dorinda

WOW. Get this--I received a story and ALSO THREE TREATS this year! The main story is for The Sting, and the treats are The Exorcist (TV) and two for Trapeze! And they are all just what I wanted. Angst, but with happy endings everywhere! Pining! Protectiveness! Realizations! Caretaking! Love! And hot BSOs being hot but also tender with each other. AAAAAAHHHHHHHH.

I tell you, I am just wallowing around in this pile like I'm in a ballpit or a bouncy castle or something. Everything is fun and perfect for me and nothing hurts. \o/

1) First, the gift, for The Sting:

After the movie, Henry went off without Johnny, surely for excellent reasons. JUST KIDDING nope he had a whole other mindset, and in this story Johnny finds him, figures out his deal, and barges in to put a stop to it double-quick. Good job, Johnny:

The Way to Shake a Federal Warrant (5122 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Sting (1973)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Henry Gondorff/Johnny Hooker
Summary:

Well, that's one way to shake a warrant.

2) A treat for The Exorcist (TV):

Marcus and Tomas sharing beds: it's five times they shared a bed + one, but all of them take place in the same universe, in a gradual build to a warm and wonderful conclusion. Oh, MARCUS, you need so much comfort and luckily you will get (and give) it.

give your sleep a rest (5297 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Exorcist (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Marcus Keane/Tomas Ortega
Characters: Marcus Keane, Tomas Ortega
Additional Tags: 5 Times, Sharing a Bed, Pining, Hurt/Comfort, Visions, Yuletide Treat
Summary:

In retrospect, it was a wonder this hadn't happened sooner.

They'd been on the road, what, a month at least? Staying in the cheapest motels they could find, when they weren't put up in people's spare rooms or barns or garages. Not that Marcus was inclined to complain. Any night they weren't stuck trying to sleep in the truck was a good night.

But it still gave him a moment's pause when the motel clerk glanced up at him, snapped her gum, and said, "Just the one room, and it's a double bed. That okay with you?"

(Or: five times Marcus and Tomas shared a bed for various reasons, plus the time it was just because they wanted to.)

3) A treat for Trapeze:

A just-post-movie fixit, with Mike going off into the night and then of course Tino coming after him. Tino is the irresistible force AND the immovable object, so he has a good head start on getting through to Mike, who is futilely trying to protect Tino from (as Mike sees it) Mike himself. NO DICE, MIKE, YOU HAVE TINO TO DEAL WITH HERE.

falling is like this (4401 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Trapeze (1956)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Tino Orsini/Mike Ribble
Characters: Tino Orsini, Mike Ribble
Additional Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Post-Canon Fix-It, Misunderstandings, Yuletide Treat
Summary:

He'd come to a stop a bit to one side of the flow of traffic, since he was far from the only person walking along the Place de la Concorde at this hour—far from the only person who'd paused to look out at the river, either, for that matter. As if from a distance, the sound of hurrying steps came toward him, and he eased out of the way further still; somebody in a rush, sure, and wanting to pass by everybody walking slower, and here he was standing in their road. "Pardon," he said, "j'm'excuse," keeping his head ducked low, wiping absently at his wet cheeks.

Except the footsteps didn't keep on. They scraped to a halt right there by him. And Mike knew, knew, even without looking up, and covered his face with his hand, twisting away, wishing for one grim fierce second that he'd thrown himself in the goddamn river without wasting any time.

"Hey, Mike," Tino said.

4) A treat for Trapeze:

Further down the road, seeing Mike and Tino's established relationship some time after an offscreen fixit. Tino has ambitions, and Mike can yell about it all he wants but will still always be there for Tino. And vice-versa. ♥

The Death-Defying Double Somersault of Love (3672 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Trapeze (1956)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: Tino Orsini/Mike Ribble
Characters: Mike Ribble, Tino Orsini
Additional Tags: Post-Canon, Established Relationship, Sexual Content, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Yuletide Treat
Summary:

They soared, always.