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Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: Grand Declarations
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,000
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2012 via 2023. When Bucky joins Steve on his mission to return the Infinity Stones to the timestream, they steal a moment for themselves and Steve considers all the time they've lost. (Or, the one when Steve finally pulls his head out of his ass and wears his heart on his sleeve.)


Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and for exploding in heart emojis. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Playful

Also the narrative convenience at the end of Endgame is so dumb. Why send ten heroes to retrieve the stones and only one to put them back? Pfft.

Grand Declarations on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope
Author: Em
Rating: Mature
Word count: ~1,360
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: 2016. Fresh from the fight with Tony, Steve gets a surprise visitor in the shower who remembers more about their past than Steve hoped. (Or, that time when the Winter Soldier snuck into Steve's shower to be maudlin and make out.)

Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and for not throttling me when this was still so angsty. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Damp

Losing You Has Never Felt Like Hope on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe
Title: What Does Bravery Taste Like
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,070
Pairing: Steve/Bucky

Summary: Steve's never shied from the consequences of his actions—stand up for someone, take a punch, get back up. But for as happy he is to wear a shiner on his face, there's one consequence he can't accept. (It's Bucky finding out how much he's into him, if you needed that spelled out.)

Notes: Thanks to sopdetly for betaing and putting up with all my angst. Written as a response to getyourwordsout 2020 Yahtzee; prompt: Strong

What Does Bravery Taste Like on AO3

Fandom: Marvel Cinematic Universe/Stargate SG-1 Fusion
Title: Home Is Never Where You Left It
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,350
Pairing: pre-Steve/Bucky (or, post-Steve/Bucky? look, there's memory loss involved)

Summary: MCU/SG-1 Fusion. (SG-MCU, if you will.) Things go pear-shaped on a mission to P8X-325. Steve's scientists are pinned down and separated from them, and Bucky seems to remember this planet. Doesn't remember his relationship with Steve, but one thing at a time, Rogers.

Notes: Many thanks to sopdetly for the prompt and then for beta reading what immediately spilled out of my head. (And yes, I will be writing more of these, including the "A Hundred Days" retelling that rudely suggested itself.)

Home Is Never Where You Left It on AO3

Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Title: Adaptation
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,500
Pairing: Jack & Daniel
Prompt: from sg_wonderland: Episode tag to Prototype. Jack worries about Daniel pulling that trigger but he's got it all wrong, so very wrong. "I haven't lost a minute of sleep over killing Kalek. So, tell me, Jack, what does that say about me?"
Summary: When the report about Khalek hits Jack's desk, he clears his schedule and books a trip to Colorado. He may not be good at talking about feelings, but he knows Daniel needs someone to talk to.

Notes: Thanks to melayneseahawk and green_grrl for beta duties.
written for Jack/Daniel Ficathon XV

Adaptation on AO3

Fandom: Stargate: SG-1
Title: You're Not Him
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~1,900
Pairing: Jack/Daniel
Prompt: 005. Lasts (Big Damn Table)
Summary: Stargate: Continuum Fic. Everything about this timeline sucks, including the inferior Jack O'Neill showing up at Daniel's apartment door just ahead of the military escort. What the hell does he want?

Notes: I recently discovered this nearly finished fic in my WIP folder. Imagine my surprise when I realized I started it in 2009, finished the draft in 2017, and just never bothered to finish the continuity check. Thanks to melayneseahwak for the beta and to this fandom for still being here for a fic that is literally 10 years late.

You're Not Him on AO3

Fandom: The Umbrella Academy
Title: I Would Drive on to the End With You
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~800
Pairing: Diego Hargreeves/Eudora Patch
Summary: Diego's not so good at settling down, but Eudora is wise to his bullshit. Pre-series; set sometime between Diego leaving the Umbrella Academy at age 17 and before he got kicked out of the police academy.
Notes: Thanks to momebie for checking for typos.

I Would Drive on to the End With You on AO3

Fandom: The Umbrella Academy
Title: Eeny Meeny Miny Ben
Author: Em
Rating: General
Word count: ~800
Characters: Sir Reginald Hargreeves & the Hargreeves
Summary: Sir Reginald Hargreeves’ notes and experiments regarding the progress of Number Four’s powers. Sacrifices must be made to foster potential.
Notes: Thanks to momebie for listening to me cackle about this idea for the last month and for the quick glance before posting. This fic was born entirely from me musing about how much of an asshole Reggie is.

Opening epigraph taken from "Apocalypse Suite" #2. Some ideas and phrasing picked up from the personal notes of Sir Reginald Hargreeves in "Apocalypse Suite" #1.

Eeny Meeny Miny Ben on AO3

Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Bad Date
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~500
Pairing: Remus/Sirius
Prompt: This beautiful fanart of Sirius kissing Remus
Summary: Sirius is in a huff over Remus's date—his first in ages—and it doesn't matter because it was terrible anyway since she's not who Remus even wanted to go out with.
Notes: For sopdetly

Bad Date on AO3

Fandom: Harry Potter
Title: Obelus
Author: Em
Rating: Teen
Word count: ~14,000
Pairing: Remus/Sirius; Regulus, Marauders
Prompt: "I cannot fix on the hour, or the spot, or the look or the words, which laid the foundation. It is too long ago. I was in the middle before I knew that I had begun." - from the novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
Summary: The lines dividing Sirius's life have always been clear—Gryffindors vs Slytherins, Death Eaters vs the Order, Sirius vs Blacks, Marauders vs Everyone Else. When Regulus comes to Sirius, the lines begin to blur, and even as his relationship with Remus deepens, he's never felt more alone.
Warning: off-screen canon character death, so if you read the character list, you know who bites it.

Notes: This story grew out of me wondering how Sirius and Remus could have been together during the war, but suspected each other of being the spy by the end. Written as part of Team Sirius for rs_games 2017. Many thanks to sopdetly for her encouragement, beta skills, and superior Quidditch knowledge.

Obelus on AO3