So this drunk Soviet General had a sense of comradeship, after all. It just took soft fur, pointy ears and a bushy tail to draw it out.

The last time Vesper had seen the leader of Quantum it was all stark white walls and blinding xenon lights. No, this rusty tramp was nothing like the naked cell from their last conversation. Vesper was different this time around, too. Less desperate, millions in her grasp and no innocence left to lose.

In which Bond has time to live, Madeleine has time to forgive and Mathilde asks for a story.

In a strange place, James Bond comes face-to-face with ghosts of his past. What follows is an escalation into frantic fire and fury – and the inescapable shadow of Death closing in on him.

1999. Even extremely competent hacker-quartermasters had to be…less competent at one point. Features nine-year-old Q and his exasperated father. Part of my Bright Star 'verse, but may stand alone. Posted in honor of Data Privacy Day (Jan. 28).

Now free of any impending and world-ending threat, the Bond family start adjusting themselves to the challenges of the new life ahead of them. Post No Time To die and Time To Live.

Before Bond was 007, before a young boffin was Quartermaster, they met on a mission. From then on, their future is linked but how might this chance mission change their interactions? Will it push them together or pull them further apart? 00Q. Whishaw!Q/Craig!Bond.

"How can he be a spy? He spends his days sat at a desk!" She shrieked as soon as the news had settled in. Q smirked, continuing the hacking he was doing as he spoke back to her. "Your father would rather blow a desk up than sit at one, believe me on that front." NOW CONTINUED INTO NO TIME TO DIE

Chapter 2

007 has needs. He needs a new deck of cards when he's getting ready to face Le Chiffre. He needs his tuxedo cleaned after beating up some baddies. Percival Pensworth, a Field Operation Officer Liaison (F.O.O.L.), can satisfy those needs.

1990. Ex-CIA and ex-DEA agent Ivar Bryce drops in on his old friend Damien Drake (agent 007 of MI6) at the request of Q, and is confronted by a rather loud (but small) surprise. Bright Star 'verse, featuring Baby Q (the Q from Skyfall when he was a baby, if you're not familiar with my 'verse).

Amor et melle et felle est fecundissimus Love is rich with both honey and venom [Act I, Scene I - Cistellaria]

Alec Trevelyan survived the destruction of the Arkhangelsk Chemical Weapons Facility, but at what cost? Half of his face had necessitated intensive surgery, all because a certain James Bond didn't follow his instructions. Now that the bandages were gone, it was time to witness – no, to confront – the horror beneath.

This is a series of James Bond/007 (Daniel Craig) alternate universe one-shots that explores what if Vesper's tomb never blew up? What if Madeleine told James all her secrets and they get to discuss their future? AU No Time to Die SPOILERS NTTD 00Swann Bond/Swann Oneshots

"So much for my promising career in espionage." Q is to face a court martial for his actions in the Skyfall affair. Mallory, the new M, asks Tanner for his opinion on the young man directly after Skyfall. Tanner tells the truth. Bright Star 'verse, but may be read alone.

If you know, you know.

Inspired by the "Four Yorkshiremen" sketch from Monty Python, the various incarnations of James Bond reminisce about their time being a 00 and as their conversation progresses they try to outdo one another over who had the toughest missions. Always love to get reviews and comments thanks.

Fourteen-year-old Q comes out to his family. Everyone already knows. Because, you know, spies. No pairings, except for a tiny mention of a one-sided crush. Sappy and fluffy humor. Family feels. Bright Star 'verse.

MI6 skontaktowało się z Q w sprawie tego, czego dowiedzieli się z jego rezonansu magnetycznego. Nie podobają mu się wyniki.

Nadszedł czas, aby wszyscy powrócili do MI6 - aby Q mógł podpisać półtora miliona formularzy o zachowaniu poufności i stać się nieoficjalną częścią MI6. Szkoda, że sprawy nie idą zgodnie z planem. Albo: fic, w którym medycy próbują sprawdzić, czy mogą dowiedzieć się, dlaczego Q traci ludzką świadomość, gdy zmienia kształt, i zamiast tego powodują u niego traumę.

James Bond's last thoughts in his final scene in No Time To Die (2021).

Sometimes we find what we've been missing when we aren't looking for it.

2002. A Christmas story. Twelve-year-old Q discovers his father's secret. Bright Star 'verse. You may want to read "The Star to Every Wandering Barque" to understand this.

MI6 dowiedziało się, że James i Alec ujawniają swoje sekrety – ale co się stanie, gdy M rozkaże sprowadzić osobę, której to powiedzieli? Spodziewajcie się gburowatych szpiegów na szkoleniu, kocich wybryków, cholernie dużo opiekuńczości i całkiem sporo rewelacji, których M być może się nie spodziewała.

Jude Doyle tweeted on December 18 that he demanded "a Bond who gets trapped in a supervillain's lair and has to peg his way out." So here it is.