*peeks out* Does anybody remember me?

I hope you all had excellent holidays. My life since last posting has been full of various ups and downs. Cat died, had an experience almost close to romantic, had wonderful holidays, and, what you're all probably most interested in, wrote a new chapter of Sour Revenge. I experimented a little bit with this chapter, so I'm pretty nervous about it.

Some day, this series will be finished. Once that happens, I hope to write many stand-alones in loads of different fandoms. Also, I'm so going to create an icon journal. You have no idea how many icons I have waiting to be posted.

I predict three more chapters of this series, not including this. For a sane person, this might take about a week. But, since I'm me, who knows when I'll be done? Feedback will definitely encourage me to write faster, though. *g*



Title: Sour Revenge, Part 30
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: Entire series is NC-17, though this chapter's PG-13.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: The characters, story, and rating system are not mine and since I'm not making any money, nobody should care that I'm using them.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A variant on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by the fantastic and brilliant kitty_poker1.

Previous parts here.

( Banner, by authoressnebula )

( A wee recap in case you forgot what was going on )



( And now for the story )

*achem*

A bit over 6 months ago, a certain lovely lady had a birthday. I promised her a Jeeves/Wooster fic, and now, finally, she can have it. Ignoring that it's now closer to an early birthday present than a late one:

Happy Birthday, skyblue_reverie! I hope you like it. :-D

Title: A Reflection
Author: flufshepherd
Fandom: Jeeves & Wooster
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 1,821
Warnings: See rating.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.

Summary: Bertie reflects on how his relationship with Jeeves became the way it has.

A/N: A super-late birthday pressie for skyblue_reverie, beta'd by the marvelous, fantastic, marvelously fantastic kitty_poker1. Thank you, Kitty!



( A Reflection [Jeeves/Wooster] )

I think I mentioned this before. I don't think anyone on my f-list is into LoM, so this is probably of little interest to any of you. But, while I'm here, I do really recommend the show to all of you. It's only two series long, eight episodes per series, and it's pretty damn fantastic.

And it's slashy. That's why I'm here now. :-P

This fic isn't very good, and is probably (definitely) confusing if you've never seen the series. Hm... I think I'm just going to shut up and post it before I start saying not to read it.

Title: A Visit
Author: flufshepherd
Fandom: Life on Mars
Pairing: Gene/Sam, Sam/Maya
Rating: Green Cortina (PG)
Word Count: 2,239
Warnings: SPOILERS probably straight through to the end.
Disclaimer: Not mine, no profit.

Summary: DCI Sam Tyler receives a visit from some strange men.

A/N: This is my first fic in this fandom. I always thought my first LoM fic would be some type of PWP with loads of fighting, banter, and some good, old fashioned ignoring of emotions mixed in. Instead, I was bitten by this plot bunny. It seemed like an awesome idea at the time, and I hope it came out at least somewhere close to that. Anyway… fic:
ETA: I can't believe I forgot to put this in, but a huge THANK YOU to kitty_poker1 for the beta!


( A Visit )

It would appear that I'm posting a chapter of a fic that most of you have probably forgotten. For those who haven't, I bring to you: Sour Revenge, 29.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 29
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: Entire series is NC-17, though this chapter is PG.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: The characters, story, and rating system are not mine and since I'm not making any money, nobody should care that I'm using them.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A variant on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by kitty_poker1, who I can never thank enough.

Previous parts here.

( Banner, by authoressnebula )

( A wee recap in case you forgot what was going on )

( And now for the story )

And now, the next installment of the reason over half of you have me friended: Sour Revenge. I know, the wait has been long and I should be shot for promising this would come earlier and not having it for months. Hopefully, you'll all think that this was worth the wait and refrain from shooting me until some later date.

I've finally got the rest of this all outlined, so if things all follow plan (I've learned not to make promises any more), this series should be done in four or five chapters.

Also, there may be an icon post coming from me in the not-too-distant future, in which there shall be Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Doctor Who, ABOF&L, House, and Jeeves & Wooster icons.

Right, I'll shut up now and post the story.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 28
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: Entire series is NC-17, though this chapter's PG.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: The characters, story, and rating system are not mine and since I'm not making any money, nobody should care that I'm using them.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A variant on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by the fantastic and brilliant kitty_poker1.

Previous parts here.

( Banner, by authoressnebula )

( A wee recap in case you forgot what was going on )

( And now for the story )

Firstly, I'd like everybody to notice the icon I'm using. It was made by authoressnebula as a Christmas pressie to me. She made me another sunglasses icon, a wonderful Sour Revenge header, and another icon to go with it! I can't wait to use them. *squeezes Neb to bits*

In other news, I'm really pleased with the response I got to the Jeeves/Wooster fic I posted. It did much better than I'd expected it to. All of these fics are getting such great responses and it's really fabulous. I'm extraordinarily pleased.

This is the last one of the batch. It's Spike/Xander, requested by lishel_fracrium who asked for, "season 4 or 5..but no anya..truth or dare with drunk scoobies..Xander's never kissed a guy. S/X." Hope this is what you had in mind, sweetie!

And, before I post the fic, I'd just like to make it known that I did not choose to post this today because of the neat pattern it'd make on my calendar. *whistles innocently*

*is a big loser*

Title: Truth or Dare
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 1499
Feedback/Concrit: Would be adored and cherished.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me. This is not for profit. Consider all disclaimed.
Warnings: None.
Summary: What happens when you try to make Spike play 'moronic games'.

Beta'd by kitty_poker1, for whom I'd try to find the words to describe how magnificent she is, but, sadly, the thesaurus doesn't have enough synonyms for 'marvelous'.





( Spike! Truth or dare? )

Only one more to post after this!

This is my first ever attempt at writing anything in this fandom ever, so it's not all that great at all. Even still, I think this may be my favorite of the whole batch. Mostly because it was something very new and different and was great fun to write. This was written for skyblue_reverie who wanted Jeeves/Wooster with eye contact.

I'm really, really tired right now, so I'm going to go straight to bed after posting this. I'll post it to indeedsir tomorrow.

Title: My Valet's Eyes
Pairing: Jeeves/Wooster
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 2027
Feedback/Concrit: Makes me ever so happy.
Disclaimer: Nothing belongs to me. This is not for profit. Consider all disclaimed.
Warnings: None.
Summary: Jeeves really does have the most marvelous blue eyes...

Not only should I thank kitty_poker1 for beta'ing this, but you all should, too. Because, without her, everything you're about to read would be complete trash. Seriously. Complete trash. So, thank you, Kitty!



( My Valet's Eyes )

So, last time I posted the H/W for kitty_poker1's prompt: 'H/W or Spike/Wesley - a secret finally revealed.' Today I post the Spike/Wesley.

The House/Wilson one went over very well, and I'm pretty damn happy about that. So, here's the second part to that prompt:

Title: Beers and Bears
Pairing: Spike/Wesley
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1114
Feedback/Concrit: Brings about nothing but joy.
Disclaimer: Neither the characters nor the 'verse belong to me. And there's no profit. So, consider it disclaimed.
Warnings: None
Summary: Spike and Wes spend the night drinking and talking. Some secrets revealed.

Beta'd by the marvelous, fantastic, superior, and delightful kitty_poker1.



( It was raining out and they were both... )

Okie dokie! Time for ficlet #2! This one was requested by kitty_poker1, who asked for 'H/W or Spike/Wesley - a secret finally revealed.' Spike/Wesley is coming up next.

Title: A Secret Revealed
Pairing: House/Wilson
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 1808
Feedback/Concrit: Please
Disclaimer: Neither the characters nor the 'verse belong to me. And there's no profit. So, consider it disclaimed.
Warnings: None
Summary: Wilson wonders why House is avoiding him.
Notes: This would probably be less OOC if you imagine the Tritter thing never happened. Remember the angst-free days? No? Well, try.

Beta'd by: kitty_poker1, who was able to find the story behind the millions of commas I hid it under.



( Now click to read )

Nope. Don't like this new update system one bit. Maybe I'll get used to it in time. *shrugs*

First ficlet is for kitsune_okashi who asked for: "BTVS, Giles/Xander, new spell book." Aaaand.... here it is!

Title: Giving
Pairing: Giles/Xander
Rating: PG
Word Count: 549
Feedback/Concrit: Cherished and adored.
Disclaimer: Neither the characters nor the 'verse belong to me. And there's no profit. So, consider it disclaimed.
Warnings: Very fluffy. And not much of a plot.
Summary: Xander gives Giles a gift.

Beta'd by: kitty_poker1 who has been well established as the best damn beta in the 'verse. *smooches her*

( And here's the fic! )

I know it's been a while since I've posted any stories, and for that I am very sorry. Today, I've got two drabbles. They're not Spander, so I don't know if any of you are going to read it, but, still, what's the harm in posting?

These are for slashthedrabble's current challenge: David Bowie Song Titles.

Title: Five Years
Author: flufshepherd
Fandom: House MD
Pairing: House/Wilson
Rating: NC-17
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Summary: This was the second time they'd ever done this...
Word count: 500
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. No profit. Lalala.
Beta'd by: kitty_poker1 who rocks even more than usual since House isn't really one of her main fandoms.

( Five Years )

Title: Watch That Man
Author: flufshepherd
Fandom: House MD
Pairing: House/Wilson
Rating: PG
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Summary: Wilson's been warned against many things in his life and he doesn't always listen.
Word count: 400
Disclaimer: Don't own 'em. No profit. Lalala.
Beta'd by: kitty_poker1

( Watch That Man )

Short chapter this time. Life's been pretty busy lately and it probably will be for a while. I don't know when the next part is going to be. Don't expect it soon, because there is only a very small chance of that.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 27
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by kitty_poker1 who may be the best beta in the entire universe.

Previous parts here.

And to quickly refresh your memory:

Spike paused before leaving and looked at Xander. He had no idea what was going on in that head and every conversation he had with Xander just confused him and amazed him even more. This boy was surely something. "Bye," he said, smiling slightly before turning to leave. As he walked off the property, he listened as a door opened and Xander... squeaked?

"Oh, hi, Giles.... Been there long?"

Spike wasn't sure exactly how much Giles knew about him and Xander, but he decided it'd be best for him to be far away at this time. So, picking up his pace, he got himself the hell out of there.

( Part 27 )

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 26
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: Fanfiction equivalent of NC-17
Feedback: If you like it, tell me. If you don't? Whatever. Tell me anyway.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Not mine.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by the sooper dooper kitty_poker1.

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 26 )

Hey everyone! This is the second time I'm posting this. Last time I had to delete it because of some bad timing issues on my part. So, sorry if anybody was wondering what happened. Just me being slightly irresponsible.

So now, I bring to you Sour Revenge, part the twenty-fifth. Sorry for the long wait. I've been kind of in a creative blackhole and really haven't been in a writing mood. My muse randomly popped by for a short while to give me the inspiration to write this part and strangely left me again. =( I don't know when the next part will be out, but I'm hoping soon-ish. I kind of want to wind this story up so I can spend more time on my many other projects.

Anyway. Part Twenty Five:



Title: Sour Revenge, Part 25
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Beta'd by the wonderful and lovely kitty_poker1.

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 25 )

So, kitty_poker1 and I were talking a long time ago about strange pairings, which led me to writing this for her birthday. It took me a while to do, but I finally got it done, so here it is:

Title: Odd Pairing
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Spike/Read and find out...
Feedback: Yes, please!
Disclaimer: I don't own the rights to any of the characters or settings or anything. It's all non-profit. Yadda yadda, blah blah.

Summary: Spike faces a fear.

Written for and beta'd by kitty_poker1 who I love. Happy birthday, again!

( Odd Pairing )

Okay, everybody! kitty_poker1 is an *awesome* beta, as you all know, and she managed to beta this for me *very* quickly so I could post it before I leave, which should be early tommorrow morning.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 24
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

*smooches kitty_poker1* for beta'ing this so quickly for me. Thankyouthankyouthankyou!

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge 24 )

Okay, guys. Here's the next chapter of SR. I know I said it'd come sooner, but I'm learning not to promise too much any more. I usually think that because I know what's going to happen, I'm going to write it quickly and easily. I've learned my lesson and from now on, I'm not going to promise anything, but I'll still try and get these parts out as quickly as I can. I know that the long wait between parts is making me lose readers and I really don't want that to keep happening.

I'm going to try to get SR 24 out before Wednesday, because I'm going away with my friends. I'm not sure how long exactly I'll be gone or if I'll have any access to computers. I could be gone anywhere between 3 to 6 weeks. I'm hoping it'll be sooner than later.

Also, after this post, I'm going to do a resource post for my icons. I seem to be making a lot of them lately and if I ever want to share them, I need to give credit where it's due.

I think that's it. I know I've been a bad LJer lately. I want you all to know that, while I'm not really commenting all that much, I *am* reading your posts.

*hugs* to you all and here's your fic!

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 23
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

Thank you so much, kitty_poker1 for beta'ing this. You rock and you know it!

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 23 )

I'm really, *really* sorry for the wait. I know I said that this would come quicker. In all honesty, I thought it would. I was going to write this and get it posted last weekend, except I lost my outline. I gave up on finding it a few days ago and tried to write what I thought was going to happen. I found the outline today, but I had already finished writing this part so there wasn't much I could do about it. Sorry.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 22
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

The wonderful and lovely kitty_poker1 beta'd this and I'm very grateful for it.

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 22 )

Really sorry for the wait, guys. I knew I said I'd get it done sooner than later, but I kept getting distracted from my writing. I've already got the next part all planned out, so *hopefully* it should get written quickly.

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 21
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I really need to know people are reading so, yeah, feedback would be nice.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

A billion-and-one "Thank you"'s to kitty_poker1 for being such a lovely beta.

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 21 )

Title: Sour Revenge, Part 20
Pairing: Spike/Xander
Rating: I don't know the whole new rating system so if this were a movie and I had the proper rights and all, the whole series would be rated NC-17
Feedback: I've been feeling pretty bad about my writing lately, so I would really appreciate any comments.
Concrit: Very welcome in comments.
Disclaimer: Nothing is mine... Mutant Enemy... Joss Whedon... yadda yadda... don't sue.

Summary: Whole series written for willowschild who asked for "A varient on what happened to Xander when he cast the love spell. Only instead of attracting all women it was all men and the only one who could break the spell was his true love."

This was beta'd by kitty_poker1 who was titled Best Beta, of which I cannot argue.

Previous parts here.

( Sour Revenge, Part 20 )