stealing time (Satine/Christian)

Title: stealing time
Pairing: Satine/Christian
Word Count: 2,275
Rating: PG-13, maybe? There's one word that's not so nice. But otherwise we're in PG territory.
Summary: She's had many lovers, all of them young and handsome and enamored; you see, he's nothing special.
Author's Note: So, I have absolutely no idea where this came from, but I woke up this morning, and my brain decided it wanted to write Moulin Rouge fic. Maybe it's because I had to go get a TB test today, so I was feeling in the mood. (Except for the part where my mom misread the thing and I totally actually didn't. At least I got a free Snoopy bandaid and some potential Satine inspiration out of the deal. Whatevs.) So, um, anyway, this is the first fic I've written for this fandom since 2004. Unfortunately, now I am cynical and jaded, so it's not quite as great as that time I had Christian and Satine serenade each other with that one song by Ricky Martin and Christina Aguilera. (Nooooooobody wants to be loooonely!) Maybe it's still cool, though. You tell me.

( And then there are the mornings, when she smokes her cigarettes and he sleeps in late. )

Watch Out For That Tree! (Giles/Joyce)

Title: Watch Out For That Tree! (Or, Five Times Things Accidentally Rekindled Between Giles and Joyce)
Pairing: Giles/Joyce
Spoilers: Summer before season four through to season five.
Word Count: 3,924
Rating: PG
Summary: Because it didn't exactly end with Band Candy. Thankfully, Buffy doesn't know that. Mostly.
Author's Note: Written for otahyoni's prompt "Five times Joyce and Giles made out completely by accident." Turned out to be epic, because apparently, I am actually incapable of writing anything short. I suck.

You know, a few short years ago, something like this would have been against all my personal beliefs. I like to think that I've really grown as a human being. Besides, I have come to a place in my life where I realize that Giles/Joyce would've been really nice, and actually lament its relative nonexistence.

However, just because I still feel sort of guilty -- Giles/Jenny <3 <3 <3 <3. For the record.

And no, the title is not a completely obscure reference to George of the Jungle. Because Giles walked into the tree when Buffy was all, "Unless you're too busy having sex with my mother!" Remember?!?! Yeah, that's what I thought. My titles rock.

( The summer after graduation, Giles comes face to face with the ugly reality that he is unemployed. )