bitterfic

By fandom, my tops picks for my best stories of 2009.

DC Comics

The Princess and the Shadow: Kate Kane (Batwoman), PG-13. Kate Kane’s decision to become Batwoman was not triggered by some horrific trauma, but was rather the culmination of a lifetime lived in the company of a secret self.

An origin story I created for smoking-hot lesbian Batwoman.  It was rendered obsolete by a Detective Comics storyline serveral months later but I still really enjoyed writing it.

Heroes

The One Who Picks Up the Pieces: Peter/Nathan, PG-13 (incest): Set a couple years before the series begins. In an effort to please his family, Peter is attending law school. Desperately unhappy, he increasingly turns to alcohol for relief. Nathan discovers this and intervenes.

For me, 2009 was all about alcohol abuse.  I poured (pun intended) my personal experiences into this story.

Inglourious Basterds

Hanukkah Behind Enemy Lines: Aldo Raine, Smithson Utivich, Donny Donowitz, Shosanna Dreyfus, Marcel, Hans Landa. PG. Glimpses of the holidays from several perspectives.

Jem and the Holograms

Reading Lessons: Roxy/Stormer (allusions to past Stormer/Kimber), PG-13. Set after the Roxy Rumbles episode. While Stormer is helping her with her reading, Roxy finds out her friend was in a relationship with Kimber Benton when the two of them were cutting an album together. This knowledge forces Roxy to examine her own feelings for Stormer.

Original

The Manor House: R. The Manor House was a huge mansion located out in the desert. Originally intended as a summer retreat for a very wealthy family it had long since fallen into disuse. After the occupation, the owner of the house offered it to resistance leaders to use as a sort of secret base…

My first original story since 2006.

Holy Terror: NC-17 (incest, rape).  Before I found the way, I was a monster or at least I aspired to be a monster; a dragon, a vampire, a demon, a holy terror.

Sweeney Todd

The Ghost Inside: Johanna (Benjamin)/Anthony, PG-13. Three years have passed since the events of Sweeney Todd. Passing as a boy, Johanna is now called Benjamin. She and Anthony are sailors together. When Anthony is accused of murdering the Captain of the vessel they’re sailing on it falls to Benjamin to save him.

One of those stories that I put down and picked up again and again it took me nearly a year to write this sequel toSweeney Todd.  

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Baby, It’s Cold Outside
Fandom: Original
Summary: An R&B chanteuse and a retro-jazz crooner give a new twist to a holiday classic.
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 1238
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Explicit heterosexual sexual content, lite bondage, fem dom.
Author’s Note: In lieu of a Christmas card, a little holiday p0rn. The lyrics to “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” are by Frank Loesser.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same.

( Baby, It's Cold Outside )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Holy Terror
Fandom: Original
Summary: Before I found the way, I was a monster or at least I aspired to be a monster; a dragon, a vampire, a demon, a holy terror.
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 3200
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Language, violence, incest (rape), drug use, black magic, m/m sex (underage).
Author’s Note: This story began life as part of a random fandom meme mashing up Harry Potter and Strangers in Paradise. From there it took on a life of it’s own.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same.

( Holy Terror )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: The Fire Within
Fandom: Inglourious Basterds
Pairing: Shosanna/Marcel
Rating: PG
Warning: implied violence
Word Count: 106
Author's Note: Written for ib_100 Prompt #2: Fire
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.

( The Fire Within )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: The One To Blame
Fandom: Mad Men
Pairing: Don/Betty
Beta Reader: Fedink
Rating: PG-13
Warning: Language, spoilers for season 3.
Word Count: 113
Author’s Note: Written for of_the_moon100 Prompt #12: Frozen
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.


( The One To Blame )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: A Secret History
Fandom: Harry Potter
Pairing: Molly Prewett Weasley/Bellatrix Black Lestrange
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Author’s Note: Written for femslash100 challenge #216: History. I have a bad habit of shipping couples where one kills the other.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.


( A Secret History )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Electroconvulsive Therapy
Fandom: Heroes
Pairing: Peter/Elle (implied Peter/Nathan)
Summary: Elle gets Peter’s attention. Set during season 2 when Peter is imprisoned by the Company.
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 1135
Rating: R
Warnings: violence, incontinence, non-consensual sexual situations, implied incest.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.


( Electroconvulsive Therapy )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: No One There
Fandom: Criminal Minds
Pairing: Spencer Reid/Multiple
Word Count: 200
Rating: R
Warning: Drug addiction, sexual content.
Author’s Note: Written for slashthedrabble Prompt #232: Under the Influence
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.

( No One There )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Enough To Forget
Fandom: Eastern Promises
Pairing: Nikolai/Kirill
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Alcohol abuse, sexual content.
Author's Note: Written for slashthedrabble Prompt #232: Under the Influence
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( Enough To Forget )

Author: Bitterfig
Fandom: Heroes
Title: A Clean and Noble Death
Pairing: Peter/Nathan
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Alcohol abuse, incest, mother hating.
Author’s Note: Set during Season 2. Written for slashthedrabble Prompt #232: Under the Influence
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( A Clean and Noble Death )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: In Bed With the Devil
Fandom: Carnivale
Pairing: Tommy Dolan/Iris/Brother Justin
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 100
Rating: R
Warnings: Non-con, incest, threesome, dark themes.
Author’s Note: Written for tv_100 prompt #119, Dreams and drabble_a_trois prompt #37 Dream.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.

( In Bed With the Devil )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Pearlescent
Fandom: Original
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 213
Rating: PG
Warnings: References to alcohol, bisexuality.
Author’s Note: Written for visualcomplex’s origfic: writing meme for the prompt “pearl”.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator.

( Pearlescent )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: So Are You
Fandom: Mad Men
Pairing: Sal/Kenny
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG
Author’s Note: Written for tv_100 Prompt #120: Beautiful
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( So Are You )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Finger-Shaped
Fandom: Original
Summary: When I was in college I liked this boy, Vincent….
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 664
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Language, drinking, violence, sexual content.
Author’s Note: Written for visualcomplex’s origfic: writing meme for the prompt “bruise”.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same.

( Finger-Shaped )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: The Manor House
Fandom: Original
Summary: The Manor House was a huge mansion located out in the desert. Originally intended as a summer retreat for a very wealthy family it had long since fallen into disuse. After the occupation, the owner of the house offered it to resistance leaders to use as a sort of secret base…
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 3300
Rating: R
Warnings: Language. Implied and attempted rape. Children in sexual situation. Violence.
Author’s Note: The lyrics to “Miss Otis Regrets” are by Cole Porter.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( The Manor House )

I wasn't participating in NaNoWriMo but I still ended up cracking out a good deal during the month of November after a long period of writers block. I wrote a grand total 36 stories and drabbles in all -- 13 femslash, 14 slash, 5 gen, 3 het and 1 threesome-- I'd very much like to thank Fedink, my beta-reader, for proof-reading them all.

Atonement

Just Playing: Briony/Lola, R. Drabble.

Crossovers

True Blood/Mad Men)
On The Veranda: Pam/Betty Draper, PG-13. Betty Draper had the perfect life. The woman offered her a way out…

(Kill Bill/Revolutionary Girl Utena)
Copperhead: Juri Arisugawa/Elle Driver, PG-13. IIf the girl wanted to surrender her ego, to learn to live without pride, Elle was more than willing to accommodate her.

Dr. Who

Away From the Mirror: Donna/Rose, PG-13. Set during the episode “Turn Left”, Rose helps Donna to deal with her fears.

Not This Time: Doctor/Master, PG-13. Drabble.

Lucy's Dress: Doctor/Master, NC-17 (rape): The rules of the game couldn’t have been simpler—whoever wore Lucy’s dress was supposed to be Lucy.

Fight Club

Fully Integrated: Marla/Narrator/Tyler. R. Drabble.

Firefly/Serenity

Iris, Messenger of the Gods: Inara/Saffron, PG-13. Set post-Serenity. Inara was delighted to gain the attention of Ariel’s progressive new Prime Minister, the mysterious Iris.

Jewel and Star, Irana/Kayle, PG. Drabble.

Heroes

Best Interests, Peter/Nathan, R (incest). Nathan just wanted to stop Peter from doing anything he'd regret.

Validation: Peter/Claude, NC-17. Set during season 1. There was more to Peter than Claude was willing to see.

Ready to Shine: Monica/Camille, PG. Drabble.

The One Who Picks Up the Pieces: Peter/Nathan, PG-13 (incest): Set a couple years before the series begins. In an effort to please his family, Peter is attending law school. Desperately unhappy, he increasingly turns to alcohol for relief. Nathan discovers this and intervenes.


Historical

A Ray of Sunlight: Anne of Cleves/Katherine Howard, PG. Drabble.


Inglourious Basterds

What You Don't Know Can't Hurt You: Donny Donowitz/Hugo Stiglitz, NC-17. A glimpse inside the world of Hugo Stiglitz.

They Called Him the Gentleman: Hans Landa, PG. Drabble.

Hanukkah Behind Enemy Lines: Aldo Raine, Smithson Utivich, Donny Donowitz, Shosanna Dreyfus, Marcel, Hans Landa. PG. Glimpses of the holidays from several perspectives.

Inkheart

Unlucky: Mo/Dustfinger, PG. Drabble

Entangled: Dustfinger/Silvertongue, R. For hours Dustfinger had lain awake on the narrow bed, surrounded by towering boxes of books, hoping for and dreading Silvertongue’s arrival.

Kill Bill

The Art of the Poisoner, Elle Driver, PG. Drabble.

Little Women

A Rainy Day Adventure: Laurie/Jo, R. On a rainy afternoon, Jo decides she and Laurie should see what it’s like for him to be a girl and her a boy.

Mad Men

To Hell With the Right Thing: Sal, PG-13. Sal reflects on his lifelong discretion and where it’s gotten him.

Merlin

Inconstant Rose: Morgana/Guinevere (Gwen), PG. Morgana and Gwen go to a nearby kingdom to visit Morgana’s dearest childhood friend, Roshannon. Morgana is distressed to discover that their bond is no longer what it once was.

Red Dragon

After the Fact: Hannibal Lecter/Will Graham. R. Drabble.

Reservoir Dogs

God Only Knows: Orange/White, R. Drabble.

Mexico (What Could Have Been): Orange/White, R. Drabble.

Revolutionary Girl Utena

Persephone or Hades: Utena/Anthy, R. Utena dreamed that she wandered through an underworld of darkness and pain.

Tarnished Gold: Touga/Nanami, PG-13 (incest). Years after they have parted, Nanami writes her Big Brother a letter.

Runaways

Diamond in the Sky: Nico/Karolina, PG. Drabble.

A Song of Ice and Fire

Sweeter Than Lemon Cakes: Daenerys/Sansa, PG. Drabble.

Eat A Peach: Renly/Loras, R. Riding to meet with his stern and disapproving brother, Renly would have very much preferred to have been back in bed with Loras.

Southern Vampire Mysteries

Can't Help It: Sookie Stackhouse, PG. Sookie reflects on her mixed feelings about motherhood.

Sweeney Todd

The Ghost Inside: Johanna (Benjamin)/Anthony, PG-13. Three years have passed since the events of Sweeney Todd. Passing as a boy, Johanna is now called Benjamin. She and Anthony are sailors together. When Anthony is accused of murdering the Captain of the vessel they’re sailing on it falls to Benjamin to save him.

Torchwood

Father Figures: Jack, PG. Father figures tend to let their children down.

Watchmen

I'm Sorry Too: Laurie Juspeczyk (Silk Spectre II)/Janey Slater, R. After Jon leaves, Laurie just can't shake the bitterness.


X/1999

Pretend: Seishirō/Subaru, PG-13. Drabble.

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Hanukkah Behind Enemy Lines
Fandom: Inglourious Basterds
Characters: Aldo Raine, Smithson Utivich, Donny Donowitz, Shosanna Dreyfus, Marcel, Hans Landa
Summary: Glimpses of the holidays from several perspectives.
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 849
Rating: PG
Warnings: Anti-Semitic Nazis, references to war.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( Hanukkah Behind Enemy Lines )

Author: Bitterfig
Title: The Art of the Poisoner
Fandom: Kill Bill
Character: Elle Driver
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG (implied violence)
Author’s Note: Written for gen_drabble challenge #32: poison.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( The Art of the Poisoner )

1. Prepare a list of 10 characters and 10 scenarios/prompts. (Example: #1 and #2 are menaced by circus animals.) Keep it to yourself.
2. Have your friend prepare 10 characters and 10 prompts, without knowing what's on your lists.
3. Swap prompts lists.
4. Write the synopsis of a fic for each prompt.

( On to teh craziness... )

If anyone is interested in trying this comment with a list of 10 prompts for me and I'll reply with a list of 10 for you (make up your list of 10 characters before you get my prompts).

Author: Bitterfig
Title: Lucy’s Dress
Fandom: Dr. Who
Pairing: The Tenth Doctor/Simm!Master
Summary: The rules of the game couldn’t have been simpler—whoever wore Lucy’s dress was supposed to be Lucy.
Beta Reader: Fedink
Word Count: 807
Rating: NC-17
Warnings: Forced cross-dressing, rape, allusions to violence, bat shit craziness.
Author’s Note: Set during The Year that Never Was (Season 3). Written for the prompt "Doctor Who, Doctor/Master, wearing Lucy's dress" at comment_fic.
Disclaimer: This story is a work of fiction. Any illegal acts taking place within that fiction are NOT condoned by the author. Depictions of any questionable, illegal, or potentially illegal activity in said fiction does not mean that I condone, promote, support, participate in, or approve of said activity. I grasp the distinction between fiction and reality and trust that readers will do the same. I do not profit from the fan fiction I write, and all rights to the characters remain firmly in the hands of their creator

( Lucy's Dress )