"They say the only thing to fear is fear itself. That, and a motivated Nara." Shikamaru is born with his father's intelligence and his mother's work ethic. The world is turned sideways.

Villains always make the same dumb mistakes. Luckily, Tom Riddle happens to have a rather dangerously genre-savvy friend in his head to make sure that he does this "conquering the world" business the RIGHT way. It's about time the bad guys won for once.

A girl reborn into the world of ninja wants to escape the cycle of violence. Power is the only thing that brings freedom in the ninja world and she will have freedom... at any cost. However breaking the bonds she forms won't be as simple as she imagines. AU SI.

Kyubey promised that humanity would reach the stars one day. The Incubator tactfully refrained from saying too much about what they would find there.

Inspired by Silver Queen's "Dreaming of Sunshine." Ripples turn into waves and crash upon the shores of what is and what could be, and I was just someone else who got pulled under. I didn't realize that even a drowning person makes waves of their own. A SI OC story.

Tom Riddle opens the Chamber of Secrets in Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. After a botched attempt to extract the Horcrux in Harry's scar leaves their souls tied together, Tom is forced to take the Gryffindor with him when he makes his escape. A story of Horcrux hunting, adventure and unwilling attraction. [TMR/HP, Diary!Tom, Soulbond]

Class is in session.

A mixture of 100 word drabbles capturing moments in time. Many are series of drabbles with a common story thread. Others are stand alone. Mainly Luke/Vader or a Dark Luke, but also Mara, Han, Leia, Beru, Owen, Palpatine, Obi-Wan, Wedge, et al

Life as a ninja. It starts with confusion and terror and doesn't get any better from there. OC Self-insert. No pairings.

It's time to stop waiting for other people to save you. A story about fear, resilience, and Sakura.

After a darker outcome at Bespin, Luke makes a final bargain. Time travel.

Team Seven find their way to each other in every universe. Naruto, Sakura, and Sasuke are on a mission to prove to everyone that as bad as their canon counterparts were, things can always be worse! [AU: Canon Divergence]

Odd little one shots that may or may not be turned into their own stories.

Rosalie Hale moves to Forks to escape the nightmares of New York city, and would like to know why people keep laughing when she tells them that.

Yes, Itachi's emotional and physical well-being is his first and only priority. No, Sasuke does not have anything remotely resembling a plan to ensure this. It's fine, honestly.

...and very surely I do not dream"- Poe. Uchiha Itachi died. Then he woke up chained in a cell, in a Sound stronghold. Having fought his way free, he encounters some people he knew were dead, and some who when previously met have tried to kill him on sight, but now show concern. Is this an elaborate genjutsu? Or something else?

Harry was never the only person with a penchant for tripping into the most absurd of situations. Reincarnated!Hermione. Somewhat darker than the usual take on Naruto. Political machinations. Character progression. Strong friendship, no romance.

Experimentation is the lifeblood of fuuinjutsu research. Aiko was doing that noblest of pursuits at home on a Saturday night, and then she had to fling a fruit cart at rudely persistent kiri nin. ...That does happen to other people, right? This starts off very silly because it was meant to be only one drabble answering "what would Aiko do in canon?" Then it grew on me. Vapors pt3

In another world, Hermione Granger never attended Hogwarts. Orphaned at age three, she grew up supporting her low-income adoptive family who hadn't the means to pay for her education. Desperation and a chance encounter lead her into the employ of the three Black sisters. She finds herself caught in their deadly web, helplessly waiting to see who will reach her first. H/B, H/N, H/A.

Naruto had gone to his last battle with Madara fully prepared to die with his enemy. He did not think he'd be manipulated by old toad sages and thrown to the far past. He did not expect to wake up in the Senju clan compound either.

COMPLETE! Sequel to Empire's Son. As Palpatine's Empire crumbles, Luke retreats to a grim self-imposed anonymity in the galaxy's Rim planets. But he cannot outrun his past, and Imperials and Rebels alike are searching for the last Sith, their motives very different.

"Monachopsis: The subtle but persistent feeling of being out of place." ... Not entirely accurate, but it'll do for describing the situation. People swallow that explanation easier than: 'I died once, but it's okay! I got better.'

Dick and Slade return to Smallfax in the cold. Oneshot. Northern Star AU of an AU ;)

Sixteen years ago, a wicked fairy condemned the Princess Aurora to die. A few days ago, defeated by Prince Philip and the Good Fairies, the wicked fairy Maleficent was confined to the dungeons of King Stefan's castle to await her own death sentence. In her final hours, Maleficent offers the princess a bargain. [Slow burn Maleficent/Aurora. Complete.]

AU in which Cross dislikes surprises, disagrees with paternity, and disrespects privacy; Allen despises Cross, disrespects curfews, and makes a bid for freedom; Lavi is pleasantly surprised, unpleasantly surprised, and then outright horrified. And that's just chapter one.

It's the first day of spring, and Cirno and her friends are once again up to no good! But after stealing a strange box from Marisa's house, they soon find themselves over their heads as they discover some things are meant to remain locked up.

Decades after Luke Skywalker's fall to the Dark Side, a young mechanic discovers how far he must go to protect his family...and why being named after crazy old Ben Kenobi can attract all the wrong kinds of attention. AU from TESB, ignores most of the EU.

When Harry is kidnapped by a seemingly sixteen year old Tom Riddle at the end of his second year, he's convinced that he would do absolutely anything to escape – but "anything" can be a dangerous conviction to have, and even heroes can grow tired of fighting without hope. Sometimes, survival means making a home in the dark… Warning: Deals with Stockholm Syndrome and dark themes.

In one world, after defeating his brother, Itachi Uchiha dropped dead, victim of a mysterious disease, and the future of the ninja world was set for the worse. However, in another, Itachi was not sick. From this small difference, many changes will spring, and many plans will be overturned. The path of the last of the Uchiha, and the world itself, will be altered forever.

They called her lazy, apathetic, and amoral. They also said she was, by turns, too smart and too dumb. She liked to think she was funny. None of them were wrong. OC/Self Insert

No one, not even his closest companions, really knew anything about Luke. As a bounty hunter, he had to have a certain penchant for odd jobs. This one was near laudable; retrieve the top secret stolen plans for the Death Star.

Edward Elric can't get back to his own world, so he tries to make a life for himself in the closest one he can find. Yep a nice quiet life, no military breathing down his neck or monsters trying to live forever, but then a kid in an orange jumpsuit...

COMPLETE! Dark AU-Action/Drama. In the chaos of conflict as a Republic crumbles into an Empire, two babies are smuggled to safety to keep them safe from a Sith Emperor's attention. It will not be enough. Their lives take very different paths, one raised as the Alliance's New Hope, the other as the Empire's Son. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Darth Vader, Palpatine, Leia Organa

Two years after joining the Rebellion Luke is shot down during a mission and ejects from his X-Wing in enemy territory. The events that follow lead him, painfully, to his first meeting with Vader and beyond. A father/son story although it might not seem like it at first.

Hiko's latest assignment for his deshi has the red-head traveling down the mountain to deliver an important parcel. When Kenshin runs into a petulant village boy—literally—he struggles to keep his composure—and his pride.

It's all about your perspective, really. She may have been kidnapped by a lunatic, or this might be an interesting new employment opportunity. She'll hang around for now- she doesn't have anything better to do. This is the sequel to 'Vapors', an OC story that loosely follows the conventions of a SI. I don't recommend starting here, I really don't.

Petunia married a biochemist, and Harry grew up reading science and science fiction. Then came the Hogwarts letter, and a world of intriguing new possibilities to exploit. And new friends, like Hermione Granger, and Professor McGonagall, and Professor Quirrell... COMPLETE.

Apprentice AU. On the eve of his twenty-first birthday Dick Grayson participates in a botched contract that leaves the wrong person dead. As Slade tries to minimize the fallout events begin spiraling completely out of his control.

Kenshin from 1868 to 1878. I stick to realism. Starts 'angsty', but will gradually mellow some. The first chapter can stand alone as a oneshot.

Sometimes you get lucky. Sometimes you don't.

In a world where modern physics and chakra are seemingly irreconcilable, fifteen-year-old Haruno Sakura graduates as a first-grade genin with the year's highest academic scores and is thrust into a world more complex and a lot less nice than she would have thought at first. AU. Volume one of a planned trilogy. Ch 8, Ignition 1.

Jack Frost has spent three hundred years in the care of Pitch Black, hidden away from a world that neither sees nor wants him. What happens, then, when Pitch finally brings him out of the darkness for a shot at the legendary Guardians? AU Fic, canon divergence, etc.

This ninja business? It isn't for the faint of heart. Luckily Aiko is far from faint, even if she did get stuck with a ridiculously girly name. SI, OC, whatever you want to call it. Rating is for language.

Ten years ago, Voldemort created his kingdom. Now a confused young wizard stumbles into it, and carves out a destiny. AU. Nondark Harry. MentorVoldemort. VII Ch.8 In which someone is dead, wounded, or kidnapped in every scene.

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.

Recently transferred to Kyoto and not yet known as Battousai, Kenshin is conflicted over what, exactly, his role is for the Ishin Shishi. Is he only a glorified killer? He struggles with the question, but is afraid to face the answer. One-shot.

Defeated, broken, and heavily reduced in power, the once infamous Madam Mima is now a shadow of her former self. Fortunately, she has found a way to regain what she has lost, and needs only the life of an innocent child to make it work. And fortunately, one has just run across her path, a little redheaded girl running away from home, one that is very interested in learning magic.

SM/HP: He'd tried everything to get rid of 'them', the Hallows. But they kept coming back to him, recognizing him as the one and only Master of Death. Jaded and desperate for eternal sleep, Harry immediately becomes wary of a possessive demon that could curse him further into the pits of hell.

Dick Grayson and Damian Wayne, the new Batman and Robin, struggle to work together. Their budding partnership is complicated when an old enemy appears, asking Dick to help him on a mission that will take all three through hell and back...

Son of Suns Trilogy Part I - AU set at the end of TESB. When Luke and his companions are caught and taken to Coruscant, Palpatine begins to systematically take apart his life to create a new Sith, turning Luke against his allies, father and beliefs with devastating consequences. Action/Drama/Romance Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade, Vader, Han Solo/Leia Organa, Mothma, Madine,COMPLETE

AU!Jedi Apprentice. Book 4: Master and apprentice endure a stint with the Agri-Corps, and find that trouble has a way of coming home to haunt them. Featuring a pile of bantha poodoo, a tentacled carnivorous plant, a desperate escaped convict, and a highly provocative young woman.

Alone, and on the run for days, Luke Skywalker is begining to despair. He desperately needs to escape the chasing storm troopers commanded by Darth Vader - the man who only a few short weeks ago claimed to be his father. L/V L/M

AU!Jedi Apprentice. Book III: Master and apprentice face an important rite of passage, grapple with a traitorous plot within the Temple's walls, and discover the limits of obedience and intuition. Appearances by Bant Eerin, Xanatos DuCrion, Yan Dooku, and others.

Master and apprentice are called upon to settle a vendetta between warring clans. Qui Gon thinks outside the box, Obi Wan gets in over his head, and the local cuisine is something to remember.

AU!Jedi Apprentice. Book I: In which master and apprentice meet for the first time, enjoy a disastrous adventure courtesy of Xanatos DuCrion, and reap the fruits of patience and fortitude. A fanciful retelling of the original.

Vampire AU. On his way home from campus, Blaine Anderson comes across a beautiful young man with bewitching blue eyes. It doesn't take long for everything Blaine thought was real to fall to pieces. For his world to dissolve into fear and heat and blood.

One good turn always deserves another. Apparently. Epilogue compliant/AU. HPDM slash but some canon het along the way. Please trust me - I promise the epilogue will not bite you.

Life as Slade's apprentice is hard for Robin, but even harder for those trying to save him. Murders, schemes and hatred flourishes as the Titans, Batman, and the JLA struggle to help him. Meanwhile, Slade has a nefarious plan in mind for the Batman...

As the Meiji Revolution flares into existence two men come to Hiko with a mysterious proposition. What will happen when Kenshin finds out what that proposition is?

Neji has always been in control. There's just one problem. It's killing him - and only Shikamaru can tell. But sometimes being pulled back from the edge is just as dangerous as being pushed there. Shikamaru/Neji YAOI PART 1 of BtB series

Hyuuga Neji goes missing nin, which is more complicated than it sounds. Luckily the Uchiha brothers are experts in professional treachery and more than willing to give him tips...whether he wants them or not. /post timeskip/ Sound Village mind f***ery/

When an injury leaves Neji without his sight, the Hyuuga prodigy must decide for himself what fate he really bears. COMPLETE

Son of Suns Trilogy Part II - Abandoned by the Alliance and claimed by the Emperor, Palpatine's new Sith is coming into his own. But as Luke Skywalker's former life is forced further from his grasp by friends and foes alike, new agendas twist old friendships into unaffordable liabilities. Action/Drama/Romance Luke Skywalker/Mara Jade, Han Solo/Leia Organa, Palpatine..COMPLETE

Once upon a time, Hyuuga Neji leads a mission. Once upon a time, that mission goes to hell in a handbasket. Once upon a time, Hyuuga Neji makes Jounin at age fifteen. Here's everything he didn't put in the mission report. [now with sequel]

Short oneshot. Hiko after Kenshin leaves. Works best read after Ch. 2 of Ichirizuka.

Draco swore revenge on Harry for Lucius's imprisonment, and for once, he keeps his promise. The old rivalry turns deadly when Draco abducts Harry for Voldemort. But when Draco’s world turns upside down, the fight to save himself and Harry begins. HD, COMP

Konoha's going to war, undermanned or not. [On serious hiatus please see author profile for details and apologies.]

Sirius Black remained the Secret Keeper and everything he feared came to pass. Ten years later, James and Lily live, Harry attends Hogwarts, and Voldemort remains…yet the world is different and nothing is as it seems. AU, updated for HBP.