The Band Gazebo

So the challenge for today was 3 self recs. Which usually not my thing to do but hey ho. One of these is from 2015, the other two were both written in 2016 which it is still too early in the day to be calling last year! All three are from The Flash

Title: lost somewhere between now and then
Fandom : The Flash
Pairing: Joe West/Mama West (not Francine!)
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/4963756

This was written between season one and two, before we knew anything about Francine and not to toot my own horn or anything but I prefer my story to the one they used in the show. This draws slightly from the comic arcs (which I haven't read, only seen referenced on message boards, so any mistakes are mine and don't go expecting total fidelity), features a quite out of character Rip Hunter (also written before LOT aired) and bounces between two timelines. I like the ending which might be the only bit that does fit in with the show continuity!

Title: Central City on the Edge of Forever
Fandom: The Flash
Pairing: Joe West/Caitlin Snow
Link: http://archiveofourown.org/works/7822975

This was my 2016 Het Big Bang and I love it so much. The premise came about when I wondered what would happen if Joe and Caitlin were the same age. Which led me to throwing Caitlin back in time 20 years through never explained hand wavey science and seeing what happened. People commented that they didn't expect the ending to be what it was, but in a good way, and I think that's one of my favourite parts of the story - I did intend to do something else with the ending but couldn't figure it out and then I thought "what if" and it changed the whole story, opened it up to Het Big Bang type proportions. The title is a play on the Classic Star Trek episode which i came up with after hearing a throwaway line in the season three finale of Sleepy Hollow, of all things. So at least one good thing came out of that clusterfuck.



Title: Dance You Into The Dawn
Fandom: The Flash
Pairing: Joe West/Caitlin Snow
Link : http://archiveofourown.org/works/8282906

On comment fic, a request was made for a Strictly Come Dancing AU and it was made on opening weekend when I was all Strictly-fied and also, and no-one believes me when I say this, but I have all my songs picked out for if I were ever to be on the show, I have a playlist on my iPod and after watching skating for years, hearing music and seeing dancing/skating is second nature to me. So sketching out a fic where I have Joe as a singer and Caitlin as a pro dancer was very easy because I could find songs for each dance fairly easily and then it was a matter of finding the story to go along with it. I was off work for nearly three weeks with a chest infection that would not quit when I was writing this and it may have saved my sanity a little.

7 fics for 9 prompts on the fluff 4 card.

Prompt: vows of love
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6161158
The Flash, Joe West/Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, 1806 words

Prompt: friendship
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6161175
The X Files, John Doggett & Dana Scully, 1054 words

Prompts: engagement, brothers
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6162239
Warehouse 13/The Following, 1459 words

Prompt: holding hands
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6162258
Arrow, Quentin Lance/Donna Smoak, 309 words

Prompt : newborn child
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6170584
Arrow, John Diggle/Felicity Smoak, 1127 words

Prompts : lake, sunset
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6170758
Sleepy Hollow, Frank Irving/Jenny Mills, 1642 words

Prompt : childhood memories
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6170824
The X Files, John Doggett/Monica Reyes, 2055 words

The card was Music 2. I swapped "Rambling Man" for "Love in an elevator" and combined two other prompts into one fic, so here are the eight pieces I did for this challenge.

Now off to noodle upon Fluff 4 and Music 5!

Prompt: barbie girl
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6052438
Arrow, Quentin Lance/Donna Smoak, 489 words

Prompt: stairway to heaven
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6052465
Sleepy Hollow, Frank Irving/Jenny Mills, 410 words

Prompt : crash and burn
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6052576
The Flash, Joe West/Caitlin Snow, 1461 words

Prompt : you're still you
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6060268
Arrow, Felicity Smoak/John Diggle, 641 words

Prompt : hooked on a feeling
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6060337
The Flash, Joe West/Caitlin Snow, 505 words

Prompt : buffalo bill
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6069223
The X Files, John Doggett/Monica Reyes, 434 words

Prompts: bang bang, not fair
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6069250
The Flash, Joe West/Caitlin Snow, 1217 words

Prompt: love in an elevator (swapped with "Rambling Man")
http://archiveofourown.org/works/6069298
The Flash, Joe West/Caitlin Snow, Cisco Ramon, 821 words

So I did not post much in June. Between trying to wrangle a plot out of Het Big Bang, the usual end of school madness and life in general, there was not a lot of time to LJ/DW. Particularly since I was also doing a Bingo a Challenge for one million words, which, while it was a close run thing, I did get a blackout on a 5x5 card...where's a Faith icon when you really need one?!

Here be fics...


Our song - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4166841
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 343 words

Against all odds - 
http://archiveofourown.org/works/4166853
The Following, Mike Weston/Debra Parker, 434 words

Cuddling on the couch - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4134144
The Mentalist, Kimball Cho/Michelle Vega, 623 words

Moving in together - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4177758
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 492 words

surprise date - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4177776
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 498 words

return from deployment - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4177794
Hawaii 5-0, Steve/Catherine, 218 words

forgotten birthday/anniversary, sunset sunrise, cuddling- http://archiveofourown.org/works/4194006
The Flash, Joe/Caitlin, 798 words

learning the curves - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4194024
Sleepy Hollow, Frank/Jenny, 529 words

blind date - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4194048
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 497 words

reunion - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4194075
Marvel Cinematic Universe, Maria Hill/James Rhodes, 450 words

Holding hands, dancing, - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4208010
The Mentalist, Kimball Cho/Michelle Vega, 2262 words

Growing old together - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4208073
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 315 words

Pen pals - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4225812
NCIS Los Angeles, Nate/Kensi, 391 words

First date - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4225818
Sleepy Hollow, Frank/Jenny, 471 words

Serenade - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4225830
The Flash, Joe/Caitlin, 442 words

Crushing on my bff - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4228329
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 589 words

Wedding planning - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4228338
One Tree Hill, Jake/Peyton, 275 words

Drunk confessions - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4228347
Sleepy Hollow, Frank/Jenny, 449 words

First time - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4228311
The Mentalist, Kimball Cho/Michelle Vega, 305 words

Sharing food - http://archiveofourown.org/users/helsinkibaby/pseuds/helsinkibaby
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 414 words

Valentine - http://archiveofourown.org/works/423546
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 436 words

First vacation together - http://archiveofourown.org/works/4235496
The Flash, Joe/Caitlin, 336 words

So apparently I did words in February?

These are the fics I did for the Mini Love Bingo Card...

Prompt : hugs - hold me in your arms (and let me fall)
Arrow, Diggle/Felicity, 1483 words

Prompt : long distance relationship - one day soon
NCIS Los Angeles, Nate/Kensi, 420 words


Prompt : you make me feel - Feelings
NCIS Los Angeles, Nell/Callen, 290 words

Prompt : I love you more than - everything
The Flash, Joe/Caitlin, Iris, 1252 words

So in the pantheon of things that my brain churns out, this one might just be the one that breaks it. In response to the following at comment fic -

any, any rare or unconventional pairing, two characters who already know each other end up meeting at a blind date and find out they have in common way more than they always assumed


Now those of you around here a while will know that this prompt is right in my wheelhouse but I couldn't make it work with any of my ships.

Then I thought, hold on. Nowhere does it say they have to be on a blind date with each other.

And then I was on tumblr in The Flash tag, though I am so far behind it's not funny, and whatever ship wars and character wars are a-brewing/a-raging, I cannot find one person who doesn't like Joe West, which amen to that because he is Jesse and he is amazing and I love him too and I am thinking where is the Joe fic people, where is it?

And then....

And then...

Yeah, I don't even know what to tell you.

Link to AO3 - whatever kind of mood you're in tonight -- The Flash, Joe West and Caitlin Snow meet in an unexpected place.