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Title: Footsteps
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: Tour of Duty
Pairing: None
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1000
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: Tour of Duty is the property of Zev Braun Productions and New World Television. This is a work of fanfiction, and is not endorsed by or affiliated with Tour of Duty / Zev Braun Productions, New World Television, Twentieth Century Fox, or Sony Pictures Television, nor is any money made. This is merely for personal, private entertainment. Song quote is from "I Was Only 19" by Redgum.
Notes: Written for 31_days, "Footsteps are mosaics of possibility"
Summary: When he was the pointman, he was walking on equal ground with the white men in the platoon. He was the one they looked to, followed, and trusted to be sharp and canny and keep their butts alive.


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Title: Hot Summer Night
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: Marvel
Pairing: Remy LeBeau (Gambit) x Kurt Wagner (Nightcrawler)
Rating: NC-17
Wordcount: 4506
Warnings: None.
Disclaimer: Gambit, Nightcrawler, and all other known characters herein are the intellectual property of Marvel, Inc., and used without permission for personal entertainment only.
Notes: I don't believe in seme/uke stereotypes. I also haven't touched anything Marvel in nigh on eight years, so my canon points of reference are from the '90s era. Kurt is not fuzzy. I'm also not touching Gambit's accent. A smattering of French, but otherwise written without need of a phonetic translator and he does not speak of himself in the third person every damn sentence. (wtfmarvellol) I thought I'd never go back to writing Marvel, and don't expect this to be a revival here. It's a giftfic for Eden (Wajas #514). ♥ I hope you enjoy it, dear. ^_^ And thank you for the divine and for helping give motivation to break a long, dry, writingless spell.
Summary: Kurt tensed against him in surprise as Gambit closed the distance in a blink, capturing the other man's face in his hands, and his lips with his own. The return was hesitant, uncertain, as if he was still making up his mind what he thought of the experience.



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Title: What Is, What If
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: Marvel
Character: Cable
Rating: PG
Wordcount: 1338
Warnings: None
Disclaimer: All characters are copyright of Marvel. The Second Coming belongs to William Butler Yeats. Fanfiction, no money made, you know the drill.
Notes: Written shortly after Cable #68 was released, set after he somehow got back from wherever he is. This whole little tale is one half of a conversation between Cable and Irene; Nathan's half. Everything except the final paragraph is spoken word. The part in ~these~ are his thoughts.
Summary: So many prophecies have been written about that great, last, final hour. Some agree, some conflict, all of them describe chaos on a scale that this world has never known. I wonder if there's any truth to be found in any of them.

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Title: Sometimes It Hurts
Author: emilie_burns
Fandom: Marvel
Character: Pete Wisdom, post-breakup with Kitty Pryde
Rating: R
Wordcount: 2405
Warnings: Extreme language, angst, abuse of British slang, songfic.
Disclaimer: All characters are copyright of Marvel. "Sometimes It Hurts" belongs to Stabbing Westward. Fanfiction, no money made, you know the drill.
Notes: Third Place Winner of X-Day 2000, FanFic Category. The one and only Pete Wisdom fic I've ever written, and likely ever will. The song got stuck in my head and a bunny latched onto it and bit me, and it had to happen.
Summary: "Why couldn't you stop me from leaving? I thought you cared. Where did we go wrong? I thought we were happy. Fuck it all. For once, I was happy."

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Fandom: Carnivàle
Title: Yet Indeed She is My Sister
Author: emilie_burns
Pairing: Justin/Iris
Rating: R
Word Count: 1,010
Disclaimer: Carnivàle is copyright HBO and Daniel Knauf.
Warnings: Incest, abuse of biblical verses.
Author's Notes: Written for yuuo for the First Kiss Meme. Title comes from Genesis 20:12. I couldn't resist the temptation of trying to write this pairing. They manage to be full of both Do Not Want and Fuckin' Hot at the same time. I hadn't seen the second season at the time of writing, so this is a bit short to avoid too much, if any, backstory clashing. (please to not be giving Season 2 spoilers, thanks)
Summary: Her mouth felt dry as sand. "Leviticus, chapter eighteen, verse nine," she whispered.

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Fandom: Devil May Cry
Title: Slow Burn
Author: emilie_burns
Pairing: Dante/Trish
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1500
Disclaimer: Devil May Cry is copyrighted by CAPCOM
Warnings: None
Author's Notes: Written for janegray for the First Kiss Meme. I wish Trish would talk to me more beyond making slashy commentary on all the guys I see. D:
Summary: But there was an unspoken agreement. She was welcome in his job, which to the most extent was his life, and to his bed to a degree, but nothing more.

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Title: Sacrifice
Author:: emilie_burns
Fandom: The Record of Lodoss War
Pairing: Ashram / Pirotess
Theme set: Epsilon (1sentence)
Rating: G through NC-17
Disclaimer: The Record of Lodoss War is copyright Group-SNE/Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd. This is a work of fanfiction for personal entertainment only.
Notes: Spoilers galore. Be warned.
Teaser: ...as soon as Marmo bowed to him, it would only be a matter of time before all of Lodoss did too.
Original LJ Post Date: December 12, 2006 @ Chaotic_Library



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Title: If Anyone Falls
Author: emilie_burns
Rating: G
Wordcount: 100 (yay! I succeeded in an actual drabble. @_@ those are hard.)
Fandom/Pairing: RPF, Fleetwood Mac: Lindsey Buckingham/Stevie Nicks (SnL)
Disclaimer: Completely and utterly unaffiliated with Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Lindsey Buckingham, or anyone connected to them. This is a completely fictional work, and I make no claims to it being accurate or truthful.
Notes: Written for Renae, just because. ♥ I don't like or do RPF, but the SnL romance over the years is truly a fascinating and painful love story. I've said it before, I'll write things for friends even if it's not something I personally would choose to do on my own if I get an inspiration for it. Renae, this is for you. Thank you so much for these years of your friendship, and your enthusiasm and willingness to share your love for Stevie with me.
Original LJ Post Date: August 28, 2006 @ Chaotic_Library



It was like the moon; there was no other way to describe it. There were times when it shone, clear and bright and full in all its glory. Times when only traces remained. Sometimes it was obscured behind clouds.

Then there were times when it didn't seem to be there at all, with no trace of it to be found.

But like the moon, even when it couldn't be found or seen, it was still there. It was always there with them, under all the years, all the pain, all the miscommunication, hurt, lies, and truth.

Sometimes, love never died.