Fortress Of Good Fortune

Title: American Triptych IV: Guardian Angel (Triptych Series II) (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Mel/Carter, Mel/Johnny/Billie, Louis Piquette, Baby Face Nelson
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Angst, AU, Challenge, Drama, Holiday, Mystery
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Major character death, violence
Spoilers: None
Summary: While the Gangster Trio hides out after Little Bohemia, strange occurrences make a puzzling mystery.
Date Of Completion: December 17, 2010
Date Of Posting: December 21, 2010
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 2513
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: Merry Yule, khylara! I hope you’ll like this little offering of mine to go under your virtual tree! ;)
Also written for my 2010 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenge. Prompts: Hanukkah, Christmas.
The entire series can be found here.

( Mel kept his fedora low over his eyes. His visit to Carter’s grave was solitary this time. He couldn’t explain why he felt the need to come back so soon, but he allowed the urge to bring him here. )

Title: Johnny Angel (1/1)
Author: BradyGirl_12
Pairings/Characters: Mel/Carter, Mel/Johnny
Fandom: Public Enemies
Genres: Angst, AU, Challenge, Drama, Holiday, Hurt/Comfort
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Spoilers: For the movie, natch. :)
Summary: Melvin Purvis grieves for one lover lost and one slipping away.
Date Of Completion: December 1, 2009
Date Of Posting: December 10, 2009
Disclaimer: I don’t own ‘em, Universal does, more’s the pity.
Word Count: 1940
Feedback welcome and appreciated.
Author’s Notes: A Christmas gift for khylara. I couldn’t find anything angel-themed to suit you this year, darlin’, and got this plot bunny instead. I hope you enjoy this little offering.
Also written for my 2009 Guns_Fedoras Public Enemies Fic/Art Winter Holidays Challenge. :)
I couldn’t reference the film, It’s A Wonderful Life, as it came out in 1946, but I’m sure the folklore about angels and their wings was around before that. :)

( A nurse entered the room, nodding to Mel. The staff was used to seeing the agent at their comatose patient’s bedside. She took Carter’s vitals, wrote on the chart, and left. )