Fortress Of Good Fortune

Title: Got Your Back (4/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Jim Collins (OC Narrator), Mel/Johnny, Charles Makley, Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont, Red Hamilton, George ‘Baby Face’ Nelson
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Angst, Challenge, Drama
Rating (this chapter): G
Claim: For the 12_stories Challenge (Mel/Johnny)
Prompt: T 7; P 7: Loyalty
Prompt Count: (11/12)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
General Summary: A newcomer to the Dillinger Gang learns the secrets of their success.
Chapter Summary: Things run smoothly until Baby Face Nelson shows up.
Date Of Completion: April 23, 2012
Date Of Posting: March 30, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1276
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( It was great seein’ Johnny in action. He was cool and collected, just the right kind of guy for this kind of operation. I scooped up the cash while Johnny kept his gun trained on the manager. )

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Title: Sacrifice (7-14/17)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Charles/Doris (Charles does not appear in Ch. 3, 6, 7 & 12), Sam Cowley, Carter Baum, Mel/Johnny (Johnny does not appear in Ch. 1, 2, 4 & 5, Mel does not appear in Ch. 9, 10 & 13), Doc White, William Rorer, Hugh Clegg, Harold Reinecke, Gerry Campbell, Clarence Hurt, Homer Van Meter, Red Hamilton, Charles Makley, Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont, J. Edgar Hoover, Alvin Karpis, Baby Face Nelson
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Angst, Challenge, Drama, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: R overall
Claim: For the 12_stories Challenge (Mel/Johnny)
Prompt: T 7; P 4: Betrayal
Prompt Count: (5/12)
Warnings: (Ch. 4, 5, 6, 7 & 12: Beating victim)
Spoilers: None
Summary: How much will a man sacrifice for love? Once Melvin Purvis is captured by his former Bureau of Investigation colleagues, he finds out.
Dates Of Completion: August 5-September 11, 2011
Date Of Posting: April 6, 2012
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 20,937
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author's Notes: Written for the 2011/2012 History_BigBang.
Beta: The marvelous khylara! :)
All chapters can be found here.
The gorgeous artwork is by mella68. Larger versions can be found at her journal here.

Chapters 1-6

Chapters 7-14

Chapters 15-17

( The next several hours passed in a haze for Mel. He ignored the same questions that were shouted at him, pain flaring in his side as Reinecke hit him again and again. Dizzy and weak from hunger, he felt himself slipping away. A slap to the head brought him back to a harsh reality. )

Title: Vision (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Mel/Carter, Charles Winstead, Clarence Hurt, Doc White, Baby Face Nelson
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Action, Angst, Drama
Rating: R
Warnings: Violence
Spoilers: For the movie.
Summary: During the Battle of Little Bohemia, Mel undergoes an unsettling experience.
Date Of Completion: January 5, 2012
Date Of Posting: January 18, 2012
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 877
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: Happy Birthday, khylara! :)

( Fear for the man he loved surged up within him. Had he just served Carter up as a sacrificial lamb? )