15-word fic meme: The fic

[john_amend_all]

I did force myself to stay within the 15-word limit — which is tough, and sadly means those prompts demanding a deeper exploration will have to remain unexplored.

From thisbluespirit:

[Tegan Jovanka] + [Jean-Luc Picard] - soul mates

"Soul mates?" Tegan repeated. "Really?"

Picard gently kissed her. "It was you or Lwaxana Troi."

[Jenny Flint] + [Jane Bennet] - if I told you that I'd have to kill you

"Really?" Jane asked, her eyes wide. "Couldn't you stop my mouth some other— mmmph!"

From liadtbunny:

[Fifth Doctor] + [Bobbie Parkhurst] - vain ambitions

"Now, Bob!" the Doctor shouted.

The Master's doomsday machine imploded before he'd even finished gloating.

From clocketpatch:

Will [the Fifth Doctor] and [Captain Picard] be able to stop arguing and solve the problem before time runs out?

Picard shook the Doctor's hand. "Disarmed five hours before detonation. That must be a record."

[Jenny Flint] has a quiet moment of contemplation.

Slash. Four roustabouts left.

Briefly, she wondered whether other girls might enjoy this.

Stab. Three.

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While I'm here, I'll share a couple of Unconventional Courtship generator prompts that amused me:

276) Miss Winthorpe's Elopement by Christine Merrill
Dashing Duke, Bluestocking Bride! Shy heiress Miss Fanny Price was only trying to escape her bullying brother. She didn’t mean to wed a noble lord over a blacksmith’s anvil! Ace Rimmer, Duke of Bellston, had no intention of taking a wife. But then Fanny’s plight moved him. Now the notorious rake has a new aim – to shock and seduce his prim and proper bride. But the gorgeous Duke will be taught a lesson of his own as scholarly Fanny becomes his seductive duchess!

I feel rather sorry for Fanny, reading that.

262) The Agent's Surrender by Kimberly Van Meter
Rival agents uncover a monstrous conspiracy
From the moment they met, sparks had flown… and not the good kind. Agent Jo Grant would rather chew nails than work with arrogant — and much too good-looking — Zoë Heriot. But, convinced her sister was no traitor, Zoë had Jo's investigation reopened. And now Jo is forced to partner with her.
As new leads come to light, Jo's certainty about the case is shaken. But the assassin's bullet whizzing past her head convinces her they are onto something. Jo's determined to keep things professional, but as the danger around them intensifies, so does the fierce attraction they try so hard to deny….

Shaken, but not stirred.

176) Highland Rogue, London Miss by Margaret Moore
Lord of Vice
James T. Kirk is arrogant – unapologetically so.
When he’s asked to impersonate one half of a married couple to infiltrate Edinburgh society he relishes the challenge of being ‘married’ to the frustratingly wilful yet beautiful Charlotte Pollard.
Lady of Virtue?
Charley makes no bones about her fervent dislike of the dishonoured rake. He’s the last person on earth she can conceive of marrying – sham or otherwise. But being forced to play wife to the handsome-as-sin wastrel brings up very real feelings of desire…

So... after she left Eight, Charley ended up with Kirk instead of Six? Someone (who isn't me) should write this.

53)NOTHING BUT THE BEST by KRISTIN HARDY
When a gang of twenty-something women got together, men are always on the menu!
When a chance encounter with a mysterious sexy stranger leads to a night she’ll never forget. Independent Emma Woodhouse can’t believe her luck. Until the morning after, when the man in her bed turns into her company’s newest, sleekest executive. Not to mention she’ll be working with him to bring her latest, hippest designer clothing venture to life.
Fitzwilliam Darcy can’t believe his bad luck. Hitting the sheets with the boss’s daughter isn’t the smartest move he’s ever made. Or is it? Emma’s beautiful, smart, sensual – there’s no lying about that. But she's used to the best..of everything, even men. Especially men. Can Darcy measure up?

That's a tricky question. Emma has exacting tastes, after all.

281) The Witch’s Initiation – Elle James (M&B Nocturne)
Possessed by desire…
Undercover cop John Watson has never encountered the paranormal… until now. His mission is simple: to investigate the disappearance of a sorority girl from a private college. But there are two complications: the girl’s a witch and her sister is the enchantress who broke his heart.
Elizabeth Bennet isn’t looking for a man. Especially a bad boy like John, even though every inch of her body remembers the magic of his touch, but she’s determined to find her little sister without John’s expertise. That is, until they unearth terrifying secrets buried deep in the underground that threaten to destroy her.

What has Lydia got herself into this time?

Comments

[thisbluespirit]

Your 15 word ficlets are excellent! However, you really shouldn't have included that Fanny Price/Ace Rimmer summary, because it stole the thunder from everything else in this post and the entire internet for the evening. ;-D

[liadt]

\o/ for the Master sneaking in. Who needs lots of words?