Beyond the Roundels

Another of the AU_gust ficlets, this one for the prompt "Masquerade Ball" and also for allbingo Crime Classics square "Foreign Bodies." I put 0 research and accuracy into it and the fandom doesn't have enough fic to warrant an AU, but I was thinking about WML when I saw the prompt. Anyway, less traumatic than the actual incident's end in 1.6, one trusts.

Masquerade Ball (633 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Wish Me Luck (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Colin Beale/Matty Firman
Characters: Colin Beale (Wish Me Luck), Matty Firman
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Regency, Spies & Secret Agents, Ficlet, Community: allbingo, Costume Parties & Masquerades, Alternate Universe - Napoleonic Wars, handwaves accuracy, Matty just being Matty in any time period, Implied Sexual Content
Summary: Matty and Colin get caught in a compromising position.

(I thought I was doing better today but I just failed at the summary sentence three four FIVE times in a row, so I do hope my editing was actually okay. It was only tweaking, so let's hope so.)

It's taken me nearly 24 hours to realise that when I posted this fill for the last prompt of no_true_pair's mini-round yesterday, I crossposted it everywhere but here.

one here will constant be (851 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Discworld - Terry Pratchett, Pilgrim (Radio)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Death (Discworld) & William Palmer (Pilgrim)
Characters: Death (Discworld), William Palmer (Pilgrim)
Additional Tags: Community: no_true_pair, Crossover, Ficlet, Immortality, Community: genprompt_bingo, Community: 100fandoms, Community: allbingo, Original Character Death(s)
Summary: Death meets a conundrum.

First little piece for this round of no_true_pair, for the prompt "March Twenty-Sixth - Catherine & Charley at the beach" & also for 51pluscrossoverfandoms prompt #15 "promise."

The Wide Blue Yonder (969 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio), Winslow Boy (1999)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Charley Pollard, Louisa Pollard, Catherine Winslow
Additional Tags: Pre-Canon, Post-Canon, Crossover, Community: no_true_pair, World War I, Seaside, Children
Summary: Charley meets a strange lady on a south eastern beach in 1918.

1. A random little ficlet!

I wrote this about 18 months ago as part of my "scribble anything for whatever I've just been watching/reading/listening to" thing I was doing, after I read Towers in the Mist by Elizabeth Goudge for the first time, and then never got to the typing up part. And then yesterday I finally decided to, because I thought it came out all right and it's been hanging around wanting typing up ever since, and I did like these two quite a lot.

In Sunlit Fields (487 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Towers in the Mist - Elizabeth Goudge
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Joyeuce Leigh/Nicolas de Worde
Characters: Joyeuce Leigh, Nicolas de Worde
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Tudor Era, 16th Century CE, Post-Canon, Fluff, Community: 100fandoms, Community: 100ships
Summary: Nicolas and Joyeuce, looking to an unlikely future for Canon Leigh's daughter.

(It's deeply ironic that I can never do bethefirst but I go round being randomly and obscurely the first all by myself at other times anyway. Which is to say that, unsurprisingly, nobody else ever wrote for this before, or at least, not on AO3.)


2. In other writing news, I got my intoabar assignment! I had been so much in two minds as to whether or not to throw S&S in the mix I thought I hadn't until my prompt arrived in my inbox, and it was "Henslowe Fisk walks into a bar and meets Steel!" lol

(Thanks to blathering at astrogirl the other day, I do have an idea, which is good because my first one was just that I'd never managed to come up with a pair of characters I could get into a bar with ease, but I wasn't sure I could get them to talk to each other! XD)

Although, I have of course, been not well enough to write properly. I have some scribbles already and hopefully I can get it into something - I feel reasonably hopeful this time round anyway, fingers crossed.

Another set of ficlets from the Kiss Prompt Meme! (There were more than I realised, overall, although I think there are just two left now.)

Everything Stops For Tea (387 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor/Charley Pollard
Characters: Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who), Charley Pollard, The Doctor's TARDIS
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Tumblr Prompt, Kissing, Flash Fic, Tea
Summary: Eight/Charley, kiss out of habit.


And They Say Romance Is Dead (663 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Welcome to Our Village Please Invade Carefully (BBC Radio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Katrina Lyons/Uljabaan
Characters: Katrina Lyons, Uljabaan (Welcome to Our Village), The Computer (Welcome to Our Village)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Humor, Ficlet, Foe Yay, Non-Consensual Kissing, Kissing, Prompt Fill, kissing for devious purposes of furthering the geonin invasion obv
Summary: Katrina/Uljabaan, kiss to gain something.


After the End of the World (277 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Department S & Jason King
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Annabelle Hurst/Jason King/Stewart Sullivan
Characters: Annabelle Hurst, Jason King (Department S), Stewart Sullivan (Department S)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Kissing, Saving the World, Ficlet
Summary: Annabelle/Jason/Stewart, kiss because the world is saved.


Candy Kisses (168 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ace McShane/Susan Q
Characters: Ace McShane, Susan Q (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Flash Fic, Kissing, Ficlet, Serial: s149 The Happiness Patrol (Doctor Who), Prompt Fill
Summary: Ace/Susan Q, kiss in secrecy.

I managed a little ficlet for no_true_pair (doubling up for 100fandoms again, as well)! I don't know if I'll do another, or at least, not before amnesty, but this one jumped up and bit me. There are so many interesting ways a crossover involving Seven and Sara Lance could go, but sometimes you just have to go for the obvious punchline.

House on Fire (331 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV), Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who) & Sara Lance, Ace McShane & Mick Rory
Characters: Seventh Doctor (Doctor Who), Sara Lance
Additional Tags: Crossover, Community: no_true_pair, Fire, legends being legends, ace and mick rory are only mentioned, but their work is very much in evidence
Summary: The Doctor, Sara, and yet another trashfire in the timeline.

I will try and do a proper update soon, but in the meantime I have been quietly managing some fic in between rl stuff and I have a couple nearly done. But first here is a quick ficlet from the Reverse Writing Meme I did a while back on tumblr, this one for the prompt "Regina & Snow - Minor illness," one of those given me by romanajo123, and also for hc_bingo square "Taking care of somebody."

Nursing a Chill (686 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Once Upon a Time (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Evil Queen | Regina Mills & Snow White | Mary Margaret Blanchard
Characters: Evil Queen | Regina Mills, Snow White | Mary Margaret Blanchard
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Meme, Murderous Thoughts, Illnesses, Hurt/Comfort, Community: hc_bingo, Canon-Typical Behavior, Pre-Canon, The Enchanted Forest (Once Upon a Time), Regina being the evil stepmother and fantasising about harming snow, but not actually doing anything (yet), Angst, Dark, Missing Scene
Summary: It’s not in Regina’s interests for Snow to die. Not yet. Not like this.

I managed to edit the Unconventional Courtship ficlets I wrote for john_amend_all, and here they are!

This one really could have been a whole thing, but now it isn't: 642) An Inconvenient Engagement by Joy Reed
Clara Oswald was furious when she saw her betrothed the Fourth Doctor waltzing with another. So she decides to make him jealous by flirting with the most beautiful woman at the ball, the Mistress, Countess of Stanford. The "wicked" noblewoman knew exactly what the enticing miss was up to — and she was only too happy to play along. But as Clara gazed into her magnificent eyes, her errant fiancé was soon utterly forgotten.

the simple things you see are all complicated (606 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Missy/Clara Oswin Oswald
Characters: Clara Oswin Oswald, Missy (Doctor Who), Fourth Doctor (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Echoes of Clara Oswin Oswald, Hypnotism
Summary: Clara's got to stick with the Doctor, even if she doesn't know quite why - but then she meets with someone else instead...


From: 162) There Goes the Bride by Judy Duarte
Stop that bride!
Instead of heading down the aisle toward a man she didn't love, ex-beauty queen Lucie Miller hightailed it out of the church, landing at the feet of brooding loner Graham O'Brien. When Graham begrudgingly helped Lucie flee Kane's Crossing and her powerful groom-not-to-be in his private plane, neither one of them expected passions to ignite. But once they did, both tried to deny it. But maybe Graham could make room for Lucie in his emotionally bereft life, and maybe Lucie would actually walk all the way down the aisle one of these days….

Getaway Bus (858 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005), Doctor Who (Big Finish Audio)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Eighth Doctor & Lucie Miller, Lucie Miller & Graham O'Brien
Characters: Lucie Miller, Graham O'Brien, Eighth Doctor (Doctor Who)
Summary: Lucie's on the run from an unwanted wedding in Sheffield - and luckily, the right bus comes along at exactly the right time.


From: 432) BABY'S WATCH by Justine Davis
Bad boy turned undercover agent the Third Doctor had come home to Texas to bust a baby-smuggling ring – not deliver a baby! But he couldn’t turn his back on helpless pregnant charmer the Master. Especially when his only safe haven is in his arms.

Just Desserts (681 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Third Doctor & The Master (Delgado)
Characters: Jo Grant, Third Doctor (Doctor Who), The Master (Delgado)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Crack, Humor, Mpreg, mild body horror, Unconventional Courtship Generator
Summary: The Master plots with an alien species in a diabolical criminal money-making scheme. And then it backfires, as usual...


Plus, for good, measure, these are some scenarios the generator gave me that I did not write:

Steel and Silver on possibly matching assigments?

88) WHISPERS IN THE NIGHT by DIANE PERSHING
Silhouette Sensation
It began with a noise in the night…
When strange things began happening at his isolated home, lonely widower the Eighth Doctor turned to handyman Steel for protection. But what a mistake? Steel was not only an ex-cop but also an ex-convict – though he swore he’d been framed. Yet if he was so eager to prove his innocence why was he spending his time fixing his house, instead?
Steel seemed intent on gaining his trust – and as the mysterious dangers escalated, Eight needed someone to keep him safe. Steel was the perfect protector, because he needed nothing from him… or did he? Suddenly Eight wondered just why Steel had come to him – and how close he meant to get…

177) Undercover Memories by Alice Sharpe
Reeling after being left at the altar, Leela seeks comfort in her secluded cabin. But there's someone sleeping in her bed—a sharp-eyed, sexy stranger who claims to have no memory. While a little digging reveals Silver's true identity, Leela knows there's more to his past…and more to her feelings.
He may have been told who he is, but bodyguard Silver isn't satisfied with the answers, especially when they place Leela in danger.With his protective instinct in high gear, Silver vows to uncover his true identity while keeping her safe. But what if recovering his memory means he is the one Leela should be afraid of?


403) THREE DAY NIGHT - TORI PHILLIPS
THE WHITE ROSE OF YORK WAS NO HOTHOUSE FLOWER
Nay, Sir the First Doctor was a long-stemmed charmer with a dangerous secret of royal proportions. But for a chance to claim him as her promised groom, Sara Kingdom would fight the hounds of hell... !
Though plots and plans and barking dogs seemed to pursue the Countess of Thornbury wherever she went, One knew he'd found a champion. Mayhap Sara Kingdom was not what people expected, but the gentle dame had become his heart's desire.

407) The Redemption of Darius Sterne - Carole Mortimer
So innocent. So tempting...
Having built a global empire synonymous with excellence, formidable tycoon Jack Harkness is a man who gets what he wants. Always. And right now he wants ex-ballet dancer Count Dracula... in his bed and sighing his name in pleasure.
Virginal Dracula can’t resist the allure of the brooding billionaire. But the closer he pulls him, the more Jack threatens the barriers he’s carefully constructed to conceal the scars of his past. And Dracula isn’t the only one with pain to hide...
Can his pure love dance into his heart and redeem the dark and damaged Jack Harkness?


It was busy shipping Martha/Baldrick that day as well (sorry, Martha):

517) From Ruin To Riches by Louise Allen
Ruined and on the run, Sodoff Baldrick is in desperate straits when he meets a lady with a shocking proposal. Certain she is close to death, Martha Jones, Lady Dereham, believes Baldrick to be the perfect man to care for her beloved estate when she is gone - if he will first become her husband...
Marriage is Baldrick's salvation - as Lord Dereham he can finally escape his sins. Until three years later, when the wife he believes is dead returns as beautiful and strong as ever and intent on claiming the wedding night they never had!

I think I mentioned I watched The Assassination Bureau (1969) a few weeks ago. Obviously, I had to try at least a hasty ficlet in the honour of something so joyfully absurd. So here it is, for 100fandoms prompt #91 fight.

The Practical Application of Moral Considerations (550 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Assassination Bureau (1969)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Ivan Dragomiloff/Sonya Winter
Characters: Sonya Winter, Ivan Dragomiloff
Additional Tags: Community: 100fandoms, Ficlet, Missing Scene, Fights, Death, 1910s
Summary: It was not the moment for a moral debate, but that had never stopped Miss Winter yet.

As I said, I did some rewatching of Five, and then tried to write this for Whumptober prompt 19 "Bleeding" even if I didn't manage to actually type it up fully till now. I am a bit shocked at myself that I couldn't get it to double up for any of my bingos! (I mean, I suppose I could have claimed it for the hc_bingo wild card square, but that seemed a bit pointless.)

Bleeding Out (2377 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (1963)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Fifth Doctor & Tegan Jovanka
Characters: Tegan Jovanka, Fifth Doctor (Doctor Who)
Additional Tags: Blood, Gunshot Wounds, Whumptober 2021, Historical
Summary: The Doctor gets shot and there's nobody on hand to help but Tegan.

Like anything Five/Tegan I write, I do not know whether to label it with the ship or not, so I settled for not. (I tag it gen, whispering intently, "It's a lie!" lol.) I'm not sure it's come out as I wanted, but never mind. I'm in a place where I rearrange all my words in the wrong places, but I still want to write and here is a thing, which is a thing, and I love them very much anyway, whatever way you look at them.


Also I was trying recently to do a writing exercise as a thing to stop me having long periods where I don't write at all (which is fine in some ways, but then, because of the ME, it's very hard to work my way back in or not to immediately overdo it again when I do feel better), so made myself write a drabble or ficlet about anything, like the last thing I watched/read or whatever. But I liked this little one for Hammer's Vampire Circus (what I had just watched that day) enough to type it up for 100ships and 100fandoms. (It was a weird one! I kept changing my mind about it. It's got some interesting things, but it's also kind of like Vampire Gary Glitter child molestation at the same time and idk about that, really.) This ficlet brought to you chiefly by the fact that I always like Adrienne Corri and that my chiefly-DW-based experience of Laurence Payne had not at all led me to expect that he would be really quite sad and pretty in a Hammer film. But he was, and they were a thing together, sort of.

Old Haunts (425 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Vampire Circus (1972)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Albert Mueller/Anna Mueller (Vampire Circus)
Characters: Albert Mueller (Vampire Circus), Anna Mueller (Vampire Circus)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Missing Scene, Vampires, Community: 100fandoms, community: 100ships, Hammer Horror Universe
Summary: The ghost of Anna Mueller is in this room, even if she doesn’t know it.

First three bits of fluff and nonsense for the prompts meme:

Ties That Bind (541 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Sapphire and Steel
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sapphire & Silver & Steel (S&S)
Characters: Sapphire (S&S), Silver (S&S), Steel (S&S)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Prompt Fic
Summary: "I'm not leaving you."

Every Silver Lining Has Its Cloud (204 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Thirteenth Doctor & Graham O'Brien
Characters: Thirteenth Doctor, Graham O'Brien
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Humor, Prompt Fic, Imprisonment
Summary: “It could be worse.”

Hedging Your Bets (416 words) by thisbluespirit
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Department S & Jason King
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Annabelle Hurst & Jason King & Stewart Sullivan
Characters: Annabelle Hurst, Jason King, Stewart Sullivan (Department S)
Additional Tags: Ficlet, Humor, Fluff, Prompt Fic
Summary: "This is without doubt the stupidest plan you’ve ever had. Of course I’m in.”

I am still not really coping, so am not keeping up. I will just continue to pop up with gifs, or in this case, fic, since I have also been managing some little bits of writing recently. Anyway, I have finished the birthday Unconventional Courtship fic(lets) for john_amend_all, plus the summaries I couldn't write but needed to share:

( Leela/Ten )

( Charley Pollard/Lucy Weston )

( Holly/Fifth Doctor )

( Bonus summaries )