Meme Answers

For executrix: The Halloween of Flowers--This is the one where River accidentally makes Halloween more Day of the Dead than she'd intended. Tracey's real gracious about it, even wears a marigold through his buttonhole, but Niska's man absolutely refuses to swing at the pinata. Wash lets Kaylee hang some tiny skulls on the post through his chest. Good times.

For ana_grrl: Firefly, Predator in the Snow--This story just about broke me. I don't think I have ever made myself cry so hard or been so proud of something I wrote. On a frozen world, on the Edge of the Rim, Jayne finds a baby polar bear and nurses him back to health. Jayne names him White Bear, 'cause he's real descriptive like that. One night, Jayne doesn't make it back to Serenity, and I don't want to spoil the ending, but think "Little Matchstick Girl."

For jameschick: I'm Telling You My Pants Shrunk! (And Shut The Fuck Up, Sammy, I Did Not Wish For A Bigger Dick!)--This is the one that got me Fandom Wanked. Y'all should've seen that thread. I mean, surely it's not heresy to suggest that Dean's dick might be on the smallish side. Clearly the boy's good in the sack or he wouldn't have every skank in every port sticking to him like white on rice. Really though, I guess the part most everybody objected to was when Sam and Dean had a Very Lengthy, Very Rational discussion about why they could never have sex and then both put it to Cassie as proof of their heterosexuality. But, ah, not at the same time, of course.

For jjean65: The Rules of Keeping a Vampire--Ah, yes. My first Spander. I really worked a lot on voice for this piece: "Wot, wot, Xan-pet, my nummy treat!" Spike groveled. "You're mine! Oi!" And I really didn't want to go with cliches here, so when Spike finally Claims (fandom TM) Xander as his magical, immortal, superpowered Husband For All Time, he bites him across the top of the foot. After that, every time Xander wears Jesus sandals, it's an erotic experience.

For lyrstzha: Nothing Like the Sun--This is the one where Angel keeps the Gem of Amara for himself. No one suspects that exposure to the sun will cause Angel to lose his mind. He eventually teams up with Gwen and they go on many a caper together. She's a little weird about sleeping with him at first, but Angel assures her that if the AI team does anything well, it's share women.

SPN fic; Seeing Things; Ava-centric gen piece; Adult for language only

This is an Ava-centric gen piece that's rated Adult for language only. You guys know me; I usually like to write stuff that fits neatly into canon, but this goes AU from the end of "Devil's Trap." What if Ava dreams about the Winchesters long before "Hunted?"

( “Hi! I’m Ava Joel Osment. I see dead people. Before they die.” She shakes her head. “Oh, yeah. That’ll go over fan-freaking-tastic. Okay. So, I have these dreams sometimes. That come true. And I dreamed last night that you died.” Ava unbuckles her safety belt and slides out of her car. She’s halfway to the door of the cabin when she hears gunshot, a sharp and brittle sound that splits the night clean open. “On second thought, maybe you deserve to die,” she says, turning back to her Bug and wishing she’d worn sneakers instead of these stupid boots with the slick soles. )