Merples by Yolsaffbridge and Zelempa

Type
Fic
Art
Recap
Vid
Other

Fandom
Due South
The Sentinel
Stargate: Atlantis
Other

The Egg Episode
The Egg Episode (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: September 29, 2006
Rating: G
Word Count: 1450
A/N: Baby's first fic!

"We have to hold onto these things for two days?" Ronon's brows were knit in a perfect expression of disbelief, and Rodney felt strangely close to him.

"That is the period chosen for our test," the elder concurred. "You must treat them as you would your own children."

"Let's hear about your day care options," Sheppard quipped.

Rock, Paper (No Scissors)
Rock, Paper (No Scissors) (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: August 16, 2007
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 12000
A/N: For McShep Match 2007, Team Angst. Prompt: "Correspondence."

"First of all--as impressed as I am by the nonchalance with which you can just decide to risk life and limb, 'Oh, I think I'll escape from the prison camp today,' the way most people say 'I think I'll wear the blue tie'--as impressive as that admittedly is!--you do realize, don't you, that by writing to me about your daring escape plans, you're putting me in the delicate position of having to literally eat your words?"

The Classification of Waterfowl
The Classification of Waterfowl (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: December 24, 2007
Rating: R
Word Count: 7500
A/N: For TS Secret Santa 2007, for Sassyinkpen who wanted to see the guys go on a traditional date.

"Sure, Chief, it's real romantic," Jim rolled his eyes. "Is this what it's like to be on a date with the great Casanova Sandburg?"

"You kidding? I've never been on a date this datelike."

"Hm." Jim managed a tight shrug with crossed arms. "So far, I'm not impressed."

"Well, my real skills come at the end of the date," Blair leered.

"Ugh," said Jim.

If I Were Gay
If I Were Gay (Vid)
Vidder: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Posted: July 17, 2006
Rating: PG-13
Size: 4.5 MB (wmv)

And if I were gay
We would swim in romance
But I'm not gay
So get your hand out of my pants

With Replacement
With Replacement (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: January 13, 2008
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 4850

"Sheppard," Rodney said, carefully maintaining composure, "have you considered the possibility that you might have an exact physical double?"

"So what else would be new?" came Zelenka's muffled voice.

Interrogation
Interrogation (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: April 4, 2010
Rating: PG-13
Size: 24 pages
A/N: Comic adaptation of Interrogation by Speranza. A huge thank you to Speranza for letting me adapt her work and for her enthusiasm during this project.

"Just--the Mountie love fest. It's everywhere. It's like disco. It sucks."

Subject to Error
Subject to Error (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: January 16, 2008
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 4000
A/N: Shamelessly inspired by Jane Davitt's post of Desperate Housewives screencaps of Richard Burgi tied to a bed.

"Yeah, this was a very productive experiment," said Blair. "I think I'll continue in this line of research."

I Love You Completely
I Love You Completely (Vid)
Vidder: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: July 9, 2008
Rating: G
Size: 30 MB (AVI)

Love overcomes all of my senses
Lowers all of my defenses
And all of your faults vanish to a blind daze
Your bitterness erased by my sense of taste
And harsh words are deafened by love

Easy to Love
Easy to Love (Vid)
Vidder: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: June 17, 2007
Rating: G
Size: 16 MB (avi)

You'd be so easy to love,
So easy to idolize, all others above,
So sweet to waken with,
So nice to sit down to the eggs and bacon with

Checking It Twice
Checking It Twice (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: February 20, 2008
Rating: PG
Word Count: 750

Blair - sweater?
Jags tickets?
something for his horrible car?
    seat covers?
    brake job?
    new engine?
    new car?
    nah, he'd get it

Overload
Overload (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: February 29, 2008
Rating: R
Word Count: 750
A/N: Thanks to my lovely betas, yolsaffbridge, erda, and Jane Davitt.

It was times like these when he seemed almost there, when Blair began to think he could snap him out of it if he just tried hard enough. He'd whisper intently into his ear, sometimes for hours at a time: "C'mon, Jim. Come back to me. Follow my voice..." The good times were worse than the bad, in that way, because it always seemed--it always so seemed!--like that would work.

Gayworld
Gayworld (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: October 9, 2008
Rating: R
Word Count: 14000
A/N: For erda.

"God," Rodney moaned. "This is simultaneously my best dream and my worst nightmare."

"Why?" asked Sheppard. "Afraid you're going to get hit on by a guy?"

"I didn't even think of that! Do you really think I'll get propositioned?"

"Sure, Rodney," said Sheppard seriously. "You've got an awfully pretty mouth."

Two Weeks Notice
Two Weeks Notice (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, Rodney/Radek
Written: May 22, 2008
Rating: PG
Word Count: 10,400
A/N: For the Reel SGA Romantic Comedy challenge 2008.

"You take me for granted," Rodney barreled on. "You'll be lost without me!"

"I take you for granted!" Zelenka stood, now, his stupid Freecell game forgotten. "You have no idea how much I do around here..."

"Of course I do! You take care of all the, the little things I don't care about, thus freeing me up to do the real work. Why do you think I've kept you around all this time?"

"That is wonderful," said Zelenka. "I am your bitch boy."

"Yes!" cried Rodney, delighted that he understood.

Go Down Gamblin
Go Down Gamblin' (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: May 24, 2008
Rating: R
Word Count: 6900
A/N: For TS Slash Fications Round Four, prompt: "The House Always Wins."

Blair shuffled the deck back together. "How do you know so much about gambling, anyway, Mr. Law Enforcement?" "Hey, I worked vice. Believe me, Chief. You can't fight it. The house always wins." "We'll see about that." Blair held Jim's gaze with a defiant look while he surreptitiously snagged a slice of bacon from the done pile.

Down to Earth
Down to Earth (Fic)
Author: Yolsaffbridge
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: September 4, 2007
Rating: R
Word Count: 11000
A/N: Written for McShep Match 2007, for Team Angst. Prompt: "Exile."

The next morning, John walked into his door. And not just sort of stumbled into the door, as he sleepily made his way out into the real world, but full on strode into it, with the sort of purposeful stride that ought to display to the world the readiness and alertness of the military commander of Atlantis. This stride got him a bruised shoulder and a bloody nose.

Five People John and Rodney Really Are Fooling
Five People John and Rodney Really Are Fooling (Fic)
Author: Yolsaffbridge
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: October 15, 2006
Rating: R
Word Count: 11000
A/N: Response to Five People John and Rodney Think They're Fooling by Mausi.

She thinks of them as the boys in her sixth grade class, advanced track - very smart, very willing to solve problems when presented with them, but still twelve years old. She thinks some of the boys from her class must be John and Rodney somewhere else, annoying someone else to acts of near homicide. She had never considered dating those boys, and she doesn't see how anyone could; she can't even see how they might work for each other.

Good Advice
Good Advice (Fic)
Author: Yolsaffbridge & Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, Ronon/Elizabeth (???!!!!), John/Rodney (implied)
Written: September 23, 2006
Rating: PG
Word Count: 1360
A/N: For the SGA Flashfic Bad Sex Challenge.

"He asked me if I was dying," Elizabeth whispered hoarsely.

A Noble Mind O
A Noble Mind O'erthrown (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: December 10, 2008
Rating: R
Word Count: 9000
A/N: For TS Secret Santa 2008, prompt: "Angsty first-time and/or jealousy and/or J/B outed and/or overly-possessive/dominant Jim."

"Look, it's a give and take. You have give up some control to get what your senses are trying to tell you. You got to learn to let go. Just relax and let your primal instincts take over."

"You don't know what you're asking," says Jim.

His Hologram Lover!
His Hologram Lover! (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Red Dwarf, Lister/Rimmer
Written: December 24, 2008
Rating: R
Word Count: 3100
A/N: For Yuletide 2008.

"The food I can almost excuse," Lister continued, on a roll, "but it's not like you haven't had the chance for three million years. I know for a fact holograms can touch themselves."

"I'm sure you do," Rimmer snorted. "Unlike you, Lister, not everyone has the impulse control of a bonobo monkey. Some of us are more evolved. Some of us have legitimate things to do with our time."

"Yeah, but you don't," Lister pointed out.

Volcanic Geranium
Volcanic Geranium (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: February 11, 2010
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 22000
A/N: For my Help Haiti auction winner, Lucifuge 5. Also available as podfic by Luzula.

Fraser raised his eyebrows thoughtfully. "Lipstick colour names can be rather obscure. I assume it's a metaphor to describe something fragile and lovely but also dangerous and potentially capable of raining hot destruction upon an unsuspecting citizenry. On the other hand, it may refer to the fact that this particular coral shade is common to molten lava and geraniums. Don't lick it."

"It tastes like Jujubes," Ray reported.

"Nevertheless, resist the urge."

Standard Courtship Protocol
Standard Courtship Protocol (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: March 28, 2010
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 7500

Fraser smiled slightly, puzzled, like he thought he was playing a game but he didn't quite know the rules. "This is very odd behaviour, Ray. You're just not usually so by-the-book."

"Sure I am!" said Ray. "I love the book! I live for the book! Without proper procedure, where are we? Nowhere!"

Mountie on the Bounty Part 1
312 Mountie on the Bounty Part 1 (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: March 14, 2010
Word Count: 3200

It's weirdly intimate and cute how this whispered conversation goes on without breaking the song. But I don't understand how Fraser can do this, as soloist, without rousing suspicion. Everyone is looking at him.

Mountie on the Bounty Part 2
313 Mountie on the Bounty Part 2 (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: March 14, 2010
Word Count: 3100

Well-done on tension and making this silly decision into a big life-or-death friends-or-not situation. Plus, it helps that they are back-to-chest and sweat-soaked. In an enormous phallus.

Strange Bedfellows
304 Strange Bedfellows (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: January 24, 2010
Word Count: 2500

As soon as she's out of the car, Ray repeatedly slams the dash with his fists. Fraser says calmly, "You're acting strangely tonight, Ray." Not really, this seems pretty in-character.

Eclipse
302 Eclipse (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: January 24, 2010
Word Count: 2700

This is why people love this fandom. I--"Very much so, yes." I--Yeah.

Burning Down the House
301 Burning Down the House (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: January 24, 2010
Word Count: 3300

Is the fact that Fraser has sexy stubble foreshadowing? For like a major theme of this season?

Some Like It Red
212 Some Like It Red (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayV
Written: January 24, 2010
Word Count: 2600

He has definitely been waiting for this moment. There's no other explanation for how he pulled it all together so quickly. Or how he even thought of it so quickly. He must have had all this stuff just lying around his house.

O What A Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I
O What A Rogue and Peasant Slave Am I (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom: Shakespeare
Posted: December 24, 2009
Size: 10 pages
A/N: Illustration for Hamlet by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene 2. Soliloquy spoken by Hamlet.

Remorseless, treacherous, lecherous, kindless villain!
O, vengeance!
Why, what an ass am I!

Gardez-vous les rouges pour la fin?
Gardez-vous les rouges pour la fin? (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: February 15, 2010
Rating: G
Size: 2 pages
A/N: Missing scene for "Perfect Strangers." Thanks to the Cap it! Before I die of waitin'! screencap gallery for reference photos.
The Switchman In 15 Minutes
The Switchman In 15 Minutes (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: February 24, 2008
Size: 8 pages
A/N: Recap comic. I don't know what is with my obsession with recapping; it's like I think there will be a test. Thanks to the Wolfpanther image gallery for reference screencaps.
The Plus-One Scale Mail Pasty Postulate
The Plus-One Scale Mail Pasty Postulate (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Big Bang Theory, Howard/Raj
Written: December 24, 2009
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 3400
A/N: Pinch hit for Yuletide 2009.

"Is that an eleven foot pole in your bag of holding, or are you just happy to see me?" said Howard.

"My lance of faith shudders with a radiant pulse," said Raj.

"That statement doesn't begin to make gameplay sense," Sheldon tsked.

Warriors
301 Warriors (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: June 27, 2007
Word Count: 1400
A/N: This is the first TS recap I did and it's less detailed than the others, despite being one of the better episodes.

Blair and Jim have a loud, dramatic argument in front of everyone in which they make no bones about yelling about Sentinel-related topics. So that's their deal now? They just want people to know?

Three Point Shot
302 Three Point Shot (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: June 27, 2007
Word Count: 1100

The announcers describe the ball as "the basketball" and the game as "the basketball game," which makes me think the writers may know as little about basketball as they know about being a police officer, a grad student, or a heterosexual.

Girl Next Door
303 Girl Next Door (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: June 30, 2007

In a desperate moment, Iris offers to split the money three ways, but Blair says "I'm not into threesomes." I glumly delete my directory of Blair/Jim/Catwoman fic.

Poachers
304 Poachers (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: June 30, 2007
Word Count: 1350

Blossom called, and she wants Blair's hat back.

Inside Man
305 Inside Man (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom: The Sentinel
Written: September 30, 2007

"If only there was a way to get close to him," says Jim. If only!

Vendetta
306 Vendetta (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 1, 2007
Word Count: 1600

"What else did you two find out?" asks Simon thinly, and OH MY GOD WHY DID WE NOT SEE JIM & BLAIR RESEARCH PARTY FUN.

Fool Me Twice
307 Fool Me Twice (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 1, 2007

I promised myself I would stop complaining about the sideburns, but it's hard when other characters on screen are just going around taking Blair seriously, as though they are not even there!

Storm Warning
308 Storm Warning (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 1, 2007
Word Count: 1890

Actually, they're... they're kind of growing on me. (NOT LITERALLY) So, yeah, you can go ahead and add "Stockholm syndrome" to my the list of ailments that afflict me, right alongside housemaid's knee, Dutch elm disease and sticker shock. The thing about the sideburns is, okay, yes, they're inherently evil, but they're also really sweet, and they only hurt me because I make them so crazy.

Red Ice
309 Red Ice (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 2, 2007
Word Count: 1600

The blocking in this scene makes it look like Jim and Blair are about to kiss, but that's about it for slash this episode, I think.

Dead Certain
310 Dead Certain (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 3, 2007
Word Count: 2600

"Your theory has all the pieces, but it doesn't make sense," says Jim. Kind of like every episode of this show.

Breaking Ground
311 Breaking Ground (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 3, 2007
Word Count: 2500

Simon gives Blair "two words of advice: DON'T FRATERNIZE." Barn door, Simon.

Out of the Past
202 Out of the Past (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 8, 2007
Word Count: 2200

Blair has a butterfly bandage over his little cut, and Jim has a giant, ugly, gaping uncovered wound. Because he's tough.

Deep Water
203 Deep Water (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 8, 2007
Word Count: 2800

Jack tells Jim to "lose the earring" because he "wouldn't want the bad guys to get the wrong impression" if Jim "know[s] what [he] mean[s]." Maybe that's why Jim's going through an identity crisis.

Reunion
204 Reunion (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 8, 2007
Word Count: 1750

To my dismay, and Jim and Blair frolic off chatting about their fun vacation plans. Oh, no, is this going to be a Simon episode? I like Simon, but... Jim! Blair! Can't we go with them? No? No fun stress-free kayaking episode?

Payback
205 Payback (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 8, 2007
Word Count: 1830

Dude, you have to transfer into Sandburg's section for Anthro 150. Class is always cancelled on account of crimefighting.

True Crime
206 True Crime (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 9, 2007
Word Count: 2400

Jim sort of shields his nakedness and makes Blair take his gun because otherwise he might shoot the reporters. This is great television, people.

Iceman
207 Iceman (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 8, 2007
Word Count: 2700

You think you love this scene. When I was little I used to love the Return of the King cartoon, which opens with a scene of Sam going to rescue a beat-up Frodo from orc-infested tower, and ever since I've had a soft spot in my heart for injured, barechested, hobbitlike men. I just thought you should know.

The Rig
208 The Rig (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 9, 2007
Word Count: 3000

Blair huddles up to Jim and says in a low voice, "Maybe there's some kind of protocol involved here. There are certain tribes in the Amazon where newcomers actually have to strip down--" "I'm Detective Ellison," Jim announces, cutting him off. Nice try, Blair. Don't worry, it's coming. You know that old joke: "If you don't like Jim with his clothes on... Wait a minute!"

Spare Parts
209 Spare Parts (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 11, 2007
Word Count: 3100

"Look at this hair, it's so 60s, you look beautiful!" Naomi gushes. Didn't Blair have the hair when she last saw him? Sure he did, it was six months ago, and we know what he looked like six months ago. Maybe she's surprised by it every time.

Second Chance
210 Second Chance (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 13, 2007
Word Count: 3200

Jim runs up to Blair's still form and leans over him as the Rain of Drama and Emotion begins to fall. Don't worry, it can hardly hurt him now.

Black or White
211 Black or White (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 14, 2007
Word Count: 2700

Blair tries to convince Jim to go on a date with him. Really! He wants to set Jim up on a double-date with Blair, his date, and the girl he accidentally overbooked with. Apparently "Jessie" has a 158 IQ and legs "up to here" (Blair indicates about level with his collar bone). In other words, she's average height. OHH I SAID IT BLAIR IS SHORT.

Blind Man
212 Blind Man's Bluff (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 9, 2007
Word Count: 2550

Oh man, this episode. EPIC ROMANCE. For serious.

Hear No Evil
213 Hear No Evil (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 15, 2007
Word Count: 2500

Blair speaks to him in a sweetly quiet and gentle voice: "Jim, you suffered from impacted wax. It's no big deal. So do a lot of other people." Thanks for the PSA. I hope there's an impacted wax hotline to call at the end of this episode.

Secret
215 Secret (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 8, 2007
Word Count: 3500

"Someone must be sucking [the files] out by modem!" Blair cries. I love 1997.

Dead Drop
216 Dead Drop (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: July 22, 2007
Word Count: 2700

Blair, wait! Blair! BLAIR TROUBLE SANDBURG, I FORBID YOU TO SET FOOT IN ANY SOON-TO-BE-CUT-OFF-FROM-THE-REST-OF-THE-WORLD ENCLOSED SPACE WITHOUT JIM!

BLAIR!

Oh, well. I wonder if Blair will have puppies on the elevator.

Red Dust
217 Red Dust (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 9, 2007
Word Count: 1450

Pan over to--Jim leaning against the wall in John Sheppard style, again. Did he take gay lessons for this episode?

Smart Alec
218 Smart Alec (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 10, 2007
Word Count: 2600

Phew! I think we've all just learned a little lesson about facing your fears. And how you should do it. Jim. Jim. Listen to me, Jim. Come out of the closet, Jim.

Private Eyes
219 Private Eyes (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 12, 2007
Word Count: 2500

Naomi's psychic friend Charlie is kind of a short, repugnant fellow. Dare I say Penguinesque?

Vanishing Act
220 Vanishing Act (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 12, 2007
Word Count: 1920

Seriously, the only way this lifesaving throwdown could be gayer is if Jim lingered, looking down at Blair and blushing, and Blair made a quip about how he usually likes to be on top. Or started glowing. Possibly both would be required.

Pennies from Heaven
221 Pennies from Heaven (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 15, 2007
Word Count: 2250

Man, Jim, you're an asshole! What are you trying to do, keep Blair poor so he'll always depend on you? Hey, why don't you just mix Pine-Sol into his soup so he'll be nice and sickly too?

Survival
222 Survival (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 15, 2007
Word Count: 2400

Jim puts a hand on Blair's hair briefly, checking out the ugly bruise on his cheek. "Whoa, whoa, shh," he says, but, worse luck, it's not a comforting "hush, darling, don't cry" shh, it's more of "shut up so I can listen" shh. "They're moving away," says Jim, to transition us to a scene of Quinn's group. Well... but Jim comforted Blair after the cut, right?

His Brother
223 His Brother's Keeper (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: August 17, 2007
Word Count: 2400

Simon asks if Jim believes him. 'What does your heart tell you?' he actually asks. This is just stellar police work, here, Captain. Let's all just listen to our hearts and maybe the magic of love and the power of friendship will incarcerate the criminals and maintain law and order for us! That's kind of the motto of this show, actually.

Sleeping Beauty
224 Sleeping Beauty (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 16, 2007
Word Count: 3000

Jim bought her a dress! This is turning into a strange sort of My Fair Lady situation. Next Blair's going to be saying 'Oh, Jim, be reasonable' as Jim tries to teach Stacey how to disassemble and reassemble a gun in eight seconds in time for the next Cop of the Year Banquet.

Prisoner X
312 Prisoner X (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 16, 2007

Blair requests to go in as Jim's backup, but Jim says it's too dangerous. Besides, he is being given backup: some new cop from Detroit is going to teach a creative writing class at the prison, which Jim is going to take. Wow, really? That sounds like a role tailor made for Blair. This cop must be a real pansy. Uh, sorry, Blair.

The Trance
313 The Trance (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 17, 2007

Yes Blair, you're very cute, HOWEVER, if you don't stop dancing for Jim, he is going to drive you both into a tree.

Mirror Image
314 Mirror Image (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 18, 2007

Oh, you do not want to mess with Jim when Blair is in danger. I wouldn't even want to mess with Jim when Blair is on an airplane or at a party with drinking or five minutes late coming home for supper.

Finkelman
315 Finkelman's Folly (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 19, 2007

So this is where spanking!fic inspiration is born.

Sweet Science
316 Sweet Science (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 20, 2007

"I saw the way they acted around each other, all right?" Jim gazes at Blair as Jamie continues, "The looks, the whispers. I'm not stupid."

Remembrance
317 Remembrance (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 21, 2007

OH MY GOD JIM'S FATHER ALWAYS KNEW HE WAS DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER LITTLE BOYS BUT MADE HIM MAN UP AND REPRESS HIS SENSITIVE NATURE AND JIM HAD TO GO THROUGH THE PAINFUL PROCESS OF LEARNING ABOUT HIMSELF ANEW WHEN IN HIS LATE THIRTIES SHORTLY AFTER A FAILED MARRIAGE HE MET A STRANGE AND WONDERFUL YOUNGER MAN WHO SHOWED HIM THE WAY.

THIS SHOW IS AMAZING STOP.

Love Kills
318 Love Kills (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 22, 2007

"So I guess the orchids worked!" "Yeah. For you?" "Oh, yeah." I think when you're each scoring sex with the same bouquet of flowers, you may be too close.

Crossroads
319 Crossroads (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 23, 2007

Great! Piano of Emotion as we pan in on Jim's impassive face. It's so impassive that I don't know whether to read into it "After all our adventures, this is what brings us down: a virus" or "I'm glad my friends came after all so we can face this together" or "If only my damn friends hadn't come they would be safe" or "Fuck 'preserving our friendship', I'm so getting laid."

Foreign Exchange
320 Foreign Exchange (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 24, 2007

Simon assigns Jim to supervise Megan. But he's already got a Blair! Jim's not so much a cop as a field trip chaperone at this point.

Neighborhood Watch
321 Neighborhood Watch (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 25, 2007

"He's adorable! I'd like to have one at our house!" "We rent him out on weekends," says Jim. Every time he says that, a dozen rentboy fics get their wings. Blair looks extremely uncomfortable and when they leave, with Mr. Swinger giving the wink-and-gun, he says, "I feel violated." Angsty rentboy fics.

Night Shift
322 Night Shift (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 26, 2007

This is the episode that I claim is reminiscent of Hitchcock's Rope, because it takes place all in one night, and I claim that anything that preserves the unity of time is reminiscent of Hitchcock's Rope. It actually doesn't have much in common with Rope except that somebody gets garrotted at the beginning. And that it's really, really gay.

Sentinel Too Part 1
323 Sentinel Too Part 1 (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: September 27, 2007

Is it wrong that I have started thinking of footage of one man performing emergency mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on another as the "money shot"?

The Road to Hell
The Road to Hell (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov/landlady\\\'s daughter
Written: December 18, 2009
Word Count: 1700
A/N: For yond_cassius for Yuletide 2009. Prompt: a prequel, showing the early stages of Rodya's mental torment.

"Surely you can imagine a reason to commit a crime which is not in itself bad. If the result of the crime was good..."

A Most Unusual Soirée
A Most Unusual Soirée (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Philo Vance, Philo/everyone
Written: December 28, 2008
Word Count: 3400
A/N: Fic for a semi-obscure effete detective.

To state that he was merely homosexual would, I fear, do a grave disservice to the truly dedicated Vancian scholar. Vance's personal psychology was much more complex than any one word yet devised by the so-called "Community" could adequately convey. I daresay even I never knew the true extent of his diverse predilections.

Upon Close Inspection
Upon Close Inspection (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: May 11, 2010
Word Count: 12000
A/N: For Lucifuge 5, for Help Chile. Prompt: post-COTW curtain!fic.

"Can we try to be normal?" said Ray. "Just for a day. For like, two hours. I'll be Ray, and you'll be Ben, and that'll be Dief, our dog."

From the doorway, Diefenbaker whined.

Ray pointed at him. "You, suck it up. Take one for the team."

It
It's Complicated (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Written: February 9, 2008
Word Count: 2500
A/N: For the Totally Unofficial Someecard Challenge. Prompt: "I'm ready to change my Facebook relationship status if you are."

Name: Rodney McKay
Nickname: God
Rank, if applicable: See previous
Role on Atlantis: See previous

I Coulda Been A Defendant
303 I Coulda Been A Defendant (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: June 1, 2010
Word Count: 2700

Ray and Fraser briefly watch them embrace through the one-way glass, but Fraser says, "They have a right to their privacy," probably hoping that anybody else would do him the same courtesy should they happen upon him getting cozy with another another man in the interrogation room.

The More Things Change
The More Things Change (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, RayK/Stella
Written: June 3, 2010
Word Count: 4700
A/N: Because I'm a jerk, I write my first het ever for LGBTfest 2010. Prompt: "Ray knew he wasn't straight before he married, that doesn't change his feelings for Stella."

Ray laughs shortly. "You don't want me to take you to a..."

It's weird, he can say anything to her on the phone, but actually sitting with her here, in the car, in the flesh, he can't bring himself to finish his sentence.

"Oh, please do," says Stella. "Could you? I've never been to a gay bar."

Same old Stella. Subtle as a jackhammer.

Seeing Is Believing
305 Seeing Is Believing (Recap)
Recapper: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Written: June 5, 2010
Word Count: 4000

"Oh!" says Thatcher. "Just because she's a woman, she can't be the killer, she can only be the motive!" "It's good to be the motive," Ray insists. "It's very good to be the motive." Aw, Ray. Do you kinda wish you were the motive?

Partners
Partners (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: June 17, 2007
Rating: G
Size: 613x791
A/N: This is like the only proof I had that there was a DS obsession before the 2010 DS renaissance. I had so much trouble drawing Ray in 2007!
Cards on the Table
Cards on the Table (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: February 21, 2008
Size: 700x885
A/N: Illustration for mab_browne's Cards on the Table.
Day Off
Day Off (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: February 6, 2008
Size: 1 page
A/N: Very sketchy minicomic inspired by a request on sentinelficfinders.
Reverse Sensory Test
Reverse Sensory Test (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: August 7, 2007
Size: 700x541
A/N: Illustration for Resonant and Kass's "Origin". This time I researched the costumes carefully! I looked up what "chambray" was!

Super bonus: Line art outline, suitable for publication in your next Classic Slash Coloring Book.

Mistake
Mistake (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Posted: February 9, 2010
Size: 2.5 pages(770x2685)
A/N: Written for Winter Elf, who won the slashy makeout comic of her choice in the Help Haiti charity auction of January 2010. Prompt: beers on the pier.
"I
"I've learned so much from you." (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Posted: August 5, 2007
Size: 600x508
A/N: Illustration for Speranza's "Benched", only an inaccurate one, because, upon further reflection/rereading, there's no way John would be so well equipped in that scene, carrying a gun and all! But we can call it "inspired by" if nothing else.
The "Men Erotically Caressing on the Hood of a Car" Multifandom Mix and Match Kit
The "Men Erotically Caressing on the Hood of a Car" Multifandom Mix and Match Kit (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Multifandom, John/RayK, John/Rodney, Fraser/RayK, Jim/Blair, Blair/RayK
Posted: April 23, 2008
Size: 7 pieces
A/N: Created for Painted Spires SGA Fanart Fest, for which I claimed a prompt involving John Sheppard, Ray Kowalski, and the hood of the GTO.
"No one is responsible for me except me."
"No one is responsible for me except me." (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Nightrunner Series, Seregil/Alec
Posted: February 19, 2007
Size: 600x500
A/N: One of many bath scenes from Lynn Flewelling's Luck in the Shadows.
"I can
"I can't tell you, talí, because I'd only have to lie." (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Nightrunner Series, Seregil/Alec
Posted: February 17, 2007
Size: 523x500
A/N: Illustration for Lynn Flewelling's Stalking Darkness.
Charles and Sebastian
Charles and Sebastian (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Brideshead Revisited, Sebastian/Charles
Posted: October 11, 2006
Size: 600x711
A/N: Colored pencil rendering of a publicity still from the 1981 movie starring Anthony Andrew and Jeremy Irons.
Welcome to the show.
Welcome to the show. (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Mighty Boosh, Howard/Vince
Posted: March 17, 2008

HOWARD: Hi. Welcome to the show. My name's Howard Moon, and this is Vince Noir.
VINCE (laughing): All right.

The DIY Glam Rock Vince Noir T-shirt Experiment.
The DIY Glam Rock Vince Noir T-shirt Experiment. (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom: Mighty Boosh
Posted: March 20, 2008
A/N: Designed with the thought, "What kind of Mighty Boosh merch would Vince Noir wear?"
Stairwell Scene from Chicago
Stairwell Scene from Chicago's Most Wanted by Speranza (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: August 3, 2010
Rating: PG
Size: 3 pages
A/N: Comic adaptation of a scene from the middle of Chicago's Most Wanted by Speranza. I submitted this as the final project for my inking class.

Even with the flashlight, it was hard to see Fraser clearly; he was dressed in black to the neck, had a black leather bag strapped across his chest—

—and was pointing a sleek black gun straight at him.

Scene from You Just Have to Leap by Alex51324
Scene from You Just Have to Leap by Alex51324 (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: July 19, 2010
Size: 1 page
A/N: A favorite moment from You Just Have to Leap by Alex51324. This was an assignment for my inking class: one page in pen and ink using a variety of nibs.

Behind the desk and both bookcases, the door rattled open a fraction of an inch. "They're in here!" someone yelled. "They blocked the door!"

Scene from American Way by Resonant
Scene from American Way by Resonant (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: July 12, 2010
Size: 1 page
A/N: A great moment from American Way by Resonant. This was also homework for my inking class. The assignment: one page in brush and ink (no wash).

With every shake his shoulders got looser, his movements more fluid.

Until at last he bent his head, leaned his shoulders against the bank's brick wall, stuck three fingers in his jeans pocket, and looked up at Ray through his eyelashes.

First Page from Chicago
First Page from Chicago's Most Wanted by Speranza (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: June 28, 2010
Size: 1 page
A/N: The first page of a highly theoretical comic adaptation of Chicago's Most Wanted by Speranza. I drew this as homework for my inking class; the assignment was to do one page of comic in ink wash.

Damn that noise. Ray clicked off the tape recorder, took two quick paces to the window, and slammed the sash down. The howls and chants of the protesters subsided to a dull roar.

Billy Tallent Portrait
Billy Tallent Portrait (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom: Hard Core Logo
Posted: June 20, 2010
Size: 600x444
A/N: Ink wash, drawn from a screen cap from Hard Core Logo. I did this as homework for my summer inking class.
Illustrations for Baby Steps by Raine Wynd
Illustrations for Baby Steps by Raine Wynd (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Posted: November 2, 2010
Size: 4 pages
A/N: Illustrations for Baby Steps by Raine Wynd, drawn for The Sentinel Big Bang 2010. Cover in brush pen and marker; the rest in brush and ink.

"It's okay, my little cowboy. I know those teeth hurt - hell, the world hurts, but Chief here understands people like us."

Baby-sitters Club The Next Generation #6: Byron and the God of California
Baby-sitters Club The Next Generation #6: Byron and the God of California (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Baby-sitters Club, Byron/Jeff
Written: December 25, 2010
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 29500
A/N: For mizzmarvel, for Yuletide 2010.

And then he was there, standing in the doorway.

He obviously hadn't put much thought into what he was wearing, but somehow, he made a white T-shirt and jeans look like designer fashion. Unlike most of my shirts, his actually fitted him perfectly, showing off his slim waist and muscular arms. The bright white set off his golden skin perfectly. Around his throat he wore one of those hemp-and-shell surfer necklaces. His pale blond hair had been cut short and stuck out in every direction. He was grinning that wide, friendly, dimpled grin of his.

Oh, man. Oh, man. I was in trouble.

Detective Raymond Vecchio
Detective Raymond Vecchio's Protection by the Consulate of the Great Nation of Canada: An Illustrated Report by Constable Renfield Turnbull (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: December 25, 2010
Size: 3 illustrations + 300 words
A/N: For lalejandra, for Due South Seekrit Santa 2010.

Lenience in the face of imprudence may be called for, however, considering that Detective Vecchio's theft of my uniform was arguably necessary to preserve his life and freedom, and that he returned my red serge intact and relatively clean, despite injuries so extensive that Constable Fraser's help was required to undress him.

It is worrying, however, that he evidently did not wear regulation undergarments.

You Can Plan on Me
You Can Plan on Me (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: December 22, 2010
Rating: PG
Word Count: 6700
A/N: For snycock, for TS Secret Santa 2010.

"It'll probably be a long wait. You want to get some coffee first?"

What was this, pain endorphins or something? "Uh... Let's just get you signed in. I can run out for whatever you need later."

Jim nodded, clapped Blair on the shoulder, and looked seriously into his eyes. "You're a good friend."

Blair gave him a look, and then slowly traced his fingers in the air, left, right, up, down. Jim followed them with his eyes. "What are you doing?"

"Making sure you don't have a concussion. You didn't hit your head, did you?"

Cult of Personality
Cult of Personality (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: The Sentinel, Jim/Blair
Written: November 10, 2010
Rating: NC-17
Word Count: 26000
A/N: Art by Alynt. For Sentinel Big Bang 2010.

The sound of his own hoarse voice was surprising. It was probably no louder than a whisper, but it sounded like a shout against a background of nothing. At least he knew he wasn't deaf. He rolled his tongue over his swollen lip. Wherever he was, he hadn't been here long. His mouth was still bleeding. He was beginning to regret, now, that the last words he'd formed with that mouth had been, "You want to help me, Sandburg, leave me the fuck alone!"

Inception
Inception (Fic)
Author: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: X-Men: First Class, Erik/Charles
Written: June 14, 2011
Rating: R
Word Count: 2200
A/N: Thanks to Crouton Shield for beta and for going with me to see the movie! Additional beta thanks to Sasha Feather!

“You’re trying to plant happy memories on me.”

Charles shakes his head. “I told you, I’m not doing anything to your head.”

“No, you’re doing it the old-fashioned way.”

Charles lowers his eyes to his Chardonnay. Has he been that obvious?

A Far Cry from Cocoa Beach
A Far Cry from Cocoa Beach (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: June 26, 2011
Rating: PG-13
Size: 6 pages
A/N: Comic adaptation of A Far Cry from Cocoa Beach by Mizface, drawn for Queensland Flood Auction.

"You never heard of a genie in a bottle?"

Illustrations for Elements of Life by Tres Mechante
Illustrations for Elements of Life by Tres Mechante (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Due South, Fraser/RayK
Posted: August 6, 2011
Rating: PG
Size: 5 illustrations
A/N: For Elements of Life by Tres Mechante, for Due South/C6D Big Bang 2011
Cover Art for The Eldest of the Gods by la_petite_singe
Cover Art for The Eldest of the Gods by la_petite_singe (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: X-Men: First Class, Erik/Charles
Posted: October 2, 2011
Rating: G
Size: 800x1042
A/N: Cover art for la_petite_singe's awesome Erik/Charles Summer Fic Exchange story, The Eldest of the Gods. It's a 1920s Eton College AU; the guys are 18-ish (and Erik is ginger!)
Last Straw
Last Straw (Art)
Artist: Zelempa
Fandom, Pairing: Stargate: Atlantis, John/Rodney
Posted: August 23, 2011
Rating: G
Size: 872x888
A/N: Pinch hit for McShep Match 2011. Prompt: The Last Straw. Feedback at original post.