Title: Let Go Too Soon
World: other
Word count: 19,685
Rating: PG-13 for sexuality
Prompt: bigbang_mixup. Based on the mix shut up, i hate the way you love by unavoidedcrisis/sunspot.
Summary: Valath and Nidan are very happy at college, despite the supposed incompatibility of their courses of study--her magic and his science. But when their career paths take them in very different directions, things start to fall apart.



Valath lay in the sun with her eyes closed. She knew Nidan was there next to her, his breathing just as slow and comfortable as hers, the warmth of his skin the barest addition to the sun’s warmth. This was contentment, she thought. This was how life should be.

Then he rolled over on top of her, caught her shoulders in his hands, and kissed her. She kissed him back and laughed, opening her eyes. “We’re in public,” she whispered to him.

“I don’t care,” he whispered back, kissing her again. “It’s not like anyone doesn’t know about us.”

She shook her head. “I hope not. But there are still some things that should be kept private!”

He rolled off her but didn’t take his hands away. “I suppose you’re right.”

Unfortunately, now that her contented drowse had been interrupted, thoughts came crowding back into her head. Thoughts like the fact that despite the beautiful, sunny, warm day that had brought half the campus out here to the side of the hill, she was actually supposed to be studying. She reached above her for her satchel, fumbling with the clasp without looking at it.( Read more... )

Title: To Face the Demons
Rating: NC-17/Explicit
Characters: Emily Prentiss/John Cooley, David Rossi, BAU team, Father Paul Silvano, Father Jimmy Davison
Prompt: cm_bigbang
Warnings: (skip) Graphic violence, major character death, noncon/dubcon, sex involving underage characters (they are 15 and 16). Yes, I managed to write a fic using every single AO3 warning.
Summary: When Emily's old friend, Matthew Benton, is killed, she suspects foul play. She and the team catch the killer, Father Paul Silvano, and have him sent out of the country. But when he tells them they've just made the world a more dangerous place, he's telling the truth. Soon more murders, even stranger ones, are appearing on the BAU's radar, and John Cooley is hanging around a lot more. (AU/tag to 4x17 "Demonology.")
Author's Notes: Thanks to ariestess for the inspiration and beta! Story is full of spoilers for 4x17 "Demonology" and also includes slight, blink-and-you'll-miss-them spoilers for Emily's arc in season 6.

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Title: Whispering Woods
Word count: 45,856
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: bigbang_mixup: "One More Cherry Tree" by sailorhathor
Notes: Thanks enormously to my beta, huckleberryjam!

1. Girl
2. Precious Things
3. Winter
4. Caught a Lite Sneeze
5. Hey Jupiter
6. Crucify
7. Cornflake Girl
8. Raspberry Swirl


Mix by sailorhathor
Art by imaginary_rose

Title: A Terrible Liar
Rating: FRAO/NC-17
Characters: Spencer Reid, Elle Greenaway, BAU team, OFCs, and a couple of surprises
Prompt: Written for cm_bigbang.
Warnings: (skip) Rape, torture, death, explicit sex, nonlinear storytelling.
Summary: I cannot figure out a way to summarize this fic that is pretty and also tells you it's about Reid as a serial killer. So, uh, I'll just tell you.

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Read it on LJ (includes link to the vid that goes with it)

Sorry, no DW version, it's too much of a pain to post and link 14 chapters. But you can comment here if you read it!