The Better Angels Essay

My workshop essay on The Better Angels is now up on superhero_muses if you'd like to know how my mind worked on creating this story. Scary, I know. ;)

Fic: Sacrifice (4/4)

Title: Sacrifice (4/4)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Bruce/Dick, Hal Jordan, Roy Harper, Clark Kent, J’onn J’onzz, Ollie/Dinah, various other JLA’ers and Teen Titans, Vale
Genres: Angst, Challenge, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Rating (this chapter): PG-13
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: A JLA and Teen Titans’ mission goes horribly awry on a primitive planet.
Chapter Summary: No more hiding.
Date Of Completion: July 28, 2009
Date Of Posting: August 17, 2009
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, DC does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 901
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for silvertales for my Hurt/Comfort Fic Prompt Request. Pairing: Bruce/Dick. Prompt: Self-Sacrifice. :) :) and for my 2009 DCU Fic/Art Cast Of Thousands!!! Challenge.

( And so it was that the ceremony pulsed and smoked and wailed as the chants grew louder as the dagger came down, glinting in the torchlight. )

Hurt/Comfort Prompt Request Master List

Well, I finished the last of the Hurt/Comfort Prompt Requests, so here is the Master List! Enjoy! :)

( Goodies behind the cut )

Fic: Now And Forever I: Johnny’s Indulgence (3/22)

Title: Now And Forever I: Johnny’s Indulgence (3/22)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Mel/Johnny, Red Hamilton
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: AU, Captivefic, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Rating (this chapter): G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For the movie, natch. :)
General Summary: During the chaos of the shoot-out at Little Bohemia, Special Agent Melvin Purvis is captured by the Dillinger Gang and becomes a ‘Hostage To Fortune’…and ‘Johnny’s Indulgence’.
Chapter Summary: During his first morning in captivity, Mel is given personal attention by Johnny.
Date Of Completion: July 27, 2009
Date Of Posting: August 17, 2009
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 845
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: This story was inspired by Mary Renault’s The Persian Boy. Alexander the Great’s men accepted their leader’s indulgence, who happened to be Bagoas, the Persian Boy, an ex-slave who shared Alexander’s bed. They didn’t object to him being male but that he was a barbarian (non-Greek). It showed their love and respect for Alexander when they accepted Bagoas, and learned to respect him in his own right.
Canon is a jumping-off point but I changed several things, including the survival of Johnny’s gang, as their dynamic was important to this story.
Mostly this is drama with elements of romance, so I said what the heck and included that in the Genre. :)
Yeah, this was going to be a one-shot, albeit a long one, but the boys were just too much fun to play with. ;)
So, enjoy this story of seduction, sex, and a touch of Stockholm Syndrome. ;)
The entire series can be found here.

( He looked at himself in the mirror over the sink and winced: stubbled chin, disheveled hair, eyes clouded by pain. )