its soft edge might cut you

Title: Empire State of Mind
Series: Star Trek AOS fusion with Gossip Girl
Rating: PG-13/R for this chapter
Summary: It's finally Thanksgiving on the Upper East Side, but turkey and stuffing aren't the only things on the menu today. How about a nice heaping side dish of drama to go with the yams?
Notes: In addition to the standard trigger warning about Nyota's bulimia, there is an additional one for people who have attempted or know someone who has attempted/committed suicide. (It's not Sam.)

This chapter is dedicated to hora_tio, as her birthday was this past Saturday! Happy belated, my dear!

Full notes on AO3, where the chapter has only been posted due to length.

Fic: A Little Mystery to Figure Out
Series: Star Trek AOS including some spoilers for Star Trek Into Darkness
Rating: NC-17
Words: 19,414
Disclaimer: Don't own anything except Chekov's ragequit. Which LBR, he would especially after what happens to him in STID.
Summary: When Jim and Leonard find out the entire crew "knows" that they're together, they decide to teach them an object lesson in assumptions. Unfortunately, things escalate, and Leonard quickly realizes he bit off more than he can chew.
Notes: Full notes available on AO3.
Additional: For ellipsisthgreat and written for the Second Annual mccoy_and_kirk Spring Fling Exchange!

Title: Empire State of Mind Chapter Seven
Series: Star Trek AOS fused with the televsion/book series Gossip Girl
Rating: Teen and Up for the main fic, NC-17 for the bonus scene (seriously, do not read the bonus scene if explicit underage sex is a thing that could send you to jail for reading. I really don't need that on my conscience.)
Word Count: 25,250 for the chapter, 2,722 for the bonus scene
Summary: It's time for Nyota's birthday party. Will they escape the evening without a scandal?

Oh, who are we kidding. Of course not.
Notes: Sorry it took a few months, but hopefully with a total of 28K in fic, you won't mind. ;D

Again this is potentially triggery for people who are sensitive to or have recovered from issues involving eating disorders, specifically bulimia. Spock has a catchphrase now; he uses it twice in Chapter Seven. Also some of the parents got less shitty, while some get shittier. I'm not saying whose are which, you'll just have to read to find out.

Hope you enjoy it! XOXO

Title: Will I Ever See Your Sweet Return
Series: Star Trek AOS (not a crossover or AU! ACTUAL STAR TREK)
Rating: NC-17 because they have sex like a million times (rimming, frottage, blow jobs, anal, bathtub handjobs, pretty much everything ever)
Words: 15,670
Beta: maypirate
Summary: When the Enterprise negotiates peace talks with a society known as the Catalans, and Jim finds out that Bones wants someone else, he tries to nurture his broken heart. However, when Bones comes to him that night having performed a local ritual, things quickly get more complicated.
Notes: Hello and Happy Valentine's Day! Have some fic where Jim ruins his life because he's too stubborn to ask questions! :D

This is very angsty, and there is a lot of sex in this. I...don't know why I feel the need to explain this to you like it's a bad thing or whatever, but here I am. ::jazz hands::

The theme song of this fic is Lover, You Should've Come Over by Jeff Buckley. Internet, if there ever was a perfect song made, it is that one. The title is a line from it. I listened to it on repeat while writing this, and it really sets the tone for the fic.

The words aparellament, estimat, and ànima reparació all belong to a language known as Catalan. What they mean is explained in the fic as Jim learns them. Sorry, I don't want to give anything away before it's time!

I hope you all like this, as it's relatively short and actually like...not an AU or crossover. And again, Happy Valentine's Day! (Or Galentine's Day, if you're a disciple of Councilwoman Leslie Knope.)

Title: You Don't Know What it Means to Win
Series: Star Trek AOS au/fusion with Iron Chef America
Rating: NC-17 because Jim and Bones have sex a few times. (OH THE HARDSHIP)
Words: 27,198, all in one go because I'm giving like that
Content Advisory: None apply
Beta: maypirate
Summary: Jim Kirk is an up-and-comer in America's culinary world. When he gets the call to battle Iron Chef Leonard McCoy on television, he expects a big career boost. He does not, however, expect to fall in love with his competitor. (The Star Trek AOS Iron Chef America AU.)
Notes: Full notes at AO3. Fic only posted there due to length.

Title: Phoenix Invictus Book Two: Child of Darkness 7/9 (AO3
Series: Star Trek AOS crossover with characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men
Rating: Hard R because of one scene of non-explicit sexuality
Content Advisory: dub-con that edges on non-con due to mental tampering, emotional manipulation, and mind control
Total Words: 67,474, each part approximately 8,000
Summary: It's been three months since the events with the M'Kraan Crystal, and Jim and his crew find themselves approaching a planet that has long hidden itself from Starfleet. This is the least of their worries when Bones starts changing thanks to his relationship with the Phoenix Force. Can Jim help Bones retain his humanity? Or is he already too late?
Notes: See the end of the chapter for notes. Again, don't let the advisory scare you.

( The Dark Phoenix flew throughout the stars, and he was displeased. )

( Notes )

Title: Phoenix Invictus Book Two: Child of Darkness (5/9) (AO3)
Series: Star Trek AOS crossover with characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men
Rating: Hard R because of one scene of non-explicit sexuality
Content Advisory: dub-con that edges on non-con due to mental tampering, emotional manipulation, and mind control
Total Words: 67,474, each part approximately 8,000
Summary: It's been three months since the events with the M'Kraan Crystal, and Jim and his crew find themselves approaching a planet that has long hidden itself from Starfleet. This is the least of their worries when Bones starts changing thanks to his relationship with the Phoenix Force. Can Jim help Bones retain his humanity? Or is he already too late?
Notes: See the end of the chapter for notes. Again, don't let the advisory scare you.

( Ensign Pavel Chekov pulled at the collar of his dress shirt with a grimace. )

( Notes )

Title: Title: Phoenix Invictus Book Two: Child of Darkness (AO3) 3/9
Series: Star Trek AOS crossover with characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men
Rating: Hard R because of one scene of non-explicit sexuality
Content Advisory: dub-con that edges on non-con due to mental tampering, emotional manipulation, and mind control
Total Words: 67,474, each part approximately 8,000
Summary: It's been three months since the events with the M'Kraan Crystal, and Jim and his crew find themselves approaching a planet that has long hidden itself from Starfleet. This is the least of their worries when Bones starts changing thanks to his relationship with the Phoenix Force. Can Jim help Bones retain his humanity? Or is he already too late?
Notes: See the end of the chapter for notes. Again, don't let the advisory scare you.

( Bones opened his eyes, and he lay under the shade of a tree. )

( Notes )

Title: Phoenix Invictus Book Two: Child of Darkness (AO3)
Series: Star Trek AOS crossover with characters from Marvel Comics' X-Men
Rating: Hard R for one scene of not in depth sexuality
Beta: cryogenia
Word Count: 67,475
Content Advisory: dub-con that borders on non-con due to mental tampering, mind control, and emotional manipulation (Again, nothing explicit)
Summary: It's been three months since the events with the M'Kraan Crystal, and Jim and his crew find themselves approaching a planet that has long hidden itself from Starfleet. This is the least of their worries when Bones starts changing thanks to his relationship with the Phoenix Force. Can Jim help Bones retain his humanity? Or is he already too late?
Notes: Please do not be scared by the warning on this fic! I promise you nothing graphic happens!

So...hello! As promised, here is Book Two of Phoenix Invictus. I hope you're all excited!

I'll be posting one chapter a week every Wednesday for the next eight weeks. I'll try to post around lunch time, like I did today, but we'll see.

Notes will go at the end of each chapter due to the footnotes.

There is some dub/non con in this one, due to a person manipulating another person's emotions and dreams. Nothing explicit happens, but still. Be advised of it.

The gorgeous artwork for this fic is by spanambula. There is also a mix by ivycross.



( We open on Chandilar, three months after the end of Child of Light... )

Title: Empire State of Mind
Series: Star Trek AOS fusion with the television series, Gossip Girl
Rating: Teen and Up for language, some teen make outs, drug use, and teen drinking
Parings: It'd be easier to list what pairings aren't in this fic. I may make up a flowchart in Photoshop just for fun.
Content Advisory for this Chapter: Potentially triggering for people who have struggled with or are in recovery from eating disorders, specifically bulimia
Word Count: For this chapter, 17K, 70k total. (Longest. Fic. Ever.)
Notes: Look, I updated this already! Aren't we all amazed?

Some of the dialogue in this chapter comes from the Gossip Girl episode "Victor/Victrola." If you've seen GG, you'll know it when you see it.

The necklace Spock purchases can be found on the Tiffany's website. I picked it out before I saw the price tag and then cried a little because it costs more than my house. Blair's necklace on Gossip Girl only cost 30K, so I dunno. Spock loves Nyota more than Chuck loves Blair or something.

I've thought about subtitling this story "The Fic Where Everyone's Parents are Terrible," and you'll see why this chapter. I mean, it's already somewhat obvious? But it is really apparent after this chapter.

Again, there's drug use, teen drinking, and teenage make outs. I've been reliably informed that the age of consent in New York is 17, so while it is teens fooling around with each other and not teens with adults, they are still technically too young in the eyes of the law. Please be advised of that in case you're reading this someplace where that isn't allowed.

Trigger advisory this chapter for people who have or are in recovery from eating disorders, specifically bulimia.

Chapter posted to AO3 only due to length. THEY KEEP GETTING LONGER.