this. You rock!
Summary: There seem to be a few misconceptions between John and Rodney. And jealousy. Oh, and pining. Lots and lots of pining.

( More than you know )