#assorted aus

Story: Blood and Beginnings Status: current Priority: high Description: Another in a fem!Fluri gift fic set for Flynntervention where Flynn is a mermaid and Yuri is a witch. It’s only about half done and already longer than the other two.

Story: PMtS untitled Status: current Priority: high Description: There was an idea I’d considered writing back while I was working on College Town, and it occurred to me just the other day that I could recycle it into a Pretty Much the Same short. I’m looking forward to writing this once I get started.

Story: Shamanic Princess fusion Status: active Priority: medium Description: What it says up top. I’ve been wanting to write this for a year or two at this point.

Story: On Tour Status: active Priority: high Description: next up in the Mix Tape set, Dragon Swarm goes on tour!

Story: Mirrors Status: backburnered, maybe half finished Priority: medium Description: Uhhh…kink fic, I guess. ._. Flynn likes to watch.

Story: anon prompt Status: backburnered Priority: low Description: I really want to write this one, but I need to be in the right frame of mind and I just haven’t been.

Story: Mirror’s Image follow up Status: backburnered Priority: medium Description: I’d like to fill in how those two got together in that story. Also, I have a bit of dialogue written for it that I really like.

Story: Unconventional Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: The boys meet at a convention…and then another one and another one and another one.

Story: Police Procedural AU Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: The very beginning is posted here. I’d like to write it, but it is going to be a lot of work, and I have other projects I would like to write more.

Story: Gargoyles fusion Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: watched the series with bad0mens and it was AWESOME

Story: PI AU Status:back-burnered Priority: low Description: This one’s gonna be trouble because Yuri & co are gonna be solving cases and such, and that’s a bit outside my usual skill set. Also, more urban fantasy.

Story: Lucky Charm Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: I’m really excited about the idea for this one. I think it’s decently unique, and a nice sort of magical realism/urban fantasy sort of thing. I need to work out some details. It’ll probably be a long one shot.

Story: PmtS oneshot Status: current Priority: high Description: fluff (adult content?) and an introduction of sorts to how Estelle, Rita, and Judy fit in

Story: Shamanic Princess fusion Status: current Priority: high Description: What it says up top. I've been wanting to write this for a year or two at this point.

Story: On Tour Status: active Priority: high Description: next up in the Mix Tape set, Dragon Swarm goes on tour!

Story: Insomnia Status: active Priority: medium Description: Based off of the tags on this post, and hopefully to include some of this post, as well.

Story: aphrodisiac Status: active Priority: medium Description: Flynn fucks up by accidentally dosing himself with an aphrodisiac.

Story: Mirrors Status: active Priority: low Description: Uhhh...kink fic, I guess. ._. Flynn likes to watch.

Story: anon prompt Status: backburnered Priority: medium Description: I really want to write this one, but I need to be in the right frame of mind and I just haven't been.

Story: Mirror's Image follow up Status: backburnered Priority: medium Description: I'd like to fill in how those two got together in that story. Also, I have a bit of dialogue written for it that I really like.

Story: Unconventional Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: The boys meet at a convention...and then another one and another one and another one.

Story: Police Procedural AU Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: The very beginning is posted here. I'd like to write it, but it is going to be a lot of work, and I have other projects I would like to write more.

Story: Gargoyles fusion Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: watched the series with bad0mens and it was AWESOME

Story: PI AU Status:back-burnered Priority: low Description: This one's gonna be trouble because Yuri & co are gonna be solving cases and such, and that's a bit outside my usual skill set. Also, more urban fantasy.

Story: Lucky Charm Status: back-burnered Priority: low Description: I'm really excited about the idea for this one. I think it's decently unique, and a nice sort of magical realism/urban fantasy sort of thing. I need to work out some details. It'll probably be a long one shot.

“Point the gun at me.”

The weapon in Flynn’s hands remained aimed at the ground between himself and Yuri for a fraction of a second too long. Yuri sighed and rolled his eyes.

“It’s an unloaded prop gun. I checked it myself before we began. Now, point it at me.” He sighed again as Flynn did as he was told. “Finger’s not even on the trigger,” he muttered.

The beginning of a protest about gun safety was on Flynn’s lips, but Yuri cut him off.

“Hold it one-handed. You’re playing a criminal right now, not a cop.” Shaking his head, he swiftly adjusted Flynn’s grip on the pistol. “If anyone was born for the part…. Okay. You’re supposed to disarm this guy, so I’m going to walk you through the motions before you practice.”

Backing away a step, Yuri held up his hands. “Keep eye contact with the bad guy. The gun’ll stay in your field of vision, but try to keep eye contact. You want to keep him focused on what you’re saying as you try to talk him down, rather than letting him focus on his trigger finger or how close you’ve gotten.”

Flynn realized all of a sudden that Yuri really had gotten close again and, before he knew it, Yuri had grabbed the gun—and his hand—and spun him around. His arm was pulled back, high across his chest. The gun was yanked out of his grip, and Yuri shoved him away. It was Flynn’s turn to raise his hands as he turned back to find the weapon now trained on him.

“Did you get that?”

“Can we try one more time? Slowly.”

“Sure.”

He handed back the gun and they ran through it again. Yuri went slow, as requested, and Flynn let himself be guided through each step. He was almost focused enough to miss the slight quickening of his heartbeat as he was held briefly against Yuri’s chest. The moment passed, and he was disarmed, freed, and relieved once again that Yuri made a point of never flirting with him while they practiced his stunts. It had been an unexpected bit of professionalism, but one he was grateful for. There was no way he could have concentrated if Yuri hadn’t been taking it seriously, too.

They were working on the set of Protect and Serve, a police procedural in its second season that Flynn had landed a small part in as one of the background characters. As Officer G. Finch, he hadn’t even been important enough to have a first name originally, but he’d heard that his limited appearances had sparked enough interest among the fans that the scriptwriters were gradually writing him into the episodes. If he became a regular, it would be his first big break. He wasn’t quite sure if that was possible, given that the K-9 unit partners played by Niren and Raven were plenty popular, but it was an exciting thought nonetheless.

As for Yuri, technically, he was the show’s stunt coordinator, but he also doubled sometimes as one of the forensics lab techs. Flynn hadn’t learned all that much about him, aside from the fact that he wasn’t shy about flirting during downtime on the set. He was professional when it came time to work however, and he was easy enough to get along with…about half the time. The other half of the time, he was a smug, stubborn, opinionated jackass, and there was little warning about which side of Yuri was going to come out. They worked together surprisingly well when they weren’t fighting though, so Flynn tried to overlook his quirks.

They switched roles so that Flynn could practice the disarming move until he was sure he had it down and Yuri was satisfied with how smoothly he could pull it off. As Flynn handed back the gun to be returned to props storage, he noticed that Zagi had snuck over at some point. The other actor was lurking in the shadows next to a stand of stage lights…watching. Pushing away from the wall, he came forward to join them.

“Is it my turn now, Yuri?”

Zagi did not share Yuri’s professionalism off the set. Everything was a game to him until the cameras were rolling. Some of the crew that had been around for the first season had said that Zagi used to interrupt when other actors would practice stunts with Yuri. Somehow, Yuri had made him stop, though he couldn’t keep him from hanging around.

“This isn’t your stunt, Zagi. Finch wouldn’t have the skill to disarm Bastian that way.”

“You never know. The writers might have me let myself be caught one day. Maybe I’ll need to trade secrets about a bigger bad guy.”

“You are the big bad guy.”

Zagi grinned, showing teeth. “There’s always someone nastier. So, show me.”

Yuri passed him the gun and turned away. “Flynn, you do it.”

“Am I not interesting enough for you, Yuri? How about we play with this?”

The gun dropped to the cement floor with a weighty ‘clunk!’ and Zagi drew a knife. Yuri was only just turning at the sound and Zagi was set to rush him. Flynn didn’t even think before throwing himself between them. He caught Zagi mid-lunge and used that momentum to throw him to the ground. Wrenching the knife out of his grip, he backed away, appalled, as Zagi shook with quiet, breathless laughter.

“It’s fake,” Yuri said.

“Huh?”

Flynn gaped as Yuri snatched the knife away and jammed it into his own palm. The sight made him flinch, and it took him a minute to realize that the reason he couldn’t see where the blade had gone straight through was because it hadn’t. He watched closely and saw it glide back out of the handle as Yuri drew it back. Sparing a quick glance for Zagi, still lying prone on the floor, Yuri grinned at Flynn.

“Wanna grab a drink after work?”

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Apparently, Yuri’s invitation hadn’t been meant as a date, and Flynn spent a fair amount of the evening trying to convince himself that he wasn’t disappointed. It was a little difficult when he was the only new cast member sitting in that tiny booth in the corner bar. He sipped quietly at his beer while Yuri argued with Adecor and Boccos—a pair of self-styled thespians playing background characters in a daytime cop show while awaiting the takeoff of their Shakespearian careers. Leblanc, who played the chief, looked just about ready to jump into the escalating argument, while Raven tossed back his drink and Niren laughed at something Yuri had said to Boccos. The volume of the argument was rising to a level where Flynn was ready to intervene. Before he could speak, however, Niren rested a hand on Yuri’s shoulder and, just like that, Yuri calmed down and sat back in his seat. Flynn eyed them sideways over a long pull of his beer.

He’d noticed before that Yuri had a strange, vaguely irreverent admiration for the older man. It was something more than simply having worked on the same show together, though Flynn wasn’t sure exactly what. There was something genuine in Yuri’s respect for Niren that wasn’t apparent when he spoke with anyone else. Leblanc took his cue from Niren and changed the subject.

“Anyone heard what the writers are up to?”

“I hear they’re gonna kill off Bastian for the season finale,” Raven said.

Always full of gossip about what the writers were up to, Raven’s information was often somewhat sketchy. Still, Flynn was startled by what he’d heard. Bastian was Zagi’s character. The writers had been setting him up as an arch nemesis, the key player in the city’s drug trafficking problem. They’d have to have a very good reason to kill him off. Yuri didn’t share his doubts.

“So, the Red Eyes can have a good idea every now and again.”

‘The Red Eyes’ was Yuri’s nickname for the writers, so chosen because, in his words, “They come up with most of that crap at three in the morning, out of their minds with sleep deprivation.”

“They can’t just get rid of him,” Flynn argued.

“Sure! They’ve got it all figured out!” Raven threw an arm around Niren’s shoulders. “My decorated partner here is gonna shoot him under—shall we say—questionable circumstances. He’ll spend a few episodes of season three on desk duty during the IA investigation, agonizing over his choice and the future of his career and his pension and the fate of his lovely wife who’s only just—”

Yuri rather spoiled Raven’s dramatics by asking rather pointedly: “What wife?”

“They’re gonna write one in for him. Where was I? Oh, yes! His lovely wife who’s only just been diagnosed with cancer—”

“They’re writing me a dying wife?”

Yuri rolled his eyes. “Someone needs to keep them away from the soaps.”

Raven pouted. “You people have no appreciation for drama, for pathos!” He jabbed a finger at Flynn. “This young man ought to be glad to hear it!”

“Why me?” Did they know he would be glad to see Zagi gone? Most of the other actors complained about him, so why should he be singled out? Unless Raven had somehow linked Flynn’s dislike with the way Zagi harassed Yuri.

“Because just who do you think will be helping me clean up the streets while my partner’s stuck at his desk?”

“Me?”

“That’s right!” He gestured grandly, and the rest of the cast pulled their beers protectively out of harm’s way. “Officers Swann and Goldfinch—”

Yuri snorted, nearly choking on his drink at the name, originally a joke about Flynn’s character, identified only by his surname-only badge: Officer G. Finch. Yuri had started it one day during a break. “Goldfinch. I like it. Suits you.” The writers had picked it up and worked it into the script as a teasing nickname for rookie cop Gregory Finch.

As they left the bar together later, Yuri nudged Flynn with his shoulder. “Guess I need to pick out a new nickname for you.”

“Isn’t one enough?”

“Not if everyone else is using it. How do you like Tweety Bird?”