Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Star Trek
Summary: Faster to read.
Word Count: 145
Rating: Teen 

        It’s easy to miss a lot of things, when you’re a kid.
        It’s easy to see the guy getting so many kisses. It’s hard to notice it’s done under mind control, or as a distraction, or persuasion. To protect the self, to protect the ship, to protect the crew.
        Even when you’re a skeptic with a nose for the worst life has to offer, it’s easy to think he’s got it all. The ship, friends, the smiles and the action and the winning. Maybe because it’s on screen. It’s easy to gloss over the pain and tears when they’re more implied.
        It’s easy until you’ve got it in your head and know exactly how hard, how painful, how it all being effortless is just an act. Sure, James T. Kirk is incredible and forged that reputation with difficulty, but a lot of it is acting.

Originally this was a cut scene from The Weight of a Promise but didn't quite fit.

Main Points:
Yakuza
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 45
Rating: Teen

        Without thinking, Saejima reaches out and touches one especially twisted scar. Goro hisses, and he pulls his hand back almost immediately, feeling like an unwanted intruder.
        “Nah, anyone’s got a right ta touch, it’s ya.” Majima leans back in reach, deliberately ignoring any sensible self-preservation.

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 15

        “Seriously, I had a couple nightmares after It’s a Wonderful Life.”
        “Aww, poor widdle baby.”

Main Points:
Ace Attorney Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 110
Rating: Teen

        “I was...assigned female at birth, Klavier, so, um, if you have a problem with that, I guess we’re breaking up?” He wants to sound more sure of himself, but it comes out as more of a question than anything.
        His boyfriend appears frozen for a moment longer before letting out a short laugh. “If I needed any more proof you have seen none of my photoshoots, it was this,” he replies, nonsensical, and then begins taking off his shirt.
        “Klavier?” He’s probably turning as red as his vest.
        “Just proving to you, Apollo, you have nothing to worry about.” And then—
        Oh. Those are some pretty familiar surgery scars, yeah.

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 11

        “You’re hurt!”
        “Yes, well. Therein lie the dangers of playing hero.”

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 100

        “Throwing yourself in harm’s way is something for the Slayers, mister.”
        “Aww, come on, aren’t you at least going to tell me you’re proud of me?”
        “...Okay, I am happy you saved that civilian, but I don’t want there to be one less Xander in the world!”
        “We don’t know that I saved his life yet. He’s in worse shape than I am. At least he’s here so I can listen to what they’re doing. To know for sure we’d have to be in something like a video game and have restarted the level because he died the first time.”

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 45

        “I didn’t think it’d trigger fight-or-flight but it did, and my reaction was to babble like an stream and run like one too.”
        “Xander, your sarcasm is showing.”
        “Oh, my, thanks for that. I would never have noticed on my own without your help.”
        “Xander!”

To no one's surprise, this year has just been...a lot. And it's been tough to keep up with my posting schedule. I *could* switch it, but then I had the bright idea of going through my actual written stuff, typing up the little snippets I've got just lying around, and posting them. Hopefully this will give me a little more time to write (or just catch up on other stuff, that's also a possibility).

Main Points:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Dialoguefic
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 50

        “Anya’s been sending me postcards.”
        “From her travels?”
        “At first, yeah. Over the past year they’ve all been coming from the same place. I don’t think she realizes postcards are more of a vacation buying item like souvenirs, but it’s sweet and I don’t have the heart to tell her.”

Main Points:
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
Summary: faster to read
Word Count: 150
Spoilers for the end of Vento Aureo/Golden Wind.

         “Giorno, there’s been a lot complaining about your animals.” He hates to bring it up, but the Don deserves to know.
         “I see.” The Don is noncommittal, but that’s about half the time an indication to keep going, and he doesn’t tend to actually get angry at Mista, so it’s probably safe to finish. It’s not like anyone else has enough guts to tell Giorno this kinda stuff. (And he’s honestly not that intimidating, but people keep telling Mista he has special treatment for some reason.)
         “Mostly just grumbling about poop and some of them stealing papers or stuff like that, but a couple of them keep feeling like they’re being watched.” Some of them deserve it honestly. It keeps them on their best behavior, and then Mista doesn’t have to keep wasting money on bullets.
         “How odd.”
         ...Oh. That’s on purpose. That’s Giorno for you, always eight steps ahead.

This has actually been written for a year.  Merry Christmas if you celebrate it, and if not I hope you have a great day anyway.

Cast of Characters (listed the Japanese way of surname first): Amaya-kai-yakuza clan most of the main cast is in
Miyamoto-gumi-a direct subsidiary of the Amaya-kai run by Miyamoto Suna or Sunao (Xander)
Akiyama Yoko (Willow), Matriarch of the Akiyama-gumi, a direct subsidiary of the Amaya-kai
Inoue Yuu (Andrew), Captain of the Miyamoto-gumi, a direct subsidiary of the Amaya-kai

Author's Notes: In this universe, Japan is run by the women.
Terms: no terms this time! (unless you don't know sous chef, in which case that's basically the assistant of the head chef)
More author's notes: background notes

Main Points:
Buffy/Yakuza AU (Bloody Petals)
Chapter Summary: Akiyama decided to contribute to the annual Miyamoto holiday festivities.
Word Count: 245
Rating: Teen

         Akiyama just...shows up, for year 4 of Ye Olde Miyamoto Family Christmas. She doesn’t treat it like it’s strange, she doesn’t even comment on the fact she’s here, she just treats it like it’s normal. That’s probably the best approach, honestly, because that’s how half the things in Miyamoto-gumi happen, so while it briefly puts everyone on edge (some more than others), it’s quickly forgotten in the hustle and bustle of getting ready.
         Inoue nearly starts a fight with the Matriarch over the honor of cookie baking, until the Matriarch offers to serve as sous chef, and suddenly everyone’s treating the lieutenant of a different Family bossing around a Matriarch like that’s normal, too.
         She also begins a new ancient custom, and that would be Christmas Movie Night. Your average foreign Hallmark movie would probably result in someone getting stabbed, which is why it’s really intelligent that absolutely none of the movies as far as an internet research frenzy can tell even exist. She doesn’t bother to explain that, either, but that’s why it’s perfect for the Miyamoto, and she actually may or may not be seen smiling now and then. It always features at least one version of the Christmas Carol, and somehow despite there being at least fifteen different versions that actually exist, it’s always a new one. That doesn’t.
         The discussions are heated, but the only casualties there are those getting verbally eviscerated, so the Healers loudly declare them a runaway success.