Vain_Glorious

New MCU Fic: Lean Times for Heroes

2017-11-25T05:04:15Z

Title: Lean Times for Heroes
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: MCU
Wordcount:~11,800
Rating: Teen
Genre: Gen
Notes: Post-Captain America: Civil War
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary:

“Call a truce,” Natasha says to Steve. “Clint and Tony and Rhodes are sitting at a table drinking together.”
“Oh good, tell him I’m drinking,” Tony says. “He’s a big fan of that.”
In the aftermath of CA: CW, Natasha returns to the compound.

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Good Luck and Trouble on Our Side

2015-05-19T22:03:40Z

Title: Good Luck and Trouble on Our Side
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount:~11,600
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Notes: Post-Iron Man 3, pre-AoU, pre- Captain America 2, pre-Thor 2.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary:

“Tony turned himself evil in the lab?” Steve suggests. He pauses and adds, hopefully: “Accidentally.”
“I hoped Bruce would discourage that,” Natasha says, flatly.

( Good Luck? And Trouble on Our Side )

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New Fic: The Eagle Weds the Dove (Justified, Gen)

2014-08-18T22:29:12Z

Title: The Eagle Weds The Dove
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Justified
Wordcount: ~4,500
Rating: PG-15
Characters: Raylan Givens, Tim Gutterson, Loretta McCready, Boyd Crowder
Genre: Gen
Warning(s): Vague spoilers for Justified Season 3. Canon typical violence.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: “I think I can’t find him,” Tim says. “I think Raylan’s been missing for longer than it usually takes him to crawl out of the bottle. And I know most of the relationships he forges with other people are the kinds where they want to shoot him.”

( Weds the Dove? The Eagle )

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Avengers Fic: Step The Paces Ten (Gen, PG-13)

2014-03-03T06:00:23Z

Title: Step the Paces Ten
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~8,300
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Notes: Pre-Thor 2, Pre-Iron Man 3
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary: Tony says, “I just wanted you to know that I’m not addicted to anything, certainly not this mind-altering drug that makes me flip out and try to kill my friends – because that’s not a substance that exists - so I would really like them to stop trying to kill me back.”

( Step? The Paces Ten )

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New Fic: The Cook Emeritus (Justified/Breaking Bad crossover - Gen)

2013-09-30T02:49:01Z

Title: The Cook Emeritus
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Justified/Breaking Bad
Wordcount: ~7,000
Rating: PG-15
Characters: Raylan Givens, Jesse Pinkman, Loretta McCready, Boyd Crowder
Genre: Gen, AU from Breaking Bad 5X15 - (5X16 never happens.)
Warning(s): Spoilers for all but one episode of BB, Spoilers for season 1-3 of Justified (vaguest of spoilers for season 4), Canon typical violence, Drugs like whoa
Notes: Familiarity with at least one show suggested.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: The Nazis use Jesse to settle a debt with an old crime lord acquaintance in Kentucky: Boyd Crowder. Or, Boyd receives the gift of a talented meth cook from acquaintances in New Mexico: Jesse Pinkman.

( The Cook? Emeritus. )

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New Fic: The Attention is the Trick (Justified/White Collar crossover - Gen)

2013-08-30T03:04:01Z

Title: The Attention is the Trick
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar/Justified
Wordcount: 3.795
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Raylan, Boyd, Neal, Peter
Genre: Gen
Notes: Set pre-series for White Collar, nebulous season 2/3 for Justified via timewarp. No spoilers. Title from here.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary: “Kentucky has rich people, too,” Burke says, still smiling. “And Mr. Caffrey is intent on separating them from their money, as well.” He clears his throat and continues. “My colleagues in the FBI have also managed, successfully, to make life in his usual circles so uncomfortable that Mr. Caffrey is being forced to move into less desirable territory.”

( Trick? Is the Attention. )

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New Fic: Pillar Spun of Dust and Blood (Walking Dead/Justified Crossover, gen, PG-15)

2013-08-20T02:45:09Z

Title: Pillar Spun of Dust and Blood
Fandom: Justified, The Walking Dead (crossover)
Summary: A man in a hat meets a boy in a hat, following the zombie apocalypse.

"Can’t just leave him here,” Loretta says.
“Yes, we can,” Raylan counters. “Our camp has a full count of crazy hillbillies with crossbows.”

Author:vain_glorious
Rating: PG-15
Word Count: ~ 11,000
Character(s): Raylan, Boyd, Carl, Daryl, Loretta,
Spoilers/Warnings: set nebulously post-Season 4 of both shows, spoilers for TWD. Canon-typical violence.
Author's Note: Familiarity with either (but not necessarily both) show(s) suggested. Title from here.

( Spun of Dust and Blood? Pillar. )

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New Avengers Fic: Super Love Spell (PG-13, Genish/Hetish)

2012-09-24T04:04:38Z

Title: Super Love Spell
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: 5,125
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Canon Tony/Pepper, implied Clint/Natasha, m/f and m/m love spells
Genre: Genish, with pairings mentioned above.
Warning(s): Love spell consent issues, implied sexual content
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: “I’m not going to let either of you do anything in this condition,” Steve reiterates.
“Who asked you, Captain Chastity?” Tony mutters.

( Love Spell? Super )

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Avengers Fic: The Great Avengers Body Swap (PG, Gen)

2012-07-22T03:26:21Z

Title: The Great Avengers Body Swap
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~3,700
Rating: PG, Gen
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Loki and the Avengers spend a month in SHIELD's detention cells, because Loki cast a bodyswapping spell against them and got himself with it, too.

( Body Swap? The Great Avengers )

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Avengers Fic: The Third Son of Odin (PG-13, Gen)

2012-07-15T14:14:45Z

Title: The Third Son of Odin
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~7,300
Rating: PG-13, mostly for cursing.
Genre: Gen
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Loki takes a second shot at brainwashing Tony Stark.

( Son of Odin? The Third. )

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Avengers Fic: The Amazing Naked Avengers, Gen, PG-13

2012-06-25T13:12:33Z

Title: The Amazing Naked Avengers
Author:vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: 2280
Rating: PG-13 for nekkidness.
Genre: Gen.
Prompt(s): Here.
Disclaimer: Not Mine
Summary: There were Avenger-sized mouse traps all over the damn bunker. All about as effective. Meaning no one got killed, but everyone is naked and bleeding a little.

( The Avengers? Amazing and Naked. )

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Avengers Fic: Without the Usual Cost of Labor

2012-06-15T16:02:29Z

Title: Without the Usual Cost of Labor
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~6,400
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Gen
Prompt(s): Avengerskink
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: "Someone just reported to SHIELD that whatever was stolen produced “viable offspring,” and we’re hoping that doesn’t mean what we think it does,” Bruce says, evidently deciding to take over for Tony after only one masturbation joke.

( Labor? Without the Usual Cost of. )

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Avengers Fic: Another Bizarre and Thankless Situation (Gen, Pg-15/R for violence)

2012-06-08T19:42:13Z

Title: Another Bizarre and Thankless Situation
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~5500
Rating: PG-15/Rish
Genre: Gen
Warning(s): violence
Notes: Title from here
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: "Hostages 101: If you kill them first, no one is going to do what you say."

( Situation? Another Bizarre and Thankless )

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Avengers Fic: In Great Transition (Gen, PG)

2012-06-04T22:40:50Z

Title: In Great Transition
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~3800
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen, no pairings outside of those from the movies.
Prompt(s): here
Notes: Title from here
Disclaimer: Not Mine
Summary: One by one, the Avengers move into Stark Tower.

( In? Great Transition )

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Avengers Fic: Walk a While Beside You (PG-13,Clint/Natasha)

2012-05-31T13:54:23Z

Title: Walk a While Beside You
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~1400
Rating: PG-13
Characters: Bruce Banner, Natasha Romanov
Pairing(s): Bruce & Natasha, Clint/Natasha
Genre: Mostly Gen, 5 Things
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: Five observations Bruce has about living with Natasha in Stark Tower with the rest of the Avengers.

( Beside You? Walk a While. )

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Avengers Fic: Bouncing Baby Sniper (Clint/Natasha, Peggy/Steve, PG-13)

2012-05-13T14:15:11Z

Title: Bouncing Baby Sniper
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~5,000
Rating: PG-13
Pairing(s): Clint/Natasha, Peggy/Steve
Notes: From this avengerkink prompt.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary: Clint Barton is Peggy Carter's grandson.

( Baby Sniper? Bouncing? )

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Avengers Fic: As You Were, Gen, PG-13

2012-05-10T21:51:59Z

Title: As You Were
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: Avengers
Wordcount: ~5,000
Rating: PG-13
Characters: team!Avenger, Loki
Genre: Gen
Prompt(s): "The Team are all somehow stranded in a hostile environment, de-powered and without all their toys."
Disclaimer: Not Mine
Summary: “As you were,” Loki says.

( Were? As you. )

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2011 Year in Fic.

2012-01-08T06:06:13Z

January - May: Nada.

April: Just About Ready to Cause a Scene (@ dw) [White Collar]

( The Rest of the Year )

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New White Collar Fic: A Woman of Heart and Lenience (PG, Gen).

2011-12-20T07:43:58Z

Title: A Woman of Heart and Lenience
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 6,171
Rating: PG, allusions to violence. Gen. Set immediately after "Countdown" and spoilers for same.
Prompt(s): chrissilh87 's prompt here. With a little deviation.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Author's note: Title from here.
Summary: "Elizabeth Burke didn't want to see Neal Caffrey."

( Of Heart and Lenience? A Woman? )

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New White Collar Fic: Try to be True (Gen, PG-13)

2011-12-15T17:37:22Z

Title: Try to be True
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 2, 674
Rating: PG-13 for violence/swearing
Summary: When Peter is injured, Hughes asks Diana to take over Neal's supervision.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.

( True? Try to be. )

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New White Collar Fic: Christmas Gone Astray (Gen, PG)

2011-12-10T02:10:58Z

Title: Christmas Gone Astray
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 2,224
Rating: PG for mild violence and reference to injuries, Gen.
Prompt(s): sholio 's prompt: Here.
Summary: Neal spends Christmas in the hospital - twice, then and now.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.

( Gone Astray? Christmas )

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New White Collar Fic: Balk, No Call, Safe

2011-09-28T00:27:11Z

Title: Balk, No Call, Safe
Author:vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 3,445
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen, post season 3 finale and spoilers for same.
Prompt(s): Here.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Notes: Balk is a baseball term. (Also...sorry about the text size/type changing. I can't fix it in dw and I can't even edit it in LJ.)
Summary: He took the mystery picture out of his jacket and set it on the table top. “Look what I found in Peter’s house. Another Mrs. Suit?”

( Balk No Call Safe )

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New White Collar Fic:For the lie that's written on its face

2011-06-19T04:24:42Z

Title: For the lie that's written on its face
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 551
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen
Prompt(s): I KNOW I saw this somewhere at a female characters prompt fest....but I don't remember.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary: Sara Ellis thinks about Neal, mid-season 2 .

( Written on its face? That's for the lie )

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New White Collar Fic: The Trouble We Make vs The Trouble We Take

2011-05-26T14:32:02Z

Title: The Trouble We Make Vs. The Trouble We Take
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: ~9,500
Rating: PG-15
Genre: Gen
Warning(s): Mild violence
Prompt(s): I am pretty sure this came from a prompt at CollarCorner, but now I can't find it.
Notes: Set some time after Point Blank.
Disclaimer: Not mine.
Summary: El looks a lot like Kate. Kate's enemies have noticed, too.

( The Trouble We Make Vs. The Trouble We Take )

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New White Collar Fic: Just About Ready to Cause a Scene

2011-04-27T06:17:29Z

Title: Just About Ready to Cause a Scene
Author: vain_glorious
Fandom: White Collar
Wordcount: 1,800
Rating: PG
Genre: Gen
Prompt(s): Here.
Disclaimer: Not Mine.
Summary: “You mean sometimes not-so-innocent men get locked in prison for the wrong reason."

( Cause a Scene? Just About Ready to )

~Please Feed the Author~

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