Author: zerrat
Team: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow (7/7)
Chapter: Calm Following the Storm
Summary: Superhero AU. The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Chapter Summary: Fang's actions have consequences, and she's always been prepared for them.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Vanille, Jihl, Hope, Snow, Sazh, Yaag (this chapter)
Chapter word count: 7,468
Cumulative word count: 39,658/39,658
Rating/warnings: Rated M overall for violence and fighting.

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Author: zerrat
Team: Monk
Title: Defend and Counter 1/1
Summary: Fang has an endless supply of l'Cie innuendo, and Snow has the guts to try to match her line for line. On a day of exploration of the Subterra, Lightning isn't sure why Fang insists on dragging her into it.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Snow.
Word count: 1,159
Rating/warnings: T, for l'Cie/magic innuendo.

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Author: zerrat
Team: Monk
Title: Hunting and Haircuts 1/1
Summary: When Lightning ends up getting her hair cut back following a mission, Fang can't help but stare. As if her growing attraction to Lightning wasn't hard enough to handle already...
Characters/Pairings: Lightning/Fang, Serah
Word count: 7,300
Rating/warnings: Rated E on AO3 for explicitness/smut.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Goblins, Roadworks, and Odd Sort-of Dates
Summary: Sequel to Worst Birthday Ever. Fang meets Lightning at the Archylte Steppe barracks at dawn to help out with a goblin infestation interfering with the roadwork crews. It's not the best 'first date' material, but Fang is just happy to be spending a bit of time together.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning
Word count: 8,514
Rating/warnings: Explicit, rated for smut at the end of the chapter.

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Have I driven anyone crazy yet?

Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Propositions of a Drunken Variety
Summary: Fang knew she was no damn slouch at drinking, but it didn't change the fact that Cocoon-brand liquor hit her like a haymaker to the face.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Vanille.
Word count: 3,667
Rating/warnings: T for the alcohol.

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Author: zerrat
Team: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow (6/7)
Chapter: All Comes Crashing Down
Summary: Superhero AU. The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Chapter Summary: It's the final battle with Barthandelus. What exactly does he want with Fang?
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Vanille, Jihl, Hope, Snow, Sazh, Yaag (this chapter)
Chapter word count: 5,786
Cumulative word count: 32,230/~38,000
Rating/warnings: Rated M overall for violence and fighting.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: just close our eyes and sleep sweet dreams
Summary: There was never really a choice when Lightning agreed to take the mantle of Etro's champion. After countless eons of fighting and loneliness in an empty world, Lightning can't help but selfishly dream that things were different.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning
Word count: 1006
Rating/warnings: M, for sexual references and angst.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Bait and Switch
Summary: Buddy Cop AU. When Gran Pulse's most famous chocobo rider, Cloud Strife, comes forward with a series of macabre letters detailing his death, Lightning finds herself playing the role of Strife as she and Fang attempt to draw Slasher S into the open.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Tifa/Cloud. Lightning, Fang, Tifa, Sephiroth, mentions of Cloud.
Word count: 7,425
Rating/warnings: M for violence and injury, threats of torture.

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Author: zerrat
Team: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow (5/7)
Chapter: Countdown on the Doomsday Clock
Summary: Superhero AU. The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Chapter Summary: The clock runs out, and Lightning and Fang need to reap what they've sown.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Vanille, Jihl, Hope, Snow, Sazh (this chapter)
Chapter word count: 7,016
Cumulative word count: 26,497/~38,000
Rating/warnings: Rated M overall for violence and fighting.

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Title: Tactical Advantage (2/2)
Chapter Title: Jinx
Summary: Sick of being considered a 'one-trick chocobo' by some of the members of their rag-tag group, Fang takes it upon herself to learn how to use elemental magic.
Chapter Summary: The roles get reversed as Lightning asks Fang to teach her debuffs.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Hope.
Chapter word count: 3,095
Cumulative word count: 5,458/5,458
Rating/warnings: Rated T, no warnings.

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tagging is very difficult on my iPad because lists are so long, could a mod help out?

Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow (4/7)
Chapter: Lines Drawn and Crossed
Summary: Superhero AU. The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Chapter Summary: While Fang assists Barthandelus in creating the device that will render the heroes powerless, Lightning attempts to deal with another betrayal and her own surging magic.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Rosch, Snow, Sazh, Hope, Vanille, Barthandelus, Jihl (this chapter)
Chapter word count: 5999
Cumulative word count: 19,549/?
Rating/warnings: Rated M overall for violence and fighting. Non-gore torture also at the end.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Tactical Advantage (1/2)
Chapter Title: Overhwelm
Summary: Sick of being considered a 'one-trick chocobo' by some of the members of their rag-tag group, Fang takes it upon herself to learn how to use elemental magic.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Vanille, small roles to Snow and Hope.
Chapter word count: 2,464
Cumulative word count: 2,464/?
Rating/warnings: Rated T, no warnings.

'De-anon' for the training fic contest!

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow
Chapter Title: Flash Bright and then Fade Away
Summary: Superhero AU. The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Chapter Summary: Years ago, there were two girls from Bodhum, each with very different ways of dealing with their grief, and each with very different paths to walk.
Pairings: Fang/Lightning (pre-relationship)
Characters: Lightning, Serah, Snow (this chapter)
Chapter word count: 5,446
Rating/warnings: M, rated for violence and major character death.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Moving in Shadow
Chapter Title: Burning Your Bridges
Summary: The Defenders are Eden City's foremost group of superheroes. It's a tough balance to divide your time between your day job and countering everything from muggers to supervillians. Lately though, that balancing act has gotten much harder for Detective Claire "Lightning" Farron, as her teammate and friend, Highwind, has thrown her support behind the supervillain Barthandelus.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning (pre-relationship), minor role to Jihl Nabaat.
Chapter word count: 3,341
Rating/warnings: M, rated for violence and major character death.

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Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Memory
Summary: The weight of memory can break you, and Tifa once knew that. In the shattered lands of Dissidia, she also finds that they can drag you back onto your feet and give you a reason to fight on.
Characters/Pairings: Gen. Tifa, Lightning, Yuna, Sephiroth.
Word count: 1,659
Rating/warnings: Canonical character death, violence, spoilers for Duodecim.
Notes: Written for shinkirou_hana. Hope this is what you were looking for! If not, drop me a line and I can do something more fluffy.
( It felt like there were reminders of old regrets everywhere Tifa looked in this placeCollapse )

Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: So What Happens Next? 11/11
Chapter: Crystal Cocoon
Summary: The more anxious you get, the closer to cieth you become, so Lightning is going to have to sort out her issues before they consume her. Old, bitter regrets, confusion, jealousy – the journey to Oerba is dangerous enough without being your own worst enemy. Chapter 11: the epilogue.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Snow/Serah
Chapter word count: 5,043
Cumulative word count: 90,262
Rating/warnings: Fic is rated for swearing, violence/fighting, manipulation and sexual references.

Leaning against the porch of their Corps-issued cabin, Serah looked out at the crystal pillar, her arms crossed, and watched as the colours mirrored on the surface changed when the sun began to rise.

Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: Little Need to Sleep but to Dream
Summary: One-shot sequel to SWHN. Deep in stasis, Fang regrets but understand the necessity of her sacrifice. The biggest barrier preventing her awakening, though, is not Etro or the fal'Cie or any magic - it's herself.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Snow, Sazh, Hope, Serah, Vanille.
Word count: 10,164
Rating/warnings: None.

Crystal stasis was frozen and silent, much like being caught in a state of living dead – Fang's mind was aware, but her senses were dark, empty and her body was no longer her own.

Username: zerrat
Class: Monk
Title: All In
Summary: Every fortnight, Serah has some of her closer friends over for a few drinks and a few card games. Fang finds herself invited along on this particular evening, and to her surprise, Lightning is back in town.
Characters/Pairings: Fang/Lightning, Snow, Serah, Vanille, Lebreau.
Word count: 4716
Rating/warnings: T for drinking and some language.

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