Ray's rants

Yuletide Letter

milleniumrex — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 17:34:05 GMT

Dear Yuletide Writer:

First up, thank for signing up. I know this time of year is hectic, so the fact that someone is taking the time out of their day to write a fic for me is wonderful. :D And since you apparently love at least one of the same obscure fandoms I do makes it even better.

I'm honestly fairly easy to please. My likes and dislikes are fairly general.

Things I love: Fluff; happy domestic/kid fic; hurt/comfort and angst as long as it's balanced out with lots of comfort.

Things I prefer not to get: Graphic sex, kink, super dark fic, non-con, character death.

And now, on to the fandoms!

Spider-Man (Ultimateverse): Jessica Drew

Jessica!Fic, please. She's the most underused character in the USM fandom. I'd especially love to see anything with her finding a family with the Parkers, either post-DOSM or in an AU where it didn't happen. Just no Jess/Peter or Jess/Miles, please!

Pretty much what it says on the tin. Jessica is criminally underused. I'd be happy with just about anything with her as the POV character, but I'd especially be interested in anything involving her becoming a bigger part of Peter's life or the life of her family. Her and Peter developing a brother-sister relationship, her developing a bond with Aunt May, anything to do with her feelings for MJ (since she has Peter's memories). I have a slight preference for a world where Peter didn't die, but post-DOSM stuff is fine too.

New Young Justice (fanart by Gabzilla-Z): Lian Harper, Milagro Reyes

Milagro/Lian pre-shippy cuteness, please. Sweet, innocent first-love kind of fic. Something with Milagro cheering up an injured Lian would be great, as would their first date or anything like that.

Nothing about the DCnU saddens me more than the fact that Lian doesn't exist and Milagro is basically not a character yet. These two are my ultimate future OTP, and I'll be happy with anything involving them. As I said, keep it light and fluffy - I'd like them to be in their early teens, so nothing too intense. Feel free to use any of Damian, Iris, Colin, or any other DCU kids if you want to - I love them all - but Lian and Milagro are my faves. :)

Bolt (2008): Bolt, Mittens, Penny, Rhino

Post-movie fic, please! I want more of the adventures these four get up to in their new lives. Bonus points for Rhino Awesomeness.

Pretty much this! Genfic is much preferred - I don't ship Bolt/Mittens, but I don't hate it either. I'm okay with them going on a grand adventure, or them just having fun living a normal life in the country like they were at the end of the movie. But anything with the Awesome Foursome post-movie would be great.

Batgirl (Comic): Stephanie Brown, Courtney Whitmore

O hai there pairing I never knew existed and can't possibly live without. These two would make such an awesome couple, but friendshippy gen is fine too. Maybe Courtney is paying a visit to Gotham, injures her ankle on patrol, and gets rescued by BAMF!Steph?

UNF. What it says on the tin. I need this pairing like burning. This is another book that was interrupted by the DCnU, and there were hints that Steph and Courtney were going to become awesome BFFs. I'd love something following up on how they met, and just getting into their friendship/potential relationship. Beyond that, I'm totally into fluffy H/C, and Steph getting to be badass and rescue Courtney would be so awesome.

IDEK, I just want these two interacting and being awesome together. :D

Anyway, that's about the size of it! I hope you have a wonderful Yuletide, enjoy writing this fic, and get a great present of your own!

Yuletide Letter!

milleniumrex — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 05:11:09 GMT

Dear Yuletide Writer:

First up, thank for signing up. I know this time of year is hectic, so the fact that someone is taking the time out of their day to write a fic for me is wonderful. :D And since you apparently love at least one of the same obscure fandoms I do makes it even better.

I'm honestly fairly easy to please. My likes and dislikes are fairly general.

Things I love: Fluff; happy domestic/kid fic; hurt/comfort and angst as long as it's balanced out with lots of comfort.

Things I prefer not to get: Graphic sex, kink, super dark fic, non-con, character death.

And now, on to the fandoms!

Blue Beetle: Milagro Reyes, Jaime Reyes

Future!Milagro, please. I want her growing up to be a badass young hero in her own right, maybe belonging to the future TT, and continuing to annoy the heck out of her big brother.

I'd like this pre-boot, please (this will be a theme, as much as I do enjoy the DCnU in some ways). But I'm a huge fan of the old Rogers series, and that's the Milagro and Jaime I'd love to read about. As for this fic, as long as it has Milagro as a teen hero (identity is up to you), I'll be happy. But if it's possible, I would be extra-special happy if she bickered with Damian or was BFFs/girlfriends with Lian Harper. This is by no means essential, just a bonus. Really, I'll be happy with any Milagro awesomeness. :)

Spider-Man (Ultimateverse): Peter Parker, Jessica Drew, Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson

After Death of Spider-Man, I'm in need of happyfic for this fandom. So, anything involving Peter and his family and friends, especially with Jessica as part of the family. Preferred pairings are Peter/MJ and Jess/Gwen, but other pairings or gen is fine too.

So, yeah. No offense to anyone who loves the new direction, but I'm putting Death of Spider-Man in the corner of ignore. I just want Peter Parker and his circle of friends to go on being happy forever. ;-: So for this fic, I'm really open to anything like that. I'd especially love Jessica being taken into the Parker household, and Peter showing her the ropes of being a normal teenager. I'd also be very happy with any couple-fluff, ideally with Peter/MJ and Jess/Gwen, but I love pretty much all potential USM pairings besides Peter/Jessica.

Young Justice (Comic): Cassie Sandsmark, Cissie King-Jones, Greta "Suze" Hayes

Femslash or gen is fine, but I love these three, and would love anything that calls back to the sweet friendship they had in the original comic.
I'd especially love anything set at Elias, or any fluffy hurt-comfort fic.

The Elias School for Girls is probably one of my all-time favorite settings in a comic. There was just so much fun potential there, and these three girls were all at the center of it. I'm open to most things involving these three - gen friendship, any pairing, OT3 - but if possible I'd prefer for it to be post-series, with Cissie retired and Greta human again. Pretty much anything you do with them will be awesome. Although I'd especially love the three of them having an adventure together, or Greta and Cissie helping Cassie out after she comes home from patrol injured.

Batgirl (Comic): Stephanie Brown/Courtney Whitmore

I did not even think about this pairing until Yuletide, and now I need it like burning. So, yeah, Steph/Court, but friendshippy Gen is totally fine too.
Maybe Courtney is paying a visit to Gotham, injures her ankle on patrol, and gets rescued by BAMF!Steph?

UNF. What it says on the tin. I need this pairing like burning. This is another book that was sort of interrupted by the DCnU, and there were hints that Steph and Courtney were going to become awesome BFFs. I'd love something following up on how they met, and just getting into their friendship/potential relationship. Beyond that, I'm totally into fluffy H/C, and Steph getting to be badass and rescue Courtney would be so awesome.

IDEK, I just want these two interacting and being awesome together. :D

Anyway, that's about the size of it! I hope you have a wonderful Yuletide, enjoy writing this fic, and get a great present of your own!

Gloria's "Fare Thee Well" Internet Party!

milleniumrex — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 18:58:36 GMT

Our very own <lj user="shiny_glor_chan"> is headed for Italy! We're sending her off in style, and you know what that means! INTERNET PARTY!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥ Fics, prompts, recs, picspam, it's all good. Remember, Gloria loves the Jason. So provide lots of Jason. :D

Fic: Valentines in Bed (Kate Bishop/Cassie Sandsmark)

milleniumrex — Mon, 14 Feb 2011 04:26:03 GMT

Title: Valentines in Bed
Author: milleniumrex
Fandom: DC/Marvel Crossover
Characters/Pairing: Kate Bishop/Cassie Sandsmark
Rating: PG
Words: 870
Summary: There are few things worse for a superheroine in love than being grounded with an injury on V-day. But having a girlfriend with a private jet helps.
Author's Notes: Written for pervyficgirl because she wanted Kate H/C. Also written for ficwize' Candy Hearts" ficathon for the prompt of "Kiss Me". Takes place in a world where the Teen Titans and Young Avengers co-exist. I call it handwave-verse. :p

This sucked. Cassie groaned as she shifted in her bed at Titans Tower, trying in vain to get comfortable. It had been a routine mission - taking out the Fearsome Five in about fifteen minutes like usual, then jet off to New York for a romantic dinner with Kate. Breaking her leg hadn't been part of that plan. But somehow, Mammoth had managed to plow into her shin at exactly the wrong angle, and the next thing she knew, she was in the hospital getting her leg x-rayed. This was NOT a good way to find out the exact limits of her invulnerablity, she thought as she glared at the full-length cast covering her leg. The doctors weren't sure exactly how fast she would heal thanks to her powers, but one thing was for sure - she wasn't going to be flying to New York anytime soon. She had reluctantly called Kate to cancel, and was pretty much resigned to spending this Valentine's Day alone in bed with a pint of ice cream, a bad movie, and some painkillers. Now if she could just get the hang of crutches enough to get to the freezer downstairs...

Cassie was snapped out of her depression by what sounded like a small plane landing on the heliport outside the tower. No one was supposed to be returning from a mission right now, and most villains didn't announce themselves by landing on the helipad. Whoever it was, if they didn't have clearance to be at the tower, the security system could probably take care of them better than she could right now.

"Hey! WG! Would you mind telling the laser guns not to shoot me? That would be awesome!"

At the sound of the voice outside the tower, Cassie jumped out of bed, momentarily forgetting that she was down to one good leg at the moment. Awkwardly making it to the window, she stuck her head out. "Kate? What are you - "

"You didn't really think I would leave my girl injured halfway across the country on Valentine's Day, did you?" Kate shot Cassie her trademark grin from the ground, looking only slightly nervous at the automated security system pointing lasers at her. "But seriously, you do know how to de-activate these things, right?"

Cassie quickly shouted the de-activation code, and the laser guns retracted into the ground. Grabbing her crutches, she tried to make it downstairs to greet Kate, but barely made it to the door before her girlfriend burst into the room.

"Cass!" Kate said in mock indignation as she wrapped her arms around Cassie. "You know you're supposed to be the invulnerable one, right?"

"I'll try to keep that in mind." Cass said wryly as she collapsed on the bed, maneuvering her leg back onto the pile of pillows she was elevating it on. "I can't believe you flew all the way out here."

"Private jet. Rich heiress, remember? Just because I don't go around flaunting it doesn't mean I can't use it when it's for a good cause." Kate grinned as she sat down on the bed next to Cassie, her eyes falling on the cast. "Wow, it's really broken, huh? I know you said, but - "

"Yeah..." Cassie crossed her arms in frustration. "Broken tibia. It would have taken me out of action for three months if it wasn't for my healing factor. As it is, probably a couple of weeks."

"That sucks. Waiting to heal always drives me insane."

"I know. I'm the one getting the phone calls and bringing you whatever you want as long as you'll stay in bed and rest." Cassie laughed, her hand entwined with Kate's. "Thanks for coming."

"I can't believe you thought I wouldn't. And I didn't come alone either." Kate grinned as she picked up a big bag from the floor. "Chocolates from Dylan's Candy Bar. No hazelnuts."

"Mmmm....you know me too well."

"And that's not all." Kate pulled out a small box, revealing a jeweled necklace which she draped around Cassie's neck. "You like it?"

"I love it. Wow. I got you something, but it's at my mom's place, and I never got back there after..."

"Shhh." Kate smiled as she leaned in to kiss Cassie. "That's not important right now. Right now, I just want to make sure I can give you the perfect Valentine's Day. You remember our reservations at Le Bernadin?"

"Yeah. I guess you had to cancel?"

"Well...if by cancel you mean hire them to fly out here too. They're in the kitchen downstairs."

"No." Cassie gaped.

"I had been planning to rent the place out just for us anyway. It was the next best thing." Kate grinned as she wrapped her arms around Cassie. "Dinner should be ready soon, and we can eat up here if you want. Whatever makes you more comfortable."

"I'm pretty comfortable right now..." Cassie snuggled up against Kate. "I just need one more thing."

"Anything."

"Kiss me."

Kate obliged, a long and passionate kiss that made Cassie forget all about the annoying dull ache in her leg. It had been a horrible start to the day, but this was turning out to be the best Valentine's Day ever.

Timestamp Meme!

milleniumrex — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 01:56:19 GMT

Bored and in between projects, so have one of my favorite memes. :D

Give me one of my own stories, and a timestamp sometime in the future after the end of the story, or sometime in the past before the story started, and I'll write you at least a hundred words of what happened then, whether it's five minutes before the story started or ten years in the future.

Fic: New Beginnings (Cassie/Kara, Alura/Helena)

milleniumrex — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:28:40 GMT

Title: New Beginnings
Author: milleniumrex
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Kara Zor-El/Cassie Sandsmark, Alura Zor-El/Helena Sandsmark
Word Count: 691
Author's Notes: Set in an AU where Alura survived the destruction of New Krypton and went undercover on Earth. Written for my schmoop_bingo prompt of "engagement".
Summary: Cassie and Kara always knew they'd be merging their families one day. They just didn't think it would go like this.

"Is it just me, or is this the most awkward moment of your life too?"

"By a mile." Kara groaned as she leaned her chair backwards a little. "I am happy for them, though. It's so weird it's not even funny, but they seem to really be in love?"

"Yeah, they do." Cassie smiled. "My mom never really dated before. It's strange to think things moved so fast."

"Yeah. I mean, my dad just died a little over a year ago. For a while, I couldn't believe that she was moving on so quickly. But I guess you can't time these things?"

"...This whole stepsisters thing is going to make dating so strange."

"On the other hand...the whole roomies thing does have possibilities." Kara grinned wickedly at Cassie. "At least until they wise up."

Cassie giggled as the two girls continued talking through Superman's toast to the engaged couple. It was hard to believe all that had happened since Kara had managed to get Alura off-planet right before Reactron destroyed New Krypton. Kara had helped her mother get settled into a secret identity, especially since other Kryptonians were still viewed with a lot of suspicion, and Alura had been able to quickly rise to a top position at STAR Labs. But it had been that battle with Metallo that really changed everything, putting Kara in the hospital and bringing their mothers to the same hospital waiting room. Things moved quickly from there, from phone conversations about the stresses of raising teenage superheroines, to first dates, to weekly family get-togethers. When Cassie's mother had told her she intended to propose, Cassie wasn't really sure how she felt. And now, an engagement party attended by the elites of the superhero community.

"Superman's done." Kara gently poked Cassie, snapping her out of her thoughts. "I think they're about to talk."

It was Helena who spoke first, standing and turning towards her Fiancee with a loving smile. "It's no secret that I was never what anyone would mistake for a social butterfly. I was always busy with work, and with raising my daughter. Dating was the furthest thing from my mind. But I guess it's true - you never know what you're really looking for until you find it. These last few months of my life have been filled with so much happiness. And I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you, Alura."

As the audience clapped, Alura stood, her face obviously writ with far more emotion than Helena's. She paused, gaining her composure before speaking. "I - I wasn't always the person you fell for. After my husband died, I became hardened. It was easier that way. Kara was there, and things were very difficult for a long time. After I lost my world, it was as if I was wandering around in a fog, in a world that wasn't my own. It wasn't until I met you, that this world started feeling like home. As the third Kryptonian to make her home on this planet, I finally understand. Kal and Kara each found their anchor on this world. They each found that person who makes this planet their home. And you, Helena...you're my anchor."

The crowd applauded as Alura pulled Helena in and the couple shared a passionate kiss. The next few months would undoubtedly be filled with wedding plans and all sorts of chaos, but for right now, everyone's thought were on the happy couple.

"...I've got to admit, I'm rooting for them." Kara smiled. "Your mom's definitely helped mellow her out."

"And it's pretty good to see my mom focusing on something besides work and me for a change." Cassie said, then paused. "Still awkward, though."

"Sooooooooooooo awkward." Kara laughed as she leaned in to give Cassie a kiss. Sure, their lives had taken some very unexpected turns, but at least they were going to go through it all together. She considered Cassie her family, and she knew Cassie felt the same. This was just another weird little turn in the saga that was their lives, and for a change, it was a happy one.

Help Rex finish a Bingo meme! :p

milleniumrex — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 03:45:34 GMT

Okay, so my fic-writing output has dimmed a good deal in recent months, due to RPing and exchange fics which I can't post here yet. But with the deadline for Bingos coming up, I want to get a blackout on one card. And I have chosen my Schmoop Bingo card, which is the closest to complete.

So here's how this will work. I will list the remaining prompts on my card (except wild card, which I'll pick something to write for based on my mood tomorrow), and you choose one and give me a character or pairing, and I'll write you a fic of at least 500 words based on it. It'll help me to focus and give me something to start from, and you get a fic. Everyone wins! :p

DC and Marvel, but if there's something else you're in the mood for, go ahead and ask. You know my pairings and characters, and here are the prompts.

~~Looking at the Stars~~
Thanksgiving
~~Camping~~
~~Candlelight Dinner~~
Candles
~~Sunscreen~~
~~Fire in the Fireplace~~

First seven, clearly. One per prompt.

Have fun! :)

Fic: Not Their Rules (Jason Todd/Mia Dearden)

milleniumrex — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:55:36 GMT

Title: Not Their Rules
Author: milleniumrex
Rating: PG
Pairing: Jason Todd/Mia Dearden
Word Count: 1387
Author's Notes: Written for shiny_glor_chan for the dc_rares_and_3s Seasonal Gift Exchange. Contains discussions of recent comic book deaths. Fix-it fic. Not particularly schmoopy, but it does fulfill my schmoop_bingo prompt of "Reunion. :)

Being kidnapped annoyed Mia. It seemed kind of stupid to even say that, because, really, who enjoyed being kidnapped? But it happened so often that it seemed worth mentioning that it really, really annoyed her. And never more than when she was kidnapped by this specific kidnapper, and his stupid smirk. At least she wasn't tied up this time.

"So, are you going to actually tell me why you tracked me down in the middle of night, dragged me out of bed, and are hauling me across the country?."

"All in due time, blondie. We've got a long way to go." Jason smirked as he kept an eye on the road, maneuvering the truck through traffic. "You're not easy to track down these days. Never really figured you for the ashram type."

"Yeah, well...dropping off the grid seemed like the thing to do." Mia said as she stared absently out the window.

"Yeah, that was some nasty business in Star City. Harper and his new gang were probably pretty close to figuring out your location. Probably a good thing I got you out of there."

"Maybe." Mia paused. "Maybe I should have just let them get me. Not like I don't deserve it."

"Hey." Jason said, a tone creeping into his voice that Mia had never heard before. "People do a lot of crazy, stupid shit when they're angry. It doesn't mean they're right. If you had been there, you probably would have died along with the kid. When the city falls down on top of you...not much you can do."

Mia nodded slowly, his calming words momentarily making her forget that she was talking to Jason freaking Todd. "I'm kind of surprised you don't have me handcuffed or something."

"You want to escape that badly, I won't stop you. I don't really need you for this. I just figured you deserved to be here."

Mia thought about jumping out the window when she heard him, but something stopped her. "You still haven't told me exactly what this is about. You never struck me as the trucker type."

"Let's just say I'm transporting some very important cargo. It's like I told Bats - the so-called heroes spend so much time beating up the same old villains in an endless cycle of futility that they never actually stop and think how to fix things. Sometimes it takes a villain to actually get the job done, I guess."

"...I'm not actually getting any answers out of you, am I?"

"Not yet, blondie. Good things come to those who wait."

They drove for what seemed like hours, not saying much. Mia occasionally snuck a glance at the covered cargo in the backseat as scenario after scenario ran through her head. Was she transporting weapons? Was she going to be an accessory in some sort of terror attack? With Jason, you could never be sure, even if he was acting distinctly more stable than in the past.

"We're here. Get out. I'm going to need your help."

Mia tentatively stepped out of the truck and followed Jason towards the back, where he opened the hatch and removed the cover from what they were transporting. It was a small coffin, about the size to fit a child. And as Mia looked it over, she came to the horrifying realization that she had seen it before.

"Jason...what the hell did you do?"

"Like I said." Jason spoke without turning towards Mia. "Fixing things."

Instinctively, Mia swung at Jason, her fist coming within an inch of his head before he swung around and grabbed her arm, pinning it behind her back. "Stupid. You're just like the rest of them - always thinking in terms of the short game."

"Short game? What the hell are you talking about? You robbed a little girl's grave!"

"Do you want to see what I'm up to, or not? You can be next to me, or you can be unconscious on the ground. Your call."

Something in Jason's face told Mia there was no way she was going to win this fight. Fighting back the rising bile in her throat, she picked up the opposite end of the coffin and helped Jason haul it out of the truck and down into a small cave entrance nearby. A strange, musty smell filled her nostrils, and she could make out a faint light in the distance. But it wasn't until the glowing pool in the distance came into view that it dawned on Mia exactly what Jason was trying to do.

"Took me a hell of a lot of work to find this place. There aren't many lazarus pits left in the world. But it hasn't been used yet, so it should work."

"Wait, you want to put her in there? You want to - "

"Bring her back." Jason said calmly. "Unless you can think of a better option."

"No, I..." Mia paused, shaking her head. "I just didn't think it was possible. No one did."

"Of course they didn't. Like I said, always thinking small. Hell, pretty much the entire League has come back from the dead, and yet they still never think of these things. Probably because they all came back so neat and easy. Once you dig your way up from your own grave, death kind of tends to lose its sting."

"So why am I here, anyway? I don't think you dragged me all the way out here just to help carry the coffin."

"Yeah." Jason ran his hand through his jet-black hair, fingering the solitary white streak. "Coming back from the dead...it messes you up. This won't be as traumatic for her as it was for me, but...it won't be pleasant. I guess I just wanted someone here she'd recognize, someone she'd trust."

"That makes sense, I guess. You're sure this is a good idea? I mean, she deserves a second chance, of course..."

"That's really all there is to it, isn't there? It would be a really shitty world if we could fight off invaders from space, but not save one little girl, right?" Jason smirked as he leaned over the coffin. "Gotta make sure to unlatch it. Not the way you want to wake up."

Mia nodded hesitantly as Jason unlatched the coffin and pushed it slowly into the bubbling pool. For a second, the world was deathly still as they waited for any sign of life from the pool. And just as quickly, the silence was broken by the sound of something banging from inside, followed by a little girl swimming to the surface and screaming as her lungs tasted fresh air. Instinctively, Mia rushed forward, pulling Lian out of the pit and holding her as Lian screamed and pounded her fists against Mia's body, the madness of the pit coursing through her veins and burning itself out. She was too small to be dangerous, and the pain her small fists were causing Mia was nothing compared to the relief, the shock at having her back among the living.

Within minutes, Lian had burned herself out, collapsing into an uneasy unconsciousness. Mia took the tarp that Jason had covered the coffin with and lay it over her. Jason bent over next to her and whispered in her ear.

"Tell them you did it. You took the body. You found the Lazarus Pit. They'll understand it a lot more. They understand why you want to fix things. Me...they just think I want to burn them down."

Jason turned to leave. As he did, Mia quickly tugged his hand. As he turned back, she leaped up and kissed him, a fiery, passionate kiss that said so much more than words could.

"Heh." Jason smirked as he pulled away. "You take care too, Mia. You know I'll be around."

"So...what now? She's back, but...everything's still messed up."

"You take her back. Start the process of putting things back together. Kind of wish someone had tried that with me."

As Jason stepped out of the cave, Mia bent down over Lian's unconscious form. It would be a long, hard road to get Roy back to anything resembling mental stability, but there was hope now. And the whole world seemed a little bit brighter, thanks to a very unlikely source.

I <3 Xenokattz

milleniumrex — Thu, 16 Dec 2010 04:22:41 GMT

She drew me a hilarious Jaime/Kara babyfic webcomic for her Christmas fanthing. And I'm posting it to show it off. :D

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y190/xenokattz/Christmas%20Fanthings/milleniumrex_final.jpg

(Love you all, F-list. Buried in exchange fics right now, will resurface when they're done. :D)

Character meme!

milleniumrex — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:20:42 GMT

Name a character/real person from one of my fandoms/shows/anything and I'll give you:

(a) three facts about them from my personal canon/fanon
(b) a reason he/she sucks
(c) a reason he/she is amazing
(d) five things that I'd like to see happen to them
(e) five people that I can't ship that character with and why

Feel free to specify a verse from any of my fics or RPs, if you want!

Holiday Wishlist!

milleniumrex — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 02:08:18 GMT

I've seen a lot of people doing this, so I might as well see if anything comes of it. :)

The Guidelines:

1. Make a post to your LJ. The post should contain your list of ten holiday wishes. The wishes can be anything at all, from something simple and fandom-related to something really big. The important thing is, make sure these wishes are things you really, truly want.

2. Surf around your friends list to see who has posted their list. If you see a wish you can grant, and it's in your heart to do so, make someone's wish come true. You needn't spend money on these wishes unless you want to. The point isn't to put people out, it's to provide everyone a chance to be someone else's holiday elf--to spread the joy.

3. There are no rules with this project, no guarantees, and no strings attached. Just wish, and it might come true. Give, and you might receive. And you'll have the joy of knowing you made someone's holiday special.

The Wishlist

1. For this world to cool down a little bit. It's getting pretty scary out there, and I'd love for 2011 to pass in relative peace. I know we can't do much about this ourselves, but hopefully we can all just treat our fellow citizens of Earth well and hope it spreads.

2. A joooooooooooob. :( I have a part-time gig as a substitute now, and I know it's a lot more than many people, but I'm searching for a full-time teaching gig in 2011, and good vibes would be much appreciated. :)

3. Good vibes for my upcoming comic work! I've been published in the first volume of The Gathering", and I've got more stories coming up in future volumes. The first volume is a critically acclaimed near-sellout, and our editor/fearless leader is currently running a Kickstarter promotion here. Donations come with some pretty cool prizes!

4. Disney Animation femslash recs! This is a fandom I've gotten more into this last year, and it's few and far between. I requested it for Yuletide, but I'm trying to find any fic to devour. Jasmine/Mulan and Mulan/Belle are probably the two pairings I'm most interested in, but I'll take anything.

5. Fanaaaaaaaaaart. Of my fics. Ideally, my favorites would be any of my Cass/Jason/Steph fics, Cassie/Kara fics, or anything with Jessica Drew. If I could pick one fic to get art for, it would be the Heart of Steel verse, which I RP in pretty extensively. But really, any art for my fics would be awesome, and I'd be happy to work out a trade of some sort with interested artists. :)

6. Cassie/Kara fic. There isn't nearly enough in the world. And if anyone besides me wanted to write schmoopy Cassie/Kara futurefic where they're expecting a baby, I'll love you forever.

7. For more people to come and play at ficartexchange! It's a small community I set up for writers and artists to trade their wares, since many artists don't write and a lot of writers (including yours truly) don't draw!

8. For the Green Lantern movie and the Young Justice cartoon to be gooooooooood. I don't think I've ever anticipated two projects as much as these two. :D

9-10. I don't have any more wishes, really, so I'll just end this list by saying I hope all my friends have a wonderful holiday season, whatever holiday it may be, and may your wishlists be granted as well!

Dear Yuletide/3 Ships Writer!

milleniumrex — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 03:42:33 GMT

And these are only two of the five of these I'm doing. :p

First up, thank you so much for signing up for these! I always look forward so much to getting fics written especially for me, and it's probably my favorite part of the holiday season. So don't stress too much - I'm pretty easy to please.

Okay, so basic likes and dislikes.

If you got any of my requests, the odds are you're going to be writing femslash, because I requested that pretty much exclusively this year, with a few minor exceptions in 3 Ships and DC Rare Pairs. I loves me some hurt/comfort. This much should be obvious from my journal. :p The sweeter and fluffier the better. I usually prefer the hurts to be relatively minor (battle or training injuries, for instance), but I don't mind some heavier stuff if you feel like going there. If you don't feel like H/C, I'm a sucker for domestic fic and babyfic, as well as first love/first kiss fic.

Dislikes? I'm not really into hardcore smut or kink. I generally tend to request/write younger characters, so it's not really my thing. I don't like deathfic - feel free to put the characters through hell as long as they're alive to help each other through it at the end. Mpreg is a squick of mine, although I don't think that should be a factor with any of my requests.

With that said, a few notes on my specific requests. Follow the handy cuts to whichever exchange you're signed up for!

1. Spider-man (Ultimateverse)
Mary Jane Watson/Jessica Drew

I'd love to see a Jessica/MJ hurt/comfort femslash story. If femslash isn't your style, I could see this working in a platonic way too, exploring the connection they feel given Jessica's memories and MJ's link to Peter.

Okay, so if you write this pairing, I'll love you forever. Jessica is probably my favorite character in in USM at the moment, and I'd love to see her feelings for MJ (since she has Peter's memories) explored. The scenario I had in mind had Jessica getting hurt on patrol and going to find MJ for help, since she remembers MJ patching up Peter countless times. But really, I'll be happy with just about anything you do with this pairing!

2. Supergirl
Kara Zor-El/Cassie Sandsmark

Cassie/Kara femslash, please! Hurt/comfort is always good, as is fluffy domestic/futurefic. And if femslash isn't your thing, a fic focusing on their friendship would be great too.

Ah, my OTP. This is the first year I've been able to request them in Yuletide! Essentially, my preference for any fic with these two is cute and sweet. Normally invulnerable characters getting hurt and being taken care of is one of my bulletproof kinks, so that would be great for any H/C. Alternatively, a futurefic with the girls happily married and one of them expecting would make me very, very happy. :D

Disney Princesses
Belle/Fa Mulan

I'd love to see Mulan and Belle hanging out, being badass and clever together. How they meet and the setting are up to you. Femslash is great, as is gen/friendship fic.

This has officially supplanted Mulan/Jasmine as my crossover Disney OTP. My two favorite Disney heroines, mainly because they were both their movie's protagonists in every way. They saved the day using wits and courages, and they would make one hell of a team. The scenario and setting are up to you, since this is a cracky crossover. I'd love to see Mulan teaching Belle self-defense, maybe some H/C after a sparring injury, and the two of them commiserating over being underestimated by everyone else in their movie.

Young Justice
Cassie Sandsmark/Cissie King-Jones

These two are pretty much my ultimate YJ OTP. I'd love a fluffy, sweet fic with them discovering their feelings for each other. Hurt/comfort is always good, and if you don't feel the femslash, friendship fic would be loved too.

Yep, this one's pretty self-explanatory. I have shipped these two since 1999, and they're pretty much my ultimate "young love" pair. Just keep it sweet and fluffy, and I'll be thrilled. :D

1. Request 1
Fandom: DC Comics
Threesome: Cassie Sandsmark/Kara Zor-El/Stephanie Brown
Requested Story Element: TLC and massages after a battle injury

The new girl!trinity is probably my favorite OT3 in comics at the moment. I've shipped Cassie/Kara for years, and Kara/Steph is quickly getting up there too. Two great tastes, go well together. I prefer a "New relationship" vibe for these three, nothing too established but very solid and loving.

Request 2
Fandom: Marvel Comics
Threesome: Mary Jane Watson (Ultimate)/Jessica Drew (Ultimate)/Gwen
Stacy (Ultimate)
Requested Story Element: They may be done with Peter, but that doesn't mean they're not there for his "Sister" when she needs help.

Leave it to Peter to wind up with two beautiful girls in love with him, and wind up with neither of them. I'm a huge fan of Jessica, and I'd love to see a fic where Gwen and MJ put aside their differences to help her out, considering she really doesn't have a home or family herself.

Request 3
Fandom: Marvel Comics
Threesome: Kate Bishop/Rikki Barnes/Anya Corazon
Requested Story Element: Nothing eases the pain of an ankle injury
faster than girl-kisses.

Yeah, this one's pretty self-explanatory. I've shipped Kate/Rikki for a while, and I'm shipping Rikki/Anya more and more. Give me ridiculous amounts of schmoop and cuddling, plz. :D

Request 4
Fandom: DC Comics
Threesome: Jason Todd/Stephanie Brown/Kara Zor-El
Requested Story Element: "You realize Superman and Oracle are going to kill me, right?"

Ah, yes. Jason. Congrats on crashing the all-femslash, all the time party, Mr. Todd. XD Essentially, I've shipped Jason/Steph for a while now, and Jason/Kara is an odd sort of guilty pleasure for me. Feel free to go a little wilder and naughtier with this one as opposed to the other three - Jason kind of demands it.

Sekrit Pairing Meme!

milleniumrex — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 02:15:12 GMT

I have a secret list of characters, 1-30. Pick two numbers for a pairing, and I will write something for that pairing.

Have fun. :D

milleniumrex — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 22:15:07 GMT

Title: Things to do in Boston When You're Alive
Fandom: DC Comics
Author: milleniumrex
Recipient: ziriffic
Original: A Normal Weekend
Word Count: 1002
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Tim Drake, Bart Allen, a surprise guest or two.
Disclaimer: I don't own DC Comics and never will. Tragically.
Author's Note: Written for the DCU Remix Challenge. References some minor Brightest Day spoilers
Summary: Tim and Bart were supposed to tour colleges. But nothing was simple when Bart was around.

"Bart, don't stick your head in the fossil's mouth."

"Why? It's not going to bite me. Or is it? Is this one of those crazy fossils that come to life, like in the movie? Is there a tiny cowboy behind me?"

"No." Tim facepalmed. "It's not going to bite your head off, but the guard kind of looks like he might."

"Oh." Bart turned towards the guard, back to the fossil, then proceeded to stick his head inside the Kronosaurus' jaws again. "Coooooooool."

"It is pretty impressive. Biggest sea reptile ever." Tim had to admit that Bart's enthusiasm made touring Harvard's Museum of Natural History a lot more entertaining.

"I wonder if anyone ever rode it. That would be one seriously badass mount. I mean, you're walking along, and then BAM! Aquaman on a Kronosaurus out of nowhere!"

"We'll have to ask him next time we see him." Tim laughed. "Now come on. We've got to get to the information seminar."

"Heeeeeeeey, Aquaman still has those zombie sea life powers, doesn't he? Do you think he could...

"NO, Bart."

"Awww..."

-----

"Tim, dude - I think that guy's a supervillain."

Tim turned around at the MIT seminar to look at the thin, dark-haired young man who was toting around a bulky looking invention. "Bart, it's MIT. There's going to be all sorts of strange-looking guys with weird inventions. Don't stress out over it."

"No, seriously. I think I saw him in the 30th century, and that invention looks like a portable black hole generator." Bart's eyes darted back and forth from Tim to his suspect. "I should probably go and check, just in case."

"Bart, you can't go accusing people of being supervillains out of nowhere. We're in the middle of MIT, and it'll look - "

Suddenly, Tim was interrupted by a bright flash of light, as three people in colorful costumes stepped out of a portal in the middle of the gathering.

"It's over, Entropy Lad!" Cosmic Boy yelled out as Lightning Lad fired an electric bolt at the fleeing man. Saturn Girl focused a thought blast at him, and he collapsed onto the floor as the three Legionnaires went in and collected the machine.

"It's a good thing we got here in time." Saturn Girl said as she examined the machine. "This could have created a miniature black hole right in the middle of campus."

As the three Legionnaires gathered up the machine and the unconscious villain, Tim slowly turned his head towards Bart, who was grinning wider than the Cheshire Cat. Oh, he was never going to live this one down, he was sure.

-----

"Wait, so these trucks drive around, all day, serving food to anyone who wants it?" Bart asked in between bites of his food-truck gyro. "That's awesome! It's like the Manchester County Fair, only all year round! I love this city!"

"Wait, they didn't have food trucks in the 30th century?" Tim asked as he examined his own sandwich. He didn't know what kind of meat that was, and he wasn't sure he wanted to know.

"Nah, not since the great Food Truck Wars of 2642. Once the trucks started weaponizing to protect their turf, it was the beginning of the end." Bart bowed his head sadly for a second, then looked up and polished off the rest of his sandwich in two big bites.

"The trucks are in Gotham, but only in the areas where their tires aren't likely to be stolen mid-serving." Tim laughed. "Looking at google maps, this city seems to have a lot of them. There's a corn dog truck a few blocks south, a Dim Sum truck in Chinatown, a seafood truck by the pier..."

Tim turned around to see Bart already holding a corn dog, a box of dumplings, and a clam roll.

"...What?"

"Nothing, Bart. It must be nice to have the world's fastest metabolism."

"You know it, Tim." Bart said in between bites of clam roll.

-----

There had been the incident at the Sushi restaurant, Bart getting into a fight with five wharfmen at the dock, not to mention the time Bart nearly gave the dean of Harvard a mental breakdown, but they had gotten through the day without anyone losing a limb or getting arrested, so this vacation had to be written down as a win.

"So, which school did you like most?" Tim asked. "I thought I'd be partial to MIT, but Harvard actually lived up to the hype."

"Harvard was great." Bart said thoughtfully. "I also liked the one with all the underwater classes. With the Squids?"

"...Bart, that wasn't a school, that was the Boston Aquarium."

"Oh? They kept on talking about schools of fish. I kinda figured..."

"You're messing with me, aren't you?" Tim asked, trying not to break out laughing.

"Of course I am!" Bart laughed as he grabbed Tim and noogied him. "You're fun to mess with. And unlike all the other Bats, you're not really scary, so I can get away with it."

"Lucky me." Tim said wryly. The two friends sat down at the side of the dock, watching the fishermen work as they ate their snacks.

"Tim?"

"Yeah, Bart?"

"It's...really good to be back. I mean, not that I knew, being dead and all, but...it would have sucked if I stayed dead."

Tim nodded, grinning. "It really would have, buddy. It really would have. But hey! You're back, and now we've got a whole lot of time to hang out together, just like this."

"And next year, when we're going to college together, just think of all the stuff we can get up to!"

"As long as it doesn't get us kicked out of said colleges, yeah."

"Aw, when have I ever gotten us into trouble, Tim?"

"I have a log."

"Yeah, I bet you do." Bart paused. "You know what would be even cooler than hanging out in Boston?"

"What?"

"Doing it while riding a resurrected skeleton Kronosaurus."

"I'm not talking to Aquaman, Bart."

Angst Bingo

milleniumrex — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:20:38 GMT

Because I don't have enough cards, haha.

As usual, suggestions and requests are always welcome. I wonder if it's cheating to make an angst bingo prompt fluffy...

Miles from anywhere	Ritual sacrifice	Pregnancy	Unable to perform	Stroke/Heart attack
Loss	On the run	Grief	Fallen angels	Hostages
Stalkers	Virginity	WILD CARD	Stranded	Violence
Multiple personalities	Fuck or die	De-aging	Post-traumatic stress disorder	Vulnerability
Lacerations	Loss of job / income	Heat	The first time	Hatred

Fic: Every Girl's Got One (Steph/Cassie, Steph/Jason)

milleniumrex — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:32:42 GMT

Title: Every Girl's Got One (The Not So Helpless Remix)
Fandom: DC Comics
Author: milleniumrex
Recipient: shiny_glor_chan
Original: Not So Helpless
Word Count: 1671
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Cassie Sandsmark/Stephanie Brown, past Jason Todd/Stephanie Brown
Disclaimer: I don't own DC Comics and never will. Tragically.
Author's Note: Written for the DCU Remix Challenge. Also written for the schmoop_bingo prompt "Kissing it Better". My card is here.
Summary: Stephanie left Gotham for a lot of reasons. But only one of them followed her to Titans Tower.

Packing was exhausting, even for a girl who spent most of her time running around rooftops and punching guys twice her size. But the day's mission was complete, and all her belongings were tucked away in boxes by her bed, all ready for the next day's move. San Francisco. She still couldn't believe it. She was going from the town of $1 pizza, constant sirens, and masked vigilantes who didn't know their own business to the town of $12 sushi, concerts in the park, and brightly colored superheroes in their giant tower. She was scared as all hell - who packs up and starts a new life at age 17? - but kind of excited. After the last few months, a fresh start did sound pretty appealing. There were a lot of things in Gotham she wanted to get away from - Bruce's manipulations, Tim's judgement, not to mention -

"Hey there, beautiful."

Steph shot up in bed, looking towards the figure lurking in her open window. "Jason? What the hell are you doing here?"

"Well, you didn't return my calls, you didn't show up to stop me when I decapitated those slavers the other day..."

"Don't tell me these things! And you wonder why we broke up!"

Jason looked around the room at the boxes strewn about. "Wow, so you're really leaving, huh? Drake must have gotten under your skin something fierce."

"It's not just Tim. It's...everything. I need to get away from Gotham. And the fact that someone went back on his promise to stop killing when he got out of prison isn't helping!"

"We've all got our quirks. You snore. I dispatch scumbags to their reward." Jason smirked, that same seductive smirk that Steph knew had sent her down this path so many times before. "Forgive and forget?"

Steph rolled out of bed and grabbed a baseball out of one of the boxes. "You've got ten seconds to leave before I show off my softball skills."

"Aw, Stephie..." Jason said as he stepped into the apartment, approaching Steph. "You know we can't stay away from each other."

Jason grabbed Steph around the waist, pulling her close and kissing her. She pulled away, delivering a sharp slap to his face.

"I told you - we're done! I might not be one of the Bat-family, but I can see why they don't want anything to do with you. It's not that you can't change - it's that you don't want to!"

Jason rubbed his cheek. "Okay, beautiful. I can take a hint. I'm not wanted here. I'll let you cool down for a little. We'll talk."

"Good luck, with me in San Francisco." Steph muttered under her breath.

Jason slipped out of the window about two seconds before her mother rushed into the room, wielding a frying pan.

"Where is he? I'll - "

"Relax, mom. He's gone. No one we need to worry about."

Steph's mother breathed a sigh of relief. "Well, I'm just glad we're leaving in the morning, so we won't have to deal with any more of this craziness."

Steph nodded, thinking to herself that perhaps letting Jason know which city they were moving to was not the best idea.

-----

Crimefighting in San Francisco was definitely different than in Gotham, Steph thought. There, you fought off a meth-head robbing a bodega, got chased by the cops, and had to sneak back into your bedroom without any of the neighbors noticing the masked girl on the fire escape. Life was good when you were a Teen Titan. She had a place to stow all your gear, the media actually liked her instead of constantly speculating if she was "Friend or Foe", and of course, she got to come back to Titans Tower after finishing patrol and cuddle up to her gorgeous Amazon girlfriend.

"Cassie?"

"Mmm?" Wonder Girl stirred from her sleep. "What's up, Steph?"

"We still got any of those cookies Conner's mom sent? I'm kind of hungry."

"I'll check. You stay right there being sexy." Cassie leaned over and kissed Steph on the cheek as she got out of bed.

Steph leaned back on the pillows and sighed contentedly. Did it get any better than this?

She was jolted out of her thoughts by the sounds of yelling, followed by someone crying out in pain. This was then followed by a loud crashing sound as glass flew all over the courtyard. Steph jumped out of bed, threw on her costume, grabbed her gear, and raced downstairs. Apparently, a peaceful night was something the universe was not about to let her have.

Steph could hear the sound of Cassie's cursing as she made her way down the stairs. That meant that whoever had been thrown through the window, it wasn't her. At least that.

"I can't even go down to the kitchen without being attacked? What the hell?"

Steph ran over to where Cassie was lying on the floor. She was clutching her right leg, and when Steph looked down, she could see what looked like an arrow of some kind sticking out of her foot.

"Cassie? What the hell happened?"

"I came downstairs, and there was this masked creeper lurking around! I rushed him, and he shot me!"

"I thought you were bulletproof?"

"Not like a Kryptonian. I need to be concentrating to repel attacks, and wandering around the kitchen at 3 AM...I wasn't." Cassie grumbled as she slowly got to her feet, leaning heavily on Steph's shoulder.

Steph looked up at the gaping hole in the Titans Tower window. "I assume that's where he exited?"

"Yeah." Cassie grinned wryly. "I hope I cracked that stupid red helmet of his in half."

"Red...?" Steph's face fell. "Oh, no."

The two girls slowly turned around as a shadow was cast over them from the gaping hole in the window. Steph cringed.

"Hey, beautiful. Long time, no see."

"Jason." Steph said with all the warmness of an iceberg.

"Aww...I remember when you used to say my name in a whole different way. Longer. More high-pitched."

"Wait, seriously?" Cassie leaned over and whispered in Steph's ear. "You and the Red Hood?"

"Long story. Lots of bad decisions on my part." Steph whispered back as she turned towards Jason. "You broke into Titans Tower and shot my girlfriend. If you were trying to win me over, great job."

"Whoa! You've got this all wrong, babe." Jason put his hands in the air. "I just wanted to surprise you. So yeah, the breaking-in part was all me. Then then next thing I know, some crazy Amazon is charging me. I did what came naturally."

"Do you solve all your problems with shooting?" Cassie retorted.

"Sadly, he usually does." Steph sighed.

"I aimed low. I just winged her. Not like the bad old days." Jason took off his helmet, flashing Steph that same million dollar smirk, and she remembered exactly why this cocky, irredeemable jerk had held her heart for so long. "Okay, okay. I can take a hint. This...didn't go as well as I'd hoped. But we're going to have a lot of time to catch up. I'm pretty much persona non grata in Gotham for the next fifty years, so I figured it seemed like a good time for a fresh start. After all, the Bay City air seems to have done good things for you, Stephie. I think this city could use the Red Hood's touch."

And with that, Jason slipped back out the hole in the window. Steph facepalmed. "I know every girl's got at least one crazy ex, but most of them don't follow you across the country."

"Or carry compound crossbows." Cassie grumbled. "Do I need to be worried here? I mean, this is Jason freaking Todd. The guy's more than a little unstable. Do you think he's dangerous?"

Steph sighed. "Thing is, Jason is a little crazy - I broke up with him because he didn't see anything wrong with interrupting a date to go shoot some people - but he never threatened me, or made me think I was in any danger. He was actually kind of - "

"If you say Jason Todd was a sweet guy, you're not touching me for a week!"

"Okay, okay!" Steph laughed. "By the way, you're not feeling sick, or woozy, are you?"

"No, why?"

"He's stopped dipping his arrows in poison. That's progress, I guess."

-----

A half-hour later, the arrow had been removed and Cassie's foot had been bandaged and propped up on a pillow.

"There. That should hold you till you can get it checked out in the morning." Satisfied that her wounded girlfriend had been tended to appropriately, Steph bent down and softly kissed the injured limb. "Feel better?"

"Volunteering at the hospital is paying off." Cassie smiled. "But your kisses are the best medicine."

Cassie pulled Steph down onto the bed next to her. Steph snuggled in tight, sniffing the faint scent of ambrosia that always seemed to be in Cassie's hair.

"I still can't believe you dated the bad boy of Gotham City. This is even more scandalous than when Kara dated Captain Boomerang." Cassie laughed.

"Yeah, I don't exactly want it getting around. My heroic reputation is on thin ice as it is."

"Aw...I think it's kind of exciting." Cassie reached over and played with Steph's hair. "I promise I won't tell anyone...as long as you tell me everything. How did you two meet? What's he like?"

"Don't tell me you have a thing for the bad boys too!" Steph laughed.

"Every girl's got one. Mine was Taylor Cameron. 7th grade. He smoked behind the bleachers. Doesn't exactly compare to Gotham's most wanted, though."

"Okay, here goes. Just don't let him in on this. If I know Jason, he's probably already hoping for a threesome."

"Hm." Cassie eyed Steph suspiciously. "Is shooting a girl usually his idea of foreplay?"

"No, he's actually usually great with his girlfriends. It's what he does when he's not with us that's the problem..."

Last Chance for a Good Cause!

milleniumrex — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 19:46:36 GMT

help_pakistan is an auction community designed to help out victims of the recent flood disaster in Pakistan, much like help_haiti and gulf_aid_now. Their current auction goes until August 29th at 1 PM EST, so if you're interested in bidding, the time is going fast! I didn't offer for this one due to lack of time, but I am planning to bid on an auction tomorrow if it doesn't climb out of my price range by then.

kirax2 asked for some help pimping out this worthy cause and her offer, so for anyone who's interested, her offer can be found here. It's for a 1,000 word fic, current bid is $10. In addition, the awesome oroburos69 has put together a link of all DC fandom-related offers here. I've got my eye on one!

Fandom has done some great things in situations like this, so I'm putting this out there just in case it finds someone who sees an offer that gets their attention. :)

Random Post is Random

milleniumrex — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 16:28:55 GMT

Today will be devoted to meme ficcing and trying not to get completely sucked into dcu6wordstories.

In addition, I have seven Dreamwidth invite codes, in case anyone wants to join but needs an invite. PM me!

Fic: Of First Dates and Little Gold Chefs (Boostle)

milleniumrex — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 02:57:40 GMT

Title: Of First Dates and Little Gold Chefs
Fandom: DC Comics
Author: milleniumrex
Word Count: 1058
Rating: G
Characters/Pairings: Ted Kord/Michael Carter, Skeets
Disclaimer: I don't own DC Comics and never will. Tragically.
Author's Note: Written for the au_bingo prompt "Alternate History: Canon Event Changed", and the schmoop_bingo, who drew me an awesome picture for ficartexchange. I didn't forget - it just took me a really long time to get my Boostle voice!
Summary: Ted came back to stay, and Booster made up for lost time. As only he could.

"Yes, I am absolutely sure I'm not dead! I'm talking on the phone to you! Do you think this is a ghost?" Ted paused. "Oh, you...actually had a ghost call you last week and try to talk you into reinstating their credit? Well, that's - no! Don't transfer me! I'm really alive! But not for long if I you put me on hold again! I'll - "

Ted facepalmed as the music began playing again. Booster walked into the kitchen carrying a pair of soda cans and slid one across the table at Ted.

"Still got you on hold, bud?"

"Being dead was more relaxing. People come back from the grave every 15 minutes around here. You'd think the credit company would adjust their policies already!"

"I could have Skeets hack their system. He's good for that."

"I've been back in this timeline three days, and you're already trying to get me thrown in prison." Ted laughed. "All this time, and you haven't changed at all, have you?"

"You'd be surprised, buddy." Booster reached over and noogied Ted. "You'd be surprised."

As Ted picked up the phone and redialed the credit company, hoping to reach a more cooperative representative, Booster went back to the kitchen. Skeets hovered into the room and floated next to him.

"Am I to assume that Mr. Kord is still having trouble with his credit?"

"Yep."

"And am I to assume that you have offered my service in some sort of illegal activity to correct this?"

"Also yep."

For a second, Booster could have sworn he heard a sigh come from the little gold robot. "And am I also to assume that you have yet to inform Mr. Kord of the torch you have been carrying for him going on five years now?"

Skeets expertly dodged out of the way as a spray of soda came from Booster's mouth.

"What? I don't know what you're - "

"I'm not even hardwired for processing human emotion, and it's obvious to me. If you want my advice - "

"I don't."

"You never do. But if you did, this time I would actually act on it instead of moping around."

"I don't mope!" Booster yelled as Skeets floated out of the room. But as annoying as the floating tin can could be sometimes, Booster had to admit that he had hit on something. What he had always had with Ted was something more than just a regular friendship - he had lots of them - but it was never spoken of, never acted on. They were just...Booster and Beetle. Maybe it was time to change that.

"Hallelujah! The rep I just talked to has a cousin who came back from the dead! He said to give it two or three days, and he'll have things back in order. Now I just need to deal with the DMV. I think we should bring Guy as backup for that one."

"Sounds like a plan." Booster paused. "Hey, Ted...you remember all those times that Guy made those jokes about how we spend so much time together we might as well go on a date?"

"Yeah, and you threatened to throw Skeets at him. Skeets objected."

"Well, I was thinking...why don't we actually give it a try?"

"Throwing Skeets at Guy? I don't know, Skeets has those electric defenses, and - "

"No, although the idea is tempting. I'm talking about trying the date thing. I mean, we're pretty much hetero life mates anyway - "

"Only minus the hetero."

"And if we're going to be the gay guys who can't get dates anyway, we might as well do it together. Right?"

"Something feels off about this." Ted scratched his head. "Too easy, in a way. I mean, I thought about it in the past, but it always felt like the universe didn't want it to happen. Between the Crisis, and Gladys - "

"That never happened."

"Right, right. Evil bug spirit, just like Hal."

"What's the worst that could happen? We wind up in an alternate world where Max Lord's OMACs have conquered the planet? Been there, done that, got the singed eyebrows."

"Good point." Ted grinned. "Okay, so how do we actually do this? I haven't been on an actual date in years."

"Well, you go and try not to kill the idiots at the DMV. Meanwhile, I cook us dinner."

"You mean order take-out, right? I'd rather not die of food poisoning less than a week after my big return."

"I'm wounded. I am a man of many talents."

"Hm. Well, whatever you want to do. Surprise me." Ted smirked. "You're full of surprises, Booster Gold. Who knew you had a romantic bone in your body?"

"It's all about making up for lost time, buddy. We both got some pretty wild second chances. I'm not going to leave anything on the table this time."

Ted nodded, taking it in. "Well, I'm looking forward to it. This romantic Booster has promise."

As Ted walked out, armed with his papers certifying that he was alive, Skeets hovered back into the room.

"Well, that wasn't half bad. I'm impressed."

"I had some practice thinking of those lines." Booster said. "Lots of time to think about what I would have said if I could. I never thought I'd actually get to say them."

"So...you have no idea how to cook, do you?"

"None at all. But someone in this room has likes to watch the Food Network and has near-unlimited storage capacity."

"I believe I have a menu that will serve effectively for this."

"There's only one thing that could make this scene more perfect..." Booster grinned.

"Oh, no."

Booster produced a small chef's hat and placed it on top of Skeets' metal covering.

"If I had eyes, I'd be rolling them right now."

As Skeets hovered over to the cabinets and began looking through them with his extendable limbs, Booster sat back in his chair and breathed a long sigh of relief. He had put himself out there emotionally in a way that he wasn't used to, and it had been rewarded. Now he just needed to make sure everything tonight went perfectly. He was Booster Gold, the greatest hero the world would never know, and this would be one of his biggest challenges. But after all, what were second chances for?

5 + 1 Meme!

milleniumrex — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 02:26:11 GMT

Eh, I can do two memes at a time! Pairing surprise meme is still open, and all fics will be filled over the next few days. But this one looks like a lot of fun (plus, each one only has to be 100 words, and I fill a bingo square! \o/)

Comment with a 5 + 1 list (five times X did Y and the one time s/he didn't, for example) and I'll write a little drabble about it! Include the names of the characters and if you want it to be a ship or just general/friendship.

Pairing Surprise Meme!

milleniumrex — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:01:00 GMT

The Pairing Surprise Meme:

Hey, lookie! My own meme! :D

Rules:

1 - You can request one character to be included in a short fic I'll write for you. I will pick their partner according to what I think you'll like, and I'll pick a prompt (more likely a bingo square, heh) for the theme. Then I will surprise you. :D

2. - You just get one request this round. Maybe more for the next celebration meme. :)

Have fun! I'll try to get these done as soon as possible. If yours takes a little longer, that's probably because I was inspired to fill a bingo square with it, so you'll get an extra-long one. ;)

Fic: Saving the World, One Pixel at a Time (Kara/Cassie, Barbara)

milleniumrex — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 04:22:36 GMT

Title: Saving the World, One Pixel at a Time
Fandom: DC Comics
Author: milleniumrex
Word Count: 1607
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Kara Zor-El/Cassie Sandsmark, Barbara Gordon
Disclaimer: I don't own DC Comics and never will. Tragically.
Author's Note: Written for the hs_bingo prompt "Part-Time Job". My card is here. Follows up from Heart of Steel.
Summary: After coming to terms with her injury, Kara meets with Oracle and takes on a major new mission.

"I can't believe we're making out in the Batcave!"

"Well, it's not really the Batcave." Kara leaned in and kissed Cassie. "It's just the entry route. But yeah - it's pretty cool."

"So did Oracle give you any more details about this? I mean, you came all the way out to Gotham - "

"Nah, she just gave me the coordinates and told me to show up here at two. I guess we'll see."

"I can think of a way to pass the time until she shows up..." Cassie grinned as she ran her hands through Kara's hair.

Kara closed her eyes and smiled as Cassie kissed her neck. This was exciting, she thought. The last few days had been disappointing, with Superman and STAR Labs back to the drawing board after the fourth round of treatments hadn't produced any change. While it didn't mean that they would never find a way to cure her paralysis, it seemed to be a long-distance hope at best. So when Oracle had e-mailed her again, wanting to set up a meeting, Kara had jumped at the idea. It seemed like a good way to distract herself and move forward.

Kara opened her eyes suddenly at the sound of someone clearing their throat from the doorway.

"Sorry it took me so long to get out here. Had to stop a disgraced banker from crashing the world's markets in a revenge plot." Barbara wheeled into the entryway as Cassie quickly climbed off Kara's lap. "I see you two have been keeping yourself busy."

Kara blushed. "We were - "

"It's fine. Dick Grayson used to take me down here when we were younger. Batman was never the wiser." Barbara smiled wryly before motioning to Kara. "I've got everything set up for you."

"I suppose I'm not allowed to come?" Cassie asked.

"Sorry. Top-secret. So secret even I don't know what it's about." Kara grinned. "I'll call you when it's over?"

"I'll be waiting." Cassie leaned in and gave Kara a quick kiss, squeezing her shoulder.

As Cassie flew out, Barbara pressed a button on a remote control and the doors to the Batcave slid open. As Barbara wheeled herself through the door, Kara took her control straw in her mouth and followed as quickly as she could into the unfamiliar environment of the Batcave. She had been here once before - flying - when she had met Oracle and ran a routine mission for her. She remembered being in awe that Oracle was running pretty much the entire superhero community's information ops from a wheelchair. Of course, since the accident that left her with no feeling or movement below her collarbone, her admiration of Oracle was much more personal. Barbara Gordon had been able to rebuild her life after everything was pulled out from under her, and carve out a new role for herself that took advantage of every skill she had. Maybe she could do the same.

Kara noticed Barbara eyeing her as she looked around the Batcave. "Don't worry. I'm not touching anything." She nodded down at her arms. "Kind of comes with the territory."

"No, I was just wondering...how much do you know about what we do here? Most heroes get their missions from me and go on their way. You seemed interested the last time you were here."

"I don't know the specifics. I just know that almost everyone in our little community gets their marching orders from you. Even Superman drops everything when you call."

"That's because there's nothing more powerful than someone who sees everything." Oracle pointed to a large screen divided into dozens of images, covering every hot spot around the world. "As fast as he is, Superman can only be in one place at a time. I try to make sure that's where he can do the most good. I don't exactly give them orders, but I try to help them cover the largest portion of the world's crises at one time. I used to only cover Gotham, but after I joined the JLA, I expanded the operation a lot."

"It's pretty awesome." Kara looked up at the screen, watching as Aquaman put out a forest fire on the West coast. "But how do I fit into it?"

"We'll get to that. Right now, I want to find out where you are mentally. You're at a little over a month since leaving rehab, right?"

"Just about, yeah. It's been...interesting. There's kind of a really steep learning curve, you know?"

Barbara nodded. "They say they're preparing you, but they never can 100%. By the way, did those fake papers Superman asked for come through okay?"

"Yeah. Smallville High didn't look twice at them. I'm starting on Monday. It's kind of scary. Exciting, though. Fighting evil pretty much full-time was a blast, but if that's not an option anymore, I'd like to get a taste of a normal life."

"That's good. Holding on to the past will just drive you crazy after a while." Barbara pressed some buttons on the computer screen. "And speaking of the future...I'd like to put you through a little test, if you don't mind?"

"Hit me with it." Kara grinned.

"It's simple. I'm going to flash some images on the screen. Most of them will be random symbols, but hidden in them will be six numbers. When the test is over, I want you to tell me the numbers in order."

Kara nodded, and the images flashed on screen - at what must have been 50 per second. Kara was taken by surprise, but after a second the images focused, and she was able to pick out the numbers quickly.

"196528. Right?"

"Right." Barbara smiled. "No one really tests Kryptonians for this kind of thing, but I've always wondered what the solar radiation that gives you your powers is doing to your brain. Those images were easily ten times faster than any human brain could process, but you had no problem."

"It should make me a big hit at parties, I guess." Kara shrugged her shoulders lightly. "I guess I'm not sure why you're interested in super-memory."

"I do a pretty good job at covering all the major hot spots on Earth. But after the Blackest Night, it's become pretty clear that the biggest threats aren't coming from this world anymore. I'd like to expand my reach, but there's no way I can cover a galaxy on my own, let alone a hundred. If I had a pair of Kryptonian eyes, able to scan a whole planet in a few seconds, it would be a different story."

Kara felt her mouth drop open. "Are you offering me a job?"

"More an apprenticeship than anything. Part time, so it shouldn't interfere with you living your life. I'll set your computer up with a link to satellites stationed around the universe, and you scan the areas for any signs of trouble. An hour or so a night should give us more than enough advanced warning to make sure Earth doesn't get caught unaware again. Does this sound like something you're interested in?"

"When Oracle asks you to join her, you don't say no!" Kara laughed. "Do I have to keep this secret like you do?"

"There isn't the same security risk with extraterrestrial scanning, so as long as my name doesn't get out to any parties outside the community, it should be fine. I'll have the hook-up delivered to Smallville by tomorrow. It'll be disguised as a modem, so any friends you have over won't notice anything."

"Wow. Okay, I'm in." Kara took a deep breath. "I was just...could I ask you a question?"

"Sure, go ahead." Barbara turned back to the computer and started typing in commands to some heroes awaiting their next instructions.

"Why did you wait to contact me for so long? I mean, I know you're Miss Information, so you were probably following my case since I got hurt."

"I was. And believe me, I thought about reaching out to you a lot."

"So why didn't you? Those first few months...I was in a pretty deep pit. Knowing something like this would be waiting for me when I got out would have helped a lot."

"I could have, but I wouldn't have had the answers, Kara. I wanted to let you figure things out, get your confidence back on your own. Otherwise, I would have just been another person trying to make things better without actually knowing what you needed. And I'm guessing you had your share of those."

"More than my share." Kara said with a wry smile.

"When I read about how you handled that robber, I knew you had figured this out. You were thinking creatively about how to use everything you have. And that's the kind of person I want on my team. Make no mistake - I'm here whenever you need to talk about life in the chair. I just wanted to let you get through the hard part on your own. Because once you've done that, I'm damn sure I can count on you for whatever gets thrown at you in this job."

Kara nodded excitedly. "Pretend I'm saluting right now."

"I'll be in touch. I think Geo-Force is about to report in, so I've got to get back to work."

"I know the way out." Kara turned her chair around to leave. "Thanks. For everything."

Barbara nodded as Kara drove towards the exit. Grabbing her mouthstick from it's holder at the side of her head, she punched the redial button on her cell phone.

"Cassie? You would not believe what just happened."

Fic: Evolution (Bobby Drake/Peter Parker)

milleniumrex — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 22:21:59 GMT

Title: Evolution
Fandom: Ultimate Marvel/X-Men Evolution
Author: milleniumrex
Word Count: 714
Rating: PG
Characters/Pairings: Bobby Drake/Peter Parker, Hank McCoy
Disclaimer: I don't own Marvel Comics and never will. Tragically.
Author's Note: Written for the hc_bingo prompt "Mutation. My card is here. Also written for ficwize, because she asked and she's awesome. :D Peter is written from Ultimate Spider-man, but the X-men characters are more based on Evolution.
Summary: Bobby's powers take an interesting turn.

Peter's arm had been stitched up and bandaged where the stray icicle had sliced into it, but that wasn't his concern as he waited outside the emergency medlab at the Xavier institute.

"Peter!" Dr. McCoy called from inside. "Stay away from the door!"

"I'm sorry! I'm just trying to - " Suddenly, a volley of icicles shot through the glass door, missing Peter's head by a few inches. "Okay, I'll back away."

Peter collapsed wearily on the couch, trying not to think too hard about what was going on behind those doors. They had just been trying to take out the Kangaroo when Bobby's powers had suddenly gone haywire, covering his body in a thick ice coating and spraying sharp icicles all around. And making things even scarier, he didn't seem to be able to control it. Peter had heard about things called secondary mutations - where mutants developed more advanced, usually more powerful versions of their powers - but he knew that they were extremely unpredictable, too. Whatever was happening to Bobby, he just hoped that Dr. McCoy could get to the bottom of it. If anyone could save Bobby, it was him.

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Bobby felt like he had been hit by a few dozen mack trucks, and dropped out of a plane. The last thing he remembered before waking up was suddenly feeling something very, very cold take over him - and given that he was ICEMAN, it took a lot to make him feel cold. Once he was awake, Hank explained the whole thing to him, and it was more than a little overwhelming. Right now, things seemed to have stabilized, except for the constant pounding in his head and the blurry vision. But as his vision cleared, he could make out the familiar blue-and-red make-up of Peter's costume, stationed next to his bed.

"...So I didn't kill you?"

"Hey, it'll take more than some frozen water tossed at me to off your friendly neighborhood Spider-man!" Peter joked as he ruffled Bobby's hair. "So...what did Hank tell you?"

"He says I should have full control over my ice powers, like I did before, it's just that what I can do with them is...different." Bobby paused. "Apparently it's pretty freaky."

"Do you want to show me?"

"I don't know..." Bobby eyed Peter's arm. "Didn't go so well last time."

"This? This is nothing! I get hurt worse than that fighting Rocket Racer! Seriously, Rocket Racer. The guy's skates can cause some serious friction burns."

"Okay, if you're sure..." Bobby staggered up from the bed. "Just stand back, okay?"

Peter backed up against the wall and watched in awe as Bobby's body started changing. At first, it was like normal - his body was coated with a thin coating of ice. But this time, the ice coating kept growing at an exponential speed, his body disappearing under layers and layers of jagged ice. Eventually, Bobby had taken on the appearance of a ten-foot-tall ice golem covered in icicles.

"Wow."

"I know, right?" Bobby's voice came from the ice monster, still that same young, slightly cocky voice that Peter was familiar with. "I don't know how I feel about it. I mean, it's a power upgrade, and I can switch back...but I was kind of used to being me when I transformed."

"Hey, Bob." Peter walked up to the massive icy form. "You're still you under there. You've just got a new look that's totally going to terrify all the bad guys. Personally, I think it's pretty badass."

Bobby's ice coating receded until he was back to normal. "You think?"

"Hell yeah! I mean, do you really think any anti-mutant bigot is going to mess with the new Iceman? They'd have to be pretty crazy!"

"I kind of like the sound of that..."

"Plus, you're big enough in ice form for me to ride you into battle like a Minotaur in Warcraft. We've got to do that sometime."

"The new Fastball Special!" Bobby laughed. "But I'm not wearing reins."

"You never let me have any fun." Peter grinned. He took Bobby's hand as they walked out of the medlab. For most people, this day would have been incredibly terrifying, but for Iceman and Spider-man, it was only slightly stranger than the average.

Director's Cut Meme

milleniumrex — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 02:03:34 GMT

I've written a good amount of fic lately, so I figured I'd post this meme.

Pick a paragraph (or any passage around 500 words, or a full fic around that length ) from any fanfic I've written, and comment to this post with that selection. I will then give you a DVD commentary on that snippet: what I was thinking when I wrote it, why I wrote it in the first place, what's going on in the character's heads, why I chose certain words, what this moment means in the context of the rest of the fic, lots of awful puns, and anything else that you'd expect to find on a DVD commentary track.

Also, if you have any specific questions, feel free to ask them.

Meme!

milleniumrex — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 21:18:30 GMT

Ask me my Top Five Whatevers. Fannish or otherwise. Any top fives. Doesn't matter what, really! And I will answer them all in a comment. ~~Possibly with pictures.~~ I fail at pictures.

Play! :)