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Title: a good fortune
Fandom: Ni No Kuni II
Universe: Summer Camp AU
Relationships: Evan Tildrum / Tani
Summary: Li Li's fortune this year predicts that Tani will befriend a boy king (or possibly be even more) - and predictably, Tani is having none of it. Not even when he ends up being the nicest person on the planet.
Notes: Part of the AU Yeah August challenge! Like some other stories, this grew too long to be one comment - so I've decided to make it its own post.

( Every year, Boss shipped Tani off to Camp Monster for two weeks. )

Title: a festival they'll never forget
Fandom: My Little Monster | Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun
Universe: alternate; a My Hero Academia AU where Shizuku is Katsuki Bakugou's little sister
Relationships: Shizuku Mizutani / Haru Yoshida, Izuku Midoriya / Ochaco Uraraka, Asako Natsume / Sohei Sasahara
Summary: Shizuku and the rest of Class 1-K have one job: to put on a cafe that'll showcase the Business Track's achievements and potential. Unfortunately, this job proves to be a lot harder than she or anyone else could've imagined.
Notes: Written as part of the AU Yeah Autumn challenge (and as such, doesn't follow how cultural festivals are run in MHA proper). This fic got too long to post as a DW comment, so I put it here in a post to give it proper room to breathe. While it turned into a story with a life of its own, it was also really fun to write, so I hope you enjoy it! Many thanks to seventhdoctor for beta'ing and letting me bounce ideas off her.

( The annual Cultural Festival was upon them, and the chosen theme was a doozy. )

Title: the witness
Fandom: High School Musical and DC Comics
Universe: Sharpay's Crossover Adventure
Relationships: Peyton Leverett / Maxine Hunkel
Summary: Peyton gets his once-in-a-lifetime meeting with Cyclone, after 18 months of filming them for his pipe-dream documentary.
Notes: A very belated birthday present for Caryl! I hope you enjoy it. ♥

( Over the past year and a half, Peyton had two major rules on filming the famed Justice Society of America. )

Title: unexplainable
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: supernatural detective AU
Relationships: Bonnie Bennett / Damon Salvatore
Summary: Figures that just this once, she'd have to team up with her least favorite vampire to solve a serial murder case.
Word Count: ~4,900
Notes: Written for stephaniethebamonfangirl as a Secret Santa present!! I really hope you enjoy it, and Merry Christmas! ♥


( Grams once said that every case was like a multi-layered puzzle. )

Title: Group Projects
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: A Normal Life
Relationships: Stefan/Elena, friendship between Stefan, Elena, Tyler, Matt, and Caroline
Summary: Stefan and Elena don't get paired up for a group project and for a moment, it feels like their world is about to end.
Word Count: 1582
Notes: Written in a desperate attempt to kickstart my gears for this 'verse and the main fic. I keep circling back to these kids, because their friendship means so much to me and we see so little of it in canon. Hopefully this'll motivate me!

( During 6th period, Mr. Saltzman announced a group project in AP Government. )

Title: in love (with you)
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: A Normal Life
Relationship: Tyler Lockwood / Caroline Forbes, implied Stefan Salvatore / Elena Gilbert
Summary: Tyler realizes he's in love with Caroline, and he's not sure when it all started.
Notes: A short fic to kick my gear back into writing mode! I don't think I'll ever abandon this universe completely, but it's been hard to write the next chapter for the main fic, so these snippets [taking place AFTER the main fic] have helped. If you enjoyed the glimpses into Stefan's social life, I hope you'll enjoy these too. :>

( You think you're in love with Caroline Forbes. )

Title: Redecorating
Fandom: The Vampire Diaries
Universe: A Normal Life (barely - could also be a canon AU where Jenna married Alaric)
Relationships: Jenna Sommers/Alaric Saltzman, platonic Alaric+Jeremy+Elena
Summary: Alaric decides to redecorate the house after he and Jenna get married. Elena reflects on how these physical changes affect her too.
Notes: This is actually post A Normal Life, considering that Jenna and Alaric aren't even engaged by the fic's end! That said, it doesn't deviate much from canon beyond Jenna's status as a married woman - so it can be read without further context, I believe. (Also, this was a conscious attempt at writing a fic without involving food. I actually succeeded!)

( Jenna and Alaric had taken over Mom and Dad's old master bedroom, redecorating it to banish the ghosts. )

Title: AFBP: Finale
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries & Buffy the Vampire Slayer (crossover fusion AU)
Universe: Far Better Place
Rating: PG-13 (for references to violence, language, and sexual situations, usual CW stuff)
Relationships: past Jeremy Gilbert/Bonnie Bennett, implied Damon Salvatore/Elena Gilbert, implied Connor Angel/Dawn Summers, platonic Jeremy Gilbert+Alaric Saltzman, platonic Jeremy Gilbert+Elena Gilbert
Summary: The Other Side's collasping and not even Jeremy's new position as a Jr. Watcher can stop it.
Notes: A whole year ago, if someone had told me that I would've mashed up TVD & BtVS like this, I probably would've laughed in their face. Hard to believe I've come this far! I'm actually kinda pleased, even if I would've never thought I'd finish another multi-chaptered fic this year. What, this brings my total up to 3, counting AMM & 13 Days?

To read past chapters, check out the archived story on FF.net or the series on Twisting the Hellmouth.

( The Other Side will collapse, and his ex-girlfriend along with it. )

Title: The Baby-Sitter Diaries
Fandom: Vampire Diaries + Baby-Sitter's Club (crossover fusion AU)
Rating: PG
Relationships: unrequited Damon Salvatore / Stacey McGill, unrequited Jeremy Gilbert / Stacey McGill
Notes: This crossover takes place in a S5 AU for Vampire Diaries, and sometime around Book 60 (before Abby joins, essentially). The BSC girls now exist in the same timeline as TVD, instead of the late 80's-early 90's.

Since this is a S5 AU, Stefan and Tyler are still around (instead of being underwater and in New Orleans, respectively). Since TVD's timeline AND BSC's timeline are really wonky, so as long as this is internally consistent, I think we're okay. :')

( I actually reread BSC for this, I hope someone is happy )

Title: Unnecessary Attention
Fandoms: The Vampire Diaries + Brooklyn Nine Nine crossover
Universe: Fusion
Summary: Rebekah has one simple rule: don't attract unnecessary attention. Of course, in less than a week, Elena breaks it (spectacularly) in Brooklyn.
Notes: A graduation present for my little sis Mads. Congratulations, m'dear! ♥ I am so proud of you!!

( Bex only had one rule: don't attract unnecessary attention. )