ziskandra | Fic Round Up 2022

Doing a more timely roundup this year! Presenting 38 fics over 10 fandoms: Ace Attorney, A Song of Ice and Fire, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Dragon Age, Hot Fuzz, Mass Effect, My Fair Lady, Squid Game, Suits, and The Outer Worlds.

Ace Attorney

Life Lessons; Larry/Manfred; Larry and Manfred both have something the other needs. (1322 words, rated T.)

Telephone; Phoenix/Miles; Phoenix and Miles have difficulty communicating. Larry helps. (3184 words, rated E.)

Haunted; Dahlia/Maya; The only way to punish the dead is to punish the living. (1368 words, rated E.)

Simply Business; Phoenix Wright/Original Male Characters; After unearthing the secrets festering beneath Global Studios, Phoenix Wright is to be erased.

like a dog with a bone; Gumshoe/Miles; It took Edgeworth longer than he would have liked to realize that not only did he have a bodyguard, but also a personal chef. (1340 words, rated T.)

Fair Play; Kristoph/Phoenix; Breath hot and heavy against Kristoph’s ear, Phoenix whispers, “I’m going to fucking destroy you." (1847 words, rated E.)

discipl(in)e; Manfred/Miles; Miles could surmount any and all of his problems if he simply surrendered to von Karma and did what he was told. (1987 words, rated E.)

a most exquisite sort of torture; Manfred/Miles; Miles shouldn't still feel this way about the man who had murdered his father. (395 words, rated M.)

to the bone; Franziska/Miles; “I know,” Miles says, stuttering, before trying again, “I know what it’s like to lose a father.” (500 words, rated T.)

sword to shield; Iris/Maya; Iris couldn't afford to be careless. Not like Dahlia had been. (1501 words, rated M.)

(be)longing; Dahlia/Iris; Iris worries about taking the next step in her relationship with Phoenix. Dahlia provides a demonstration. (822 words, rated T.)

Juxtapositions; Misty/Morgan; Morgan hates her sister just as much as she loves her. (1336 words, rated T.)

with no place to go; Franziska & Miles; Franziska, alone, at Christmas. (700 words, rated T.)

A Song of Ice and Fire

two in the bush; Cersei/Sansa; They can’t have Sansa, at least not until Cersei’s done with her. Not until she’s imparted everything she knows. (1490 words, rated E.)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

developments in parallel; Audra & Rebecca; Even after everything Rebecca's been through, Audra still can't help but resent just how easy everything seems to be for her old frenemy. (927 words, rated G.)

Dragon Age

Side Effects; Meredith/Orsino; Meredith is gravely injured, and Orsino reluctantly helps her. But there's a catch. (1797 words, rated E.)

then and now; Flemeth & Morrigan; A crow flapping its wings in the Korcari Wilds aids the defeat of a corrupted Tevinter magister in Orlais. (1041 words, rated T.)

plummet; Cullen & Meredith; When the time comes, Cullen will have to hold out a hand to save Meredith as she falls. (100 words, rated T.)

fire at the heart; Meredith; Certainty does not listen, but it can Sing. (803 words, rated M.)

Symbiosis; Meredith/Orsino; Meredith might have the upper hand, but Orsino has always favoured underhanded tactics anyhow. (1045 words, rated E.)

the demons they share; Cullen & Meredith; If Cullen were any quieter, Meredith might worry he was possessed. (100 words, rated T.)

the morning after; Cullen & Orsino; There's nobody else willing to fill Knight-Commander Meredith's shoes. (2143 words, rated T.)

All's Fair; Meredith/Orsino; Knight-Commander Meredith’s iron hold on the Gallows is threatened by Senior Enchanter Orsino’s invocation of an ancient law. (5246 words, rated M.)

The Point of No Return; Hawke/Loghain; Hawke couldn't lose another one. (2056 words, rated T.)

the blackest night; Amelia & Meredith; The Maker sent you here to look after your sister. (615 words, rated T.)

to his grave; Anora & Loghain; He should have listened to his daughter sooner. (100 words, rated G.)

Precipice; Meredith/Orsino; Having recently been elevated to the rank of First Enchanter, Orsino intends to make Meredith follow through on the promises they'd made one another when they were younger. (4508 words, rated E.)

paying it forward; Cullen & Orsino; The first enchanter knew it was a bad sign when a Circle's knight-commander began to behave erratically. (2265 words, rated T.)

the end and the beginning; Meredith/Orsino; This was all Orsino's fault, wasn't it? He'd feared isolation and thus the Maker had seen fit to ensure he was never alone again. (3592 words, rated E.)

Compromise; Cullen/Meredith; Meredith/Orsino; Sometimes you can't save the woman you love. Sometimes all you can do is stop her. (1950 words, rated M.)

Hot Fuzz

White Noise; Danny/Nicholas; Nicholas and Danny's movie night goes a little differently. (1928 words, rated M.)

Mass Effect

Convergence; Javik/M!Shepard; When Javik's heat cycle takes him by surprise, he knows who he wants to help him through it. (567 words, rated M.)

real enough; F!Shepard/Miranda; All the years of work, all the billions of credits, all down the drain. (100 words, rated T.)

Between the Lines; Alec/Ellen; Upon the Initiative's arrival in a brand new galaxy, Alec Ryder's worst fear comes to pass. (3359 words, rated T.)

My Fair Lady

project(ion); Eliza/Henry; He had not undertaken this project to mould himself a wife, but merely to prove a point, stroke his own ego. (100 words, rated G.)

Squid Game

equal and opposite; Jiyeong/Saebyeok; Jiyeong and Saebyeok in the aftermath of the games. (507 words, rated E.)

Suits

like steel reforged; Harvey/Mike; There is a certain irony in the fact that Harvey Specter, best goddamn closer New York City has ever seen, fumbles his words where it comes to more uncertain ground, such as the rocky foundations of intimacy. (300 words, rated T.)

The Outer Worlds

blink and you'll miss it; Parvati & Silas; “You know, I read in one of ‘em old books once that people used to gather together when someone died. Swapping stories of their life and all.” (578 words, rated G.)

On another note, happy 2023! Now that I'm sending more time online, I'm hoping to actually get back into the habit of updating here semi-regularly, so please anticipate a RL roundup before too long.

Fic Round Up 2022

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