PickingupEllen is a fanfiction writer and fanartist from Scotland who no longer lives in the sticks.
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Jan 23 2016
You Can’t Weld a Body – Part Two
Part two Steve curled his fingers into the stretched tight undershirt as he waited for the doctors to prod him over to the next exam. Colonel Philips was leaning by the door, arms folded and his ever-present frown particularly deep, as he waited for the doctors to declare themselves done. “Sir, do you know what …
Jan 17 2016
You Can’t Weld a Body – Part One
Part One Georgie slammed a fist into Steve’s face, careful to avoid breaking anything, and waited as he crashed into the wall at the end of the alley. She sighed and rolled her eyes as the skinny man spat blood onto the filthy alley floor, pulled his hands back up, and rolled his shoulders before …
Oct 10 2015
Weep not for what I have lost. – Part two
Part Two TJ paced in hallway of the townhouse carefully practicing greetings in an uncharacteristically nervous manner, the month of abstinence leaving him twitchy and anxious. He ran a hand over his forehead and with a groan of annoyance he paced over to the bathroom tugging his tee shirt off as he went. Standing in …
Oct 10 2015
Weep not for what I have lost. – Part one
Part One “You think this country is gonna applaud me for breaking my wife’s heart? For lying to everyone?” Sean half-shouted, voice cracking, the volume low enough that the neighbours would never know, the end as invisible as the whole damn affair. TJ reached out to wrap a hand around his lover’s solid shoulder comfortingly …
Aug 13 2015
Madness in Me – Winter soldier Fanvid
I really think this song (Madness in Me by Skillet) fits the headspace the Winter Soldier has throughout the film (I have a mission, let everything burn, mixed with moments of I remember being something more. The change of pace at the end of the track reflects the confusion, pain and (to a degree) …
Feb 15 2015
The Flight of Icarus an AU of the AU
This is an AU of my Mutant!AU. I had this whole short written out for how David dies. Then I reached the point where I had to kill him and I went “NOOO, it’s too mean I can’t kill David!” and so I wrote an AU version where he succeeds. “David” Elizabeth signed as she …
Feb 15 2015
Hobbit/Abhorsen crossover
Snippet one Bilbo raced across the expanse of grass towards the hidden opening tucked into the Barrow dens, behind him the Mordicant roared triumphantly as the armoured Charter Sending blocking the path into the dens fell, without looking back Bilbo desperately tried to run faster. He slammed into the door already desperately shouting Charter marks. …
Jan 12 2015
Find Someone to Carry You – Epilogue
Epilogue Nearly two years later Sirius stood at the front of the briefing room in the Special Projects training centre. He wore Auror robes, the Special Project crest emblazoned across the left breast, a small helm embroidered above it to indicate his status as trainer. His hair had grown long and was pulled back into …