I posted a very lengthy reply to cereta's call for Thanksgiving and your favorite characters, so I'm counting it for Mini Nano and posting it.

DCU, and Marvel, and Friday Night Lights, oh my!

I get that a lot of people didn't like last night's SPN. I've even read some really good posts that critiqued what they didn't like about it as an episode.

But I've also read a lot of posts about how last night's episode is indicative of patterns of failure in the treatment of women characters and etc. etc. etc. the same stuff people have hated about it for several seasons now, and... perhaps it's time you stopped watching SPN.

Seriously. Because at this point, it's self abuse.

My take is that by the end of the series, Bobby's a gonner, too. Because this is going to be a long and very bleak story about how Sam and Dean lost everything and every one to save the world. This is Beowulf, not The Odyssey.

Now, if you would like to watch arc driven stories full of strong women/people of color characters in which there are hard-won happy endings amidst the storms of life, where the cliches you hate so much are quite often turned on their heads, I cordially invite you to get then pull your head out of your ass* over the football thing and watch Friday Night Lights.

Like SPN, it's also chock full of slashy goodness, daddy issues, brotherly love, snappy dialogue, laugh until you hurt moments, pop culture references, and plenty of nail biting drama. Oh, and S3 gives us a black Impala, too.

In other words, it's got everything you keep saying you want from SPN ... that SPN is never going to deliver.

(No, FNL doesn't get everything right all the time, and S2 is all over the place, but it's got a metric fuckload less of the kind of fail that y'all hate so much about SPN.)

Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can't lose.

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*fleurlb says it's a rule that cranky pants PSAs can't contain the word "cordially".

Well, the other project I was pecking at got mowed down by Vlad The Impala.

This draft post will be locked after the final version is posted.

I'm setting the Supernatural Convention in Colorado and it's an 8-9 hour drive from Dillon. I assume you have seen SPN 5x09 "The Real Ghostbusters".

Mild FNL S4 spoilers in this part. Bigger ones for the series in the final product.

Wherein Tim Learns the Golden Rule

Title: Not Because You Should, But Because You Must
Fandoms: Sons of Anarchy/Supernatural/Friday Night Lights
Rating: Adult
Characters: Jax Teller, Dean Winchester, Tim Riggins
Pairings: Tim/OFC, Jax/Tim/Dean
Spoilers: Assumes you're current on SOA S2.

Author's Notes: For ixchel55, because it's all her fault for suggesting "the Manwich Supreme".

There are several blink and you'll miss it in jokes for other stories I've written peppered throughout, but they are not necessarily indicative of continuity with those stories.

I'm setting this about 3-4 years from where we are right now, so consider my takes on some of these characters to be slightly AU. In the giant backstory in my head, one of them in particular had his life turned inside out and upside down ... and that's hinted at.

Title and cut tags are from Them Crooked Vultures.

Thanks to tartysuz for her swift beta.

Legalese: Sons of Anarchy, Supernatural, and Friday Night Lights are copyright their respective owners. This is written as because I felt like making a gift for a friend, not for remuneration.

(I know what it's like to be lost in lust/not because you should, but because you must)

Title: Kilroy Blues
Rating: Teen (language)
Character: Luke Cafferty
Spoilers: All of Season 4 so far

Author's Note: Written for FNL Laundrylist Challange #36 -- 5. What's Luke's story? We've met Vince's mother, Jess' father and of course Becky's mom, but we know nothing of this star running back who popped out of nowhere. Where has he come from. Was he on the Panther's last year? How long has he been hanging with J.D.? Did Tami break up the next Jason/Tim pairing on us?

I fully expect everything I just cooked up about Luke to get jossed, but that's the fun of fanfic. Also, this means I can finally read fleurlb's take on this prompt.

Legalese: Friday Night Lights is copyright its respective owners. This is a loving labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.

(You got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run)

FNL/SoA xover.

Tim gets a job at CaraCara pictures.

I'll have something more in depth posted up later after I've watched it again but:

I laughed, I cried, I laughed s'more and mostly it's just ....

Oh, SHOW, ... you're back. You're back!

{{{Smishes show}}}

{Smishes Tim}

{Smishes Vince}

{Smishes Landry}

High-fives Tami.

BTW, Julie brings the femmeslash to the yard. I'm just sayin'.

Title: A Piece of Me
Pairing: Tim/Landry
Rating: Adult
Author's Note: This is a piece I wrote in 2007 shortly after S1 of FNL ended, and for some reason I never posted it. I found it tucked in an old notebook and decided oh, why not? If I had to set it somewhere in the chronology of the Tim/Landry stuff I've written, it comes between Shooting Stars and The Promise of a Man.

Legalese: Friday Night Lights is copyright its respective owners. This is a labor of love, not lucre.

(A little bit of my comfort food FNL pairing)

Fandom: Friday Night Lights
Rating: Teen (language and themes)
Pairing: Tim Riggins/His Entire Address Book
Spoilers: Assumes you've seen all of S3

Author's Note: Inspired by a real life event that's had me laughing all day long.*

Also -- S4! Almost here! Snoopy Dance! Snoopy Dance!

Legalese: Friday Night Lights is copyright its respective owners. This is a labor of laughter and love, not lucre.

(Say Cheez!)

Title: Three is the Magic Number
Fandom: FNL
Rating: Teen
Pairing/Characters: Tim&Matt/Julie
Author's Note: Written as a Yuletide New Year's Resolution for Setissma. The prompt was "I would be all over some Tim/Julie or Matt/Julie (or, hell, even Tim/Matt/Julie, because who isn't all over that one). First time is a plus, although I'm happy with pretty much anything. Bonus points for the whole h/c "Tim and/or Matt have fucked up lives and Julie's pretty damn good at making that a little better" thing. Extra bonus points if Tim manages to be monogamous and the good guy we know he is."

I tried hard to make it pr0nish, and the first draft was pr0ny, but ...

Thanks to poisontaster for her beta and feedback telling me more or less that the pr0n felt out of character and forced. This is a better story for your guiding hand foot to ass.

Legalese: FNL is copyright its respective owners. This is a story written as a gift to a total stranger, not a labor of lucre.

(Just like Schoolhouse Rock said ...)

There's been a lot of activity on Fridaynight Fic lately. (Some of it's excellent.) It gives me hope for the fandom.

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 12
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten, Part Eleven

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.


(Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can't Lose.)

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 11
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine, Part Ten

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.


(Puke out the nose is a new one. It's not a good one.)

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 10
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight, Part Nine

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.


(He looks like a debauched angel)

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 9
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven, Part Eight

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.

(It's amazing how much crap you accumulate by settling in one place)

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 8
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six, Part Seven

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.

(The days settled into a rhythm. Work. Train. Eat. Sex. Sleep. (Research ways to get Dean out of his bargain.))

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 7
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five, Part Six

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.


(Azazel's plans don't matter anymore")

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 6
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four, Part Five

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.

Dean: A chupacabra's about the size of a medium-small dog, like a Cocker Spaniel. Tim: Yeah, but those little fuckers can bite if they want.

Title: Introductio in Analysin Daemonium Infinitorum pt 5
Fandom: SPN-FNL
Pairing: Sam/Tim (Sam/Tim/Dean in a few places)
Rating: Adult (Here there be smut!)
Length: 50k words

Part One, Part Two, Part Three, Part Four

Author's Note: This is the cleaned up master version of a story I began writing for MiniNano back in November 2007. Sam Winchester is racing against time to save his brother Dean's life, and he's got Tim Riggins along for the ride ... and a bit more. ;)

The plan was to finish it and post it before the end of S3 of SPN and S2 FNL -- obviously that didn't happen.

Thank you to tartysuz and ixchel55 for their swift beta.

Legalese: SPN and FNL are copyright their respective copyright holders. This work is a labor of whatiffery, not a labor of lucre.

(In which there's a roadtrip followed by sex, then pizza, and then a not so sweet dream.)

There's an incredible offer that's been posted at Yuletide. For every New Year's Resolution posted, through the end of August, $5 will be donated to charity.

I'm pecking away at a Matt/Julie/Tim prompt.

Things happen when college buddies get drunk and take a "purity test", I'm just sayin' is all. ;)