MASTERLIST : ROUND 2 : 2012
With the i_reversebang officially over for another year, your mods thought you might like to pursue this round up of all the wonderful collaborations we received to help tide you over until the next round. Enjoy!
i_reversebang masterlist : round 2 : 2012
art only
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Art Link: Six Three One
Artist: xsilverdreamsx
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: cunning_croft
Pairing(s): Arthur/Ariadne
Art Link: Adventures of Ms. Eames, The Girl Reporter ( On DW )
Artist: beili
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
art and fiction
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: chibi_lurrel
Title: Trust ( On AO3 )
Author: chinadolly_89
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4.096
Warnings: Spanking, sexual content
Summary: Inside the walls of a bedroom - any bedroom - Arthur trusts Eames completely. But when working, he doesn't trust anyone more than he does himself. When Eames takes notice of that, he decides action needs to be taken.
Art Link: Here
Artist: juliecrowbar
Title: Ophelia’s Dream ( On AO3 )
Author: i_am_negotiable
Pairing(s)s: Robert Fischer/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 4795
Warnings: Implied character death, mental illness.
Summary: Post-movie. Robert Fischer drowns in thoughts and feelings not his own, then he finds a man named Eames who may be responsible for it and drowns him too.
Art Link: "Am I too late for the show?"
Artist: pearljamz
Title: the rebel french
Author: green_postit
Pairing(s): eames/arthur
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 33600
Warnings: violence, alternate universe
Summary: Arthur barely registers the bullet through his knee. It's the second bullet that does it: hits him square in the chest, takes him clean off his feet.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: piecrumbs
Title: The Golden Thread
Author: yaygayhooray
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,353
Warnings: Mentions of cannibalism
Summary: I open my eyes and nothing is as I remember, for there is nothing to remember at all. I travel down these paths with no voice, lost amongst the trees with no direction save for the one that takes me ever closer to freedom. Constantly I must ask myself, where are my steps taking me? Who are these people that lead me on my journey? What is it that I am so intently searching for?
Art Link: I May Care For You, More Than I Think I Should
Artist: escapingdream28
Title: Every Dream I Have
Author: darkseraphim21
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5,353
Warnings: Mention of domestic abuse and violence
Summary: The truth shall set you free is fine in theory, but what happens when the truth is the only thing that will take away the one person you've ever loved?
Eames decides he'd rather live without Robert than live with him in a lie.
Art Link: "what do you want to know?"
Artist: nessismore
Title: Battle Scars
Author: citrinesunset
Pairing(s): Eames/Phillipa
Rating: R
Word Count: 8552
Warnings: Some sex. Mentions of violence, abuse, and suicide.
Summary: Fifteen years after the Fischer job, Eames is living a quiet life far from his old work and colleagues. One day, Phillipa Cobb shows up looking for someone to teach her about dream sharing. But what she wants, and why Eames finds himself drawn to her, isn't so simple.
Art Link: Daijoubu Dakara
Artist: aya_no_hako
Title: Lights will guide you home (and I will try to fix you)
Author: Redreveller
Pairing(s): Saito/Robert
Rating: PG
Word Count: 9,744
Summary: Post-movie fic.Inception doesn`t go according to plan.Robert falls apart,and Saito has to catch him.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: mruczanka
Title: In the Sky With Diamonds
Author: hotcoffeekisses
Pairing(s): Eames/Arthur
Rating: R
Word Count: 5.4k
Warnings: sex, kidnapping, light killing
Summary: Eames is hired to help extract information from Arthur, but not every mission goes as planned.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: kamikaze_bunny
Title: fantastic posing greed
Author: imprintofadream
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: ~6700
Warnings: violence, sex, background canonical character death, obtuseness, etc.
Summary: eames teaches arthur not to trust and arthur teaches eames that, sometimes, trust isn’t so bad.
Art Link: Art Master Post ( On DW )
Artist: aredblush
Title: Midnight Train to Georgia
Author: blue_fjords
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8,800
Warnings: none
Summary: Arthur is a dream ninja, trying to save his land. Eames is his favorite dreamer over There. With guest appearances by Yusuf, the mad scientist between the worlds, Ariadne, Arthur's apprentice, Cobb, a dreamer over Here, Fischer, an office drone, and Saito, an explorer with an interesting theory. Loosely inspired by Roald Dahl's "The BFG."
Art Link: The History of Human Desire
Artist: juana_a
Title: Build Me a City ( On AO3 )
Author: golden_d
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3200
Warnings: Possible trigger warning for 9/11-related imagery and references.
Summary: He will always be alone, and then he will die.
Art Link: the photo album (or a lifetime together)
Artist: ptoridactyl
Title: out of the frying pan (and into the fire) ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: lo_saay
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Cobb/Mal, and very minor OFC/OMC
Rating: Mature/R
Word Count: 40,150
Warnings: Some sexual content (semi-graphic, no outright smut). Some violent content (semi-graphic). Non-graphic references to murder, torture and suicide. Warnings are just to be on the safe side, but it's really pretty mild.
Summary: All Arthur ever wanted to be was normal. As a child, he was a prodigy. As a teenager, he agonized that he was gay. As a young adult, he discovered a world where time stopped and peoples' most deeply buried secrets were his for the picking. Somewhere along the way, he recognized that his dream was a hard one to execute, even with a PASIV at his disposition.
Art Link: Curious Minds
Artist: chibi_lurrel
Title: In Somnis Veritas
Author: still_ciircee
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Yusuf
Rating: PG
Word Count: 8,675
Summary: Once the distracting business of incepting Fischer passes, Ariadne's excited to talk dream theory to someone who will listen. In discovering dreams, she also discovers something real.
Art Link: touch
Artist: piecrumbs
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Make a Place in the Empty Space ( On AO3 )
Author: cmonkatiekatie
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 3024
Warnings: none
Summary: Eames is in limbo and Arthur isn't.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Crave ( On AO3 )
Author: thursday_kat
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Arthur/others briefly mentioned
Rating: R
Word Count: 3917
Warnings: References to underage sex but nothing detailed!
Summary: Arthur craves physical contact, likes to touch and be touched and has for as long as he can remember. But between the military and dream share he's had to learn to bury it deep. And it stays buried, until he meets Eames. And then all bets are off.
Art Link: Collision
Artist: bunnyford
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Pretend You've Got No Money ( On AO3 )
Author: sneaqui
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 5400
Warnings: Mentions of past drug use and addiction, mentions of verbal abuse
Summary: Eames and Fischer meet twelve years before Inception when Eames almost runs Robert over.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: A Sentimental Value ( On AO3 )
Author: i_am_negotiable
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4725
Warnings: Mild language and mental distress.
Summary: AU. Eames is still a thief, and Robert is still the son of one of the wealthiest men in the world: he’s also been missing for the past several years. When they meet, it’s with a collision that ends with Eames’ least planned theft.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: dark_suzuka
Title: these distant dreams of waking up ( AO3 )
Author: mizzy2k
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Mal, side gratuitous Arthur/Eames.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6264
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: jo712
Title: Make You Feel My Love
Author: five_of_five
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3220
Warnings: Blindfolds, slight D/s
Summary: After a job gone horribly wrong Arthur is an emotional wreck, Eames does what he can to convince Arthur that it wasn't his fault and to make sure that Arthur feels he is loved.
Art Link: A Half Remembered Dream
Artist: fayelafee
FIRST CLAIM
Title: A Half Remembered Dream ( AO3 )
Author: lindenmae
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal, Saito/Robert, Arthur/Robert, unrequited Dom/Ariadne
Rating: R
Word Count: 10.5k
Warnings: Emotional non-con/dub-con
Summary: A Midsummer Night's Dream inspired AU. Arthur thinks he has his life figured out. He has a plan and a lover who doesn't threaten that plan. But even the best laid plans fall apart. When his best friends decide to get married, Arthur finds his future threatened. But an uncertain future is not nearly as frightening as the mischievous faerie that has begun haunting his dreams and pushing Arthur to question his sanity.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Wake Me Before Time Runs Out
Author: yaygayhooray
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 17579
Warnings: Sexual Scenes, references to torture
Summary: The months drag by. My dreams are choked with memories I cannot erase and that I cannot forget. Every day I descend further into my madness, and I must ask myself: how far am I willing to go? How far down must I descend into the darkness of dreams before I am free? How long before you stop killing me?
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: enoughglitter
Title: Shattered Like Glass (Inside of You) ( AO3 )
Author: zafer_aistra
Pairing(s): Eames/Mal (non-romantic), Arthur/Eames pre-slash
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3,538
Warnings: Some cussing, graphic images (blood mainly), dream deaths of canonical characters, abuse, disturbing imagery, violence
Summary: Mal has a way of getting under your skin, of making you feel inadequate in a way only a dead woman can. So you force yourself to become her, to learn her from the inside out. What a joke.
Art Link: Hipster on the Roof
Artist: shiroi_ten
Title: O Captain, My Captain ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: valderys
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 9,287
Warnings: Underage in some countries, but not in the country of setting (UK).
Summary: Eames is a geeky sort of boy with middling ambitions, not particularly prone to stepping out of line at his conservative boarding school, until one day he meets Arthur, the American hipster with a secret past. He doesn't know it but that changes everything - falling in love is only part of the problem.
Art Link: Let Me Lead You
Artist: voeux
Title: Let Me Lead You
Author: animesiren
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 6919
Warnings: Light D/s relationship, Art Embedded NSFW, slash
Summary: Arthur isn't sure what it is exactly, but he knows that it's the tension in Eames' shoulders, the look in his eyes, and the way his reach for Arthur is half frantic.
Art Link: Art Masterpost
Artist: kamikaze_bunny
FIRST CLAIM
Title: How to Woo Your Maiden ( On LJ | AO3 )
Author: squilf
Pairing(s)s: Arthur/Eames, (Cobb/Mal)
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 32,619
Warnings: Slash, brief underage shenanigans (kissing), sex, everyone swears like a sailor, some violence (in a Medieval setting), awkward parenting, references to animal hunting, glaring historical inaccuracies, rampant teenage hormones.
Summary: Sir Eames of Zenith is a bad boy. But when he comes to Camelot and meets the young Prince Arthur, he’s plunged headfirst into deep, smushy love. With only the help of his snarky manservant Yusuf and a book called How to Woo Your Maiden, Eames tries to become a chivalrous knight, and prove to Arthur that he truly loves him. Along the way, must avoid the all-consuming wrath of Arthur’s overprotective brother Dom, teach the adventurous Princess Ariadne how to fight, and risk everything - all in the name of love.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Valley ( LJ | AO3)
Author: wldnst
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 30,336
Warnings: mild violence, sexual content
Summary: It's an old story: a knight, a prince, a kingdom in peril.
Art Link: Theme and Variations
Artist: neomeruru
Title: Theme and Variations ( LJ | AO3)
Author: eternalsojourn
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~4950
Warnings: Angst, major character death, some violence
Summary: Arthur and Eames begin, then go through several iterations of their love before finally, perhaps, getting it right.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: escapingdream28
Title: In the presence of absent fathers
Author: bauble
Pairing(s): Eames/Fischer
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3,460
Warnings: None
Summary: When Fischer has trouble sleeping, he turns to the PASIV in the hopes that it will help.
Art Link: there is no time to let the blood dry
Artist: yjudaes
FIRST CLAIM
Title: What Takes Hold ( On AO3 )
Author: recrudescence
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 17,473
Warnings: Contains death of non-canon characters, references to in-canon character death, and references to trauma.
Summary: The inception doesn’t take and the consequences are dire. Fischer remembers Eames, Eames remembers nothing, and Arthur remembers everything.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Oneiromancy ( LJ | AO3 )
Author: chibi_lurrel
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 11,395
Warnings: power play elements during sex.
Summary: Arthur's kidnapped and then shows up on Yusuf's door. Eames is no good at fortune telling.
Art Link: Untitled
Artist: xxxholiclover
Title: Beast
Author: beautifulweddin
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur, Ariadne/eames, Arthur/eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4739
Warnings: Slight violence
Summary: Hiding away in a penthouse, Ariadne finds the “Beast.”
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: motetus
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Matter for Concern ( On AO3 )
Author: jain
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 5,941
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Eames gets hurt, and Arthur investigates.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Breaking Bread
Author: bauble
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 6,853
Warnings: References to past infidelity
Summary: A new Somnacin blend gives even dreamshare veterans the chance to experience natural dreams again. Arthur & Eames give the compound a try.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: cunning_croft
Title: This Thing, I Don't Know What It Is
Author: ereshai
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: circa 4,300
Warnings: None
Summary: Ariadne has been pulled into one of Eames' jobs. It doesn't look like it's going to end well.
Art Link: I Luv U Lots
Artist: chibifukurou
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Chasing the Great White Whale
Author: immoral_crow
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: Pg-13
Word Count: 4,200
Warnings: A sad lack of tentacle sex. I tried? I really did…
Summary: Arthur had to learn to forge some time. A story of stubbornness, a relationship Arthur hadn't noticed he was in, pirates, mermaids, and sperm whales. Now with 150% extra dubious jokes.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Every Little Thing ( On DW )
Author: still_ciircee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: Pg
Word Count: 7,200
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Arthur is a giant purple squid-monster (with great hair) and Eames really couldn't care less. Because he is Arthur.
Art Link: The Hitman, The Yakuza, the Son of a Mafia Boss and his Bodyguard
Artist: juliecrowbar
Title: Nothing Personal
Author: black_betty_26
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert, past Mal/Robert
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 6300
Warnings: explicit sex, graphic violence, mafia-related gore, brief mention of past child abuse
Summary: Robert Fischer is a dead man.
Art Link: Home
Artist: aya_no_hako
Title: The Grey Mages ( On AO3 )
Author: kiyala
Pairing(s): Eames/Arthur, Saito/Robert
Rating: M
Word Count: 12,124
Summary: In a world where magic is common, Dom Cobb is a shadow of the man he used to be. Once a talented grey mage, he is now haunted by the Shade of his wife, who died in a magical experiment gone terribly wrong. He seeks a way to lay the Shade to rest, but he can’t do it alone. Arthur, Mal’s protégé, is always a step behind Dom, making sure they stay alive, making sure the Shade doesn’t overwhelm his friend, hoping that someday, he can go home to his own other half, Eames.
Art Link: #2003
Artist: lick_j
Title: A Kiss To Build A Dream On
Author: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Eames/Robert, Arthur/OMC's, Eames/OMC's, Arthur/OFC, Arthur/Eames/OMC, Mal/Cobb
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 29,269
Warnings: Dubcon, violence, abuse, prostitution, jealousy, sex under the influence of alcohol, cheating, canon character death, slut-shaming, misogynistic language, torture, blood.
Summary: During hard times in a fledgling country, Arthur struggles to define his relationship with Eames as they both work in Saito's brothel to make due. His future is put in jeopardy when two new customers bring two very different, very large problems to Saito's doorstep, threatening to take the business (and Arthur's livelihood) down with it.
Art Link: 1028
Artist: in1712
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Between Strangers
Author: chromonym
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Yusuf
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8600
Warnings: Mentions of violence, terrorism, and miscarriage.
Summary: A smoke break seems like a brief, throwaway encounter, and sometimes people let things slip. Arthur and Eames are haunted by an old betrayal, and a carefully-crafted plot comes to light.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: these are just a couple of my cravings
Author: duckgirlie
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4500
Warnings: underage smoking?
Summary: Arthur has smoked Dunhills for as long as he could buy his own cigarettes. Eames smokes Marlboros when he's in America and Bensons when he's in England and bidis when he's been to India or he wants to see Arthur's nose wrinkle in distaste.
This is five years in five minute intervals.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: bunnyford
Title: Poltergeist
Author: croik
Pairing(s): Gen
Rating: PG-13 for language and violence
Word Count: 7,000
Warnings: Anxiety and depression
Summary: After the inception, Robert can't stop dreaming about the man in the taxi.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: pere_chan
Title: (letting you see) a different side of me ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: cs_whitewolf
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: U-Rated
Word Count: 14,000words approx.
Warnings: N/A
Summary: When Eames calls Arthur in at the last minute to help him with a simple Extraction job, he does so with the knowledge that Arthur is, and always has been, the best. But the Arthur Eames knows doesn't doubt himself or fall asleep at tables and he'd certainly never, under any circumstances, wear a crumpled suit. The Arthur Eames knows has never been this vulnerably human, and it’s... well it’s all very endearing really, even if Arthur doesn’t quite agree.
Art Link: 1039
Artist: in1712
Title: The Devil You Know ( On AO3 )
Author: venusinchains
Pairing(s): Angel-Arthur/Devil-Arthur, Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Eames gains two extra Arthurs, but what he really wants is the one he started with.
Art Link: Real or not real?
Artist: nessismore
FIRST CLAIM
Title: the hardest science to forget ( LJ | AO3 )
Author: metonymy
Pairing(s): Arthur/Ariadne
Raiting: PG-13
Word Count: 7,622
Summary: Arthur knows something went wrong in the training session, and that whole parts of his memory are missing. Ariadne keeps dreaming of warm hands and dark eyes and drawing things she doesn't remember happening. And nobody will tell them what's going on. A story in three parts, two timelines, and one dream.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Terrible Things ( On LJ | On DW | On AO3 )
Author: eustacia-vye28
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur, Cobb/Mal
Warnings: Post-movie. Additional warnings for violence and mentions of suicide. It's similar in scope to the movie.
Summary: One day, Arthur woke up and discovered that no one remembered Ariadne and the Fischer job never happened. Finding her only led to even more problems...
Title: Good Intent ( On LJ | On DW | On AO3 )
Author: eustacia-vye28
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur
Warnings: Post-movie. I finished my reversebang fic pretty early on and had another idea for a story. So, this is the surprise bonus fic for the prompt. It's no less angsty than the first offering, just so you know.
Summary: Ariadne was supposed to be a wide-eyed innocent that Cobb found to be their architect for the Fischer job. Arthur never imagined she was more than that.
Art Link: hello/goodbye
Artist: shiroi_ten
Title: Searching for something more
Author: thursday_kat
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames pre-slash
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4600 give or take
Warnings: None
Summary: For Arthur, setting himself free doesn't mean partying or sex or juvenile delinquency. It means dreaming something more than the average dream. In dreaming he pushes the boundaries of his mind and finds his place in the world.
Art Link: Let Me Wine, Dine and Entertain You
Artist: heavenly_rain
FIRST CLAIM
Title: The Taming of the Point Man (or, More Than One Way to Court Arthur) ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: avocado_love
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 8,500
Warnings: Implication of rough sex, violence prior to sex.
Summary: In a society where mating rights are determined by dominance fights, Eames can't seem to get one over on Arthur.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: A Fake Handshake Don't Make No Man ( On AO3 )
Author: recrudescence
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 25,935
Warnings: None
Summary: Spaghetti's straight until you heat it up. Or, how Arthur learned not to use pasta as a pickup line and Eames learned to enjoy long walks on the Kinsey scale.
Art Link: #1010
Artist: lick_j
Title: Of Blood And Gold
Author: animesiren
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Genre: Crossover/Fusion, pre-slash to slash, medieval/historic
Rating: R for language
Words: 4578
Warning: spoilers for GoT books
Summary: The war is over, and a Kingdom is being built around Arthur. However, as a young man from Pentos he can't connect or care for Westeros. It turns out that a seedy sellsword may be the only one that makes sense.
Art Link: (all you wanted was) a little disaster
Artist: yjudaes
Title: Warm Water ( On AO3 )
Author: chibi_lurrel
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, mentions of past Eames/OFC
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,426
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Arthur and Eames find their escape hindered by a flood.
Art Link: Suit Up
Artist: chosenfire28
Title: Love is a forgery, if you let it
Author: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 5,894
Warnings: mentions of canon character death
Summary: After Inception, Arthur joins Eames for a job topside. He and Eames deal with their relationship and the idea of coming so close to losing themselves in limbo while they plan to steal back one of Eames’ old forged paintings.
i_reversebang masterlist : round 2 : 2012
art only
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Art Link: Six Three One
Artist: xsilverdreamsx
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: cunning_croft
Pairing(s): Arthur/Ariadne
Art Link: Adventures of Ms. Eames, The Girl Reporter ( On DW )
Artist: beili
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
art and fiction
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: chibi_lurrel
Title: Trust ( On AO3 )
Author: chinadolly_89
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4.096
Warnings: Spanking, sexual content
Summary: Inside the walls of a bedroom - any bedroom - Arthur trusts Eames completely. But when working, he doesn't trust anyone more than he does himself. When Eames takes notice of that, he decides action needs to be taken.
Art Link: Here
Artist: juliecrowbar
Title: Ophelia’s Dream ( On AO3 )
Author: i_am_negotiable
Pairing(s)s: Robert Fischer/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Wordcount: 4795
Warnings: Implied character death, mental illness.
Summary: Post-movie. Robert Fischer drowns in thoughts and feelings not his own, then he finds a man named Eames who may be responsible for it and drowns him too.
Art Link: "Am I too late for the show?"
Artist: pearljamz
Title: the rebel french
Author: green_postit
Pairing(s): eames/arthur
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 33600
Warnings: violence, alternate universe
Summary: Arthur barely registers the bullet through his knee. It's the second bullet that does it: hits him square in the chest, takes him clean off his feet.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: piecrumbs
Title: The Golden Thread
Author: yaygayhooray
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 10,353
Warnings: Mentions of cannibalism
Summary: I open my eyes and nothing is as I remember, for there is nothing to remember at all. I travel down these paths with no voice, lost amongst the trees with no direction save for the one that takes me ever closer to freedom. Constantly I must ask myself, where are my steps taking me? Who are these people that lead me on my journey? What is it that I am so intently searching for?
Art Link: I May Care For You, More Than I Think I Should
Artist: escapingdream28
Title: Every Dream I Have
Author: darkseraphim21
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 5,353
Warnings: Mention of domestic abuse and violence
Summary: The truth shall set you free is fine in theory, but what happens when the truth is the only thing that will take away the one person you've ever loved?
Eames decides he'd rather live without Robert than live with him in a lie.
Art Link: "what do you want to know?"
Artist: nessismore
Title: Battle Scars
Author: citrinesunset
Pairing(s): Eames/Phillipa
Rating: R
Word Count: 8552
Warnings: Some sex. Mentions of violence, abuse, and suicide.
Summary: Fifteen years after the Fischer job, Eames is living a quiet life far from his old work and colleagues. One day, Phillipa Cobb shows up looking for someone to teach her about dream sharing. But what she wants, and why Eames finds himself drawn to her, isn't so simple.
Art Link: Daijoubu Dakara
Artist: aya_no_hako
Title: Lights will guide you home (and I will try to fix you)
Author: Redreveller
Pairing(s): Saito/Robert
Rating: PG
Word Count: 9,744
Summary: Post-movie fic.Inception doesn`t go according to plan.Robert falls apart,and Saito has to catch him.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: mruczanka
Title: In the Sky With Diamonds
Author: hotcoffeekisses
Pairing(s): Eames/Arthur
Rating: R
Word Count: 5.4k
Warnings: sex, kidnapping, light killing
Summary: Eames is hired to help extract information from Arthur, but not every mission goes as planned.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: kamikaze_bunny
Title: fantastic posing greed
Author: imprintofadream
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: ~6700
Warnings: violence, sex, background canonical character death, obtuseness, etc.
Summary: eames teaches arthur not to trust and arthur teaches eames that, sometimes, trust isn’t so bad.
Art Link: Art Master Post ( On DW )
Artist: aredblush
Title: Midnight Train to Georgia
Author: blue_fjords
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8,800
Warnings: none
Summary: Arthur is a dream ninja, trying to save his land. Eames is his favorite dreamer over There. With guest appearances by Yusuf, the mad scientist between the worlds, Ariadne, Arthur's apprentice, Cobb, a dreamer over Here, Fischer, an office drone, and Saito, an explorer with an interesting theory. Loosely inspired by Roald Dahl's "The BFG."
Art Link: The History of Human Desire
Artist: juana_a
Title: Build Me a City ( On AO3 )
Author: golden_d
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3200
Warnings: Possible trigger warning for 9/11-related imagery and references.
Summary: He will always be alone, and then he will die.
Art Link: the photo album (or a lifetime together)
Artist: ptoridactyl
Title: out of the frying pan (and into the fire) ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: lo_saay
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Cobb/Mal, and very minor OFC/OMC
Rating: Mature/R
Word Count: 40,150
Warnings: Some sexual content (semi-graphic, no outright smut). Some violent content (semi-graphic). Non-graphic references to murder, torture and suicide. Warnings are just to be on the safe side, but it's really pretty mild.
Summary: All Arthur ever wanted to be was normal. As a child, he was a prodigy. As a teenager, he agonized that he was gay. As a young adult, he discovered a world where time stopped and peoples' most deeply buried secrets were his for the picking. Somewhere along the way, he recognized that his dream was a hard one to execute, even with a PASIV at his disposition.
Art Link: Curious Minds
Artist: chibi_lurrel
Title: In Somnis Veritas
Author: still_ciircee
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Yusuf
Rating: PG
Word Count: 8,675
Summary: Once the distracting business of incepting Fischer passes, Ariadne's excited to talk dream theory to someone who will listen. In discovering dreams, she also discovers something real.
Art Link: touch
Artist: piecrumbs
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Make a Place in the Empty Space ( On AO3 )
Author: cmonkatiekatie
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 3024
Warnings: none
Summary: Eames is in limbo and Arthur isn't.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Crave ( On AO3 )
Author: thursday_kat
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Arthur/others briefly mentioned
Rating: R
Word Count: 3917
Warnings: References to underage sex but nothing detailed!
Summary: Arthur craves physical contact, likes to touch and be touched and has for as long as he can remember. But between the military and dream share he's had to learn to bury it deep. And it stays buried, until he meets Eames. And then all bets are off.
Art Link: Collision
Artist: bunnyford
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Pretend You've Got No Money ( On AO3 )
Author: sneaqui
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 5400
Warnings: Mentions of past drug use and addiction, mentions of verbal abuse
Summary: Eames and Fischer meet twelve years before Inception when Eames almost runs Robert over.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: A Sentimental Value ( On AO3 )
Author: i_am_negotiable
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert Fischer
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4725
Warnings: Mild language and mental distress.
Summary: AU. Eames is still a thief, and Robert is still the son of one of the wealthiest men in the world: he’s also been missing for the past several years. When they meet, it’s with a collision that ends with Eames’ least planned theft.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: dark_suzuka
Title: these distant dreams of waking up ( AO3 )
Author: mizzy2k
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Mal, side gratuitous Arthur/Eames.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 6264
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: jo712
Title: Make You Feel My Love
Author: five_of_five
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3220
Warnings: Blindfolds, slight D/s
Summary: After a job gone horribly wrong Arthur is an emotional wreck, Eames does what he can to convince Arthur that it wasn't his fault and to make sure that Arthur feels he is loved.
Art Link: A Half Remembered Dream
Artist: fayelafee
FIRST CLAIM
Title: A Half Remembered Dream ( AO3 )
Author: lindenmae
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Dom/Mal, Saito/Robert, Arthur/Robert, unrequited Dom/Ariadne
Rating: R
Word Count: 10.5k
Warnings: Emotional non-con/dub-con
Summary: A Midsummer Night's Dream inspired AU. Arthur thinks he has his life figured out. He has a plan and a lover who doesn't threaten that plan. But even the best laid plans fall apart. When his best friends decide to get married, Arthur finds his future threatened. But an uncertain future is not nearly as frightening as the mischievous faerie that has begun haunting his dreams and pushing Arthur to question his sanity.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Wake Me Before Time Runs Out
Author: yaygayhooray
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 17579
Warnings: Sexual Scenes, references to torture
Summary: The months drag by. My dreams are choked with memories I cannot erase and that I cannot forget. Every day I descend further into my madness, and I must ask myself: how far am I willing to go? How far down must I descend into the darkness of dreams before I am free? How long before you stop killing me?
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: enoughglitter
Title: Shattered Like Glass (Inside of You) ( AO3 )
Author: zafer_aistra
Pairing(s): Eames/Mal (non-romantic), Arthur/Eames pre-slash
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3,538
Warnings: Some cussing, graphic images (blood mainly), dream deaths of canonical characters, abuse, disturbing imagery, violence
Summary: Mal has a way of getting under your skin, of making you feel inadequate in a way only a dead woman can. So you force yourself to become her, to learn her from the inside out. What a joke.
Art Link: Hipster on the Roof
Artist: shiroi_ten
Title: O Captain, My Captain ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: valderys
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 9,287
Warnings: Underage in some countries, but not in the country of setting (UK).
Summary: Eames is a geeky sort of boy with middling ambitions, not particularly prone to stepping out of line at his conservative boarding school, until one day he meets Arthur, the American hipster with a secret past. He doesn't know it but that changes everything - falling in love is only part of the problem.
Art Link: Let Me Lead You
Artist: voeux
Title: Let Me Lead You
Author: animesiren
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC17
Word Count: 6919
Warnings: Light D/s relationship, Art Embedded NSFW, slash
Summary: Arthur isn't sure what it is exactly, but he knows that it's the tension in Eames' shoulders, the look in his eyes, and the way his reach for Arthur is half frantic.
Art Link: Art Masterpost
Artist: kamikaze_bunny
FIRST CLAIM
Title: How to Woo Your Maiden ( On LJ | AO3 )
Author: squilf
Pairing(s)s: Arthur/Eames, (Cobb/Mal)
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 32,619
Warnings: Slash, brief underage shenanigans (kissing), sex, everyone swears like a sailor, some violence (in a Medieval setting), awkward parenting, references to animal hunting, glaring historical inaccuracies, rampant teenage hormones.
Summary: Sir Eames of Zenith is a bad boy. But when he comes to Camelot and meets the young Prince Arthur, he’s plunged headfirst into deep, smushy love. With only the help of his snarky manservant Yusuf and a book called How to Woo Your Maiden, Eames tries to become a chivalrous knight, and prove to Arthur that he truly loves him. Along the way, must avoid the all-consuming wrath of Arthur’s overprotective brother Dom, teach the adventurous Princess Ariadne how to fight, and risk everything - all in the name of love.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Valley ( LJ | AO3)
Author: wldnst
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 30,336
Warnings: mild violence, sexual content
Summary: It's an old story: a knight, a prince, a kingdom in peril.
Art Link: Theme and Variations
Artist: neomeruru
Title: Theme and Variations ( LJ | AO3)
Author: eternalsojourn
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: ~4950
Warnings: Angst, major character death, some violence
Summary: Arthur and Eames begin, then go through several iterations of their love before finally, perhaps, getting it right.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: escapingdream28
Title: In the presence of absent fathers
Author: bauble
Pairing(s): Eames/Fischer
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 3,460
Warnings: None
Summary: When Fischer has trouble sleeping, he turns to the PASIV in the hopes that it will help.
Art Link: there is no time to let the blood dry
Artist: yjudaes
FIRST CLAIM
Title: What Takes Hold ( On AO3 )
Author: recrudescence
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 17,473
Warnings: Contains death of non-canon characters, references to in-canon character death, and references to trauma.
Summary: The inception doesn’t take and the consequences are dire. Fischer remembers Eames, Eames remembers nothing, and Arthur remembers everything.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Oneiromancy ( LJ | AO3 )
Author: chibi_lurrel
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 11,395
Warnings: power play elements during sex.
Summary: Arthur's kidnapped and then shows up on Yusuf's door. Eames is no good at fortune telling.
Art Link: Untitled
Artist: xxxholiclover
Title: Beast
Author: beautifulweddin
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur, Ariadne/eames, Arthur/eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4739
Warnings: Slight violence
Summary: Hiding away in a penthouse, Ariadne finds the “Beast.”
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: motetus
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Matter for Concern ( On AO3 )
Author: jain
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: R
Word Count: 5,941
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Eames gets hurt, and Arthur investigates.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Breaking Bread
Author: bauble
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 6,853
Warnings: References to past infidelity
Summary: A new Somnacin blend gives even dreamshare veterans the chance to experience natural dreams again. Arthur & Eames give the compound a try.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: cunning_croft
Title: This Thing, I Don't Know What It Is
Author: ereshai
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: circa 4,300
Warnings: None
Summary: Ariadne has been pulled into one of Eames' jobs. It doesn't look like it's going to end well.
Art Link: I Luv U Lots
Artist: chibifukurou
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Chasing the Great White Whale
Author: immoral_crow
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: Pg-13
Word Count: 4,200
Warnings: A sad lack of tentacle sex. I tried? I really did…
Summary: Arthur had to learn to forge some time. A story of stubbornness, a relationship Arthur hadn't noticed he was in, pirates, mermaids, and sperm whales. Now with 150% extra dubious jokes.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Every Little Thing ( On DW )
Author: still_ciircee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: Pg
Word Count: 7,200
Warnings: N/A
Summary: Arthur is a giant purple squid-monster (with great hair) and Eames really couldn't care less. Because he is Arthur.
Art Link: The Hitman, The Yakuza, the Son of a Mafia Boss and his Bodyguard
Artist: juliecrowbar
Title: Nothing Personal
Author: black_betty_26
Pairing(s): Eames/Robert, past Mal/Robert
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 6300
Warnings: explicit sex, graphic violence, mafia-related gore, brief mention of past child abuse
Summary: Robert Fischer is a dead man.
Art Link: Home
Artist: aya_no_hako
Title: The Grey Mages ( On AO3 )
Author: kiyala
Pairing(s): Eames/Arthur, Saito/Robert
Rating: M
Word Count: 12,124
Summary: In a world where magic is common, Dom Cobb is a shadow of the man he used to be. Once a talented grey mage, he is now haunted by the Shade of his wife, who died in a magical experiment gone terribly wrong. He seeks a way to lay the Shade to rest, but he can’t do it alone. Arthur, Mal’s protégé, is always a step behind Dom, making sure they stay alive, making sure the Shade doesn’t overwhelm his friend, hoping that someday, he can go home to his own other half, Eames.
Art Link: #2003
Artist: lick_j
Title: A Kiss To Build A Dream On
Author: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Eames/Robert, Arthur/OMC's, Eames/OMC's, Arthur/OFC, Arthur/Eames/OMC, Mal/Cobb
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 29,269
Warnings: Dubcon, violence, abuse, prostitution, jealousy, sex under the influence of alcohol, cheating, canon character death, slut-shaming, misogynistic language, torture, blood.
Summary: During hard times in a fledgling country, Arthur struggles to define his relationship with Eames as they both work in Saito's brothel to make due. His future is put in jeopardy when two new customers bring two very different, very large problems to Saito's doorstep, threatening to take the business (and Arthur's livelihood) down with it.
Art Link: 1028
Artist: in1712
FIRST CLAIM
Title: Between Strangers
Author: chromonym
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, Ariadne/Yusuf
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 8600
Warnings: Mentions of violence, terrorism, and miscarriage.
Summary: A smoke break seems like a brief, throwaway encounter, and sometimes people let things slip. Arthur and Eames are haunted by an old betrayal, and a carefully-crafted plot comes to light.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: these are just a couple of my cravings
Author: duckgirlie
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4500
Warnings: underage smoking?
Summary: Arthur has smoked Dunhills for as long as he could buy his own cigarettes. Eames smokes Marlboros when he's in America and Bensons when he's in England and bidis when he's been to India or he wants to see Arthur's nose wrinkle in distaste.
This is five years in five minute intervals.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: bunnyford
Title: Poltergeist
Author: croik
Pairing(s): Gen
Rating: PG-13 for language and violence
Word Count: 7,000
Warnings: Anxiety and depression
Summary: After the inception, Robert can't stop dreaming about the man in the taxi.
Art Link: Art Master Post
Artist: pere_chan
Title: (letting you see) a different side of me ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: cs_whitewolf
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: U-Rated
Word Count: 14,000words approx.
Warnings: N/A
Summary: When Eames calls Arthur in at the last minute to help him with a simple Extraction job, he does so with the knowledge that Arthur is, and always has been, the best. But the Arthur Eames knows doesn't doubt himself or fall asleep at tables and he'd certainly never, under any circumstances, wear a crumpled suit. The Arthur Eames knows has never been this vulnerably human, and it’s... well it’s all very endearing really, even if Arthur doesn’t quite agree.
Art Link: 1039
Artist: in1712
Title: The Devil You Know ( On AO3 )
Author: venusinchains
Pairing(s): Angel-Arthur/Devil-Arthur, Arthur/Eames
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4,000
Warnings: None
Summary: Eames gains two extra Arthurs, but what he really wants is the one he started with.
Art Link: Real or not real?
Artist: nessismore
FIRST CLAIM
Title: the hardest science to forget ( LJ | AO3 )
Author: metonymy
Pairing(s): Arthur/Ariadne
Raiting: PG-13
Word Count: 7,622
Summary: Arthur knows something went wrong in the training session, and that whole parts of his memory are missing. Ariadne keeps dreaming of warm hands and dark eyes and drawing things she doesn't remember happening. And nobody will tell them what's going on. A story in three parts, two timelines, and one dream.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: Terrible Things ( On LJ | On DW | On AO3 )
Author: eustacia-vye28
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur, Cobb/Mal
Warnings: Post-movie. Additional warnings for violence and mentions of suicide. It's similar in scope to the movie.
Summary: One day, Arthur woke up and discovered that no one remembered Ariadne and the Fischer job never happened. Finding her only led to even more problems...
Title: Good Intent ( On LJ | On DW | On AO3 )
Author: eustacia-vye28
Rating: NC-17
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Arthur
Warnings: Post-movie. I finished my reversebang fic pretty early on and had another idea for a story. So, this is the surprise bonus fic for the prompt. It's no less angsty than the first offering, just so you know.
Summary: Ariadne was supposed to be a wide-eyed innocent that Cobb found to be their architect for the Fischer job. Arthur never imagined she was more than that.
Art Link: hello/goodbye
Artist: shiroi_ten
Title: Searching for something more
Author: thursday_kat
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames pre-slash
Rating: PG
Word Count: 4600 give or take
Warnings: None
Summary: For Arthur, setting himself free doesn't mean partying or sex or juvenile delinquency. It means dreaming something more than the average dream. In dreaming he pushes the boundaries of his mind and finds his place in the world.
Art Link: Let Me Wine, Dine and Entertain You
Artist: heavenly_rain
FIRST CLAIM
Title: The Taming of the Point Man (or, More Than One Way to Court Arthur) ( On LJ | On AO3 )
Author: avocado_love
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 8,500
Warnings: Implication of rough sex, violence prior to sex.
Summary: In a society where mating rights are determined by dominance fights, Eames can't seem to get one over on Arthur.
SECOND CLAIM
Title: A Fake Handshake Don't Make No Man ( On AO3 )
Author: recrudescence
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 25,935
Warnings: None
Summary: Spaghetti's straight until you heat it up. Or, how Arthur learned not to use pasta as a pickup line and Eames learned to enjoy long walks on the Kinsey scale.
Art Link: #1010
Artist: lick_j
Title: Of Blood And Gold
Author: animesiren
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Genre: Crossover/Fusion, pre-slash to slash, medieval/historic
Rating: R for language
Words: 4578
Warning: spoilers for GoT books
Summary: The war is over, and a Kingdom is being built around Arthur. However, as a young man from Pentos he can't connect or care for Westeros. It turns out that a seedy sellsword may be the only one that makes sense.
Art Link: (all you wanted was) a little disaster
Artist: yjudaes
Title: Warm Water ( On AO3 )
Author: chibi_lurrel
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames, mentions of past Eames/OFC
Rating: PG
Word Count: 3,426
Warnings: n/a
Summary: Arthur and Eames find their escape hindered by a flood.
Art Link: Suit Up
Artist: chosenfire28
Title: Love is a forgery, if you let it
Author: lezzerlee
Pairing(s): Arthur/Eames
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 5,894
Warnings: mentions of canon character death
Summary: After Inception, Arthur joins Eames for a job topside. He and Eames deal with their relationship and the idea of coming so close to losing themselves in limbo while they plan to steal back one of Eames’ old forged paintings.