Captain, we've got blinkings and beepings!

Title: "Men of Our Words"
Fandom: White Collar
Pairing: Neal/Peter/Elizabeth (also Cruz makes an appearance, because I like her)
Rating: PG
Summary: from rubynye's prompt: "Elizabeth steals Neal's hat and offers to trade it for her husband. Neal accepts. Peter pretends grumpiness." More of my National Hat Day silliness.

"And we'll all be men of our words. Except for Elizabeth, who is, in fact, a woman." -- Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean

( Who puts emoticons in a ransom note? )

Title: "I've Been Careless"
Fandom: White Collar
Characters and Pairings: Elizabeth, Kate, Peter, discussion of Neal/Kate and Elizabeth/Peter, possibly pre-OT4 if you like.
Rating: PG for crime talk
Summary: Kate comes to Elizabeth with her concerns about Neal's new life.
Spoilers: Through the very end of 1x07.
Disclaimer: You know the worst thing about fanfiction? You can't take credit for your work. ;)
A/N: I regret to inform you that this fic fails the Bechdel test like it's the Kobayashi Maru. I sort of think these characters deserve one that doesn't, so maybe someday soon I will write that one, too.

Title and inspiration from the song "Criminal" by Fiona Apple.

( I've been a bad, bad girl. )

Title: "Sentimental"
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing: Jim Kirk/Gaila
Rating: PG, no warnings apply
Summary: Gaila helps Jim do some unpacking.
AN: I took hat-themed prompts for National Hat Day because I am just that eccentric. This was originally for rubynye's prompt "Jim picks out a hat for Gaila, who finds the concept weird." But then it went off in its own direction.

I imagine the "Cadet cap" as looking a lot like this.

( Sex and friendship seemed to intersect in such strange ways on this campus. )

Title: "Just Like Everyone Else Does"
Fandom: White Collar
Characters/Pairings: Mozzie, implied Neal/Peter/Elizabeth
Rating: G, no warnings apply; mild angst
Summary: Mozzie can see where this is headed. For a comment fic prompt by
Note: This was originally titled "Needs and Wants" when I posted it on LJ, but then it occurred to me that I might as well stick with my running theme of Morrissey quotes for WC fic titles. Coming up next: "The Last of the Famous International Playboys."

( Mozzie has learned not to need a lot of things in life. )

Title: "Ask Me I Won't Say No (How Could I?)"
Fandom: White Collar
Pairing: Peter/Neal
Rating: NC-17 for explicit sex
Words: @2,400
Summary: for the kink meme prompt: "Peter has all the power in the relationship, so Neal has to beg for what he wants. Neal is okay with this."
AN: The Pretenders by Ibsen is about a talented young man who becomes king at the start of the play, and has his crown taken from him by a rival. Making pretentious cultural references -- it's what I do.

The title is from "Ask" by The Smiths.

( If you don't, I'll... be sad. And resentful. )

This is a meme I got from a few people on my lj friends list:

1. Write down the names of 10 characters.
2. Write a fic of fifteen words or less for every prompt, using the characters determined by the numbers. Do NOT read the prompts before you do step 1.

Warnings: Contains (very brief) references to sex, death, and a hostage/kidnapping situation.

( characters and prompts )

Title: "Epic Men"
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing/Characters: Gen -- Kirk, Spock, Uhura, Chekov
Rating: G
Summary: the crew reflects on lost friends and the history of space travel. A memorial ficlet written to honor the late William Safire.

( 'In ancient days, men looked at the stars and saw their heroes in the constellations. In modern times, we do much the same, but our heroes are epic men of flesh and blood. )

Title: "The City Comes Alive at Night"
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing: hoo boy... McCoy/Kirk, Pike/Chekov, Pike/Kirk, McCoy/Chekov
Rating: NC-17 -- explicit sex, consensual nonmonogamy, D/s and spanking, drinking, language, significant age difference
Summary: Pike and McCoy are good friends, and good friends share everything, right?
Word count: @3000
AN: From the kink meme prompt: "Pike/Chekov and McCOY/Kirk; but Pike and McCoy share their boys sometimes(Pike/Kirk ; McCoy/Chekov) and, on very special ocassions, Pike/McCoy Kirk/Chekov. I am guessing Academy!era so you can have them all in the same venue, anon ;)"

I had a lot of fun writing Pike's POV in this one.

( Pavel nodded, but his face looked very serious, probably to hide the part of his mind that was hoping for hot partner-swapping sex *and* a game of 3-D Catan. )

Title: "Perks of the Job"
Fandom: Star Trek XI
Pairing: Spock/Uhura, Christine Chapel POV
Rating: PG (depiction of childbirth, imaginary-language swearing)
Summary: Christine just might have the toughest job on the Enterprise. But getting to help bring a new (mostly-human) life into the universe is the sort of thing that makes it worthwhile.
AN: Written for slyprentice on the kinkmeme, who was feeling discouraged about her attempts to become a nurse, and wanted some fluff.
AN II: I know that "Amanda Nichelle Spock," strictly speaking, makes no sense, but I'm taking as precedent one Mr. Hikaru Walter Sulu. (I almost went with Sanaa, for that one badass fic helens78 wrote about Nyota's grandmother, but I didn't want to go that meta-fandom for a tiny fluff ficlet.)
(Also the header is now about as long as the actual fic, and probably better-written...)

( My Klingon is somewhat out of practice, but I believe your patient may require another dose of painkillers. )