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Title: The word that breaks the pause (read @ AO3)
Author: Deastar
Pairing: Charles/Erik
Fandom: X-Men: First Class
Word Count: ~6000
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: angst
Summary: A summons to the mansion, or an order, Erik could have—would have—ignored. But something in the last six terrible months has taught Charles how to say “please.”
Notes: Above-and-beyond beta, as always, provided by laulan.

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Title: Living Proof (read @ AO3)
Author: Deastar
Fandom: White Collar
Pairings: Peter/Neal, Peter/Elizabeth
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 29,000
Summary: The thing about Neal is that he is always in Peter’s personal space. “Hello, Officer,” he says, batting his eyelashes in a way that probably even a sixteen-year-old knows isn’t actually seductive. Teenage hooker AU.
Warnings: See above – this is not Pretty Woman. Frequent and semi-graphic discussion of, but no explicit depictions of, sex between a minor and an adult; implied past child abuse; violence toward minors.
Notes: This is not, not, NOT an accurate depiction of how law enforcement or social services actually work (if there was ever actually any doubt in anyone’s mind!). Wild fictional liberties have been taken.
Beta-read by laulan, who takes the gold medal in patient explanation and kind reassurance, despite my stubborn insistence on arguing with half of her suggestions – all remaining mistakes are definitely my fault.

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Title: Don’t Threaten Me With Love, Baby (read @ AO3)
Author: Deastar
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries (TV)
Pairing(s): Elena/Damon/Stefan-ish
Rating: PG-13 for Damon Salvatore and cuddling
Warnings: fluff, H/C
W/C: 3,000
Summary: “Don’t enjoy this too much,” I told Damon’s unconscious body as I slid down the bed to lie by his side, curving my body around his, willing it to absorb the heat. Set sometime late Season 1.
A/N: I started writing this during the most marvelous storm, and I told myself, “I’ll finish it when the next storm comes!” At which point, it never stormed again. D:

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Title: Truth or Consequences
Author: Deastar
Word count: ~61,000
Pairings: Sam/Dean, other het and femslash side pairings
Warnings: incest (of the Sam/Dean variety), angst, humor, multiple OCs, kidfic
Rating: R for language, gore, and upsetting themes
Summary: Two decades of Important Parenting Moments, ghosts, demons, birthday parties, real apartments, Truth or Consequences (which is a city, not a game – you’re thinking of Truth or Dare), and goddamn vampires (of the unsparkly variety).
Story notes: If you HAVE NOT read The Family Business: I tried to make this story make sense anyway, but I didn’t go crazy re-explaining everything, so it will help if you read that story first – it’s not long!
If you HAVE read The Family Business: Funny story. TFB ends on Isabel’s first birthday. This story starts on Isabel’s first birthday… two months after the end of TFB. Oops? *uncertain grin* I had a timeline fail. Let’s just all pretend that TFB ends when Isabel is ten months old, ‘kay? And we’ll all be much happier. *facepalm*
Either way: This takes off as an AU from late-season-2, early-season-3 canon, minus Dean’s deal.
THANK YOU Captain T for posting your own birthday story 10 freaking months late, alasse for an awesome beta job and kind encouragement, davincisgirl for your lovely art, and most of all, laulan, for making this story thousands of words longer (D:) and a million times better (:D).

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Title: Truth or Consequences
Author: Deastar
Word count: ~61,000
Pairings: Sam/Dean, other het and femslash side pairings
Warnings: incest (of the Sam/Dean variety), angst, humor, multiple OCs, kidfic
Rating: R for language, gore, and upsetting themes
Summary: Two decades of Important Parenting Moments, ghosts, demons, birthday parties, real apartments, Truth or Consequences (which is a city, not a game – you’re thinking of Truth or Dare), and goddamn vampires (of the unsparkly variety).
Story notes: If you HAVE NOT read The Family Business: I tried to make this story make sense anyway, but I didn’t go crazy re-explaining everything, so it will help if you read that story first – it’s not long!
If you HAVE read The Family Business: Funny story. TFB ends on Isabel’s first birthday. This story starts on Isabel’s first birthday… two months after the end of TFB. Oops? *uncertain grin* I had a timeline fail. Let’s just all pretend that TFB ends when Isabel is ten months old, ‘kay? And we’ll all be much happier. *facepalm*
Either way: This takes off as an AU from late-season-2, early-season-3 canon, minus Dean’s deal.
THANK YOU Captain T for posting your own birthday story 10 freaking months late, alasse for an awesome beta job and kind encouragement, davincisgirl for your lovely art, and most of all, laulan, for making this story thousands of words longer (D:) and a million times better (:D).

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Somewhere out there is a fic writer who could put together a really amazing story about how fucking unfair it is that Diana couldn’t be an FBI agent in the 1920s, and that Elizabeth couldn’t be an event planner or really have any profession at all, except perhaps as an artist of some kind, and that Jones couldn’t be employed by the federal government in any capacity except sweeping floors and getting killed in battle. I hope someone writes it. I would really like to read it. But this is not that kind of story.

Title: I’ll Carry the Key (read @ AO3)
Author: Deastar
Fandom: White Collar
Pairing: Peter/Neal
Rating: PG-13
W/C: ~8,000
Warnings: This story is set in New York in the 1920s and does not explicitly deal with most of the more disturbing aspects of the time period, particularly sexism and racism. If you would like to read more about that decision or what went into it, here is an expanded warning/explanation. Criticism of that or any other aspect of this story is always welcome, in the comments of that post or of this story, or by PM.
Summary: 20s AU – flappers, gangsters, escape artists, speakeasies, and the extremely inspiring thought of Elizabeth in a blue flapper dress. In which Neal helps Peter stake out a speakeasy, and things do not go according to plan.
Notes: This story is best if you know the song “Someone to Watch Over Me.” If you have a favorite jazz singer, odds are good that he or she has recorded it.
Written for solar_cat for the help_pakistan auction, who requested a 20s AU and was incredibly understanding about that fact that I was going to have to blow right past the deadline and then some. I hope you like it, solar_cat!
A huge thank you to laulan and alasse for their help with this story.

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Title: It may be that the gulfs will wash us down (read @ AO3)
Author: Deastar
Fandom: STXI
Pairing: Kirk/Spock
Rating: PG
Warnings: MAJOR CHARACTER DEATH, mention of death of other major character
Length: 2,400 words
Summary: For this moment, in this place, Spock is alone, truly alone, for the first time in 23 years.
Notes: Beta’ed at superheroic speed by the fantastic alasse. Sequel to So Wise We Grow, will make absolutely zero sense without having read that first. Written for alexis_sd, who won one of my offerings for help_pakistan, asked for a sequel to So Wise We Grow dealing with Jim’s death, and was incredibly understanding about the tardiness of this story – I hope you like it!

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I am choosing to write [Bonnie Bennett from The Vampire Diaries (TV) + The Slash Dragon from Merlin]. I am choosing to punt on [Damon Salvatore from The Vampire Diaries (TV) + Teyla Emmagen from Stargate: Atlantis]

(Need some background on Crossover Bingo? Rules and round one are here, other entries can be found here.)

Title: Two Sides of the Same Coin
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries (TV) and Merlin (BBC)
Pairings: Um, Damon/Stefan, Stefan/Elena, mentions of Jeremy/Tyler, Jeremy/Matt, other ridiculousness
Warnings: CRACK, NO, I MEAN IT
Word Count: ~2,000
Summary: “I’m sure that, whatever is in the cemetery, I can handle it, okay?” Stefan promised, with a reassuring smile.
Notes: AHAHAHAHA I HAVE NO SHAME.

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I am choosing to write [Sam Winchester from Supernatural + Peter Burke from White Collar] and choosing to punt on [Lorne from SGA + Lex Luthor from Smallville]

(Need some background on Crossover Bingo? Rules and round one are here, round two is here.)

Title: Unorthodox Methods
Fandoms: White Collar, Supernatural
Pairings: Neal/Peter, background Peter/Elizabeth, Sam/Jess
Rating: PG-13
W/C: ~3,000
Summary: AU from original premise of SPN – Sam goes to law school and eventually joins the FBI, where he gets assigned as Peter’s probie, and the New York FBI office staff are amused, and eventually, slightly traumatized.
A/N: Is it possible to have too much fun writing a fic? ;D Guys, this game is fun – you should try it!
ETA 3/29/2012: Hey!  World!  Everyone!  You should listen RIGHT AWAY to this podfic of certified awesomeness, in which reena_jenkins reads this story so well that if you didn't like this story, you will like it after listening, and if you did like this story, you will like it twice as much.  Maybe three times as much.  Or four.  That's how awesome. 

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