Final fic roundup
Well, it's been absolutely epic. What a fantastic effort! Here is the final fest roundup -- we will now give you ten days to catch up with your reading before posting the traditional guessing poll so you can attempt to match up stories with their authors. Please take the time to comment on these fics, as their authors have really poured heart and soul into their work ;)!
At this point, we must ask the authors to please remain patient - don't give yourselves away!!
A Harsh Cord (NC-17)
Summary: Yassen Gregorovich had beautiful hands - long, elegant and strong at the same time. They were also among the most terrifying things Alex had ever seen.
Warning(s): uh... torture? And underage sex (Alex is 16)
Word Count: ~10,700 words
Written for loony-lucifer
Alex's No Good Really Bad Day (PG)
Summary: In which Alex is cloned and doesn't like it one bit.
Warning(s): Crack, and lots of it.
Word Count: ~ 1,900
Written for megg-mogg
Anything (R)
Summary: When Jack is kidnapped, Alex would do anything to get her back. Anything.
Warning(s): Language, torture, non-con
Word Count: ~8,200
Written for karai9
Control (NC-17)
Summary: The first time Alex ran into Yassen ...
Warning(s): Cross-gen pairing
Word Count: ~5,000
Written for k155-me
Daze (NC-17)
Summary: Why is it that whenever Wolf runs into that kid, things just get really weird...?
Warning(s): Drugs, some swear words, frottage, one of the characters is underage
Word Count: ~7,200
Written for nyxelestia
Death's Head (PG-13)
Summary: Alex doesn't like it when his friends are threatened. But how good a friend is Alex?
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~11,000
Written for hallowed-ink
Diplomatic Immunity (PG-13)
Summary: Diplomatic immunity goes both ways. K-Unit's newest addition is exactly as they feared he'd be, and first impressions are not pleasant, to say the least. AU Scorpia!Alex.
Warning(s) : Language
Word Count: ~5,800 words
Written for Prone2dementia
Flash of Light (R)
Summary: Life changes irrevocably for Alex from one moment to the next. Life is stagnated and sorrowful for Jack, constantly. And Ben has always been the one who's just there. Until he's not.
Warning(s): Death
Word Count: ~3,500
Written for emmi-loo
Insignificant (R)
Summary: Some periods of time are clear and memorable, others are more vague and nonsensical.
Warning(s): Language
Word Count: ~1,600
Written for typhonas
Leather and Spice (NC-17)
Summary: After the end of a successful mission, Alex decides to celebrate at a night club by making use of the money and fake ID issued to him by MI6. While there, a familiar assassin rescues him from a potentially violent partner. Now it's time for Alex to pay Yassen for his help.
Warning(s): Explicit slash (m/m). PWP. Alex's age is not specified, although references to him being a minor and underage are made, so it's up to the reader to decide how old they wish him to be. Very light use of a knife.
Word Count: ~3,600
Written for shiruy
The Life and Times of One Alex Rider As Told by a Teenage Fangirl (R)
Summary: Well, for Alex it was just like any other, typical weekend with the K-Unit. Just like your everyday teenager, Alex gets his daily dose of new discoveries and awkward moments. The day Alex finds out about Eagle and Snake’s relationship in a most unconventional and inconvenient way.
Warning(s): Language, Slash
Word Count: ~10,500
Written for captainjulieif
Life's Sweets and Spies (R)
Summary: Sitting in a cell, you'd think there wouldn't be much for Alex to do. But you'd think he'd be alone, not staring at his old unit... The universe - meaning MI6 and Scorpia - seem to be conspiring against him lately...
Warnings: Language, Mild Violence, Snarkiness, Vague spoilers (nothing for Crocodile Tears)
Word Count: ~6,300
Written for flight-tribe
Never Blind (R)
Summary: Action/Adventure. Alex thought he had found someone who really cared for him ... which made Ben's lies hurt all the more. Torchwood crossover.
Warning(s): Violence, Cross-gen pairing
Word Count: ~9,000 words
Written for jusmine984
Out of his Depth (R)
Summary: When an undercover operation goes wrong, Alex's strength is pushed to the limit. But he is a child playing in a grown-up world...
Warning(s): Violence, torture
Word Count: ~8,000
Written for Madam Uniqua
Outcome (PG-13)
Summary: Wolf and Alex are a mission. They are racing against two companies. Scorpia and another anonymous crime organization. Someone has to win. And it's not going to be MI6.
Warning(s): Language
Word Count: ~3,900
Written for lazy-neutrino
The Pursuit of Valor (R)
Summary: A K-Unit guardianship fic. Snake thinks Alex needs a psychotherapist. Alex thinks Alan Blunt needs a help group for compulsive liars who like torturing poor souls. Wolf’s motorcycle also makes an appearance. So do bank robbers.
Warning(s): Profanity, violence...poorly-attempted angst?
Word Count: ~17,000
Written for Dreamsinblackandwhite
Quietly into the Night (NC-17)
Summary: On a mission gone wrong, Alex is thrown into a world in which he is prey in a sea of predators and solely dependent upon a certain Russian assassin.
Warning(s): Slash, Alex is 14, sex with a minor, mature themes (which involve sex with minors), violence, and content which some readers may find strongly disturbing.
Word Count: ~22,500
Written for hpstrangelove
Thlipsis (NC-17)
Summary: Kidnapped by Yassen and raised by Scorpia, Alex Rider is the world's youngest assassin. When a mission takes an unexpected turn, MI6 sends Ian Rider to bring him home. Alex would rather die than work for the people who he thinks killed his father, but the choice is about to be taken out of Alex's hands. It's kill or be killed, and the time to choose has run out. AU.
Warning(s): Slash, Underage, Dub-Con, Torture, Angst, Character Death, YG/AR, AU, Language, Incest
Word Count: ~21,400
Writtern for kennahijja
To Live to Die (PG-13)
Summary: For once, the adults are taking charge of a mission. Alex’s job is…a little less demanding this time. However, it’s this endeavor that sets the stage for the next big enemy for Alex -- Blue.
Warning(s): I tried to write humor… and I don’t think it went so well. .
Word Count: ~6,800
Written for nuclearxsquid
Tom and Alex (PG-13)
Summary: Tom finds out first hand why the truth hurts.
Warning(s): None.
Word Count: ~4,600
Written for kermitaa
Vemon (PG-13)
Summary: "I don't kill children," Yassen said to Damian Cray and shot him. AU
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~1,000
Written for xxxwicked
What It Means to Be Alone (PG-13)
Summary: Three moments that Alex thinks he sees Yassen Gregorovich again.
Warning(s): Course language/mild violence
Word Count: ~ 4,100
Written for agent-jet
You're Not Invincible (R)
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~6,000
Written for annephoenix and arithilim
At this point, we must ask the authors to please remain patient - don't give yourselves away!!
A Harsh Cord (NC-17)
Summary: Yassen Gregorovich had beautiful hands - long, elegant and strong at the same time. They were also among the most terrifying things Alex had ever seen.
Warning(s): uh... torture? And underage sex (Alex is 16)
Word Count: ~10,700 words
Written for loony-lucifer
Alex's No Good Really Bad Day (PG)
Summary: In which Alex is cloned and doesn't like it one bit.
Warning(s): Crack, and lots of it.
Word Count: ~ 1,900
Written for megg-mogg
Anything (R)
Summary: When Jack is kidnapped, Alex would do anything to get her back. Anything.
Warning(s): Language, torture, non-con
Word Count: ~8,200
Written for karai9
Control (NC-17)
Summary: The first time Alex ran into Yassen ...
Warning(s): Cross-gen pairing
Word Count: ~5,000
Written for k155-me
Daze (NC-17)
Summary: Why is it that whenever Wolf runs into that kid, things just get really weird...?
Warning(s): Drugs, some swear words, frottage, one of the characters is underage
Word Count: ~7,200
Written for nyxelestia
Death's Head (PG-13)
Summary: Alex doesn't like it when his friends are threatened. But how good a friend is Alex?
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~11,000
Written for hallowed-ink
Diplomatic Immunity (PG-13)
Summary: Diplomatic immunity goes both ways. K-Unit's newest addition is exactly as they feared he'd be, and first impressions are not pleasant, to say the least. AU Scorpia!Alex.
Warning(s) : Language
Word Count: ~5,800 words
Written for Prone2dementia
Flash of Light (R)
Summary: Life changes irrevocably for Alex from one moment to the next. Life is stagnated and sorrowful for Jack, constantly. And Ben has always been the one who's just there. Until he's not.
Warning(s): Death
Word Count: ~3,500
Written for emmi-loo
Insignificant (R)
Summary: Some periods of time are clear and memorable, others are more vague and nonsensical.
Warning(s): Language
Word Count: ~1,600
Written for typhonas
Leather and Spice (NC-17)
Summary: After the end of a successful mission, Alex decides to celebrate at a night club by making use of the money and fake ID issued to him by MI6. While there, a familiar assassin rescues him from a potentially violent partner. Now it's time for Alex to pay Yassen for his help.
Warning(s): Explicit slash (m/m). PWP. Alex's age is not specified, although references to him being a minor and underage are made, so it's up to the reader to decide how old they wish him to be. Very light use of a knife.
Word Count: ~3,600
Written for shiruy
The Life and Times of One Alex Rider As Told by a Teenage Fangirl (R)
Summary: Well, for Alex it was just like any other, typical weekend with the K-Unit. Just like your everyday teenager, Alex gets his daily dose of new discoveries and awkward moments. The day Alex finds out about Eagle and Snake’s relationship in a most unconventional and inconvenient way.
Warning(s): Language, Slash
Word Count: ~10,500
Written for captainjulieif
Life's Sweets and Spies (R)
Summary: Sitting in a cell, you'd think there wouldn't be much for Alex to do. But you'd think he'd be alone, not staring at his old unit... The universe - meaning MI6 and Scorpia - seem to be conspiring against him lately...
Warnings: Language, Mild Violence, Snarkiness, Vague spoilers (nothing for Crocodile Tears)
Word Count: ~6,300
Written for flight-tribe
Never Blind (R)
Summary: Action/Adventure. Alex thought he had found someone who really cared for him ... which made Ben's lies hurt all the more. Torchwood crossover.
Warning(s): Violence, Cross-gen pairing
Word Count: ~9,000 words
Written for jusmine984
Out of his Depth (R)
Summary: When an undercover operation goes wrong, Alex's strength is pushed to the limit. But he is a child playing in a grown-up world...
Warning(s): Violence, torture
Word Count: ~8,000
Written for Madam Uniqua
Outcome (PG-13)
Summary: Wolf and Alex are a mission. They are racing against two companies. Scorpia and another anonymous crime organization. Someone has to win. And it's not going to be MI6.
Warning(s): Language
Word Count: ~3,900
Written for lazy-neutrino
The Pursuit of Valor (R)
Summary: A K-Unit guardianship fic. Snake thinks Alex needs a psychotherapist. Alex thinks Alan Blunt needs a help group for compulsive liars who like torturing poor souls. Wolf’s motorcycle also makes an appearance. So do bank robbers.
Warning(s): Profanity, violence...poorly-attempted angst?
Word Count: ~17,000
Written for Dreamsinblackandwhite
Quietly into the Night (NC-17)
Summary: On a mission gone wrong, Alex is thrown into a world in which he is prey in a sea of predators and solely dependent upon a certain Russian assassin.
Warning(s): Slash, Alex is 14, sex with a minor, mature themes (which involve sex with minors), violence, and content which some readers may find strongly disturbing.
Word Count: ~22,500
Written for hpstrangelove
Thlipsis (NC-17)
Summary: Kidnapped by Yassen and raised by Scorpia, Alex Rider is the world's youngest assassin. When a mission takes an unexpected turn, MI6 sends Ian Rider to bring him home. Alex would rather die than work for the people who he thinks killed his father, but the choice is about to be taken out of Alex's hands. It's kill or be killed, and the time to choose has run out. AU.
Warning(s): Slash, Underage, Dub-Con, Torture, Angst, Character Death, YG/AR, AU, Language, Incest
Word Count: ~21,400
Writtern for kennahijja
To Live to Die (PG-13)
Summary: For once, the adults are taking charge of a mission. Alex’s job is…a little less demanding this time. However, it’s this endeavor that sets the stage for the next big enemy for Alex -- Blue.
Warning(s): I tried to write humor… and I don’t think it went so well. .
Word Count: ~6,800
Written for nuclearxsquid
Tom and Alex (PG-13)
Summary: Tom finds out first hand why the truth hurts.
Warning(s): None.
Word Count: ~4,600
Written for kermitaa
Vemon (PG-13)
Summary: "I don't kill children," Yassen said to Damian Cray and shot him. AU
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~1,000
Written for xxxwicked
What It Means to Be Alone (PG-13)
Summary: Three moments that Alex thinks he sees Yassen Gregorovich again.
Warning(s): Course language/mild violence
Word Count: ~ 4,100
Written for agent-jet
You're Not Invincible (R)
Warning(s): None
Word Count: ~6,000
Written for annephoenix and arithilim