Taming the Muse

Title: Promise
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: The Sarah Jane Adventures
Spoilers: Pilot
Prompt: Marigold
Warnings: None, beyond the spoilers.
Rating: G
Word Count: Around 1450

Summary: After months of fighting off invading aliens, Luke needs something to hold on to, and Sarah can’t rest until she gives him what he needs.

A/N: Huh. I never figured I’d write in this fandom once, let alone twice. ~shrug~. I haven’t seen much of Sarah Jane besides the SJA, so I’m not sure about her characterization. Also, I know absolutely nothing about gardening, as I tend to kill everything I try to grow (and therefore don’t make a habit of growing things, for the good of the plants), so please forgive any mistakes or misconceptions on that front.

Promise
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Greetings, fellow Muse-tamers!

This is the conclusion to the story I've been posting in bits and pieces over the past several weeks. I've edited it quite heavily, compiled it all into one long story and re-titled it "Dreams of Death and Clockwork." If you'd like the read the complete version (recommended), you can find it here:

Dreams of Death and Clockwork

If you'd just like to read the brief conclusion (the bit I added for this week), you'll find it below:

Title: Commonalities part 6 (end)
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Heroes/Bionic Woman
Spoilers: Heroes up to 2x03 and BW up to 1x04.
Prompt: Mount Everest
Warnings: Femslash.
Pairing: Sarah/Niki, Sarah/Jessica
Rating: PG
Word Count: Around 670
Feedback:It’s like chocolate, only better!

Summary: After failing to get through to Jaime, Sarah Corvus travels to Vegas to find the one person who can save her life, and meets Niki Sanders instead.

A/N: POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING! This story was written before the Heroes ep, “Four Months Ago,” and can therefore be considered AU after season 1. It assumes that DL died killing Linderman, and that Niki is in control of her powers, but not in control of Jessica.

( Part 6 )
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Title: Chapter 21: The Garden
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Original
Prompt: Arcane
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: Around 2960

A/N: This is an excerpt from chapter 21 (picking up almost exactly where the previous excerpt left off) of my NaNoWriMo novel entitled, “Perception/Distraction/Self/Other (or, Aliens Made Me Gay)”. Previous chapters are unavailable, except for the other excerpts on my journal. At this point in Audra’s story, she has embarked on a dream-quest to find and kill a dragon in order to harvest its blood. She has traveled to another world accompanied by her unicorn, Frederique, who is currently returning a group of abducted princesses to their homes. Now, Audra is continuing her journey alone until Frederique rejoins her.

This snippet is available only on my journal and only to friends. If you would like to read it, just friend me. I’ll give you access; no problem. Also, this was written in a huge rush and is almost completely unedited. Please forgive my clunky, awkward prose

The Garden
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Title: Chapter 10: Locked Away
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Original
Prompt: Nurture
Warnings: None
Rating: PG
Word Count: Around 1200

Summary: Life is not sunshine and roses for Colby Dow.

A/N: This is an excerpt from chapter 10 of my NaNoWriMo novel entitled, “Perception/Distraction/Self/Other (or, Aliens Made Me Gay)”. Previous chapters are unavailable. This is the chapter in which the title begins to make sense. Colby has recently begun noticing certain feelings he has for his best friend, and blames these feelings on the abduction he believes he endured at the hands of aliens two nights ago. He also believes a phantom is following him, intent on destroying him, and that the red dust sold to him by a “wizard” can protect him from the things that are stalking him. Sadly, it can’t protect him from what’s left of his family.

This snippet is available only on my journal and only to friends. If you would like to read it, just friend me. I’ll give you access; no problem. Also, this was written in a huge rush and is almost completely unedited. Please forgive my clunky, awkward prose.

Locked Away

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Title: Pork Buns
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Ranma 1/2
Spoilers: Nothing specific
Prompt: Gingery
Warnings: Traces of fluff.
Pairing: Almost Ranma/Akane, but just barely.
Rating: G
Word Count: Around 800

Summary: Akane cooks. Ranma suffers.

A/N: Another shiny new fandom for me! This takes place somewhere between the middle and the end of the series, before Ranma and Akane have admitted their feelings even to themselves, but after they begin to treat each other with some modicum of respect and consideration. Also, I know nothing about Japanese food that is not sushi. Please forgive me.

Pork Buns
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Title: Waking Dreams ch2: The Seer
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Dead Like Me/The Dead Zone
Spoilers: DZ season 5, DLM season 1
Prompt: Enamoured
Warnings: Femslash and crack.
Pairing: Alex Sinclair/Daisy Adair
Rating: PG
Word Count: Around 700

Summary: The psychic and the reaper. Need I say more?

A/N: It’s been awhile, but I am slowly yet surely plodding through this series. It’s not turning out anything like what I had in mind, so the chances are I will end up re-writing it massively, renaming it, and pretending this series never existed. But in the meantime, here it is. Never fear, I have not forgotten about my other series’ and will totally get around to updating them soon, too.

Please ignore my silly Canadian spellings. They weren’t a problem until this prompt, which looks just plain wrong spelled your way ;)

Previous Chapters

Waking Dreams 2: The Seer
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Title: Different
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Big Wolf on Campus
Spoilers: None (pre-series)
Prompt: Leathery
Warnings: Pre-slash
Pairing: Merton/Tommy
Rating: PG
Word Count: Around 850

Summary: Before his appearance in the pilot, Merton contemplates the start of another school year.

A/N: Sadly, this is another last-minute story. I wish I could have had more time to polish it, but this week’s prompt didn’t speak to me at all, so I didn’t have the slightest idea what I was going to write until about 10:00 tonight. I think the creativity switch in my brain has been set to “off” and I’m not quite sure how to turn it on again. Anyway, this is my story. I hope you like it.

Different
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Title: Paperwork: Jim
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: The Office/Heroes
Spoilers: None, set mid-season 2.
Prompt: Barophobia (fear of gravity)
Warning: Somewhat cracky.
Rating: K
Pairing: Hints of Jim/Pam, but not necessarily romantic.
Word count: Around 900

Summary: Jim Halpert just can’t resist the urge to show off.

A/N: This is the fourth of a series of vignettes called Paperwork, based on the idea that Dunder-Mifflin paper company is sort of a dumping ground for potential Heroes whose powers aren’t quite super enough to get them into Primatech Paper. Some of the office workers know this, and others do not. No Heroes characters will appear (I don’t think), but some basic knowledge of Primatech Paper and how it fits into Heroes canon is helpful (but certainly not necessary). This story is a direct sequel to Paperwork: Dwight.

Paperwork: Jim
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Title: The Meaning of Power
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Heroes
Spoilers: Season 1
Warnings: graphic sex, dub-con (veering slightly into non-con), bondage (of a sort).
Pairing: Sylar/Audrey
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: Around 1550

Summary: After using her to get to Ted, Sylar teaches Audrey what it means to have power. Set between “Landslide” and “How to Stop an Exploding Man.”

A/N: Go figure. One of my first attempts at graphic sex and it’s het. I am the worst lesbian ever. Written for the tamingthemuse prompt, “Hello darkness, my old friend” and the rare_heroes bondage challenge.

The Meaning of Power
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Title: River of Time: Interlude
Author: Artemis Rain
Fandom: Joan of Arcadia (series involves Doctor Who and Torchwood).
Prompt: Lockpick
Warnings: None.
Pairing: Luke/Grace
Rating: K+

Summary: TCAFoYD-verse. During the events of River of Time, Luke's disappearence is discovered in Arcadia.

A/N: I'm in New York and borrowing a friend's laptop to write bad fanfic. This is a new low for me (or a new high, depending on how you look at it). I don't know what to say about this story other than it's a breif glimpse of what's happening with the Girardis back home. I thought it was about time.

River of Time: Interlude
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