Selenay's Ramblings

AKA the Wangxian Strictly AU :D

Week 3: Samba

This fic is so much fun to post. And editing it is much more fun than I expected, even when I'm having to rewrite entire scenes to make them suck less 😂

Last week's Strictly was also movie week, and I had so many feelings about the group dance and John and Johannes dancing a paso to Pirates of the Caribbean. It should have been awkward and awful, camp in a way that didn't suit the dance at all, AND IT WAS NOT. It was scorching. Brilliant. It tipped them over into being my favourite couple. I shall riot if they don't make it to the final.

Ahem.

In other fic news, I wrote the final words on the first draft of my MXTX Big Bang fic. It's just shy of 64k words and I'm feeling pretty good about it. I've got six weeks to tear it apart and get it into posting quality, so that's a nice bit of breathing space.

Also, I saw one of the pieces of art for it this morning and I'm blown away. It's going to be so exciting getting to share the fic and art with everyone - I really hope everyone loves the art as much as I do!

Hello, yes, I'm actually having a good fic writing year. Thank you, Untamed fandom.

Falling to the Rhythm (7609 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/14
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers, Alternate Universe - Dance, Alternate Universe - Strictly Come Dancing Fusion, Ballroom Dancing, Dancer!Wèi Wúxiàn, Violinist Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Pining While Dancing, Oblivious Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn, Gratuitous Costume Descriptions, Gratuitous dancing descriptions, Slow Burn, Rating applies to later chapters, The unbearable romance of being cared for
Summary:

"So it's a bet?" Jiang Cheng said. "Dance the showcase if you get him, fancy coffee machine if you don't?"

Wei Wuxian considered the machine. "Fine. You're on. I want it in red."

"Don't start planning your caffeine overdose yet."

"It's in the bag," Wei Wuxian said cheerfully. "There's no way they'll match me with someone like Lan Wangji."

 

Teaching Lan Wangji to dance in front of the nation for twelve weeks, how hard can that be? Wei Wuxian is about to find out.

there and back again (5289 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī/Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Characters: Lán Zhàn | Lán Wàngjī, Wèi Yīng | Wèi Wúxiàn
Additional Tags: Getting Together, First Kiss, Fluff, CQL Compliant, How long did WWX really go travelling for anyway?, Inconveniently timed epiphanies
Summary:

Walking away to travel the world was supposed to be easy. No responsibilities, nobody to worry about. For the first time in a long time, Wei Wuxian was free to do exactly as he wanted.

And what he wanted was to travel the world. Wasn't it?

And Breathe (2377 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Good Omens (TV)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Aziraphale/Crowley (Good Omens)
Characters: Aziraphale (Good Omens), Crowley (Good Omens)
Additional Tags: Getting Together, Idiots in Love, Aziraphale is the brave one
Summary:

Crowley thought about that for a while. "Or your colleagues have turned into merciless bastards and reshaped Heaven in their image."

He expected a protest, but all he got was a small shrug. A concession he hadn't expected.

Or: In which there are thoughts, feelings, and confused demons.

Femslash reveals have been made! So I can reveal that I wrote this little thing :-)

Stumbling Toward Enlightenment (8992 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Supergirl (TV 2015), DC's Legends of Tomorrow (TV)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Sara Lance/Lena Luthor
Characters: Sara Lance, Lena Luthor
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Alternate Universe - Yoga, Lena Luthor Needs a Hug, Bisexual Female Character, Yoga Instructor Sara Lance, Reluctant CEO Lena Luthor, Romance, Girls Kissing, Happy Ending
Summary: Sara Lance is a yoga instructor. Lena Luthor is CEO of Luthor Industries.

They're from different worlds, but they might just be exactly what each other needs.

Of Letters Never Sent (792 words) by SelenayDoctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Bill Potts
Additional Tags: Vignette, Character Study, Episode Tag
Series: Part 6 of Collected Bill Stories (Doctor Who)

Summary: She asked the Doctor once about visiting her younger self and he'd given her a two hour lecture about time and paradoxes and theories about time stability. She hadn't understood all the maths he'd scrawled on the blackboard, but she'd followed enough of it to work out that meeting her previous self was a Very Bad Idea.

A Box of Memories (1472 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Bill Potts, Shireen, Harry (Doctor Who: Knock Knock), Twelfth Doctor
Additional Tags: Character Study, Episode Tag
Series: Part 4 of Collected Bill Stories (Doctor Who)

Summary: Bill had always said she didn't need stuff as long as she had people to love and memories to treasure.

Sometimes, people talked total bollocks until they learned better.

Three Variations on Truth (694 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Doctor Who (2005)
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Characters: Bill Potts, Twelfth Doctor
Additional Tags: Character Study
Series: Part 2 of Collected Bill Stories (Doctor Who)

Summary: Over the time Bill had known the Doctor, she had learned that he had three ways of answering a question.

Stone of the North (58915 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Characters: Clint Barton, Phil Coulson, Natasha Romanov, Darcy Lewis, Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Nick Fury, Jane Foster (Marvel), Thor (Marvel)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Steampunk, Alternate Universe - Edwardian, Valet Clint Barton, BAMF Phil Coulson, Mystery, Action/Adventure, Comic Book Science, Blimps & Dirigibles, Background Relationships, Minor Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, Minor Darcy Lewis/Natasha Romanov, Minor Pepper Potts/Tony Stark, Minor Jane Foster/Thor
Series: Part 5 of Dangerous Instruments
Summary:

Sequel to Clockwork Murders. The happily ever after isn't always easy, but Coulson and Barton are determined to figure out how to make it work. After all, how difficult can it be to pretend to the world they're still just a gentleman and his valet, settling into a quiet life with no excitement or adventure at all?

More difficult than they anticipated, it turns out. And that's before Stark asks for their help tracking down a missing gem, people start disappearing around London, and Natasha resurfaces with a mission of her own for them. Their quiet life together may feature more dirigibles and explosions than they'd ever counted on.

The amazing accompanying artwork is also on AO3 (as well as embedded in the fic).

And Eternity in an Hour (60811 words) by Selenay
Chapters: 17/17
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (TV)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Clint Barton/Phil Coulson
Characters: Clint Barton, Phil Coulson
Additional Tags: Background Relationships, Many MCU and SHIELD cameos, Alternate Universe - Fusion, Beauty and the Beast (TV 1987) fusion, Romance, Angst and Feels, Marvel Universe Big Bang 2015, Minor Bruce Banner/Natasha Romanov
Summary: He comes from a secret place, far below the city streets, hiding his face from strangers, safe from hate and harm. He brought me there to save my life...and now, wherever I go, he is with me, in spirit. For we have a bond stronger than friendship or love. And although we cannot be together, we will never, ever be apart.
When Phil Coulson is attacked and left for dead, he is rescued and cared for by an unusual man who looks like a beast. As Phil heals, he learns that Clint is part of a community hidden below the city, where people who don't fit into the world above can live in safety. In time, Phil has to return home, but he vows to change his life and find a happier, better future.
Phil and Clint believe their time together is over, but they are destined to meet again when their worlds begin to collide.
A Beauty and the Beast (TV, 1987) fusion fic.