Fortress Of Good Fortune

Title: The Rules Of Chocolate :) (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Mel/Johnny, Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont (cameo), Red Hamilton
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Challenge, Fluff, Holiday, Romance, Slice-Of-Life
Rating: R
Claim: For the 12_stories Challenge (Mel/Johnny)
Prompt: T 7; P 3: Rules
Prompt Count: (12/12)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: A series of vignettes in which Mel and Johnny discover the many ways to enjoy chocolate. ;)
Date Of Completion: April 29, 2019
Date Of Posting: May 17, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 4426
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author's Note: Finished! Moving, illness, and other RL obstacles got in the way, but 'tis done! :)

( Chocolate is one of the four food groups. )

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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: Got Your Back (2/5)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Jim Collins (OC Narrator), Charles Makley, Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont, Mel/Johnny, Red Hamilton
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: The new man wonders about the gang’s Mystery Man.
Date Of Completion: April 10, 2012
Date Of Posting: March 16, 2019
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1595
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Note: All chapters can be found here.

( No one was naming him. Maybe they wanted to see how, y’know, I got along with everyone and how I’d react to Johnny having a male lover. Like I said, some people are okay with this sort of thing and some aren’t. They probably just were makin’ sure. )

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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: Lost Glitter (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Mel/Johnny, Doris Rogers, J. Edgar Hoover, Sam Cowley, Carter Baum, President, Melvin Purvis, Sr., Marty Zarkovich, Red Hamilton, Harry ‘Pete’ Pierpont
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Angst, Challenge, Drama
Rating: NC-17
Claim: For the 12_stories Challenge (Mel/Johnny)
Prompt: T 7; P 10: Nature
Prompt Count: (4/12)
Warnings: None
Spoilers: None
Summary: Mel’s life is crumbling all around him.
Date Of Completion: February 18, 2012
Date Of Posting: April 2, 2012
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 5897
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Written for the 2012 dark_fest Challenge. Prompt: Any Fandom (Public Enemies), Any Characters (Mel/Johnny): I loved him so much I couldn’t let him live without me.

( He loved Johnny. He found him exciting and funny and charming. He knew that Johnny loved him, but he also knew that what he had said to him was the truth: they were enjoying a whirlwind, clandestine romance but a long-term relationship would never work. )

Okay, now THAT'S weird! I was informed that I had a broken link in one of my multi-chaptered stories so naturally went to fix it, and found the entire entry gone! I know I posted it, because there's a header over on guns_fedoras. *scratches head* So I'll re-post the missing chapter. LJ, your weirdness never ends!


Title: Now And Forever I: Johnny’s Indulgence (5/22)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters (this chapter): Mel/Johnny, Red Hamilton
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: AU, Captivefic, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Romance
Rating (this chapter): PG-13
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: A daily routine is established between Mel and Johnny, but there’s more going on than morning exercises and breakfast.
Date Of Completion: July 28, 2009
Date Of Posting: August 23, 2009 (Reposted November 5, 2010)
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 779
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.

( On the third day that Mel went through his exercise routine, Johnny joined him again. Red or Homer were always nearby, guns in easy reach, and there was no opportunity to escape. )