Scribblings

...to my writing journal. I'm Ki, variously known as Kiana, SpankingHalo and 'You haven't updated in ages, are you dead?' (The answer to that one has thus far been no. And fingers crossed it will stay so!) If you're looking for my Harry Potter Dramione fic, Midnight, click here. I also write in Obernewtyn and Tamora Pierce fandoms.

But my first love is LJ Smith fandom, and I've written there since, um, what feels like time began. So if you like supernatural stories of requited and unrequited love with a dollop of angst, a few twists and turns, some ass-kicking, banter and a possibly happy ending, what's below might be for you.

If you're looking for the most recent pieces, scroll down. If you're looking for short stories and one-shots, the list below should be helpful - it's divided up by character.

As ever, I relish feedback, so please feel free to comment. Anonymous commenting is enabled on here if you want to keep your identity secret. I love a bit of criticism, so please point out anything you think isn't quite right.

Click here if you're looking for:

( the Fires of Fate series )
( stories about Blue )
( stories about Chatoya )
( stories about Cougar )
( stories about Jepar )
( stories about Lisa )
( stories about Cern )
( stories about Circle Strange )
( stories about Aspen and Tam )
( stories about the characters from Ripples )
( stories about the Furies )
( stories about The Burning Times )
( miscellaneous stories )
Or if you're looking for the stories in chronological order, click here

Title: Kelekona
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: Nightworld concepts; specifically taken from Witchlight.
Previous Parts: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine
Lyrics: Savage Garden, Break Me, Shake Me

( Part Ten )

Thannks for reading - feedback very much adored!

Title: Jack of the Lanterns
Previous Parts One,
Links to: Cold Front, The Fourth King, Certain Dark Things, The Devil May Care
Notes:  Finished, if a touch out of season! And also somewhat creepier than I intended. But hey - at least it fits the theme...
Thanks: for the awesome, wonderful, amazing comments on the last part :D

( Jack of the Lanterns: Part Two )

Thanks for reading! I'd love to hear what you think.

Title: Jack of the Lanterns
Notes:  Well, I wanted to write something Halloween-y and this had been in my head for a while. I'd hoped to get it finished for today, but due to that pesky real life thing, it didn't happen. Still, part one below. I'd really appreciate any feedback on it.

( Jack Of The Lanterns )
Thanks for reading - comments adored!

...up and here. As always, feedback very much appreciated.

...up, done, and here.

Title: The Fourth King
For: we_waken
Prompt:  Oracle
Previous Parts One, Two
Links to: Cold Front
Notes:  A story I've been intending to write for a while but couldn't quite get the structure correct. The prompt - and the time of year - encouraged me to do some research and have a think, and at last it all fell into place. So thanks we_waken and I hope you enjoy it!

( The Fourth King: Part Three )

Thanks so much for reading! As always, feedback very much loved.

Well, I genuinely thought I'd posted this, but seemingly not. My descent into madness and confusion continues...

Title: Kelekona
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: Nightworld concepts; specifically taken from Witchlight.
Previous Parts: One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight
Lyrics: Ani di Franco, Work Your Way Out

( Kelekona Part Nine )

(Next Chapter)

Comments adored!

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Title: The Fourth King
For: we_waken
Prompt:  Oracle
Previous Parts One
Links to: Cold Front
Notes:  A story I've been intending to write for a while but couldn't quite get the structure correct. The prompt - and the time of year - encouraged me to do some research and have a think, and at last it all fell into place. So thanks we_waken and I hope you enjoy it!

( The Fourth King: Part Two )

Onto the final part...

Why yes, I have been a busy creature lately. This is a little out of season, but what the hey.

Title: The Fourth King
For: we_waken
Prompt:  Oracle
Links to: Cold Front
Notes:  A story I've been intending to write for a while but couldn't quite get the structure correct. The prompt - and the time of year - encouraged me to do some research and have a think, and at last it all fell into place. So thanks we_waken and I hope you enjoy it!

( The Fourth King )

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Onto the next part

Title: Certain Dark Things
For: Rachel
Prompt: Fairytale
Previous Parts: One
Links to: Cruel To Be Kind
Warnings: Violence, strong language, may be triggering.
Notes: The title is taken from lines of a Pablo Neruda sonnet: I love you as certain dark things are to be loved / in secret, between the shadow and the soul. Loosely based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale called 'The Shadow'.

( Certain Dark Things Part Two: The Soul )

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As ever, I'd love to hear what you think!

Up and can be found here.

Title: Certain Dark Things
For: Rachel
Prompt: Fairytale
Links to: Cruel To Be Kind
Notes: The title is taken from lines of a Pablo Neruda sonnet: I love you as certain dark things are to be loved / in secret, between the shadow and the soul. Loosely based on a Hans Christian Andersen fairytale called 'The Shadow'.

( Certain Dark Things Part One: The Shadow )

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Onto Part Two: The Soul

Thanks for reading - comments very much adored!

I know, I'm going postal at the moment. I write HP fic as well in my spare, spare time which can be found here.

Title: A Lunatic City
Rating: PG
For: pep_queen
Spoilers: Chimera, Long Lost, Haloed
Prompt: dust
Notes: The quotes are all taken from Pablo Neruda's 100 Love Sonnets. I wanted to explore something more of Hades / Persephone and the ramifications of that story. This seemed - apt.

( A Lunatic City )

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Title: Afterparty
Rating: R
For: akigalaxy
Spoilers: Generally the FoF stories.
Prompt: revenge
Notes: Er. Apologies, Autumn, I think I will be writing you another prompt because this one is, frankly, gruesome. Revenge led to the Furies; both the myth and in-story organisation, which led to the nasty side of them I tend not to touch with a barge pole, which in turn led to this story.
Lyrics: Blur's Death of a Party.

( Afterparty )

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Title: Fault Lines
Rating: PG
For: star_faerie
Spoilers: Heartsong
Prompt: forever
Notes: This is set shortly after Heartsong, covering an issue that my 15 year old self ignored entirely; ten years later, I have an entirely different view on just who was hard-done by in that story. Cougar & Ruby's relationship.

( Fault Lines )

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Title: Crystal In The Blood
Rating: PG
Spoilers: Anne McCaffrey's Crystal Singer trilogy.
Summary: How Lanzecki came to join the Heptite Guild.
Notes: So in a fit of frenzy and madness, I signed up for Yuletide this year and whacked down every fandom I was vaguely acquainted with. Thus came my prompt for the Crystal Singer series. After re-reading, I came up with this. Hope you like: if you don't, let me know why!

( Crystal In The Blood )

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Rating: 15
For:liddles
Spoilers: All HP books
Prompt: Bitter
Summary: Snape and Lily's relationship, in retrospect.
Notes: I've never tried writing from Snape's POV before. So this is entirely new for me and I would very much appreciate any criticism / commentary.
Quotes: The opening quotes are taken from “The Voice” by Thomas Hardy.

( Bitter )

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I would absolutely love some feedback on this one.

Title: A Star To Steer Her By
Rating: PG
For: ivorycaelum
Spoilers: Ripples
Prompt: Delphine
Notes: I ummed and aahed over whether to write an epilogue to Ripples. In the end, I didn't. So this isn't an epilogue. It isn't an end. But it is what happens after the coach turns back into a pumpkin.

( A Star To Steer Her By )

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Thoughts, as always, are exceedingly welcome!

So I was going to do one short piece for Xmas reqs, then realised there was no way I could get the variety of prompts in without it being a total mess. So instead (hope you don't mind..), each person has a short sweet something in the fandom they selected and with their prompt.

Also - still not dead. Honest!

Title: Tomorrow
Rating: 15-R
For: Lianne
Spoilers: Chimera, the bulk of the Blue / Toya stories.
Summary: Prompt: tremble
Lyrics: Coldplay - Yellow

( Tomorrow )

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Thoughts always appreciated!

So being a retail wench and all, I can't do a host of requests this year, but I can manage three.

a. Something short and sweet
b. Crackfic! The world is your round shiny thing
c. Srs business. Something a bit longer and plottier.

So here be a poll, and I'll take whatever the majority comes up with and get scribbling. It's all tongue-in-cheek, and potentially multi-fandom, so have fun :D Anyone can play along!

This closes on the 31st November.

( clicky! )

Title: Long Lost
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: All prior stories; this is set approximately two months after the end of Chimera, but stands alone.
Summary: Lisa Ochai had to start a war to leave her soulmate fifteen hundred years ago. Since then, he has hunted her - and now he is back, and will destroy anyone she loves to make sure he is the only one in her life. Anyone she loves - everyone she loves.
Lyrics: Vienna Teng - Harbour
Notes: Thanks to my beta reader, the excellent MorbiDreamscape!

( Long Lost Part Six )
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Title: Long Lost
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: All prior stories; this is set approximately two months after the end of Chimera, but stands alone.
Summary: Lisa Ochai had to start a war to leave her soulmate fifteen hundred years ago. Since then, he has hunted her - and now he is back, and will destroy anyone she loves to make sure he is the only one in her life. Anyone she loves - everyone she loves.
Lyrics: Stabbing Westwards - Waking Up Beside You
Notes: Thanks to my beta reader, the excellent MorbiDreamscape!

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Thoughts adored!

Title: Long Lost
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: All prior stories; this is set approximately two months after the end of Chimera, but stands alone.
Summary: Lisa Ochai had to start a war to leave her soulmate fifteen hundred years ago. Since then, he has hunted her - and now he is back, and will destroy anyone she loves to make sure he is the only one in her life. Anyone she loves - everyone she loves.
Lyrics: Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Otherside
Notes: Thanks to my beta reader, the excellent MorbiDreamscape!

( Long Lost Part Four )

Thoughts adored.

Title: Long Lost
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: All prior stories; this is set approximately two months after the end of Chimera, but stands alone.
Summary: Lisa Ochai had to start a war to leave her soulmate fifteen hundred years ago. Since then, he has hunted her - and now he is back, and will destroy anyone she loves to make sure he is the only one in her life. Anyone she loves - everyone she loves.
Lyrics: Coldplay - Viva la Vida
Notes: Thanks to my beta reader, the excellent MorbiDreamscape!

Title: In Darkness
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: The Obernewtyn series by Isobelle Carmody. Specifically, The Keeping Place and The Stone Key.
Summary: Captured by his mortal enemy, Rushton finds himself slipping into despair. A story of love, obsession, darkness and fear.
Notes: This is the first piece of fanfiction I've ever written for this fandom, and unusually for me, has no original characters. Obernewtyn is my favourite series of books by several thousand country miles; there's nothing I don't love about this series, but there is a dearth of fanfic for it.

Why? I don't know. It has everything I could ever want: a post-apocalyptic world, a grouchy, flawed, emotionally repressed narrator who's destined to save the world and not too happy about it, cults, prophecies, revolution, an awesomely sarcastic cat, fantastic characters, mental powers, and a love story that makes me go all gooey every time I read it.

 So, inspired by a large cup of coffee, I've decided to create my own. This will be short - three parts max. If anyone out there has read the books *pauses to watch tumbleweed roll past* I'd love to hear what you think. If you haven't read the books, I'd still love to hear what you think!

 

Title: Long Lost
Rating: 15-R
Spoilers: All prior stories; this is set approximately two months after the end of Chimera, but stands alone.
Summary: Lisa Ochai had to start a war to leave her soulmate fifteen hundred years ago. Since then, he has hunted her - and now he is back, and will destroy anyone she loves to make sure he is the only one in her life. Anyone she loves - everyone she loves.
Lyrics: Texas - Black Eyed Boy
Notes: Thanks to my beta reader, the excellent MorbiDreamscape!

( Long Lost Chapter Two )

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Thanks for reading! Thoughts? Comments? Criticisms?

( Next Chapter )

So I was asked for a chronological order of the short stories. This is a little tricky as I’ve written quite a few over the years and they dip in and out of various overarching plots. So what’s below is not a definitive list, but it is an approximation. If you spot anything obviously wrong in terms of timeline, please shout and I will do my best to sort it out!

The epics

Shimmer, Kelekona, Heartsong, Trifolia, Darkstar, Ouroboros, Nightfire, Remember, Chimera

The Burning Times

You Wear Corruption with a Vague and Childish Air
Sandbagging
Breaking
A Lunatic City
Heavenly Element

Before Shimmer

Indenture
Dead On
Those Chains That Bind You
The Space Between
Beginnings
First Fall
Lipstick Marks
Streetwise

Between Shimmer and Nightfire

A Handful of Dust
First
Any Time
Fault Lines
Taste

Between Nightfire and Chimera

Afterparty
Forget Me Not
Between The Salt Water and the Sea Strand

Up to one year after Chimera

No Hero In Her Sky
Shadow Aspect
Vice
Snake Eyes
Something Borrowed, Something Blue
Telling It Like It Is
The Uses of Love
Currency
Keepsake
Long Lost
Love and War
Bluebells and Branches
Toil and Trouble
Changeling
Silk, Steel and Glass
The Sins of the Father
Driven
Missiles
The Hell mini-series (The Road To Hell, The Gates of Hell, The Heights of Hell)
Underneath

Approximately two years after Chimera

Secret Santa
My December [ I - II ] & January Frost
Marked
Portraiture
Moonlit Sonata
Killer Instinct
Family Ties

Approximately three years after Chimera

Cruel To Be Kind
A Fine and Private Place
The Luck of the Irish
Tomorrow
Cold Front
Nameless Fear
Bundle of Joy
Renaissance

Approximately four years after Chimera

The Devil May Care
Ninth Circle
Certain Dark Things [One - Two]
The Fourth King [One - Two - Three]

Approximately five years after Chimera

No Fairytale
Cat’s Cradle
The Last Word
Punch and Duty
Ripples
A Star To Steer Her By
Opening Act
Wishful Thinking
Dream Date
The Edge of the Horizon

Further in the future...

Of Innocence and Experience
Ancient History

What better way t spend a Friday night?

Prologue - done (500)
Ch 1 - done (2500) - brief tidy-up, then ready
Ch 2 - (3600) - put my chapter split in the wrong place. Needs editing
Ch 3 - (1700) - midway through.

Random bits from throughout - 2000