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too easy - Penny accepts a dare. Things go downhill from there. (PG-13)
the omega - Sheldon reacts to an event in his otherwise well-ordered life with his usual fastidiousness. (PG-13)
knee deep - And then she forgot about it, because honestly, what the hell. "This is my friend Sheldon, he likes talking about complicated science things and you can't ever sit on his cushion and he has labels on everything and if he gets sick you have to sing Soft-Kitty until he falls asleep, and he thinks he's better than you. Hey, want to have a baby he'll raise to be his clone?" (PG-13)

Goodbye - One day the new Intersect will come online. (PG)
selves unimaginably mine - Chuck's having trouble dealing with all the lies. Set just after 2x11. (PG-13)
this human flaw* - He'll regret it. Just not yet. (NC-17 for explicit sex, language)
Reverse - Chuck meets someone else. (PG-13)
Restless - Chuck's still waiting for his life to start. (PG)
paint the black hole blacker - Chuck invites Sarah for a weekend away, and she's troubled when she finds out why. AU, mid-S2. (PG-13)
15 Step* - Chuck invites Sarah over for an evening of cover maintenance, starting a sequence of events that run out of his control. Incomplete. (R for adult situations)
all the proof you need* - Chuck and Sarah finally take that trip to Mexico. Set after 2x21, made AU by 2x22. (R for sex)
just like the heart you break* - Chuck and Sarah talk about what happens after Ellie's wedding. (R for sex)
all that ever mattered - Sarah loses everything in the blink of an eye. Post-S2. (PG-13)
just don't let me down* - Chuck is on holiday from spy school, but he has a homework assignment to do. Set during the July 4 following S2. (NC-17 for sex)
all ye faithful - Ellie sends Chuck and Devon on a Christmas eve mission. (PG-13)
silent lucidity* - Eventually, Sarah Walker believes in making her own luck. Set during S3. (NC-17 for sex)
belated - Chuck asks Sarah for a huge favor. (PG)
honeypot* - Chuck wasn't supposed to know about that mission. Set during S3. (NC-17 for sex)
double take - There are some things Johnnie Walker Black can't fix. Set post-3x06, during 3x07. (PG-13)
lockdown* - Chuck and Sarah are stuck in Castle for the night. Set soon after 3x10. (NC-17 for sex)
[variant 1]* - Chuck and Sarah are stuck in a supply closet. (NC-17 for sex)
[variant 2]* - Chuck and Sarah are stuck in a supply closet after being exposed to a rather unusual drug. (NC-17 for sex)
foreseen circumstance* - Chuck didn't expect to get turned on, watching Sarah seduce a mark. (NC-17 for sex)
rush* - It is verboten for two CIA agents to go on their own honeymoon under their own names. (NC-17 for sex)

AU Season 3:
the secret you don't know how to tell* - Chuck still has a few things to learn. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
revisionist history* - It's Chuck's first Christmas without Morgan. (NC-17 for explicit sexual content)
to keep the sky from falling* - General Beckman orders Chuck and Sarah to announce their fake engagement, in an effort to draw Chuck's father out of hiding. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
a king of infinite space* - Chuck must come up with a plan to keep the people he loves safe. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

plans and their opposite* - For once Annie doesn't make any plans. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

memory serves* - Jane goes in search of something to help her sleep and finds Edward instead. (NC-17 for sexual situations)
all of the ways* - Jane and Edward on their (real) wedding night. (NC-17)

in my blood there's gasoline* - "She thinks, for not the first time, how brilliant, how terrifying, it must be, to be the object of his undivided attention." What happens at the hotel in Seoul during Masquerade. (R for sex)
Immured* - Their stars were hitched a long time ago. (R for sex)
Souvenirs* - Eames has a chance to get away for a while. (R for sexual content)
but you can't fight it forever (drabble) - Goren and Eames, after. [This will be jossed.] (PG-13)
harder than i am* - After their last case, Eames leaves him, and her protection, behind. [set during S9, will be jossed.] (R)
lifeline* - Dr. Gyson suggests a therapeutic exercise for Goren. (NC-17 for sex)

the apple - Kahlan would change almost anything, if it meant a life with him. (PG)
unbound* - Kahlan had known Richard for eight months, had loved him for seven months, three weeks, and four days, when she confessed him. (NC-17 for sex)
without a country* (bookverse) - Richard and Kahlan find some alone time after the events of Confessor. (NC-17 for sex)
mistress* - This honeymoon won't last forever. (NC-17 for sex)

Breaking - End of S3, Clark's about to leave Earth, maybe forever, but he has one last stop to make. (PG-13)
Knot* - Alternate identities have their advantages. (R)
until you can't see land - Clark swears that he will not miss the birth of his first child. The universe, as usual, has other plans. (PG)

a little brown haired bride - Peggy Olson doesn't quite know what she wants, but she knows when she doesn't have it. (PG-13)
false dichotomy - Elliot Lawrence isn't exactly their salvation, but it's close. (PG-13)

Villette - In AD 1100, Carson's death makes Nancy's life little more than an afterthought. (mild R for sexual content)
by starlight* - In Regency England, Nancy is intercepted on her way home, and this time she won't get away with ease. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Letters - Nancy and Ned's relationship changes when Ned leaves to fight in WWII. (PG-13) Incomplete.
Blue Stars - The war is over and Ned comes home. (PG)
Painted Black* - On a summer day in 1966, Ned thinks Nancy might be gone for good. (PG)
The Color of Sunset* - Ned thinks he sees a familiar face in the jungles of Vietnam. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Summer at Fox Lake - Nancy, Bess, and George spend the summer at Fox Lake and stumble onto a mystery. (PG) Incomplete.

runaway - Nancy's desperate for a new mystery, just maybe not this one. High school AU. (PG)
to prove a negative - Nancy and Ned have a conversation over a sunset. (PG-13)
forbid - Carson forbids Nancy to see Ned. She disobeys almost immediately. (PG-13)

Strangers In the Night - Nancy and Ned's first date and kiss. (PG)
Milun - Ned lends Nancy his coat. (PG)
Baby, It's Cold Outside - Nancy and Ned's first Christmas as a couple. (PG)
Until - Carson gives Nancy some unwelcome news. (PG)
Contingencies - Nancy gets worried when Ned doesn't invite her to his prom. (PG)
Unspeakable - The aftermath of Mrs. Drew's death in the household. (PG)
First and Last - Five stages of Nancy and Ned's relationship. (PG)
Headlights on Dark Roads - The incident Nancy was talking about during Files 10. (PG-13)
Lesser Angels* - Nancy and Ned, in high school, home alone. (R for adult situations)
Jealous* - Nancy shows up for her junior prom without Ned. (R for adult situations)
Possess* - The night of Nancy's senior prom, everything will be perfect. (R for adult situations)
Distraction - Ned teaches Nancy how to play football, kind of. (PG)
Room 47 - An unexpected detour and noisy neighbors lead Nancy and Ned to a conversation about their relationship. (PG-13)
Make This Go On Forever - Nancy and Ned go on a date after Files 10. (PG-13)
Chasing Cars - After Files 24, Nancy and Ned discuss his proposal. (PG-13)
Black Metallic* - During Files 30, Ned tries to comfort Nancy. (R for adult situations)
Intersect - Sometimes Ned's mere proximity is too much. (PG-13)
Off Balance - Pre-Files 75, Bess has a flat tire and calls Ned for help. (PG)
Blush - Nancy's never been good with forever. (PG)
Skate - Ned comes home to Nancy after one of her more harrowing cases. (PG)
Deprivation - Nancy and Ned in the middle of a case. (PG-13)
Borrowed - Ned spends the end of his Thanksgiving break helping Nancy recuperate. (PG)
Serendipity - Missing scene from Files 92, Nancy and Ned find themselves in a compromising situation. (PG-13)
Undone - During Files 108, Nancy and Ned discuss their problems. (PG-13)
Just Another - Files 119, after Nancy has told Ned about Nick. (PG)
Eyes Open - One night of every year they make sure Nancy doesn't spend alone. (PG-13)
Worth the Wait* - Nancy and Ned grow closer while stranded in a cabin with Bess and George during a snowstorm. (NC-17 for adult situations)
Change - Ned has a secret Nancy would never have guessed. (PG-13) Incomplete.
Web of Deceit - Nancy, Ned, Bess, and George head to San Francisco on a case. (PG-13) Incomplete.

100 Situations - Nancy and Ned in 100 situations, beginning with their meeting. (R for language) Incomplete.

we stood so long we fell* - Nancy visits Ned at Emerson for the Winter Carnival and stumbles onto a mystery. (R)
breathe out (so i can breathe you in)* - Nancy and Ned are exposed to an experimental compound, with unexpected results. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
chiaroscuro* - Nancy had seen Ned naked for the first time in front of an art class and one of his frat brothers. (NC-17 for sex)
Reclaim* - There are cougars at the River Heights Country Club, and Nancy has her own way of dealing with it. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
line in the sand - After Nancy turns down Ned's proposal, she finds they can't go back to the way they were. (R)
leave you to the flames* - Ned joins Nancy while she's on a case in Stockholm, but things aren't going as planned. (NC-17)
just the same but brand new* - Nancy is sent on an unexpected scavenger hunt. (NC-17 for sex)
cold feet - Nancy wakes up in unfamiliar surroundings, the morning of her wedding day. (PG)
Blue - Nancy has been kidnapped one Christmas Eve. (PG-13)
I'll Follow You Into the Dark* - Nancy and Ned are held captive during the holidays, and believe this Christmas will be their last. (NC-17 for explicit sex, violence, language)
Long Time Coming* - Nancy takes Ned on a special graduation trip. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Second to None* - follows glasheen25's The Second Chance. Nancy plans to stay the night, and Ned is more than okay with that. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Give In* - Ned has a thing about cheerleading uniforms. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
the motion blur* - Nancy's dinner with a suspect doesn't go as planned. (NC-17 for explicit sexual situations, very dubious consent)
pencil in the gaps* - And then it's a foregone conclusion, that they're going to sleep together. (NC-17)
Consumed* - Nancy and Ned on a stakeout in the height of summer. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Negotiation* - Nancy pays Ned a surprise visit at Emerson. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
end and begin* - Nancy and Ned and a fire escape on New Year's Eve. (NC-17 for sex)
so brave in victory* - The comedown happens too fast, this time. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
than each my deeper death* - Bess and Ned are always the victims of infidelity, until the one night they aren't. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Wrecking Ball* - Bess and Ned have always been a little closer. (mild R for adult situations, language)
Epithalamion* - Nancy and Ned's wedding day. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
dark on fire* - Nancy and Ned in the middle of a case in the Hamptons. (NC-17 for sex)
Catch and Release* - Ned has gone missing and Nancy has to track him down. (NC-17 for explicit sex, violence, s&m)
a heart like broken glass* - Nancy spends her graduation day waiting. (NC-17 for sex)
One Step* - Nancy keeps getting stuck between. (R for sex)
Bow Down Silent - It's just a message on an answering machine. (PG-13)
Mammoth* - CIA Agent Drew runs into an old boyfriend: FBI Special Agent Nickerson. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Out of Dodge* - Nancy takes on a dangerous impersonation. (NC-17 for explicit sex, language)
A Multitude of Sins* - Nancy poses as Frank's girlfriend for a cover. Ned comes along to make sure things don't get out of hand. (NC-17 for explicit threesome sex)
fairy lights - Nancy bumps into Ned while on Christmas break from Wilder. (PG)
Button* - Nancy and Ned play a game. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

souhait accordé* - Nancy and Ned exchange wish lists. Very specific wish lists. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

rearview mirror* - Nancy is on long-term undercover assignment for the CIA when she discovers the love of her life is getting married - to someone else. (NC-17 for explicit sex, disturbing content, violence)

Trebuchet - On Ned's first meeting with Nancy, he's drawn into one of her more intense cases. (R for language, violence) Incomplete.

The Tallest Tower* - Ned is poisoned, and Nancy has 24 hours to find the cure. (NC-17 for explicit sex, character death)
Meant to Last* - Tallest Tower alternate ending. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Tidal Breath* - Carson decides to bring his grief-stricken daughter home. (R for adult themes including suicide)
Echoes* - Nancy tries to put her life back together. (R for adult themes, character death)

Enough* - Nancy always despised infidelity. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Two Guesses* - Late night phone calls are never a good sign. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Devil's Bargain* - Nancy on Ned's wedding day. (R for adult situations)

Regenerate* - Nancy looks at what she could have. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Tangled* - She doesn't use the word "need." (NC-17 for explicit sex)

a yellowed-paper heart - Ned Nickerson hates being in love with Nancy Drew. Meta. (PG-13)

Rain on a Tin Roof:
Rain on a Tin Roof* - Nancy has to choose between Ned and Frank. (R for sexual situations)
The Ghost of You* - Carson's reaction to Nancy's unexpected pregnancy. (R for sexual situations)
Cannonball - Carson's reaction to Nancy's engagement. (PG-13)
In the Bleak Mid-Winter - Nancy's first Christmas after she makes her decision. (PG-13)
Purity* - The weekend after her divorce is final, Nancy figures out what to do next. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
The Way Back to Sea* - Ned figures out how much Nancy means to him; so does Frank. (NC-17 for explicit sex, violence, language)
Mellitus* - Nancy and Ned's honeymoon has an unwelcome interruption. (NC-17 for explicit sex, violence, language)
Max the Cat - Nancy's husband babysits for the evening. (R for sexual content)
Earshot* - Sam wants to come home early. (NC-17 for explicit sex, adult situations)
What the Sun Didn't Burn* - Ned deals with his demons. (NC-17 for explicit sex, adult situations)
Knowing - Nancy decides it's time to talk to her daughter. (PG-13)
The Scale - Sam has trouble deciding where to spend the holidays. (PG-13)

Red Label:
Red Label* - Ned comes to Nancy seeking comfort after suffering a personal tragedy. (NC-17 for explicit sex, secondary character death)
Rootless* - Carson's reaction to Nancy and Ned's engagement. (R for sexual situations)
Impress* - Nancy and Ned discuss a few habits, and start some new ones. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Restraint* - Nancy's a little worried about Ned one night. (NC-17 for explicit sex, bondage)
Flight - Bess's relationship goes through a change. (PG-13)
A Fistful of Moons - Nancy waits for her fiance to come home. (PG-13)
Lucrete* - Ned is assigned to the task force hunting down a serial killer. (NC-17 for explicit sex, rape, murder)
Blue Heaven* - Nancy and Ned take their relationship to the next level. (R for sexual content)
Mislaid - Bess is stronger than she thinks. (PG-13)
Make Up* - They had fought for the first time the night before. (NC-17 for explicit rough sex)
Come Closer* - Ned comes home from a rough day at work. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Peace* - Nancy gives Ned a Christmas present. (R for sexual content)
A Third of Two - She's been gone for two years and now Ned is married. (PG)
Same - Bess and George couldn't be more different. (PG)
Can't Help Falling* - Nancy and Ned at home with their newborn. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
Aside - Bess gets her happy ending. (PG-13)
Admonition* - She's always known something could happen, but that doesn't make it easier. (NC-17 for explicit sex, s&m)
Submit* - Ned takes Nancy to a work function and she decides to have some fun. (NC-17 for explicit sex, bondage, s&m)
the gift of fear* - Nancy and Ned celebrate their fifth anniversary while trapped in a closet. (NC-17 for explicit sex)
edged* - Nancy and Ned steal a few hours for themselves. (NC-17)
dolce* - Nancy returns from a trip to Italy with a secret. (NC-17)
colorblind* - It's the case that would have made his career, if he had ever been able to figure it out. (NC-17)
Helpless - Ned's plan to deal with it is simple. (PG-13)

Mail Order Bride:
Best Intentions* - Nancy investigates a mystery in the islands, and Ned has to help bring her back. (NC-17 for explicit sex, allusions to rape, adult situations, violence)
In White* - Nancy tries to adjust to her newly domestic life. (NC-17 for explicit sex, adult situations, violence)
Skinned Knees - Ned and Nancy at home. (PG-13)

Cycles:
Autumnus - One year after Nancy breaks up with Ned, he finds his way back into her life. AU from On Campus. (PG-13)
Aestas* - Nancy and Ned are presented with great opportunities, at the cost of their relationship. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

All the Rest - She didn't know quite what to make of him, at first. (PG)
tenuous fires* - One of these days, Della is finally, reluctantly going to say yes to one of Perry's proposals. (NC-17 for explicit sex)

hoping's very fears - Ned, Chuck, Olive, and Emerson investigate sabotage and murder at Cosy Cottage Ski Lodge. (PG-13)

Radiohead series:
Want - New Year's 2006, after Wallace goes home. (PG-13)
Gone - Duncan thinks back over the past few years. (PG-13)
A Strict Radiohead Diet - Veronica asks Wallace for yet another favor. (PG-13)
Exit Music - When he's been gone too long, Veronica does the only thing she can to keep her sanity. (R for adult situations)

Five Nights at the Neptune Grand - Each of them wants something they can't quite have. (R for adult situations)
Resign - Logan/Gia post-season 2 ficlet. (R for adult situations)
Hills Like Black Elephants* - Logan spends an evening trying to forget. (NC-17 for explicit sex, bondage, s&m)
Happy Family* - Veronica is given an offer she can't refuse. (R for sexual situations)
walking with ghosts - Veronica comes back to Neptune for the holidays. (PG-13)
corners turned - Veronica has almost finished moving on. Almost. (PG)

Blind - Mulder looks for his missing partner during Wetwired. (PG-13)
Crater Hug - During Fight the Future, how Mulder and Scully made it back from Antarctica. (PG-13)
Ordinary Days - Scully pays Mulder an unexpected visit. Early S6. (PG-13) Unfinished.
Abandoned Gardens - Mulder and Scully have a bad night. Missing scene from Sein Und Zeit. (PG-13)
Holy Places - What happened between Scully falling asleep on Mulder's couch and leaving his apartment the next morning. Missing scene from all things. UST. (PG-13)
Thirdhand - Scully decides she wants her life back. Three years after end of series (thus AU from I Want to Believe). (PG-13)
tracing the constellations - Summer in the unremarkable house from I Want to Believe. (PG)

[other]

keep yourself warm - zachary levi/yvonne strahovski. Yvonne told him jokingly, early on, that he wasn't her type. (NC-17)